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Feb. 7, 2001
Football: Penguins Sign Six to Letters of Intent
   Youngstown -- The Youngstown State University football team signed six in-state student-athletes to a letter of intent, Head Coach Jon Heacock announced on Feb. 7, 2001.
    On Wednesday, the Penguins inked offensive lineman John Bartos III (Youngstown), linebacker Joe Juby (Garfield Heights), offensive lineman Tony Limongi (Niles), running back/defensive back Pete Perry (Poland), linebacker Justin Scholes (Mentor) and defensive lineman Scott Wahl (Cincinnati) to play football for YSU.
    Heacock said he is pleased with his first recruiting class, and although not big in numbers, the six signees address the Penguins’ immediate needs. YSU will have 22 seniors for the 2001 campaign.
    "I am very pleased with this class," Heacock said. "We had some positions we needed help with more than other spots on our roster, and by signing these six young men we have helped fill those particular needs."
    The Penguins added bulk to the offensive line adding Bartos III and Limongi. Both players are 300 pounds and will help add depth and size to the YSU offensive line. Bartos III was a key cog in Urusline High School’s march to the Division IV State Championship and a 14-1 record. Perry can play running back and defensive back. At Poland, he had more than 4,000 total offensive yards in his career and scored 38 touchdowns.
    On the defensive side of the ball, YSU added a defensive lineman and two linebackers. On the defensive line, Wahl had 126 tackles as a senior at Amelia High School in Cincinnati. Scholes played linebacker at Lake Catholic High School in Mentor and recorded 100 tackles in his final season. Juby was an honorable-mention all-state pick at Garfield Heights High School. He finished the year with an impressive 171 tackles in 11 games. Included in that total was a 23-stop performance against Lakewood High School.

2001 Recruit Capsules

John Bartos III, OL, 6-4, 300
Youngstown, Ohio (Ursuline H.S.)
High School: Bartos helped anchor the offensive line for the Fighting Irish...team went 14-1 his senior season and won the Division IV state title...was a first-team All-Steel Valley Conference performer...named the Ursuline Offensive Lineman of the Year...earned the Mack Truck Award...threw the shot and discus and qualified for the 1999 Regionals...head coach was Jim Vivo...a member of the Key Club. Personal: Parents are John II and Karen Bartos...born on Dec. 22, 1982...academic interest is Sports Medicine.

Joe Juby, LB, 6-0, 215
Garfield Heights, Ohio (Garfield Heights H.S.)
High School: Juby was a honorable-mention All-Ohio selection at Garfield Heights...he was named a first-team All-Northeast Lakes District and a first-team All-Cuyahoga County selection...was the MVP of the Erie League...a first-team All-Lake Erie League pick...finished the season with 171 tackles, including a school single-game record 23...had four interceptions on the season...also played tailback and rushed for 897 yards on 14 carries...in his career finished with 410 tackles and scored 21 touchdowns...three-year letterwinner and team captain as a junior and senior...he played for Coach Chuck Reisland...is a four-year letterwinner on the wrestling team and posted a 25-4 mark as a junior...also plays baseball...a member of National Honor Society and earned the Army Scholar-Athlete Award. Personal: Parents are Joe and Anita Juby...born Oct. 18, 1982...academic interest is Engineering.

Tony Limongi, OL, 6-2, 300
Niles, Ohio (Niles McKinley H.S.)
High School: Limongi was a first-team All-Ohio selection as a senior at Niles...he was also a first-team All-Northeast Ohio, All-Trumbull County and All-MAC selection...he was the team’s offensive line MVP...as a junior he was a first-team All-MAC pick...he was coached by Bill Bohren. Personal: Parents are Lou Limongi and Betty Fenstermaker...born on Sept. 27, 1982...academic interest is Business.

Pete Perry, RB/DB, 5-9, 175
Poland, Ohio (Poland H.S.)
High School: Perry set the school record for career rushing yards at Poland tallying 4,007 total offensive yards in his high school career...he set the school record for touchdowns with 38...he was a first-team All-MAC and All-Quad County pick...he was named the team’s offensive player of the year...he was a team captain as a senior...as a junior had 2,500 total offense yards and was the team’s offensive player of the year...team finished a perfect 15-0 and won the state championships...he was the MVP of the state title game...was a first-team All-Ohio, All-Northeast Ohio, All-Quad County and All-MAC selection...in his career, Poland was 30-6...head coach was Paul Hulea. Personal: Parents are Dominic and Rosemary...born on Sept. 8, 1982...academic interest is Business.

Justin Scholes, LB, 6-1, 205
Mentor, Ohio (Lake Catholic H.S.)
High School: Scholes was named first-team All-Ohio as a senior at Lake Catholic High School...he was the North Coast League MVP and first-team All-North Coast League...he was named first-team all-league twice...as a senior he was the league’s MVP on defense...he was Lake Catholic’s most valuable player...played in the North-South All-Star Game...finished with 100 tackles, five sacks and one interception his senior year...he had 170 career tackles...as a junior he was team MVP and first-team all-league...he finished the year with 1,100 yards rushing...head coach was Tom Lombardo...also participated in wrestling for two years and was fourth in the state last year. Personal: Parents are Bill and Laura...born Aug. 18, 1982...academic interest is Engineering.

Scott Wahl, DL, 6-2, 250
Cincinnati, Ohio (Amelia H.S.)
High School: Wahl was named first-team all-city as a defensive lineman...named first-team All-FAVE...as a senior, he recorded 126 tackles, including 76 solo stops and had one sack...honorable-mention Division I All-Star by the Cincinnati Enquirer...finished with 560 yards rushing, had 472 yards receiving and scored three touchdowns...an honor student at Ameila High School...head coach was Randy Hubbard. Personal: Parents are Dave and Terry Wahl...born March 26, 1982...academic interest is Criminal Justice.