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WEST VALLEY PREPS
West Valley Class of 2024 athletes make college commitments
(Courtesy Elliott Glick/For West Valley Preps)
Teammates and friends of Valley Vista senior girls basketball players Jocelyn Chavez, seated left, and Emma Dasovich, seated right, during a signing day event at the Surprise school in November.
(Courtesy Coyote Football Twitter)
Centennial football seniors, from left: Damian Jenkins (Hastings College), Kenny Worthy III (Washington STate) and Noah Carter (Washington) sign to play college football next fall on Dec. 20 in Peoria,
(Courtesy Mountain Ridge Athletics)
Mountain Ridge High School seniors, from left; Smith Bailey, Josh Barrette, Jackson Forbes and Amanda Magro sign to continue their athletic careers in college during the Glendale school's signing day ceremony Nov. 8
The following West Valley area high school seniors have signed a letter of intent or made a verbal commitment to the following college programs.
Athletic directors, students and parents are invited to email rsmith@iniusa.org with updates and pictures of student athletes signing from ALA-West Foothills, Cactus, Canyon View, Centennial, Deer Valley, Desert Edge, Dysart, Estrella Foothills, Glendale Prep, Ironwood, Kellis, Liberty, Millennium, Mountain Ridge, Northwest Christian, O’Connor, Paradise Honors, Peoria, Shadow Ridge, Sunrise Mountain, Valley Vista and Willow Canyon high schools.
Also, email Richard Smith if any athlete is listed incorrectly or has changed the school he/she signed with.
Or send updates or corrections to Smith via X. His handle is @RsmithYWV.
FOOTBALL Player Pos. High School College
Brady Bakke OT Centennial NAU
Jackson Barton CB O’Connor Nevada
Navi Bruzon QB Liberty ASU (preferred walk-on)
Noah Carter DE Centennial Washington
Beau Devens QB Canyon View Arizona Christian
Kezion Dia-Johnson WR Desert Edge Massachusetts
Aundre Gibson CB Desert Edge Kansas
Kaden Haeckel OT Liberty ASU (preferred walk-on)
Damien Jenkins DE Centennial Hastings (Neb.)
Ryan Jezioro WR Liberty Idaho
Jonathan Kamara LB Desert Edge Kansas
Markhi McKinnon RB Desert Edge Idaho
WestLee McLeod C Shadow Ridge Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
Santino Varvel WR Canyon View Furman
Deshawn Warner DE Desert Edge Kansas
Ryan Wolfer TE Liberty San Diego State
Kenny Worthy III CB Centennial Washington State
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Player Pos. High School College
Hannah Allman L Sunrise Mtn. Phoenix College
Bailee Baca OH Sunrise Mtn. South Mountain CC
Brooke Barrois MB Sunrise Mtn. Glendale CC
Anne Brauckmiller OH Millennium Southeastern Louisiana
Alyssa Forelli S Liberty North Carolina State
Aubrey Goodere MB Estrella Foothills Grand Canyon
Iana Loera RS O’Connor UTEP
Einy Martinex RS Willow Canyon Westcliff (Calif.)
Calli Otjen RS Sunrise Mtn. UTEP
Makelah Paulino L Liberty Tennessee-Martin
Addisyn Pohl MB Shadow Ridge Houston
Emily Pruitt OH Sunrise Mountain Colorado-Colorado Springs
Myah Sharfner S O’Connor Snow College (Utah)
Shannon Sheehy S O’Connor San Francisco
Kinsley Singleton L O’Connor Nevada
Ellie Trimble OH Liberty Tulsa
Trinity Williams MB Liberty Vernon College (Texas)
BOYS BASKETBALL Player Pos. High School College
Bradey Henige C Cactus Cal Baptist
Ring Nyeri F Liberty Missouri-Kansas City
GIRLS BASKETBALL Player Pos. High School College
Shaelyn Anthony G Shadow Ridge Bethany (W.V.)
Mia Burgess F Canyon View Lawrence Tech (Mich.)
Jocelyn Chavez G Valley Vista Rider
Emma Dasovich F Valley Vista New Mexico State
Elli Guiney G Millennium UNLV
Madison Pond G Estrella Foothills Hastings (Neb.)
BASEBALL Player Pos. High School College
Smith Bailey P Mountain Ridge Arizona
Josh Barrette 3B Mountain Ridge Glendale CC
Chase Brajevich P Liberty Phoenix College
Beau Crabtree P Sunrise Mtn. Phoenix College
Mike Denstone IF O’Connor Phoenix College
Devin Duque OF Millennium OUAZ
Jackson Forbes SS Mountain Ridge Arizona
Brayden Garcia 3B Liberty Glendale CC
Derek Kiepke C Liberty Yavapai College
Bryan Lorenz 1B NW Christian Arizona State
Ky McGary OF O’Connor Arizona State
Gunnar Penzkover P NW Christian Grand Canyon
Cody Rollings C Estrella Foothills Antelope Valley (Calif.)
Jake Sanko SS O’Connor Grand Canyon
Ty Spire 2B Canyon View Bethany Lutheran
Gary Swann C Liberty Bethany Lutheran
Lucas Swanson OF Canyon View Glendale CC
Tanner Theall P Deer Valley Phoenix College
Hustyn Wheeler OF O’Connor Oregon State
SOFTBALL Player Pos. High School College
Harmony Andrade UT Willow Canyon Oregon State
Allyson Farrington P/1B Liberty Dickinson State (N.D.)
J’kai’a Graves SS Shadow Ridge Phoenix College
Sadie Groshong 2B Canyon View Weber State
Jordan Hart C Shadow Ridge Weber State
Meeya Johnson OF O’Connor Loyola Marymount
Amanda Magro P Mountain Ridge New England College
Abby Markus C Willow Canyon Western New Mexico
Hailey Martinez OF Sunrise Mtn. Glendale CC
Davanee Quinonez SS Canyon View Central Arizona
Meghan Sidell 3B Canyon View Colorado Christian
Rylee Turlington UT Willow Canyon Utah State
Brenna Windahl SS Willow Canyon Western New Mexico
Nicole Bowen Valley Vista North Dakota
Emily Swagger Canyon View Belmont
BOYS SOCCER Player Pos. High School College
Keaton Slawski D Shadow Ridge Pierce (Wash.)
GIRLS SOCCER Player Pos. High School College
Jessica Bedolla F Shadow Ridge Arizona
Autumn Biancamano D Liberty Covenant (Ga.)
Daleina Egea D Mountain Ridge Upper Iowa
Ariana Marshall F Glendale Prep North Central (Ill.)
Isabelle Thoimpson F Millennium Linfield (Ore.)
