 McCarty joined the senior team at St. Thomas More , skipping the junior team entirely . He continued in his role as a running back while switching to the secondary defensively . Despite being a rare Grade 9 player on the senior team , he was one of the Knights ' two leading rushers that year . McCarty scored a touchdown in the AAA B.C. championship game , helping the Knights win their first senior title as they beat the Pinetree T @-@ Wolves 29 – 6 . While K.C. Steele , the Knights ' coach , has a policy of not recording player statistics , it is estimated that McCarty finished 1999 with over 1 @,@ 000 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns .   In 2000 , McCarty played a significant role in the Knights ' rushing and return game . He rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns against the Burnaby Central Wildcats in the annual Burnaby Bowl , adding two punt returns for touchdowns . By the end of October , the Knights had compiled a perfect 6 – 0 record , and defensive coordinator and former CFL defensive back Lou Deslauriers called McCarty " the best player for his age and talent that we 've ever had at our school " . He recorded 238 yards and four consecutive touchdowns with only 23 carries in the Knights ' 46 – 12 victory over the W. J. Mouat Hawks in the AAA championship game . For his role in earning the Knights their second AAA title , McCarty was named the game 's MVP , becoming the youngest player to earn this award .   McCarty remained a presence on the field for the Knights in 2001 , expanding his role by playing some snaps as a fullback . He rushed for 160 yards in that year 's Burnaby Bowl , including three touchdowns as a halfback and one as a fullback . McCarty had another notable performance in a 67 – 7 blowout against the South Delta Sun Devils , running for 200 yards and three touchdowns . He also showed himself to be a capable receiver , including making five catches for 66 yards in a match against the Holy Cross Crusaders . McCarty also finished that game with 110 yards and two touchdowns on only three carries . Despite giving up only 19 points during the entire regular season , the Knights lost 32 – 26 in the quarter @-@ finals of the playoffs against the Centennial Centaurs after McCarty was stopped one yard away from the endzone on the last play of the game .   As a senior , McCarty recorded 2 @,@ 400 yards and scored 33 touchdowns in just nine games , averaging 266 @.@ 7 yards and over three touchdowns per game . He ran for 380 yards and three touchdowns in a 21 – 20 loss against the W. J. Mouat Hawks in the quarter @-@ finals of the AAA playoffs . He was named the 2002 Provincial Player of the Year for his performance and finished his four @-@ year AAA career at St. Thomas More with 84 touchdowns , breaking a school record .   = = = Other sports = = =   McCarty played basketball and baseball during high school as well . He lettered in basketball with the Knights . At the 2001 Big League World Series , McCarty played for Team Canada as a shortstop and center fielder , helping the team to third place in the international competition . Despite being skilled as a baseball player , McCarty chose football over professional baseball due to the physicality of the former sport .   = = College career = =   = = = Boise State = = =   McCarty originally committed to Boise State University and played for the Broncos . In 2003 , he was given redshirt status and did not play . McCarty played a limited role the following year , but capitalized on the opportunities he was given , rushing for 104 yards on only 10 carries . His only touchdown came on a 7 @-@ yard carry in the October 24 game against the Fresno State Bulldogs . The Bulldogs finished with an 11 – 1 season in 2004 .   = = = Reedley = = =   McCarty transferred to Reedley College and played for the Tigers in 2005 . He ended the season with 620 rushing yards , 500 receiving yards , and 14 touchdowns , as the Tigers earned a 10 – 1 record along their way to the Central Valley Conference championship title . McCarty also played baseball at Reedley .   = = = Western Washington = = =   After his single season at Reedley , McCarty transferred to Western Washington University and played football for the Vikings . McCarty was immediately a significant factor in the Vikings ' gameplan . In the season opener , he rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns on 30 carries against the Humboldt State Lumberjacks . He also played a large role in the passing game early in the season , making eight receptions for 126 yards through the first two games . After starting the first seven games for the Vikings , McCarty broke his foot in a game against the South Dakota Hardrockers . At the time of his injury , he led the Vikings in rushing and receiving yards . He finished the
ĠMcC arty Ġjoined Ġthe Ġsenior Ġteam Ġat ĠSt . ĠThomas ĠMore Ġ, Ġskipping Ġthe Ġjunior Ġteam Ġentirely Ġ. ĠHe Ġcontinued Ġin Ġhis Ġrole Ġas Ġa Ġrunning Ġback Ġwhile Ġswitching Ġto Ġthe Ġsecondary Ġdefensively Ġ. ĠDespite Ġbeing Ġa Ġrare ĠGrade Ġ9 Ġplayer Ġon Ġthe Ġsenior Ġteam Ġ, Ġhe Ġwas Ġone Ġof Ġthe ĠKnights Ġ' Ġtwo Ġleading Ġr us hers Ġthat Ġyear Ġ. ĠMcC arty Ġscored Ġa Ġtouchdown Ġin Ġthe ĠAAA ĠB . C . Ġchampionship Ġgame Ġ, Ġhelping Ġthe ĠKnights Ġwin Ġtheir Ġfirst Ġsenior Ġtitle Ġas Ġthey Ġbeat Ġthe ĠPin et ree ĠT Ġ@ - @ ĠWolves Ġ29 ĠâĢĵ Ġ6 Ġ. ĠWhile ĠK . C . ĠSteele Ġ, Ġthe ĠKnights Ġ' Ġcoach Ġ, Ġhas Ġa Ġpolicy Ġof Ġnot Ġrecording Ġplayer Ġstatistics Ġ, Ġit Ġis Ġestimated Ġthat ĠMcC arty Ġfinished Ġ1999 Ġwith Ġover Ġ1 Ġ@ , @ Ġ000 Ġrushing Ġyards Ġand Ġ15 Ġtouchdowns Ġ. Ġ Ġ ĠIn Ġ2000 Ġ, ĠMcC arty Ġplayed Ġa Ġsignificant Ġrole Ġin Ġthe ĠKnights Ġ' Ġrushing Ġand Ġreturn Ġgame Ġ. ĠHe Ġrushed Ġfor Ġ150 Ġyards Ġand Ġthree Ġtouchdowns Ġagainst Ġthe ĠBurn aby ĠCentral ĠWildcats Ġin Ġthe Ġannual ĠBurn aby ĠBowl Ġ, Ġadding Ġtwo Ġpunt Ġreturns Ġfor Ġtouchdowns Ġ. ĠBy Ġthe Ġend Ġof ĠOctober Ġ, Ġthe ĠKnights Ġhad Ġcompiled Ġa Ġperfect Ġ6 ĠâĢĵ Ġ0 Ġrecord Ġ, Ġand Ġdefensive Ġcoordinator Ġand Ġformer ĠCFL Ġdefensive Ġback ĠLou ĠDes l aur iers Ġcalled ĠMcC arty Ġ" Ġthe Ġbest Ġplayer Ġfor Ġhis Ġage Ġand Ġtalent Ġthat Ġwe Ġ' ve Ġever Ġhad Ġat Ġour Ġschool Ġ" Ġ. ĠHe Ġrecorded Ġ238 Ġyards Ġand Ġfour Ġconsecutive Ġtouchdowns Ġwith Ġonly Ġ23 Ġcarries Ġin Ġthe ĠKnights Ġ' Ġ46 ĠâĢĵ Ġ12 Ġvictory Ġover Ġthe ĠW . ĠJ . ĠMou at ĠHawks Ġin Ġthe ĠAAA Ġchampionship Ġgame Ġ. ĠFor Ġhis Ġrole Ġin Ġearning Ġthe ĠKnights Ġtheir Ġsecond ĠAAA Ġtitle Ġ, ĠMcC arty Ġwas Ġnamed Ġthe Ġgame Ġ' s ĠMVP Ġ, Ġbecoming Ġthe Ġyoungest Ġplayer Ġto Ġearn Ġthis Ġaward Ġ. Ġ Ġ ĠMcC arty Ġremained Ġa Ġpresence Ġon Ġthe Ġfield Ġfor Ġthe ĠKnights Ġin Ġ2001 Ġ, Ġexpanding Ġhis Ġrole Ġby Ġplaying Ġsome Ġsnaps Ġas Ġa Ġfullback Ġ. ĠHe Ġrushed Ġfor Ġ160 Ġyards Ġin Ġthat Ġyear Ġ' s ĠBurn aby ĠBowl Ġ, Ġincluding Ġthree Ġtouchdowns Ġas Ġa Ġhalf back Ġand Ġone Ġas Ġa Ġfullback Ġ. ĠMcC arty Ġhad Ġanother Ġnotable Ġperformance Ġin Ġa Ġ67 ĠâĢĵ Ġ7 Ġblow out Ġagainst Ġthe ĠSouth ĠDelta ĠSun ĠDevils Ġ, Ġrunning Ġfor Ġ200 Ġyards Ġand Ġthree Ġtouchdowns Ġ. ĠHe Ġalso Ġshowed Ġhimself Ġto Ġbe Ġa Ġcapable Ġreceiver Ġ, Ġincluding Ġmaking Ġfive Ġcatches Ġfor Ġ66 Ġyards Ġin Ġa Ġmatch Ġagainst Ġthe ĠHoly ĠCross ĠCrus aders Ġ. ĠMcC arty Ġalso Ġfinished Ġthat Ġgame Ġwith Ġ110 Ġyards Ġand Ġtwo Ġtouchdowns Ġon Ġonly Ġthree Ġcarries Ġ. ĠDespite Ġgiving Ġup Ġonly Ġ19 Ġpoints Ġduring Ġthe Ġentire Ġregular Ġseason Ġ, Ġthe ĠKnights Ġlost Ġ32 ĠâĢĵ Ġ26 Ġin Ġthe Ġquarter Ġ@ - @ Ġfinals Ġof Ġthe Ġplayoffs Ġagainst Ġthe ĠCent ennial ĠCent a urs Ġafter ĠMcC arty Ġwas Ġstopped Ġone Ġyard Ġaway Ġfrom Ġthe Ġend zone Ġon Ġthe Ġlast Ġplay Ġof Ġthe Ġgame Ġ. Ġ Ġ ĠAs Ġa Ġsenior Ġ, ĠMcC arty Ġrecorded Ġ2 Ġ@ , @ Ġ400 Ġyards Ġand Ġscored Ġ33 Ġtouchdowns Ġin Ġjust Ġnine Ġgames Ġ, Ġaveraging Ġ266 Ġ@ . @ Ġ7 Ġyards Ġand Ġover Ġthree Ġtouchdowns Ġper Ġgame Ġ. ĠHe Ġran Ġfor Ġ380 Ġyards Ġand Ġthree Ġtouchdowns Ġin Ġa Ġ21 ĠâĢĵ Ġ20 Ġloss Ġagainst Ġthe ĠW . ĠJ . ĠMou at ĠHawks Ġin Ġthe Ġquarter Ġ@ - @ Ġfinals Ġof Ġthe ĠAAA Ġplayoffs Ġ. ĠHe Ġwas Ġnamed Ġthe Ġ2002 ĠProvincial ĠPlayer Ġof Ġthe ĠYear Ġfor Ġhis Ġperformance Ġand Ġfinished Ġhis Ġfour Ġ@ - @ Ġyear ĠAAA Ġcareer Ġat ĠSt . ĠThomas ĠMore Ġwith Ġ84 Ġtouchdowns Ġ, Ġbreaking Ġa Ġschool Ġrecord Ġ. Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= ĠOther Ġsports Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ ĠMcC arty Ġplayed Ġbasketball Ġand Ġbaseball Ġduring Ġhigh Ġschool Ġas Ġwell Ġ. ĠHe Ġlet tered Ġin Ġbasketball Ġwith Ġthe ĠKnights Ġ. ĠAt Ġthe Ġ2001 ĠBig ĠLeague ĠWorld ĠSeries Ġ, ĠMcC arty Ġplayed Ġfor ĠTeam ĠCanada Ġas Ġa Ġshortstop Ġand Ġcenter Ġfielder Ġ, Ġhelping Ġthe Ġteam Ġto Ġthird Ġplace Ġin Ġthe Ġinternational Ġcompetition Ġ. ĠDespite Ġbeing Ġskilled Ġas Ġa Ġbaseball Ġplayer Ġ, ĠMcC arty Ġchose Ġfootball Ġover Ġprofessional Ġbaseball Ġdue Ġto Ġthe Ġphysical ity Ġof Ġthe Ġformer Ġsport Ġ. Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= ĠCollege Ġcareer Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= ĠBoise ĠState Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ ĠMcC arty Ġoriginally Ġcommitted Ġto ĠBoise ĠState ĠUniversity Ġand Ġplayed Ġfor Ġthe ĠBroncos Ġ. ĠIn Ġ2003 Ġ, Ġhe Ġwas Ġgiven Ġred shirt Ġstatus Ġand Ġdid Ġnot Ġplay Ġ. ĠMcC arty Ġplayed Ġa Ġlimited Ġrole Ġthe Ġfollowing Ġyear Ġ, Ġbut Ġcapital ized Ġon Ġthe Ġopportunities Ġhe Ġwas Ġgiven Ġ, Ġrushing Ġfor Ġ104 Ġyards Ġon Ġonly Ġ10 Ġcarries Ġ. ĠHis Ġonly Ġtouchdown Ġcame Ġon Ġa Ġ7 Ġ@ - @ Ġyard Ġcarry Ġin Ġthe ĠOctober Ġ24 Ġgame Ġagainst Ġthe ĠFresno ĠState ĠBulldogs Ġ. ĠThe ĠBulldogs Ġfinished Ġwith Ġan Ġ11 ĠâĢĵ Ġ1 Ġseason Ġin Ġ2004 Ġ. Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= ĠReed ley Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ ĠMcC arty Ġtransferred Ġto ĠReed ley ĠCollege Ġand Ġplayed Ġfor Ġthe ĠTigers Ġin Ġ2005 Ġ. ĠHe Ġended Ġthe Ġseason Ġwith Ġ620 Ġrushing Ġyards Ġ, Ġ500 Ġreceiving Ġyards Ġ, Ġand Ġ14 Ġtouchdowns Ġ, Ġas Ġthe ĠTigers Ġearned Ġa Ġ10 ĠâĢĵ Ġ1 Ġrecord Ġalong Ġtheir Ġway Ġto Ġthe ĠCentral ĠValley ĠConference Ġchampionship Ġtitle Ġ. ĠMcC arty Ġalso Ġplayed Ġbaseball Ġat ĠReed ley Ġ. Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= ĠWestern ĠWashington Ġ= Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ ĠAfter Ġhis Ġsingle Ġseason Ġat ĠReed ley Ġ, ĠMcC arty Ġtransferred Ġto ĠWestern ĠWashington ĠUniversity Ġand Ġplayed Ġfootball Ġfor Ġthe ĠVikings Ġ. ĠMcC arty Ġwas Ġimmediately Ġa Ġsignificant Ġfactor Ġin Ġthe ĠVikings Ġ' Ġgame plan Ġ. ĠIn Ġthe Ġseason Ġopener Ġ, Ġhe Ġrushed Ġfor Ġ139 Ġyards Ġand Ġthree Ġtouchdowns Ġon Ġ30 Ġcarries Ġagainst Ġthe ĠH umb old t ĠState ĠL umber j acks Ġ. ĠHe Ġalso Ġplayed Ġa Ġlarge Ġrole Ġin Ġthe Ġpassing Ġgame Ġearly Ġin Ġthe Ġseason Ġ, Ġmaking Ġeight Ġreceptions Ġfor Ġ126 Ġyards Ġthrough Ġthe Ġfirst Ġtwo Ġgames Ġ. ĠAfter Ġstarting Ġthe Ġfirst Ġseven Ġgames Ġfor Ġthe ĠVikings Ġ, ĠMcC arty Ġbroke Ġhis Ġfoot Ġin Ġa Ġgame Ġagainst Ġthe ĠSouth ĠDakota ĠHard rock ers Ġ. ĠAt Ġthe Ġtime Ġof Ġhis Ġinjury Ġ, Ġhe Ġled Ġthe ĠVikings Ġin Ġrushing Ġand Ġreceiving Ġyards Ġ. ĠHe Ġfinished Ġthe