PREP FOOTBALL: DECISION TIME FOR ATHLETES.

Byline: Matthew Kredell Staff Writer

With football signing day Feb. 4, here is a look at what is going on with area recruits:

--Braden Lepisto, Agoura: The receiver will be attending the prestigious Wharton School of Business at Pennsylvania.

``The whole process, I was really leaning toward the Ivy League,'' Lepisto said. ``What you can get out of it once you're done with the college experience is above any Division I football program.''

--Tahj Mowry, Westlake: Committed to play at Division I-AA Savannah State (Ga.).

--Ryan Sorenson, Westlake: The offensive lineman has some academic questions because of class disparities resulting from his transfer from Newbury Park to Westlake. He has oral offers from Arizona, San Jose State and Wyoming. He visited Wyoming last weekend and is trying to plan a trip to Arizona.

--K.C. Croal, Notre Dame: The linebacker could be the next Ivy League commit. He visited Pennsylvania last weekend and is scheduled for Columbia this weekend.

--Joe Dickson, Sylmar: The defensive back received a qualifying SAT score and is getting interest from Oregon State.

--Raul Suarez, Sylmar: The big offensive lineman is getting interest from San Diego State but needs to raise his test scores.

--Benny Ward, Birmingham: The receiver favors Washington State and has a visit upcoming. He is waiting for the score of his last SAT attempt.

--Kreig Peters, Antelope Valley: The defensive back is taking a trip to Fresno State today. Fresno is talking to him about grayshirting.

Matthew Kredell, [phone]

matthew.kredell(at)dailynews.com

WHERE THEY ARE GOING

Wallace Bates, LB, Taft..........Oregon State

Ian Bell, RB, Taft...............Washington State

Rudy Carpenter, QB, Westlake.....Arizona State

Kevin Ciccone, WR, Hart..........Fresno State

Scott Deke, QB, Loyola...........Virginia

Brian Elledge, LB, Hart..........San Jose State

Marcus Everett, WR, Chaminade....UCLA 

George Fifita, DL, Birmingham....San Diego State

Dan Howell, RB/LB, Hart..........Washington

Chris Jauregui, DL, Loyola.......Penn

Braden Lepisto, WR, Agoura.......Penn

Nate Longshore, QB, Canyon.......California

Tahj Mowry, RB, Westlake.........Savannah State (Ga.)

Jimmy Miller, TE/DL, Westlake....USC 

Jared Nelson, RB, Paraclete......Cal Lutheran

Greg Newman, LB, Westlake........Colorado

Sean Norton, QB, Hart............Fresno State

Andrew Schantz, LB, Canyon.......San Diego State

Adam Speer, OL, Chaminade........Oregon State

Michael Stuart, WR/DL, Westlake..USC

Brian Wilson, DL, Paraclete......San Diego State

Ian Wilson, LB, Loyola...........Dartmouth

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