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[IUPbigINDIANS]

(22) SIGNED high school recruits as of 12:15 p.m.

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NAME	HIGH SCHOOL	POSTION	HT/WT
AJ Alston	Montour	WR	5'11, 185 lbs.
Devon Betrand	DeMatha (MD)	DB	5'10, 176 lbs.
Jeremiah Coleman	Monsignor Bonner	WR	6'1", 170 lbs.
Mason Dixon	Central Valley	RB	5'10", 200 lbs.
Eric Doerue	South Park	RB	5'11", 211 lbs.
Naim Dominique	DeMatha (MD)	DT	6'1", 300 lbs.
Gavin Harrold	Penn Cambria	WR	5'11", 185 lbs.
Nolan Holt	Unionville	TE	6'3", 217 lbs.
James Hurden	Our Lady of Good Counsel (MD)	C	6'2", 275 lbs.
Stanley Lozius	Chambersburg	LB	5'10", 200 lbs.
Ishane Mcewan	Cardinal O'Hara	DE	6'3", 235 lbs.
Gavin Mentzer	North Schuylkill	P/K	6'1", 212 lbs.
Cam Murphy	Kiski Area	OL/LS	6'2", 290 lbs.
Everett Olsen	Downingtown West	LS	6'2", 240 lbs.
Raheem Orr	Episcopal Academy	DE	5'11", 202 lbs.
Leon Parson	Central Dauphin East	ATH	5'8", 171 lbs.
Anthony Scarton	Latrobe	OL	6'4", 290 lbs.
Marco Scarton	Latrobe	DT	6'1", 285 lbs.
Shane Strayhorn	St. Xavier (OH)	DB	5'11", 177 lbs.
Pedro Valdes IV	Don Bosco Prep (NY)	OL	6'0", 278 lbs.
Tasso Whipple	Penn-Trafford	LB	6'2", 195 lbs.
JC Wilson	Easton Area	WR	6'3", 200 lbs.

[IUPNation]

(22) SIGNED high school recruits as of 12:15 p.m.

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NAME	HIGH SCHOOL	POSTION	HT/WT
AJ Alston	Montour	WR	5'11, 185 lbs.
Devon Betrand	DeMatha (MD)	DB	5'10, 176 lbs.
Jeremiah Coleman	Monsignor Bonner	WR	6'1", 170 lbs.
Mason Dixon	Central Valley	RB	5'10", 200 lbs.
Eric Doerue	South Park	RB	5'11", 211 lbs.
Naim Dominique	DeMatha (MD)	DT	6'1", 300 lbs.
Gavin Harrold	Penn Cambria	WR	5'11", 185 lbs.
Nolan Holt	Unionville	TE	6'3", 217 lbs.
James Hurden	Our Lady of Good Counsel (MD)	C	6'2", 275 lbs.
Stanley Lozius	Chambersburg	LB	5'10", 200 lbs.
Ishane Mcewan	Cardinal O'Hara	DE	6'3", 235 lbs.
Gavin Mentzer	North Schuylkill	P/K	6'1", 212 lbs.
Cam Murphy	Kiski Area	OL/LS	6'2", 290 lbs.
Everett Olsen	Downingtown West	LS	6'2", 240 lbs.
Raheem Orr	Episcopal Academy	DE	5'11", 202 lbs.
Leon Parson	Central Dauphin East	ATH	5'8", 171 lbs.
Anthony Scarton	Latrobe	OL	6'4", 290 lbs.
Marco Scarton	Latrobe	DT	6'1", 285 lbs.
Shane Strayhorn	St. Xavier (OH)	DB	5'11", 177 lbs.
Pedro Valdes IV	Don Bosco Prep (NY)	OL	6'0", 278 lbs.
Tasso Whipple	Penn-Trafford	LB	6'2", 195 lbs.
JC Wilson	Easton Area	WR	6'3", 200 lbs.

Oh wow parents went there with the one kid…If he was hyphenated and he was Mason Dixon-Line that would have been cool.

[Fightingscot82]

Oh wow parents went there with the one kid…If he was hyphenated and he was Mason Dixon-Line that would have been cool.

I've seen him play a few times. He's a nice pickup.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Oh wow parents went there with the one kid…If he was hyphenated and he was Mason Dixon-Line that would have been cool.

I think the Latrobe boys came as a package deal. The OL brother didn't seem like a D2 guy early in the process. He was getting a lot of looks from up above.

They only signed (7) from the WPIAL. Not saying that's good or bad. Tort had mentioned they were going to go outside PA some this year. I recall his past two classes were almost exclusively all PA kids.

You can read their bio's online if you so choose. They are all All-This and All-That.

Tort can recruit. There's no denying that part.

I wouldn't be shocked if a straggler or two appears in the coming days.

I know they are not done shopping in the Portal. I suspect they add several more after Spring Ball. I suspect they will add 1-2 OL and also a RB. If Nico leaves, they may even add another depth QB. I hope he stays.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

First straggler just showed up.


Azreal Franklin
Greensburg Salem
DE / 6'1", 225

[iupgroundhog]

I've seen him play a few times. He's a nice pickup.

Heard he's a North-South runner. Sorry.

[Iupgh]

Oh wow parents went there with the one kid…If he was hyphenated and he was Mason Dixon-Line that would have been cool.

He’s actually a good player from a decent program.

[Iupgh]

I think the Latrobe boys came as a package deal. The OL brother didn't seem like a D2 guy early in the process. He was getting a lot of looks from up above.

They only signed (7) from the WPIAL. Not saying that's good or bad. Tort had mentioned they were going to go outside PA some this year. I recall his past two classes were almost exclusively all PA kids.

You can read their bio's online if you so choose. They are all All-This and All-That.

Tort can recruit. There's no denying that part.

I wouldn't be shocked if a straggler or two appears in the coming days.

I know they are not done shopping in the Portal. I suspect they add several more after Spring Ball. I suspect they will add 1-2 OL and also a RB. If Nico leaves, they may even add another depth QB. I hope he stays.

The Coleman kid is a future star. Non portal days sure fire D1 kid. Good HS program and elite runner.

[Iupgh]

Oh wow parents went there with the one kid…If he was hyphenated and he was Mason Dixon-Line that would have been cool.

South Park kid is very intriguing to say the least. Looks like a young James Suber body wise. At the D2 level with that size just a bit a speed and he could contribute right off the bat.

[Fightingscot82]

South Park kid is very intriguing to say the least. Looks like a young James Suber body wise. At the D2 level with that size just a bit a speed and he could contribute right off the bat.

I agree. I think he got overlooked by some because of the RB at Steel Valley. South Park also isn't a known football product even in the WPIAL and most big schools hit the Central Catholic-NA-Pine Richland triad plus Aliquippa and Central Valley before heading out of town.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

South Park kid is very intriguing to say the least. Looks like a young James Suber body wise. At the D2 level with that size just a bit a speed and he could contribute right off the bat.

James Suber -- in IUP historical conversations -- doesn't get the love he deserves. He was a monster.

[iupgroundhog]

I'm not a recruiting expert but the class looks sort of run of the mill to me. As IUPbigINDIANS pointed out there were expectations of a smaller class this year. It looks to me, though, that they got some good RB's and WR's. The linemen no matter what their HS credentials look like, you really don't know how they will develop. The prize of the class to me looks like the kicker from North Schuylkill. He has hit FG's over 50 yards with some distance to spare. And he seems accurate.

[Fightingscot82]

I'm not a recruiting expert but the class looks sort of run of the mill to me. As IUPbigINDIANS pointed out there were expectations of a smaller class this year. It looks to me, though, that they got some good RB's and WR's. The linemen no matter what their HS credentials look like, you really don't know how they will develop. The prize of the class to me looks like the kicker from North Schuylkill. He has hit FG's over 50 yards with some distance to spare. And he seems accurate.

Saw that as well. IUP and SRU both picked up really impressive kickers.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I'm not a recruiting expert but the class looks sort of run of the mill to me. As IUPbigINDIANS pointed out there were expectations of a smaller class this year. It looks to me, though, that they got some good RB's and WR's. The linemen no matter what their HS credentials look like, you really don't know how they will develop. The prize of the class to me looks like the kicker from North Schuylkill. He has hit FG's over 50 yards with some distance to spare. And he seems accurate.

Well, no matter what anybody says ... nobody knows.

The NFL teams spend millions on scouting and research and still miss constantly.

If half your class makes it to Senior Day ... it was an outstanding class.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Saw that as well. IUP and SRU both picked up really impressive kickers.

Can he put it past the 10-yard-line on kickoffs?

It's long been my dream for IUP to have a kicker who can simply bury the kickoff. It eliminates the threat of return. It eliminates the #lit guys from committing stupid penalties. It also is annoying for the other team to get no return opportunities.

This sounds simple in the college game but IUP hasn't had a kicker consistently bury kickoffs in forever.