Several sport stars make their college choice official on Feb. 6, and we’ve put all our coverage in one place.
Feb. 6 was National Letter of Intent signing day for athletes accepting scholarships in the following sports: football, soccer, track and field, cross country and boys water polo. We spent the day providing as much coverage as possible.
Below you’ll find an initial list of football signees, as well as multimedia from our visits to six different high schools across Northern California.
Schools we visited:
BELLA VISTA-FAIR OAKS — A number of soccer signings show the continued rise of the Broncos program.
Video: SSM’s Jim McCue talks to a pair of Bella Vista girls soccer standouts
DE LA SALLE — Five football defensive standouts ink letters, including our Bay Area Male Athlete of the Fall, Michael Hutchings.
Photos: See images from the signing ceremony.
Video: Standout DE/TE Austin Hooper talks about why he chose Stanford
FREEDOM-OAKLEY — Darrell Daniels, the biggest football recruit in the program’s history, makes things official with the Univ. of Washington. His QB Dante Mayes signs on with Nevada.
Photos: See images from the signing ceremony
Video: Our conversation with Darrell Daniels
Video: Our conversation with Dante Mayes
OAK RIDGE-EL DORADO HILLS — It’s a good day for the Trojans soccer program.
Video: Girls soccer player Caris Rivers talks about choosing Middle Tennessee
PLACER-AUBURN — 5-star defensive lineman Eddie Vanderdoes chose Notre Dame in a 5 p.m. ceremony.
Video: Vanderdoes makes his announcement official. Fighting Irish, here he comes.
SAN RAMON VALLEY-DANVILLE — As many as 10 athletes signing, with a heavy does of girls soccer.
Audio: UCLA-bound girls soccer player, Alyssa Alarab.
Audio: QB Cameron Birse chats about signing with Arkansas State
OUR WORKING LIST OF NCS AND SJS FOOTBALL SIGNEES TODAY. IF YOU HAVE AN ADDITION, SEND AN EMAIL TO Editor@SportStarsOnline.com.
**WE HOPE TO HAVE A NON-FOOTBALL LIST COMING SOON.
NORTH COAST SECTION
| Player, school | College |
|---|---|
| Matt Anderson, K, San Ramon Valley — VIDEO (via Cal) | Cal |
| Xavier Banks, DL, De La Salle | Southern Oregon |
| Cameron Birse, QB, San Ramon Valley | Arkansas State |
| Caleb Coleman, WR, St. Mary’s-Berkeley — VIDEO (via Cal) | Cal |
| Darrell Daniels, WR, Freedom-Oakley | Washington |
| Jared Goff, QB, Marin Catholic-Kentfield — VIDEO (via Cal) | Cal |
| Gunnar Graham, OL, Marin Catholic | Colorado |
| Austin Hooper, DL/TE, De La Salle | Stanford |
| Ray Hudson, TE, Foothill-Pleasanton — VIDEO (via Cal) | Cal |
| Antonio Huey, OL, Pittsburg | Colorado |
| Michael Hutchings, LB, De La Salle | USC |
| Karris Johnson, RB, California-San Ramon | Utah State |
| Kevin King, DB, Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland | Washington |
| Uaisele Manoa, LB, Concord | Humboldt State |
| Dante Mayes, QB/ATH, Freedom | Nevada |
| Warren Miles Long, RB/LB, James Logan-Union City | Northwestern |
| Takkarist McKinley, RB/LB, Kennedy-Richmond — VIDEO (via Cal) | Cal |
| DJ Moffitt, LB, De La Salle | UNLV |
| Marcellus Pippins, DB, El Cerrito | Washington State |
| Joe Protheroe, RB, Clayton Valley Charter-Concord | Cal Poly |
| Elijah Qualls, DL, Casa Grande-Petaluma | Washington |
| Olito Thompson, RB, Concord | Washington State |
| Phil Wright, LB, Cardinal Newman-Santa Rosa | Arizona |
SAC-JOAQUIN SECTION
| Player, school | College |
|---|---|
| Kevin Blueford, LB, Inderkum-Sacramento | Southern Oregon |
| Phillip Carter, WR, Folsom | Duke |
| Jeff Camilli, LB, Ponderosa-Shingle Springs | Fresno State |
| Aaron Cochran, OL, Buhach Colony-Atwater — VIDEO (via Cal) | Cal |
| Ross Dwelley, TE, Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills | San Diego |
| Daren Echeveria, OL, Antelope | Air Force |
| Kyle Evanski, DL, Del Campo-Fair Oaks | Sacramento State |
| Peter Denham, QB, Placer-Auburn | Northern Arizona |
| Christian Fonbuena, RB, Franklin-Elk Grove | Colorado Mesa |
| Dom Giampaoli, WR, Rocklin | Southern Oregon |
| Omari Gray, DB, Christian Brothers-Sacramento | Butler |
| Marcus Green, DB, Franklin-Elk Grove | Weber/Sacramento State |
| Cole Hannum, LB, Nevada Union-Grass Valley | Sacramento State |
| Trayvon Henderson, WR, Grant-Sacramento | Hawaii |
| Beau Hershberger, LB, Granite Bay | Nevada |
| Vinnie Johnson, OL, Christian Brothers — VIDEO (via Cal) | Cal |
| Daniel Kniffin, QB, Rocklin | Sacramento State |
| Bryce Mann, OL, Franklin-Elk Grove | South Dakota School of Mines/Tech |
| Brandon Monroe, RB, Del Oro-Loomis | San Jose State |
| Trace Noble, WR, Folsom | Southern Oregon |
| Michael Okorike, OL, Antelope | San Jose State |
| A.J. Samatua, OL, Del Campo | San Jose State |
| Kyle Saxelid, OL, Cosumnes Oaks-Elk Grove | UNLV |
| Stone Sander, TE, Placer | Sacramento State |
| Isaiah Saunders, RB, Pleasant Grove-Elk Grove | Idaho |
| Thomas Sperbeck, WR, Jesuit-Carmichael | Boise State |
| Garrett Strohmaier, OL, Jesuit | Dartmouth |
| Nick Terry, DL, Pleasant Grove | Boise State |
| Viliami Umukuke, DE, Monterey Trail-Elk Grove | Sacramento State |
| Tanner Vallejo, LB, Nevada Union | Boise State |
| Eddie Vanderdoes, DL, Placer | Notre Dame |
| Jordan Vinson, TE, Rio Americano-Sacramento | Sacramento State |
| Tyler Winston, WR, Antelope | San Jose State |
| Sam Woods, OL, Rocklin | Northern Arizona |