Pierce signs with Missouri S&T
Posted on 23. Mar, 2010 by Brian Porter in '09 Season
Grant Pierce has signed a national letter of intent to play football for the Missouri University of Science and Technology (MST), formerly Missouri-Rolla.
Grant Pierce gets the area playoff game started against Euless Trinity. Following the season, Pierce was named to the all-state team. / Thad Fenton
He was selected to all-district, all-county and all-state teams for his performance as a punter and kicker on the 2009 football team. His sister, Stevie, is a softball player at Missouri State.
Pierce was recruited as a punter but will have an opportunity to win other kicking jobs. MST competes in the Division II Independent League.
Pierce was one of four District 8-5A players and the only selection from Plano to the Class 5A All-State Football Team, as selected by The Associated Press. He was pegged as the state’s second-best punter in Class 5A and became Plano’s second all-state punter in five seasons.
He averaged 38.6 yards per punt on 49 attempts, landing 17 punts inside the opponent’s 20 and six more inside the opponent’s 10. He had a 37.7-yard net average on kickoffs, a number near perfect considering a touchback is a net of 40 yards. He sent 21 kickoffs through the end zone for touchbacks and nine other kickoffs netted an opponent’s start inside their own 20. Pierce was also 31-for-33 on conversion kicks and 5-for-12 on field goals.
He was accepted academically to Baylor, Oklahoma, Texas Tech and TCU.
His parents are Tracy and Stephen Pierce.
