Shiloh Christian Becoming a Division One Recruiting Hot Bed
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Over the years, the Shiloh Christian Saints has produced plenty of talented players that have seen college football action on Saturdays. The Saints during the school’s history has won seven state championships in the state of Arkansas. Just from a…
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Continue ReadingOver the years, the Shiloh Christian Saints has produced plenty of talented players that have seen college football action on Saturdays. The Saints during the school’s history has won seven state championships in the state of Arkansas. Just from a coaching perspective, Shiloh has seen Central Florida coach Gus Malzahn, Josh Floyd coach at Hewitt-Trussville High School, and current coach of the Saints Jeff Conaway walk the sidelines for the Saints. Meanwhile, the players that earning football scholarships have gone on to be successful as well.
Producing quality players has never been in question for the Shiloh Christian Saints. In 2001, current Miami offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee was the signal caller for the Saints under head coach Gus Malzahn. Lashlee’s career at Shiloh Christian was an impressive one. He passed for 13,201 yards, 171 touchdowns, and had 858 completions in his career. From Shiloh Christian Lashlee got his degree at Arkansas and from there his career has taken off. With stops at Auburn, Samford, Arkansas State, UConn, SMU, and he is currently at Miami. The day is coming where Lashlee will take over a program as the head coach.
Several years later, the Saints would produce another record-breaking quarterback in the form of Kiehl Frazier. Frazier would be named the 2010 USA Today National Player of the Year. Frazier would commit to play football for the Auburn Tigers. What we see from looking at some of the players and coaches that we just highlighted is a bit of foreshadowing to today.
Major college programs are starting to pay attention to the Shiloh Christian Saints because of the impressive talent that it is putting on the field. Sophomore quarterback Eli Wisdom Eli Wisdom 6'0" | 180 lbs | QB Shiloh Christian | 2023 State AR has already led the Saints to a state championship and has the potential to rack up a few more. Wisdom has passed for 2.125 yards and 23 touchdowns. Wisdom has earned a scholarship offer from Malzahn led Central Florida. Wisdom would have no problem running that offense; however, he is going to earn more scholarships over the next year or so and his recruiting is just starting to get extremely interesting.
Meanwhile, on the defensive side of the ball, junior linebacker Kaden Henley Kaden Henley 6'2" | 225 lbs | LB Shiloh Christian | 2022 State AR has started to attract the attention of several college football programs. The Arkansas Razorbacks have offered Henley a scholarship and he has recently given the Hogs a verbal commitment. Henley is a linebacker that uses his speed well and he is always around the football. In 2020, Henley racked up 159 tackles, four sacks, had four interceptions, forced two fumbles, and had two fumble recoveries. He will give the Razorbacks a player that can adjust to the speed of SEC play well and a playmaker on the defensive side of the ball.
The state of Arkansas has numerous powerhouse programs throughout the state. Schools like Bentonville, North Little Rock, Bryant, and Fayetteville have always been schools that scouts must check in with. Shiloh Christian has rapidly turned into a program where scouts must make the school a priority and check in with Jeff Conaway and his staff. It really boils down to making sure to cover all the bases during the recruiting process. Plenty of talent is available in the state of Arkansas you simply just must do the work and find it.