Dorial Green Beckham

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Dorial Green-Beckham has received another USA Today all-America honor. The senior from Hillcrest High School earned the newspaper's Offensive Player of the Year award for his record-breaking season.  He becomes only the fifth high school player in USA Today hisotry selected as all-America in back-to-back years. The 6-foot-6, 225-pound receiver caught 119 passes for a state-record 2,233 yards and 24 touchdowns.  He ended his career with a national high school record of 6,356 receiving yards.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Dorial Green-Beckham's record-breaking senior season earned him some hardware.  Gatorade named Green-Beckham as Missouri's High School Player of the Year for 2011.  The 6-foot-6, 225-pound receiver for Hillcrest High School caught 119 passes for a state-record 2,233 yards and 24 touchdowns.  He ended his career with a national high school record of 6,356 receiving yards.  The award goes beyond the playing field.  Green-Beckham...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Hillcrest High School's Dorial Green-Beckham is in the middle of his senior year tour of colleges. His tour is different than most. The country's top high school receiver walked the sidelines for Mizzou's 100th Homecoming game Saturday, against Iowa State.  He watched Arkansas' win against the defending national champion, Auburn Tigers, the weekend before that in Fayetteville. "It was real exciting to get the feel of the place and get the feel of what it will be like to play with these type of players," said Green-Beckham when asked about both visits.  "I feel real comfortable traveling and going to visit different schools to get a feel of it. " Green-Beckham has kept much of his recruitment a secret, including the five schools on his final list.  The coaches have been less secretive.  Oklahoma Head Coach Bob Stoops and Arkansas Head Coach Bobby Petrino watched Green-Beckham play last Friday night against West Plains.  The star receiver says he never focuses on the extra attention on game night.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- You can add another honor to the brilliant football career of Springfield Hillcrest High School's Dorial Green-Beckham. The receiver was named to the all-USA Today's high school football first team offense.  Green-Beckham caught 78 passes for 1,706 yards and 15 touchdowns.  He averaged 21.9 yards per catch, leading the Hornets to the Missouri Class 4 playoffs this past season. The 6'6", 220-pound junior is one of the country's most sought after recruits in the junior class.

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Wearing his brand-new number 15 black, gold, gray and white jersey, Springfield's Dorial Green-Beckham looks the part at the Mizzou Tigers training camp. Tigers' camp opening with Dorial off the depth chart; something head coach Gary Pinkel says a freshman has to earn. Many Tiger fans packed Faurot Field hoping for an autograph from the nation's number-one recruit last spring. Dorial is taking the pressure and attention in stride.  He was seen joking with teammates and graciously signing autographs for fans.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - It is rare for Arkansas Razorbacks fans to 'Call the Hogs' when the Razorbacks are not playing. Hillcrest High School's Dorial Green-Beckham heard the famous college chant several times Thursday night in the Hornets 37-20 loss to Rogers' Heritage High School at Razorback Stadium.  Hillcrest falls to 1-1 on the season.  Arkansas has targeted Dorial Green-Beckham throughout his high school career, for obvious reasons.  The...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Hillcrest High School's Dorial Green-Beckham is expected to be on the recruiting trail again Tuesday. Rivals.com is reporting the country's top recruit will visit the Arkansas Razorbacks  afternoon practice.  He knows the trip well to Fayetteville, already making several unofficial visits throughout his high school career. Arkansas is an intriguing option for the 6'6, 220 pound receiver.  Bobby Petrino's pro-style offense favors fast, good-sized athletes.  The Hogs feature four receivers, as a group considered the best in college football.  However, Joe Adams, Jarius Wright and Greg Childs will all graduate after this season.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Arkansas Razorbacks fans hope they see one picture from this past weekend over-and-over again on Saturdays. The picture shows Springfield Hillcrest High School football all-American Dorial Green-Beckham surrounded by fellow Arkansas recruits during an on-campus visit Saturday.  He's wearing that familiar No. 5 Arkansas Razrobacks jersey.  Lassister High School (Marietta, GA) athlete Kenny Orjioke tweeted the picture of the recruits in the Arkansas locker room Monday night.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Hillcrest High School's Dorial Green-Beckham is close to catching a national high school football record. The country's top rated receiver is only 369 yards away from breaking Abram Booty's career record for receiving yards at 5,867.  Hillcrest's has at least three games left this, possibly more if the 6-1 Hornets advance to the state playoffs.  Booty starred in the early 1990's at high school powerhouse Evangel Christian in...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Record-setting Springfield Hillcrest High School's Dorial Green-Beckham is again in the national spotlight. 247sports.com released its seven high school football blue-chippers to receive five-star rankings in the class of 2012.  Green-Beckham made the first cut. "From an ability standpoint, he's already ready for the college game," writes Barton Simmons of 24-7.  "When you focus just on what Green-Beckham can...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Dorial Green-Beckham knows Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville better than most high school players.  The senior from Hillcrest in Springfield has visited the University of Arkansas campus and stadium several times, but never as a competitor. On Thursday night, the Hillcrest Hornets play in a college football stadium for the second consecutive week, matching up against Heritage High School (Rogers, Ark.) in the Hootens High School classic .  The Hornets opened the season with a 48-26 win against the Seneca Indians on the campus of Missouri Southern State University in Joplin.

     Little Rock, AR - Winners of three straight games, the Cardinals looked to continue their winning ways with a win over the Arkansas Travelers. A battle of titans on the mound, Springfield sent righty and top prospect Shelby Miller against Texas League Pitcher of the Year, Matt Shoemaker. For the second straight start, Miller battled his control in the first inning throwing 28 pitches. He allowed a one out walk before Luis Jimenez singled to put runners on the corners.

    Everyone knew that ESPNU's decision to move the Springfield Hillcrest-Seneca high school game from Friday to Saturday and air it on national television was to showcase the talents of Hillcrest's senior receiver Dorial Green-Beckham, rated by many as the top high school prospect in the country.     And despite the pressure on all the Hornets to perform well in the national spotlight, Hillcrest recovered quickly from a shaky start to dominate Seneca 48-26 at Joplin's Missouri Southern stadium.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The national spotlight is on the Hillcrest Hornets and receiver Dorial Green-Beckham this weekend. The Hornets will open the season Saturday night against the Seneca Indians at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin.  ESPN-U will air the game at 8 p.m. The Ozarks knows just how good Dorial Green-Beckham is.  Now, the rest of the country will see the proof too.  As a junior, he caught 78 passes for 1,706 yards and...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Hillcrest High School's Dorial Green-Beckham is expected to be on the recruiting trail again Tuesday. Rivals.com is reporting the country's top recruit will visit the Arkansas Razorbacks  afternoon practice.  He knows the trip well to Fayetteville, already making several unofficial visits throughout his high school career. Arkansas is an intriguing option for the 6'6, 220 pound receiver.  Bobby Petrino's pro-style offense favors fast, good-sized athletes.  The Hogs feature four receivers, as a group considered the best in college football.  However, Joe Adams, Jarius Wright and Greg Childs will all graduate after this season.

AUBURN, Ala. - The reigning national champions are making a play for Dorial Green-Beckham. The Hillcrest High School senior and his family visited the University of Auburn over the weekend.  The Tigers have hosted five of Rivals.com's top ten football recruits throughout the summer.  Auburn has already received a commitment from coveted Edgewood, Kentucky quarterback Zeke Pike. Nearly every recruiting analyst ranks Green-Beckham as the country's best wide receiver.  As a junior, he caught 78 passes for 1,706 yards and 15 touchdowns.  The 6'6", 220 pound receiver is Missouri's career all-time leader in receiving yards with 4,154 and touchdowns with 51. Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Alabama have all shown heavy interest Green-Beckham over his career.  Hillcrest High School opens the season against Seneca Saturday August 27at Missouri Southern State Univesity in Joplin.  ESPNU will broadcast the game.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The hype surrounding the recruitment of Dorial Green-Beckham just got even bigger, if that's possible. Rivals.com released its first Top 100 ranking of the best high school football players in the Class of 2012.  The star Springfield Hillcrest receiver tops the list. Green-Beckham is coming off an expected productive junior season.  He caught 78 passes for 1,706 yards and 15 touchdowns for the Hornets.  He broke Missouri's all-time career records in yards with 4,154 and touchdowns with 51.  Add his productive numbers to his athletic frame, Rivals writers say he is the obvious choice.  Here's an excerpt.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Hillcrest High School's boy's basketball team is fighting for the district basketball title this week while one of its players is fighting a new foe: leukemia. Freshman Darnell Green-Beckham was diagnosed Tuesday and immediately sent to St. Jude's Children's Hospital in Memphis.  Green-Beckham also played football for the Hornets this season. The school and community are showing support for Darnell and his family.  At the game on Thursday night, Hillcrest fans, coaches and players wore orange ribbons.