Porter-Gaud's Seckinger already has scholarship offers from several major college football programs

If you're looking for the best athlete in SCISA, look no further than Porter-Gaud.

Stanton Seckinger plays football, basketball and competes in track and field for the private school in West Ashley. While he was the best high jumper in the Lowcountry last spring with a leap of 6-6 3/4, his best sport is football.

He plays wider receiver for coach Rick Reetz's team, and he's one of the top pass catchers in the state, regardless of classification.

He already has scholarship offers from Clemson, Memphis and North Carolina State, and the list should grow as the 2010 season progresses.

"I need to send film to Tennessee and Georgia," Seckinger said. "Both schools are interested. I'm having really good conversations with South Carolina. We probably talk once a week."

Seckinger is 6-5, 200 pounds and runs the 40-yard dash in 4.6 seconds. He caught 58 passes for 1,095 yards and 10 touchdowns last fall, and his numbers should be just as impressive with quarterback Hudson Worthy returning for the Cyclones.

He was Porter-Gaud's football MVP a year ago. He was the school's leading scorer and MVP in basketball, and capped off the year by winning the SCISA state championship in the high jump.

"I never ran track until my sophomore year," Seckinger said. "After football season, a bunch of guys said they were going to run track. I said, 'You do track? Why?' I did lifting and all that stuff and decided to give it a try."

Reetz, the football coach, said it's been interesting to see a SCISA player get so much attention.

"He's been flooded," Reetz said. "Being a big prospect from a small school, he's getting a lot of attention. He is used to talking to the people from the websites like Scout and Rivals. He's well versed in telling people his story.

"He's such a great athlete," Reetz added. "He's so versatile. You could put him at any position. You could say, 'We can put Stanton here, there,' right down the line. He ran 50 seconds in his split of the 1,600-meter relay, high jumps 6-6 3/4 and is MVP in two other sports. He's an incredible athlete."

Seckinger also excels in the classroom.

Reetz credits his parents, Terrye and Stan, for bringing him up well.

"He's just as good in school," Reetz said. "I talked to a lot of college coaches and they say with all the problems in college, this is the type of person they want in their program. He's a leader and has character."

And, he's a winner as well.