by Alex Schwartz

I caught up with a handful of uncommitted class of 2009 players today to see where they stand in their recruitment. I will be posting their school lists in a series of two or three articles, starting with this one. I have already mentioned in a previous article that Adam Johnson '09 of City College HS (MD) informed me he is "90%" sure he will commit to St. Francis (PA). Here are a half dozen of the lists I collected today:

Jason West ’09, Florida Air Academy (FL): Ole Miss, South Florida, Central Florida, North Florida, Stony Brook, Marist, Quinnipiac, UMBC, Sam Houston State, Northeastern, James Madison, Oregon State, Wichita State, and New Hampshire
                                Offers: “Nobody [has offered], but [the] Northeastern, South Florida, Central Florida, Stony Brook, Quinnipiac, and Sam Houston State head coaches are coming to see me real soon.”
                                Favorites: Sam Houston State, South Florida, and Central Florida

Collin Johnson ’09, Timber Creek (NJ): NJIT, Maine, UMES, and Army
                                      Offers: “No, not yet. Most likely [they will come at the] end of the season.”
                                   Favorites: “I have to say [that] I like Army the most.”

Mike Celestin ’09, Lenape (NJ): Lehigh, La Salle, Rutgers, NJIT, and Penn State
                                     Offers: “No offers yet.”
                                     Favorites: “I’m liking Lehigh and Penn State.”
                                     Note- “I actually might defer a year to go to prep school [and] let my body and game develop because I won’t [even] be 17 until March,” said Celestin. He added that the schools he is considering are “Trinity Pawling, which is in New York, Blair [Academy in New Jersey], and The Hun School [in New Jersey.” Mike would go on to say, “Hopefully that will get me some more exposure.”

Cameron Badger ’09, APEX Academies (NJ): Manhattan, VMI, Farleigh Dickinson, Central Connecticut State, Bloomsburg (DII), and Chestnut Hill (DII)
                                         Offers: Chestnut Hill
                                         Favorites: “[I have] no favorites. [I am] keeping everything open.”

Darien Hutton ’09, Ewing (NJ): Rider, Howard, UMBC, Delaware State, and Drexel
                                      Offers: “No offers yet.”
                                      Favorites: “[My] favorites would be Rider and Howard.”

Chris Cantino ’09, Northeast Prep (PA): Nebraska, Houston, and Seton Hall
                                 Offers: n/a
                                 Favorites: n/a
                                    Note- Cantino was not 100% sure of where his recruitment stands at, saying via text message, “I would have to let you know [more about my school list] when I find out more.”