Tuesday is Decision Day for Nixa's Cantwell
Cantwell is the number one high school recruit in the country for the class of 2026.
And the 6-foot-8 300 pound lineman has all the tools to become a collegiate All-American and play football on Sundays.
He's also an athlete who's played varsity basketball.
And is the best shot put thrower in the state of Missouri.
He'd love to follow his father as an Olympic medalist in that sport.
The junior was Missouri's Gatorade player of the year.
Cantwell is also a 4-point-0 student in classroom.
So he checks all of the boxes and some power four football program will be ecstatic this time tomorrow.
The finalists are Ohio state, Georgia, Miami and Oregon.
The announcement will be made at Nixa's Aetos Center at 2:45 p.m.
We'll have coverage on Ozarks First.
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