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Blue Chip Chat: Toney Clemons
Monday, August 14, 2006


SCHOOL: Valley

POS: WR

HT: 6-3

WT: 195

THE SKINNY: A talented senior receiver and gifted all-around athlete. Scout.com ranks him the No. 10 receiver in the country and rivals.com No. 20. Has caught 61 passes for 1,131 yards in the past two regular seasons. Clemons also is a standout in track and field who won PIAA Class AA championships as a junior in the long jump and 110-meter hurdles. His two sisters, Mycah and Mycaiah, also won PIAA titles during their days at Valley.

COLLEGE TALK: Clemons has 17 scholarship offers. He is one of Pitt's prime targets. West Virginia and Michigan also have offered and are two of Clemons' favorites. "But I'm wide open with colleges," Clemons said. "I probably won't decide until after the season."

FAVORITE FOOD: "My mom's spaghetti and meatballs."

PERSON YOU'D MOST LIKE TO MEET: "There are a few. First, would be Jesus. He's the greatest that ever lived and walked. I'd like to meet [former President] Bill Clinton, just to have a one-on-one with him and see what kind of person he really is. And I'd like to meet one of my ancestors in my family tree."

WHAT'S THE BIGGEST THING YOU NEED TO BE A GOOD RECEIVER? "Coachable. You have to be able to take criticism to make yourself better. You need to identify what you do wrong to get better. After that, the athleticism will come as you go."

BOTH OF YOUR SISTERS RUN TRACK AT PITT. DOES THAT MEAN ANYTHING? "It doesn't mean a thing. They don't recruit for Pitt and they're not concerned where I go, as long as I do well and uphold the family tradition."

PET PEEVE ABOUT YOUR SISTERS? "They're tough. Sometimes you might need consoling in sports. If I go to my sisters and ask for something, they tell me to suck it up and quit being soft."

PEOPLE MIGHT BE SURPRISED TO KNOW THAT YOU ... "Love to read. I read all kinds of books, from the bible, to novels, to Shakespeare, to poems."

First published on August 14, 2006 at 12:00 am