Alec Lemon
By Pat O'Malley
Photo by Larry French
Arundel High School
Football, Basketball & Baseball
No question, Lemon is one of the premier athletes in the state of Maryland and with his soft hands, speed and 6’2, 180-pound frame is a bonafide D-1 prospect in football as evidenced by his scholarship to Syracuse. “I went up there for a camp this summer and really liked the coaches, the campus, and setup, everything about the football program,” says Lemon, who was an All-County pass receiver last year as a junior in the Wildcats’ spread offense that took them to the Class 4A State final at M&T Bank Stadium and an overall 13-1 record. “I just felt a connection when I went up there.” Lemon caught 70 passes for 969 yards and 13 touchdowns last fall and is on a pace to pass those numbers this season as the team’s number one target. His timed speed of 4.5 seconds in the 40-yard dash is deceiving in that he appears even faster when being chased on the field. Yeah, I think I am faster on the field,” says Lemon, who was a quarterback in youth football. “I don't how they can base it on timing. I think you need to look at the game film. I feel like I’m faster in the game than I do in testing time.” Lemon, whose older brother, Brandon was also a wide receiver at Arundel and is now playing at Salisbury University, says he wants to get bigger and faster for college where the Orangemen may also have him run back kicks. Right now, he and his teammates are looking to deep in the state playoffs once again and possibly get another shot at that state crown. Anne Arundel County has won only three state football titles and Arundel won the first in 1975, followed by Annapolis (1978) and North County (1994). Last year it was a fun run to the states and we would like to get up there again,” said Lemon. “We’re feeling good and want to take it one game at a time. I want to help the team get back to the states and win it all this time. We’ve got a great coach and great guy in Chuck Markiewicz and we would like to win it for him before he retires.” Lemon, who has a 3.3 grade-point-average and scored a 1,420 on his SAT, is considering majoring in engineering. He is the son of Sean and Ellen Asbury.
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nov 08
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