Excitement was in the air Thursday afternoon when six Ponca City Wildcat football players signed letters to play football with three different colleges.
Three players, Lane Scholey, Elijah Phillips and Nate Collins, will play football for Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kan.
Devin Zimmerschied will play at Southwestern College, Thomas Sober will play at Ottawa University and Cayson Badley will play at Northeastern Oklahoma State University.
Pictures:
Lane Scholey, Kansas Wesleyan, with dad John Scholey and mom Sarah Scholey with Wildcat football coach Scott Harmon.
Devin Zimmerschied, Southwestern College, with dad Devin, mom Nancy and sister Alex and coaches Scott Harmon, Jeff Martin, youth coach from kindergarten through sixth grade, and Justin Roland.
Elijah Phillips, Kansas Wesleyan, with mom Melinda Phillips, dad Christopher Phillips and coaches Scott Harmon and Justin Roland.
Thomas Sober, Ottawa University, with mom Mary Sober, dad Thomas, sister Layla, coach Scott Harmon, personal coach Charles Yundt and Justin Roland.
Nate Collins, Kansas Wesleyan, with sister Calissa Collins, dad Bruce Collins, mom Kayla Burgess and brother Justin Collins and coaches Scott Harmon and Justin Roland.
Cayson Badley, Northeastern Oklahoma State University, with dad Casey Badley and mom Heather Badley, and back row, coach Scott Harmon, brother Brytton Badley and sisters Paetyn Badley and Leryn Badley.