High School – Second team all-state selection by the coaches and sportswriters as a senior… two-time first team all-conference and all-district selection… 16-2 career record in high school, including 8-2 with 2.12 ERA and 102 strikeouts as a senior… holds Kirksville Senior High records for lowest career ERA (2.34), along with strikeouts in a season (102) and career (167)… also a star in football, where he was a two-time all-conference and all-district selection as a tackle and a second team all-conference pick as a defensive end.