2030 National Middle School Invitational Recap

Posted on July 11, 2025 by Brandon Odoi

Coral Gables, FL– The 2030 class of 11th Annual Middle School Invitational Showcase yielded two athletes who were verbally offered scholarships by the University of Miami. Jonathan Sawyer and Seth Griffin were both extended verbal offers from Miami’s Recruiting staff.

Several other athletes had stand out performances at the showcase and the overall MVP’s for the class were Leesburg, Florida’s Hy’Quez Russell on defense and James Clark from Miami on offense. There will be a very competitive 8th grade All-American game this January in Miami, FL featuring many of the athletes who competed in this showcase.

Of special note, the fastest man in the entire camp was a member of the 2030 class, Keenan St. Germain (Plantation, FL) ran a 4.71 laser 40 yard dash time. He had a top three shuttle time and one of the highest broad jumps also. 

Jonathan sawyer 2030 ATH

seth griffin 2030 DB

About Brandon Odoi

Brandon Odoi is a tenured journalist. He's covered youth football since 8th grade, high school football since 2009 and began covering college football in 2011 as a beat writer for the University of Miami Athletic programs. In 2011, he founded Football Hotbed a national multi-media platform for football across the country. He's a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and spent his first five years as a professional working at ABC Television Network, ending his career as a producer in Miami. He's married with two sons and a daughter and resides in South Florida.
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