2010 JUNIOR RANK ELITE HIGH SCHOOL UNDERCLASSMEN SHOWCASE ANNOUNCES FIRST 12 ATHLETES TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL SHOWCASE
December 10, 2010, St. Charles, IL – Junior Rank is pleased to announce that the first 12 national athletes confirmed to be displaying their skills on the national stage in the 2010 Junior Rank Elite High School Underclassman Showcase in Tempe, AZ. The combine event, which recognizes top prep talent, celebrates the best athletes from this age group on and off the field. This year’s combine will be held on the beautiful campus of Campo Verde High School on December 29th.
According to Junior Rank Founder and CEO, Shaon Berry, this is the first event of its kind on a national level. Berry himself played college football as Pitt, lettering for two years in the Big East program’s backfield.
“No other event has ever attempted to bring together the best players in the nation from freshmen to juniors and even some very talented seniors,” Berry said. “The Junior Rank Elite High School Underclassmen Showcase will represent so many national players from established top talent to players still looking to make a name for themselves. The chance to be tested and then to go up against other top athletes will let players make a true name for themselves – it is really the best of the best.”
The following 12 national athletes will be part of an impressive bowl week in Tempe. On December 29th, there is the first ever Elite High School Underclassmen Showcase – an event held in conjunction with famed talent scout Tom Lemming, made famous in the movie Blindside for discovering NFL star Michael Oher. Two days later on December 31st, Junior Rank will host the Junior Rank Sports National Youth Combine, to test and evaluate middle school talent. In addition, the Diamond Bowl will allow the best 7th and 8th grade talent in the nation to compete against each other in a true all-star game of pre-prep talent.
The following 12 athletes are all nationally recruited athletes who have committed to participate in this combine:
| Davonte | Neal | 11th Grade | Chapparral / AZ |
| Jeremy | Tabuyo | 10th Grade | Saint Louis / HI |
| Chandler | Kincade | 9th Grade | Blackhawk / PA |
| Ty | Isaac | 10th Grade | Joliet Catholic / IL |
| Kyle | Bosch | 10th Grade | St. Francis / PA |
| Derrick | Maultsby Jr. | 11th Grade | Gateway- HS / PA |
| Ryan | Novak | 10th Grade | Heritage High School / CO |
| Tyler | Goble | 11th Grade | Plumouth High School / MI |
| Zach | Buzzard | 11th grade | Chapparral / AZ |
| Anthony | Maddie | 11th grade | Aurora Christian High School / IL |
| Skyler | Mornhinwheg | 11th Grade | St. Joseph’s Prep School, PA |
| Cody | Ippolito | 11th Grade | Chapparral / AZ |
All showcase and bowl participants will attend the Insight Bowl and receive recognition at halftime on ESPN’s broadcast of the game on December 28th.
Junior Rank, founded early in 2009, travels across the country with scouts, such as Randy Taylor from the NCSA (national Collegiate Scouting Association) and Tom Lemming, nation’s #1 prep football recruiting analyst and publisher of the most widely read prep football report, holding football combines for 6th-9th graders and evaluating their current level of talent and anticipating their future development.
For more information on a combine near you or to nominate someone for the Diamond Flight Camp visit www.juniorrank.com.
