The Unofficial Holy Cross Commit List for the Class of 2016

If it's late January, that can only mean one thing for Lehigh football fans: the steady stream of commitments coming from high school seniors.

In past years, I have posted one humongous posting of all the Patriot League teams whom I've confirmed are headed to Patriot League schools.

This year, though, I've decided to break out my posted commitments by school.

Below the flip, get a sneak peek of Holy Cross' class of 2016 - and come back to this page often, as I'm going to be updating it frequently over the next few weeks.

FB/LB Kenny Acquah (Mount St. Michael Academy, New York, NY)
NY Post 1st Team All-City Offense (FB)
NY Post 2nd Team All-City Defense (LB)
NY Post: Mount's Acquah to Join Brother at the College of the Holy Cross

OL Richard Barber (Lake Forest Academy, Lake Forest, IL)
Chicago Tribune Commit List

QB Austin Barr (Covenant Christian Academy, Colleyville, TX)
NCSA Recruit Profile shows commitment and video

ATH Matt Bhaya (Haddonfield HS, Haddonfield, NJ)
Philadelphia Inquirer Second Team All South Jersey (All-Purpose Athlete)
Philadelphia Inquirer: Haddonfield's Bhaya Heads to Holy Cross

TE Danny Bosse (Woodward Academy, College Park, GA)
Atlanta Neighbor Newspapers: South Fulton Athletes Set to Confirm Decisions

WR Zachary Buzzard (Chaparral HS, Scottsdale, AZ)
East Valley Tribune Division II, Section III All-Section Second Team
Blog posting on commitment

WR Coan Calabrese (Rockwall HS, Rockwall, TX)
10-4A All District Team
NCSA Recruit Page shows commitment | Dallas News Commitment

OL/DE Dewayne Cameron (Pine Crest HS, Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Broward-Beach Bowl Participant
Sun-Sentinel Broward County Commitment List

WR/DB Leif Colberg (Daniel Hand-Madison HS/Cheshire Academy, Cheshire, CT)
Hartford Courant commitment

RB Elad Covaliu (Walter Johnson HS, Bethesda, MD)
Rivals commitment

K/P Connor Fitzgerald (Bloomington North HS, Bloomington, IN)
AP All-State 1st Team
Herald-Time Online: High School Sports Chat

DB J.T. Frank (Jesuit HS, Carmichael, CA)
Sacremento Bee Commit List

DL Mike Galantini (Valley View HS, Archibald, PA)
Hookey Reap Award, Top Defensive Lineman in Lackawanna County
Times-Tribune: Cougars Sweep Hookey Reap Awards
Videos Profiled on Hudl

OL Jacob Gonzales (Anderson HS, Austin, TX)
Austin Statesman's Commit List

OL/DL Conor Hopewell (Croatan HS, Newport, NC)
NC Preps All-State 2A
1st Team All-Area Team
Rivals commitment

DL/LB Clint Jackman (Dublin HS, Dublin, CA)
Dublin Patch Commit List

ATH Kyle Keyser (Garnet Valley HS, Glen Hills, PA)

All-Delco Team, Delco Times
Philadelphia Inquirer All Central League 1st Team

Philadelphia Inquirer Commitment | Delco Times

Video available on Hudl profile

DE Danny Moloy (Westwood HS/Berkshire School, Westwood, MA)
Boston Herald Football Commitments
Video available on Hudl profile

LB Kobe Osei-Boaten (Lewisville HS, Lewisville, TX)
Dallas News Commitment

OL Sam Ranieri (Dr. Phillips HS, Orlando, FL)
Rivals Commitment

WR/DB Kalif Raymond (Greater Atlanta Christian School, Norcross, GA)
Gwinnett Daily Post Recruiting Confirmation

TE/DB Ryan Smith (Ryle HS, Union, KY)
Nominated for 2011 Postseason All-Tristate Football Team

Cincinnati Enquirer List of Commitments

LB Justin Todd (Carmel HS, Carmel, IN)
Member of State Champion team
Indy Star: Todd to play at Holy Cross

LB John Turner (Ridgefield HS, Ridgefield, CT)
All-FCIAC Central 1st Team Defense
New Haven Register Commit List
MaxPreps Profile

RB Alex Waked (Marina HS, Huntington Beach, CA)
OC Varsity: Marina's Waked to Holy Cross

WR Don Webber (Duxbury HS, Duxbury, MA)
Boston Herald Commit List

LB John Zakrzewski (St. Francis HS/Taft Academy, Traverse City, MI)
Traverse City Record-Eagle: Zakrewski Lands at Holy Cross

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