High School Football Recruiting: Area Perspectives Taking Official Visits

June 11 – A third of the way through what promised to be a busy June, area college football prospects have fanned out across the region and beyond to show college coaches what they can do.

Here’s a summary of some notable comings and goings: – Northmont defensive end Cedric Works Jr. (2025) took an official visit to Penn State and scheduled a trip to Florida for this weekend. The 6-foot-2, 225-pound Works had 82 tackles last season, including 10 for loss and 6.5 sacks. He also forced two fumbles and two interceptions. Works is ranked ninth in Ohio in the 247Sports Composite rankings. — 2025 Northmont offensive lineman Jayden Clark took an official visit to Cincinnati and canceled a trip to Kentucky. He practiced at Ohio State last week as he continues to recover from a torn ACL that cost him his junior season for the Thunderbolts. – Trotwood-Madison defender Jahmale Clark has scheduled an official visit to Massachusetts for June 21. A 5-10, 140-pound defensive back, Clark is a three-star 2025 prospect who also has offers from Kentucky, Miami (Ohio), Eastern Kentucky, Rhode Island and Youngstown State per 247Sports. – Miami (Ohio) and Eastern Kentucky have offered scholarships to 2026 Northmont running back Calilin Grant, who also took a visit to Kentucky. The 5-9, 203-pounder rushed for 935 yards and six touchdowns last season. – Miami played host to many local prospects, including 2025 Xenia receiver Trimonde Henry, 2026 Centerville teammates Shane Cole (quarterback), Travis Wilbanks (receiver) and Taj Powell (defensive back) and tight end of 2027 Trotwood-Madison, John Lumpkin III. – Jordan Vann, a “jock” prospect in the Class of 2026 at Middletown, has offers from Kansas, Liberty, Dartmouth and Akron. The 6-foot-2, 190-pounder rushed for 542 yards and 11 touchdowns last season at Fenwick. – Youngstown State has offered a scholarship to 2025 Wayne defensive back Aden Vaughn. He also has offers from UMass and Eastern Kentucky. – Lakota West linebacker Grant Beerman (2025), Miamisburg defensive end Marshon Gregory-Bey (2025) and Minster defensive end/tight end Cole Albers (’26) visited Purdue. For Beerman, it was an official visit. Albers also visited Notre Dame. – Kentucky was also a popular destination the first 10 days of the month, hosting Beerman, Grant from Northmont, 2027 “athlete” prospect Braylon Keyes from Springfield, Xenia 2026 receiver Shawn Fishwick and Xenia 2026 tight end Cayden Jenkins. The Wildcats also welcomed kickers Sean Leonard from Xenia and Max Gehring from Fairmont. – Fishwick was among several area players who worked out at Ohio State last week, including a large contingent representing Trotwood-Madison. Senior offensive lineman Jermiel Atkins, who recently narrowed down his college options to Kentucky, Virginia Tech and Kentucky, was in attendance along with classmates Clark, Xavier Middleton (linebacker), Baron White (DB/receiver) and Leo Boykins IV (defensive end). . – Trotwood’s class of 2026 was also represented at Ohio State by linebacker Elijah Appleberry and defensive back Trenton Nichols, while 2027 Tyler Carpenter (linebacker), Darius Dennis (safety/linebacker) and John Lumpkin III (tight end/defensive end) ) also had the chance to show what they could do. – Several Trotwood-Madison players announced plans to visit Indiana, Illinois and Maryland this weekend, after many Rams went to Cincinnati, Louisville, Kentucky and Ohio State last week. The highest-rated prospect of the group is Jamarcus Whyce, a four-star defensive prospect in the class of 2026 who is among the top 10 players in his class in Ohio and has added offers from Kentucky, Missouri, Boston College, Tennessee and Louisville since mid-2020. May. He is also scheduled to visit Florida on June 17. – Also among the offensive linemen working out at Ohio State last week were Chandler Moore, a 2027 interior line prospect from Chaminade-Julienne, and Jon Hewitt, a kicker from Eaton who made a 57-yard field goal while on second year last fall. – 2025 Bellefontaine quarterback Tavien St. Clair and 2026 Chaminade Julienne offensive lineman Elijah Berman headed to Ohio State on Tuesday. St. Clair is verbally committed to the Buckeyes. – 2025 Springfield quarterback Brent Upshaw and 2026 Xenia defensive end Kale Webb camped at Michigan this week. – Lakota East 2025 quarterback Jamison Kitna visited UAB.