Monday afternoon, the West Virginia Mountaineers officially won a recruiting battle against some regional Power Four schools for 2027 four-star cornerback Carter Bonner (6'3", 190 lbs) out of Penn Hills, PA. Bonner played the first three years of his prep career there before transferring this offseason to St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, Maryland, which has produced a ton of high-level talent, including a handful of players who have made it to the NFL. Bonner picked the Mountaineers over finalists Maryland, Oregon State, Tennessee, and Virginia Tech. He also had offers from Akron, Cincinnati, Kentucky, Liberty, Miami (OH), Michigan State, Northwestern, Pitt, Purdue, Rutgers, Temple, Toledo, UConn, UNLV, and several others. The scouting report on Bonner Plays well in press coverage and should be able to handle that type of responsibility at the next level, especially once he gets his feet wet and logs some experience in the system.…