I found this atricle on Rivals.com this today and thought I would share it. I am post only the section that deals with Capitals high schools Matt Miller.

Montana is hardly one of the nation's top recruiting hot spots, but college coaches this spring will be flocking to Big Sky Country to check out athlete Matt Miller of Helena Capital.


Montana's Matt Miller is getting national attention. For the first time in quite some time, Miller could be a national recruit from the state.

He already has scholarship offers from Stanford, Boise State, Oregon State, Arizona State, Wyoming, Colorado State, Washington State, Oregon, Montana, Montana State, Harvard and Dartmouth. He is also starting to get some major attention from national powers all over the country.

"Matt is a tremendous athlete," Capital coach Pat Murphy said. "He's probably the best football recruit to come out of Montana in a long time."

What makes Miller such an attractive prospect is his versatility.

At 6 feet 4 and 205 pounds, Miller was named the state's offensive most valuable player at receiver in 2008. Last year, he had 932 yards receiving and 15 touchdowns. He also had an additional 663 yards on the ground and six more scores. Miller also was named to the all-state team on defense in both 2007 and 2008 and helped his team win state championships in 2006, 2007 and 2008.

"He could play big-time football at receiver, defensive back or linebacker," Murphy said. "I think his best chance at success would be to play safety or outside linebacker. He is 6-4, 205 now, but he could easily put on 30 pounds in a few years. Then you would have a very fast athletic 6-4, 235-pound wrecking ball.

"But again, he is a great receiver, too, because he runs so well."

Murphy said Miller is a complete player both on and off the field.

"What makes him special is his size and speed," Murphy said. "Even though he is tall, he moves like a quick little guy. He has speed, athleticism and can jump. To top it off, he is aggressive and has great football instincts. He is very smart as well and takes honors classes. He's the complete package."

A complete package who is about to become one of the most heavily recruited players in the nation.

"We're excited about the amount of attention Matt's received so far," Murphy said. "But we're not surprised. He's a very talented player and is worthy of all of the interest that he's been receiving."

Now would someone tell this guy that basketball is where his true calling is at. OK maybe not, but I can dream can not I. Seriously it is really great to see a Montana Kid get this kind of nationa;l attention.

The following is a list of recruits of the class 2010 who I have heard are receiving some recruiting interest from Montana. Like I have said before this is not, by any means a complete list. The list may also include JC players who may have been recruited by UM as high school player. I will continue to update this list as time goes by.

Point Guard
Devon Manning Trinidad (CO) Trinidad 6-2 /
Gary Winston Walla Walla (WA) 6-1 /

Shooting guard
Tarell Clark Scottsbluff (NE) Western Nebraska C.C. 6-2 / 180
DeAngelo Davis Beaverton (OR) Beaverton 6-1
Brandon McGee Thatcher (AZ) Eastern Arizona J.C. 6-3 / 200
Matt Miller Helena (MT) Capital 6-5 200

Small forward
Corbin Pearson Big Sandy (MT) 6-5 / 200
Spencer Coleman South Eugene. (OR) 6-5 195

Power forward
Josh Huestis Great Falls (MT) C. M. Russell 6-7 / 210
Blake Brumwell Big Sandy (MT) 6-8 / 245

While Josh Huestis (CMR), Matt Smith (Capital), Corbin Pearson (Big Sandy) and Blake Brumwell (Big Sandy), are the four Montana juniors that I am hearing are the hot basketball prospects as of right now, there are a couple other guy’s who I think people should keep an eye on.


Joe Stulc (6-5 Winifred) Joe has averaged close to 25 points a game, close to double digits in rebounding, he can post up or shoot out to 3 point range, and plays multiple positions on the floor, for a team that was ranked #1 in the state for much of the season. I had one person describe him as this year’s Andy Garland. I think that might be accurate only as far as he is one of those underrated player that the D-1 coaches are afraid to take a chance on. While Stulc is in the 6-5 to 6-6 range like Garland that is were the physical comparisons end. Stulc position in college will be at the small forward, or possibly guard. He will not be able to push player around in college like does in high school. He has an outstanding perimeter shot with a high quick release. He is going to have to prove to D-1 coaches that he has the ball skills, and the ability to play defense is he is avoid the tweener label. That said I have heard from someone whose opinion I do respect that they feel he is a fits the mold of former Bobcat player Danny Sullivan and could be a real solid D-1 player if he continues to work and develop. From what I have been told though neither the Cat’s nor Griz have invested a lot of time scouting Stulc, but he is now on there radar. I believe coaches were in the house for the Northern class C tourney to watch him, and the guy’s from Big Sandy.


Jacob Owsley (6-7 Bozeman) I saw Bozeman and Owsley play earlier this year and I was pretty impressed on how much he had improved over the past year. It also helps when you go through a growth spurt that add 2+ inches to you height between your sophomore and junior year. From what I saw Owsley is not on a par with Huestis right now, but if he continues to grow and show as much improvement he has displayed recently, he could be a force his senior year. I need to point out that his older brother PJ was an un-recruited 6-6 forward out of Bozeman high his senior year. PJ as a 6-8 forward went on to play for the Bobcats as a true freshman, and ended finishing out his career as a starter for at U. of Hawaii. The Owsley boy’s seem to be late bloomers. Jacob does not get as much attention as Bozeman’s Tanner Roderick, or Gabe Rucker, but he is an intriguing prospect to keep an eye on.


Again these are a couple names of players, in my opinion, that you might want to keep an eye on as possible D-1 prospects for the class of 2010. There could also be some other flying under my radar, after all I had no idea who Colt Idol was until he committed to the Bobcat’s a few months back. Anyone I am missing, you feel should be mentioned?

I want to take a look at one of the better class of college prospect to come out of Montana in quite some. The 2010 class may not have a player as highly ranked nationally as Derek Selvig as the 2007 (108 by Rivals), but what it lacks with that big national star it will make up with numbers. There are at least 3 players and possibly as many as 6 players who are D-1 worthy players. Notice I said D-1 worthy, unfortunately, it seems that in this state there is a max number of athletes that will get offered even if there are possibly more. I have said this before it seems to me that the D-1 coaches in this state would rather take a chance on an out of state player than an in state player.

Josh Huestis (6-7 CMR) From what I observe Josh, seems to be the guy who is getting the most serious attention right now. I have heard from multiple sources that he holds offers from Both UM and MSU, but it would not surprise me if his recruitment takes off a little come this spring and summer. He has taken multiple unofficial visits to both schools. Josh’s family has connections to Montana State, and I hear he is interested in studying engineering, which might favor the Cat’s, still the Griz sweeping the Bobcats I do not think has helped the ‘Cats efforts. I think right now Josh has all the size and skills to a very effective Big Sky power forward. That said though he may get some looks at the small forward spot, if so he will need to improve his ball and shooting skills.

Matt Miller (6-4 ½ Capital) Miller could give Huestis a run for his money as the best D-1 prospect in the state, if he decides to play basketball in college. As good as a basketball player as Miller is I am told he is even a better football player. Both Tinkle and Huse would love to get him in a uniform; he is a complete package at the shooting guard spot. He could make an impact very early in both programs. He is said to holds offers to both schools in football and basketball, but will get offers from Pac-10/Big Ten caliber schools for football that appears to be the sport he favores,

Corbin Pearson (6-5 Big Sandy) I hear both MSU and UM are recruiting. Pearson pretty hard, but I do not know exactly where he stands with possible offers. Pearson is being recruited as a small forward. He is a pretty good athlete with a very good three point shot, and can also post up inside. Of the two Big Sandy players he is projected to be more of a scorer in college.

Blake Brumwell (6-8 Big Sandy) How often do you get two D-1 prospect from a Montana class-c school? I hope this does not work against them. Blake is more of an old school big man., a banger. He has been a pretty prolific scorer in high school but many feel his strength in college could be his rebounding, where he seems to have a real knack for it.

These are the Guy’s who I have heard from pretty solid info that are receiving solid recruiting attention the two Montana D-1 schools. There are though a couple of other guy’s who could be in the mix come 12 months. More on them later.