Marshallòòò½ÊÓƵ™s football team now has two Kennedy Award winners on its roster.
After the signing of Koi Fagan earlier this year, the Thundering Herd now has a commitment from Judah Price, one of the most explosive talents in West Virginia high school history, announced Friday on social media.
Price, who played at Independence High School, was the 2022 Kennedy Award winner. He also won the MetroNews Player of the Year Award and Gatorade State Player of the Year Awards that year. Price was a running back and defensive back at Independence.
òòò½ÊÓƵ a senior, Price set a state record in scoring with 396 points, rushing for 2,580 yards and 49 touchdowns. He had 53 total touchdowns and 39 two-point conversions. The record he broke was more than 100 years old.
Independence went 13-0 in his senior year. In the state championship game, Price ran for 376 yards with four rushing touchdowns. One was a 94-yard touchdown to set a record for the longest offensive play in Super Six history.
Price was also a state champion in wrestling for Class AA, winning a 150-pound title.
Initially, Price accepted a walk-on invitation to òòò½ÊÓƵU. He stayed there until entering the transfer portal during spring ball. Price was a redshirt freshman in 2024. He did not see game action as a freshman.
Menòòò½ÊÓƵ™s hoops Herd adds juco commits
Marshallòòò½ÊÓƵ™s menòòò½ÊÓƵ™s basketball team also picked up a pair of teammates from Gillette Community College in Wyoming on Thursday.
Following the return of Jalen Speer from the portal, forward Andrew FuQuay and guard Caleb Hollenbeck announced their commitments.
The two have eye-popping numbers.
Hollenbeck is a lethal 3-point shooter òòò½ÊÓƵ” shooting 46.2% from deep in 31 games played last season. He averaged 16.1 points per game for Gillette, starting in 30 games.
Hollenbeck averaged 7.1 3-point attempts per game and made 3.3 per game. From the field, Hollenbeck shot 52.1%. He was just an 8% difference at the line from being a 50-40-90 player in just his second season.
Last season, Hollenbeck averaged 2.6 assists per game and held a positive assist-to-turnover ratio, averaging just one turnover per game. Hollenbeck averaged 3.2 rebounds and 0.2 blocks per game while also plucking 1.8 steals on average.
Hollenbeck is a South Dakota native that played at St. Thomas More in high school. He also has good size at 6-foot-4.
Hollenbeck scores in transition with ease from multiple feet behind the 3-point line. He is able to create his own shot off the dribble while also being a force in catch-and-shoot situations. In the paint, Hollenbeck commonly slows his speed on drives or spins in stride to create open looks.
FuQuay is a much-needed addition to the frontcourt following Marshallòòò½ÊÓƵ™s losses of Obinna Anochili-Killen and Nate Martin.
FuQuay is a 6-foot-8 point forward. He has some highlights from his high school days in which he is an effective 3-point shooter and ballhandler, even with his height.
Gillette highlights show FuQuay being a menace in both the paint and on the wings. He can shoot, work quickly in transition and create his own shot.
The Detroit native started in 20 games as a freshman and started in all 31 in his second year. Last season, he shot 55.6% from the field, 31.3% from 3 with 39 makes and 75.5% from the line.
FuQuay averaged 15.5 points per game, 6.6 rebounds per game, one assist per game, 1.1 steals and 0.7 blocks.
He eclipsed 20 points in 10 games last season with a season-high of 27 points. He brought down a season-high of 16 rebounds and had three games with four steals.
The transfer portal window closed on Friday. Dezayne Mingo is the only notable loss. South Carolina State transfer Wilson Dubinsky was an early signee.
