Ben Mauk

[Mercerville Monster]

During his high school career, Mauk became one of the most celebrated quarterbacks in Ohio High School Athletics Association history:

National records

Total Yards, Career 1st, 19,628 1999-2002 (17,364 passing, 2,264 rushing)

Total Yards, Season 1st, 7,928 2002 (6,540 passing, 1,388 rushing) 2nd, 6,727 2001 (5,770 passing, 957 rushing)

Total Yards, Per Game 1st, 528.5 2002 (7,928/15) 2nd, 448.5 2001 (6,727/15) 5th, 395.5 2000 (3,955/10)

Passing yards per game 1st, 436.0ypg (2002) 4th, 384.7ypg (2001)

Most Passing Attempts, Career 1st, 1,905 (1999-2002)

Most Passing Attempts, Season 1st, 674 (2001) 2nd, 669 (2002)

Most Passing Attempts, Per Game 4th, 44.9 2001 (674/15) 5th, 44.6 2002 (669/15)

Most Completions, Career 2nd, 1,095 (1999-2002)

Most Completions, Season 2nd, 413 (2002) 3rd, 369 (2001)

Most Completions, Per Game 3rd, 27.5 (2002) 9th, 24.6 (2001)

TD Passes, Career 2nd, 178 (1999-2002)

TD Passes, Season 2nd, 76 (2002) 12th, 60 (2001)

Passing Yards, Career 1st, 17,364 (1999-2002)

Passing Yards, Season 1st, 6,540 (2002) 2nd, 5,770 (2001) 57th, 3,936 (2000)




WOW!!! Those numbers are unreal. I would give anything to see a QB and offense like that around this area. Anyone from Portamouth West remember his performance in the State Championship?

[JHS4EVER]

Where is he located now?

[YOU'RE TIGER BAIT]

thats amazing right there.

[Matt52]

hes the qb for the Cincinnati Commandos

[Black@Orange]

Yes, I remeber the game, best H.S. Qb. I've ever seen. But did he ever come out of the games. To put up those numbers, you had to be winning, by large margins. I heard that his younger brother is challenging some of those records. Must still be running it up.

[earp]

Little brother Maty Mauk!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6_NaNx6_O8

[LICKING COUNTY FAN]

Ben was the best high svhool QB I ever watched and I have watched a few in my time.

His brother is awesome caught him twice last season. He does not have the talent around him Ben did which makes the numbers he is putting up pretty impressive.

[seasick80]

That state championship game was unbelievable. To Wests defense, they hadnt seen anything like that, but they were game as they intercepted Mauk early. But the way the kenton offense was setup, actually set you up. They widen the gaps on the oline inviting you to rush more defenders and that opens the field for the 5 receivers to get open. Ben was a better athelete than most defenders so he just ran around till someone got open. And that rocket arm. WOW. As for West, they lost their main weapon in Lens early, and their other good back had an injury early in the season. They had no chance after 2nd qtr. But they beat Ursuline!!! Good enuff for me!!

[Mercerville Monster]

I'm hoping to see the younger Mauk at the State Championships this year but they have a tough road getting there. Ben put up stats in one season that probably 90% of High School QBs would dream of doing in a career. All I can say is it must have been VERY frustrating being a defender on the opposing team and knowing he can do anything he wanted to with you.

[Glass Joe]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Western Brown brought him in this summer to help them install a spread offense. It wasn't a full time position, but I think that's pretty cool.

I'll be at Welcome Stadium tonight to see Maty Mauk. Should be a nice contrast to see the Kenton pass offense against the Massie run game.

[LICKING COUNTY FAN]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Western Brown brought him in this summer to help them install a spread offense. It wasn't a full time position, but I think that's pretty cool.

I'll be at Welcome Stadium tonight to see Maty Mauk. Should be a nice contrast to see the Kenton pass offense against the Massie run game.

If I pm you my number can you call me with updates of the Kenton game?
Just put it on my voice mail.

[Mercerville Monster]

What I have always wondered is why did he not attend a powerhouse football program? I mean during that time Wake and UC were both successful but you would think some college coaches would do anything to have got him. Maybe his size or type of offense he ran in High School? Not many teams run the old run and shoot but you would think the teams that did like Texas Tech and maybe a Boise State or a handful of other schools would have been all over him at the time.

[LICKING COUNTY FAN]

I talked to some college scouts who was recruiting Brady Quinn and they told me that they were not looking at Mauk because of his size.

I told them they need to go watch him because Quinn is not in Mauk's league. All Quinn had ws a few inches on Mauk and he went to a bigger school.

[Black@Orange]

I remember the charge of "running it up." If you are playing in the state championship game and going against arguably one of the best teams in the state, how is it that he couldnt at least be slowed down?

Running it up is a two way street. It implies that one team didnt take their foot off the throttle and it also implies that their opponent was powerless to do anything about it.

Not accusing Kenton of running it up in the campionship game. Once I realized we were going to lose, I enjoyed watching him. Like I said Best H.S. Qb. I have ever seen. But those are video game numbers. Didn't he play for his dad? That would make the running up the score allegations, that much worse.

[West_Sider]

Ben and Kenton were doing things that nobody had seen in Ohio at that time from an offensive standpoint. Mix that with a guy like Ben pulling the trigger spells disaster. I went up to watch them play West at Massilon not really buying into it feeling that West could play with anybody after defeating that small college team Youngstown Ursiline, but after you just have to give credit where credit is due. I really believe thaty could have won every division that year save DI. What gets lost was just how good their defense was. Playing in DIV and no player on their team went both ways. There entire defense was probably 6'0 220 lbs fast and hard hitting.

West had held Kenton to a couple scores in the game with about 1:20 left in the half Kenton got the ball back inside their own 20 yard line. Mauk threw the ball into 30 mph winds to generate a score right before half. Your just not beating that. Back to back state champions for a reason.

[West_Sider]

Did I see it wrong or were those highlights of Matt Mauk from his freshman year! Color me impressed.

[friday_nite_fan]

I like how most teams were rushing 3 and dropping 8 into coverage and still getting burnt through the air....

[Soho]

Bengals need him. Palmer a joke.

[caglewis]

His shoulder injury was so severe - his throwing capacity just can't ever be the same. He played well for the one year he was allowed at UC, but you just don't get back to 100% after that kind of injury.

[bdubya]

Ben was originally being recruited by Ohio University as a junior, when Grobe was the head coach of the Bobcats. When Grobe went to WF, Benny followed him to Winston-Salem. He was also a starter there before the injury, then the guy that replaced him that season won the ACC title.

Benny, as the locals call him, had an enormous amount of talent around him — especially for a town that is no bigger than most down here. Kenton's run over those two years was an unbelievable thing to witness.

I have family in Kenton, and I get to hear all kinds of updates on the younger Mauk. If you haven't seen Maty, you still have time. He's only a junior. Maty doesn't have as much talent around him overall, but the Wildcats are still possibly the most capable offense in all of Division IV.

Check these numbers out.

http://www.maxpreps.com/athletes/JZjjz4 ... y-mauk.htm