Healthy Parker Ready For 2012 Season

For most of last season, Statesville (N.C.) played without star starting quarterback Carlis Parker .  Parker, then a junior, missed most of the 2011 season with a torn LCL.  The 6’4″, 185-pound signal caller is now healthy, something that has put a spark into this Statesville squad.

“We’re really excited about this season, especially with getting Carlis Parker back,” Statesville head coach Randall Gusler said.  “He has come back 100-percent.  He looked really good in 7-on-7s this summer.  He played very, very well in the 7-on-7s.  This week, in preseason practice, we have been able to get into the run game also.  He’s shaking the rust off real quick.”

Mentally and physically, the Virginia Tech-bound recruit seems fully recovered from the knee injury.

“I don’t think there are any worries whatsoever.  We have thrown him out at wide receiver a few plays in 7-on-7 to see how he does in the open field.  He made some pretty catches.  I don’t think there is any fear of injury,” Gusler said.  “He seems 100-percent.  I don’t thinking he is even thinking about.  His mind is good.”

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