The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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PERSONAL Chase Camden Winovich was born April 19, 1995 … Sports a max bench press of 315 pounds … Has run a personal-best 4.57 40-yard dash … Brother, Pete Winovich, was a running back at Bowling Green (2004-07) … Will become the first player from Thomas Jefferson High and the second player from Clairton, Pa., to wear the Maize and Blue (halfback Alvin Groce, 1956-58). STATISTICS Career Totals: Started a total of 22 games at linebacker in his junior and senior seasons for the Jaguars … Played quarterback, running back and tight end on offense … An injury shortened his sophomore season … Tallied 205 tackles, 23 sacks, seven forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries, one interception and six punt blocks … Racked up 119 carries for 1,031 yards (8.7 yards per carry) and 17 touchdowns … Completed 14 of 29 passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns. Senior Season: Started all 12 games at outside linebacker and running back for a Thomas Jefferson team that went 11-1, losing to Central Valley, 23-13, in the Pennsylvania Class AAA semifinals … Racked up 89 tackles, 14 sacks, five forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and five blocked punts … Tallied 115 carries for 981 yards (8.5 yards per rush) and 16 touchdowns … Completed 14 of 29 passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns … Posted a season-high 12 tackles and 141 yards rushing in the state semifinals … Led the way in a playoff win over Highland, rushing 31 times for 229 yards (7.4 yards per carry) and three touchdowns … Earned Class AAA first-team All-State honors on defense from the Pennsylvania Football Writers Association … Ranked No. 8 on PennLive. com Fab 25. Junior Season: Started all 12 games at outside linebacker for a Thomas Jef- ferson team that went 11-1 before losing to West Allegheny, 24-7, in the Class AAA state semifinals … Registered 69 tackles, nine sacks, four fumble recover- ies, one forced fumble, an interception and one blocked punt … Carried the ball four times for 50 yards (12.5 yards per rush) and a touchdown … Racked up a season-high 10 tackles in a 63-19 playoff win over Hollidaysburg. Sophomore Season: Started one game at safety before being hampered by an injury … Played backup duty after returning to the field for a Thomas Jeffer- son team that went 7-4 and lost in the second round of the Class AAA playoffs to Knoch, 31-9 … Totaled 47 tackles and one forced fumble. CHASE WINOVICH OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 6-3 • 216 THOMAS JEFFERSON H.S. CLAIRTON, PA. RANKINGS STARS NAT. POS. STATE ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ — 18 6 ✪ ✪ ✪ — 48 13 ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ — 25 7 ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ 281 26 7