12 thoughts on “Coming Attractions…”

1. According to the recruiting page on Oregonlive.com the following Oregon High School players have given a verbal to Linfield:

   Louie Penn, Reynolds FB/LB
   Kavan Woodcock, West Salem DT 6-0, 275
   Cole Rogers, Newberg RB 5-8, 190
   Aaron Buxton, Roseburg RB/SS 5-9, 175
   Derek Cunningham, Glencoe RB 6-0, 200
   Mike White, Crater OL/DL 6-4, 240
   Scott Birkhofer, Portland Christian PK 6-1, 160
   Michael Smith, Lake Oswego LB/G 6-2, 210
   Patrick Hull, Franklin OT/DT 6-1, 235
   Jared Hinkle, Sheldon OT/DE 6-2, 260 (HM All-State OT)
   Tyler McCann, McNary DB
   Kyle Ward, McNary OG
   Tyler Boyer, Heppner RB/LB 5-9, 180
   Dan Lever, Canby RB

2. Hmm, oddly enough, I was working on the same thing today. Here’s some extra tidbits on a couple players I thought were interesting:

   Desmond, a 6-3, 245 pound tackle from Salinas (Calif.) High, was the Tri-County Athletic League offensive lineman of the year.

   “The coaches like my get-off on the line,” Desmond told the Monterey County Herald. “They’re losing three starters. He (coach Jay Locey) told me I’d have a shot to start as a freshman. I thought that was cool.”

   Fairhope High free safety Ryne Davison will attend Mississippi College on a scholarship package but is anticipating what the rest of us have heard about for about a year — Mississippi College moving down a level.

   “It’s for leadership, honors and a whole bunch of scholarships,” Davison told the Mobile (Ala.) Register. “They are supposed to be moving up to Division II next year so we can get money if they move up.”

   Davison holds a 3.9 GPA and scored a 23 on his ACT, according to the newspaper

3. SJU has a number of recruits coming in, as listed as follows: http://www.gojohnnies.com/football/times032005.htm

   I also heard through the grapevine about the exodus from North Dakota State to SJU continuing, but no confirmation on that source yet.

4. Emory & Henry also got a DT from Liberty County High School in Bristol,FL
   Matt Yancey 6’0 230

   25 Tackles
   14 tfl
   4 Sacks
   alos longsnaps
   2.98 GPA
   21 ACT

5. Word is that Shenendoah Univ. is getting a nasty TE from NW Guilford in Greensboro, NC
   Kurt Geldner
   6’3”
   230 lbs.
   4.64-40 yd dash
   16 rec. for 639 yds.

6. Please provide your link to the newspaper story for verification.

7. Trinity University (San Antonio) – Chris Baer, Shiner, TX

   Shiner’s Chris Baer will continue his football career next season at Trinity University in San Antonio. Baer has accepted an academic scholarship to study engineering at the Division III school and is also expected to play running back for the Tigers.

   Baer helped lead the Comanches to a perfect 16-0 record and the Texas Class 1A state championship with his performance at running back and linebacker, scoring 4 TD’s in the state championship game at Midwestern State stadium in Wichita Falls in late December.

   The 6-foot, 200-pound Baer earned a number of honors during his senior season. He was selected as the Class 1A Player of the Year by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine; the Offensive Player of the Year and the co-Defensive Player of the Year on the Texas Sports Writers Association Class 1A All-State team, and the Most Valuable Player on the Victoria Advocate’s all-area team. He was selected to the All-State team for the third consecutive season.

   In 2004, Baer rushed for 2,120 yards and 40 touchdowns, returned a kickoff for a touchdown in the state final and had 144 tackles and two interceptions. For his high school varsity career, Baer rushed for 5321 yards on 698 carries (7.6 avg), scored 81 touchdowns, threw 4 TD passes. At linebacker on defense, he racked up 266 tackles with 23 sacks, 6 interceptions, and 2 safeties.

   In the spring, Baer played catcher for Shiner’s 2002 Class 1A state championship baseball team, and was selected as the Newcomer of the Year on the Victoria Advocate’s all-area team. Baer moved to center field in 2004 and Shiner won the 2004 Class 1A state championship again, where Baer was voted as the Most Valuable Player of the tournament. He also advance to the Region IV track meet in the high jump four years in a row, clearing 6’2″ as a junior.

   The Trinity Tigers have won the SCAC Conference championship for 12 consecutive years and qualified for the NCAA Division III playoffs for the past 8 years in a row. In 2002, the Tigers played in the NCAA D-III championship game, the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl.

   (see http://www.baercom.com/chrisbaer/ for Baer’s statistics, and http://www.shinertx.com/shinerhs/va030805.htm or http://www.thevictoriaadvocate.com/sports/sports/story/2621123p-3039220c.html for newspaper story)

8. Jonathan Nettles a junior from Southern California, has given a verbal to attend Louisiana College. Jonathan has three years of eligibility left and plans to finish his football career at LC. Currently Jonathan runs a 4.5 forty, has a vertical jump of 35 inches, bench presses 225 x 15, and is 6’3 220 lbs. Jonathan has also expressed interest in coach Armstrong and the rest of the coaching staff at Louisiana College.

9. I heard that Wittenberg is getting Matt Maidlow a MLB from Madeira HS in Cincinnati. At 6-foot-3 235 Maidlow was ranked by rivals.com as a legitmite DI prospect, and I do know for a fact he held an offer from Ohio University, yet is was pulled once Frank Solich and co arrived in Athens. He was also rated as the 5th best linebacker prospect in Ohio by Ohio Football Recruiting News Magazine put out by rivals.com’s Bill Kruelic. If this turns out to be true Wittenberg just hit the jackpot, while the rest of teams in the NCAC may need to man up just a little bit more on the offensive front.

10. Here are the announced recruits for the Delaware Valley Aggies:

    Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School

    Azunna Anyanwu Fr LB 5-11 255 Bensalem, PA/Bensalem
    (Transfer from Lackawanna Junior College)

    Joe Barnicle Fr DB 5-10 180 Pompton Plains, NJ/Pequannock

    Ryan Bellerby Fr OL 6-1 260 Croydon, PA/Harry S. Truman

    Phillip Blazejewski Fr DB 5-11 190 Bensalem, PA/Bensalem

    Lawrance Box Fr RB 5-9 200 Glen Mills, PA/Garnet Valley

    Matt Brown Fr OL 6-2 250 Shartlesville, PA/Hamburg

    Dan Carpiniello Fr OL 5-10 214 Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan

    William Carroll Fr QB 5-9 165 North Brunswick, NJ/North Brunswick

    (Transfer from St. Peter’s College)

    Andrew Case Fr QB 5-11 190 Folcroft, PA/Monsignor Bonner

    Daniel Centofanti Fr DB 5-8 170 Warminster, PA/Lower Moreland

    Mike Colaianni Fr Hasbrouck Heights, NJ/Hasbrouck Heights

    J.P Conneen Fr DL 6-3 240 Morton, PA/Cardinal O’Hara

    Jim Danchision Fr RB 6-1 242 Shenandoah, PA/Shenandoah Valley

    Charles Dinolfi Fr DB 6-0 170 Swedesberg, PA/Upper Merion

    Travis Dochat Fr DL 6-0 232 Northampton, PA/Northampton

    P.J. Donofrio Fr DL 6-1 265 Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic

    T.J. Duranto Fr DB 6-0 190 Linwood, PA/Chichester

    Brad Emmons Fr QB 6-3 205 Marlboro, NJ/Colts Neck

    Mark English Fr WR 6-4 170 Willingboro, NJ/McCorriston Catholic

    Brandon Evans Fr DB 5-8 150 Aston, PA/Chichester

    Eric Fertig Fr LB 6-0 205 Matawan, NJ/Matawan Regional

    Josh Ford Fr DB 6-0 185 Stowe, PA/Pottsgrove

    Tyler Freas Fr LB 6-0 180 Kingston, PA/Bishop O’Reilly

    Dave Gerena Fr LB 5-11 180 Piscataway, NJ/Piscataway

    Justin Gillespie Fr RB 5-10 220 Linwood, NJ/

    Michael Good Fr TE 6-0 205 Bethlehem, PA/Nazareth

    Tyler Gust Fr RB 5-9 230 Hamburg, PA/Hamburg

    Dan Hillesheim Fr LB 6-1 205 Egg Harbor Township, NJ/Egg Harbor Twp

    Tim Hiteshew Fr LB 5-11 195 Columbia, MD/Oakland Mills

    Therman Hopkins Fr WR 5-11 165 Millsboro, DE/Sussex Tech

    Dave Justice Fr DB 5-11 160 Levittown, PA/Harry S. Truman

    Adam Kahora Fr TE 6-0 180 New Tripoli, PA/Northwestern Lehigh

    Eric Keough Fr OL 6-1 245 Warminster, PA/William Tennent

    Ryan Kirk Fr OL 6-2 280 Bushkill, PA/East Stroudsburg

    Corey Lapotsky Fr LB 6-0 200 Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts

    Greg Malewicki Fr DL 6-1 240 Gettysburg, PA/Gettysburg

    Matt Mariano Fr QB 5-9 162 East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick

    Steve Masefield Fr LB 6-0 205 Haskell, NJ/Lakeland Regional

    Matt Munutolo Fr OL 6-2 250 Drexel Hill, PA/Monsignor Bonner

    Cesare Natale Fr DL 5-11 245 Macungie, PA/Emmaus

    Darry Oliver Fr OL 6-4 300 Mt. Laurell, NJ/Grand River Prep (OH)

    Jim Oliver Fr OL 5-10 230 Washingtonville, NY/Washingtonville

    Nicholas Papadakos Fr LB 6-3 215 Hebron, CT/RHAM

    Anthony Pizzo Fr LB 5-10 220 Lindenwold, NJ/Lindenwold

    Ryan Pope Fr DB 5-8 170 Mt. Holly, NJ/Rancocas Valley

    (Transfer from Springfield College)

    James Powell Fr OL 6-5 270 Ewing, NJ/McCorriston Catholic

    Mike Primavera Fr QB 6-0 185 Bensalem, PA/Bensalem

    Craig Quendenfeld So OL 6-0 260 Chalfont, PA/Central Bucks West

    (Transfer from Millersville University)

    Julius Raposo Fr LB 5-8 170 Wallington, NJ/Wallington

    Kyle Reuter Fr LB 5-11 205 Richwood, NJ/Clearview Regional

    Jimmy Rice Fr LB 5-11 210 Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan

    Nick Rubino Fr DL 5-10 250 Red Bank, NJ/Middletown South

    Dustyn Seifert Fr DL 6-0 265 Quakertown, PA/Quakertown

    Rob Shedlosky Fr OL 5-11 220 Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan

    Ralph Stambaugh Fr DL 6-2 275 Westminster, PA/Francis Scott Key

    Justin Stattel Fr OL 6-0 220 Marlboro, NJ/Marlboro

    Joe Tetz Fr DB 6-2 175 Chester Springs, NY/Chester

    Jeff Utke Fr OL 6-3 250 Sewell, NJ/St. Augustin Prep

    Brian Wangstrom Fr OL 6-2 278 Shiloh, NJ/Cumberland Regional

    John Ward Fr QB 5-10 185 Swarthmore, PA/Cardinal O’Hara

    Ronald Weaver Fr LB 6-0 205 Nazareth, PA/Nazareth

    Kyle Williams Fr OL 6-0 230 Manheim, PA/Manheim Township

11. http://thedailysentinel.com/story.lasso?ewcd=bc0eefa29f29294f

    SHS’ Cowboy becomes a Lynx

    Special to the Sentinel
    The Daily Sentinel

    Published May 23, 2005

    Scottsboro fullback Garrett Estes will continue his football career at NCAA Div.III Rhodes College in Memphis next fall.

    Estes, known as “Cowboy” to Scottsboro fans, committed to Rhodes on May 1 and will report to practice on August 15.

    ”I am very excited about the opportunity to play at the next level,” Estes said. “I liked the coaching staff, the city of Memphis, and the excellent academic reputation of Rhodes College.”

    Rhodes is consistenly ranked among the nation’s top liberal arts college.

    While NCAA Div. III programs do not offer athletic scholarships, Estes was awarded an academic grant from Rhodes, as well as an ROTC scholarship.

    Estes is one of the most productive fullbacks in Scottsboro’s 88 year history.

    He was only the 14th Wildcat to top 1000 rushing yards in a season. Estes is eighth all time in rushing yards and ranks fifth all-time in rushing attempts. He is fifth all-time in average yards per game and tenth all-time in rushing touchdowns.

    ”I owe any records and success I have had to the offensive linemen who have fought for me and a coaching staff who put their faith in me,” Estes said.

    ”I hope that I am able to honor them in the years to come as I continue my playing career.”

    ”Garrett’s father and I are very proud of his accomplishments and thank God for our many blessings,”Garrett’s mother Bobbie said. “We would like to thank Chris Haunschild and Joey Spivey for their many man hours and miles to the various colleges that were recruiting him.”

    Former head coach and current athletic director Larry Morris had this to say about Estes.

    ”Garrett can best be described as a winner,” Morris said. “He was not the biggest, the strongest, or the fastest player on the team, but he was definitely one of the toughest,” Morris said.

    ”Garrett gives you every ounce of God-given ability on every play. Not only does he play hard, but he is truly a team player. He played fullback, quarterback, safety, extra-point holder and he was on almost every kicking team-to say the least, he was a versatile player.”

    Not only did Morris comment on Garrett’s ability and durability, but also praised Estes for being a leader.

    ”As well as being an outstanding player, Garrett was a great leader on our team. His competitiveness and his intense desire to excel made teammates and opponents respect him as a football player. The qualities and characteristics that Garrett possesses are what will make him an asset to any team, because they are characteristics of a true winner,”Morris said.

    Along with playing football, Estes wants to pursue a degree in large animal vetrinarian medicine.

12. Does anyone out there know how well Mount Union did regarding its recruiting this year??? Is there any publication that lists who has verbally committed???? Please advise….thanks !!