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BRIAN
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2001 - FOOTBALL |
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In most opinions the most outstanding
athlete ever to attend Washington High School, Brian Davis was
first-team running back on the Parade Magazine All-American prep
football team in his senior year, 1985. A native of the
Washington-Greene County area, Davis was All-State in football,
basketball and track while at Wash High, were he earned 10 letters.
A member of the Little Prexies State Champion basketball team in 1984,
Davis won the state long jump title in both 1983 and 1984, and holds the
school's long jump record. He was the WPIAL champion in the 100 meter
dash and anchored Washington's WPIAL champion 400 meter relay team in
1984 and 1985.
At five feet, 11 inches tall and weighing 195 pounds, Davis, in his prep
career, gained 4,480 yards on 461 carries, for an amazing career average
of 9.7 yards per carry. In his senior year he carried the ball 166
times, gained 1600 yards and scored 67 touchdowns. As a junior he
totaled 1,709 yards with 29 touchdowns, and in his sophomore season he
rushed 1,159 yards and had 15 touchdowns. In the 1984 season Davis was a
National High School Football All-American, selected by the National
High School Athletic Coaches Association. He made first team offense on
the USA Today High School All-USA Football team when Parade Magazine
named him Player of the Year and the nation's top running back in the
country in 1984. Three times he was named to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Fabulous 22 high school football selections and in 1984 and 1985 was
that paper's selection as High School Male Athlete of the Year. The
Washington Observer-Reporter made Davis it's Player of the Year on three
different occasions.
On the basketball court, Davis played center for the Little Prexies. His
short stature was aided by the fact he had a 36 inch vertical leap,
could dunk a basketball with both hands and block the shots of many
much-taller opponents. In their State Championship season, the team was
3-3 when Coach Ron Faust inserted Davis into the starting lineup. The
team went on to win 27 straight. Davis averaged only seven points a
game, but averaged 10 rebounds and was a continuing menace on defense.
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