Dayton Jefferson junior center Adreian Payne told Rivals.com he will visit Akron "in a couple of weeks."

Payne (6-10, 215 pounds) reportedly has interest from some of the nation's top programs including Cincinnati, Florida, Kansas, Louisville, Maryland, Ohio State, Tennessee, Xavier and others.

Solon junior OL Brandon Nelli (6-4, 235) has an offer from Toledo, according to Rivals.com. He also reportedly has received interest from Indiana, Bowling Green and Ohio University.

We spoke with Canton McKinley football coach Ron Johnson this morning. Here are some topics we discussed:

St. Vincent-St. Mary won the 2009 Division II boys basketball state championship Saturday with a 59-53 victory over Dayton Thurgood Marshall in the Schottenstein Center's Value City Arena on the campus of Ohio State University.

Senior Daylen Harrison led the Fighting Irish (23-4) with 21 points and four rebounds. Harrison made four free throws in the final 10 seconds to help secure the win.

The University of Findlay men's basketball team won the NCAA Division II championship game Saturday afternoon, with a 56-53 overtime victory over Cal Poly Pomona in Springfield, Ma.

The Findlay Oilers completed the perfect season with a 36-0 record.

Canton McKinley sophomore DE Steve Miller (6-5, 218) has offers from Florida, Michigan State and Purdue, according to a report from Bucknuts.com.

Garfield junior RB Tyson Gulley (5-9, 175) picked up offers from Miami (Ohio) and Central Michigan this week, according to Garfield coach Bob Sax.

Gulley also has offers from Akron, Ball State, Kansas, Toledo and Ohio University.

Canton McKinley junior LB Jewone Snow (6-3, 237) has been hearing from Pitt lately, according to Rivals.com.

Snow, one of the state's top players in the 2010 class, has offers from Pitt, Illinois, Cincinnati, Indiana, Michigan State, Penn State, Purdue and West Virginia.

Solon junior DE Darryl Baldwin (6-6, 245) has made a schedule of unofficial visits in April.

Baldwin, who is rated the No. 5 player overall the 2010 class by Ohio High Magazine, has offers from Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, Illinois, Purdue, West Virginia, Cincinnati, Stanford, Notre Dame, Tennessee and Akron.

Walsh Jesuit junior RHP Tyler Skulina (6-6, 235) has been named to the Perfect Game USA High School Underclassmen All-American team.

Skulina, who has orally committed to play at Virginia, is the only area player on the list. There are two other players in Ohio.

Twinsburg senior Ashley Winston has signed to play golf at Walsh University. She plans to major in middle school education at the NAIA Division II school.

Winston lettered four years at Twinsburg.

North Canton junior RB Erick Howard - the 2008 Mr. Football award winner - continues to draw significant college interest.

Howard, who is 5-10 and 210 pounds, told Rivals.com he has offers from Akron, Kent State, Colorado, Cincinnati and possibly Michigan State.

No, we aren't referring to tax day. April 15 is the start of the regular signing period for basketball players in the 2009 class. The final signing date is May 20.

Basketball had an early signing period Nov. 12-19 in 2008.

St. Vincent-St. Mary freshman forward Lorenzo Cugini, who is 6-feet-5, is named among the top seven players to watch in the 2012 class by Ohio High Magazine.

Any others that should be on that list from this area?

There are a couple of local boys' basketball standouts mentioned among the state's top prospects in the 2011 class by Ohio High Magazine.

St. Vincent-St. Mary junior power forward Jakarr Simpson is rated No. 7 in the state, according to the publication.

Wadsworth junior OT Ben Buzzelli (6-5, 290) is getting a lot of college interest, according to Wadsworth football coach Greg Dennison. Buzzelli doesn't have any offers yet.

He was fourth in the Division I state wrestling meet this month.

Just heard from Walsh Jesuit coach Gerry Rardin that Tulsa is getting close to offering junior RB-DB Cameron Ontko (6-0, 215).  Ontko is one of the top local prospects in the 2010 class.

Ontko, who doesn't have any offers yet, has taken unofficial visits to Michigan State and Wisconsin. Ontko is getting interest from Big 10 and MAC programs.

Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller junior offensive tackle Jeff Tanner (6-4, 275) has been offered by Akron, according to Cincinnati.com. Tanner also has offers from Kent State and Ohio.

Canton McKinley junior LB Jewone Snow (6-3, 237) attended Michigan’s Junior Day on Friday, according to Rivals.com. He also stayed to watch the Wolverines’ first spring practice Saturday.

Louisville senior QB Neil Seaman has committed to play at Mount Union. The 6-1, 205-pound player was an all-Ohio selection and Division II co-offensive player of the year last season.

He set school records for most passing yards (5,170), passing yards in a season (2,631), touchdowns in a season (29) and career (49) and total career yards (7,150).

Highland senior kicker Eric Duale will sign with Duquesne University at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the high school's media center.

Duale has been offered a full athletic scholarship to Duquesne, which is located in Pittsburgh.

Perry seniors - QB John Hyde (6-1, 177) and OL-DT Zack Dice (6-2, 230) - have committed to play football at Notre Dame College in Cleveland.

The start of boys' volleyball practice was scheduled for 73 teams across the state this week. The season opens March 28.

The state finals (Divisions I and II) will be held at Walsh Jesuit May 30-31.

Wadsworth junior WR Anthony Schrock (6-3, 196) plans to attend Ohio State's camp this summer, Wadsworth coach Greg Dennison confirmed. It was first reported by Bucknuts.com.

Schrock, who has an offer from Akron, also plans to attend camps at other schools, including Northwestern and Akron. The Zips continue to be among the favorites for Schrock.

Highland junior RB-CB Aaron Maslowski (5-9, 177) was among the top performers at the National High School All-Star Combine last month in Berea, reports Rivals.com.

Maslowski had about 500 yards on 50 carries last season for Highland. He played behind Chris Snook, who has signed with West Virginia for next season.

Crestwood junior WR David Czerny (6-0, 165) is getting letters from Dartmouth and Wooster, according to a report on Rivals.com.

Czerny did well in the vertical jump and 40-yard dash at the National High School All-Star Combine last month.

It's been just over a month (Feb. 9) since Canton South junior WR Jerald Robinson (6-2, 175) made an oral commitment to play at Michigan.

Despite the high-profile commitment, South coach Moe Daniska said Robinson was able to re-focus on the current high school basketball season within the past month.

Canton McKinley junior RB-LB Jewone Snow (6-2, 220 pounds) has offers from Illinois, Cincinnati, Indiana, Michigan State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue and West Virginia, according to Ohio High Magazine.

Snow is definitely one of the state's top linebackers in the 2010 class.

Middletown junior QB Caleb Watkins (6-3, 210) has been recently offered by Kent State, according to Cincinnati.com.

Watkins threw for a league-leading 2,089 yards last season along with 22 touchdowns. He rushed for 341 yards and three touchdowns.

Perry is ranked No. 15 nationally in the season's final Amateur Wrestling News Prep 40 poll, which was released Tuesday. The Panthers were two spots beneath No. 13 Lakewood Edward, which won the Division I state title last weekend.

Wadsworth was the only other area team ranked in the poll. The Grizzlies finished 23rd.

Jermail Porter, a 2004 Firestone High School graduate, recently earned the Mid-American Conference Wrestler of the Year award after the Kent State University fifth-year senior won the 285-pound MAC title in Ypsilanti, Mich.

Porter earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships with the win. This will be his third appearance at the tournament.

Perry seniors Sam White and Nick Heflin will continue their academic and wrestling careers at Big Ten colleges, Panthers coach Brent McBurney said.

White and Heflin each won a state title this past Saturday and helped Perry finish second as a team in the Division I team standings.

Archbishop Moeller junior offensive tackle Jeff Tanner has been offered a scholarship by Kent State, according to Cincinnati.com.

Tanner, who is 6-feet-4 and 275 pounds, also has an offer from Ohio University.

North junior WR-DB Deron Brown (6-3, 185) had the state’s top individual performance at the National High School All-Star Combine last month, according to Rivals.com. It tested speed and power performances for scouting purposes.

Keep an eye on Walsh Jesuit junior RB-DB Cameron Ontko (6-0, 215) as we get closer to this summer. Ontko is one of the top local prospects in the 2010 class.

While he doesn't have any offers yet, Ontko  has taken unofficial visits to Michigan State and Wisconsin, according to Walsh coach Gerry Rardin. Ontko is getting interest from Big 10 and MAC programs.

The Walsh Jesuit football team has five seniors from the 2009 class with college commitments, Walsh coach Gerry Rardin said in an e-mail this morning.

Those players include:

Garfield junior RB Tyson Gulley (5-9, 175 pounds) was offered by Ball State late last week, according to Garfield coach Bob Sax.

Gulley also has offers from Akron, Toledo, Ohio University and Kansas. He doesn't plan to have any unofficial visits scheduled soon.

Here is a final update from the 72nd annual State Wrestling Tournament at Value City Arena on the campus of Ohio State University.

Here is a list of area wrestlers that placed first or second at state Saturday. They are broken down by place, weight class, name, academic class, school, division and final season record.

Here is an update from the 72nd annual State Wrestling Tournament at Value City Arena on the campus of Ohio State University.

Here is a list of area wrestlers broken down by place, weight class, name, academic class, school and division that placed between third and eighth place Saturday.

Here is an update from the 72nd annual State Wrestling Tournament at Value City Arena on the campus of Ohio State University.

Here is a list of area wrestlers by weight class that won their championship preliminary match Thursday and then won their championship quarterfinal and championship semifinal matches Friday. These wrestlers will compete Saturday night in championship matches.

North junior WR-DE Deron Brown (6-feet-3, 185 pounds) is getting plenty of attention these days. Brown is rated the state’s No. 19-best player overall in the 2010 class by Ohio High Magazine.

Here is an update from the 72nd annual State Wrestling Tournament at Value City Arena on the campus of Ohio State University.

Here is a list of area wrestlers by weight class that won their championship preliminary match Thursday and their championship quarterfinal match Friday. These wrestlers will compete Friday night and the winners will advance to Saturday's championship matches.

Just checking the unofficial North Canton 2009 football schedule. Looks like the Vikings will play at Youngstown Boardman in Week 6 this fall.

That will be an interesting matchup of teams featuring two of the state's most highly-recruited football players in the 2010 class. Boardman has junior defensive end J.T. Moore (6-3, 230), who has already orally committed to Ohio State.

West Chester Lakota West junior cornerback Brandon Neal (5-10, 175 pounds) has been offered by Kent State, according to Cincinnati.com.

It is the first offer for Neal, who had a forced fumble and an intereception for the suburban Cincinnati school last season.

Wadsworth junior WR Anthony Schrock (6-3, 196) has an offer from Akron, but interest from other schools has picked up, according to Wadsworth football coach Greg Dennison.

Schrock is rated the state's No. 23 player overall in Ohio High Magazine's Top 100 list for the 2010 class.

Garfield junior RB Tyson Gulley was offered by Kansas this week, according to Garfield coach Bob Sax.

Kansas offensive coordinator Ed Warriner is from Ohio in case you are wondering why the Jayhawks are recruiting this area.

Kenmore, Buchtel, Wadsworth, Hoban and Smithville are just some of the schools mentioned by Akron Beacon Journal sports writers David Lee Morgan, Jr., Jonas Fortune and Michael Beaven in this weeks Prep Talk.

Revere High School cross country runner Julian Meyer signed a National Letter of Intent to run cross country and track for Ohio State University next year. Meyer, who was undefeated in ten cross country meets last fall before suffering a season ending injury the week before the State Cross Country Meet, was recruited by 95 colleges. He will study business at Ohio State.