McCourt was our Catholic League Player of the Year in 1999 as Roman won its first championship since 1947, then shared the honor in 2000. Careerwise, he rushed 558 times for a school-record 3,315 yards and 38 touchdowns, and caught 53 passes for 769 yards and six TDs. He scored 288 total points.
Truly an old-school athlete, McCourt also earned first-team All-City baseball honors as an outfielder and was an important basketball sub, as well. He then experienced upper-echelon football success for Lafayette, at running back (4,474 yards), and is now Roman's head coach.
Our Public League honoree is defensive lineman Sharrif Floyd, of George Washington.
In an era when recruiters from Division I schools barely know of the Pub's existence, the 6-3, 310-pound Floyd dominated to such an extent that some observers considered him the nation's No. 1 down-lineman prospect.
Floyd, also a force at guard, last season powered the Eagles to a third consecutive Pub title and followed with strong performances in national all-star games in Hawaii and Texas. He recently made an oral commitment to Florida.
Floyd this past season made 60 tackles. An amazing 36, including eight sacks, were made behind the line. He also batted down five passes, forced two fumbles and notched six blocks (five punts and a field-goal attempt).
The end of the decade also produces our Inter-Ac League headliner, Chestnut Hill Academy's Ibraheim Campbell.
Campbell was listed at d-back on this past season's All-City Team because that's the position he prefers and the one he intends to play at Northwestern.
