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Varsity - February 2, 2012

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FOOTBALL SIGNING DAY BART HOUSTON Quarterback 6-4 • 215 Dublin, Calif. (De La Salle HS) • Ranked by Scout as the No. 7 quarterback in the country, by Ri- vals as the No. 12 QB and by ESPN as the No. 15 QB • Invited to ESPN Elite 11 QB camp and played in Semper-Fidelis All- American Bowl • Holds career numbers of 272-of- 437 passing (62.2 percent) for 5,178 yards and 46 touchdowns • Holds school records for career passing yards and completions, surpassing Matt Gutierrez, who played three seasons in the NFL • As a senior, completed 99-of-171 passes for school-record 1,999 yards and 16 touchdowns, while also rushing for 338 yards and 19 touchdowns • Three-year state champion, going 38-1 in his career as a starter VONTE JACKSON Running Back 6-0 • 190 Kenosha, Wis. (Bradford HS) • Four-star recruit by Rivals and Scout and three-star recruit by ESPN • Ranked as the No. 21 running back in the nation by Rivals, No. 22 by ESPN and No. 28 by Scout • No. 2 player in the state of Wis- consin by ESPN and Rivals • Missed almost all of senior season after tearing his ACL with 16 seconds left in second quarter of first game, still managed to rush for 160 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries and catch one pass for 38 yards before injury • Carried 68 times for 956 yards and 13 touchdowns and caught 14 passes for 266 yards and four touchdowns in his junior year • Team captain as a senior 40 » VARSITY FEBRUARY 2, 2012

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