Tell us who you think is best running back in Battle Creek
Football B.O.B - Who is the best running back in Battle Creek? Enquirer poll gives you a chance to vote for the top running back in the city
Bill Broderick
We are calling it the B.O.B.
The Best Of Battle Creek.
Each week, throughout the fall, we are going to ask - Who is the Best Of Battle Creek? As we look at each position in football among the city high school teams.
Nominations for each position have come from the city coaches with a little information on each player and then it will be up to the Enquirer readers to decide who is the B.O.B?
Each week we will give readers choices for the city football teams and open our online poll for voting - with a winner decided by the following Monday.
Next up is the running backs on the city football teams.
VOTE HERE: Who is the B.O.B.? Who is the top high school running back in Battle Creek?
Or, scroll down to the bottom of the story for our online poll
Here are the nominations:
Jaycob Herpin
School: Pennfield
Class: Senior
Career highlights (if player is not a first-time starter): All-City selection as a junior, had 600-plus yards rushing and 10 total touchdowns.
Why he is the best running back in the city (according to the coach): Herpin leads an experienced and balanced group of backs at Pennfield and may be one of the most explosive backs in the city. Herpin is a threat to score a touchdown every time he touches the ball, with multiple touchdown runs of 50-plus yards. Already has a 195-yard game this season.
Josh Mann
School: Battle Creek Central
Class: Junior
Career highlights (if player is not a first-time starter): Leading rusher for BCC in the first three games with 188 yards on just 12 carries for a 15.87 ypc average. Had an explosive 69-yard touchdown run vs. Lakeview.
Why he is the best running back in the city (according to the coach): Josh Mann can play several positions for BCC and has been solid in all, playing slot receiver as well.
Jalen Watkins
School: Lakeview
Class: Junior
Career highlights (if player is not a first-time starter): First-year starter for the Spartans. Among the leaders in rushing with 269 yards in first three games, including two touchdowns.
Why he is the best running back in the city (according to the coach): Watkins is a very explosive and elusive back who is settling into varsity game speed.
Dawson Bartlett
School: Harper Creek
Class: Senior
Career highlights (if player is not a first-time starter): Rushed for 1,300-plus yards and 18 touchdowns as a junior, two-year All-City player, all-league.
Why he is the best running back in the city (according to the coach): One of the top running backs in the area, earning Special Mention All-State honors as a junior. Voted team captain. Had three touchdowns in Week 2. Injured in Week 3 and is questionable for Week 4 and beyond.
Ryan Reincke
School: St. Philip
Class: Junior
Career highlights (if player is not a first-time starter): First-time starter for the Tigers, but already leads the team in carries and yards in the early season.
Why he is the best running back in the city (according to the coach): Reincke runs the ball very hard, he reads his blocks and makes good cuts.
Contact Bill Broderick (269) 966-0678 or bbroderi@battlecreekenquirer.com. Follow him on Twitter @billbroderick
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