Signing Day

From Recruit to Commit

By: Caroline Mathias

Our John Curtis Athletics Program had the honor of watching six of our senior athletes from various sports including girls basketball, volleyball, soccer, softball, and baseball sign to play sports at the next level. These athletes show the best of the best, each athlete has put in an immense amount of hard work, perseverance, and dedication in order to get to this point. Playing in college athletics requires sacrifice and a level of drive that these Patriots display in the day to day. We are so proud of them and their commitment to continue their athletic training past high school. They have each been poured into by multiple coaches, teachers, and many others throughout the years and wouldn't be able to make it to this point without them.

1.Who has been your most influential coach throughout your athletic career so far? Coach Coop, he exposed me to a lot of stuff and he was very encouraging and he was the most help physically too he would get me in the gym.

2.What is the best piece of advice you have ever received or that you would give to others? Confidence in yourself goes a long way.

3.What are you most excited for in playing sports at the next level? I get to play with some of the people I played on AAU with at college.

Imani Daniels

University of Lafayette - Girls Basketball

Daniels Family

Girls Basketball Team

Taix Family

Volleyball Team

Marissa Taix

University of South Alabama - Volleyball

1.Who has been your most influential coach throughout your athletic career so far? Coach Alex, she believed in me.

2.What is the best piece of advice you have ever received or that you would give to others? Don't give up even when it gets hard.

3.What are you most excited for in playing sports at the next level? To be challenged and overcome obstacles.

1.Who has been your most influential coach throughout your athletic career so far? Coach Nick, he taught me to be confident in myself never doubt my abilites.

2.What is the best piece of advice you have ever received or that you would give to others? Move on after you make a mistake, softball is a game made for failure so if you make a mistake don't get stuck on it. Move on and focus on the next play.

3.What are you most excited for in playing sports at the next level? Competition and playing with new people.

Miley Percle

Baton rouge community college - Softball

Percle Family

Softball Team

Nettles Family

Volleyball Team

Ziya Nettles

Southern University at New Orleans - Volleyball

1.Who has been your most influential coach throughout your athletic career so far? Coach Christie Dolby, she is the reason why I started playing, she always pushed me to be a better player, and she treated me like her own child but was also hard on me which helped.

2.What is the best piece of advice you have ever received or that you would give to others? Keep going even when the going gets hard because it pays off in the end. Give 110%, it all matters. “Ball down body down” - Coach Kui

3.What are you most excited for in playing sports at the next level? I’m ready to compete, ready for the hard challenges to come, meet new people, make new teammates, make me a better person overall.

1. Who has been your most influential coach throughout your athletic career so far? Coach Shishcov, because he has helped me train since I really started to properly play soccer around 2020 and he's helped me improve my skill until the day I finally signed.

2.What is the best piece of advice you have ever received or that you would give to others? Train really hard and focus on yourself, not anyone else.

3.What are you most excited for in playing sports at the next level? That this could eventually get me up to a pro team hopefully.

Nathan Sprawls

William Carey University - Soccer

Sprawls Family

Co-ed Soccer Team

Perry Family

Baseball Team

Merrick Perry

John Melvin Christian College Florida - Baseball

1.Who has been your most influential coach throughout your athletic career so far? My dad, he’s coached me since I was three and he has pushed me through everything, pushing me to the limits.

2.What is the best piece of advice you have ever received or that you would give to others? Be coachable and keep working.

3.What are you most excited for in playing sports at the next level? To get my opportunity to play at nice facilities with good coaches with a good baseball background.

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