The Sensational Six from Encino Are Ready for National Signing Day

Encino, CA., January 31, 2010:

After the hiring of Jon Mack as head football coach at Crespi of Encino, the football program has an encore performance on February 3, 2009. Six sensational seniors are ready for their next step. Bryan Bennett, Hroniss Grasu, Ben Loth, Mike Mitchell, Pierce Richardson, and Blake Stanton are scheduled to appear at a special school press conference and luncheon for National Signing Day. The event is being held at Soup’s Grill in Woodland Hills, California.

Bennett and Grasu are headed to the University of Oregon, while Loth and Richardson are going to Iowa State University. Mike Mitchell is committing to the University of Nevada. Stanton is currently working on an offer, and hopes to announce a commitment with his teammates at the press conference. A seventh senior, Brandon Graves, was invited to the event, but has declared he will sign late “after finishing some more campus visits.”

The luncheon and press conference are being held to celebrate the success of the players and to honor their families. One surprise guest for the day is former head coach Jeremiah Ross. According to school president, Father Tom Schrader, O. Carm., “even though the program is going into a new direction under Coach Mack, Ross played an integral part in the development of these young men. He should be a part of this celebration.” The players want him there. Coach Mack will be in attendance, as well as some special guests from Crespi’s football storied past.

One is a recent inductee to the Crespi Carmelite Alumni Hall of Fame, Bill Schnieders. Bill graduated from Crespi in 1974 and played linebacker for the Ducks, graduating in 1978. The Oregon graduate is excited about prospects Bennett and Grasu especially since they, “ran a similar offense to the Ducks for three years.” Doors open early at 10:15 a.m. for the media and fans at Soup’s Grill in Woodland Hills.