Kentucky Wesleyan College head football coach
Brent Holsclaw announced 40 student-athletes from the high school and junior college ranks will be added to the Panthers 2010 recruiting class.
Joining the program will be 12 from Kentucky, 11 from Indiana, five from Ohio, three from Alabama, two each from Florida, Georgia and Tennessee plus one from Louisiana and Texas.
"We are extremely please with this year's recruiting class," said Holsclaw. "They will provide added depth to a team that returns 16 seniors. We have addressed many of our needs offensively and defensively and to say the least the coaching staff is very excited and anxious to start teaching these student-athletes."
Heading this recruiting class are five from Owensboro area high schools including Aquado Douglas, RB, 6-5, 165, Owensboro (Owensboro HS); Heath Garner, OL, 6-3, 235, Beaver Dam (Ohio County HS); Gage Hocker, OL, 6-0, 220, Lewisport, KY (Daviess County HS); Jordan King, DB, 5-8, 160, Owensboro, KY (Daviess County HS); and
Chad McCain, WR, 6-2, 165, Owensboro, KY (Daviess County HS).
Other Kentucky high school standouts are Matt Blackwell, OL, 5-9, 260, Madisonville, KY (Madisonville North Hopkins HS); Quentin Campbell, OL, 6-0, 265, Versailles, KY (Woodford County HS); Antonio Marigny, WR, 6-0, 180, Henderson, KY (Henderson County HS); Zachary Rahm, DL, 5-9, 210, Campbellsburg, KY (Henry County HS); James South, LB, 5-9, 200, Georgetown, KY (Breathitt County HS);
Andrew Toebbe, OL, 6-4, 275, Louisville, KY (Seneca HS); and
Isiah White, WR, 5-8, 170, Madisonville, KY (Madisonville North Hopkins HS).
Also joining the program from high schools in six states include:
Indiana – Alordo Bell, RB, 5-7, 175, Evansville (Reitz HS); Mike Clem, OL, 6-4, 340, Evansville (Reitz HS);
Madison Cleveland, OL, 6-0, 240, Brownsburg (Brownsburg HS);
Grant Dugan, WR, 6-0, 175, Evansville (Harrison HS);
Tony Ewers, DE, 6-3, 220, Evansville (Reitz HS); Jeff Fentress, FB, 6-1, 205, Evansville (Reitz HS);
Javier Hawkins, WR, 6-0, 175, Evansville (Harrison HS);
Morgan Jones, WR, 6-3, 175, Evansville (Reitz HS); Larry Rollins, OL, 6-1, 265, Evansville (Harrison HS); Malcolm Webb, OL, 6-0, 240, Rockport (South Spencer HS); and
Shane Woodget, DE, 6-3, 230, Evansville (Reitz HS).
Alabama –
Sam Cowles, LB, 5-11, 200, Opelika (Lee-Scott Academy); and
Joey Galmiche, OL, 6-3, 300, Daphne (Daphe HS).
Florida –
Mason Doggette, OL, 6-3, 240, Baker (Baker HS).
Georgia –
Ian Wolfe, OL, 6-3, 245, Woodstock (Woodstock HS); and Akeen Wulah, RB, 5-7, 170, Stone Mountain (Clarkston HS).
Louisiana – Sargent Huntley, DB, 5-10, 170, Kenner (East Jefferson HS).
Ohio –
Maison Kana, DE, 6-3, 210, Mason (Mason HS);
Lonnie Rucker, DB, 6-0, 185, Cincinnati (St. Xavier HS); Terrance Shipmon, LB, 6-2, 200, West Chester (Lakota West HS); DaVonte Walker, DB, 6-2, 190, West Chester (Floyd Buchanan HS);
Jared Ward, DB, 5-11, 205, Cincinnati (Shroder HS); and
Brook Williams, DT, 6-1, 245, Cincinnati (Shroder HS).
Tennessee –
Wayne Helm, OL, 6-4, 260, Cedar Hill (Jo Byrns HS); and Brandon Wade, DB, 5-6, 160, Antioch (Antioch HS).
Coming from the junior college ranks will be March Jones, RB, 5-9, 220, Pike Road, AL (Jefferson Davis HS / Fon Du Lac CC); and Melvin Jones, OL, 6-2, 270, Spring, TX (Klein Oak HS / Lon Morris JC).
The Panthers finished the 2009 season with a 2-9 record.
