Another 11W Recruiting Article Featuring Carrico and Carter

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As if Ironton fans need another reason to pound their chest with manly pride, comes this recruiting article from Eleven Warriors:

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REID CARRICO, TREVOR CARTER
After texting Carter that we would be in attendance for Ironton's game against Portsmouth, the 6-foot-1, 190-pound 2023 standout – one who was ranked No. 75 overall, No. 15 at athlete and No. 2 in Ohio in the first 247Sports recruiting rankings for his class – responded by saying, “We’re gonna put on a show.”

It didn't take too long for Carter and Co. to back up that talk.

A 30-yard touchdown run from Carrico – the Buckeyes' lone 2021 linebacker commit – gave the Tigers a 15-0 lead midway through the first quarter. Carrico added a 3-yard touchdown run two minutes later, and his bulldozing 5-yard touchdown run up the middle gave Ironton a commanding 43-3 lead with 7:21 left in the second period.

That's when the highlight of the night happened – at least as far as we're concerned.

On the next drive, Carrico ran for a quick 10-plus-yard gain and subbed out, making that his final play of the night. Carter replaced him, and he subsequently exploded for a 35-yard touchdown run. On that play, Carter ... well ... we’ll let him describe it:

“I was taking it outside, and I saw two or three guys shifting to the outside, shuffling a little bit, so I cut it back,” Carter said. “A guy came in and tried to make a tackle, and he actually hit me right (in the ribs), and I just kind of bounced off that and cut back a couple ways to the other side of the field. I saw the guy coming at an angle and didn’t think I’d beat it out, so I just dove.”

On the sideline, a couple teammates were screaming at him “Dive! Dive Trevor!”

“Oh, I heard ‘em,” Carter said with a laugh following the 50-9 victory. “The coaches were yelling it too, and I’m like, ‘I gotta do this.’ So I just laid out and got it done. Adrenaline was going, for sure.”

Carter labored through an injury last season, so Friday night was his first real time as a varsity contributor, and he played well. Ohio State has shown interest, but they're still feeling him out a bit, probably wanting to see how he performs throughout the season and grows 1) Into his body 2) As a defensive player, as he's playing safety for the Tigers right now but is likely going to become an outside linebacker.

Meanwhile, Al Washington doesn't have to worry about Carrico. The future Buckeye says he doesn't talk to Washington too much these days: “Those guys have got enough stress as it is right now so I try not to be the little snotty-nose recruit staying up in their business all the time,” Carrico said.

Instead, Carrico is focusing on his final high school season, and that includes leading his team to an easy victory in the state of Ohio's second-oldest high school rivalry.

“It’s always a big game,” Carrico said. “Any time they come down to us or we come here, we come ready to play. They graduated a lot last year, it’s whatever. We kind of put it on ’em this year, but they’re a good football program. They always have good football players. I expect next year they’ll be a better football team, but it won’t matter for me because I’ll be wearing scarlet and gray.”

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