Outlook: Robeson, which returns 14 starters, is the team to beat. Defending champion King will rely on its offense in an attempt to repeat.
1993 state qualifiers: King (first round).
Players to watch: Tamaine Hill (QB, 6-0, 175), Edgar Bolden (RB, 5-10, 185), Russell Brown (OT/DT, 6-3, 275), King; Allen Brown (RB, 5-7, 160), Frank Wynn (OT/DT, 6-3, 252), Robeson; Carlton Carpenter (RB, 6-0, 150), Sam Wilkerson (RB, 5-11, 185), Dunbar; Enoch Smith (RB, 6-0, 150), Phillips; Levelle Armour (WR, 5-11, 170), Montez Johnson (RB/CB, 5-8, 165), Tilden.
Quotable: King coach Lonnie Williams: “Dunbar may have the best backfield I’ve seen in years.”
Key games: Robeson vs. King at Gately, Sept. 22; Robeson vs. Dunbar at Gately, Oct. 8.
Predicted ’94 finish: Robeson, Dunbar, King, Tilden, Du Sable, Phillips.
