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Show r wits SECTION THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8. 2007 SPORTS EDITOR Darnell Dickson ddicksonheraldextra.com 344-255- 5 BYU FOOTBALL RECRUITING Jason Franchuk he Gousar ramies The Front Row o ipk MENDENHALL MOWS WHAT Recruiting CLASS OF 2007 Famika Anae 260 OL Provo, Utah (Timpview HS) David Angilau 255 DL Longmont, CO (Niwot HS) 6-- 5 HEWANTSM : RECRUITING . .. , A ... 6-- 2 1 rjff Tyler Beck 6-205 LB Murrieta, (Vista Murrieta HS) The Brannon Brooks 5-- 10 175 DB Elk Grove, complex continues to evolve. He is a work in progress. But so far, his apparent Braden Brown 6- - 6 230 TE Salt Lake City, UT (Highland HS) J.J. Q - r&' f'ff I' it u risit V 'V - m SCOTTY EBERT 6- - 0 185 WR Sandy, UT --- -n . 1 uvji iui i nun Mendenhall signs yet. would survive as a head coach. Not because he doesn't know the game, or how to handle, a program. But there's an old axiom about the most important competition of all, recruiting. It's not as much about the X's and O's as it is the Jimmies and Joes. Mendenhall has a love of the underdog, as he was as a younger athlete. And I have as many Cougar wondered fans surely did whether the 3 UT 3 UT 6--5 B3 jv .. . :) Thatcher, AZ CA Eathyn Manumaleuna 269 OL Provo, UT v; is. 6--2 (Timpview HS) OR (Southridge HS) RLEDaily Herald and courtesy photos the 24 recruits that signed with BYU on Wednesday include running back JJ. DiLuigi, upper right, quarterback Jason Munns, bottom right, and local product wide receiver Jordan Smith, bottom middle. In 2007, the Cougars will also have the services of quarterback Cade Cooper, bottom left, who is joining BYU as a walk-o- n after playing at Snow College. Three of Mendenhall optimistic about 24 recruits BYU signs Darnell Dickson DAILY day's signing day event. "Then we want to get the right people in the right HERALD seats." Mendenhall said he hopes he already has players in the program ready to replace standouts like John Beck, Jonny Harline, Curtis Brown and Cameron Jensen, but also admitted several players from this year's recruiting class could make an impact in 2007. "We had six freshmen play in 2006," Mendenhall noted. "We could have about that many contribute this year." Of the 24 student-athlete- s signing letters of intent, 14 are designated as best news for BYU football that all 21 athletes who made commitments before the of the 2006 season were still on board when the letters of intent came in. BYU, fresh off its 2 record, The 11-- Mountain West Conference champi- onship and Las Vegas Bowl victory, signed a total of 24 student athletes to letters of intent on Wednesday, declaring victory in an endeavor shrouded in denhall knows is he got the guys he wanted. "We want to get the right people on the bus and the wrong people off," Mendenhall told the assembled media and Cougar Club members at Wednes mystery. In other words, nobody knows just how good this recruiting class will be, despite all the internet predictions and rankings. All BYU head coach Bjjonco Men- i ' BYU RECRUITS, I Where are they headed: Find out which colleges Utah Valley prep athletes are headed to, B2 B3 HI 1 (Kahuku HS) Jordan Pendleton 6--2 UT 195 S South Jordan. (Bingham HS) G PlTTMAN 5- - 9 175 DB Rancho Cucamonga, CA (R.C. HS) Houston Reynolds 6- - 2 295 OL Provo, UT (Timpview HS) Jordan Smith 64 200 WR Spanish UT Hills. (Chino Hills HS) MANAAKI 6- - Fork, (Spanish Fork HS) Steven Thomas 5- - 11 180 S Chino CA See (Southridge HS) Gary Nagy 6-175 S Kahuku, 3 299 vaitai OL Euless, TX (Trinity HS) Red Devils in third in 4A after Day 1; Vikings third in 5A Wednesday night thanks to a 9 in the third . Trailing quarter, Lone Peak coach Quincy Lewis was as calm as if he were fishing a trout stream in Southern Utah with his father Tim. Did he know somey thing the crowd of more than 2.300 fans who packed Lone LONE PEAK 72 Peak's gym didn't? 61 PL GROVE Apparently so. In one of the more dramatic game up 5 WA Springville in good position j 't Jason munns 6-225 QB Kennewick, HIGH SCHOOL STATE WRESTLING fourth quarter. 72-6- OL Marcus Mathews &4 200 WR Beaverton, "You can't push the panic button. It's not going to do any good to yell and scream. Your team is going to reflect you a little bit, Lewis said. "I told them (at halftime) let's get the comebacks of the season, Lone Peak stormed from behind to on beat Pleasant Grove, Mack 315 (Upland HS) HERALD standing-room-onl- (Bingham HS) (Eastern Arizona JC) Devin Mahina 66 225 TE Upland, Lone Peak comeback stuns Pleasant Grove 42-2- (North Sanpete HS) Ryan Kessman 60 190 WR San Jacinto, CA (San Jacinto HS) 220 LB Aiea, HI (Grossmont JC) Star Lotulelei 6-245 DL South Jordan, HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL Neil K. Warner (Jordan HS) Kaneakua Friel 64 220 TE Honolulu, HI (Kamehameha HS) Austen jorgensen 6-210 LB Mt. Pleasant, J4 i Canyon (Canyon HS) 6--1 be the best FRANCHUK, CA Levi their respective years, but also commendment that came from local newspapers and national recruiting magazines. So are Cougar fans supposed to salivate over only growing Mendenhall's into the praise of the class, or do more the viewpoints of the outside abstract sources carry Of hiS any stock? paitS . I'm sure I role, may haven't been See RB Country, Aveni Leung Wai wimnqness to adapt, to hold true to himself while also still OAHY S ' DILUIGI 9 188 5- - during it Grove HS) CA (Elk know-it-all- s on the outside who think they have all of the answers. Yet these viewpoints were on a lengthy, tantilizing highlight video montage of the 24 recruits that the voiceover artist read through a series of accolades bestowed upon the newest Cougars. It wasn't just tidbits about their CA 1 conflict between Bronco and recruiting take long to see. It was Wednesday, also known as signing day, when the BYU head football coach officially praised his incoming recruits. But he also pointed out to the horde of anxious Cougar Club members that he doesn't particularly care for recruiting services, newsletters or other The Football BYU Rusi Lyman ' 4 shots we want. At some point you had to figure we were going to get the ball inside and open up the floor. Once we scored a few inside, COBB CONDIlDairy Herald it opened our outside and then they started PlMtartt GrovVl CI Wilcox, left, shoots a layup as Lone Peak'i hitting shots." Bracken Funk defends on See KNIGHTS, B4 Wednesday in Highland. v. 'i "2' DAILY HERAlO After the first day of the Utah State Wrestling Tournament at UVSC, the cream has definitely risen to the top. In 5A, Weber has proven itself the clear favorite. As expected, 4A competition remains a three-wa- y battle between Mountain Crest, Box Elder and Springville. Only 21.5 points separate the teams. See ' it ' MARIO mMZDily Herald Pltaswrt Grove's Mitch Sandorsoa rioht crabs American Fork's class match Thursday. WRESTLE, B4 Kyle Sumsion in the |