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Woods, family are optimistic after surgery

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

 

Strongsville senior D.J. Woods and his family were optimistic after the star receiver had exploratory surgery on his back Monday.

"D.J. is in very good spirits," his mother, Kelly Woods, said after speaking with doctors at Akron General Hospital. "We don't think it is as bad as we thought it was. We don't think it was a tumor, but we won't know the results for sure until Wednesday."

Woods has missed Strongsville's past three games with a sore lower back. Doctors were concerned the image they saw on a full-body MRI of Woods nearly two weeks ago was a tumor.

Woods, a University of Nebraska recruit, has been bolstered by support from the community.

"People have been awesome," Kelly Woods said. "D.J. got calls from the Glenville team, from the Berea team, from other players and coaches. We're thankful for all of the prayers."

Prayers to D.J. and Family.

bah those are all in the northern part of ohio it seems, i wanted to see how he did against the highschool i was supposed to go to.

Here is a link to Strongsvilles schedule. Ohio High School Scores and Rankings

You can see all of the unofficial and official rankings, scores, and schedules for all schools in Ohio. It is broken down by school size. Strongsville plays in the Ohio Big league so to speak. Strongsville would have no problem holding its own and represent Ohio in the Herbstreit Ohio vs USA challenge if they were invited to do so. If they would make a state playoff run they would eventually run into the Dublins and The Hilliards but only if everyone makes it that far. The State Champion from last year, Hilliard davidson lost their first game at Cooper Stadium against Hilliard Darby. Same with the Dublins, they usually beat each other up and only one emerges in the end.

His dad gave some more information on DJ's trip to the OSU vs YSWU game this past weekend.

Strongsville, Ohio, wide receiver and defensive back D.J. Woods, who committed to Nebraska during the summer, attended the OSU-YSU game. Immediately rumors swirled that Woods was perhaps going to de-commit from Nebraska and commit to Ohio State. Woods and his father set the record straight in this interview with Bucknuts.com.

Bucknuts Free

It was fun to think even for a day that there still is hope for us Buckeye fans. Dj was like a fan favorite in the class of 08. we wish him the best of luck. I may even watch a few more Nebraska games in the future to see how Woods progresses.

Hey I just want to say that you guys are getting one hell of a football player in DJ Woods. We at Ohio State would love to have him. He has lightning speed and his shuttle time is one of the fastest you'll see.

He started getting major recognittion at the Pittsburgh Scout combine where he "lit it up". After that he was dubbed "Man on Fire".

we flooded his name through the forums in hopes of getting his name to the coaches. They had him on the radar all along, it was just a question of getting his SAT scores. Ohio State only had 15 schollies to offer for 2008 at the time so they were cautiously offering. Then they got the info they wanted and made the offer.

we were ecstatic cause we thought he wanted the Ohio State offer. He got it and in two weeks he committed to you guys. Nebraska is a national powerhouse. Everyone knows it and apparently someone there made a major impression on DJ.

We know how great he is and will not give up. Mike Brewster and the "Brew Crew" (a group of 08 Committs to OSU) will probably go down in history for putting together and selling one of the greatest classes in Ohio State history. It is unfortunate for Nebraska that DJ Woods is one of their targets. Brewster is a genius, and will do everything in his power to make sure that Woods has no regrets at all in choosing Nebraska. Should Woods not waiver and stay committed to Nebraska, you Cornhuskers had better realize what a great kid in DJ Woods that you will have.

Strongsville's DJ Woods knocks away a pass attempt for St. Edward's receiver Maxwell Warren in the second quarter August 24, 2007 at Pat Catan Stadium in Strongsville.