Jasiah Provillon carries the ball and tries to elude a Passaic Valley player during a game last fall. Photo by Steve Ellmore.
IRVINGTON, NJ (updated Monday, June 26, 11:57 a.m.) – Jasiah Provillon is officially a senior at Irvington High School.
But he already knows where he is going to college.
The Irvington High School football standout announced his decision to accept a full athletic scholarship from North Carolina State University to continue his football career. Provillon made his anouncement on Saturday, June 24.
Provillon, a 6-foot-2, 180-pound wide receiver, had a monster junior season last fall in helping the Blue Knights to an 8-2 record in head coach Ashley PIerre’s first season. Provillon finished with 52 receptions for 969 yards and nine touchdowns in earning First Team honors on the inaugural All-North Jersey Super Football Conference. As a defensive back, Provillon had 19 tackles and nine pass breakups.
This spring, Provillon was awarded the Player of the Year honor for Football-Offense at the Essex Awards, which bestows the highest distinction upon the leading scholar-athletes and athletes in Essex County. The Essex Awards are presented by the Men of Essex, Inc., a service organization of African-American professionals and businessmen.
N.C. State, which competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference on the Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division 1-A), defeated Vanderbilt, 41-17, in the Camping World Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La. to complete a 7-6 season last year. The Wolfpack went 3-5 in the ACC.
Provillon’s announcement came one week after five IHS graduated seniors officially announced their college decisions: receiver Karon Gray (Garden City Community College in Kansas), receiver James Ely (Western New England University), running back Alnazir Blackman (Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Park), Nelson Gedeon (Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pa.), Justin Torain (Cincinnati Christian University) and quarterback Jyvon Brown (University of Massachusetts). Of those five players, Brown is the lone player who will continue his career for a Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division 1-AA) school.
Pierre, indeed, is thrilled for Provillon.
“It feels good to know that Jasiah is happy,” said Pierre in a tweet to The Irvington Herald/essexnewsdaily.com. “He found a great fit and a great coaching staff.
“Jasiah had many options and the decision was a tough one. But he visited many places; spoken to many coaches and consulted with his family and coaches. He did things the right way. Now, it is time for him to lead his team in 2017.”
Pierre also lauded his coaching staff in helping Provillon in the recruiting process. More IHS players are expected to commit to colleges, Pierre said.
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