KETTERING – After C.J. Hicks muffed a punt during the third quarter of Archbishop Alter’s game against Carroll High School on Friday night, the five-star Ohio State linebacker commit was hit with a chant from the opposing student section that’s often used against highly touted prospects like him: “Overrated! Overrated!”
It didn’t take long for Hicks to quiet the visiting crowd down.
On the very next play after the muffed punt, which Hicks recovered himself, the Knights’ do-it-all playmaker – who starts at running back, linebacker, kickoff returner and punt returner for Alter – broke through the middle of Carroll’s defense and took for a 70-yard touchdown run to extend the home team’s lead to 42-0.