February 7, 2013

Bob Hovey
Hovpensports.com Publisher

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Signing on Wednesday of Kansas High School football athletes to schools in the Division I category for football exceeded all expectations going into the season by Hovpen Sports for the class of 2013 with 19 athletes receiving scholarships for next season at that level.

In addition, at least three of our nation's top junior college schools, Butler, Hutchinson and Coffeyville placed another 15 athletes who graduated from Kansas High Schools at that level.

I would say without a doubt that would be a successful season for the state of Kansas.

While it remains to be seen if they will eventually be offered scholarships, several additional athletes received preferred walk on status at the two major universities in Kansas who play the sport of football and at least two we know of were grey shirted and should receive scholarships after the fall season.

In addition, a good number of athletes whom we feel could have played at the Division I level have opted to go to junior college in an effort to get better and improve their status and chances of getting to a higher level of ball.

Next season should be an even better year for high school signings looking at the junior class coming up.

Here is a listing of the athletes whom we know of and where they signed to play.




High School Signings to Division I Teams

J'Veyon Browning, (RB), Schlagle - Northern Iowa
Montell Cozart (QB), Bishop Miege - Kansas
Jordan Darling (QB), SM East - Kansas
Parker Davis (RB), Dodge City - Air Force
Matt Denning, (WR), Bishop Carroll - Drake
Gabe Guild, (RB), SM South - Holy Cross
Davontae Harris (DB), Wichita South - Illinois State
Ben Johnson, (TE), Basheor-Linwood - Kansas
Coleman McCann, (OL), Mill Valley - Northern Colorado
Jett Moreland, (DB), Wichita Heights - South Dakota
Dan Morin, (OL), Aquinas - Cornell
Jerrell Morrow, (WR/DB), Emporia - Oklahoma State
Markus Phox, (Athlete), Wichita Collegiate - Princeton
Matt Plank, (LB), Gardner-Edgerton - North Dakota State
Drew Potter, (FB), Basheor-Linwood - South Dakota
Aaron Ramsey, (QB), Blue Valley SW - South Dakota
Clay Rhodes, (OL), Blue Valley - Missouri
Chandler Schantz, (QB), Derby - Southern Illinois
Tanner Wood, (DE/LB), Conway Springs - Kansas State


Junior College athletes who signed with D-1 Schools after two years.


Butler:

Josh Kirkland, St. Mary, Syracuse
Blake Bean, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, Buffalo
John McClure, Wichita Heights, Arkansas
Torrel Safford, Topeka High, South Florida
Dreamius Smith, Wichita Heights, West Virginia
Tate Omli, Ell Saline, Northern Iowa
Max Martinez, Bishop Carroll, Stony Brook

Hutchinson:

Kody Cook, Louisburg, Kansas State
Michael Mesh, Hutchinson, Kansas
Terrell Lane, Norton, East Carolina
Solomon Normore, Wichita, New Mexico
Miguel Johns, Indiana State

Coffeyville:
Justice Berry, Gardner Edgerton, Indiana State
Brandon Willingham, Olathe East, Southern Illinois
Cameron McLain, Gardner Edgerton, Missouri State

Dodge City:
Information not available online

Garden City:
Keith Curran, Garden City, Lamar University

Fort Scott:
Chris Mayer, Shawnee, Lamar University
Devyn McPhaull, Lansing, Missouri Southern
Bradley Hefley, Riverton, Oklahoma

Highland:
Information not yet available

Independence:
Information not yet available