Laconia's Evans headed to Marist
Roger Brown
nhfootballreport.com
Peter Evans, a captain on the 2008 Laconia High School football team, has signed a national letter of intent to attend Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Marist, a Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) program, will enter the Pioneer Valley Conference this fall. That league includes nine other Division I schools: San Diego, Davidson, Dayton, Valparaiso, Morehead State, Butler, Campbett, Drake and Jacksonville.
Marist coach Jim Parady was born and raised in Laconia, where his father Ken served as the varsity head coach. Ken Parady later won three state championships while he was the head coach at Nashua High School.
Laconia coach Craig Kozens said the University of New Hampshire, the University of Massachusetts and several Division III schools recruited Evans. Evans made his choice Tuesday, when he phoned Parady and made his verbal commitment.
Evans, a 6-foot-4, 255-pound defensive end/defensive tackle, recorded 85 tackles (13 for loss) during his senior season. He completed his high school career with 202 tackles, five sacks and 23 tackles for loss.
He was a Division IV First Team All-State selection as a tight end following his junior season, and was a First Team All-State selection as a defensive end following the 2008 season. He also received the team's Most Outstanding Lineman Award following his senior season, and will represent New Hampshire in this year's Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl.
Evans has also been the starting center on Laconia's basketball team for each of the last four seasons.
