Milford football star signs with Duke
Milford defensive end Desmond Aladuge signs national letter of intent to play college football with Duke.
Brad Myers, Delaware News Journal
Sometimes it takes a little longer.
Many factors can go into a college decision, and it can be even more complicated for athletes. So while some commit years in advance and sign at the earliest possible date, others may opt for a different schedule.
That’s why, for the second time, we’re updating our list of Delaware High School athletes who have signed or committed to a national memorandum of understanding to pursue their athletic careers in college.
Our latest list includes more than 50 signings and signings. They will compete in a variety of sports at colleges and universities from coast to coast.
However, we know that it is incomplete.
Many more seniors — and younger — have already signed or announced commitments, so many it’s hard to keep up with everyone. And more could follow before the school year ends.
We’re undoubtedly still missing a few, so please email additions and corrections to [email protected] or tweet them to @BradMyersTNJ.
We plan to update again in early summer. We’re excited to see how much this sport-by-sport list grows as Delaware’s top high school athletes continue to make their college choices.
football
Kadarrell Barrett, Sr., Howard (Delaware)
Chris Albero, Sr., Archmere (Franklin & Marshall)
Dha-Feir Watts, Sr., DMA (Eastern Univ.)
TJ Martin, Sr., St. Mark’s Square (Louisville)
Ryan Mejia, Sr., Milford, Delaware
Gavin Tucker, Sr., Appoquinimink (State of Delaware)
Alie Kamara, Sr., Appoquinimink (Lafayette)
Kevin Takizala, Sr., Caesar Rodney (William Paterson)
Marvin Atkins, Sr., Delcastle (Ursinus)
Milan Brown, Sr., Delcastle (Virginia Union)
Will Echols III, Sr., Delcastle (Ursinus)
Tyron Abrams Sr., Dover (Eastern University)
Evan Blaeuer, Sr., Smyrna (Salisbury)
Garret Cocuzza, Sr., Saint Mark’s (Eastern Univ.)
Matt Hanich, Sr., St. Mark’s Square (Salve Regina)
Hudson Zawadzkas, Sr., Wilmington Friends (Franklin & Marshall)
Marco Aponte-Martinez, Sr., Conrad (Keystone College)
Robert Saunders, Sr., Conrad (Chestnut Hill)
Robby Tattersall, Sr., Wilmington Friends (Yale)
Jack Hebert, Sr., Wilmington Friends (Carnegie Mellon)
Brian Wright, Sr., Smyrna (Weider)
Mehki Carmon, Sr., Caravel (Delaware)
Nasir Snipes-Guzman, Sr., Dover (Eastern University)
Carter Rasin, Sr., Red Lion Christian (State of Delaware)
Keishawn Mansfield, Sr., Cape Henlopen, Delaware
Thomas Gibbs, Sr., Cape Henlopen, Delaware
Thomas Messick, Sr., Cape Henlopen (Misericordia)
Ethan Felker, Sr., Cape Henlopen (Misericordia)
Lenniek Preston Sr., Conrad (Kutztown)
Eli Myers, Sr., Conrad (Eastern University)
Sean Holotanko, Sr., Conrad (Eastern University)
Ray Romano, Sr., Red Lion Christian (Albright)
Jayden Smith, Sr., Newark (Kutztown)
Jay Simmons, Sr., Mount Pleasant (Weider)
Ty’renne Hynson, Sr., Middletown, Connecticut
Stephen Ogden, Sr., Middletown (Eastern University)
Yamir Knight, Sr., Smyrna (James Madison)
Desmond Aladuge, Sr., Milford (Duke)
Luke Watson, Sr., St. Mark’s Square (Temple)
Michael Pearson III, Sr., Middletown (Navy)
Josh Roberson, Sr., Middletown (Stonehill College)
Anwar O’Neal, Sr., Middletown (Delaware)
Nate Chandler, Sr., Smyrna (Sacred Heart)
Tahirou Balde, Sr., Caesar Rodney (State of Delaware)
baseball
Marty Coyne, Sr., Tower Hill (Pennsylvania)
Chase Fleming, Sr., Appoquinimink (Wilmington University)
Owen Parrish, Sr., Appoquinimink (Chesapeake College)
Travis Peden, Sr., Appoquinimink (Bloomsburg)
Wyatt Uhde, Sr., Appoquinimink (Washington College)
Cameron Coco, Sr., Appoquinimink (State of Delaware)
Andrew Pierce, Sr., Appoquinimink (Delaware Tech)
Roman Keith, Sr., Indian River (Salisbury)
Troy (TJ) Morris, Sr., Sussex Central (Salisbury)
Ben Cordrey, Sr., Indian River (Queens University of Charlotte)
Tyler August, Sr., Delaware Military Academy (Delaware)
Logan Wiley, Sr., Delaware Military Academy (UMBC)
Drew Simpson, Sr., Delaware Military Academy (West Chester)
Peyton Brannock, Sr., Delaware Military Academy (East Stroudsburg)
Jackson Dorsey, Sr., Delaware Military Academy (US Coast Guard Academy)
Sean Dogan, Sr., Delaware Military Academy (Delaware Tech)
Brandon Grygo, Sr., William Penn (Wilmington University)
Michael Lane, Sr., William Penn (State of Delaware)
Donovan Brooks, Sr., St Georges (Neumann)
Timmy Jones, Sr., Laurel (Allegany College)
Liam O’Brien, Sr., Salesianum (Chestnut Hill)
Brett Walmsley, Sr., Conrad (Delaware)
James Baffone, Sr., St. Mark’s (Randolph-Macon College)
Zach Frame, Sr., Saint Mark’s (Wilmington University)
John Klepacki, Sr., Saint Mark’s (Wilmington University)
Garrett Quinn, Sr., Saint Mark’s (Wilmington University)
Boys Basketball
Brent Ricketts, Sr., Seaford (Kutztown)
Jaden Rogers, Sr., Middletown (Davis & Elkins)
girls basketball
Azareya Kilgoe, Sr., Sanford (Cornell)
Zoe Kashner, Sr., Sanford (Stevens)
Lamai Dodson, Sr., Appoquinimink (Cairn)
Alyssa Cresto, Sr., Appoquinimink (East Stroudsburg)
Emma Kirby, Sr., Tatnall (Millersville)
Emma Fetterman, Sr., Wilmington Christian (Messiah)
Dallas Pierce, Sr., Sanford (Massachusetts)
Sophia Messick, Sr., St. Mark’s Square (Bluefield)
bowling
Troy Welker, Sr., Saint Mark’s (Roosevelt)
boys cross country
Jonathan Drew, Sr., Middletown, Delaware
Ryan Baker, Sr., Cape Henlopen (Lehigh)
girl cross country
Alyssa Young, Sr., Smyrna (St. Bonaventure)
Mallory Holloway Sr., Conrad (Marist)
Natalie Donaldson, Sr., Saint Mark’s (College of Charleston)
equestrian
Reagan Wagoner, Sr., Archmere (Sacred Heart)
Elizabeth Tietbohl, Sr., Cape Henlopen (Lynchburg)
field hockey
Sydney Milan Sr., Caesar Rodney (Slippery Rock)
McKenna Boyle, Sr., Sussex Central (Shippensburg)
Lindsey Renshaw, Sr., Archmere (Mountain Ash)
Rebecca Olsen, Sr., Archmere (York College)
Rachael Whitehead, Sr., Tatnall (Delaware)
Ava Getty, Sr., Padua (Salisbury)
Madeline Rowland, Sr., Wilmington Friends (Williams College)
Marie Brainard, Sr., Charter of Wilmington (Ursinus)
Ava Kramp, Sr., Wilmington Christian (Houghton)
Madeleine Cherry, Sr., Ursuline (Merrimack College)
Kirsten Johnson, Sr., Smyrna (Ursinus)
Bella Dell’Oso, Sr., Archmere (Temple)
Mackenzie Brown, Sr., Cape Henlopen (William & Mary)
Grace Hudson, Sr., Cape Henlopen (Belmont Abbey)
Josie Hollamon, Sr., Delmar (Maryland)
Maci Bradford, Sr., Delmar (Maryland)
Riley Fleetwood, Sr., St. Mark’s (Frostburg State)
Elena Foresta, Sr., St. Mark’s Square (Bentley)
boys golf
Jeff Homer, Sr., Tatnall (Delaware)
Matt Homer, Sr., Tatnall, Delaware
Boys Lacrosse
Nicolas Ruberto, Sr., Appoquinimink (Neumann)
David Lubrano, Sr., Appoquinimink (Hood College)
Ethan Parker, Sr., Appoquinimink (Delaware Tech)
Jake Bryson, Sr., Wilmington Friends (Washington College)
Joe Coveleski, Sr., Cape Henlopen (Florida Institute of Technology)
Aiden Groves, Sr., Appoquinimink (Bellarmine)
Nate Liu, Sr., Wilmington Christian (Messiah)
TJ Jankiewicz, Sr., Salesianum (Bridgewater)
Jack O’Neill, Sr., Archmere (Mercyhurst)
Drew Duncan Jr., Archmere (Iona)
Brendan Burke Jr., Archmere (Lafayette)
Chase Black, Sr., Salesianum (Queens University of Charlotte)
Ryan Cunningham, Sr., Salesianum (Villanova)
Zack Friend, Sr., Salesianum (Tampa)
Jack Gormley, Sr., Salesianum (Villanova)
Connor Riley, Sr., Salesianum (Lehigh)
Luke Burton, Sr., Cape Henlopen (Flagler)
Brexton Carter, Sr., Cape Henlopen (McDaniel College)
CJ Fritchman, Sr., Cape Henlopen (Salisbury)
Cody Trivits, Sr., Cape Henlopen (Randolph Macon)
Girls Lacrosse
Lydia Colasante, Sr., Tatnall (Boston College)
Kali Clayton, Sr., Tatnall (Hofstra)
Mikaylah Lindsay, Sr., Cape Henlopen (Winthrop)
Moira Marcozzi, Sr., Saint Mark’s (Manhattan College)
rowing
Rachel Graveline, Sr., Tower Hill (Clemson)
Brooke Griffin, Sr., Tower Hill (temple)
Morgan Dawson, Sr., Padua (Navy)
Girls Rugby
Brielle Kindig, Sr., Padua (Mount St. Mary’s)
boys football
Zayd Akhtar, Sr., Caravel (Thomas Jefferson)
Zain Akhtar, Sr., Caravel (Drexel)
William Burge, Sr., Appoquinimink (Gannon)
Niko Panyko, Sr., Cape Henlopen (Goldey-Beacom)
Jorge Lagoons, Sr., Cape Henlopen (University of Utica)
Jordan Illian, Sr., Indian River (South Carolina)
Jake Ross, Sr., Salesianum (West Virginia)
TJ Hastings, Sr., Appoquinimink (Virginia)
Jon Lennon, Sr., St. Mark’s (Shippensburg)
girls soccer
Alaina Alston, Sr., Caravel (Virginia Wesleyan)
Ava Ciriaco, Sr., Newark Charter (Shippensburg)
Rhiannon Bosco, Sr., Middletown (Missouri S&T)
Sophie Aird, Sr., Tower Hill (Swarthmore)
Joyce Montgomery, Sr., St Georges (Bryn Athyn)
Isabella Mazzone, Sr., Appoquinimink (St. Joseph’s)
Josephine Parson, Sr., Appoquinimink (Ursinus)
Lauren Duffy, Sr., Padua (Shenandoah)
Madison Mosier, Sr., Padua (West Chester)
Caitlin Smith, Sr., Tower Hill (William & Mary)
Ava Ripanti, Sr., Middletown (Providence)
Sydney Donovan, Sr., Appoquinimink (Bloomsburg)
Sophia Filipowski, Sr., Ursuline (St. Francis)
Desiree Zapata Jr., Smyrna (Villanova)
Emma Gioffre, Sr., Archmere (Cincinnati)
Kaileigh Brady, Sr., Saint Mark’s (Washington College)
Katie Lennon, Sr., St. Mark’s Square (Salisbury)
soft ball
Veronica Diomede, Sr., Caravel (Delaware)
Savannah Laird, Sr., Appoquinimink (Virginia Wesleyan)
Izabella Rodriguez, Sr., Appoquinimink (Seton Hill)
Morgan Moxley, Sr., Caravel (Salisbury)
Miranda McIlvane, Sr., Caravel (Ursinus)
Reese Founds, Sr., Middletown (Eckerd College)
Kinsley Hall, Sr., Indian River (Mount Olive)
Aniyah Blake, Sr., Indian River (Roanoke College)
Lily Hoban, Sr., Indian River (Holy Family)
Lauren Schurman, Sr., Padua (State of Iowa)
Kaylan Yoder, Sr., Delmarva Christian (Liberty)
Peyton Shields Sr., Caesar Rodney (Fairfield)
Sommer Montgomery, Sr., Middletown (Alvernia)
Rachel Carey, Jr., Polytech (Binghamton)
Izzy Wade, Sr., Indian River (Lynchburg)
Carly Maxton, Sr., Saint Mark’s (State of North Carolina)
Ryleigh Thomas, Sr., Saint Mark’s (Delaware)
boys swim
Zachary Redding, Sr., Appoquinimink (Old Dominion)
Tom Conaty, Sr., Tower Hill (Amherst)
girls swim
Lainey Mullins, Sr., Tower Hill, Virginia
Natalie Johnson, Sr., Ursuline (Lafayette)
Maddie Testa, Sr., Padua (Loyola University of Maryland)
Kira Agne, Sr., Wilmington Friends (Georgetown)
Katelyn Fitzgerald, Sr., Conrad (James Madison)
boys tennis
Drew Allen, Sr., Tower Hill (Dickinson)
girls tennis
Carolena Lord, Sr., Caesar Rodney (Washington College)
Evelyn Snyder, Sr., Caesar Rodney (Mary Washington)
Aubrey Nisbet, Sr., Wilmington Friends (Wake Forest)
boys athletics
Vincent Grillo, Sr., Tower Hill (Coast Guard)
Sam Distler, Sr., Smyrna (Wilmington University)
Courtney (CJ) McDermott, Sr., Mount Pleasant (Rhode Island)
Yougendy Mauricette, Sr., Sussex Tech (USC)
Tyree Archer, Sr., Smyrna (Wesleyan of West Virginia)
Athletics girls
Gabrielle Paolella, Sr., Ursuline (Holy Cross)
girls volleyball
Olivia Bowers, Sr., Padua (Neumann)
Jocelyn Nathan, Sr., Wilmington Friends (Penn State)
Julia Yurkovich, Sr., St. Mark (Presbyterian)
wrestling
Anthony Lucian, Sr., Tower Hill (New York Univ.)
Max Agresti, Sr., Salesianum (Harvard)
Alex Taylor, Sr., Cape Henlopen (Roanoke)
