Recruiting
reported offers this month: Mitch Bolden of Lakota West received an offer from Tennessee-martin (FCS) while Bryce Schondelmyer’s first offer is from Division II Ashland. Schondelmyer, who was the Ohio Division VI co-player of the year on offense last year at Arcanum, also reported receiving an invitation to camp at Bowling Green.
■ Connecticut recently offered Centerville teammates Joseph Jean-louis and Greg Powers. Jean-louis is a three-star 2023 linebacker prospect who already had offers from Miami (Ohio), Akron, Toledo, Massachusetts, Bowling Green, Eastern Kentucky and Eastern Michigan. Powers is a 2024 defensive back prospect who also has offers from Cincinnati,
EKU, Toledo, Massachusetts and Ball State.
■ Umass has also been very busy in the area, perhaps not a coincidence after former Trotwood-madison star and Michigan captain Mike Mccray II joined the Minutemen coaching staff over the winter. Massachusetts has also offered Trotwood quarterback Timothy Carpenter (2024), Lakota West athlete Taebron Bennie-powell (2024),
Middletown’s Majaden Lewis (’23) and a pair of 2025 prospects from Wayne — quarterback Tyrell Lewis and receiver Teaunn Hunter.
■ Massachusetts also wins the award for offer to youngest area player. That would be Jamarcus Whyce, a defense lineman who will be a freshman for the Trotwood-madison Rams this fall. He also received an offer from Toledo earlier this month.
■ Akron is another school to show lots of interest in the area lately, including the extension of offers to three players from Stebbins: receivers Adrian Norton (2023) and Rayvonn Harris (2024) along with offensive lineman Jake Wheelock (2024). R.J. Mukes, a 2024 receiver for Wayne, also picked up an Akron offer this month along with FCS Youngstown State and Penn.
■ As Xenia coach Maurice Harden works to build up his program in year two, he has four talented ’23s who all recently reported receiving offers from nearby Central State of Division II: Jamell Smith, Tremell Wright, Trei’shaun Sanders and Jaxen Lewis. Wright also has reported offers from D-2 Grand Valley State and Tiffin.