Fallon Center for Youth Sports: ALUMNI

I have been involved in helping high school students find the right colleges since 1989.  When I started, I really thought that the college I worked for and coached at was right for everyone.  By 1993, I realized it wasn't.  Although a great school for some, it was certainly not a good match for others.  I began to realize the only way that I can find a completeness in my career, was to create something that allowed me to work with every student and every college.  THUS .. the College Planning Center was born. 

1996, I met John Gracio, at the time an Area Scout for the Chicago Cubs and his part-time scout, Dick Pruitt.  Grac and Dick introduced me to pretty much every scout in the area and both were instrumental in getting me involved in scouting professionally.  I owe the success of this business to those two men, as they helped to shape my understanding of a draftable player and a college player and taught me the importance of being brutally honest with players, because in the end you are helping their careers.

Since that time, we have worked together on and off to help these students find the right place to play at the college level. 

I do plan on getting back into college athletics one day .. because I miss the college atmosphere and feel I can serve a worthwhile purpose on a college campus, but for now ... having the opportunity to coach so many people through this process is an incredible feeling of accomplishment and gives me a good sense of service. 

Since 1996, I have personally worked with almost 1100 student-athletes in finding the right college.  My track record and experience is hard to match.  I have been named an expert by many national publications, including "College View" and "College Finder". 

Here are the statistics:

(statistics change as students transfer from two year college to a four year college) 

STUDENTS:  1079 (96% COMMITTED TO COLLEGE)

NCAA I:  364 (34%)

NCAA II: 125  (12%)

NCAA III:  263  (24%)

NAIA:  140  (13%)

NJCAA: 139 (13%)

UNDECIDED:  39 (4%) 27 are current 2010 or 2011 graduates are still involved in the process members

SIGNED PROFESSIONAL: 9 (0008%) Chose to sign professionally right out of high shool)

DRAFTED PROFESSIONAL:- 75  drafted professionally but chose college

Joe Mather (Mountain Pointe) St. Louis Cardinals - Scout team 1998-00

Jeff Larish (McClintock/ASU) Detroit Tigers -Scout team 1999-01

Doug Mathis (Show Low/Missouri) Texas Rangers - Scout team 2000-03

Donald Veal (Buena) Pittsburgh Pirates - Scout team 2000-03

Brad Mills (Mesa Mounain View/Arizona) Toronto Blue Jays - Scout team 2001-04

Nick Evans (St. Marys) New York Mets - Scout team 2003-04

A list of the Class of 2009 ... and where they are going to college and affiliation to us

ARIZONA

ILLINOIS 

Steve Almanza (Horizon - AZ)  - LEWIS UNIVERSITY  -Pilots

Patrick Kaminska (Naperville - IL)  - JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE  -Pilots

Brennen Williamson (Broomfield - CO)  - PARKLAND COLLEGE  -Pilots

Nick Garcia (McClintock - AZ) - UNIVERSITY OF SAINT MARY - Pilots

Austin Mach (St. Marys - AZ)  - KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY  -Pilots

Will Thomas (Page - AZ)  - COLBY COLLEGE  -Pilots

MASSACHUSETTS 

John R Botelho (Marcos de Niza - AZ) - BABSON COLLEGE - Pilots

NEW MEXICO 

Max Rossiter (Highland-AZ)  - NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY - Angels Scout Team

Brian Foster (Desert Mountain-AZ)  - NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY - Angels Scout Team 

Andy Swan (Marcos de Niza-AZ)  - UNIVERSITY OF UTAH  -Angels Scout Team

STUDENTS:  31 

NCAA I:   10  (33%)

NCAA II:  2  (07%)

NCAA III:  7  (22%)

NAIA:   6   (19%)

NJCAA:  6  (19%)    

One student signed a professional contract

Below is a list of the Class of 2008 ... and where they are going to college

ARIZONA

Ben Dorman (Marcos de Niza-AZ) - PARADISE VALLEY COLLEGE 

Colton Farnsworth (Desert Mountain-AZ) - PARADISE VALLEY COLLEGE 

Brayden Falk (Mountain Pointe-AZ) - PHOENIX COLLEGE 

Lars Liguori (Desert Mountain-AZ) - CENTRAL ARIZONA COLLEGE      

Cam Schiller (Prescott-AZ) - YAVAPAI COLLEGE

CALIFORNIA

Chris Murphy (Arcadia-AZ) - SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA

Mark Anderson (McClintock-AZ) - SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA 

Trevor Matern (Hart-CA) - UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO  

Ryan Schwenn (Horizon-AZ) - WHITTIER COLLEGE

Adam Byrd (Mohave-AZ) - UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS  

KANSAS

Matt Royal (Hamilton-AZ) KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

NORTH CAROLINA

Raffael Steege (International School of Brussels) - WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY

Thomas Valenza (Horizon) -  CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY 

MARYLAND

Aaron Borenstein (Saguaro-AZ) - JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (MD)

MASSACHUSETTS

Shea Draney (Saguaro-AZ) - WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MA) 

NEVADA

Kyle Conroy (Notre Dame Prep-AZ) - UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-LAS VEGAS

SOUTH CAROLINA

Mitch Foster (Timpanogos-UT) - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA-BEAUFORT (SC) 

WASHINGTON

Ernesto Ortiz (Chaparral-AZ)  - GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (WA) 

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STUDENTS:  27 (96% COMMITTED TO COLLEGE, AS OF AUGUST 1)

NCAA I:  11  (39%)

NCAA II: 4  (15%)

NCAA III:  4 (15%)

NAIA:  2  (7%)

NJCAA: 5  (20%)

UNDECIDED:  1 (4%)

2007 COLLEGE COMMITMENTS

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (Arizona)
1.  Alex Sandoval (Mesquite) $$

AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (California)
1.  Cody Blare (Highland)

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY (Texas)
1.  Landis Ware (Chandler)

BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY (Illinois)
1.  Kip Simmerman (Seton Catholic)

CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (California)
1.  Bryan Blare (Highland)

CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY (California)
1.  Colin Gray (Prescott)

EMORY UNIVERSITY (Georgia)
1.  Max Tenney (Arcadia)

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (Kansas)
1.  Justin Lindsey (Hamilton)

LaSALLE UNIVERSITY (Pennsylvania)
1.  Caolan Ronan (Seton Catholic)

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-BOULDER (Colorado)
1.  Cody Snyder (Cactus Shadows) $$

PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY (California)
1.  Torrey Jacoby (Notre Dame Prep)
2.  Jason Butler (Desert Mountain)

REGIS UNIVERSITY (Colorado)

1. Nick Loggia (Centennial)

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA-AZ
-Taylor Lewis (CDO) *
-Mike Weldon (CDO)

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-AZ
-Carlos Ramirez (Sunnyside)
-Cole Calhoun (Buckeye)

-Jared McDonald (Sahuaro)

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA BARBARA-CA
-Connor Whalen (Arcadia)

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME-IN
-Brayden Ashdown (Catalina Foothills)

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-ARLINGTON-TX
-Jason Mitchell (Mountain Pointe)

GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY-AZ
-Ryan Jackson (Sahuaro)
-Matt Levac (Payson)

CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY-CA
-Maxx Buchanan (Arcadia)
-Connor Clark (Sinagua)
-JJ Nace (Arcadia)

CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY-CA
-Derek Donovan (Catalina Foothills)

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY-MD
-Jimmy Tooley (Catalina Foothills)

TRINITY UNIVERSITY-TX
-Chris Walden (Brophy College Prep)

WHITMAN COLLEGE-WA
-Austin Shackelford (Brophy College Prep)

WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY-OR
-Zach Kimball (Dobson)

KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY-KS
-Paul Bridenbaugh (Mountain Ridge)

UNIVERSITY OF SAINT MARY-KS
-Ray Peters (Mesa)
-Zack Kreisheimer (Corona del Sol)
-Matt Atchley (Greenway)

VANGUARD UNIVERSITY-CA
-Dan Black (Mountain Pointe)

CHANDLER-GILBERT COLLEGE-AZ
-Jesse Hudson (Mesa Mountain View)
-Jason Kudlock (Hamilton)

GLENDALE COLLEGE-AZ
-Mikey Cocciardi (Westview)
-Eric O'Brien (Cactus)
-Colton Smith (Millennium)

MESA COLLEGE-AZ
-Eric Lopez (Hayden)

PHOENIX COLLEGE-AZ
-Ray Peters (Mesa) #

SCOTTSDALE COLLEGE-AZ
-Levi Josewski (Page)
-Austin Shaw (Prescott)

YAVAPAI COLLEGE-AZ
-Justin Harper (Greenway)
-Quinton Marsh (Wickenburg)*
-Taylor Lewis (Canyon del Oro) * #

* Drafted Professionally
# Signed with both junior college and four year institution