Recent 2025-2026 college athletic scholarship signings featured an array of top local talent
MADISON – Some of the top, most dynamic athletic talent in the local high schools that hasn’t been seen in years has signed athletic scholarships with colleges of all sizes. The four local high schools had a banner 20252026 school year with not only gifted athletes, but top scholars as well.
Here are the listings for each of the schools that were notified by the high schools this past school year.
Bob Jones:
Maile Wallace- Volleyball- Lawson State Josh Stewart- Football- Wisconsin-Platteville A.J. Mitchell- Football- Tennessee Valley Prep Reece Brazeal- Baseball- Itawamba Community College Tayte Dunn- Baseball- Itawamba Community College Mick Tyrrell- Baseball- Lawson State Kendall Buckley- Volleyball- North Alabama Mya Lacey- Volleyball- Auburn-Montgomery Rhys Dorsey- Football- Louisville Dayton Turkle- Football- Norwich University Gakobey Gill- Football- Union University Ja’Kyah Smith- Basketball- Tulane Elise McClain- Basketball- Norfolk State Jael Robinson- Basketball- Wallace State Jaiden Greene- Basketball-Grand Rapids Community College Harrison Lockett- U.S. Naval Academy Josh Wilhide- Baseball- Northwest Mississippi Community College Cole Spanier- Baseball- Oglethorpe University Arnav Maskey- Soccer- Harvard J.P. Tarrer- Soccer- Young Harris College Rylen Barden- E-Sports- Ball State Max Dunkerley- E-Sports- Ball State Aaron Wiswesser- Track & Field- Millsaps College D’Asia Lewis- Soccer- Wallace State Jake Bryan- Cross Country- Calhoun College Zander Samargia- Wrestling- West Liberty University Jackson Caballero- Wrestling- University of Pikeville Nahlani Simpson- Softball- Jackson State Community College Alexis Hamilton- Softball- Alabama
James Clemens:
Claire Colo- Track & Field- UAB Corey Carter- Track & Field- UAH Tank Ezell- Football- Huntingdon College Michael Perez- Soccer- West Alabama Everet Biggers- Soccer- Mississippi College Tatum Scully- Swimming- Wisconsin-Milwaukee Mason Rose- Football- Carson Newman Lora Prince- Golf- Berry College Corban Johnson- Basketball- Wallace State Isaiah Cleaves- Basketball- Calhoun College Camryn Lomack- Cheerleading- UAB Emani Green- Volleyball- Alabama State Jacob Nitcavic- Bass Fishing- Calhoun College Eric Salgueiro- Lacrosse- UAH
Sparkman:
Brenner Van De Wynckel- Baseball- UAH Kalea Loving- Wrestling- Lindsey Wilson University Sean Lydon- Wrestling- Lindsey Wilson University Salem Lee- Baseball- Grinnell College Will Peccia- Wabash Valley College Kaylie Gibson- Soccer- Calhoun College Olivia Tillman- Soccer- Wallace State Lauren Banks- Soccer- Wallace State Justus White- Soccer- Calhoun College Kamryn Simone Smith- Flag Football- North Alabama Claire Wulff- Flag Football- North Alabama Nia Scipio- Track & Field- UAB Desean Upton- Track & Field- Waldorf University Charity Collier- Track & Field- UAH Alijah Vaughn- Track & Field- Arkansas-Little Rock Oriana Powe Helton- Track & Field- Central Oklahoma Aydin Collins- Stillman College Adyn Miller- Cheerleading- James College Hannah Horton- Basketball- Calhoun College Carmin Rice- Basketball- Calhoun College Khloe Bradley- Basketball- Alabama A&M Noah Medlen- Football- Miles College Anthony Seaton- Football- Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Jaidyn Johnson- Football- Kentucky Wesleyan T.J. Harris- Football- Tennessee Valley Community Christian College Dallas Nance- Football- Tennessee Valley Community Christian College
Madison Academy:
Cat Schreiber- Softball- UAB Mya Western- Softball- Bevill State Ashton Osborne- Baseball- Morehouse College Daylen Scott- Football- Alabama A&M A.J. Seaton- Football- North Alabama Micah Knowles- Soccer- Freed-Hardeman Cooper Acuff- Basketball- Bryan College Jayce Crawford- Volleyball- Cleveland State Duncan Robertson- Basketball- Loras College
