It becomes obvious in just a minute or two that the player on the video is something special. High school sophomore Lache Seastrunk will likely become an Internet legend on par with Noel Devine when his highlights start circulating on the Web.
Lache Seastrunk rushed for 1,532 yards as a sophomore at Temple (Texas) High School.
TEMPLE, Texas – A minute or two is all it takes.
During that brief span, it becomes obvious the player on the video is something special.
Lache Seastrunk (pronounced Lake), a 5-foot-10, 180-pound running back at Temple High School, is so special he'll likely become an Internet legend on par with Noel Devine when his highlights start circulating on the Web.
Seastrunk averaged nearly 12 yards per carry while rushing for 1,532 yards on 129 attempts last season. He scored 19 touchdowns, with 11 of those covering at least 45 yards. Those numbers aren't by-products of a dominant team, padded stats or a wide-open offense. Temple, which runs the Wing T, was 7-4 last season. Seastrunk had 10 or fewer carries in five games and never had more than 21. Speed undoubtedly is his greatest asset. He ran an automatic-timed 10.37 in the 100-meter dash this spring.
And he's only a sophomore.
"He can go into a pile and he can get out of a pile," says Temple High coach Bryce Monsen, a stocky former college linebacker. "That's not coaching. That's between him and the good Lord.
"I saw him tightrope the sidelines with his right hand (extended) out to keep from falling and up on his toes to stay in-bounds, and he still outran everybody on the field."
Over the years, Texas has produced some of football's greatest running backs. Included in the state's distinguished alumni are Heisman Trophy recipients Doak Walker, Earl Campbell and Billy Sims, and several more that could have – or should have – won it, like Joe Washington, Greg Pruitt, Eric Dickerson, LaDainian Tomlinson and Adrian Peterson.
"I've got to work harder," Seastrunk said. "I want to be the best. I don't want to be with the bunch. I want to separate myself. My mother always told me not to settle for being good. Try to be great."
Seastrunk might be Texas' next great running back.
"We hope so," said Bob McQueen, an incredibly successful coach at Temple who came out of retirement a few years ago to assist Monsen. "He's barely 16 years old, and he has a lot out in front of him. To say he's the next great one … we'll have to wait and see. He's special."
Seastrunk already has received mail from Kansas, Florida, Iowa, LSU and Texas, among others. He says LSU and Texas are his top choices for now, but he's also interested in Oklahoma and Miami.
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