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Coming attractions
The Globe kicks off its preseason print coverage of the 2007 high school football season this morning with a feature spotlighting two of the state's premier running backs in Everett's Isaac Johnson and Dartmouth's Jordan Todman.
Hop over to High School Sports Central for all the links, including video interviews, a photo gallery, a tale of the tape, and much more.
Check out the 1-on-1 video interviews to learn more about each player.
A few tidbits that we weren't able to squeeze into the story:
"I'm a big guy, 295 pounds, and Jordan can out-eat me any day," said Steve Cruz. "The kid loves to eat, but you'd never know it by looking at him."
"Not only is he the most athletic players I've ever seen -- he's legit and makes some of the craziest moves I've seen -- but JT is also one of the strongest guys on the team. It's a big confidence boost having him back there."
"I told him this season can't be like last year," said White. "He gets real nervous before games and sometimes he throws up. Last year, during our first game of the season, he had to go back to the school to use the bathroom. Here we are without our running back for 10 minutes as he runs all the way back to the school."
Did anyone notice his absence?
"Oh yeah," said White with a laugh. "When Jordan leaves the field for that long, it's sort of a problem."
"You could tell right away he was a special athlete," said DiBiaso.
"He has great vision and he's very patient," said DiBiaso. "Sometimes it almost seems like he has no idea where he's running because he's so patient. But he waits for those blocks to develop and he's gone. He just has great eyes on the field."
