Earnest Edwards is no one-game wonder. But it didn’t hurt that he saved his most dazzling performance for New York’s Class AA football championship game last fall.

The senior wide receiver scored four touchdowns, all in the first half. One of them was a 67-yard romp that saw him make half of the opposing defense whiff. The 44-19 win capped a perfect season for Edwards’ Aquinas Institute team of Rochester.

And it opened the recruiting floodgates for the 5-foot-10, 170-pound speedster, who is expected to be one of the jewels of Maine’s class of incoming freshmen when he signs his letter of intent Wednesday.

“I’m excited. I can’t wait for high school to be over with so I can get on to college,” Edwards said Tuesday. “Maine’s going to get a hard-working, dedicated football player. That’s what I am.”

Edwards had only one offer before that championship-game explosion, from Buffalo. Nine more soon poured in, including the Black Bears’. He narrowed his choices to Massachusetts, Delaware and Maine, then opted for Maine two weeks ago after making an official visit.

“They have one of the best business programs in the nation, and that was a plus because that was what I was going to major in in college,” said Edwards, who hopes to take over the plumbing company owned by his grandfather, Mark Cannon. “And the players treated me like a part of the team, like family, as soon as I got there. You’ve got to have a bond with the coaches, and it felt like the coaches and I got along really well. They’re not only going to help me become a better football player but a better man.”

Edwards was delighted to discover on his official visit that running back Joshua Mack of nearby Pittsford, New York, also was planning on coming to Maine. They will join fellow Rochester-area athlete Micah Wright, Maine’s star wide receiver as a freshman last fall.

Edwards also was happy that his official visit concluded with a team bowling trip. Bowling is a tradition in his family, with his grandfather and older brother playing in a league.

“Obviously I won at bowling,” he recalled. He verbally committed the following morning.

Edwards was named co-player of the year in New York last year, sharing the honor with his quarterback, Jake Zembiec, who is going to Penn State.

The slot receiver figures to get a chance to make an immediate impact for an offense that has struggled to reach the end zone the past two seasons. He had 28 touchdowns last season – 19 receiving, others on rushing attempts and kick returns, and even turned one of his seven interceptions into a score.

For new coach Joe Harasymiak and newly appointed offensive coordinator Liam Coen, Edwards brings an appealing skill set.

Edwards, meanwhile, is intrigued by the youth of his new coaches. Harasymiak is 29. Coen, whom Edwards first met while Coen was on the staff at UMass until taking the Maine job this week, is 30.

Edwards said he plans to take the spring track season off to get in the weight room and add 5 or 10 pounds of muscle. He already runs a 4.4 40.

“In high school I was much faster than everyone, but I know in college that’s going to change,” Edwards said. “The coach said I have a pretty good chance of playing. I know I have to earn my spot. I’m looking forward to the challenge.”