Chino's Pedroza commits to ASU, gets offer from Utah
After his first and only year of high school football, Chino wide receiver/safety Quinton Pedroza verbally committed to Arizona State Saturday after a late flurry of scholarship offers. The 6-foot-3, 195-pound senior, who previously focused his efforts on baseball, received the offer from Utah two days after committing to Arizona State.
"I'm gonna have to look into both (schools) a little further," Pedroza said. "This whole thing is a blessing. I wasn't too sure it would go this way after one season but it's been a shock. It's all still surreal."
Though he prefers receiver, it hasn't been determined if Pedroza will play offense or defense in college after a senior season consisting of 54 receptions for 1,078 yards and 19 total touchdowns in addition to 67 tackles and four interceptions as a free safety. The decision was initially between Utah State and Arizona State, but after committing to the Sun Devils on Saturday, Utah offered him on Tuesday.
At one point this week, Chino alumni Ryan McFoy and R.J. Stanford, former defensive backs at Utah and Arizona State, respectively, were pleading their case to Pedroza in head football coach Matt McCain's office.
"Ryan McFoy was on speaker phone and R.J. Stanford was in my office with us," McCain said. "And they were just going back and forth about who's school is better."
Pedroza's teammate Promise Amadi has received scholarship offers from New Mexico State and FCS schools Montana and Sacramento State. The 6-foot, 180-pound running back/receiver who had 1,300 total yards and 24 total touchdowns, will take recruiting trips to each of the three schools over the next three weeks.
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Chino High School's Quinton Pedroza had 54 receptions for 1,078 yards and 19 total touchdowns in addition to 67 tackles and four interceptions his senior season.
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Clay Fowler has been covering high school sports for six years in California and Texas. He was born in Dallas, attended the University of Texas and worked in Central Texas before joining the Daily Bulletin staff in 2006.
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The tradition of quality football players getting scholarships contiunes. Both of the players in the article have a GPA over 3.5. Chino is a quality school and will continue to improve with Mr Melendrez as principal and the coaching staff that has been hired in all the sports!