Football: Do Cougs Long For Short New York Running Star?
Until a few weeks ago, David Zapata had barely heard about Brigham Young University and its football program.
Now, he's hoping to get a phone call -- or a visit -- from the Cougars when the current "dead period" ends.
"I've done some research on them. I know they're a religious school, but I know they have a big-time program and I hope they're still interested in me," he said Monday night.
Zapata, a diminutive running back -- 5-foot-7, 177 pounds -- just finished his senior season as the No. 6 rusher in the history of New York state with 6,101 yards in his career. He's also a National Honor Society student.
Zapata recently picked up his first offer, from Maine. He plans to visit Navy in January, and expects an offer from the Midshipmen. He said Massachusetts is also interested.
It all started, according to an assistant coach at Hornell High, when BYU receivers coach Patrick Higgins viewed a tape of Zapata in action and called members of the Red Raiders' coaching staff several times to get more information on the game-breaker.
Zapata averaged 7.9 yards per carry and 199 yards per game in his career. He led the state in rushing his sophomore and junior seasons. If he were 5-6 inches taller, he'd be more heavily recruited, obviously.
The Cougars would likely use him as a slot receiver the same way they used Nate Meikle last year. Bryce Mahuika has the position this year, but has been played sparingly because the Cougs have three outstanding tight ends and often employ two at the same time.
The depth of BYU's interest is difficult to gauge because coaches cannot publicly discuss recruits. BYU has not made any face-to-face contact with Zapata, nor tried to set up a campus visit yet, according to the Hornell assistant coach.
However, the coach said that Higgins has had several discussions with Hornell coaches about BYU's Honor Code and uniqueness as an institution sponsored by the Mormon Church just to be sure that Zapata is a candidate.
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Quarterback Kevin Prince of Encino (Calif.) Crespi High has orally committed to Washington, according to the Web site www. Dawgman.com.
Prince, a 6-foot-2, 195-pound senior, had scholarship offers from both BYU and Utah at one time last spring, but had not been recruited heavily by either school in at least three months.
He chose Washington over his favorite school growing up, UCLA.
Prince will likely go on an LDS Church mission before enrolling at Washington. He is ranked as the No. 27 quarterback in the country by Scout.com.
Now, he's hoping to get a phone call -- or a visit -- from the Cougars when the current "dead period" ends.
"I've done some research on them. I know they're a religious school, but I know they have a big-time program and I hope they're still interested in me," he said Monday night.
Zapata, a diminutive running back -- 5-foot-7, 177 pounds -- just finished his senior season as the No. 6 rusher in the history of New York state with 6,101 yards in his career. He's also a National Honor Society student.
Zapata recently picked up his first offer, from Maine. He plans to visit Navy in January, and expects an offer from the Midshipmen. He said Massachusetts is also interested.
It all started, according to an assistant coach at Hornell High, when BYU receivers coach Patrick Higgins viewed a tape of Zapata in action and called members of the Red Raiders' coaching staff several times to get more information on the game-breaker.
Zapata averaged 7.9 yards per carry and 199 yards per game in his career. He led the state in rushing his sophomore and junior seasons. If he were 5-6 inches taller, he'd be more heavily recruited, obviously.
The Cougars would likely use him as a slot receiver the same way they used Nate Meikle last year. Bryce Mahuika has the position this year, but has been played sparingly because the Cougs have three outstanding tight ends and often employ two at the same time.
The depth of BYU's interest is difficult to gauge because coaches cannot publicly discuss recruits. BYU has not made any face-to-face contact with Zapata, nor tried to set up a campus visit yet, according to the Hornell assistant coach.
However, the coach said that Higgins has had several discussions with Hornell coaches about BYU's Honor Code and uniqueness as an institution sponsored by the Mormon Church just to be sure that Zapata is a candidate.
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Quarterback Kevin Prince of Encino (Calif.) Crespi High has orally committed to Washington, according to the Web site www. Dawgman.com.
Prince, a 6-foot-2, 195-pound senior, had scholarship offers from both BYU and Utah at one time last spring, but had not been recruited heavily by either school in at least three months.
He chose Washington over his favorite school growing up, UCLA.
Prince will likely go on an LDS Church mission before enrolling at Washington. He is ranked as the No. 27 quarterback in the country by Scout.com.
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