Best Of Extra: Prep football players catch passes, attention

College football coaches and Pitch readers agree: There is some skill at the wide receiver position at area high schools.

Justin McCay of Bishop Miege and Keeston Terry of Blue Springs tied in the readers’ vote for Best High-School Athlete. McCay, a 6-foot-3 senior, has committed to play at the University of Oklahoma. Terry is headed to the University of Kansas.

As a junior, McCay attracted the notice of college scouts by scoring touchdowns by a variety of means — receiving, rushing, returning kicks. The scouting service Scouts Inc. says the tall and sturdy McCay is “one of the most physically imposing wide receiver prospects in this class.” McCay’s strength is such that he also plays linebacker for the fighting Grunhards.

Terry is the son of former Chiefs safety Doug Terry.

When he arrives in Lawrence next fall, the 6-foot-1 senior will follow in his father’s footsteps. Doug Terry played at KU in the early ’90s.