Even through all the Cedars, it s not hard to spot a mountain.
Arthur Doakes is a lineman for Lebanon High School in Lebanon County. The 'L' on his helmet should really be switched to an 'XXXL.'
He is 6'6," 363 pounds. He is always ready to block and he is always ready for the obvious. "I get a lot of, 'Wow, you're big,'" said Doakes, a Pittsburgh-recruit. "But I'm used to it."
He is also used to squeezing into a not-so-tiny jersey. And surprisingly, while he's one of the biggest kids in his class, he's also one of the youngest. "So he may not be done growing," added Gerry Yonchiuk, head football coach at Lebanon. " He could end up being 6'7" or 6'8" before its all said and done."
Doakes is even bigger than each of the starting linemen for the Pittsburgh Steelers - with the exception of Max Starks, who's 6'8" and 345 pounds.
CBS 21 Sports Director Jason Bristol tried on a size 44 pants - Arthur's size - and there was plenty of extra room, since Bristol is 6'2," 195 pounds and has a 36-inch waist. And Bristolwouldn't want to walk a mile in Arthur's shoes, either. Actually, he couldn't. Arthur's a size 16.
And don't even bother trying to touch his quarterback; unless you're driving a tank.
"When we do trap blocks," said Jason Capello, a junior linebacker and Doake's teammate, "and you get a sprinting shot to really nail him, its like hitting a brick wall."
This wall will likely lose a few bricks before he goes off to college. That's because in Division I, bigger doesn't always mean better. "At the next level, they're faster, especially defensive ends," explained Doakes, who hopes to improve his foot speed this summer before reporting to the Panthers. "I'm not sure if I'm going to play guard or tackle."
But for now, Doakes is the mountain overlooking the Cedars. The mountain with the huge potential.
