USA Today All-USA high school football team (1982–89)
Player Position School Hometown College
Quintus McDonald Linebacker Montclair High School Montclair , New Jersey Penn State
Sean Ridley Defensive line Central High School Omaha , Nebraska Iowa
Ray Huckestein Defensive line North Allegheny High School Wexford , Pennsylvania Stanford
Brent White Defensive line Stebbins High School Dayton , Ohio Michigan
Anthony Butts Defensive line Fulton High School Atlanta , Georgia Mississippi State
Larry Rose Defensive line Emma Sansom High School Gadsden , Alabama Alabama
Ned Bolcar Linebacker Phillipsburg High School Phillipsburg , New Jersey Notre Dame
John Porter Linebacker Valdosta High School Valdosta , Georgia Georgia Tech
Scott Thompson Defensive back Cascade High School Everett , Washington Oklahoma
Mark Green Defensive back Poly High School Riverside , California Notre Dame
Melvin Gilliam Defensive back Booker T. Washington High School Tulsa , Oklahoma Oklahoma State
Scott Johnston Punter Stranahan High School Fort Lauderdale , Florida Florida State
Teams -- 1984 team
Coach of the Year : Nick Hyder ( Valdosta High School , Valdosta , Georgia ) Offense Player Position School Hometown College Hart Lee Dykes Wide receiver Bay City High School Bay City , Texas Oklahoma State Todd Ellis Quarterback Page High School Greensboro , North Carolina South Carolina Brian Davis Running back Washington High School Washington , Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Aaron Emanuel Running back Quartz Hill High School Quartz Hill , California USC Sammie Smith Running back Apopka High School Apopka , Florida Florida State Eric Still Offensive line Germantown High School Germantown , Tennessee Tennessee Mark VanKeirsbilck Offensive line Rockhurst High School Kansas City , Missouri Oklahoma Chris Pettaway Offensive line American High School Hialeah , Florida LSU Rick Meyer Offensive line Salinas High School Salinas , California UCLA Mark Stepnoski Offensive line Cathedral Prep School Erie , Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Marlon Washington Wide receiver Schlagle High School Kansas City , Kansas USC Kevin Mills Placekicker Shore Regional High School West Long Beach , New Jersey Penn State 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.