High school football players from St. John, Ellinwood, Macksville, Central Plains and Hoisington signed letters of intent to play at the next level on Wednesday, the national signing day.

Pat Prescott
St. John’s starting running back and middle linebacker, Pat Prescott, signed to play for Dodge City Community College.
Prescott, a 5-foot-9, 172-pound bruiser, rushed for 2,276 yards during his four-year high school career, including 1,288 yards in his senior campaign.
Prescott scored 23 touchdowns in the 2011 season.
“He brought leadership by example to our team,” St. John head coach Nick Garcia said. “He’s not a rah-rah type of guy, but he is an extremely hard worker. His work ethic is great. He was the first one to the weight room in the morning, and he was the last one to leave. It’s going to be hard to replace him next year.”
As a linebacker, Prescott totaled 220 tackles in high school, including 120 unassisted tackles.
“He’s a hard-nosed player,” Garcia said. “He does a nice job flying to the ball, and when he gets there, he does a great job breaking down and making tackles.”
Prescott also returned kicks for the Tigers. He averaged 26 yards per return as a senior.

Ian Goering
Ellinwood’s offensive and defensive lineman, Ian Goering, signed with Hutchinson.
Goering played a little bit of everything on the defensive line for the Eagles this season.
“Oh, he played nose guard, tackle, end,” Ellinwood head coach Dusty Beam said. “We even had packages where we would drop him back into coverage. It all came back to how quickly he learned our packages. By the end of the season, we could name a blitz and he would be able to tell us his job along with everyone else’s.
“It was almost annoying at times how much he knew. I wish we had him for another year.”
Goering (6-3, 212) had 45 tackles, including 21 unassisted. He also finished the 2011 season with four sacks and nine tackles for a loss.
“I think it’s defense,” Beam said of Hutch’s plans for the two-way lineman. “He’s extremely athletic. He moves really well for a big kid, and he’s just a smart kid. You tell him something once, and he’s got it.”

Jeremy Huffman
Macksville defensive lineman Jeremy Huffman signed to play for Garden City.
Huffman had 31 tackles during his senior year, including 18 unassisted.
“He brought a lot of size,” Macksville head coach Jeff Kuckelman said. “He was probably our biggest kid in terms of weight, and he’s a very strong kid. He played nose guard for us, and he did a good job as an anchor in there. It’s hard to move him out of there, and he pulled double teams as well.”
He also had four sacks and caused two fumbles.

Dylan Prosser
Central Plains fullback Dylan Prosser inked a letter of intent to play with Garden City.
“Garden City’s bringing him in to play football,” Central Plains head coach Chris Steiner said. “They looked at the way he lead blocks and must have seen something they liked because he was a great lead blocker for us.”
Prosser rushed for 220 yards as the Oilers lead blocker, averaging 5.24 yards per carry. His largest game came against Lincoln when he rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown.
The 5-foot-10, 212-pound fullback scored five touchdowns in 2011.
Prosser also started as the Oilers nose guard. He finished his senior season with 58 tackles and three sacks.

Brady Moore
Hoisington offensive and defensive lineman Brady Moore confirmed his intent to play for Hutchinson.
“I think he signed to play defensive line for Hutch,” Hoisington head coach Jason Ingram said. “I’ll tell you what, the heart and the energy that Moore brings to everything that he does, Hutch is getting a great player.”
Moore, a 6-0, 225 lineman, finished his senior campaign with 52 tackles, including 26 unassisted.
Moore also had three sacks and forced a fumble.
“There’s no doubt that he brought a lot to our defensive line,” Ingram said. “He demanded a double team every time he was on the field, which opened up a lot for our linebackers. If the other team didn’t double team him, we knew that he would get into the backfield and make a tackle.”

Cody Batt
Hoisington fullback and defensive lineman Cody Batt signed with Dodge City.
Hoisington head coach Jason Ingram said that Batt signed to play fullback.
“The kid came into the season as a lineman, and we found out that he had quick feet and he controlled the ball well,” Ingram said of his 5-6, 210 fullback. “He asked if he could play fullback at the beginning of the year, but we thought we would need him more at the line.
“He got an opportunity in Week 2, and he ran with it.”
Batt rushed for 154 yards (6.7 yards per carry) and three touchdowns as the Cardinals short-yardage back.
“I called him Robot, but a lot of the players called him Bowling Ball because of the way he ran through people,” Ingram said. “He did a tremendous job as fullback for us.”
Batt finished with 20 tackles and a sack.
Batt also wrestles for Hoisington, and he is ranked No. 3 in Class 3-1A in the 220-pound weight class.
“To be honest, I think he’s excited to play football,” Ingram said. “I think he’s excited to play football. If he gets a chance to wrestle in college, I think he will definitely take it.”