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2006 Silver Pigskin Recap

The 2006 Silver Pigskin Gala was held on December 5 at the San Diego Hall of Champions. Ryan Lindley was the Silver Pigskin award winner.

Winner: Finalists:
 * Ryan Lindley (El Capitan High School)
 * As a senior at El Capitan, the quarterback completed 61 percent of his passes for 3,521 yards, including 35 touchdowns. Lindley stayed local and attended San Diego State University, where he helped lead SDSU to back-to-back bowl eligible seasons in Division I for the first time in school history. He also holds the Mountain West’s career passing record (961). Lindley was selected in the sixth round (185th overall) by the Arizona Cardinals in 2012 and went on to play for three different NFL Teams: The San Diego Chargers, New England Patriots, and Indianapolis Colts. The 2006 Silver Pigskin winner now spends his time mentoring Carson Wentz and Jared Goff.
 * Darrell Catchings (Escondido High School)
 * During Catchings’ senior year at Escondido High School, the wide receiver totaled 829 receiving yards for 45 catches, averaging 18.4 receiving yards per catch.  He went on to go play wide receiver at Oregon State University, where he started 11 games for the Beavers. Catchings was faced with many injuries throughout his college career, which had a toll on the number of games he appeared in throughout his five years there.
 * Todd Doxey (Hoover High School (San Diego, California))
 * Doxey is widely considered to be one of the best athletes to ever come out of Hoover, known for his football and basketball talents. Doxey is the all time receiving leader for the Cardinals and was a key member of the University of Oregon’s 2007 recruiting class. Doxey redshirted his freshman year but sadly didn’t get the chance to showcase his talent on a national level. The defensive back passed away after a swimming accident on July 13, 2008. Oregon went to the Holiday Bowl in December of 2008 and presented a signed jersey and helmet Doxey wore to members of his family during the team’s welcoming luncheon. Doxey’s number 9 at Hoover is retired.
 * Gino Gordon (Francis W. Parker School (San Diego))
 * Gordon lead the county in rushing yards per game with 156 yards during his senior year at Francis Parker. The running back took his talents to Harvard University from 2007-2010 where he was named to the All-Ivy League second team in 2008 and 2009. In 2010, Gordon was named Ivy League Co-Player of the Year. Currently, Gordon is one of the biggest stars in Japan. Gino is a member of the Fujitsu Frontiers of the Japanese professional football X league. In 2014, he was named the MVP of the Japanese professional football Super Bowl, called the “X Bowl”.
 * Stanley Paul (La Costa Canyon High School)
 * Between his time at both Santa Fe Christian and La Costa Canyon High School, the Wide Receiver was named a Cal-Hi Sports all-state third-team selection, made the all-state sophomore team, was a two-time ALL-CIF San Diego Section selection and an All-Palomar League selection. Paul went on to go play wide receiver at Palomar College in 2008.