By Mike Loveday

I spoke with Quince Orchard head coach Dave Mencarini today to check in on his remaining three athletes: Travis Hawkins (pictured), Cody Magill and Jason Ankrah. All three athletes have narrowed their list of schools and while rumors have swirled about Hawkins commitment, I hate to disappoint.

Defensive end Jason Ankrah is still in the process of checking out schools, but has narrowed his list to seven schools. Penn State, Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Michigan and N.C. State are all still in the running for the 6-foot-4, 248-pound Ankrah.

Tight end and defensive end Cody Magill has also narrowed his list with Syracuse, Ohio, Richmond, Delaware, East Carolina, James Madison and Vanderbilt making the cut. According to Mencarini, Vanderbilt only recently made the cut and both the school and Magill are showing increased interest.

Hawkins name has surfaced lately as many have speculated that the defensive back has committed to the University of Maryland, but Mencarini assured me that is not the case and added that Hawkins is currently on vacation.

The 5-foot-10, 180-pound Hawkins has narrowed his choices though. Maryland, Georgia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Tennessee, Michigan and Oregon are the seven schools Hawkins will choose from.

As to when Hawkins will commit, Mencarini said he does not think his star athlete has a timetable.