Salpointe's Matteo Mele (22) pokes the ball from Mountain View quarterback Anthony Leyva (8) and ended up recovering the ball for the Lancers as well in the third quarter of their game at Salpointe Catholic High School, Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

Salpointe Catholic senior-to-be offensive linemanΒ Matteo MeleΒ has now received scholarship offers from Arizona, Oregon State, Colorado and Nevada defensive coordinatorΒ Jeff CasteelΒ since Lancers coachΒ Dennis BeneΒ posted a video of Mele’s highlights on Twitter two weeks ago. Talk about the power of social media.


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