Tigers blazing recruiting trail on way to signing day
Published 10:25 am Tuesday, January 30, 2018
- Hentz
Tigers blazing recruiting trail on way to signing day
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Hentz
By Brad Greer
With national football signing day right around the corner, two South Panola standouts are deciding where to continue their gridiron careers as the Feb. 7 signing day quickly approaches.
Defensive lineman Robert Hentz has five in-state junior colleges set in his sights as he recently visited Itawamba and Mississippi Gulf Coast along with nearby North
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west Community College.
Hentz will take a look at Hinds CC this weekend before ending up at defending national champion East Mississippi next week.
An All-district selection, Hentz collected 85 tackles (25 for-loss) and 10 quarterback sacks to go along with two forced fumbles. Hentz capped off his high school playing career by being selected to the North All-Star squad.
Another Tiger looking at his future plans is two-way starter Jordan Strong. The six-foot; 175-pound Strong has visited Northeast Community College twice and Northwest Community Collage along with Arkansas State University.
Strong, who also was named to the North All-Star team, registered 28 tackles and one interception from his corner back position while reeling in 16 receptions for 258 yards on
offense.