Barons’ star is down to final five college choices; Booth added to East roster

Manheim Central rising senior blue-chip recruit Dakota Royer has whittled his list of college suitors down to five.

The Barons’ blitz-happy defensive end and pass-catching, playmaking tight end, who was a First-Team Associated Press Triple-A All-State pick at DE after registering 13 sacks last fall, will consider these institutions of higher learning (listed alphabetically):

Michigan State
Notre Dame
Oregon
Penn State
Pitt

Royer, who also caught 56 passes for 1,099 yards (20.6 per catch average) and five touchdowns last fall for the Barons, was named All-State by Eastern PA Football and Pennsylvania Football News.

Rivals.com ranks Royer 13th among weakside defensive ends among 2010 recruits.

Between finishing off his junior year and making recruiting trips, Royer squeezed in some time earlier this spring to jump out of a 4-foot pool.

Royer said he will announce his college decision in July.

BOOTH ADDED TO EAST ROSTER – Yet another L-L League football alum has been added to the East roster for the PSFCA All-Star Football Game, set for June 19 at Mansion Park in Altoona.

Penn Manor grad and Temple recruit Cody Booth has been added to the East team, which will be coached by Elco’s Mark Evans.

Booth, a tight end and defensive end for the Comets, is coming off a big effort in the L-L League Tri-County All-Star Game, when he caught four passes for 90 yards and two touchdowns in the South’s 34-10 win over the North.

Last fall, when Penn Manor went 5-2 in Section 1 and 9-3 overall, including a trip to the second round of the District 3 Quad-A playoffs, Booth was a First-Team Section 1 All-Star at d-end, and he was a Second-Team Section 1 All-Star at TE after catching 23 balls for 300 yards and a TD.