3/4/10 - Jonathan named 2009-2010 6-4A (Basketball) District Defensive Player of the Year
2/24/10 - Star-Telegram Article: Basketball Playoff Roundup
Birdville 78, Denton 65: Bryan Werner recorded 31 points (13-of-18 from the floor) and nine rebounds, and Brandon Jenkins added 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting to lead the Hawks (25-7). An area-round game with Arlington Heights (31-1) is tentatively set for 7:30 p.m. Friday at Keller Central.
Birdville led 17-9 after one and 34-26 at halftime. The Hawks extended that lead to 54-40 heading into the fourth.
Johnathan Dents, one of the top receivers in the area, showed that football isn't the only sport he excels in by dishing out a school-record 15 assists to go along with eight steals. He already owns records for steals in a season and career.
Rivals.com rates SLU's 2010 signing class #1 in FCS
(read)
SLU's head coach, Lucas, named coach of the year (read)
Nice welcoming comment on the SLU Fan Forum after learning of Jonathan's decision to sign with SLU...
"Welcome aboard Jonathan Dents, 6-2, 200, WR, Birdville HS, Richland Hills, Tx...nice find after the signing date and should make up for the loss of Reggie Travis to Memphis...to be honest, I think we may have come out better - Dents is more physical, more polished, and played in a much better program that throws the football...caught 45 balls, and averaged nearly 22 yards per catch, and 18 TDs as a senior...great student with a 26 ACT and 1570 SAT...had offers from Cal Poly, Harvard, VMI and NW State.
Here's his senior video...makes some great catches about halfway through...shows good downfield blocking ability in the latter half."
Jonathan will sign with Southeastern Louisiana.
Jonathan's official visit to Southeastern Louisiana University went very well.
Jonathan enjoyed his official visit to VMI where he sees a great opportunity to contribute early.
He plans to make a tough decision to sign with either Southeastern Louisiana or VMI by Saturday, 2/13.
Jonathan's next official visit will be to VMI and possibly Southeastern Lousiana.
Official visit to Texas A&M Commerce postponed.
Official visit to Harvard went very well but no commitment made.
Jonathan is headed to Cambridge Massachusetts for an official visit to Harvard University later in the month of January. He also has a couple of other visits pending.
January should be an interesting month for Birdville recruit, Jonathan Dents. He expects to receive several official offers as national signing day approaches.
There is also a potential Big 12 preferred walk-on offer coming Jonathan's way.
11/27/09 - Jonathan has been offered an opportunity to continue his academic and football career at Harvard University. Planning an official visit in January.
11/10/09 - Comments from coach Young, Lake Dallas, before playing Birdville in the first round of playoffs:
Is that you Bud Sasser? Nope its Birdville WR Jonathan Dents, who has caught 17 TDs this year.
"He reminds me a lot like Sasser," Young said. "He is great in the short game because he can break tackles and get by you. If he gets by us we won't catch him."
DFW Stats Leaders
Star-Telegram Stats Leaders (S-T Link)
DMN 6-4A Stat Leaders (DMN Link)
DMN Area Stats Leaders (DMN Link)
10/26/09 - Jonathan is tied for 3rd nationally in touchdown receptions wth 16
10/23/09 - vs. Boswell 3 rec, 69 yds
10/19/09 - According to MaxPreps.com, Jonathan dropped to #2 in the nation in receiving TDs with 16.
10/15/09 - vs. Mineral Wells 4 rec, 95 yds, 1 td
10/11/09 - According to MaxPreps.com, Jonathan leads the nation in touchdown receptions
10/9/09 - vs. Springtown 6 rec, 121 yds, 4 tds
9/14/09 - Jonathan stays atop the Fort Worth area stats leaders in yards per catch (34.0) and scoring (42 points). See list
here.
9/14/09 - Jonathan is the Dallas area yards per catch (34.0) leader, top 10 in yardage, and top 4 in scoring. See list here.
9/5/09 - TV sports report (
watch)
9/5/09 - Dents among top of DFW Area Leaders with a 34.7 per catch average after week 1 (list)
9/4/09 - 5 catches, 161 yards, and 4 scores (
story)
8/27/09 - 2 catches, 82 yards, and 2 scores (
story)
8/16/09 - "Birdville will rely on Dorman and the offense, including arguably the best receiving corps in the Metroplex —
Cory Hines,
Clarke Renfro and Jonathan Dents" -
Star-Telegram Countdown to kickoff: NHR Birdville Hawks
8/27/09 - Birdville’s Jonathan Dents runs away from the Arlington Heights’
defense on a touchdown pass. Special to the S-T/Bob Booth
8/10/09 - Jonathan's thoughts on the upcoming season. "I'm really excited about my final year of high school football. My teammates and I have worked very hard this summer. I have some personal goals that I will keep private. My key focus will be on helping my team make a deep playoff run. Before we can make a deep playoff run, we will need to work hard every day in practice and get better with each game. I look forward to helping my team on both offense and defense. It will be a fun year!"
7/20/09 - Jonathan is named to the Star-Telegram Area Top 50 list of 2010 area recruits. He is one of eleven wide receivers on the list.
7/20/09 - Jonathan is continuing his Olympic weight lifting program. He has added 4-6 pounds of muscle, become stronger, more explosive, and faster. He will begin training with a former Dallas Cowboy receiver this week to develop better route running, reading of coverage, release techniques, and improved football IQ.
6/12-14/09 - Jonathan attended camps at TCU, UTEP, and Baylor. He performed well at all 3 camps with the Baylor camp on 6/14 as his best camp of the summer. He hopes his performance in these camps will lead to additional offers.
6/7/09 - Jonathan participated in the SMU mini-camp today. He was asked to go with the safeties by the recruiter because "we already know what you can do at receiver." He performed well in skills drills, followed instructions well as told to him by the position coach, and had 3 deflections and 1 interception during 1 on 1 drills. SMU is considering offering Jonathan as an ATHLETE.
6/1/09 - Jonathan received his first offer today from Northwestern State. Jonathan also participated in the NSU mini-camp where he proved himself worthy of the offer.
5/27/09 - After receiving calls from Northwestern State and UTEP, Jonathan believes he is close to receiving offers from those schools. A good camp performance could be the difference. The same situation exists for the SMU camp. He was previously told by the recruiter that they are close to offering as well.
Jonathan had a great spring football showing. His ball skills are much improved over the 2008 season. He also worked at safety showing great instincts to break up passes and not letting anyone get deep on him.
So far, Jonathan plans on attending five football camps this summer. Baylor , Northwestern State, SMU, TCU, and UTEP are on his schedule. More schools could be added depending on interest shown by other schools.
Jonathan will begin focusing on adding 7 to 10 pounds of muscle before fall drills. He will add muscle through a weight lifting program. In addition to adding muscle, he will work on improving explosive power. Also, he will be working with a former Dallas Cowboys receiver to improve his receiver skills.
The remaining spring and summer will also include playing 7on7 tournaments. His Birdville team will be playing in both State Qualifying Tournaments and league play.
4/25/09 - Jonathan enjoyed his SMU Jr. Day visit and the Red & Blue spring game.
4/24/09 - Jonathan received an invite to TCU's mini-camp.
4/24/09 - Several colleges have watched Jonathan work out since NCAA Evaluation period began. Expecting more colleges to drop by when spring drills begin 4/27.
4/20/09 - Jonathan will be at SMU's Jr Day and Spring game on Saturday, 4/25.
4/16/09 - from Texas Prep Insider: "...Birdville can score a lot of points with QB Josh Dorman and fast rising prospect Jonathan Dents at WR..." (
link to article)
Jonathan felt really good about the training received at the NIKE Football Training Camp at TCU. He not only enjoyed the opportunity to train with other quality athletes but to also compete in 1 on 1 drills. He believes that he competed very effectively against talented DBs.
Jonathan was interviewed by ESPN's RISE Magazine at the NIKE SPARQ Combine in Dallas after posting a 93.72 SPARQ Score. He posted one of the highest scores at the Dallas combine.
Jonathan received invite to SMU's spring game and Junior Day.
2009 Birdville Football Schedule released (
click here)
Jonathan mentioned as a TCU 2010 Recruiting Prospect (
click here)
Read the
PonyStampede.com report by Josh Harvey on Jonathan's visit to SMU. Following is an excerpt:
On Monday, PonyStampede.com was the first to report that Birdville junior wide receiver Jonathan Dents will be visiting the Hilltop this Thursday afternoon. On Wednesday night, we caught up with the 2010 prospect to get his thoughts on the upcoming visit.
“I’m really excited, SMU is the first school that I’m visiting, so it’s pretty exciting,” stated Dents to PonyStampede.com. “I really want to check out the campus...I'm also going to TCU and trying to work out a trip to Missouri.”
Jonathan is currently in the process of scheduling unofficial visits to TCU, Baylor, and Missouri.
Jonathan has received camp invites to Florida, Missouri, and SMU.
Jonathan is working hard getting ready for a big 2009 season. He's training in preparation for the NIKE SPARQ combine in Dallas on April 4th.
Jonathan has also received an invite to the Nike Football Training Camp on April 5th at TCU. Jonathan said, "I'm looking forward to competing against the best. Because you can't see how good you are unless you go against the best."
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