Eleven Games Set for 10th Annual GEICO ESPN High School Football Showcase
Game Telecasts Slated for ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU
ESPN, in conjunction with Paragon Marketing Group, will air 10 consecutive weeks of high school action for the 10th annual GEICO ESPN High School Football Showcase. Eleven games in this year’s 2012 line-up have been scheduled across ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU.
The schedule will kick off Friday, Aug. 31 at 11:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU with an out of state game between 2011 Florida 6A Runner-Up Miami Central at Georgia 5A State Champion Grayson. The scheduled 2012 Showcase games will include 22 teams in 11 games from nine states. When added to the 13 ESPN High School Kickoff Weekend games previously announced, ESPN is set to feature high schools from a total of 21 states.
The current 2012 Showcase schedule includes six teams that finished as 2011 State Champions: Grayson (Ga.), Manatee (Fla.), Skyline (Wash.), Don Bosco (N.J.), Narbonne (Calif.), and Ensworth (Tenn.), three quarterbacks in this year’s Elite 11 and 13 ESPNU 150 ranked players, including:
- Grayson DE: Robert Nkemdiche (No. 1 overall)
- Milton DE: Carl Lawson (No. 5 overall)
- Sealy WR: Ricky Seals-Jones (No. 10 overall)
- Skyline QB: Max Browne (No. 18 overall; Elite 11)
- Glades Day RB: Kelvin Taylor (No. 22 overall)
- St. Thomas Aquinas DT: Joey Bosa (No. 45 overall)
- Yulee ATH: Derrick Henry (No. 48 overall)
- Brentwood Academy CB: Jalen Ramsey (No. 56 overall)
- Walton RB: Tyren Jones (No. 76 overall)
- Cottonwood QB: Cooper Bateman (No. 90 overall; Elite 11)
- St. Pius X QB: Kohl Stewart (No. 91 overall)
- Camden County QB: Brice Ramsey (No. 93 overall; Elite 11)
- Don Bosco DE: Alquadin Muhammad (No. 147 overall)
2012 GEICO ESPN High School Football Showcase Schedule:
| Date | Time (ET) | Game – Commentators | Venue | Network |
| Fri, Aug. 31 | 11:30 p.m.* | Miami Central (Fla.) at Grayson (Ga.) Mike Corey and Rene Ingoglia |
Grayson High School | ESPNU/ ESPN3 |
| Sun, Sept. 2 | 2 p.m. | Miramar (Fla.) at Manatee (Fla.) Adam Amin and Tom Luginbill |
Manatee High School | ESPN2 |
| Mon, Sept. 3 | 4 p.m. | Daphne (Ala.) at Spanish Fort (Ala.) Adam Amin and Tom Luginbill |
Spanish Fort High School | ESPN |
| Thurs, Sept. 6 | 9 p.m. | Sealy (Texas) at St. Pius X (Texas) Adam Amin and Tom Luginbill |
St. Pius X High School | ESPNU |
| Fri, Sept. 7 | 9:30 p.m. | Skyline (Wash.) at Cottonwood (Utah) Adam Amin and Tom Luginbill |
Cottonwood High Shool | ESPNU |
| Fri, Sept. 14 | 8 p.m. | Don Bosco (N.J.) at St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.) Adam Amin and Tom Luginbill |
St. Thomas Aquinas High School | ESPN2 |
| Fri, Sept. 14 | 9 p.m. | Lakewood (Calif.) at Narbonne (Calif.) Mike Corey and Rene Ingoglia |
Narbonne High School | ESPNU |
| Fri, Sept. 28 | 8 p.m. | Glades Day (Fla.) at Yulee (Fla.) Adam Amin and Tom Luginbill |
Yulee High School | ESPNU |
| Fri, Oct. 19 | 8 p.m. | Brentwood Academy (Tenn.) at Ensworth (Tenn.) Adam Amin and Tom Luginbill |
Ensworth High School | ESPNU |
| Fri, Oct. 26 | 9 p.m. | Milton (Ga.) at Walton (Ga.) Adam Amin and Tom Luginbill |
Walton High School | ESPNU |
| Fri, Nov. 2 | 8 p.m. | Camden County (Ga.) at Lowndes (Ga.) Adam Amin and Tom Luginbill |
Lowndes High School | ESPNU |
* live on ESPN3 at 7:30 p.m.
Past athletes from the ESPN High School Showcase include Nease QB Tim Tebow, Foley WR Julio Jones, Summerville WR AJ Green, Oaks Christian QB Jimmy Clausen, Mater Dei QB Matt Barkley, and Jeannette QB Terrelle Pryor.
Additional ESPN High School Showcase games will be announced later in the season.
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Contact:
Gracie Blackburn at [email protected]
