TIME NEAR FOR PREP RECRUITS.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer With seven days remaining before football's national signing day National Signing Day is the first day a high school senior can sign a binding National Letter of Intent for college football. Although there are numerous signing periods for college sports, this is the one that is most followed. It always falls on the first Wednesday in February. , Sylmar High linebacker Josh Martin and St. Francis of La Canada tight end Nathan Terrazone are the region's hottest uncommitted prep prospects. Martin, the Daily News' preseason No. 1 linebacker, was the biggest reason the Spartans went 11-1 this past season. The 6-foot-2, 218-pounder had more than 100 tackles, and as a tight end had 23 catches for 412 yards and four touchdowns. Terrazone, 6-3, 220, had 43 receptions for 528 yards and four touchdowns, and was a key linebacker. Coincidentally, both were offered scholarships by Arizona State before coach Bruce Snyder was fired in November. Sylmar coach Jeff Engilman said Arizona and Colorado State also offered Martin a scholarship. But Engilman said Arizona ``cooled'' and Colorado State signed someone else when Martin didn't commit fast enough. ``Josh is a good player and a good kid. I have no idea why Josh doesn't have offers,'' said Greg Biggins, recruiting director for Student Sports magazine. ``I would think the top linebacker in the City Section would have a lot of offers.'' Martin, who scored 1070 on his SAT and has a 3.2 grade-point average, plans to visit with coaches from Iowa State this week. He also is considering Navy, according to Engilman. --Scott . . . might not: Things don't look good for former Alemany of Mission Hills running back De'Andre Scott, who entered the football season as California's No. 1 running back prospect before struggling and then transferring to league rival St. Paul of Santa Fe Springs Santa Fe Springs, city (1990 pop. 15,520), Los Angeles co., SW Calif., inc. 1957. The city lies in an oil and natural gas region and has diversified manufacturing. late in the season. ``Well, De'Andre has about a 2.0 overall grade-point average and he finally took the SAT for the first time last week,'' St. Paul coach Marijon Ancich said. ``We've been trying to get him to take it, but he hemmed and hawed on it. He has a learning disability and they gave him a reader to go with him. Nebraska and Miami are interested in him, but he might have to go to a JC. He needs to get himself going.'' --Heading south: Six Monroe of North Hills players - linemen Wilquin Garcia and Lamar Smith, linebackers John King and Lanell Derby, defensive back Jeff Young and quarterback Steve Beltran - have committed to Paul Quinn College Paul Quinn College is the oldest African-American liberal arts college in Texas. It was founded in 1872 in Austin, Texas, and was named after William Paul Quinn (1788-1873), the fourth bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The College is affiliated with the AME church. in Dallas, an 800-student NAIA NAIA abbr. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes college. ``I don't have any connections there,'' Monroe coach Chris Richards said. ``I just got on the horn, sent out tape and they liked what they saw.'' LOCAL COMMITMENTS National college signing day for high school and junior college football players is next Wednesday. Here is a list of locals with firm oral committments: NAME, POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale ., SCHOOL COLLEGE CHOICE Jamal Allen, DL, Montclair Prep Nevada Brook Amelio, OL, Valley JC/Alemany HS Louisville Jason Anderson, DL, Montclair Prep Colorado State Jose Arroyo, PK, Pasadena JC/Van Nuys HS Oregon Gio Avelar, LB, Monroe Cal State Northridge Victor Bell, DL, Glendale JC South Dakota Ariel Bellofiore, OL, Pasadena JC/St. Francis HS Idaho Steve Beltran, QB, Monroe Paul Quinn Trevor Black, DB, Valley JC South Dakota Josh Brandon, DB, COC See chip on chip. BYU BYU Brigham Young University BYU Bayou BYU Bob's Your Uncle BYU Bayreuth, Germany - Bindlacher Berg (Airport Code) BYU Beyond Your Understanding Charles Bungert, OL, Moorpark JC/Camarillo HS Baylor Darold Butler, DB, Valley JC South Dakota Dennis Butler, DB, Valley JC Illinois State Ray Carmel, DB, Moorpark JC California Terrance Chapman, DL, Valley JC Kansas State Matt Clark, DB, Cleveland UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Rick Clausen, QB, Taft LSU LSU Louisiana State University LSU Large Subunit LSU La Salle University (Philadelphia, PA) LSU La Sierra University LSU Link State Update (OSPF) LSU Learning Support Unit Tyrone Culver, DB, Palmdale Fresno State Marcus Demps, DB, Highland San Diego State Lanell Derby, LB, Monroe Paul Quinn Jason Dion, TE, Bakersfield JC/Desert HS San Diego State Reggie Everett, LB, COC Arkansas State Ryan Foltz, DB, Westlake California Wilquin Garcia, DL, Monroe Paul Quinn John Harrison, DL, COC/Hart HS Wagner College Adam Holiday, PK, Moorpark JC Washington State Michael Holmes, DB, Glendale JC Central Methodist Kaelen Jakes, DL, Valencia Texas John King, LB, Monroe Paul Quinn Joe Lemma lemma (lĕm`ə): see theorem. (logic) lemma - A result already proved, which is needed in the proof of some further result. , TE, Westlake Oregon State Nik Lewis, WR, Moorpark JC Washington State Mark Manning, OL, Westlake San Jose State Lee Marks, DB, Taft Boise State Eddie Martinez, OL, Glendale JC South Dakota Kyle Matter, QB, Hart Stanford Brandon McFee, DB, Muir Utah State Ahmad Milby, OL, COC Weber State Matt Milton, RB, St. Francis Nevada Chris Morgan, WR, Taft USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. Keith Ornelas, OL, Loyola California Delroy Parke, DL, Montclair Prep Colorado State Shawn Price, DL, Valley JC North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. State Larry Ram, OL, Valley JC Florida A&M Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Reed, DL, Westlake Hawaii Joey Rodriguez, WR, Granada HillsWeber State Richard Rodriquez, DB, Valley JC South Dakota James Samuel, DB, Pasadena JC/Muir HS San Diego State John Sciarra, QB, St. Francis UCLA Kenny Secaida, OL, Glendale JC SMU SMU Southern Methodist University SMU Solid (Waste) Management Unit SMU Saint Mary's University (Halifax, Nova Scotia; Philippines) SMU Singapore Management University SMU Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Lamar Smith, DL, Monroe Paul Quinn Gary Sonkur, RB, Montclair Prep Harvard Tim Starks, RB, Valley JC Missouri Omar Stewart, DB, COC/Monroe HS Colorado Tim Sylvester, DL, Muir Nevada Lawrence Wallace, WR, Mt. SAC/Taft HS Kansas State John Walker, DB, Birmingham USC Matt Ware, QB, Loyola UCLA Tim Wilson, QB, Valley JC Central Methodist Jeff Young, DB, Monroe Paul Quinn - Compiled by Gerry Gittelson CAPTION(S): box Box: LOCAL COMMITMENTS (see text) |
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