Another recent article on Dinero and Barrington
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/05/20/2227273/piper-pair-has-college-coaches.html
Piper pair has college coaches’ attention
By Walter Villa
Miami Herald Writer
Dinero Moss’ first name means “money” in Spanish. But the highly recruited defensive back is not the only Piper High player who appears to have a prosperous future.
Veteran coach Tom Marante, in his second year running Piper’s program, said numerous college recruiters have visited practice this spring to scout Moss, who has offers from Nebraska, Minnesota and others.
But once at Piper, recruiters quickly became enamored with the team’s new middle linebacker, Barrington Morris, who had eight sacks last year playing left end and has made a smooth transition to the heart of the defense.
“Last year, teams ran away from Barrington,” Marante said. “Now, he will be in the middle of the action.”
Marante said the move inside has “catapulted” Morris in the eyes of recruiters. It also helps that Morris has grown 11/2 inches and gained 15 pounds since last year. He is now 6-31/2 and 240 pounds.
“He is getting daily offers — Minnesota, Syracuse, Nebraska,” Marante said. “Alabama is coming in Monday and Tennessee, as well.”
Marante said that even though Morris has yet to play a game at his new position, he has the height, range and talent to be among the best linebackers in the state.
Piper is coming off a pair of 3-7 seasons, but Morris and Moss could key a defensive turnaround. Moss, a 5-11, 185-pounder, has good speed and is regarded as an excellent cover guy, intercepting four passes last season. But he’s also physical, making 83 tackles, second best on the team.
Other Piper standouts include wide receiver/safety Kingston Saintil and right tackle Anthony Nau, who also can play center.
Morris, meanwhile, reminds Marante of a pair of former Miami-Dade County linebackers: Lamont Green, who went on to play for Florida State; and Marvin Jones, who reached the NFL.
“Barrington is not as fast as Jones, but he’s more physical than Green,” Marante said. “Barrington is imposing. Recruiters have seen him in agility drills, scrimmages and 7 on 7s and are very excited. They also like how vocal he has become, taking over the leadership role that comes with playing the middle.”
Marante said he likes to put his players at positions where they can succeed at the next level and is convinced that linebacker is the best spot for Morris.
But if a college were to switch him back to defensive end, Marante believes this year’s experiment will still have been valuable for Morris.
“A lot of colleges are now using hybrid defensive ends who take their hands off the ground and drop into zones,” the coach said. “Barrington is fast enough to cover anyone for 15 to 20 yards.
“Playing linebacker will put him that much further ahead once he gets to college.”