Four University of Montana football recruits have been included in the final 2008 Scout.com –- SuperPrep.com NORTHWEST HOT 100 football rankings, a listing of Northwest region player and university recruiting strength, which was released Feb. 8.
The Hot 100 includes the players by position, current school (prep or juco), ranked skill and school they’ve committed to attend in September of 2008. The Hot 100 includes players from British Colombia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah and Montana.
The top-listed University of Montana Hot 100 recruit is 48th-ranked Alex Shaw, a 6-1, 205 lb. WLB from Spokane’s Lewis and Clark H. S.
Three other Montana recruits included in the Hot 100 are: 81st-ranked Matt Lipski, a 6-8, 315 lb. OT from Ashland, Oregon High School; Caleb McSurdy, a 6-2, 230-lb. MLB from Borah H. S. of Boise, Idaho, ranked 87th, and; Jon Opperud, a 6-7, 280-lb. OT from Milwaukie, Oregon H. S., ranked 100th.
Two additional Hot 100 recruits made commitments to Montana schools. They are: Montana State University recruit, 62nd-ranked Matt Bernard, a 6-3, 292-lb. OG from Gig Harbor H. S. in Gig Harbor, Washington, and Carroll College recruit Dane Broadhead, a 6-2, 210-lb. QB from Minico, H. S. in Minico, Idaho.
No Montana prep player from the class of 2008 was included in the Hot 100.
Other Big Sky schools with recruits ranked in the Hot 100 are:
To Eastern Washington: Evan Cook, a 6-3, 265-lb. DT from Todd Beamer H. S. in Federal Way, Washington, ranked 61st, and Koreye Dixon, a 5-9, 160-lb. WR from Lakes H. S. in Lakewood, Washington, ranked 78th.
To Portland State: Zach Todd, a 5-11, 180-lb. RB from Sheldon H. S. in Eugene, Oregon, ranked 90th, and Cory McCaffrey, a 5-11, 175-lb. RB from Sisters H. S. in Sisters, Oregon, ranked 98th.
To Idaho State: A. J. Storms, a 6-1, 185-lb. S from Meridian H.S. in Meridian, Idaho, ranked 75th.
To Weber State: Demetri Enesi, a 6-2, 265-lb. DE from Westview H. S. in Westview, Oregon, ranked 97th.
The University of Washington landed 14 Hot 100 recruits and Washington State University signed eight.
