The Tribune

By RENALDO DORSETT

Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

DECISION day arrived for one Bahamian high school football standout as he seeks to take his game to the NCAA Division III level in the fall.

Torres Ingraham officially signed his letter of intent to join the Alma College Scots yesterday - his 18th birthday.

The Scots compete in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association of Division III. In 2016, they recorded the programme’s best record in over a decade. The Scots posted a 7-3 record, marking the most wins since 2004, and became just the 14th team in the 123-year history of the programme to reach the seven-win mark.

Alma will travel to Saint Vincent College in Pennsylvania to open the season on September 2.

Ingraham spent the last two seasons at the high school level with the Northview Cougars in Dothan, Alabama, primarily on the offensive side of the ball at wide receiver.

The Cougars finished a disappointing 0-10 this season in the state’s 6A Region Two.

Head coach LaBrian Stewart was fired at the conclusion of the season in November after a 16-35 record in five seasons.

Ingraham has been reported to run as fast as a 4.4 40-yard-dash and has been targeted by several schools, primarily National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division I schools before eventually signing with Alma.

Despite his team’s struggles, Ingraham made his mark individually and was selected to the fourth annual NUC All-American Game last December in Atlanta, Georgia.

In addition to the Senior All-Star Game, the event included a full week of activities for youth (7th and 8th graders) including the NUC Youth All-Star Game. There were also events for high school underclassmen (9th, 10th and 11th graders) that included a series of situational practices and functions.

The NUC All-American Game weekend included 100 of the best players from each grade level.

Ingraham was a former Bahamian junior national basketball team member and competed at the Centrobasket Under-15 Championships prior to relocating to the United States.