Signing Day Recap

Led by a host of Springdale Har-Ber Wildcats and Bentonville High Tigers, more than three dozen athletes signed National Letters of Intent to play on at the next level during National Signing Day February 6. Five Tigers — Tyler Barnes, Anthony Blackmon, Patrick Mirch, Nathan Hughes and Keon Rucker — shared the spotlightin Bentonville, with Barnes inking to play at Arkansas State, Blackmon atvCentral Arkansas, Mirch at Baker University, Rucker at Southeastern OklahomavState and Hughes at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Jared Grigg and Josh Fohner will continue to be teammates at the University of Tulsa, with Grigg signing the first of a bevy of Wildcats to sign. Fohner will walk-on with the Golden Hurricane. Bryant Newell signed to play at Missouri Southern, joining a program that continues to build with top-quality talent from Northwest Arkansas. Five other Wildcats will play on, and will be teammates in college. Receivers Derrick Sanders, Ethan Morris and Garrett Theiss, along with defensive back Tyler Proctor and nose-guard Keenan Williams all signed to play at Lincoln University. Fort Smith Northside sent three of its state champion Grizzlies to the next level, with lineman Austin Eoff slated to wear Razorback red, defensive lineman Tim Starson signed with Arkansas State and wide receiver Anthony Johnson will take his talents to Arkansas Tech. Greenwood’s “Three-Peaters,” led by all-everything quarterback Tyler Wilson, saw three Bulldogs sign to play at the collegiate level. Wilson cast his lot with the Razorbacks, while defensive lineman Travis Davis will play at HardingUniversity and wide receiver/linebacker Thomas Hollenbeck signed to play at Ouachita Baptist University. 2008 Signees Pos. Player Ht. Wt. High School College OL JaredGrigg 6-6 250 Har-Ber Tulsa OL Bryant Newell 6-7 285 Har-Ber Missouri Southern WR DerrickSanders 6-4 181 Har-Ber Lincoln University (Div. II) WR EthanMorris 6-0 170 Har-Ber Lincoln University (Div. II) WR GarrettTheiss 5-9 148 Har-Ber LincolnUniversity (Div. II) DB TylerProctor 6-3 177 Har-Ber Lincoln University (Div. II) NG KeenanWilliams 6-1 288 Har-Ber Lincoln University (Div. II) QB NathanNall 6-3 204 SiloamSprings Henderson State WR RogerJackson 6-2 164 SiloamSprings Arkansas Tech LB BobbyPennington 6-1 225 Rogers Army TE JakeByrne 6-5 250 Rogers Wisconsin WR BrettFoster 6-3 175 Greenland Mesa State College WR BarttFoster 6-0 170 Greenland Mesa State College OL TylerBarnes 6-4 290 Bentonville Arkansas State OL PatrickMirch 6-1 300 Bentonville Baker University (NAIA) RB AnthonyBlackmon 5-10 180 Bentonville Central Arkansas WR KeonRucker 5-5 140 Bentonville Southeastern Oklahoma State University WR NathanHughes 6-0 162 Bentonville Army QB DakotaCooper 6-2 190 Farmington Harding University DL EddieFrazier 6-4 230 West Fork Harding University OL AustinEoff 6-5 308 Fort SmithNorthside Arkansas DL TimStarson 6-4 215 Fort Smith Northside Arkansas State WR AnthonyJohnson Fort Smith Northside Arkansas Tech QB TylerWilson 6-3 185 Greenwood Arkansas DL TravisDavis 5-11 255 Greenwood Harding University WR/LB Thomas Hollenbeck 6-0 205 Greenwood Ouachita Baptist University WR/RB GionniHarris 5-8 150 Fayetteville Arkansas-Pine Bluff WR TaylorStockemer 6-4 200 Van Buren Arkansas State FB/LB Michael Emery 6-1 215 Booneville Arkansas Tech DL Austin Curran 6-3 235 Clarksville Arkansas Tech SOCCER Chelsea Salls Springdale North Alabama University Megan Dougherty Rogers Furman University BASEBALL C/1B AdamSeal Bentonville Maplewoods CC, KC, MO P/INF ErinMcGee Bentonville Maplewoods CC, KC, MO P/1B TaylorShaddy Fayetteville Arkansas-Fort Smith Mackenzie Been Greenwood Arkansas-Fort Smith CROSS COUNTRY Sydney Foreman Har-Ber Arkansas State TRACK Dawson Urrutia Union Christian Academy Missouri Southern