Go west, younger quarterback.
Xaverian quarterback Henry Hasselbeck made if official Wednesday morning when he introduced he’ll attend UCLA. The 6-foot-3, 175-pounder comes off a banner season during which he accomplished 120-of-183 passes for 1,349 yards and 19 touchdowns, whereas including 735 dashing yards and 11 extra scores, in main the Hawks to the Div. 1 state title.
“I really connected with the school and the coaching staff,” Hasselbeck mentioned. “Coach (Chip) Kelly is an amazing man and the players talk so highly of him. The connections I made with coach and his staff was amazing and the offense they run is incredible.”
The recruitment ended a whirlwind experience for Hasselbeck, who inititally dedicated to Maryland on a lacrosse scholaship, then decommitted to simply accept a soccer scholarship to Michigan State final June. When the college went by means of a interval of turmoil, Hasselbeck declared in early December he was reopening his recruitment.
“It was a unique situation and I have tremendous respect for each of them,” Hasselbeck mentioned. “Coach (John) Tillman is an amazing man and I would not have wanted to play lacrosse for any coach other than him. Michigan Sttate is a great school, I loved East Lansing and we had a really good group there, but it eventually became a tough situation (head coach Mel Tucker was fired in September) and I was given an opportunity to look elsewhere.”
Initial buzz centered round Boston College, the college the place his father (Matt) and uncle (Tim) performed quarterback and lots of of his different members of the family competed in numerous sports activities there. Hasselbeck took a recruiting journey to the Heights two weeks in the past, giving locals hope he would keep near house.
“I love BC, I didn’t miss a home game there this year,” Hasselbeck mentioned. “It was an incredible hard conversation telling coach (Jeff) Hafley I was going to UCLA. He is an incredible man and I know they are going to be doing great things there. I know I will be cheering for them for the next 40 years.”
While BC didn’t land Hasselbeck, they did safe a dedication from his highschool teammate, Charlie Comella. A Herald All-Scholastic extensive receiver as a junior, Comella’s senior season was restricted to 1 sport because of damage. Another Xaverian extensive receiver, Jonathan Monteiro, signed with Liberty.
Elsewhere within the Catholic Conference, a trio of Catholic Memorial All-Scholastic soccer gamers are heading to main schools, led by Notre Dame-bound lineman Guerby Lambert. Fellow lineman Brandon Sullivan goes to Harvard, whereas linebacker Will Claude goes to Merrimack. According to go coach John DiBiaso, the journey shall be honored at a college signing ceremony within the spring.
Lambert isn’t the one native headed to South Bend. Westwood’s Joe Vinci, one of many nation’s prime lengthy snappers, signed his NLI to attend Notre Dame earlier Wednesday morning.
BB&N tight finish Brett Elliott inked his NLI to attend Duke. A two-time All-New England choice, the 6-foot-5, 235-pounder earned Boston Herald All-Scholastic honors after main his group to the John Papas Bowl title.
Brockton extensive receiver Jonathan Monteiro is headed to Pittsburgh. A two-time Herald All-Scholastic, Monteiro caught 26 passes for 451 yards and 4 scores, whereas including 186 dashing yards.
It was a busy day at Dexter Southfield as 5 soccer gamers signed their NLI led by highly-touted defensive lineman Liam Andrews, who dedicated to Penn State. The remainder of the forged included quarterback Joe McCauley (Richmond), offensive lineman Dom Silvia (UNC-Charlotte), extensive receiver Darius Day (Bucknell) and extensive receiver/defensive again Mike Bonsu (Georgetown).
Where prime soccer stars are going
ALBANY: Jojo Uga (Weston/Worcester Academy)
BOSTON COLLEGE: Charlie Comella (Xaverian)
BROWN: Matt Childs (Medway/Milton Academy)
BUCKNELL: Darius Day (Dexter Southfield), Tariq Thomas (Springfield Central/Williston Northampton)
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT: Sean O’Brien (Walpole/East Coast Prep)
CORNELL: Adam Landry (Newton North/Phillips Andover)
DARTMOUTH: Anthony Ndika (Loomis Chaffee), Kristian Strong (Avon Old Farms)
DUKE: Derrick Brown Jr. (Avon Old Farms), Brett Elliott (BB&N)
GEORGETOWN: Mike Bonsu (Dexter Southfield)
GEORGIA: Ryan Puglisi (Avon Old Farms)
HARVARD: Brandon Sullivan (Catholic Memorial)
KANSAS STATE: Malcolm Alcorn-Crowder (Whitman-Hanson/Butler Community College)
LAFAYETTE: Dominic Selvitelli (Lawrence Academy)
LIBERTY: Jonathan Monteiro (Xaverian)
MAINE: Will Grant (Milton Academy)
MERRIMACK: Will Claude (Catholic Memorial)
NOTRE DAME: Guerby Lambert (Catholic Memorial), Joe Vinci (Westwood)
PENN STATE: Liam Andrews (Dexter Southfield)
PITTSBURGH: Cam Monteiro (Brockton)
PRINCETON: Connor Cronin (Marblehead/Avon Old Farms), Theo Bachelder (Pingree/Hun School)
RICHMOND: Joe McCauley (Dexter Southfield)
SACRED HEART: Matthew DeFeo (Xaverian/Williston Northampton)
SOUTH CAROLINA: Dante Reno (Cheshire Academy)
STONEHILL: Anthony Busa (Xaverian/East Coast Prep), Drew Eason (Methuen), Peter Fiumara (Belmont Hill), Jaylon Hebert (Springfield Central)
STANFORD: Benedict Umeh (Avon Old Farms)
TEXAS A&M: Miles O’Neil (Marblehead/Hun School)
UCONN: Cooper Ackerman (Shrewsbury)
UCLA: Henry Hasselbeck (Xaverian)
UMASS: Keith Sarkodieh (Worcester Academy)
UNC: Zach Gluckman (Avon Old Farms)
UNC-CHARLOTTE: Dom Silvia (Bridgewater-Raynham/Dexter Southfield)
UNH: Dajzuan Johnson (Minnechaug)
USC: Elijah Newby (Cheshire Academy)
VILLANOVA: Chris Colby (Pingree)
VIRGINIA: KeShawn Adams (Avon Old Farms)
WAKE FOREST: Jack Hines (Avon Old Farms)
Source: www.bostonherald.com