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Signing Day: Del Norte High’s Meeks picks Stanford; three from Poway girls soccer sign

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Quenton Meeks has joined Nerd Nation.

The four-star cornerback from Del Norte High plucked the Stanford Cardinal hat from the table in front of him and put on a pair of black frames while announcing his decision live on Campusindsiders.com Wednesday afternoon on National Signing Day.

Meeks, who stands 6-feet, 2-inches tall and weighs 190-pounds, narrowed his 11 full scholarship offers down to California, Vanderbilt and Stanford before announcing his decision to join the Cardinal in front of family, friends and coaches at Del Norte High School.

“I made the decision last week officially, but I wanted to sleep on it because I didn’t want to be like a lot of recruits today and make a change at the last minute,” said Meeks, who became the fourth player from the San Diego area to commit to Stanford. “But really it was the greatness of Stanford and they really check all the boxes. There are too many pluses not to say yes.”

Santa Fe Christian kicker Jack Bailey, Cathedral Catholic linebacker Casey Toohill, St. Augustine cornerback Frank Buncum IV also signed with Stanford. Meeks got plenty of push from those guys to choose the Cardinal.

“They were on me the whole time, especially when we went on the (recruiting) trip and only Casey Toohill and Jake Bailey had committed,” Meeks said. “They were really hard on me. Frank decided last week and was really hard on me, but they respected my decision whatever it was and they knew it was my decision.”

They are all certainly happy now with Meeks making it a clean sweep for Stanford in San Diego. Meeks was all smiles while being interviewed by Bonnie Bernstein live on Campusinsiders. He thanked his coaches, teachers, friends and family.

Quenton’s father, Ron Meeks, was by his side. Ron has over 20 years of defensive coaching experience in the NFL and has worked with some of the game’s best cornerbacks in Champ Bailey, Deion Sanders and Bob Sanders.

“One thing I admire about Quenton is his concept of the game,” Ron said. “He has a great football IQ.”

Meeks played defensive back, receiver and was a kick returner for the Nighthawks. He set a school record in 2014 with 635 receiving yards, while posting 26 tackles and one interception. Meeks, who carries a 3.40 GPA and plans to major in mechanical engineering, was recruited to play defensive back.

He hopes to start soaking up some knowledge as soon as he steps foot on the campus in the fall.

“I want to come in and learn and be a sponge to those older guys and coaches,” he said.

Other signings around the local area included: Del Norte tight end Montrice Johns (football New Mexico State). Poway girls soccer players Allie Seifert (Gonzaga), Liberty Taylor (Utah) and Jill Godfrey (Azusa Pacific).

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