Broward County

American Heritage

Mark Aleman, baseball, Barry

Dayen Marouf-Araibi, football, Rhode Island

Benjamin Diaz, football, St. Thomas University

Courtney Caruso, women’s soccer, New York University

Gabriela Curry, equestrian, Georgia

Chase Curtiss, baseball, Arkansas-Rich Mountain

Natalia Dorn, women’s soccer, Stetson

Dylan Dubovik, baseball, Miami

Sebastian Garavito, baseball, Nova Southeastern

Caden Garro, baseball, Flagler

Christopher Levy Gutierrez, baseball, Miami Dade College

Hayden Harrison, baseball, Lake Sumter

Talan Holiday, baseball, North Carolina

Freddie King, football, Ferris State

Tina Liu, women’s tennis, Babson

Ryan Long, football, Wagner

RJ Machado, baseball, McLennan Community College

Dezuray McGill, women’s basketball, Long Island

Jillian Miliffe, women’s soccer, Montana

Saeed Moghaddam, football, Cornell

Gabriel Moreau, men’s volleyball, Eastern Mennonite

Antonio Pasquatti, football, Bentley

Arianna Reynolds, softball, Bethune-Cookman

Jordan Rich, baseball, Miami Dade College

Jack Switter, lacrosse, Ohio Northern

Samantha Villaverde, women’s soccer, Wesleyan University

Rachari Wildgoose, women’s track, North Carolina A&T

Blanche Ely

Kevin Greene, football, St. Thomas University

Richard Hollis, football, Western Carolina

Roudly Lormeus, football, St. Thomas University

Shawn Paschall, football, Valdosta State

Ricardo Savoix, football, Warner

Alexis Keith Thompson, football, Livingstone

Mike Warren, football, Charleston

Calvary Christian

Camden Hartzell, football, St. Thomas University

Cardinal Gibbons

Jourdan Brissett, football, Harvard

Trent DuBuc, football, Wagner

Terence Johnson, football, Alabama State

Eddie Marshall, baseball, Samford

Ethan Miller, football, Lehigh

Mike Ragusa, baseball, North Carolina State

Tao Schreiber, basketball, Worcester Polytech

Cypress Bay

Jaylen Bates, men’s basketball, Southeastern

Isabella Castelino, women’s lacrosse, North Carolina

Alejandro Gonzalez, men’s soccer, Babson

Tyler Johnson, men’s volleyball, BYU

Christian Leone, men’s basketball, Husson

Erin Morgan, women’s soccer, Lipscomb

Natalia Ortiz, women’s swimming, Rollins

Sebastian Paba, men’s soccer, Suffolk

Michael Ramos, baseball, Warner

Gaby Sussman, women’s soccer, South Florida

Hollywood Hills

Amari Isaac, football, FIU

Pine Crest

Troy Ceritelli, baseball, Rollins

Franky Garfi, girls basketball, MIT

Cate Frerichs, rowing, Harvard

Jonathan Lazar, baseball, Chicago

Allen Levitis, diving, Yale

Alison Natt, volleyball, Boston College

Andres Parra, football, Carelton

Charlotte Thies, rowing, Georgetown

Alexander Weinberg, golf, Duke

St. Thomas Aquinas

Arianna Allen, women’s track, Cornell

Andrew Alvarez, baseball, State College of Florida

Logan Andrews, football, Ferris State

Madden Arboleda, women’s soccer, Barry

Alexi Arocho, women’s track, Columbia

Sara Blair, women’s basketball, George Mason

Peter Brett, baseball, St. Leo

Malia Brooks, women’s volleyball, Emory

Zori Brown, women’s volleyball, Dartmouth

Victoria Brunette, softball, Jacksonville University

Gianna Burbridge, women’s soccer, FIU

Samson Chazulle, football, FIU

Christina D’Agostino, softball, Nova Southeastern

Travares Daniel, football, Maryland

Anthony Dara, men’s lacrosse, Utah

Nicholas Diadema, men’s lacrosse, Stony Brook

Nicholas Dodge, men’s soccer, Lee’s McRea

Elijah D’Oleo, football, United States Military Academy

Miranda Dumornay, women’s soccer, Elon

Kyan East, men’s lacrosse, Stony Brook

Kendall Evans, women’s volleyball, Xavier University of Louisiana

Jackie Feldman, women’s lacrosse, Princeton

Matias Garcia, football, FIU

Alexis Iardella, women’s lacrosse, St. Leo

Andrew Indorf, football, Towson

Joshua Jennings, baseball, Palm Beach State College

Courtney Jensen, beach volleyball, North Carolina-Wilmington

Brandon Joseph, football, Western Carolina

Mia Layne, women’s lacrosse, Farleigh Dickinson

Cole Lasher, baseball, Florida Gulf Coast

Jayden LeBoeuf, baseball, Allegheny

Alicia Longo, rowing, Stetson

Jonathan Lopez, baseball, FAU

Zachary Malvasio, baseball, UCF

Alex Mansur, men’s swimming, Florida Southern

Maximus Mustell, football, United States Military Academy

Nyla McFadden, women’s basketball, Penn State

Chase Ortiz, football, Bryant

Sophia Pacheco, tennis, Lafayette

Lantz Pascal, football, North Carolina

Bryce Piscitello, men’s lacrosse, University of Cumberlands

Mikayla Porter, women’s volleyball, UCF

Joseph Ramjas, football, Wagner

Vincent Rappold, men’s lacrosse, Lander

Aiden Rickert, baseball, King

Zachary Rosenberg, men’s lacrosse, Washington and Lee

Richard Scott, football, USF

Brad Sigler, baseball, Xavier University of Louisiana

Owen Thomas, men’s lacrosse, RPI

Gabriel Tortola, men’s swimming, West Virginia

Tamearly Wardlaw, women’s volleyball, Morgan State

Chance Washington, football, Presbyterian

Jake Weiss, baseball, Belmont Abbey

Dwayne Wimbley, men’s basketball, FSU

Jalen Young, football, Webber International

Western

Sebastian Circo, football, UNLV

Palm Beach County

American Heritage-Delray

Nicolas Bellantoni, baseball, LaSalle

Ricky Bellantoni, baseball, LaSalle

Julia DeGruttola Aere, women’s track, Wake Forrest

Viktoria Ekstrand, rowing, Harvard

Evan Fernandez, baseball, Gardner Webb

Carmine Gioiosa, football, Rochester

Ava Howell, women’s lacrosse, Massachusetts-Lowell

Emma Hrzich, women’s lacrosse, Penn

Haris Khan, golf, Chicago State

Amelia McCall, women’s lacrosse, St. Leo

Josephine Mittner, rowing, West Virginia

Ava Thompson, women’s lacrosse, Liberty

Jack Wigginton, football, Chicago

Gabby Windesheim, women’s lacrosse, Marquette

Atlantic

Deandre Desinor, football, North Carolina State

Lincoln Graf, football, Concordia Saint Paul

Boca Raton

Oscar Crowe, men’s golf, East Carolina University

Cardinal Newman

Gabe Acevedo, baseball, Embry Riddle

Blake Anderson, baseball, Indian River State College

Gabe Averi, football, Air Force

Carl Calixte, baseball, Florence Darlington Tech

Ryan Coby, football, Southern Illinois

Gage Coopersmith, football, Wagner

Finn Duran, baseball, Indian River

Austin Febles, baseball, Barry

Max Gonzalez, baseball, Indian River

Grady Goodman, men’s basketball, St. Lawrence

Sam Lovitz, baseball, UF

Quinn Lundgren, football, St. John’s

Christian Marcellus, golf, Alabama State

Jaden Martin, baseball, Eastern Florida

Julia McCormack, golf, St. Thomas University

Luke Wheeler, men’s lacrosse, Eastern Florida

Dwyer

Max Abrams, baseball, St. Peter’s

Holt Flowers, baseball, McDaniel

Glades Central

Jerry Alcindor, football, Bethune-Cookman

Tavarion James, football, Eastern Kentucky

Jupiter

D-Tre Runner, football, Lenoir-Rhyne

Brogan Woeber, football, West Florida

Pahokee

Rashon Brown, football, Bethune-Cookman

J’Tavious Jones, football, Eastern Kentucky

Palm Beach Central

Bryan Hall, football, Naval Academy

Mcowens Innocent, football, Hampton

Brian Simon, football, UNC-Pembroke

Palm Beach Christian

Jeremiah Parks, football, Nebraska-Kearney

Palm Beach Lakes

Anthony Palmer Jr., football, St. Thomas University

Santaluces

Nick Acosta, football, Culver-Stockton

Sebastian Alexis, soccer, South Florida Bible

Landon Earl, football, Webber

Andreas Jakuslk, football, Webber

Izzy Marion, football, Wheeling

Tre Robinson, football, Keiser

Anatay Smith, football, Ferris State

Suncoast

Hayden Neihoff, Baseball, Marist

Lee Ellis, Baseball,  New College

Brady Benevides, Baseball, Barry

Liam Gray, Rugby,  Naval Academy

Jackson, a four-star linebacker, finished his high school career at Seminole Ridge as the school-record-holder in tackles.  The 6-foot-1, 200-pound senior is ranked No.12 at his position, No. 19 in the state and No. 123 nationally in the Class of 2025 in the Composite 247Sports rankings.

“It’s definitely a blessing and I am just grateful to have the opportunity to play football at a D-1 level,” Jackson said. “It started from when I was young with a good foundation and my family keeping me motivated. I never stopped working.”

Jackson was limited on the field during his senior season due to a hamstring injury. He registered 135 tackles with four forced fumbles, two sacks and two interceptions during his junior season. He had 137 tackles during his sophomore year and 106 tackles in his freshman campaign.

Jackson had originally committed to USC this past September. He decommitted in late November after he took a visit to Florida during their win against Ole Miss. Jackson announced he would be joining the Gators on Nov. 25.

“I want my family to be up there and support me and it helps with the travel distance,” Jackson said. “They will be getting a talented, motivated, hard-working, all-around player. I am looking to ball out, continue to develop more and will be coachable when I get there.”

Jackson will graduate from high school in December and will enroll at the University of Florida in January. He was selected for the Under Armour All-America Game.

Pierre Louis, a three-star interior offensive lineman, is the No. 56 player at his position and No. 107 in the state in the Class of 2025 in the 247Sports Composite rankings.

“It just means everything to me and an amazing achievement,” Pierre Louis said. “I put myself out there by going to camps and trusted the process. It’s amazing to see all my hard work pay off.”

The 6-foot-4, 290-pound senior guard had committed to Florida State this past October. He decommitted after his official visit to Florida in November and announced he would join the Gators.

“It’s really the environment at Florida and the resources they have academically and athletically,” Pierre Louis said. “The culture of the school fits for me. It’s a great feeling to have a teammate with you. We are going to push each other and keep working to get better.”

The Gators, under the direction of third-year coach Billy Napier, had a three-game winning streak to close the regular season. The late season turnaround helped to flip several committed players in the last month. Florida had entered Early Signing Day with the No.11 recruiting class, according to the 247Sports rankings.

Player, high school, pos., college/university

Omarian Abraham, American Heritage, DL, North Carolina State

Damon Allen, West Boca Raton, S, FAU

Bryan Auguste, Monarch, T, Kentucky

Nedrick Boldin, Palm Beach Central, WR, Boston College

Nimari Brantley, Coconut Creek, DL, FAU

Jamar Browder, Santaluces, WR, Michigan

Jaylin Brown, Cardinal Newman, RB, Pitt

Sean Burke, South Broward, TE, FIU

Jonathan Carter, Flanagan, S, Eastern Michigan

Waden Charles, Somerset Canyons, WR, Central Florida

Cameron Davis, Blanche Ely, LB, FIU

Deandre Desinor, Atlantic, RB, West Virginia

Preston Douglas, Benjamin, TE/LB, North Carolina State

Chris Ewald, Chaminade-Madonna, CB, Miami

Aaron Ford Jr., West Boca Raton, LB, Alabama State

Dylan Frechette, Cardinal Newman, OL, Illinois

Camari Hall, Chaminade-Madonna, DB, Middle Tennessee State

Caleb Harris, St. Thomas Aquinas, OL, South Florida

Mekhi Hicks, American Heritage, DB, Harvard

Branden Hoch, St. Thomas Aquinas, WR, FAU

Tavius Horne, Atlantic, CB, East Carolina

Koby Howard, Chaminade-Madonna, WR, Penn State

Logan Husband, St. Thomas Aquinas, OL, FAU

Denard Johnson, St. Thomas Aquinas, DB, Tuskeegee

Romando Johnson, Monarch, Edge, West Virginia

Terence Johnson Jr., Cardinal Gibbons, DB, Alabama State

Jacob Joseph, Western, Edge, West Georgia

Brennan King, Cardinal Newman, Edge, Southern Illinois

Bekkem Kritza, Chaminade-Madonna, QB, Penn State

Jaquari Lewis, Chaminade-Madonna, RB, Appalachian State

Byron Louis, American Heritage, RB, Florida

Yohan-Li Louis, Calvary Christian Academy, RB/WR, Fordham

Dayen Marouf-Araibi, American Heritage, OL, Rhode Island

Joshua Moore, West Broward, WR, Miami

Antwaun Parham, Monarch, WR, Tulane

Moise Paul, Atlantic, LB, Concordia (Minnesota)

Jamarcus Pierre, Cardinal Gibbons, DB, Temple

Zaheed Pierre, West Broward, DB, Eastern Michigan

Daniel Pierre Louis, Seminole Ridge, OL, Florida

Matthew Pointer, Chaminade-Madonna, LB, FIU

Landon Rapkiewicz, Benjamin, OL, FAU

Max Redmon, Cardinal Newman, ATH, Florida State

Samari Reed, Monarch, WR, Ole Miss

Kelvin Reyes, West Broward, DB, FIU

Cameron Roberts, St. Thomas Aquinas, TE, Tulane

Nicholas Romero, St. Thomas Aquinas, K, Wagner

Jonathan Rousseau, Cardinal Gibbons, DB, Buffalo

Xanai Scott, Cardinal Newman, S, Illinois

Donta Simpson Jr., Chaminade-Madonna, OL, Miami

Joshua Smith, Benjamin, WR/CB, Army

Trevor Sommers, St. Thomas Aquinas, Edge, Pitt

Jack Taylor, Spanish River, OL, Dartmouth

Greg Thomas, American Heritage, S, Florida State

Malachi Toney, American Heritage, WR, Miami

Blake Wallace, Spanish River, WR, Jacksonville State

Kyle Washington, Chaminade-Madonna, WR, Georgia State

Brian Williams, Cardinal Gibbons, WR, Bryant

Kamare Williams, Palm Beach Central, WR, Louisville

Cedric Wyche II, St. Thomas Aquinas, RB, Illinois

St. Thomas Aquinas led the way with 40 signees, which included a half-dozen football players who signed on early national signing day in December. In Palm Beach County, American Heritage-Delray recognized 23 signees Wednesday morning.

St. Thomas Aquinas senior Khadee Hession, signed with Georgetown University to play basketball. She committed on Dec. 18.

“I am very excited,” said Hession, who is averaging 19.2 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the 16-9 Raiders. “I’ve worked for this for years and my work finally paid off and I’m glad that I can go to such a great school to keep playing. I also enjoyed sharing the spotlight with other athletes because I know how much work everyone puts in to get to where they are.

“It felt like family immediately and that’s what I wanted,” she added. “I wanted a great environment where I know if I’m going through anything, I know I’ll have family away from home.”

The sports ran the gamut, including football, basketball, track and field, tennis, softball, baseball, equestrian, rowing, track and field, soccer, lacrosse, beach volleyball, bowling, golf, diving, swimming, tennis, and volleyball.

Despite playing football for just two years, American Heritage-Delray senior kicker Jake Weinberg, last season’s Lou Groza Award winner for the top placekicker in Palm Beach County, signed his letter of intent with FSU.

“I wanted to go to a school that believed in me the most,” said Weinberg, who connected on a season-best 57-yard field goal and excelled as a placekicker and punter. “The reason why I chose FSU is because of the culture and coaching staff. The program is on the right track and Coach (Mike) Norvell is just getting started. The whole staff believed in me and recruited me hard. Being in Tallahassee felt like home to me.

“I am super excited to sign with all of my friends and I can’t wait to go up there and play,” said Weinberg, one of five Palm Beach County athletes headed to FSU.

The other local athletes headed to Tallahassee are Jayden Parrish (Atlantic), Ricky Knight III (Cardinal Newman), Amaree Williams (Benjamin) and Luke Douglas (Jupiter).

American Heritage-Delray classmate Anthony Tralongo signed his national letter of intent to play baseball at Auburn University.

“It was a busy recruiting process, but once I went to Auburn, I knew it was home,” said Tralongo, who batted .317, with 2 home runs, 18 runs scored, and 11 RBIs for the Stallions.

Cooper City’s Natalie Villalon is headed to the University of North Florida to play beach volleyball. After giving up gymnastics at age 12, she started playing indoor volleyball and wound up landing a D1 scholarship.

“When I first started, it was just for fun,” Villalon said. “Then about a year and a half later, I started to take it more seriously. This is a very important day. It has been a goal and a dream of mine to play at a D1 school since I was 14, and I am going to do that. It’s truly amazing.”

National Signing Day is when student-athletes can officially sign a National Letter of Intent (NLI) to commit to an NCAA DI or DII school.

Among the athletes from around Broward County include:

American Heritage: Thomas Kirby, golf, Eckerd; Ashley Fitzgerald, cross country, Florida; Taylor Knochel, softball, Wagner; Camila Domine, soccer, Barry; Amanda Caines, soccer, Rollins; Lily Sargent Burns, soccer, FAU; Yhirian Marrero, baseball, Nova Southeastern; Lucas Ramirez, baseball, Tennessee; Ian Resler, baseball, Georgetown College; Noah Ditas, baseball, Navy; Antonio Turco Rivas, baseball, New York University; Andrew Ortiz, baseball, Indiana State; Zain Diaco, baseball, Citadel; Xavier Lucas, football, Wisconsin; Jimmy Williams, football, Louisville; Jackson Klein, football, Marshall; Cayden Trent, football, FAU; Jermaine Dalias, football, South Florida; Semaj Jackson, football, Campbell; Omar Thornton, football, Boston College. Cardinal Gibbons: Juliana Torres, soccer, Lynn; Richard Lin, tennis, St. Michael’s; Auston Francis, football, Army; Zach Thompson, football, Wagner; Casey Etienne Jr., football, Princeton; Jeremiah Chalmers, football, Navy; Mike Kass, baseball, UCF; Chris Williams, football, Concord; Ivan Pagan, football, Wittenberg; Anthony Nowell, football, Hamline; Braeden Serna, football, Assumption; Roman Reid, football, Carnegie Mellon; Pat Anderson Jr., football, Concord; Brandon Tobias, football, Western Kentucky; Guy Edmond, football, Iowa Western. Cooper City: Dani Nino, softball, Barry; Jamie Hegedus, softball, Lake Sumter State; Maya Hegedus, softball, Lake Sumter State; Lily Mitchell, softball, Lake Sumter State; Sehmaj Mentor, basketball, Florida Memorial; Natalie Villalon, beach volleyball, North Florida; Ashlyn Cohen, soccer, Valparaiso. Pine Crest: Ian Hurt, baseball, Bucknell; Jake Del Vecchio, baseball, Rochester; Danyal Ghadiali, diving, Chicago; Max Starkman, diving, Air Force; Nate Correa, football, Kenyon; Cole Caparelli, football, Hamilton; Jayden Freedman, golf, Colgate; Ashley Small, soccer, FAU; Alicia Marzouca, softball, Columbia; Sara Lin, swimming, Georgetown; Will Davila, track, Babson; Brooke Hooper, cross country and track, FSU. St. Thomas Aquinas: Anthony Ciscar, baseball, Miami; Andrew Fernandez, baseball, Palm Beach Atlantic; Aaron Groeneveld, baseball, Eastern Kentucky; Keenan Kanenbley, baseball, Tampa; Quinn O’Keefe, baseball, Babson; Khadee Hession, basketball, Georgetown; Mya Johnson, basketball, Bethune-Cookman; Matthaios Andreopoulos, basketball, Oberlin; Zoe Taylor, beach volleyball, LSU; Zsa Zsa Ferguson, beach volleyball, Louisiana-Monroe; Kristi Talocka, beach volleyball, Mercer; James Dobson, lacrosse, United States Merchant Marine Academy; Izaiah Ortiz, lacrosse, Swarthmore College; Blayze Rodriguez, lacrosse, Wingate University; Gianna Ward, rowing, High Point University; Thomas Tedesco, soccer, Ursinus; Regan Riddle, soccer, Daytona State; Julianne McCranie, swimming, Navy; Matthew Tan, swimming, Ottawa-Surprise; Blake Edwards, tennis, Loyola (Maryland); Alayna Herring, track and field, FIU; Halley Tang, volleyball, Western Carolina; Sydney Van Cott, volleyball, Mercer; Justin Bodford, football, Missouri; Allen Bryant, football, Pittsburgh; Kedrick Burley, football, Middle Tennessee State; Bowen Drewes, football, South Florida; Romanas Frederique, football, Miami; Stacy Gage, football, UCF; Michael Kern, football, Texas; Earl Kulp, football, Purdue; Eduardo Lorenzo, football, St. Thomas; Jordan Lyle, football, Miami; Ryan Mack, football, Miami; James Madison II, football, Missouri; William Roberts, football, Bethune-Cookman; Chance Robinson, football, Miami; Nicholas Rodriguez, football, Missouri; Bryan Wallace, football, Southern University and A&M; Cameron Williams, football, FAMU. Westminster Academy: Anthony Barbar, football, Wheaton; Evan Tempro, football, St. Thomas; Kayla Troutman, volleyball, Jackson State; Dakota Arnette, volleyball, Lehigh; Alex Fuentes, baseball, St. Thomas; Harrison Kraft, baseball, Minot State.

Among the athletes from around Palm Beach County include:

American Heritage-Delray: Anthony Tralongo, baseball, Auburn; Jack Quinn, baseball, Eastern Florida State; Zavier Hatfield, baseball, Barry; Dane (Joshua) Rossi, baseball, Indian River; Elias Raptis, baseball, Babson; Joseph Abbazia, baseball, FAU; Olivia Torres, Salem (NC); Jake Weinberg, football, FSU; Ryan Vanscoy, football, United States Military Academy; Victoria Tomonto, lacrosse, Penn State; Brooke Goldstein, lacrosse, Clemson, Caroline Byrd, lacrosse, Michigan; Chiara Scichilone, lacrosse, Florida; Harper Throop, lacrosse, Bucknell; Olivia Scroggie, lacrosse, Louisville; Emma Hechtman, equestrian, Oklahoma State; Aubrey Wurst, softball, Maryland; Jason Shwartz, golf, Wisconsin; Isabella Mazza, soccer, South Carolina State; Isabella Larriu, soccer, Nova Southeastern. Ciara Alarcon, soccer, Miami; Mikayla Rubin, soccer, Brevard; Jacklyn Daynovsky, tennis, Washington and Lee; Atlantic: Jadarius Patterson, football, Edward Waters; Oneil Shearer, football, St. Thomas; Norris Brinkley, football, St. Thomas; Cedric Rolle, football, Lincoln. Benjamin: Harrison Ashley, baseball, Allegheny; Luca Balzano, soccer, Bates; Cannon Baughman, baseball, Tampa; Nick Cecchini, golf, St. Bonaventure; Matthew Mckenzie, football, Bethune-Cookman; Logan Smith, rowing, Northeastern; Amaree Williams, football, FSU. Boynton Beach: Bobby T. Smith, football, Johnson C. Smith. Jupiter: Luke Douglas, football, FSU. Palm Beach Gardens: Sedrick Clarke, football, Fayetteville State; Keyon Stephens, football, Fayetteville State; Aiden Malcolm, football, Keiser; Christian Lopez, football, Wabash; Caleb Chamberlin, football, Air Force; Michael Wright, football, FAU; Jomari Philostin, baseball, Indian River; Cam Carpenter, baseball, Appalachian State; Gavin McSweeney, baseball, Keiser; Tori Scott, softball, FIU; Madison Quinn, softball, Stetson; Sydney Shaffer, softball, South Florida; Henry Kuehne, golf, Creighton; Jacob Kutner, golf, Creighton. Spanish River: Edinco Stephens, football, Keiser; Sofia Camacho, softball, FAU; Anthony Diaz, baseball, Pensacola State, Alessia Saia, soccer, Notre Dame; Ayla Hemle, bowling, Weber; Justin Ibrahim, soccer, Colorado Mesa; Katelyn Sadorf, cross country, Cal Tech; Reed Greyserman, golf, Princeton. Suncoast: Mckayla Theleus, volleyball, Barry; Brady King, baseball, Barry; Ian Smikle, basketball, Tulsa; Sebastian Valencia, soccer, Concord. Wellington: Ava Matrascia, softball, South Florida State; Kelsey Riggan, softball, Rutgers; Keelin Coleman, flag football, Thomas University; Hannah Pahl, soccer, Stetson.

Like many other high school seniors around South Florida, many put ink to paper, locking in their college choices.

“Signing day is something that I’ve really been looking forward to for a while,” said Benjamin golfer Tyler Bruneau, a who signed a NLI with the University of Rhode Island. “Today was definitely a huge stress reliever and very exciting. I really enjoyed the ceremony that Benjamin did for us and being able to sign with my teammates and classmates was a great experience.

“I chose the University of Rhode Island because of Coach (Gregg) Burke’s amazing track record of producing great golfers and running an amazing program,” Bruneau added. “The kids that are on the team are definitely a huge driving factor as to why I went there, as is the campus and the area it is in. Also being near the area that I am from and grew up in was also a factor.”

National letters of intent can be signed by Division I basketball programs as well as other Division I and Division II sports.

Division I football (early period) as well as Division I and Division II (mid-year JC transfer) is held on December 20.  Division I and II Football (regular period) is February 7, 2024. The regular period for Division I basketball is April 17, 2024.

Pine Crest’s Brooke Hooper is headed to Florida State University to run both cross country and track. The talented long distance runner hasn’t been able to compete this year after suffering injuries to both her knee and hamstring.

“Signing to FSU definitely brings me much joy that I haven’t been able to experience through running and competing, said Hooper, who won the state title in the mile in track and eighth in cross country last season.

“I am very grateful to be given this opportunity,” Hooper added. “It is a dream come true to continue my academic and athletic career at FSU. I have wanted to go to FSU ever since I was young, so I am very excited to sign. It does take the pressure off now that I know my home for the next four years.”

Oxbridge Academy senior Tyler Lamm has decided to continue his sailing career at Brown University in the fall in Providence, R.I. Lamm selected Brown for their top nationally ranked sailing team, as well as the freedom they offer with an open academic curriculum. Lamm was one of seven student-athletes at Oxbridge to sign on Wednesday.

Lamm and his younger brother, Drew, a sophomore, won the U.S. Youth Championship for the second year in a row in Newport, R.I., this past summer. The victory in the four-day regatta qualified them to represent the U.S.A. in the Youth Sailing World Championships (U19 Olympics) in Búzios, Brazil in December.

Here are other local signings from around Broward and Palm Beach counties:

Broward: American Heritage: Amanda Caines, girls soccer, Rollins College; Camila  Domine, girls soccer, Barry University; Ashley Fitzgerald, cross Country/track and field, University of Florida; Thomas Kirby, golf, Eckerd College; Taylor Knochel, softball, Wagner College; Yhirian Marrero, baseball, Nova Southeastern University; Andrew Ortiz, baseball, Indiana State University; Lucas Ramirez, baseball, University of Tennessee. Blanche Ely: Gianna Corbitt, girls basketball, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga; Janessa Kelley, girls basketball, Bethune-Cookman University. Chaminade-Madonna: Lucy McLogan, softball, Rollins College; Teal Phelan, girls volleyball, North Greenville University. Coral Glades: Jahzara Ranger, gymnastics, University of Michigan; North Broward Prep: Gian De Castro, baseball, Arizona State; Mateo Gray, baseball, UCF; T.J. Gramesty, baseball, FAU; Riley Luft, baseball, Appalachian State; Ryan McPherson, baseball, Mississippi State. Somerset Academy: Kendrick Hodge, wrestling, Campbell University; University School: Alexis Christensen, swimming, George Mason University; Jordy Liss, baseball, Michigan State University. West Broward: Gabrielle Cruz, softball, Saint John River; Jenelle Cruz, softball, Saint John River; Alejandro Sardinas, baseball, Dayton; Jason Wachs, baseball, Tulane University. Westminster Academy: Adrianna Bridges, volleyball, University of Arizona; Julian Irizarry, baseball, University of Pittsburgh; Olivia Weissman, water polo, Iona University.

Palm Beach: Boca Raton: Natalie De Paula, volleyball, FAU; Catherine Hubiak, volleyball, UNC-Asheville; Max Zelikov, water polo, Stanford; Valentina zum Tobel, crew, University of Tennessee. Benjamin: Nick Banner: baseball, Tufts University; Brodey Bitove, baseball, Pepperdine University; Tyler Bruneau, golf, University of Rhode Island; Grace Havlicek, volleyball, Auburn University; Travis Robertson, golf, Lafayette College; Ava Schulties, lacrosse, Lehigh University; Ben Swank, baseball; Williams College; Lily White, soccer, University of Pennsylvania; Luke Wise, golf, Guilford College; Ryan Wuhrman, women’s tennis, Tufts University. Forest Hill: Sabrina Diaz, softball, Eastern Nazarene College. Jupiter: Sarah Brodner, volleyball, Virginia. King’s Academy: Aly Bozzuto, swimming, Liberty University; Lucy Dailey, lacrosse, Drexel University; Noah Feyereisen, baseball, Lafeyette College; Devereaux Hoxsie, girls volleyball, William and Mary; Aimee Molina, girls volleyball, Keiser University; Noah Smith, boys swimming, Indian River State College; Micah Tumas, boys volleyball, UC –Irvine. Oxbridge Academy: Tyler Lamm, sailing, Brown University; Chris Lawrence, lacrosse, St. Bonaventure University; Alexa Muller, softball, Harvard University; J.D. Ross, lacrosse, Florida Institute of Technology; Bella Ruggiero, softball, Florida State University; Ryan Stowell, lacrosse, Keiser University; Colin Wade, lacrosse, Rutgers University. Palm Beach Central: Tamia Coleman, volleyball, FAMU. Palm Beach Gardens: Cam Carpenter, baseball, Appalachian State, Henry Kuehne, golf, Creighton, Gavin McSweeney, baseball, Keiser, Madison Quinn, softball, Stetson. Royal Palm Beach: Brandon Marchese, baseball, Palm Beach State College. St. Andrew’s: Judy Amano, golf, Rutgers University; Diego Balbi, swimming, USC; Thiago Cabrejos, squash, Drexel University; Matthew Effron, golf, University of New Haven; Adam Elkaliuoby, squash, Connecticut College; Alexandra Ericson, swimming, University at Buffalo; Aspen Gersper, swimming, University of Virginia; Causey Green, squash, Williams College; Alana Hall, golf, Lehigh; Ewan Harris, squash, University of Virginia; Catharine McCann, water polo, Villanova; Jenny Pan, golf, Babson; Ethan Pribramsky, baseball, King University; Raya Singh, squash, Drexel University. Santaluces: Keaton Kangas, baseball, Florida Gulf Coast University. Seminole Ridge: Briana Jones, girls soccer, Lees-McRae College; Grace Rawn, softball, University of South Florida; Anaya Thomas, girls soccer, Grambling State University; Hailey Vassalotti, softball, Boise State University. West Boca Raton: Gabby David, softball, Stetson; Parks Fucci, baseball, Palm Beach State; Allison Kaempfer, gymnastics, Penn State; Tyler Lichtenberger, baseball, Appalachian State; James Litman, baseball, Florida Atlantic University; Ryan McLaughlin, men’s lacrosse, Long Island University; Matt Pagan, baseball, Santa Fe State; Tiara Platkin, gymnastics, Arizona State.

Miami already has one Broward County running back committed in its 2024 class — South Broward standout Chris Wheatley-Humphrey. Two more South Florida running backs, St. Thomas Aquinas’ Stacy Gage and Jordan Lyle, could also end up in UM’s class.

“They do a great job of complementing their strengths and weaknesses, as well,” St. Thomas coach Roger Harriott said.

Both Raiders running backs are rated four-star prospects in 247Sports’ composite rankings. Gage is listed as the No. 16 running back in the class, while Lyle is No. 27. Both hold Miami offers.

“It’s me, Stacy and (Tyrique Williams),” Lyle said. “All three of us, we’re all going to have a great season this year. We’re all planning on working hard. That’s what we’ve been doing so far. Stacy, he’s been getting his head together and he’s becoming a great leader.”

Lyle was the Raiders’ leading rusher as they rolled to the Class 3M state title, running for 1,015 yards and 12 touchdowns last season. Gage is new to St. Thomas, having transferred from Tampa Wharton High. Gage rushed for 704 yards and 14 touchdowns at Wharton last year. He previously played for Bradenton powerhouse IMG Academy.

Though Lyle has a UM offer, he already made his college commitment, choosing Ohio State over Miami and other teams in April. However, he did say he sees “the potential in what they have going on” at Miami.

“It was just the family bond from the coaches, from my family liking the coaches, to the fan base,” Lyle said of Ohio State. “Everything was just like a family. Also, I feel like I can be a really good fit there. And I was looking at the running backs, and they uplift each other and they work hard. I like that. That’s my type of environment.”

Gage, on the other hand, is still considering the Hurricanes and has not made a commitment. In addition to Miami, he has offers from Alabama, Ohio State, Oklahoma, USC and more.

“Me and Miami are tight,” Gage said. “I just can’t wait to get back on campus. I’ll most definitely take an official there.”

Gage said he speaks to UM coaches frequently, including first-year Miami running backs coach Tim Harris Jr. In addition to wanting to take an official visit to Miami, he said he wants to see how Fletcher performs in his first year with the Hurricanes. If he does well in his opportunities, Gage said it might make playing at Miami even more appealing.

“I want to see how he (fits in with) the staff, with the culture and stuff like that,” Gage said. “How he can get developed there quick because I want to be a quick-impact guy. … I just want to see how other guys do so it can open my eyes.”

Miami had a wave of commitments following Robinson, but the Raiders star said he is still receiving a lot of attention from Hurricanes coaches, and not much has changed in terms of his relationship with the Miami staff.

“Same thing, same way,” Robinson said. “Love, trust, talking to coach (Mario) Cristobal almost every other day, coach (Kevin) Beard, staying in contact with everybody. That’s family.”

Robinson said he speaks about “everything” with UM coaches, and he said he likes what he sees from the Hurricanes’ new offense under coordinator Shannon Dawson.

“I know a lot about the offense,” Robinson said. “I went to the spring game. Everybody can be versatile. I feel like I can do both. I can play outside, I can play inside. Wherever they need me. I’m happy it’s an Air Raid offense, they’re throwing the ball down the field and just throwing the ball everywhere. I like that.”

Although Robinson had a wide variety of college options, he chose the hometown Hurricanes over offers from Alabama, Auburn and Florida State, among others. The St. Thomas standout is rated a four-star prospect in 247Sports’ composite rankings, and he is listed as the No. 23 wide receiver and No. 150 player in the class. Robinson is currently the top-rated player in Miami’s 2024 recruiting class.

Last season, Robinson had 29 catches for 540 yards and 13 touchdowns and was a first-team All-County selection in 2022 after helping lead the Raiders to the Class 3M state title.

“His best days are ahead of him,” St. Thomas coach Roger Harriott said. “Chance is a great leadership asset. He’s really grown into the role. It’s nice to see that he’s matured, both physically and mentally and more importantly, spiritually.”

Robinson said he wants to see the Hurricanes improve on their 5-7 record from last season. In the meantime, he has been in touch with Miami’s group of commits, encouraging them to get ready for their time in Coral Gables.

“I talk to them a little bit and just let them know (when) we come in, it’s just time to work,” Robinson said.

Miami added South Broward running back Chris Wheatley-Humphrey to its 2024 class. The rising senior running back announced his commitment on his Twitter account.

“It feels great,” Wheatley-Humphrey told the South Florida Sun Sentinel. “I’m very excited, very happy. I can’t wait to step foot on campus as an official player.”

Wheatley-Humphrey is the fourth member of the Hurricanes’ 2024 class and the third to commit in recent days. St. Thomas Aquinas four-star wide receiver Chance Robinson committed after Miami’s spring game on Friday, and defensive back Dylan Day joined the group on Sunday.

Wheatley-Humphrey has visited UM multiple times this year, most recently for Miami’s spring game.

“I just like the culture and everything about Miami,” Wheatley-Humphrey said. “I like the coaches; we had a good connection.”

The South Broward running back started building a relationship with running backs coach Tim Harris Jr. when he was still coaching at UCF. When Miami hired Harris, he kept recruiting Wheatley-Humphrey.

“When he switched, he texted me the next day,” Wheatley-Humphrey said, “just saying, ‘Everything lines up for a reason.’ And I agree.”

Wheatley-Humphrey was an All-County honorable mention as a junior, racking up 1,116 yards and eight touchdowns on only 70 carries. He also had a touchdown catch. He said his goal for his senior season is to double his production from last year.

“They’re getting a scatback,” Wheatley-Humphrey said. “They’re getting a real player, a great player, a player that’s going to change everything.”

The South Broward running back is rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports’ composite rankings, which list him as the No. 59 running back and No. 752 player in the class. He chose Miami over offers from Cincinnati, Florida State and UCF, among others.

The Hurricanes have had success pulling running backs from Broward County recently, signing American Heritage’s Mark Fletcher and Dillard’s Chris Johnson in the 2023 class.

Wheatley-Humphrey said he is looking forward to helping grow UM’s 2024 class.

“I’m going to help the out, for sure,” he said. “I know a few kids. Whatever I can do to help, I’m going to do it.”

The soon-to-be Gators have their whole careers ahead of them.

Monday night’s harrowing collapse of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin also reminded the two teens nothing in football or life is certain.

“It takes a toll on you,” Harris told the Orlando Sentinel after his team’s 14-7 loss Tuesday at Camping World Stadium. ‘This is a sport you love. You see how fast it can get taken away from you.

“Life is precious.”

Harris, who signed with Florida on Dec. 21 out of Bradenton’s IMG Academy, said he passed a TV screen at the time of the incident and was confused by the scene at Cincinnati’s Paycor Stadium.

Bills players knelt in a circle as Hamlin exited the field in an ambulance after medical personnel administered CPR to the 24-year-old who suffered cardiac arrest following a tackle.

“That was crazy. It just goes to show, you never know when your last snap is,” Rashada said. “The dude was out here doing what he loves most. You always got to send prayers and wish his family the best. I believe God has his hand over him.

“But that’s definitely tough seeing someone who loves the game so much to have something so unfortunate happen. It’s like, ‘Dang, that can happen to you’ — and never take things for granted.”

Rashada and Harris were among 110 of the nation’s top high school players in Orlando, including six from the area and 23 from the Sunshine State.

The experience brought together young men bound for more than three dozen colleges, ranging from Hawaii to Penn State, from Miami to Washington.

Yet, a bond materialized over the course of five days.

Defensive tackle Kelby Collins, a Florida signee from Alabama, can only imagine the impact of Hamlin’s collapse. The sixth-round pick in 2021 out of Pittsburgh remains hospitalized in critical condition.

“Just being here for a week, if something happened like that on the field everybody would be crushed because we built that bond in such a little time, spending a hard day at practice, just chilling in the hotel,” Collins said. “The bond football creates no matter what race you are, no matter what you look like, it’s amazing. To have something happen like that, the Bills and Bengals were both shaken up. Both sides were crying.

“It’s really tight in football.”

Former NFL players Jeff Blake and Pepper Johnson developed lifelong ties during their long careers. Each also witnessed the price paid to play such a physical sport.

Johnson, a two-time Pro Bowl linebacker during 13 NFL seasons, recalled the spinal cord injury suffered by former teammate Reggie Brown in 1997 with the Detroit Lions. The incident left him paralyzed, unconscious, unable to breathe and near death on the field.

“It wasn’t like me pulling a quad tendon or a guy tearing an ACL where he can repair and come back,” said Johnson, now 58 and Brown’s teammate in 1996. “That’s how the game is. It’s hard.”

During a 14-year career at quarterback, Blake saw many players carted off the field but never witnessed CPR performed on someone.

“I’ve never seen anything like that,” he said. “It kind of takes the meaning of playing the game out of it. At the point it’s not even worth playing the game as far as I’m concerned — a life is more important than the game.”

The NFL canceled the Bills-Bengals game pitting two of the league’s top teams and do not plan to reschedule the contest.

Nebraska-bound cornerback Ethan Nation of Georgia said football was far from his mind as he saw Hamlin motionless on the field.

“It was horrific. You’re kind of speechless,” he said. “You’re praying for him and his family, anyone involved in that situation. It’s scary. I hope they can figure out what’s wrong with him. I hope God gets him through it.

“Let’s hope he makes a really speedy recovery.”

This article first appeared on OrlandoSentinel.com. Email Edgar Thompson at egthompson@orlandosentinel.com or follow him on Twitter at @osgators.

What it turned into was the lowest scoring game in recent memory as Team Phantom beat Team Speed 14-7 at Camping World Stadium.

While the offensive performance was not the most exciting, Edgewater running back Cedric “CJ” Baxter did score the first touchdown of the game, hitting an outside run from 13 yards out. It was one of three touchdowns in the second quarter, the only quarter either team produced any scoring.

Defensively, the game was a chance for many local players to show out. John Walker, the Osceola defensive tackle committed to UCF, held the line while Lake Brantley’s Michael and Andrew Harris were two of the leading tacklers for the game.

“It was really fun,” Walker said of the experience, “I’m glad I went against good competition to see where my skill levels are. I had a pretty good week of practice. I just really enjoyed my time being over here and meeting new people.”

The Harris twins were originally committed to UCF before defensive coordinator Travis Williams left for Arkansas and have re-opened their recruitment. UCF is still in the running for landing the two linebackers, who didn’t sign with anyone during the Early Signing Period last month. They’ll make up their minds no later than the regular period that opens Feb. 1.

Walker mentioned that he was talking to the two this week, hoping to win back their commitment for the Knights.

“I’m working on it. I’m really working on it,” he said. “That’s all I can say right now.”

Michel Harris led both teams in tackles (6) while Andrew led everyone in tackles for loss (2).

“It’s really just what the family wants,” Michael Harris said after the game. “I feel like we’re still leaning to UCF more, but really it’s family stuff.”

Harris confirmed that their decision is down to Maryland and UCF after previously announcing that Arkansas was in contention.

Bishop Gorman’s Zachariah Branch, the USC commit and the top wide receiver in the country, scored the only other touchdown for team Phantom, returning a punt 93 yards. He was named MVP after netting 152 all-purpose yards.

Michael Matthews would score the only touchdown for Team Speed, catching a 23-yard pass late in the second quarter.

A number of players announced their signing intentions during the game as well, though one that did not is Lakeland cornerback Cormani McClain. The Miami verbal commit said he will make a full commitment on Jan. 15, though did not name any other schools in the running.