Recruiting Recap: Near and far

Initially this Dose reported on a student named Matt Ward, who I thought was from the Philippines. I could explain why I thought that, but it doesn’t really matter.

Fact is, Matt is from Massachusetts and attended one of the elite boarding schools in the country, Philips Academy in Andover, Mass. It’s a very well known school with alums including Presidents George H. and George W. Bush, John F Kennedy, Jr., and former MLB Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti. Ward is headed to Wesleyan University following in the footsteps of another PA grad, Bill Belichick.

I apologize for the mistake and appreciate the corrections. I’ll make an effort not to make similarly stupid errors in the future…

Maryville’s incoming class will have a much more local flavor as Coach Tony Ierulli mines local high school talent. Ierulli told the (Maryville, Tenn.) Daily Times, ““When I first got here we were having to convince the local guys to even look at us…Now we’re one of the first places they are looking and that’s a tremendous change for us.”

One of the Scots’ top recruits is Lenoir City (Tenn.) back Rommel Hightower. Hightower, who gained 4,500 yards in his high school career, “is explosive and has real good size” according to Ierulli.

Here is some other news from the recruiting landscape.

    EAST

Aaron Zurn of Sidney (N.Y.) High School will attend Brockport State according to the Oneonta (N.Y.) Daily Star. Zurn chalked up 1,482 yards and 22 touchdowns on 164 carries in 2005 for the New York State Class C champions.

    NORTH

Crystal Lake (Ill.) South High will be well represented in this year’s Division III recruiting class according to the Northwest (Ill.) Herald. The Gators will send players to Augustana (OL Matt Brodersen and DT Zach Spoor), Carthage (LB Brad Partynski) and Lakeland (Safety-TE Jim Forner).

Roger Bacon High School (Cincinnati, Ohio) is also spreading the wealth throughout the North region. QB Kurt Rocco and OL David Sunderman are headed to Mount Union, WR Dontae Swain to Wittenberg and DL Marsalis Burgin to Marietta. For several other Ohio recruits, check out the Cincinnati Post which is tracking local seniors’ college destinations.

    SOUTH

The Bay City (Texas) Tribune reports Palacios High School product Randy Allums will attend East Texas Baptist after being recruited for a secondary position. Allums was All-District in 2005 as a strong safety and in 2004 as a running back.

Senior Proms are overrated. Or so says McDaniel recruit Michael Weick in this interesting Philadelphia Daily News story.

Charlotte Catholic quarterback Craig Warnement is headed to Hampden-Sydney. Warnement led the Cougars to two state championships.

NRVToday.com reports Pulaski County (Va.) HS teammates Trey Angle and Rob Abbott will be college teammates, too, at Emory & Henry. Abbott played center and defensive line while Angle played in the secondary. It’s a shame he doesn’t play wide receiver so E&H could employ a “Trey-Angle” offense.

Wait for it…wait for it…

    WEST

The (Palm Springs, Calif.) Desert Sun reports that Occidental landed both sides of the local high school’s passing combination. Quarterback Scott Saunders and wide receiver Jeff Bee will both join the Tigers this fall.

UW-Whitewater fans will find interesting recruit information on Warhawkfootball.com, which has a full list of incoming players for the national runners-up. We also have a full list of recruits for UW-Stout.

If you can’t find information on your favorite team here, please check out this previous Dose which has information on lots of schools. If you want to share information on a recruit, you can post it here with the link to the published story (no, being the person’s father or the player himself doesn’t count). Or you can email gordon.mann@d3football.com and I’ll post the news in the next Recruit Recap.

And behind door number four

The conference shake-ups triggered by the departures of Susquehanna (Liberty League) and Moravian and Juniata (Centennial) from the MAC continue at the Division III level.

Yesterday the MAC announced that Arcadia and Manhattanville will join for basketball, which has its own consequences. But in reporting on the move, Rich Scarcella of the Reading Eagle noted that the MAC has been closely considering four schools — Alvernia, Arcadia, Manhattanville and a fourth mystery team.

Conference Commissioner Ken Andrews also said:

“We talked a lot about football…It’s a high priority…We’d like to move into New Jersey, Delaware or the Washington, D.C., area. It’s a challenge, but it’s definitely on the front burner.”

It’s all conjecture, but I wonder if the fourth school under consideration has football. If so, we’ve already heard rumblings about TCNJ and Shenandoah as possible members. But Wesley is the only Delaware school with a Division III program. The Wolverines will join the Capital Athletic Conference for non-football sports in 2007 and they are currently members of the ACFC for football.

For future reference…

This is a list.

D3football.com is compiling a list of the Recruit Recap system. This is only a list.

The broadcasters and writers of D3football.com in voluntary cooperation with themselves have developed this list to keep you informed in the event that recruits are coming to your school. It will be referenced in future Doses so we needed a place to put it.

The recruits are listed by region, then alphabetically by school, with the high school listed after the recruit.

EAST

Albright: Austin Young, Unknown
Alfred: Release here
Amherst: John Gill, CCD (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Bates: Mike Schena, Garden City (N.Y.)
Brockport State: Nicholas Quercia, Newfield (N.Y.); Aaron Zurn, Sidney (N.Y.)
Buffalo State: Greg Imbrosci, Mt. Sinai (N.Y.)
Coast Guard: Jordan Wooddell, Sterling (Baywood, Texas)
Cortland State: See the end of this Recap
Delaware Valley: Recruiting class
FDU-Florham: Recruiting Class
Hamilton: Harry Jung, Port Washington (N.Y.); Chris Risi, Garden City (N.Y.)
Hobart: Dan Bittner, Massapequa (N.Y.); Kyle Connors, Garden City (N.Y.); Carvin Desroches, Longwood (N.Y.); Scott Ghiraldi, Wantagh (N.Y.); Sean Kluber, Longwood (Middle Island, N.Y.); Daniel Pembroke, Smithtown (N.Y.) West; Anthony Shaw, Smithtown (N.Y.) West
Ithaca: Lloyd Sussman, Great Neck North (N.Y.)
Juniata: Vincent Shetter, Chambersburg (Pa.)
Kean: John Rutowski, Brick Memorial (N.J.)
King’s Point: Michael Levantino, Sachem East (Farmingville, N.Y.)
Lycoming: Recruiting Class
MIT: Daniel Guillen, St. Joseph Academy (Brownsville, Texas)
Mount Ida: Mike Cloutier, Lansingburgh (Troy, N.Y.); Sardae Piper, Lansingburgh
New Jersey: Chris James, Brick Memorial (N.J.); David Popek, Wallington (N.J.)
Rochester: Frank Brown, Wellsville (N.Y.)
Rowan: Joe D’Amato, Brick Memorial (N.J.); Vinnie Graff, Fairlawn (N.J.); Bryan Pfirman, Millville (N.J.); Kyle Steever, St. Joseph (Hammonton, N.J.)
RPI: Recruiting Class
St. John Fisher: Bradley Carlton, Mohonasen (Schenectady, N.Y.)
St. Lawrence: Ray Orcutt, Binghamton (N.Y.)
SUNY-Maritime: Bryan Butler, Valley Stream South (N.Y.); Jonathan Canaan, St. Anthony’s (Huntington, N.Y.); Jack Edmund, Bartow (Fla.); Mike Oehl, Smithtown (N.Y.) West
Tufts: Robert Goldstein, Kings Park (N.Y.); Jeffrey Malina, Hewlett (N.Y.); Keith Novak, Valley (Albuquerque, N.M.)
Union: Andrew Cassin, Chaminade (Mineola, N.Y.); Connor Cohn, Wantagh (N.Y.); Zach Epley, Southampton (N.Y.); John Johnson, St. John the Baptist (W. Islip, N.Y.); Brian Newell, Northport (N.Y.)
Utica: Some recruits here
Wesleyan: Kyle Harrington, Binghamton (N.Y.); Matt Ward, Philips Academy (Andover, Mass.)
Western Connecticut: Erik Merkerson, Longwood (N.Y.); Joe Petito, West Islip (N.Y.)
Westfield State: Thomas Filiberto, Comsewogue (Port Jefferson, N.Y.)
Widener: DeHart Washington, St. Joseph (Hammonton, N.J.)
William Paterson: Steve Cochrane, West Islip (N.Y.); John Orne, Queen of Peace (North Arlington, N.J.)
Williams: Eric Anderson, East Catholic (Manchester, Conn.); Bryan Wrapp, Staples (Westport, Conn.)

NOTE: Long Island’s Newsday is also tracking local athletes as they commit to schools. Some of the football players are headed toward Division III players, several of which are in the East region. Click here for more.

NORTH

Adrian: Joe Beehler, Penn (South Bend, Ind.)
Allegheny: C.J. Bell, Bell Vernon (Pa.) Area
Alma: Tyler Hamilton, Cadillac (Mich.)
Anderson: Patrick Faris, Plainfield (Indianapolis, Ind.); Chadd Malone, Citrus (Inverness, Fla.); Dane Moore, Citrus; Bob Severin, Citrus
Augustana: Matt Brodersen, Crystal Lake South (Ill.); Zach McLaughlin, Monmouth-Roseville (Monmouth, Ill.); Zach Spoor, Crystal Lake South
Aurora: Recruiting Class
Baldwin-Wallace: Dan Love, Kenston (Chagrin Falls, Ohio)
Benedictine: Recruiting Class
Bluffton: Brock Miller, Oak Hills (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Capital: Marty Assman, Hartley (Columbus, Ohio); Steve Borchers, Colerain (Cincinnati, Ohio); Matt Merritt, Indian Hill (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Carthage: Brad Partynski, Crystal Lake South (Ill.); Jon Petersen, Woodstock (Ill.)
Case Western: Recruiting class
Concordia (Wis.): Chris Carrizzo, St. John Lutheran (Ocala, Fla.); Jack Easterns, St. John Lutheran; Richard Mutarelli, St. John Lutheran
Earlham: Recruiting Class
Elmhurst: Recruiting Class
Hanover: Zach Popp, Campbell County (Ky.)
Hiram: Drew Stainfield, Jefferson (Ashtabula, Ohio)
Hope: Chazz Masten, Cadillac (Mich.)
Illinois Wesleyan: See full list here
Kenyon: Recruiting Class
Lakeland: Jim Forner, Crystal Lake South (Ill.)
Marietta: Marsalis Burgin, Roger Bacon (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Manchester: Jaron Kellie, Southmont (Crawfordsville, Ind.)
Mount Union: Jason Barker, Tecumseh (New Carlisle, Ohio); Nate Berkey, Sarasota (Fla.); Jay Carpenter, Fairmont (West Va.); Dune Cook, Colon (Mich.); Drew Kuhn, Louisville (Ohio); Kyle Murphy, Mariemont (Ohio); Shawn McGarity, Lakota East (Middletown, Ohio); Mike Nitz, Copley (Ohio); Kurt Rocco, Roger Bacon (Cincinnati, Ohio); David Sunderman, Roger Bacon (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Mt. St. Joseph: Josh Brown-Smith, Wyoming (Ohio); Andy Brunsman, Elder (Cincinnati, OH); Andy Chesky, Turpin (Cincinnati, Ohio); Justin Geyer, Stephen T. Badin (Toledo, Ohio); Cris Jones, Madiera (Cincinnati, Ohio); Steve Kleinholz, Elder; Will Osborne, Lexington (Ky.) Catholic; Chris Perry, Glen Este (Cincinnati, Ohio); Johnny Popp, Campbell County (Ky.); Brandon Singler, Elder; Ryan Smithmeyer, Elder; Jeremiah Webb, Wilmington (Ohio)
Muskingum: Jayme Detling, Barnesville (Ohio); Deaires Poole, Withrow (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Ohio Northern: Jerrod Babik, Withrow (Cincinnati, Ohio); J.C. Casper, Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio); Ricky Ladd, White House (Tenn.); Patrick Smith, Loveland (Ohio)
Ohio Wesleyan: Mike Browning, East Islip (N.Y.)
Olivet: Preston Chatmon, Lakeland (Fla.); Elijah Keller, Cadillac (Mich.)
Otterbein: Chad Dorman, Eastern Green (Bloomfield, Ind.); Alex Heger, Lakota East (Middletown, Ohio)
Rose-Hulman: Nick Murphy, Casey-Westfield (Casey, Ill.); Mitch Yates, Casey-Westfield
Tri-State: Chris Tobias, Loveland (Ohio)
Wabash: Adam Bauer, Xenia (Ohio); Justin Blok, Northview (Grand Rapids, Mich.); Mitch Brown, Plainfield (Ind.); Adam Greene, Snider (Fort Wayne, Ind.); Matt Hudson, Salem (Ind.); Ryan Kerney, North Posey (Poseyville, Ind.); Chris Schweigel, Sheridan (Ind.); Evan Sobecki, Penn (South Bend, Ind.); Chad Sorenson, Castle (Newbugh, Ind.); Brody Tartar, Winchester (Ind.); Skip Tokar, Zionsville (Ind.)
Wilmington: James Baldwin, Wilmington (Ohio); Michael Byrd, Mount Healthy (Ohio); Luke Green, Wilmington; Luke Harris, Wilmington; Brian Lee, Winton Woods (Cincinnati, Ohio); Tim Pugh, Winton Woods
Wittenberg: Recruiting Class
NOTE: The Cincinnati Post is tracking local athletes as they commit to schools, including many headed to OAC schools. Click here for more.

SOUTH

Averett: Dale Gross, Savyille (N.Y.)
Bridgewater (Va.): Recruiting Class
Carnegie Mellon: Richard Byrne, Half Hollow Hills East (N.Y.); Ranley Duret, Half Hollow Hills East (N.Y.); Chad Kanyer, Eastlake (Sammamish, Wa.); Sean Kennedy, Loveland (Ohio); Justin Rosenberry, Shippensburg (Pa.)
Christopher Newport: Max Devnew, Kellam (Virginia Beach, Va.); Matt Long, Kellam (Virginia Beach, Va.)
Centre: Recruiting Class
DePauw: Spud Dick, Lawrence Central (Indianapolis, Ind.)
East Texas Baptist: Randy Allums, Palacios (Texas)
Emory & Henry: Rob Abbott, Pulaski County (Va.); Trey Angle, Pulaski County; Daniel Barnes, George Washington (Charleston, W.Va.); Jonathan Hawkins, Rural Retreat (Va.)
Gettysburg: Brian Pally, Ward Melville (East Setauket, N.Y.); A.J. Perrotti, Brick Township (N.J.)
Greensboro: Andrew Weathers, Broome (Spartanburg, S.C.)
Guilford: Joseph Davis, Southern Wayne (Dudley, N.C.); Brandon Johnson, Bassett (Va.); Michael Warren, Southern Wayne
Emory & Henry: Brady Buckley, Charlotte Catholic (N.C.); Josh Burgess, East Montgomery (Va.); Tommy Burgess, Cave Spring (Roanoke, Va.); Brian Bush, Hidden Valley (Roanoke, Va.); James Hairston, Martinsville (Va.); Kenny Horan, Cave Spring; Chauncey Lumpp, Cave Spring; Ryan Stone, Bassett (Va.)
Franklin & Marshall: Ryan Murray, St. Edwards (Vero Beach, Fla.)
Guilford: Markas Brunson, Rosewood (Goldsboro, N.C.); Nicolas Dove, Eastport-South Manor (Eastport, N.Y.); James Tyndall, Wake Forest-Rolesville (N.C.)
Hampden-Sydney: Recruiting Class
Hardin-Simmons: Wade Berger, Flatonia (Texas)
Huntingdon: Zach Brothers, Gulf Breeze (Fla.); Ben Ganus, Gulf Breeze
Johns Hopkins: Anthony Catanzano, Kellenberg (Uniondale, N.Y.)
LaGrange: Joe Frye, Blessed Trinity Catholic (Roswell, Ga.); Aaron Hill, Gulf Breeze (Fla.); B.J. Johnson, Colquitt County (Ga.); Jacolby King, Colquitt County; Ashondi Magwood, Colquitt County; Jonathan Milner, Brookwood (Snellville, Ga.); Joey Robinson, Brookwood
Louisiana College: See this (Alexandria-Pineville, La.) Town Talk article
Mary Hardin-Baylor: Landon Anderson, Tivy (Kerrville, Texas); Jason Russell, Kerens (Texas)
Maryville: Adam Bean, Karns (Knoxville, Tenn.); Michael Bosco (Tampa, Fla.); Matt Broom (Woodland, Ga.); Jonathan Caughron, Heritage (Maryville, Tenn.); Greg Hobson, William Blount HS (Maryville, Tenn.); Rommel Hightower, Lenoir City (Tenn.); Justin Reynolds, Cocoa Beach (Fla.); Lucas Walls, William Blount HS; Brian Wendell, William Blount HS
McDaniel: Sean Urbany, Arundel (Gambrills, Md.); Michael Weick, Penn Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Methodist: Eric Chapman, Broome (Spartanburg, S.C.); Michael Green, Northwest Cabarrus (Concord, N.C.); Matt Hearn, Northwest Cabarrus; D.R. Peek, Northwest Cabarrus
Millsaps: Brady Jackson, South Sumpter (Bushnell, Fla.)
Mississippi College: Renard Ellis, Polk County (Fla.); Billy Johnson, Polk County; Chris Rodriguez, Foley (Ala.)
Muhlenberg: Phil Cresta, Sun Valley (Old Chester, Pa.)
Newport News: Theodore Ford, Lake Taylor (Norfolk, Va.); Brandon Reap, Maury (Norfolk, Va.); Derrius Walton, Lake Taylor
North Carolina Wesleyan: Ian Gagnon, Eastern Wayne (Goldsboro, N.C.)
Randolph-Macon: Brandon Braner, Blessed Trinity (Roswell, Ga.); Joe Muraglia, Queen of Peace (North Arlington, N.J.); Greg Portal, Charlotte Catholic (N.C.); Steve Pieczynski , Blessed Trinity
Rhodes: Russell Duck, University School (Jackson, Miss.)
Salisbury: Stephen Proniewych, Smithtown (N.Y.) West; CJ Santos, Kellam (Virginia Beach, Va.); Matt Savage, Hickory (Chesapeake, Va.)
Sewanee: Hunter Hobson, Fort Mill (S.C.)
Texas Lutheran: Victor Jones, Plano (Texas); Alex Lott, Plano; Bryce Ryan, Plano
Thomas More: Justin Cooper, Scott (Toledo, Ohio); Hunter Craig, Campbell County (Ky.); Andrew Damico, Simon Kenton (Cincinnati, Ohio); Kyle Finn, Scott; Evin Sofer, Hughes (Cincinnati, Ohio); Isaiah Williams,
Thiel: Jon Pickens, Fort Meade (Lakeland, Fla.); Brandon Rhoden, Fort Meade
Trinity (Texas): Bobby Adamson, Nacogdoches (Texas)
Ursinus: Justin DeCristofaro, Father Judge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Washington & Jefferson: Mike Ashbaugh, Trinity (Washington, Pa.); Josh Brewer, Connellsville (Pa.); Bill Crossey, Penn-Trafford (Harrison City, Pa.); Mitchell Erdely, Geibel Catholic (Connellsville, Pa.); Ryan Gallagher, Trinity; J.D. Gardner, Trinity; Mitch McClay, Trinity; Justin Schmotzer, Baldwin (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Washington & Lee: Matt Cassilly, Archbishop Spalding (Severn, Md.); Will Lewis, A.C. Flora (Columbia, S.C.)
Washington U.: Andrew Berryman, Francis Howell Central (St. Peters, Mo.)
Wesley: Recruiting Class

WEST

California Lutheran: Jake Hall, Durham (Calif.); Nic Shular, Prairie (Wa.)
Central: James Tolbert, Port Charlotte (Fla.)
Linfield: Aaron Boehme, Stanwood (Wa.); Tony Desimone, South Medford (Ore.); Todd Eyster, Oakmont (Roseville, Calif.); Jared Forell, Rex Putnam HS (Milwaukie, Ore.); Blaine Goodwin, Pendleton (Ore.); Jeremy Lovell, Camas (Wa.); Josh Lovell, Camas; Paul Nishizaki, Westview (Portland, Ore.); Trevor Patterson, Pendleton; Russell Sells, Folsom (Calif.)
Occidental: Jeff Bee, Palm Springs (Calif.); Scott Saunders, Palm Springs
Knox: Tyler Hopfauf, Wauconda (Ill.)
Lawrence: Recruiting Class
Menlo: Albert Harvell, Stagg (Stockton, Calif.)
Monmouth: Recruiting Release
Minnesota-Morris: See release here
Puget Sound: Cory Dunn, Central Catholic (Portland, Ore.); Jake Hinton, Bainbridge (Bainbridge Island, N.Y.); Carter Williams, Bainbridge
Redlands: John Thies, Lathrop (Fairbanks, Alaska)
St. John’s: See St. Cloud Times article
St. Olaf: Jared Fisher, Gateway (Kissimmee, Fla.); Joey Forcelli, Gateway
UW-La Crosse: See La Crosse Tribune article
UW-Plattville: Nathan DeGroot, Park (Racine, Wis.)
UW-Stout: Recruiting Class
UW-Whitwater: See 4/21 entry on WarhawkFootball.com for full list
Wartburg: Jake Kuennen, Denver (Iowa)
Willamette: Robert Jones, Truckee (Calif.); Will McMartin, Capital (Boise, Idaho)

This has been a list of the Recruit Recap system. Had this been an actual Dose, it would be followed by news, informaiton or at least witty remarks about Division III football in general.

This concludes this list. We now return you to your painfully dull off season.