St. Pat's, Waubonsie Valley & Naperville Central

The last FBS level prospect that was produced by St. Patrick’s High School in Chicago was Indiana offensive lineman Justin Pagan. The Shamrocks have a couple of prospects to watch in the Class of 2012. “I feel that our quarterback has a chance to play at the next level,” said St. Pat’s coach, Dan Galante. “Ryan Tentler is 6-foot, 180-pounds, he’s got a strong arm but he also throws with touch and he’s smart. Ryan threw for 2,700 yards and 33 touchdowns as a junior. College coaches should also check out Guy DiBalsamo. Guy never came off the field. He was a wide receiver, a defensive back and handled both kick and punt returns for us.

Aurora (Ill.) Waubonsie Valley is the same school that produced R.J. Luke, who went to Penn State to play his college football. Coach Paul Murphy says that he’s got a junior and a sophomore that college coaches should get to know. “Demetrius Gray (6-3, 180) is a Big Ten wide receiver in my mind,” Coach Murphy said. He’s a playmaker and he has all the physical tools that the guys at the next level are looking for. I have a sophomore running back, Mark Guido (5-10, 180), that is going to be special. He runs hard. I’m really excited about Austin’s development and what he’s going to look like in a few years.”

While out on the road last week, I stopped by Naperville (Ill.) Central to see head coach Mike Stine and to talk about his future FBS prospects. Coach Stine has been at Naperville Central for 28 years and has seen his fair share of talent make it to the next level and he has one former player, Owen Dainiels, playing for the Houston Texans. “I have some kids that might interest the college coaches,” Coach Stine said. “Zach Borta (6-1, 225) plays defensive end for us. He’s active and made a lot of tackles this year. He’s got a motor on him and he could possible stand up at the next level. A solid defensive end is Rob Girgis (6-2, 220). Like Borta, Girgis just made a lot of plays. He’s always around the football. Ian Lewandowski (6-0, 195) played receiver and defensive back for us and our running back, Matt Randolph (6-1, 195) had a nice year. Another name I’m going to add is John Dulleck (6-2, 210), who played linebacker for us and could possible put his hand on the ground in college.”