Buffs, Cowboys still on top for Anest
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Laidback and calm off the field, John Anest is known for his tenacity and aggressiveness on the gridiron. "I block all the way to the finish and I try to get a pancake on every play," said the 6-foot-2, 265-pounder from Parker (Colo.) Ponderosa.
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Anest, who is ranked by Rivals.com as the 10th best prospect from the state, has enjoyed both individual and team success at the high school level. He was a starting center on Ponderosa's 5A state championship team in 2003 and was a second-team all-state selection as a junior last fall.
Colorado, Colorado State, Arizona State, Duke, Iowa State, Missouri, Vanderbilt and Wyoming are among the 20 Division-1 programs that have shown interest.
Still waiting for his first scholarship offer, Anest ranks two colleges high on his list.
"I still want to go to CU," he explained. "That is my top school of choice right now. I went to the Saturday jamboree that they had earlier this month and there is another CU camp coming up at the end of July that I plan on going to."
Assistant John Wristen is responsible for Anest's recruitment from the Buffaloes' staff.
Anest has also been by Wyoming unofficially. "I met with most of the coaches at Wyoming and I like every one of them," he expressed. "My dad went there so I also have strong interest in going there and would like to be a Cowboy."
Anest will be back in Laramie for camp and he is looking at Colorado State's July camp.
Academically, Anest currently maintains a 3.43 GPA and he scored 23 on the ACT.
Another prospect from Ponderosa to keep an eye on is Shane LaDage. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound tight end prospect was a second-team all-league selection as a sophomore in 2003 and he caught 16 passes for 215 yards as a junior last season.
"I am a physical player that will block until the whistle," LaDage expressed. "I also am not afraid to catch passes over the middle and like to take on tacklers."
Colorado, Colorado State, Oregon, Northern Colorado and Hawaii have been sending mail. He also has interest in Wyoming.
"I recently was up at the 7-on-7 tournament at CU and got a chance to talk with Coach Wristen," LaDage explained. "He said I did a real good job and I am going back up on the 30th of July for a one day camp."
Shane's father attended college at Colorado and he grew up a fan of the Buffaloes.