Cardinal Newman star Tovani Mizell transfers to Maryland school

Cardinal Newman soccer is down one other offensive weapon as athlete Tovani Mizell packs his luggage for brand spanking new beginnings in Maryland.

Citing “job alternatives” as the rationale for his household’s transfer up north, Mizell shared with The Publish that he can be transferring to DeMatha Catholic Excessive Faculty (Hyattsville, MD) on Tuesday afternoon.

It is one other offseason loss for Newman after former quarterback Davi Belfort transferred to Dillard (Miami) in December. 

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Mizell arrived to Newman from his freshman 12 months at Stranahan (Fort Lauderdale) with gives from Texas A&M, Indiana, Cincinnati, College of Alabama-Birmingham and Arkansas, sending surefire alerts of the impression he’d make for Crusaders.

Residing as much as his namesake, the “Boogeyman” posted 616 yards on the run and proved versatility midseason within the receiving room, catching for 481 yards — lengthy of 76 — to attain a mixed 14 touchdowns in Newman’s 2021 historic push to Class 3A regional finals.

School recruiters continued to be aware of Mizell and his capacity to remodel not solely his offense, however himself to greatest adapt to the wants of his crew. The Class of 2024 prospect earned 17 extra gives, together with Georgia and, the newest, Oregon.

“I am excited and sit up for no matter God has in retailer,” Mizell stated.

DeMatha is best identified for its dominance on the baseball diamond or notable basketball alumni Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Nevertheless, you possibly can simply as simply write dwelling concerning the Stags sending touchdowns throughout the purpose line.

The college has the seventh-most NFL draft picks out of any highschool within the nation over the past 20 years and maintains that at the very least 10 varsity seniors have acquired scholarships to varsity  “nearly each season.”

Mizell will play underneath the course of head coach Invoice McGregor, who most lately led the Stags to a 7-3 file, having gained greater than 20 convention championships throughout a earlier stint at DeMatha.