2003 Youngstown State Football Signees
Rory Berry
Wide Receiver • 6-2 • 170
Koppel, Pa. (Beaver Falls High School)
High School: Berry was a first-team MAC Conference selection as a wide
receiver...was the team’s offensive MVP after recording 37 receptions for 555
yards and nine touchdowns...averaged 15 yards per catch...was a Big 33 and Old
Spice Player of the Year nominee...was a two-year starter at wide receiver and
safety...a three-time letterwinner...a team captain as a senior...coach was
Keith Humphries...also was a letterwinner in track...earned
Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Year honors as a freshman and senior. Personal:
Mother is Vivian Berry...born June 13, 1984...academic interest is Sciences.
Peter Berthold
Defensive End • 6-1 • 210
Cooper City, Fla.
(Cooper City High School)
High School: As a senior, was an All-Broward County Large
School Honorable-Mention selection in Class 5A...played defensive end and tight
end...as a senior, had 81 tackles, nine sacks and scored a touchdown...was named
the team’s defensive player of the year...also a captain as a senior...as a
junior, had 79 tackles and five sacks...was named the team’s player of the
year...as a sophomore, had 68 tackles and three sacks...coach was Jim
Elder...made the regionals throwing the discus in track. Personal:
Parents are Hans and Maryre Berthold...has two brothers (Josh, David) and a
sister (Rebecca)...academic interest is Business Management.
Dorian Chenault
Linebacker • 6-1 • 185
Canton, Ohio (Canton McKinley High School)
High School: Chenault was a Special Mention Division I
All-Ohio selection as a senior...also earned All- Stark County, all-conference,
All-Canton Repository and All-Northeast Inland honors...was the team and
defensive MVP...was a captain as a senior...on offense, caught six passes for 78
yards and two touchdowns as a tight end...also scored two touchdowns and ran for
79 yards on six rushes...had two interceptions, which he returned for 44
yards...had 201 all-purpose yards...had 101 tackles, including 67 solo
stops...forced three fumbles and recovered one...also blocked two kicks, one he
returned for a touchdown...two-year starter at tight end/linebacker...three-year
letterwinner...coach was John Miller...is a three-year competitor in track where
he was a regional and state qualifier (in sprint relays)...a two-year
letterwinner in basketball...basketball team advanced to state tournament his
junior year. Personal: Parents are Bert Lynch and Adrienne
Chenault...born March 29, 1985.
Tim Dewberry
Defensive Back • 6-0 • 195
Canfield, Ohio (Canfield High School)
High School: As a senior, was invited to play in the 2003
Grange Insurance Ohio All-Star Classic in February for the North Team...had 67
tackles...was a first-team All-Northeast Ohio pick and a second-team All-MAC
selection...as a junior was All-MAC...as a sophomore rushed for 1,386 yards and
18 touchdowns while being named first-team All-MAC...as a freshman, was
Honorable-Mention All-ICL...coach was Mike Pavlansky...also played
baseball...member of National Honor Society. Personal: Parents are
Richard and Bonnie Dewberry...born April 20, 1984...has a sister (Stephanie) and
two brothers (Ryan, Joel)...academic interest is Business...is the grandson of
former YSU Assistant Coach Bob Dove, who was an All-American at Notre Dame in
the 1940’s and is enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame.
Leon Edwards Jr.
Defensive Line • 6-1 • 315
Cleveland, Ohio (Lutheran West High School)
High School: As a senior, Edwards was a first-team All-MAC 8
Conference and first-team all-district selection...he was a team co-captain
leading Lutheran West to the postseason for the first time...team was 9-2
overall losing 27-21 to St. Peter Chanel in the playoffs...as a junior was
first-team all-district and Honorable-Mention All-MAC 8...as a sophomore was
first-team All-MAC 8...as a freshman started on the varsity squad and earned
all-conference accolades...coach was Tony Fehrs...entering his senior year is
the two-time defending All-MAC 8 in the shot put...also won the district title
in the shot put as a junior...is a two-time district champion in the
discus...competes in powerlifting...is the state champion in the deadlift at 570
pounds. Personal: Parents are Leon Edwards Sr., and Yvonne Jarvis...has a
brother (Harold) and a sister (Michelle)...born Nov. 24, 1984...academic
interest is sports medicine.
John Foster
Defensive Tackle • 6-2 • 298
South Euclid, Ohio (St. Peter Chanel High School)
High School: Foster was a Special-Mention Division V
All-Ohio selection...was a first-team Division I all-district pick as a
senior...in 2002 finished with 107 tackles, 12 sacks and 13 tackles for
losses...named the 2002 North Coast League Player of the Year...was also a
Spotlight Player of the Week by the Cleveland Plain Dealer...a team captain as a
senior...as a junior had 58 tackles, 11 tackles for losses and five
sacks...two-year starter...played on the offensive and defensive lines...Chanel
won the Division V State Championship his junior year with a 15-0 record...team
beat Marion Pleasant 44-27 in the finals...coach was Bill Powers...also
participated in track and field and basketball...was a member of the Honor
Roll...is the Class President and member of Student Council...was a teammate of
current Penguins Pat Walker, Jason Perry and Jamel Lee. Personal: Parents
are Owen A. Lloyd, Jr. and Beverly Bright-Lloyd...born March 10, 1985...academic
interest is Education.
Blake Halverson
Defensive End • 6-3 • 230
Palm Harbor, Fla. (Keswick Christian High School)
High School: First student-athlete from program to earn
Division I football scholarship...program just completed its fourth season at
varsity status...was an All-Bay Conference selection as a junior and a
senior...was a team captain...was a four-year starter...earned team’s Iron Man
Award for playing on both offense and defense...played in the Pinellas County
All-Star Game...coach was Rick Sanson...has a 300-pound bench, a 405-pound squat
and a 30 inch vertical jump...has also been on the baseball team for four years.
Personal: Parents are Steve and Rose Halverson...born April 29,
1985...has a sister (Ashley)...academic interest is Business Administration.
Coby Hayslett
Defensive Tackle • 6-1 • 295
Memphis, Tenn. (Pasadena City/Ellsworth JC/Memphis East High School)
Junior College: Hayslett spent his sophomore season at
Pasadena City College...as a nose guard, he had 40 tackles and four sacks...was
a scholar-athlete at the school...coach was Tom Maher...attended Ellsworth
Junior College in Iowa as a freshman. High School: Attended Memphis East
High School...played in the Blue Cross Bowl with the Mustangs. Personal:
Parents are Leo Hayslett and Earnestine Matthews...born March 12, 1983...has
four brothers...academic interest is computer science.
Tony Lawrence
Defensive Back • 6-1 • 170
Detroit, Mich. (Benedictine High School)
High School: Lawrence was an all-state, all-league,
All-Catholic TriSectional and All-Detroit Honorable-Mention selection as a
quarterback his senior year...team finished 9-3...was a selection as a
quarterback...coach was Charles Spann...also played basketball and ran track.
Personal: Parents are Anthony and Marie Lawrence...born August 21,
1985...has a brother (Nick) and a sister (Michelle)...academic interest is
Mechanical Engineering.
Justin Martin
Linebacker • 6-3 • 225
Downers Grove, Ill. (College of DuPage/Downers Grove South High School)
Junior College: At DuPage was a second-team all-conference selection as a
sophomore...coach was Theo Lemon. High School: As a senior was
Honorable-Mention all-state...earned all-area and all-conference
accolades...coach was John Belsk. Personal: Parents are Don and Faith
Martin...born Feb. 20, 1982...has two brothers (Jeff and Jake) and a sister
(Stacie)...academic interest is Education.
Rob Massucci
Defensive Back • 5-9 • 170
Warren, Ohio
(Harding High School)
High School: Massucci was an All-Steel Valley Conference
selection...finished with 78 tackles and two interceptions...team lost 21-19 to
Cincinnati Elder in the Division I State Championship Game...Harding finished
the year with a 14-1 mark...had a team-high eight tackles, six unassisted, in
the title game...coach was Thom McDaniels...in 2001, lost to Cleveland St.
Ignatius 40-33 in regional title game...finished the year 11-2...rushed for 228
yards and four touchdowns as a junior...had four interceptions as a junior and
returned two for touchdowns...also is all-state in track...played with current
Penguin Ryan Jewell at Harding. Personal: Parents are Rob Sr., and Mona
Massucci...born Sept. 25, 1984...has a brother (Tony)...academic interest is
Architectural Design.
Matt Porter
Defensive End • 6-3 • 255
Yuba City, Calif. (American River JC/Nevada-Reno/Marysville High School)
Junior College: At American River, he earned all-conference,
all-region and all-state honors as a sophomore...he was named his team’s
MVP...played and started all 10 games...finished with 42 total tackles...had
19.5 tackles for losses, including 10 sacks...had three pass breakups and 10
quarterback hurries...head coach was Don Dillion. Nevada-Reno: Porter
attended Nevada-Reno and redshirted in 2000. High School: Porter was a
first-team All-Golden Empire League selection and was the team’s and area’s
Defensive Player of the Year...finished his senior season with 17 sacks, 35
tackles for losses and 85 tackles...as a junior, he was a first-team all-league
selection and the team’s lineman of the year...coach was Neil Stinson...was an
all-league selection in golf. Personal: Parents are Bruce and Linda
Porter...born August 20, 1981...has two brothers (Seth, Lucas) and a sister
(Erin)...academic interest is Business...is currently enrolled at YSU.
Durell Preston
Defensive Back • 5-10 • 165
St. Augustine, Fla. (St. Augustine High School)
High School: Preston was a third-team all-state pick by the
Florida Sports Writers Association for Class 3A during his senior year as a
defensive back...was an all-district, all-county and all-conference pick as a
junior and senior...was a second-team all-state selection as a junior...finished
with 15 career interceptions and 12 career punt returns for touchdowns...team
finished 12-1 losing to Crestview in the Region 3A championship game...team was
12-2 in 2001 and advanced to the Class 3A State title game before losing...coach
was Joey Wiles...also was all conference in track...has been a three-year
starter on the basketball team as a point guard...was named all-conference in
basketball as a junior. Personal: Parents are Emanuel Preston and Shirley
Smith...born May 9, 1985.
Curtis Shelton
Defensive Back • 5-10 • 180
Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (North Lauderdale Academy)
High School: Shelton was a three-year starter at quarterback
and defensive back for North Lauderdale...he also returned kicks...as a senior,
he completed 33-of-70 passes for 757 yards and five touchdowns...had 415 yards
rushing and six touchdowns...also caught a pass for 10 yards...recorded 42
tackles and had two interceptions and five pass breakups...also returned a punt
for a touchdown...earned Coaches Award for outstanding dedication and
committment...as a junior, completed 39-of-68 passes for 525 yards and four
touchdowns...had 37 tackles, three interceptions, five pass breakups and two
forced fumbles...returned two kicks for touchdowns...was named the squad’s
junior of the year...as a sophomore, was 28-of-57 for 395 yards and 12
touchdowns....had 32 tackles, four interceptions and six pass breakups...was the
team’s offensive MVP...coach was Harold Pearson...competed in track and was a
two-time district runner up. Personal: Parents are Oresk and Berniel
Lafontant...born Nov. 4, 1984...has two brothers and a sister...academic
interest is English, Science.
Nick Terracina
Punter/Place Kicker • 5-9 • 165 • Junior
Lake Charles, La. (Jones Junior College/Barbe High School)
Junior College: Terracina was one of two players in the
NJCAA to finish ranked in the top 10 in punting average and points by
kicking...Clay Crisp of Georgia Military College was the other...Terracina was
10th in the nation averaging 39.1 yards per punt in the regular season...he was
sixth in the nation in scoring by kickers with 53 points...had an average of
39.6 yards per kick with a long of 63 yards...as a placekicker, he made 23-of-25
extra-point attempts to go along with 10 field goals...he had a long field goal
of 39 yards as a sophomore...as a freshman was sixth in the nation in scoring by
kickers with 70 points...he was 22-of-27 on extra points while making 16 field
goals, including a long of 46 yards...as a freshman was a first-team
All-Mississippi South Juco selection...team finished sixth in the nation his
freshman year...he was coached by Parker Dykes at the Ellisville, Miss.,
school...as a sophomore, Jones placed 15th in the final NJCAA National Rankings
with an 8-4 record. High School: At Barbe was an all-state kicker as a
senior...was an all-district punter and kicker as a senior...set school record
with a 74-yard punt...also kicked a best 49-yard field goal...had a 54-yard punt
average in a game, also a school best...also had marks for most extra points in
a game and career. Personal: Parents are Lucas and Jean Terracina...born
March 18, 1982...has two sisters (Claire, Diane) and a brother (Jacob)...is
currently enrolled at YSU.
DeVaughn Wilkins
Defensive Tackle • 6-2 • 260
Cincinnati, Ohio (North College Hill High School)
High School: First-team all-league and second-team
all-district as a senior...was the team’s MVP as a senior...finished with 100
tackles and 24 tackles for losses his senior year...had 115 tackles and 25
tackles as a junior...named Honorable-Mention all-conference his junior
year...coach was Bruce Baarendoe. Personal: Mother is Denice
Wilkins...born June 1, 1985...has three brothers and two sisters...academic
interest is Elementary Education.
Tom Zetts
Quarterback • 6-1 • 205
Boardman, Ohio (Boardman High School)
High School: At Boardman, finished as the fifth all-time
leading passer in school history...threw for 2,802 yards in his career...as a
senior passed for 1,468 yards and 13 touchdowns...also ran for three
touchdowns...was a second-team All-Ohio Division I pick...was a first-team
All-Steel Valley Conference and Northeast Ohio selection...had his season cut
short when he suffered a broken collarbone against Austintown Fitch...as a
junior, passed for 1,450 yards and 17 touchdowns...had two rushing scores...was
an All-SVC and All-Northeast Ohio selection...coach was Garry Smith...also plays
basketball and baseball for the Spartans...a standout pitcher was first-team
all-state in the spring...other Boardman quarterbacks include Jeff Ryan who
played at YSU from 1998-2001 and Bernie Kosar who played at Miami (Fla.) and in
the NFL...member of the Student Council and National Honor Society. Personal:
Parents are Tom and Jackie Zetts...born May 29, 1984...brother is Andrew, who
attends the U.S. Naval Academy and sister is Katherine...will also play baseball
at YSU...academic interests are Education or Engineering...picked YSU over New
Hampshire.
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