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WEST VALLEY PREPS
Class of 2021 athletes finish signing with colleges (FINAL)
Posted
The following West Valley area high school seniors have signed a letter of intent or made a verbal commitment to the following college programs.
West Valley Preps will update the list online if notified through July, and the Independent will update monthly in its publications.
Athletic directors, students and parents are invited to email rsmith@newszap.com with updates and pictures of student athletes signing from Cactus, Centennial, Deer Valley, Dysart, Estrella Foothills, Glendale Prep, Ironwood, Kellis, Liberty, Millennium, Mountain Ridge, Northwest Christian, Paradise Honors, Peoria, Shadow Ridge, Sunrise Mountain, Valley Vista and Willow Canyon high schools.
Also, email Richard Smith if any athlete is listed incorrectly or has changed the school he/she signed with. Or send updates or corrections to Mr. Smith via Twitter. His handle is @RsmithYWV.
FOOTBALL Player Pos. High School College
Oscar Abundis OT Centennial University of Jamestown (N.D.)
Rashon Adams CB Centennial Georgetown
Elijah Anderson CB Sunrise Mountain Eastern New Mexico
Albin Arulanandu CB Mountain Ridge Lake Forest College (Ill.)
Daylen Batchan WR Estrella Foothills Salt River Scorpions
Stuart Boschma LS NW Christian Wheaton College (Ill.)
Brendan Boogard WR NW Christian Central Iowa
Alex Boyle LB Centennial Simpson College (Iowa)
Dominick Brister DB Centennial Western Colorado
Nick Buehler WR NW Christian Arizona Christian
Julian Carpenter LB NW Christian Bethany College (Kansas)
Jack Chappelle OT Shadow Ridge Northern Michigan
Chris Chedester S Liberty Buena Vista (Iowa)
Quincy Clemons DT Sunrise Mountain Fort Hays State (Kansas)
Donovan Cochrane WR Centennial Crown College (Minn.)
Marzion Cosby WR Centennial NAU
Mau Esense DT Centennial Simpson College
Zayden Ennis OG Centennial Benedictine College (Kansas)
Nathan Eubank DB NW Christian Arizona Christian
Sebastian Fiery-Hardimon CB Ironwood Lake Forest College (Ill.)
Mikaele Fuamatu OG Millennium University of Mary
Joshua Gasca QB Centennial Lake Forest College (Ill.)
D.J. Gleash DE Centennial NAU
Aydan Guenther S Sunrise Mountain Buena Vista (Iowa)
Caleb Hackett DB NW Christian Arizona Christian
Will Haskell QB Ironwood San Diego State
Jaylen Hawkins RB Millennium OUAZ
Seth Jelovic S Centennial Lake Forest College (Ill.)
Dylan Jones DE Shadow Ridge Simpson College (Iowa)
Maddox Lawien WR Valley Vista Crown College (Minn.)
Terrance Liddle WR Kellis Dakota State
Dax Lindholm SB Centennial South Dakota State
Mekhi Mannino-Faison TE Ironwood Coffeyville (Kansas) CC
Brock Mast QB Liberty Rocky Mountain College
James McElhenny QB Ironwood Arizona Christian
Carson McNutt DT Shadow Ridge Concordia (Minnesota)
T.J. McRae DT Centennial Dixie State (Utah)
Caiden Miles OT Centennial NAU
Cross Moojen DT Centennial Simpson College
Chris Nigh RB Centennial Crown College
Josef Pennella DE Liberty Crown College
Ty Perry QB Estrella Foothills Salt River Scorpions
Matthew Phillips FB Centennial Arizona Christian
Bryson Plueger DE Willow Canyon Mayville St. (N.D.)
Quinlan Popham LB Estrella Foothills NAU (preferred walk-on)
Brandon Price WR Peoria OUAZ
Ethan Price DT Cactus Oberlin (Ohio) College
Daniel Redmond WR Willow Canyon New Mexico State
Taryn Robles LB Centennial Buena Vista (Iowa)
Tage Rigby LB Centennial NAU (preferred walk-on)
Devin Sanchez LB Centennial Simpson College
Elijah Sanders WR Ironwood University of Sioux Falls
Micah Scott DB Sunrise Mountain Maricopa Mustangs
Kyle Sfarcioc OT Liberty Southern Utah
Sean Sisco OG Mountain Ridge Wheaton College (Illinois)
Dallas Sitzler LB Centennial Simpson College
Colton Sopko P Paradise Honors Maricopa Mustangs
Jaden Stewart DB Deer Valley OUAZ
Kaiden Stewart S Valley Vista College of Idaho
Ben Strawn DE NW Christian Arizona Christian
Garrett Sutliffe OG Valley Vista Buena Vista (Iowa)
Vincent Thompson DB Valley Vista Benedictine College (Kansas)
Matthew Weed WR Deer Valley Puget Sound (Wash.)
D.J. Williams CB Centennial NAU
Garrett Wojick DB Willow Canyon New Mexico State
Jonah Wright OT Peoria Southern Utah
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Player Pos. High School College
Alyssa Charlton MB Estrella Foothills OUAZ
Jocelyn Chavez-Rivas L Millennium Berea (Ky.)
Avrey Dunn L Deer Valley Scottsdale CC
Neely Eves OH Shadow Ridge Glendale CC
Kennedy Farley RS Centennial Concordia (Calif.)
Olivia Flanigan MB Millennium Jackson State
Bailey Fuches S Deer Valley Cal State-Dominguez Hills
Madison Girnius OH Mountain Ridge Fresno Pacific
Paige Harman S Sunrise Mountain Melno College (Calif.)
Reagan Hope MB NW Christian Oregon
Allison Howard S Deer Valley Oklahoma Wesleyan
Calli Johnson L Millennium Southern Utah
Jordyn Kellick OH Willow Canyon OUAZ
Molly Kipp S NW Christian Baylor
Kaylee Logan OH Ironwood Dallas College-Eastfield
Nayeli Mancilla S Estrella Foothills Western New Mexico
Adna Mehmedovic RS Sunrise Mountain Utah State
Jordan Miller OH Millennium Boise State
Aliyah Moore OH Valley Vista Illinois State
McKenzie Omoruyi OH Ironwood Arizona Christian
Vanessa Sanchez-Manzo L Estrella Foothills Piedmont (Georgia)
Maranda Schneberger MB Liberty Utah Valley
Carsyn Schuch L Deer Valley San Diego State
Devyn Sukung L Mountain Ridge California-Santa Cruz
Tatum Stelter L Deer Valley Babson College (Mass.)
Alissa Uhlenhop MB Mountain Ridge Grand Canyon
Nerin Valasakos OH Glendale Prep Iona College
McKenzie Wise OH NW Christian Grand Canyon
Haven Wray L Sunrise Mountain Arizona
BOYS VOLLEYBALL Player Pos. High School College Nathan Avitia S Millennium University of Charleston
Bernard Cornique OH Millennium Arizona Christian
Marquis Kelly OH Willow Canyon Baldwin Wallace (Ohio)
Jordan Shinault OH Sunrise Mountain Lasell University (Mass.)
Korbin Torres OH Estrella Foothills Arizona Christian
Drew Van Treese OH Sunrise Mountain Lasell University (Mass.)
BOYS BASKETBALL Player Pos. High School College
Wyatt Bell G Paradise Honors Air Force
Zach Benschneider F Sunrise Mountain Bluffton (Ohio)
Bailon Black G Ironwood Northern Colorado
Colin Carey F Sunrise Mountain NAU
Phillip Carr F Deer Valley Arizona Christian
Riley Fornerette G Dysart (PHH Prep) Texas Lutheran
Demari Hackett F Valley Vista Embry-Riddle
Kevin Kogbara F Peoria (Dream City) State College of Florida
Daryian Matthews F Dysart Lawrence (Wis.)
Dwight McKnight G Valley Vista Phoenix College
Corey Perry G Peoria Park University (Gilbert)
Jalen Scott PG Paradise Honors Colorado State
J.J. White G Ironwood Central Arizona
GIRLS BASKETBALL Player Pos. High School College
Lorena Corrales G Kellis Glendale CC
Marisa Davis F Valley Vista Washington
Alanis Delgado G Valley Vista St. Mary’s University (Kansas)
Julie Diveney G Sunrise Mountain Wisconsin-Superior
Kassidy Dixon G Millennium Grand Canyon
Xavierre Garcia G Kellis Mesa CC
Reese Grimsley F Millennium Oklahoma City
Kennedy Harper W Estrella Foothills Mount Mercy (Ga.)
Madison Magee F Valley Vista William & Mary
Alaysia Miles F Paradise Honors Antelope Valley (Calif.)
Samantha Stockton C Estrella Foothills Barclay College (Kansas)
Zari Watkins G Valley Vista Mesa Community College
Madeline Wiest G Glendale Prep Emmaus Bible (Iowa)
BASEBALL Player Pos. High School College
Ryan Ambrosy 2B Liberty Edgewood College (Wis.)
Gavin Arbuckle IF Shadow Ridge OUAZ
Gray Bailey P Mountain Ridge Texas-Arlington
Carson Baker OF Liberty Glendale CC
Daniel Bentivegna SS Mountain Ridge Edgewood College (Wisc.)
Andrew Biddle OF Liberty Glendale CC
Nathan Catanach OF Willow Canyon OUAZ
Brexton Clubb IF Liberty Northwest Nazarene (Idaho)
Joey Collier P Paradise Honors Air Force
Cayden Collins P Mountain Ridge Yavapai College
Ty Cowan IF Liberty Central Arizona
Connor Dougal P Shadow Ridge Paradise Valley CC
Brody Fay P Willow Canyon Lakeland (Wis.)
Colton Graham C Shadow Ridge Glendale CC
Connor Hill P Millennium Point Loma Nazarene
Kyle Hoff P Mountain Ridge OUAZ
Spencer Horwath P Sunrise Mountain Azusa Pacific
Ty Howry P NW Christian Wichita State
Braden Lovett SS Liberty OUAZ
Nick Lustig SS/P Sunrise Mountain OUAZ
Matthew Martinez P Mountain Ridge South Mountain CC
Ryan Mixey 3B Centennial Edgewood (Wis.)
Andy Moreno SS Sunrise Mountain Grand Canyon
Frankie Morgan UT NW Christian Vanguard University (Calif.)
Kaden Schiefelbein P Liberty Washington State
Andrew Scott P Willow Canyon OUAZ
Patrick Steitz P Liberty Central Arizona
Treyton Tarver OF Shadow Ridge Arizona Christian
Austin Thomason C Sunrise Mountain Northwest Nazarene (Idaho)
Frank Wierman OF Shadow Ridge Colorado State-Pueblo
SOFTBALL Player Pos. High School College
Brylee Bilger C Paradise Honors Grand Canyon
Hanna Bowers 2B Willow Canyon Concordia (Nebraska)
Hannah DiFabio SS Cactus Metropolitan State (Denver)
Madilyn Fahy OF Mountain Ridge North Dakota St. College of Science
Bub Feringa P Cactus Marshall
Alexa Graves OF Paradise Honors Dakota State
Meghan Golden P Centennial Northern Colorado
Morgan Greene P Shadow Ridge Harding (Mich.)
Peyton Krause C Liberty Paradise Valley CC
Sadie Levandowski P Millennium Lindenwood (Ore.)
Hannah Lindsay C Shadow Ridge New Mexico State
Natalie Lindsay IF Deer Valley Scottsdale CC
Cassidy Martyn 3B Paradise Honors Dominican (Ill.)
Annemarie Murphy IF Millennium San Diego State
Zoie Pearce OF Kellis Franklin & Marshall (Pa.)
Raelynn Rogers IF Willow Canyon Colorado State-Pueblo
Ledezma Romero OF Paradise Honors Jamestown (N.D.)
Faith Sgro OF Liberty Fort Lewis (Colo.)
Sawyer Snodgrass C Sunrise Mountain Glendale CC
Odessa Treese IF Mountain Ridge Mesa CC
Paige White UT Shadow Ridge Colorado-Colorado Springs
BOYS SOCCER Player Pos. High School College
Gavin Kohner MF Northwest Christian Clemson
Stephen Moss FB Liberty New Mexico State (development program)
Connor Scriven MF Liberty Alfred University (N.Y.)
GIRLS SOCCER Player Pos. High School College
Carly Garberding MF NW Christian George Fox (Oregon)
Ariel Goreski MF Willow Canyon Glendale CC
Sidney Mikes MF Mountain Ridge University of Jamestown (N.D.)
Natalie Oosterhouse D NW Christian Trinity Christian (Chicago)
Rajanah Reed F Deer Valley Washington State
Gabby Sangillo MF Millennium North Dakota State
Mackenzie Sullivan G Sunrise Mountain Hofstra University
Justyne Underwood F Sunrise Mountain Paradise Valley CC
SWIMMING/DIVING Player Events High School College
Daniel Matheson Distance Sunrise Mountain USC
TRACK & FIELD Player Events High School College
Roy Atkins Hurdles Centennial Park University-Gilbert
Dominick Brister Sprints Centennial Western Colorado
Austin Clayton Distance Mountain Ridge Grand Canyon
Kiya Pogue Sprints Centennial Indiana Tech
Alex Rafferty Distance Millennium Grand Canyon
BOYS WRESTLING Player High School College
Jaden Berner Willow Canyon Bluefield State (W. Va.)
BOYS WRESTLING Player High School College
Sara Schmoker Liberty Life University (Ga.)
CROSS COUNTRY Player High School College
Austin Clayton Mountain Ridge Grand Canyon
Alex Rafferty Millennium Grand Canyon
Connor Ybarra Centennial Master’s University (Calif.)
BADMINTON Player High School College
Savannah Hendrix Ironwood Arizona Christian
BOYS GOLF Player High School College
Caleb McBee Mountain Ridge Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.)
Tanner Olson Mountain Ridge Wisconsin-Parkside
BOYS GOLF Player High School College
Morgan Keller Sunrise Mountain Elmhurst University (Ill.)
GYMNASTICS Player High School College
Joseph Pepe Sunrise Mountain University of Nebraska
TENNIS Player High School College
Emma Troyer Mountain Ridge Arizona Christian