HS FOOT: Ex-Birmingham receiver never gave up

Remember Kenny Davis, a top receiver for Birmingham way back in 2005?

He has overcome some injury issues and is still around as a sophomore for Pierce College, and Davis has developed into quite a DI prospect with offers from Arizona, Arizona State, New Mexico State, San Diego State, Tennessee, Utah State and Wyoming.

Davis, a 6-3, 190-pounder who runs a 4.8 40-yard dash, is part of a tall receiver corps at Pierce that coach Efrain Martinez calls "the best in the nation."

There is another Birmingham tie at quarterback with Exavier Johnson, who played at Birmingham during the mighty 2007 championship season and has bounced back from Utah State.

"This is the season for Xavier to prove all the critics wrong, the ones who didn't want him to play quarterback and were always trying to put him at a different position," Martinez said. "He looks really good."

-- Gerry Gittelson