Quarterback/ Wide Receiver/ Defensive BackHt: 6'1
Wt: 190
All Conference: 2003, 2004
All State: 2004
Pittsburgh Post Gazette Fabulous 22: 2004
Big 33 Selection: 2004
Dawson was a quarterback, wide receiver and cornerback in high school. He passed for a school-record 2,365 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior in 2004 and was a Big 33 Classic and all-state selection. He played quarterback at Waynesburg, after transfering from California (Pa.).
School Record:
Yards Passing Season: 2,365
Touchdown Passes Season: 22
Completions Season: 133
Interceptions Season: 11
Stats:
2002:
2003: 18 Receptions/ 449 Yards Receiving/ 7 TD Rece[tions
2004: 2,365 Yards Passing/ 133-255/22 Passing TD's/ 11 Interceptions
Articles:
Brad Dawson, Thomas Jefferson
Thursday, November 25, 2004
By Rick Shrum, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Brad Dawson
SCHOOL: Thomas Jefferson.
WHO IS HE? A 6-foot-1, 180-pound quarterback/cornerback for the football team.
THE PAST WEEK: Dawson completed 9 of 15 passes for 124 yards and a touchdown Saturday night as the Jaguars defeated West Mifflin, 20-0, in the WPIAL Class AAA championship game at Heinz Field.
Thomas Jefferson (11-2), a WPIAL champion for the first time since 1980, will play Selinsgrove (11-1) in a PIAA quarterfinal Saturday at Mansion Park Stadium in Altoona.
SEASON: A senior, Dawson has completed 108 of 207 for 1,922 yards and 18 touchdowns, with only seven interceptions.
Dawson has been a game-breaker on defense, too, returning four of his team-high 10 interceptions for touchdowns. He also has scored on a fumble recovery.
"Brad is such a good athlete, I had to get him on the field [defensively]," Jaguars coach Bill Cherpak said. "This is hard to believe, but he hasn't given up more than five completions all season to guys he's covered."
TRANSITION GAME: A year ago, senior Pete Winovich was entrenched as the Jaguars' quarterback. Dawson, a quarterback from youth leagues through junior varsity, was switched to wide receiver and ended up second on the team in catches with 19 for 460 yards (24.2).
A LEGACY: One of Dawson's athletic role models while growing up was his brother, Brian, who led Thomas Jefferson to the WPIAL semifinals in 1998 before setting numerous passing records at Washington & Jefferson.
FUTURE: Mid-American Conference teams, Robert Morris, Mount Union and Hofstra are among Dawson's college suitors.