USA Today All-USA high school football team (1982–89)
Player Position School Hometown College
Sean Gilbert Linebacker Aliquippa High School Aliquippa , Pennsylvania Pittsburgh
Alonzo Spellman Defensive line Rancocas Valley Regional High School Mount Holly , New Jersey Ohio State
Chuck Jones Defensive line Chillicothe High School Chillicothe , Ohio None
Sterling Palmer Defensive line St. Thomas Aquinas High School Fort Lauderdale , Florida Florida State
Tamasi Amituanai Defensive line Vista High School San Diego , California Colorado
Eric Shaw Defensive line Pensacola High School Pensacola , Florida Louisiana Tech
Richard McKenzie Linebacker Boyd Anderson High School Lauderdale Lakes , Florida Penn State
Jesse Armstead Linebacker Carter High School Dallas , Texas Miami ( FL )
Marcel Brown Defensive back Point Loma High School San Diego , California USC
Grady Cavnness Defensive back Willowridge High School Sugar Land , Texas Texas
Johnny Davis Defensive back Pahokee High School Pahokee , Florida Florida State
Paul Stonehouse Punter Loyola High School Los Angeles , California Stanford
Teams -- 1988 team
Coach of the Year : Carl Madison ( Pine Forest High School , Pensacola , Florida ) Offense Player Position School Hometown College Terry Kirby Running back Tabb High School Tabb , Virginia Virginia Rick Mirer Quarterback Goshen High School Goshen , Indiana Notre Dame Derek Brown Running back Servite High School Anaheim , California Nebraska Rudy Harris Running back Brockton High School Brockton , Massachusetts Clemson Bob Whitfield Offensive line Banning High School Wilmington , California Stanford Mike Wells Offensive line Arnold High School Arnold , Missouri Iowa Rudy Barber Offensive line Carol City High School Miami , Florida Miami ( FL ) Stuart Tyner Offensive line Tomball High School Tomball , Texas Notre Dame Chet Lacheta Offensive line Bloom High School Chicago Heights , Illinois Notre Dame Pedro Cherry Wide Receiver Bertie High School Windsor , North Carolina Auburn Kevin Williams Wide receiver Roosevelt High School Dallas , Texas Miami ( FL ) Craig Hentrich Placekicker Marquette High School Alton , Illinois Notre Dame Defense
USA Today named its first All-USA high school football team in 1982. The newspaper has named a team every year since 1982. In addition, two members of the team are named the USA Today High School Offensive Player and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively. The newspaper also selects a USA Today High School Football Coach of the Year. This article contains the teams from 1982 through 1989.