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Posted on Sun, Oct. 09, 2005, Miami Herald
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Mosure makes an impression
Running back John Mosure's main focus is keeping Columbus undefeated, and he has done his part by scoring 12 TDs, the top total in Dade and Broward county.
By MANNY NAVARRO
mnavarro@herald.com
University of Miami offensive lineman Chris Barney was back on the Northwestern High sideline Friday night to see how good his former team's vaunted front seven really was.
Instead, Barney left the way most Northwestern fans did, shaking his head, impressed with how Columbus running back John Mosure bullied the Bulls in a 28-21 Columbus victory.
''That boy is tough,'' Barney said. ``He looks like a slow linebacker. But he runs hard, fast. He's tough. Real tough.''
Mosure torched the Bulls for a season-high 221 yards, two rushing touchdowns and a 50-yard halfback pass for a score. But the 5-10, 195-pound senior did more than lead the Explorers (5-0) to their biggest win in more than a decade.
He has given his team the confidence it needed to beat a highly ranked team in the playoffs. Columbus -- which still must beat Coral Gables (1-4), Miami High (0-4) and South Miami (3-2) to win District 14-6A -- has not advanced past the second round of the playoffs since 1982 -- the year it last played for the state title.
POSSIBLE HOME GAME
If Columbus wins the district title, the Explorers would play host to the District 13-6A runner-up. Northwestern (3-1), Hialeah-Miami Lakes (5-1) or top-ranked Central (5-0) likely would be Columbus' opponent. The three teams are ranked in the South Florida Top 20 poll.
''In all the years I've been here, we've been missing that kid that could break an arm tackle and get 50 yards instead of three or four,'' Columbus coach Chris Merritt said. ``As good as we've played, I'd be lying if I said [Mosure] wasn't carrying the load for us.''
No running back in Dade or Broward county has more carries (127) than Mosure or has scored as many touchdowns (12) this season. Hialeah-Miami Lakes junior Armando Allen is tied with Mosure for the most rushing yards in Dade and Broward with 821.
SOME INTEREST
As good as Mosure has been, college recruiters aren't exactly banging down his door. Mosure said South Carolina is the only major-conference school to show interest, and he also has heard from Division I schools Western Michigan and Central Michigan.
''He's not the typical running back [who] recruiters come to Miami to look for,'' Merritt said. ``But he's got all the ingredients. He's the fastest guy on our team, runs about a 4.52 [40-yard dash]. He benches 320 [pounds]. And his worth ethic . . . he always sticks around after practice and runs sprints on his own.''
Mosure, who writes poetry, doesn't play with much grace or concern for his body. He prefers to lower his shoulder and deliver a hit than duck out of bounds.
''He's a power runner,'' Columbus linebacker Antonio Lowery said. ``He's like a Mike Alstott or a Jerome Bettis. He doesn't try to shake you or dance around you.
``Hitting him every day in practice makes our defense so much better.''
Mosure didn't dance around questions about his decision to leave Palmetto after last season. He said he and his father, a former Palmetto player and the school's running-backs coach last season, were unhappy with his role.
Mosure said he's happier at Columbus.
''As long as the scoreboard says Columbus is winning, I don't care how many yards I have,'' Mosure said. ``I'm just having fun right now."
