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Cory Jones |
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Rushed 183 times for 1,441 yards and 25 touchdowns as senior in '00 at
Kennedy High School in Seattle, Wash. . . . also caught 20 passes for 454
yards and six TDs . . . returned two interceptions for scores as senior .
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. led team to unbeaten regular season before loss in first round of state
playoffs . . . rated number-three player in Washington by SuperPrep . . .
conference leader in rushing and receiving as senior . . . started junior
campaign as wide receiver and defensive back, then switched to tailback
midway through the year . . . rushed for 850 yards and 12 TDs in those
four
games . . . from same high school that produced Washington running back
Paul Arnold, Montana State back Latrell Williams and former record-setting
Irish tailback Jim Stone . . . originally played as receiver at Foster
High
School before transferring to Kennedy . . . standout basketball player who
averaged 18 points per game, was two-time all-city pick and played on
select summer league team with Gary Payton . . . also a standout third
baseman in baseball - captaining team as senior . . . four-year starter in
all three sports . . . father Andre Jones played football at UNLV, with
Buffalo Bills and in Canadian Football League for eight years with British
Columbia Lions . . . full name is Andre Cory Jones . . . second oldest of
three children . . . born 10-23-82 in Saskatchewan, Canada . . . enrolled
in First Year of Studies.
