Prescott graduated from Santa Teresa High School in San Jose, California.
[1] On June 2, 1986, the Chicago Sting selected Prescott in the third round of the MISL College Draft.
He had trials with the Los Angeles Lazers and San Diego Sockers before signing with the Fort Wayne Flames of the American Indoor Soccer Association where he played from 1987 to 1989.
He played one season with Indiana before moving to the Detroit Rockers of the National Professional Soccer League on October 19, 1990.
In August 2001, the Harrisburg Heat selected Prescott in the dispersal draft.