Recruiting 2007 Zach Wilson and Roger Williams

The Cape Cod Online has a recruiting article here about local players being recruited by local colleges.

Several entries mention UMass:

"ZACH WILSON, Barnstable, senior - This fullback/defensive lineman is a repeat Old Colony League All-Star ... Big (6-4, 250) and strong ... Led Red Raiders with 700 rushing yards ... Led team in scoring with seven TDs ... Moved from linebacker to line when team needed him ... Also catches for baseball team ... Getting looks for football from UMass, Maine, Northeastern and Bryant, among others."

"ROGER WILLIAMS, Dennis-Yarmouth, senior - Atlantic Coast League All-Star ... Moved up from Louisiana as a junior after Hurricane Katrina ... Kicked school record 47-yard field goal, breaking his old mark of 40 set last year ... Kickoffs usually reach the end zone ... Good edge player on defense ... Being looked at by Albany, UMass, UNH and Maine for his kicking
ability."

And maybe a couple of two sport athletes?

"JAMES HAMILTON, Cape Tech/Harwich, senior - What more can be said about this Mayflower Large Schools All-Star and Boston Globe Div. 3A Player of the Year? ... A 5-10, 190-pound tailback who rushed for school records of 2,322 yards this season, 4,318 yards for his career ... Had 34 TDs and 214 points this season to lead division ... Averaged 9 yards per carry ... Very tough to bring down; rarely did first tackler do so ... Plays baseball and basketball ''¦ Pitched Harwich to state title last spring ... Choosing between UMass-Amherst and Eastern Connecticut for baseball."

The Pittsburg Post Gazette has an article here about Basketball recruiting.

"Steffphon Pettigrew, a 6-5 senior at Elizabethtown, Ky. who made a visit to Duquesne in the fall but didn't sign a national letter of intent, is the leading candidate for Mr. Basketball in Kentucky. He leads the state in scoring (35.6 ppg) and rebounding (14.3 rpg). Pettigrew set a school record with 54 points against John Hardin earlier this month and has scored more than 40 points in six other games. Duquesne, Bradley, South Carolina State and Western Kentucky have been heavily recruiting Pettigrew and New Mexico State, Mississippi and UMass have recently gotten involved. Kentucky has only offered him a chance to be a walk-on and Louisville is interested in him for football."