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National Signing Day is the moment when prep football and college football intersect. Sometimes it’s the moment where a dream is fulfilled, often it is the day hopes are crushed.

Mid Valley Sports covers three divisions of high school football: Southeast, Mid-Valley, and Northwest. Add Firebaugh, as the independent, and the total number of high schools comes to 99.

We know a lot of players will go to junior college, some will find their way to D-III/NAIA schools, a handful will receive full ride Division I scholarships, but what about Division II?

In the Los Angeles Area there are only three schools that offer full football scholarships: USC, UCLA, and Azusa Pacific University, which moved into D-2 in 2012.

Maranatha’s Andrew Elffers, Monrovia’s Isaac Miravet, Warren’s Ricky Vichot are some of the names we’ve seen join the Cougars roster, but how many players from the 99 schools in the Mid Valley Sports coverage area are going to play Division II football?

So here we go.

Division II College Football Programs: 148

(15 conferences from California to Maine)

Roster Size: 65

(This is a really conservative number and could easily be pushed to 75. Many schools add names to rosters during the spring and do not remove them.)

Total Number of Division II Football Players (Approximate): 9,620

Number of MVS Coverage Zone Players: 68

(These are players ‘appearing’ on D-2 rosters, it does not reflect playing time. See list of names at bottom of story.)

Percentage of MVS players on Division II Rosters: .007% (68 of 9,620)

***Only 30 D-2 schools of the 148 carry players from the MVS area.

***Only 41 of the 99 high schools in the MVS coverage zone have representation on a D-2 roster.

By Division:

Mid-Valley: 16

Southeast: 32

Northwest: 17

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Southeast Division

Suburban League: 10

San Gabriel Valley League: 10

Del Rio League: 1

Hacienda League: 6

Pacfific League: 8

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Mid-Valley Division

Almont League: 5

Rio Hondo League: 5

Mission Valley League: 0

Valle Vista League: 4

Alpha League: 2

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Northwest Division

Tri-Valley: 2

Olympic: 6

Montview: 1

Pioneer: 1

Del Rey: 7

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By Position
QB	2	1-Southeast	0-Mid-Valley	1-Northwest
RB	13	7-Southeast	2-Mid-Valley	4-Northwest
FB	1	1-Southeast	0-Mid-Valley	0-Northwest
WR	11	7-Southeast	1-Mid-Valley	3-Northwest
TE	3	2-Southeast	1-Mid-Valley	0-Northwest
OL	10	4-Southeast	5-Mid-Valley	1-Northwest
DL	7	4-Southeast	3-Mid-Valley	0-Northwest
LB	8	4-Southeast	2-Mid-Valley	2-Northwest
DB	12	5-Southeast	2-Mid-Valley	5-Northwest
P	0	0-Southeast	0-Mid-Valley	1-Northwest
K	1	0-Southeast	0-Mid-Valley	0-Northwest

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(Notice trends and connections of some high schools with specific programs)

Northwest Division

1.) Andrew Elffers QB Maranatha—APU

2.) Erik Johnson WR Maranatha—APU

3.) Paul Flores T Gladstone—APU

4.) Kevin Paredes WR Bishop Montgomery—Southwest Baptist

5.) Dominic Cooper RB St. Bernard—West Liberty

6.) Marquise Bradley S Verbum Dei—West Liberty

7.) Preston Prince RB/WR Verbum Dei—MSU Moorhead

8.) Anthony Binford DB Valley Christian—MSU Moorhead

9.) Chris Binford DB Valley Christian—MSU Moorhead

10.) Jaylen Rae DB Valley Christian—MSU Moorhead

11.) Dylan Hall DB Verbum Dei—MSU Moorhead

12.) LeWayne Wright LB Valley Christian—MSU Moorhead

13.) Bryan Paredes WR Bishiop Montgomery—MSU Moorhead

14.) Isaac Seymour RB Nordhoff—Southwest Minnesota

15.) Dewaun Wesley RB Centennial—Fort Lewis

16.) Avery Crump LB Verbum Dei—Western New Mexico

17.) David Ortega K Santa Paula—Western New Mexico

Southeast Division 

1.) Bobby Patton DT Lynwood—Dixie State

2.) Marcus Graves CB Muir—Humboldt State

3.) Jonathan Thropay S Charter Oak—APU

4.) Ricky Vichot OL Warren—APU

5.) Daniel Riley DE Dominguez—Harding

6.) Eli Jones RB Lynwood—Harding

7.) Austin Gabb LB Diamond Ranch—Malone

8.) Charles Dickens IV LB Mayfair—Malone

9.) Dewayne Gatti WR Bonita—Mckendree

10.) Bryce McBride RB Los Altos—Delta State

11.) Antoine Morris DB Pasadena—Midwestern State

12.) John Q. Jones LB Mayfair—Texas A&M-Commerce

13.) Isam Pegues RB Lynwood—Lincoln (Mo.)

14.) Garrett Carrillo DT El Rancho—Lincoln (Mo.)

15.) Efrain Zendejas DE Gahr—Lindenwood

16.) Alex Zendejas OL Gahr—Lindenwood

17.) Tyron Crockom WR Pasadena—Missouri Western

18.) Marcus Thompson DB Muir—Missouri Western

19.) Reuben Thomas WR Muir—Northwest

20.) Travon Payn WR Artesia—Glenville

21.) Robert Penny RB Norwalk—Mary

22.) Julian Craig G Crescenta Valley—Mary

23.) Jeron Johnson RB Dominguez—Minnesota Duluth

24.) Alexander Kline RB Gahr—Wayne State (Neb.)

25.) Addison Farmer OL Muir—Adams State

26.) Steven Reed WR Glenn—Black Hills State

27.) Willie Bobbit WR Downey—Western New Mexico

28.) Michael Ball WR Rowland—Western New Mexico

29.) Tyler Perez FB La Mirada—Western New Mexico

30.) Jesse Gonzalez TE La Mirada—Western New Mexico

31.) Justin Hornsby TE/DE West Covina—Western New Mexico

32.) Charlie Hosea LB Burroughs—Wingate

33.) Gerry Myers QB La Mirada—Humboldt State

34.) James Myers DB La Mirada—Humboldt State

35.) Bryan Sullivan ATH Norwalk—Western New Mexico

Mid-Valley Division 

1.) Christian Caraveo NT Alhambra—APU

2.) Alec Zenner C San Dimas—APU

3.) Chris Auxier G Northview—APU

4.) Carlos Arredondo WR Schurr—Henderson State

5.) Marc Gonzalez OL Schurr—Henderson State

6.) Brandon Buteyn DB Paraclete—Northern Michigan

7.) Manny Rodriguez RB San Gabriel—Lincoln (Mo.)

8.) Floyd Earl RB Pomona—Lincoln (Mo.)

9.) Cesar Estrada OL Bell Gardens—Lincoln (Mo.)

10.) Chris Floyd DT Monrovia—Lindenwood

11.) James Regan DB Paraclete—Adams State

12.) Grant Haggard LB Monrovia—Adams State

13.) Andrew Hall T South Pasadena—Adams State

14.) Aaron Olefumi DE Blair—Chadron State

15.) Derrick Alexander TE Monrovia—Western New Mexico

16.) Michael Todd LB Pomona—Lane College

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High Schools Represented in D-2:

Southeast Division:

Lynwood

Muir

Charter Oak (We put the Chargers in since they were gone for only a short time.)

Warren

Dominguez

Diamond Ranch

Mayfair

Bonita

Los Altos

Pasadena

El Rancho

Gahr

Artesia

Norwalk

Crescenta Valley

Glenn

Downey

Rowland

La Mirada

West Covina

Burroughs

Mid-Valley Division

Alhambra

San Dimas

Northview

Schurr

Paraclete

San Gabriel

Pomona

Bell Gardens

Monrovia

South Pasadena

Blair

Northwest Division

Maranatha

Gladstone

Bishop Montgomery

St. Bernard

Verbum Dei

Valley Christian

Nordhoff

Centennial (Compton)

Santa Paula