Valley Vista football players pose during a national signing day ceremony Feb. 1. Seniors, from left to right: Reyes Lara III, Darin Perkins, Gavin Smith, Creston Cooledge, Ben Collier, Vodrey Gates …
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Class of 2017 athletes choose colleges (FINAL)
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By Richard Smith
Valley Vista football players pose during a national signing day ceremony Feb. 1. Seniors, from left to right: Reyes Lara III, Darin Perkins, Gavin Smith, Creston Cooledge, Ben Collier, Vodrey Gates and Francisco Gamez will continue their careers in college. (Elliott Glick/Special to West Valley Preps)
Compiled by Richard Smith West Valley Preps
Here’s a list of Northwest Valley Class of 2017 athletes who have signed letters of intent or made verbal commitments to play college sports at four-year schools or community colleges next school year.
West Valley Preps will update the list online if notified, but this is the final version of the list to print. In September, we
Athletic directors and parents are invited to email rsmith@yourwestvalley.com with updates and pictures of student athletes signing from Arizona Charter, Cactus, Centennial, Deer Valley, Dysart, Glendale Prep, Ironwood, Joy Christian, Kellis, Liberty, Mountain Ridge, Northwest Christian, Paradise Honors, Peoria, Shadow Ridge, Sunrise Mountain, Valley Vista and Willow Canyon high schools.
Also, please email Richard Smith if any athlete is listed incorrectly or has changed the school he-she signed with. Or send updates or corrections to Richard via Twitter, his handle is @RsmithYWV.
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Player Position High School College
Nagey Abugour DT Kellis Missouri Valley
Tyrell Aponte OT Peoria Arizona (preferred walk-on)
Bo Addicott CB Sunrise Mountain Minnesota-Crookston
Jeremy Benton T Kellis Glendale CC
Parker Brubaker P Ironwood Arizona Christian
Damien Campbell RB Kellis GCC
Leon Chavez TE Dysart GCC
Ben Collier CB Valley Vista Western New Mexico
Creston Cooledge OT Valley Vista Weber State
Ray Cortez WR Peoria Phoenix College
Chase Cord QB Sunrise Mountain Boise State
Ty Cunningham S Kellis Arizona Christian
Garret Dickens T Kellis GCC
Kaden Dodge LB Liberty Phoenix College
Rob Duque LB Peoria Mesa CC
Taylor Fiame LB Centennial GCC
Gage Franklin S Centennial Phoenix College
Jordan Frieberg DE Willow Canyon Minnesota-Crookston
Valley Vista football players pose during a national signing day ceremony Feb. 1. Seniors, from left to right: Reyes Lara III, Darin Perkins, Gavin Smith, Creston Cooledge, Ben Collier, Vodrey Gates and Francisco Gamez will continue their careers in college. (Elliott Glick/Special to West Valley Preps)
Kassidy Deardorff of Deer Valley High School signed with UNLV for cross country/track and field in December. (Courtesy Deer Valley High School)
