Like many of his perimeter shots on the basketball court, Isaiah Barganier’s feats came in three on Signing Day on Wednesday morning.

Tensions were high as The Woodlands Christian Academy moved up from TAPPS Class 4A to Class 5A.

HOUSTON – The class consists of 16 high school seniors, one from a prep school and one from the junior college ranks. Among the high school players, 11 reached the postseason and six will be in action this weekend in the Texas state playoffs. The Owls added four linebackers--including three high school signees who were ranked in Dave Campbell’s Texas Football’s preseason top 25 linebackers in Texas--and four defensive linemen, three offensive linemen, receivers and defensive backs and one quarterback. Nine of the players come from Texas and four are from Alabama, two from Florida and one each from California, Mississippi and New Jersey. Since coming to Rice in December of 2017, Bloomgren has expanded the Owls national footprint to include recruits from 21 states.

HOUSTON – Texas Southern head coach Clarence McKinney and staff has secured 16 signatures to open the first day of the early signing period. New IberiaRobert Allen OL 6-3 295 Waco, Texas La VegaAtravon Bossier DT 6-3 285 Lafayette, La. AcadianaAlex Bouldin LB 6-1 225 San Antonio, Texas WagnerNicholas Cole S 6-0 180 Fort Worth, Texas All SaintsSol’dreveon Degrate WR 6-2 170 Waco, Texas La VegaJa’Bronski Edwards DE 6-3 250 Lake Charles, La. Lutheran NorthCameron Handy OL 6-4 305 Beaumont, Texas WestbrookJoseph Heath OL 6-3 295 Fort Worth, Texas North CrowleyCalvin Henderson FS 6-2 180 Monroe, La. RichwoodMikeviun Titus RB 5-10 182 Dallas, Texas South Oak CliffRolland Trent OL 6-3 280 Beaumont, Texas UnitedKedric Williams OL 6-2 270 Duncanville, Texas DuncanvilleKelton Wright WR 6-2 170 Lufkin, Texas Lufkin

HOUSTON – National Signing Day has arrived once again as high school football players across the country signed on with their college of choice. The system is now in place for a December date along with the first Wednesday in February that has become a smaller event than in years past. As more high school athletes now aim for early graduation, the December option gives them a chance to enroll in college in January for the spring semester and take part in spring football camps. So far, here are some of the players who signed:Ridge PointWR John Paul Richardson (Oklahoma State)DL Jimmy Guy (HBU)RB Keith Jackson (North Texas)Cameron Plummer (Sam Houston State)North ShoreQB Dematrius Davis (Auburn)WR Shadrach Banks (Texas A&M)Shadow CreekQB Kyron Drones (Baylor)WR C.J. Guidry (Houston)CB Jalen Emery (Houston)Langham CreekLB Jayhvion Gipson (TCU)Fort Bend ChristianOL Remington Strickland (Texas A&M )OL David Kasemervisz (Stanford)St. ThomasQB Maddox Kopp (Houston)EpiscopalOL Donavan Jackson (Ohio State)RT Cullen Montgomery (Oklahoma)C Luis Chavarria (Prairie View A&M)