Another LP Video / Another Blinn DB / LeMarcus

KHNL has another article with another video news story on Leonard Peters, this one focusing on him getting ready for Jets camp. An excerpt:

"I don't even think I was thinking college when I came out of high school. I was just glad coach (Rich) Miano gave me the opportunity to come and play college. He gave a lot of words of encouragement that helped me through college and so its a great opportunity for me to take a big step in my life."

And nobody's worked harder to get this point than Leonard Peters.

Despite a long list of injuries, the Kahuku and UH grad proved to be resilient.

Best of luck to Leonard.

======

Stephen Tsai reports that another Blinn DB will become a Warrior.

Pending certification of his transcripts, Adam Warehime will compete in training camp next month.
Warehime will be reunited with UH starting safety Jacob Patek and JC All-America cornerback Ryan Mouton. Warehime and Mouton were roommates for 1 1/2 years.
"I know a lot about Hawai‘i," Warehime said. "It's the right place for me."
Warehime, who is married and has a 9-month-old daughter, played linebacker for Blinn. But at 6 feet and 185 pounds, he is expected to compete at safety for UH.
He can run 40 yards in 4.4 seconds and bench press 325 pounds.
"He's a big hitter," Mouton said. "He was the hardest hitter on the team. He's a cool guy."

Wow. We got the Texas pipeline going, the Washington pipeline, the Mississippi pipeline...

Speaking of which, here's a profile on incoming DB LeMarcus Gibson, from the Sun-Herald in South Mississippi.

Gibson spurned scholarship offers from Tulsa, Houston, Memphis and Buffalo and appeared set on playing at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Hawaii planned to greyshirt Gibson, bringing him on campus in January, until a scholarship became available.

"Playing at Gulf Coast for a year wasn't a bad decision," Gibson said. "They have a good program, but I wanted to play D-I right now and establish myself. Hawaii has a great program and on the rise. It's a long way from home. I won't have anyone to distract me."

Red Rebels coach Ronnie Cuevas is glad that the Warriors took a chance on Gibson, who has already qualified academically. He's an honor student who had a 3.4 GPA and scored 21 on the ACT.

"LeMarcus is a good kid," Cuevas said. "He's a hard worker and was a leader for us. He was a good student who always went beyond the call of duty."

And it sounds like he's doing very well in the Bernard Blackwell All-Star Football Classic.

Harrison Central defensive back LeMarcus Gibson is making a strong case for defensive MVP honors at the Bernard Blackwell All-Star Football Classic on Thursday at Mississippi College.

Gibson made three total tackles and a fumble recovery in the first half, which the North leads 13-7 at intermission.

I'll update this post (or maybe the article will update itself) when that game is over. UH is totally set in the backfield for the next few years. Unreal!

UPDATE: Ouch, looks like he separated somebody's shoulder, and ended the game with an interception.

Unfortunately for the North, Taylor - a second-team All-State running back and The Clarion-Ledger Boys Athlete of the Year in track and field - would carry just once more. A hard hit near the North sideline from Harrison Central defensive back Marcus Gibson sent Taylor to the sideline with an apparent separated shoulder.

Gibson, a Hawaii signee, also picked off a Hail Mary pass on the final play.

"He hit Anton right on the (shoulder) point and it just came out," said North coach Mike Ray of Calhoun City. "I wish we could've had him back there longer. The momentum changed when he went out because we were running successfully.