Today, students, friends and family gathered in the gym to watch as eight athletes signed letters of intent for college sports. Below is a brief bio on each athlete.
Ray Alejo
Sport: Baseball
College: University of Mississippi
Position: Shortstop
Achievements:
- Three years on the varsity team
- Two-time district champions
- All-Metro infielder
- Orlando Scorpions member
Cooper Jeffers
Sport: Baseball
College: High Point University
Position: Pitcher/First baseman
Achievements:
- Three year stater
- Two-time district champion
- Perfect Game National Champion with Orlando Scorpions
- National Honor Society
Kevin King
Sport: Baseball
College: University of Central Florida
Position: Pitcher
Achievements:
- Two-time district champion
- Orlando Scorpions member
- National Honor Society
Jeremy Bouton
Sport: Basketball
College: Anderson University
Position: Guard
Achievements:
- Three years on varsity
- Top returning scorer and rebounder
Cassie Ketchum
Sport: Basketball
College: Anderson University
Position: Guard
Achievements:
- 1st team All-Metro
- 3rd team All-State
- Averaged 13.4 points per game last season
- Nominated for Wendy’s High School Heisman
- Nominated for McDonald’s All-American Game
- National Honor Society
- 3.8 GPA
Chase Cassady
Sport: Softball
College: Liberty University
Position: Pitcher
Achievements:
- Four years on varsity
- Two-time district champion
- Metro champions
- Elite Eight
- Two-time team MVP
- All-Metro
- All-Central Florida
- National champion and runner-up for the ASA 18 Gold Nationals
Ciara McCoy
Sport: Softball
College: St. Leo University
Position: Outfielder
Achievements:
- Captain of varsity team for two years
- Defensive Player of the Year
- All-Metro as an outfielder the past two years
- National Honor Society
- Quill and Scroll Society
- Design Editor-in-Chief for Hilights newspaper
- Two Columbia Scholastic Press Association National Awards
- English II Student of the Year
- 4.5 weighted G.P.A.
Mao Young
Sport: Golf
College: St. Leo University
Achievements:
- Top girl’s golfer at Boone ever
- 1st last year and 4th this year in the Metro Conference
- 2nd last and this year in Districts
- 2nd in Regionals
- 11th in the FHSAA State golf tournament
Look for football signing day details on Feb. 4, 2015.