3/8/2006 football Edit

Sidorakis still in the hunt

Shay Wildeboor

Rivals.com Basketball Recruiting Recruiting Analyst

Nick Sidorakis would love nothing more than to deliver a State Championship to Jenks High School. For the 6-foot-4, 170-pound shooting guard from Tulsa, Okla., the quest to complete that task beings on Thursday. After taking an unofficial visit to Oklahoma last week, Sidorakis has put his recruitment on the backburner in order to concentrate on the upcoming state playoffs.

"We have made it to the state championship bracket," said Sidorakis. "We are one of just eight teams left still competing for a State Championship. We won the regional tournament and the area tournament, so we are now headed to state. In the area final, we were down by one point with 13 seconds remaining in the game.

"I was fouled and hit both free throws, which put us up by one," he added. "On the following play, Tulsa Union lost the ball out of bounds and, on the following play, I was fouled again. I made both free throws and we ended up winning the game by three-points."

It should come as no surprise that Sidorakis would love nothing more than to end his junior campaign by delivering a State Championship to Jenks High School. That has been his goal from day one.

Sidorakis, the 6-foot-4, 170-pound shooting guard will begin stage one of that task on Thursday. Once his season is complete, the Oklahoma native will dedicate more time to his recruitment.

As it stands right now, Sidorakis is receiving a heavy amount of interest from the likes of Florida, Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Virginia, West Virginia, Southern Illinois, Tulsa, Wichita State and Oral Roberts.

"I attended the Bedlam Game between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in Norman last week," said Sidorakis. "It was a great game and an awesome experience to see it firsthand. I went down after the game and was able to speak to a couple of the coaches from Oklahoma.

"I don't see myself making a decision anytime soon," he added. "I want to take some official visits and see what other schools become involved in my recruitment."