by Lem Satterfield
Poly running back Lee Reynolds, who led the Engineers to a berth in the Class 2A North Region playoffs, where they lost to eventual state runner-up Eastern Tech of Baltimore County, will sign a national letter of intent to accepting an athletic scholarship to play football at James Madison University, Engineers' coach Roger Wrenn told DigitalSports on Monday night.
High school seniors may sign national letters of intent accepting
athletic scholarships from NCAA institutions during the early signing
period, which begins on Wednesday and lasts through April 1 for
football, boys and girls soccer and field hockey.
Reynolds chose the Dukes of JMU.
Reynolds, a versatile 5-foot-11, 180-pounder, has clocked a 4.4-second 40-yard dash and this year scored 172 points and totaled 27 touchdowns for the Engineers.
Reynolds rushed for 23 touchdowns on 1,405 yards, and caught 12 passes for 273 yards and four touchdowns.
An excellent athlete, Reynolds also ran indoor track, where he won city titles in the 60- and 300-yard dashes. Reynolds won the 60 for the second straight year.
DigitalSports
lists all of the athletes who are committing to schools for sports
whose early signing period has been designated for February through
April, regardless of whether or not the institution is division I, II
or III, or whether or not it offers athletic scholarships.
Many division I and division II schools participate in the signing of national letters of intent.
However,
America's service academies, such as Navy and West Point, and Ivy
League Schools, such as Princeton, and Harvard, do not offer
scholarships or participate in the practice.
Some Patriot League schools also do not participate in the early signing program.
The
early signing periods in track and field and for cross country have
been eliminated, and water polo also no longer has an early signing
period, according to www.national-letter.org.
Football early signees or committments
Arundel: Nick Elko, Delaware State
Brandon Johnson-Farrell, Rhode Island
Archbishop Curley: Jerome Junior, UCONN
Calvert Hall: Pat Boyle, Temple
Sean Boyle, Temple
DeMatha: Kenny Tate, Maryland
Dunbar: Richard Chavis, Lincoln University, Pa.
Kenyon Kinnard, Johnson C. Smith
Terrell Lewis, Lincoln University, Pa.
Matthew Odezugo, Johnson C. Smith
Keon Redhead, Bowie
Malcolm Speller, Bowie
Edmondson: Nick Speller, Syracuse
Forestville: Kevin Dorsey, Maryland
Friendly: Josh Haden, Boston College
Lamar Thomas, Ohio State
Gilman: Joey Ehrmann, Wake Forest
Good Counsel: Corey Boatman, Syracuse
Mickey DeLima, New Hampshire
Bryan Murray, Boston College
Hereford: Lonnie Liggins, West Point
Loyola: Tim Bolt, Bucknell
Kyle Stupi, Columbia
McDonogh: Lane Clelland, Notre Dame
Mount St. Joseph: Kevin Fitzpatrick, Marist
Nick Hutcherson, University at Albany, N.Y.
Poly: Lee Reynolds, James Madison
St. Paul's: Brian Taaffe, Fordham
Surrattsville: Davin Meggett, Maryland
Wilde Lake: Cody Blue, Maryland
Signing
Dates for the 2008-2009 Academic Year
Do not sign prior to 7:00 a.m. (local time) on the following
dates
or after the final signing date listed for each sport.
| Sport |
Initial Signing Date |
Final Signing Date |
| Basketball (Early Period) |
November 14, 2007 |
November 21, 2007 |
| Basketball (Regular Period) |
April 16, 2008 |
May 21, 2008 |
| Football (Midyear JC Transfer) |
December 19, 2007 |
January 15, 2008 |
| Football (Regular Period) |
February 6, 2008 |
April 1, 2008 |
| Field
Hockey, Soccer, Track and Field/Cross Country, Men's Water Polo* |
February 6, 2008 |
August 1, 2008 |
| All Other Sports(Early Period) |
November 14, 2007 |
November 21, 2007 |
| All
Other Sports(Regular Period) |
April 9, 2008 |
August 1, 2008 | |
