Mason Ramsey is stacking up college scholarship offers like pancakes.
Pancake blocks, that is.
The Huntington High School football star received an offer from Marshall over the weekend.
ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œIÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™m grateful to be re-offered by their new coaching staff,ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ said Ramsey, who was courted by the Thundering HerdÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s previous staff led by Charles Huff, now the coach at Southern Mississippi, before being offered again by current MU coach Tony Gibson. ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œI had a great time at practice. I appreciate all the love shown by the entire staff.ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥
The 6-foot-3, 290-pound two-way lineman visited Marshall on Friday and Ohio University on March 22. Ramsey owns also offers from Army, Bowling Green, Eastern Kentucky and Toledo.
Highlanders coach Billy Seals had a message for Marshall.
ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œDonÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™t let this guy get out of Huntington,ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Seals said. ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œ A bunch of schools are after him.ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥
Coach Speak
A three-mile portion of U.S. 119 will be named for late Belfry High School football coach Philip Haywood, as adopted by the Kentucky General Assembly.
Portsmouth girls basketball coach Amy Hughes is the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association Division V coach of the year. She also was selected to coach in the state North-South all-star game.
Janessa Bailes is the new volleyball coach at Buffalo. Larry Thompson is the new football coach at Parkersburg South. Former South Gallia and Portsmouth West coach Larry Howell is the new boys basketball coach at Portsmouth Clay. Nick Booth is the new football coach at Logan High School.
Amazing Stats of the Week
Cabell MidlandÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s baseball team hit four triples in an 11-6 victory over John Marshall. Coal Grove softballÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s Abbie Deeds struck out 18 in a victory over Ashland.
Recruiting roundup
SIGNINGS: Spring Valley footballÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s Brae Booth (University of Charleston).
COMMITMENTS: Cabell Midland basketballÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s Ethan Blackburn (Waynesburg), Ashland basketballÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s Emilee Neese (Alice Lloyd).
OFFERS: Former Hurricane football player LaRon Dues of Sarasota (Florida) Cardinal Mooney (South Florida). Wheeling Central basketballÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s Eli Sancomb (Marshall).
VISITS: Cabell Midland footballÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s Ben Guilliams (Navy, James Madison). Rock Hill footballÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s Daniel Medinger (Youngstown State). Huntington High footballÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s Gabriel Watts (Cincinnati).
TRANSFERS: Former Boyd County basketball star Jasmine Jordan has moved from Rio Grande to Eastern Kentucky. Former Fairmont Senior basketball player Marley Washenitz of the University of Pittsburgh has entered the transfer portal. Former Man High basketball standout Austin Ball of George Mason is in the transfer portal, as is former Poca basketball all-stater Isaac McKneely.
Former Ripley basketball player Sophie Nichols transferred from West Liberty to Frostburg State.
Notes, Quotes, Anecdotes
Ohio swept the Battle Against Cystic Fibrosis all-star basketball games Friday in Parkersburg. The Buckeye boys won 169-130. The Ohio girls prevailed 84-73.
ChesapeakeÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s Kate Ball and Gallia AcademyÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s Cade Mock were most valuable players in the Ohio District 13 all-star basketball games.
