Holston HS (Damascus, VA) SR PK Ethan Miller (@E_R_MILLER) tweeted that he intends to compete for kicking duties at Hobart this fall. Miller will be one of two Virginia natives on the team (the other being rising SO FB Christopher Holoman of Asburn, VA), barring other recruits coming up to Geneva from the Commonwealth.
Statesmen fans may recall that Head Coach Mike Cragg brought in three kicking specialists in last fall's FY class given a great deal of struggles in the kicking game in the 2011 season (which definitely cost them a win over RPI and arguably could have helped them beat Wesley in the playoffs that season as well). Rising SO's Josh Neuss and James Hull are the presumptive starters at punter/kickoffs and PAT/FGs, respectively, but Miller could get an opportunity pending tryouts in preseason camp. Rising SR WR Yosh Karbonwiczak has also punted for the Statesmen for several years but perhaps can now focus exclusively on receiving duties (which the Statesmen will need given the graduation of deep threat WR Junior Woodard '13) in 2013.
Neuss booted 21 punts for 39.05 YPP average, dropping seven inside the opponents 20 yard line. He hit two punts over 50 yards. Neuss kicked off 66 times for the Statesmen, averaging nearly 50 yards per kickoff.
Hull went three of six in FG attempts (one was blocked) with a long of 27 yards. Hull connected on 58 PAT attempts which put him third on the team in scoring behind the RB tandem of SR RB Bobby Dougherty (114 points) and JR RB Steven Webb (78 points). Hull also attempted 14 kickoffs with a respectable 47.8 YPK average.
Miller was a first team All-Conference and second team All-Region player his SR season at Holston, his third as the starting PK. Ethan was chosen to represent the East Region at Football Universities Top Gun camp in Williamsburg, VA and attended the University of Tennesse Kicking Camp prior to his SR season. Miller has also worked with Chris Sailor, a private kicking coach based out of Los Angeles, CA.
At 6' 2" 170 lbs and initially having Division 1 / SEC school aspirations, it looks and sounds like Miller could be an impact player for Hobart. Ethan is interested in architecture which is probably why he finally landed at Hobart vs. larger schools.
A highlight reel of Miller's kicking prowess is listed below:
http://www.ncsasports.org/football-recruiting/va/damascus/holston-high-school/ethan-miller1
Please welcome Ethan as part of the Class of 2017 and the Statesmen Football family.
Go 'Bart!
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