5 Benicia athletes sign letters
Five Benicia High student-athletes recently found their true north and their decisions were celebrated at a Thursday ceremony where they signed their letters of intent for college.
While golfer Angel Antonio will remain in the North Bay by attending Dominican, Benicia High football stars Derek Campbell and Maurian Burrell are headed to Western Oregon, Braeden Yee is going to Southern Oregon while Kameron Lane’s drive will be even further north as he will be attending Eastern Washington.
Coaches, students, teachers and ex-teammates came out during lunchtime at the school.
Lane made his decision to attend the Division I school before his senior year, but it was still an exciting day for the senior, who played all over the field for the Panthers.
“As soon as I officially signed in December, it was a big relief, just knowing where I was going to be for the next four years and having a full-ride scholarship,” Lane said. “Today is definitely a celebration as this has been a dream of mine.”
Lane, who plans to major in nursing while possibly minoring in business, said Eastern Washington plans on using him in a few places on the field.
“They liked me as a quarterback on offense, but on defense they want to be play a lot of cover safety,” Lane said. “They’ll probably have me returning the ball on kicks. They told me that they like that I’m a playmaker and they want to put the ball in my hands.”
Benicia head football coach and athletic director Craig Holden also spoke highly of Lane during
Benicia High student-athletes signed their letters of intent for college on Thursday. Pictured left to right is Kameron Lane, Braeden Yee, Angel Antonio, Derek Campbell and Maurian Burrell.
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