The first thing you should know about Lucas Neidig and Denzel Peoples is that their high school sports careers are far from over. 

In an era when parents shell out thousands of dollars on their kids that specialize in one sport and one sport only, Neidig and Peoples are bucking the trend as full-fledged members of Bingham’s top-ranked basketball team. 

For Neidig, committed to Utah State, is an offensive lineman who stands 6-foot-7 and 265 pounds. From his sophomore year at Bingham to what is now his senior and final year, Neidig has packed on 25 pounds. 

He follows in the illustrious footsteps of Nick Hallock, that mountain of BHS might who often moved players against their will, that they’d often backpedal and fall on the turf. Hallock signed with the University of Utah last December, and has yet to play this season. 

Neidig was one of two O-lineman to sign with the Utah State Aggies in early December; the other was 6-foot-8 and 270 pounds from Green Canyon High School. Neidig was named to the All-Region 2 Team after his senior season of football; that followed the All-Region basketball honors the Miner earned as a junior.  

At Utah State, Neidig also intends to major in interdisciplinary studies, with a focus on entrepreneurship. 

For Denzel Peoples, the Bingham senior is also on his way to college—Weber State University, in particular. 

The 6-foot, 175-pounder was already featured in the South Jordan Journal earlier during the Miners’ football season. As a freshman sensation for Bingham, Peoples’ four interceptions in seven games earned him the attention of the varsity coaching staff that finally got him on the field, his junior year. 

The Weber State commit did not disappoint, as Peoples completed two years on the Miners’ varsity, collecting 61 tackles and three interceptions, and grew to be respected as one of several team leaders that helped Bingham reach the second round of the 6A state playoffs, this fall. He had a career-high seven tackles against Alta this past season, and Peoples had his lone interception of his senior season at Corona (California) Centennial. 

Like his teammate Lucas Neidig, Peoples also plays on Bingham’s basketball team and has been on the varsity squad for three years. And like his football numbers, Peoples can be a game-changer but he’s also a team player. He’ll do what is needed to help the team first, and then help himself, evidenced by his four points, and one rebound, assist and steal that he’s averaging. 

Peoples joins two California products on the Wildcats to have possible roles in Weber’s secondary to have signed in early December; it remains to be seen how and where the Bingham Miner will be used. A new coach at Weber State has not yet been named. 

For Peoples and Neidig though, there is still plenty of work left to be done before they wrap up their high school sports pursuits and focus on college.