IHSFC shows off Idaho’s top talent

Boise, ID – Last year it was players like Marshal Pirtz and Matthew Ballenger who took a top showing at the Idaho High School Football Combine and parlayed their efforts into top D1 scholarship offers. So who will it be this year? We will find out Saturday, May 12th, at the Athletic Training Center.

Pirtz and Ballenger – who will be attending Washington State and Colorado, respectively – were just two of a handful of Idaho prospects that worked out at the Boise-based Athletic Training Center (www.atcathletes.com) last spring in front of college coaches. Others that attended, turning their efforts into offers, included:

Darryl Simons – Idaho State
Mitch Burroughs – Boise State
Shea McClellin – Boise State
Jordan Craney – Montana State
Tim Whipps – Southern Utah
Cody Bolken – Southern Utah

This year, ATC is expecting a record-number of turnouts, despite changes to NCAA rules regarding college coaches and their ability to watch prospects during the April-May evaluation period. For any prospect looking to register late, you can do so at the ATC’s website, linked above.

Formal registration will start Saturday morning from 6:40 a.m. to 7:15 a.m. Testing will go from 7:30 to 11:15, and the skills competition will be done at nearby Bishop Kelly High School from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. As an added touch, the IHSFC will be webcasted live for the first time by Idahosports.com (http://www.idahosports.com).

Top entrants at the time of final online registration included:

QB/ATH A.J. Storms – Meridian
RB Caleb Walden – Boise Capital
LB Chris Croy – Meridian
OL Danny Schaffeld – Bishop Kelly
LB/RB Jacob Scharbrough – Weiser
DT Jake Densley – Boise Centennial
CB Josh Borgman – Boise Centennial
WR Josh Bigler – Meridian
LB K.C. Qualls – American Falls
DT Koty Scholl – Boise Capital
RB Mike Dilulo – Meridian
OL/DL Nate Rudder – Meridian
DE Spencer Gerke – Bishop Kelly
OL Brandon Runge – Boise Capital