Outlook: Defending champ Dunbar returns junior RB Raussel Harvey (2,000 yards, 24 TDs). Robeson is one of two Public League teams to win a playoff game last year. King features a massive front, including junior OT Myron Hamer (6-3, 310). New member Hyde Park returns eight starters.
1995 state qualifiers: Robeson (second round), Dunbar (first round).
Quotable: Robeson coach Roy Curry: “The Public League has improved the last two years. Realignment is a strong and necessary first step of achieving parity at the state level.”
Players to watch: Raussel Harvey (RB, 5-9, 170), Scott Russell (FB/LB, 6-1, 225), Michael Newman (OT/DT, 6-4, 240), Dunbar; Justin Hopkins (QB, 5-10, 163), Eron Smith (WR/DB, 5-9, 155), Richard Pickens (WR/DB, 5-9, 155), Robeson; Myron Hamer (OT/DT, 6-3, 310), Mark Hatch (OG, 6-3, 295), Darren Collins (QB, 6-2, 200), King; Chris Kirby (OT/DT, 6-4, 230), Charles Dixon (OT/DT, 6-4, 230), Hyde Park; Omar Bowman (QB, 6-0, 145), Phillips.
Key games: Robeson vs. King at Stagg, Sept. 19; Dunbar vs. Hyde Park at Gately, Sept. 28; King vs. Dunbar at Gately, Oct. 11; Dunbar vs. Robeson at Gately, Oct. 17.
Predicted ’96 finish: Dunbar, Robeson, Hyde Park, King, Phillips, Kenwood.
