Slim Pickinz

I'd like to introduce Slim Pickinz. He is a high school running back in NCAA 2008. He is from Dover Base Hsg in Delaware. Slim is a high school senior, and he must use the Delaware state playoffs to showcase himself for colleges. His first challenge is to lead underdog Funkytown High past perennial powerhouse Wilmington High School.

A stunning performance from the often impressive senior sparked a 62-37 upset. Pickinz ran for 326 yards and 6 touchdowns on only 13 carries. He is starting to attract some serious attention from the scouts. Maybe he'll fulfill his life's dream of playing football at Cal. Next up is a talented Brookside squad. Let's hope that Slim Pickinz can keep his game face on.

A 52-10 thrahshing of Brookside occurred despite a lackluster performance from Pickinz. While his 177 yards and 3 touchdowns were alright his 4 fumbles were unacceptable. He is going to need to bring his best to the semifinals against Lewes. Pickinz needs to turn some heads if he's going to have Pac-10 scouts at the Delaware state championship next week.

Pickinz was unable to produce especially jawdropping numbers, but he was still impressive running for 236 yards and 2 touchdowns with only 15 touches. He also finally went a game without fumbling. Most of his yards came on two early touchdown runs of 85 and 81 yards. Funkytown defeated Lewes 24-17 to advance to the state championship against Kent Acres and give Slim Pickinz some time in the national spotlight.

A solid 184 yards with 2 touchdowns on 22 carries pushed Funkytown past Kent Acres and into Delaware state history as the only high school named after a crappy song that's stuck in my head ever to win a state championship. Slim Pickinz attracted quite a following as scouts from both USC and Cal were in attendance to observe his performance.

Slim Pickinz has found his way into the second string position on the University of California Golden Bears' running back depth chart. With his dream of becoming a star there with arms reach we will leave him for now. Don't worry I'll get bored tomorrow and Slim's tale will continue.