Wisconsin QB Recruit Curt Phillips Wraps Up High School Career

Curt Phillips - considered by many to be one of the top dual-threat quarterbacks in the class of 2008 - saw his high school career come to an unfortunate end this past Friday night, as his Sullivan South team was knocked out of the Tennessee state playoffs by the three-time reigning champs. While he cannot claim a high school state football title, Phillips has made a hobby out of accumulating accolades this season. Since he committed to the Badgers in June, Phillips dominated his competition on the way to earning Gatorade Player of the Year honors. This season he has captured two Tennessee state records: most touchdowns accounted for (56) as well as total yards of offense (3,996) in a single season.

While his team did not prevail over Maryville, a team which is considered by some to be one of the best teams in the Country this season, Phillips did not go down without a battle. TriCities Sports reporter Rob Bliss had the following to say about Friday night's semifinal match up:

"The game may have matched the state's top two quarterbacks. South's Curt Phillips came in approaching 4,000 yards total offense for the season and was named the Gatorade Player of the Year in the state on Thursday. He is headed to Wisconsin on scholarship in January. He scored all three South TDs on runs of 11, 18 and 5 yards and finished with 121 yards rushing on 25 carries and completed 13 of 18 passes for another 81 yards for a total offense of 202 yards in the game."

Leading his team to a 12-2 record, he has been apart of what was one of the greatest seasons in Sullivan South football history, and he deserves congratulations for a job well done. Badger fans should be eager to get this kid on campus and, as the article mentions, he will be arriving in January to enroll in school for the Spring 2008 term, along with a few other football recruits. They will be eligible to practice with the team during the spring.

Link: TriCities Sports Report on the Game