North County's Top Athletes Sign Letters of Intent

The telecast of the Army-Navy game over the next few years may earn some huge ratings in Ramona.

After two players from the 2009 Bulldogs football team–running back Ryan Morgan and offensive lineman Justin Godes–headed to West Point last fall to play for Army, Ramona High now has a representative at the Naval Academy.

Receiver Bryson Garcia signed Wednesday to play his college football at Annapolis on the first day seniors could commit under NCAA rules, though most already had made known their choices, like Rancho Bernardo track and cross country standout Molly Grabill, who will attend Oregon.

Another Ramona football player, running back Tyler Jackson, will enroll at Western New Mexico.

"Honestly, having Justin and Ryan go to one of the academies was great for our school," Ramona football coach and athletic director Damon Baldwin told the North County Times.

"The academies are very competitive. I think once Army got a player from Ramona, the other academies looked at the Army roster and figured they better check out this place called Ramona."

Of the schools covered by Patch.com sites, Poway has the most signees headed to four-year schools with 20, followed by Carlsbad with 15, La Costa Canyon with 14, Rancho Bernardo with 13  and Ramona with four.

Here are the North County athletes in areas served by Patch that have committed to colleges:

BASEBALL

Phillip Evans (La Costa Canyon), San Diego State

Matt Hall (La Costa Canyon), Cornell

Trent Swart (La Costa Canyon), Duke

Chris Dennis (Poway), Northwestern

Connor Joe (Poway), USD

Chad Smith (Poway), San Diego State

Brandon Berry (Rancho Bernardo), Washington

Andrew Daniel (Rancho Bernardo), USD

Max Homick (Rancho Bernardo), USD

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Jen Dumiak (La Costa Canyon), American University

Madisen Irwin (La Costa Canyon), University of San Francisco

Katie Kuklok (Poway), USD

FOOTBALL

Armani Aburto (Carlsbad), Colgate

Jason Floyd (Carlsbad), Harvard

Zach Gholson (La Costa Canyon/Palomar College), Memphis

Ian Seau (La Costa Canyon), Kansas State

Reggie McGrue (Poway/Palomar College), William Penn

Tynan Murray (Poway/Palomar College), Western Illinois

Bryson Garcia (Ramona), Navy

Tyler Jackson (Ramona), Western New Mexico

Tyler Gomogda (Rancho Bernardo), Sacramento State

Aaron Wallace (Rancho Bernardo), UCLA

GIRLS GOLF

Elena Chintala (Poway), Washington U., St. Louis

Brittany Mai (Poway), Northwestern

Annie McSorley (Poway), Point Loma Nazarene

BOYS LACROSSE

Mark Beyer (Carlsbad), Wagner

Kendall Strahl (Carlsbad), Wagner

Matt Landon (Poway), New York Tech

Tyler Ekeroth (Rancho Bernardo), Denver

Jeremy Hutchens (Rancho Bernardo), Vermont

GIRLS LACROSSE

Spencer Harden (Carlsbad), San Diego State

Jackie Mills (La Costa Canyon), San Diego State

Danielle Budde (Poway), Lindenwood

Kellie Roddy (Poway), Brown

Allison Proehl (Rancho Bernardo), Denver

BOYS SOCCER

Reed McKenna (Rancho Bernardo), UCLA

GIRLS SOCCER

Savannah Berry (Carlsbad), Florida

Alexis Cameau (Carlsbad), Hawaii

Kiersten Miller (Carlsbad), Cal State Fullerton

Mariah Butera (La Costa Canyon), USD

Allyssa Kenney (La Costa Canyon), Air Force

Briana Martinez (La Costa Canyon), New Mexico

Jenna Pellegrino (Poway), UC Irvine

SOFTBALL

Maria Bradvica (Carlsbad), Boston College

Emma Capetz (La Costa Canyon), Lehigh

Kaitlin Connors (La Costa Canyon), San Diego State

Angela Randazzo (Poway), Missouri

Haley Steele (Poway), Arizona State

Lexi Slater (Ramona), Iowa State

Kristen Tenwolde (Ramona/Palomar College), Felician College

Madison Jones (Rancho Bernardo), Iowa State

Maddie McIntyre (Rancho Bernardo), Ohio State

GIRLS SWIMMING

Monica Dornick (Carlsbad), UCLA

Haley Rose Francois (Rancho Bernardo), BYU

BOYS TENNIS

Dylan Trent (Poway), Richmond

GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD

Lilliana Cervantes (Poway), Cal State Stanislaus

Molly Grabill (Rancho Bernardo), Oregon

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Summer Ross (Carlsbad), Washington

Karsta Lowe (La Costa Canyon), UCLA

Maddie Rudnick (La Costa Canyon), Yale

GIRLS WATER POLO

Elizabeth Williams (Carlsbad), Michigan

Rebecca Zak (Carlsbad), Brown

Nika Sedghi (La Costa Canyon), San Diego State

Devon Peterson (Poway), Indiana