VolQuest.com - Monday morning commitment round up

September 24, 2012

Austin Price & Paul Fortenberry
VolQuest.com Staff

Winter Garden, Fla. linebacker Corey Vereen was in town last weekend to visit Tennessee. He returned home from the trip and still had a great feeling about the direction of Tennessee football.

"The visit was good," Vereen said. "I got to talk to the coaches and it was nice to come up and watch the game. I had been up last year for LSU so I knew what it was like, but I love to see two good teams play against each other."

Vereen spent time with the staff and his future teammates. He was recognized by the Tennessee faithful as he roamed around campus. He had a lot of good memories from his visit but a couple really standout.

"The highlight was meeting the coaches again and taking the tour," Vereen said. "The game was a good atmosphere, but I enjoyed getting to see everyone again and just getting to know everyone better. I talked with coach Hinshaw and coach Sal a lot and he has recruited me hard from the beginning."

His time with the Tennessee staff left a good impression and he feels really good about his relationships with Darin Hinshaw and Sal Sunseri.

"They are both straight forward guys and they tell me they need me," Vereen said. "They are always pushing me to stay in shape and just be ready to come and compete, but they have also stressed that I need enjoy my last year of high school."

West Orange is back to .500 on the season and Vereen has seen a lot of fight from his team early in the season.

"We started off with two big games and we lost them both close," Vereen said. "We just won our first district game and we are now 2-2. We have been stopping teams on third down and just scoring points on offense. I'm proud of how our team has turned the corner."

The 6-foot-2 and 220 pound linebacker has been bringing it each and every week, but he's been shown a lot of attention from oppsosing teams.

"Individually they are keying on me a lot more," Vereen said. "I'm seeing a lot of double teams. I think I can step it up and I feel like I can always improve."

The Class of 2013

Zach Barnes

Linebacker
6-foot-3, 225 pounds
Grayson High School, Loganville, Ga.

Barnes had five tackles in a 45-7 win over Dacula. Next up is Shiloh.

Ben Bradley

Defensive tackle
6-foot-3, 315 pounds
Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson, Kan.

Bradley and Hutchinson were on a bye week this week. Next up is Highland.

De'Vondre Campbell

Linebacker
6-foot-5, 215 pounds
Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson, Kan.

Campbell and Hutchinson were on a bye week this week. Next up is Highland.

Jason Carr

Defensive end
6-foot-6, 280 pounds
White Station High School, Memphis, Tenn.

Carr and White Station were had their bye this week. They play Melrose Friday.

Riley Ferguson

Quarterback
6-foot-2, 190 pounds
Butler High School, Matthews, N.C.

Ferguson is out with a broken bone in his hand. He'll miss a couple more weeks.

Colton Goeas

Linebacker
6-foot-2, 245 pounds
St. Louis High School, Honolulu, Hi.

Goeas had five tackles, including two for loss in St. Louis' 40-7 win over Damien. Next up is Kamehameha.

Paul Harris

Wide receiver
6-foot-4, 186 pounds
Federick Douglass High School, Upper Marlboro, MD.

Harris did a little of everything in Frederick Douglass' 42-0 win over Potomac. Harris caught two balls for 69 yards, returned a punt for 24 yards and had a 55-yard kickoff return. Fairmont Heights is next week.

Brett Kendrick

Offensive line
6-foot-5, 295 pounds
Christian Academy of Knoxville, Knoxville, Tenn.

Kendrick and CAK beat the Gibbs Eagles 42-33. Next up is Scott.

Kameron Miles

Safety
6-foot-2, 200 pounds
West Mesquite High School, Mesquite, Texas

Miles and West Mesquite were off this week. Creekview is up next.

Camion Patrick

Wide receiver
6-foot-3, 200 pounds
West High School, Knoxville, Tenn.

Patrick is ineligible per the TSSAA, but is attending Knox West.

Jalen Reeves-Maybin

Athlete
6-foot-1, 198 pounds
Northeast High School, Clarksville, Tenn.

Reeves-Maybin finished with 53 yards on nine carries with a rushing touchdown and went 8-13 through the air with 166 yards as Northeast shut out Clarksville, 20-0. Next week Northeast hosts Henry County in a pivotal match up.

Austin Sanders

Offensive tackle
6-foot-5, 300 pounds
Bradley Central High School, Cleveland, Tenn.

Bradley Central beat Blackman 23-21. Next up is Rhea County.

Dan Skipper

Offensive tackle
6-foot-10, 295 pounds
Ralston Valley High School, Arvada, Col.

Ralston Valley was off this week which is why Skipper got to visit Knoxville. Fairview is next.

Josh Smith

Wide receiver
6-foot-1, 185 pounds
Christian Academy of Knoxville, Knoxville, Tenn.

Smith is cleared to practice, but won't return to game action for a couple of more weeks coming off a broken collarbone.

Cameron Sutton

Defensive back
6-foot-0, 175 pounds
Jonesboro High School, Jonesboro, Ga.

Sutton had three catches for 90 yards and a 73 yard kick return for a touchdown in a 45-21 win over Eagles Landing. He also had a 48 yard punt return. Next up is Woodland.

Corey Vereen

Linebacker
6-foot-2, 220 pounds
West Orange High School, Winter Garden, Fla.

Vereen helped limit Wekiva to just 8 points in West Orange's 42-8 win. Jones is next on the schedule.

Dominic Zanka

Linebacker
6-foot-2, 242 pounds
Lake Brantley High School, Altamonte Springs, Fla.

Zanca had a monster game with 14 tackles and three tackles-for-loss in Lake Brantley's 23-0 win over Lyman. Most impressive in his performance was that Zanca played the last three quarters after dislocating a finger in the first quarter. Winter Springs is up next.