Missouri recruiting notebook: March 6

Chaminade wide receiver <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="103078" first="Elijah" last="Griffin"]</strong> and Pembroke Hill tight end <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="172296" first="Miles" last="Marshall"]</strong> were two of the top remaining prospects in Missouri in the Class of 2022 who had yet to make college commitments leading up to Signing Day, but the talented prospects both announced their destinations recently. Griffin, a talented 6-foot-4 athlete also capable of playing defensive back, verbally committed to Western Illinois on Friday, joining a recruiting class that includes Liberty running back <strong>Wentric Williams</strong> and CBC linebacker <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="171842" first="Kendall" last="Huston"]</strong>. Marshall, a 6-5, 225-pound tight end/outside linebacker, pledged to Southern Illinois on February 25. He joins a talented recruiting class that includes Lee's Summit North quarterback [player_tooltip player_id="171825" first="Tre" last="Baker"], St. Dominic tight end [player_tooltip player_id="96184" first="Ryan" last="Schwendeman"], Lutheran North defensive tackle [player_tooltip player_id="37593" first="Jaylen" last="Banks"], Chaminade offensive tackle [player_tooltip player_id="37545" first="Jimmy" last="Lansing"] and Lutheran-St. Charles cornerback [player_tooltip player_id="103071" first="Charles" last="Young"]. <strong>LUTHERAN NORTH'S JONES GETS FIRST OFFER</strong> Lutheran North defensive tackle <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="172169" first="Demetrius" last="Jones"]</strong> (pictured above) had a great sophomore season last fall when he recorded 69 tackles, 23 tackles for loss and 13 sacks – all team highs – and earned f<span style="font-size: 1rem;">irst-team all-state honors in Class 3.</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;"> </span> Jones, a 6-2, 265-pounder, picked up his first scholarship offer from Iowa State on Friday. The Class of 2024 standout has plenty of time to go through the recruiting process over the next few years. He tweeted on Sunday that he'll take an unofficial visit to Arkansas next weekend. <strong>JACKSON'S TERRY PICKS UP BIG 12 OFFER</strong> Jackson junior athlete <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="300696" first="Tony" last="Terry"] Jr</strong>, who could play defensive end or tight end at the next level, has seen his recruiting pick up momentum over the past month, but it jumped up a notch this weekend when he received his first Big 12 Conference offer from Kansas State. Terry is ranked as the No. 11 defensive line prospect in Missouri and No. 36 overall prospect in the Class of 2023. A 6-5, 245-pounder, Terry picked up an offer from New Mexico State on February 8 and then added offers from Utah State, Central Michigan and Western Illinois before his offer from K-State. <strong>BLUE SPRINGS' YOUMAN GETS FIRST OFFER</strong> Big Blue Springs junior tight end-defensive end <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="103377" first="Eli" last="Youman"]</strong> picked up his first scholarship offer, from Northern Iowa, on February 28. Youman, a 6-6, 235-pounder, is ranked as the No. 5 tight end prospect and No. 51 overall prospect in Missouri in the Class of 2023. He shows traits on his junior highlight film that could translate to playing either side of the ball in college. It will be interesting to see where college coaches project him as the recruiting process goes along. <strong>CBC'S LOVE BLOWS UP</strong> The rise of CBC junior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="103779" first="Jeremiyah" last="Love"]</strong> has been steady since the end of last season but has exploded recently with offers from Alabama, LSU, Notre Dame and USC in the span of about a week. Love, who won the Missouri Class 4 100-meter dash (10.76 seconds) championship last spring as a sophomore, is now up to 30 scholarship offers from coast to coast, including Oregon, Tennessee, Arkansas, Stanford and Princeton. He picked up his first Power 5 offer, from Missouri, last June. The No. 1 running back and No. 14 overall prospect in Missouri in the Class of 2023, Love missed his sophomore football season with an injury but broke out as a junior in 2021. He racked up 1,099 total yards (996 rushing, 103 receiving) and scored a team-high 14 touchdowns in 12 games as CBC won the state championship in Missouri's largest class. We highlighted CBC's impressive 2023 group in <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2022/02/missouri-recruiting-notebook-february-23/">our last recruiting notebook</a>, but since that time we've seen offensive tackle <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="171840" first="Josh" last="Gregory"]</strong> receive an offer from Minnesota and safety <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="237184" first="Lucas" last="McAllister"]</strong> add an offer from Kansas. &nbsp;