Story by Chace Bryson
As the 2012 Clayton Valley Charter High football team was in the heart of its unexpected, inspiring run to the CIF Div. II Norther Regional Bowl game, coach Tim Murphy was already planting seeds for the following season.
Junior varsity running back Miles Harrison was one player who Murphy never failed to remind of his future plans.
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“Last season he’d keep telling me, ‘We aren’t going to have Joe (Protheroe) next year to help carry the team. You’ve got to be that guy,’” Harrison said following a mid-afternoon practice on Veterans Day, four days before the Eagles were to begin defense of their North Coast Section Div. II crown by hosting San Lorenzo in a playoff opener.
Harrison hasn’t failed to be that guy.
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The 5-10, 205-pound junior tailback has been the lightning rod for a Clayton Valley team averaging more than 400 yards of offense per game, and has scored less than 49 points just twice in 10 games. After a season-opening loss to state-No. 1 De La Salle, the Eagles have won 10 straight (one by forfeit), including the postseason opener against San Lorenzo.
And if recent trends mean anything, Harrison is only getting stronger.
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