Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG When it came to seeing No. 20 on the field for Faith Lutheran High School during the 2018 season, he was easy to find because he was key in all three phases of the game for the Crusaders. On defense playing both safety and corner, he contributed 43 stops, two tackles for a loss, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The football season Liberty High School (7-5) turned in during the 2018 season was seemingly right out of a Hollywood script. The Las Vegas squad started tough beating one of Arizona’s best in Saguaro (22-12) and then went on a four-game losing streak that included two losses by forfeit and then the team rallied […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Throughout the state of California over the past three high school football seasons, it would be tough to find an inside linebacker as good and as productive as Blake Antzoulatos. The 6-2, 230-pound, beast in the box has not missed a game in three seasons lining up in 34 Chaminade games crushing opposing Division […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @Ryan Wright Sam Adams II Profile Position: Running Back and Cornerback Height and Weight: 6-2, 200 Classification: 2020 Ranking: 4-Star High School: Eastside Catholic – Sammamish, WA – Class 3A – Metro 2018 Crusaders Preseason Ranking: No. 2 in Washington (MaxPreps) 2018 Record: 10-1 – ranked No. 1 in WA 2018 stats (12 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Photo credit: Raymond Joyce Photography Twitter: @RJPSports When spring time rolls around in Southern California, a lot of college football programs, 16 to date, will be very interested to see Class of 2021 quarterback Tyler Buchner in action. The four-star recruit had an unfortunate ACL tear in the opening game of the 2018 season […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Every other kid who has played high school football at one time or another sat in bed before falling asleep dreaming of the kind of season Nehemiah Thompson had during his senior year. The San Fernando High School two-way standout shinned on both sides of the ball during his junior campaign but exploded for […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Culver City High School’s football program has been on a tear in 2018 pushing through Division VII California competition for a 12-2 record. The offense has blistered along the way averaging 48 points per game while the defense has held the opposition to 18 points each time out. The fantastic run has included big […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG In any sport, stats are the measuring stick of one’s productivity, but stats are not always the end-all be-all when it comes to scouting talent. It happens on football teams across the country and at all levels, phenomenal players can get lost in a shuffle due to lack of opportunities or just a wrong […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG For a team in any state and within any classification to have the kind of season Orange Vista produced in 2018 on the gridiron, you need guys to step up out of nowhere; that is exactly what Class of 2020 tight end/defensive end Dion Wilson did. The 6-6, 240-pound, raw talent put his God […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG It is an opinion, with more opportunity for him to prove it with upcoming camps and combines in the offseason, but Class of 2020 cornerback Peter Kemeni might be the best at his position in all of Canada. How that translates against his U.S. counterparts, 10 of Clarkson North’s (Ontario) games during the 2018 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG What Reggie Retzlaff did during his senior year is not necessarily unheard of but is still uncommon. With a change of schools from Claremont, where he was a quarterback, he transferred in the offseason to Centennial High School. The Corona program is one of the nation’s best, always a Top 20 program. All the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Whatever may come in the future for Class of 2020 tight end Jake Overman, it will be bright. The 6-4, 235-pound, talent is a true tight end able to put his hand in the dirt contributing as a glorified tackle on run and pass plays, can line up in the backfield as an H-back, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG At most high schools, the top athletes on the team are needed to play both ways. Once fitted into a position, it is up to said player to rise to the occasion producing at an elite level. For Prescott High School, Class of 2020 athlete Derriun Thompson is doing it all, and doing it […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Video Edits: Raymond Joyce Photography Twitter: @RJPSports Narbonne Gauchos (10-3) vs Garfield Bulldogs (12-1) Date: Friday, Nov. 23, 2018 Location: El Camino College Final Score: 55-7 Top Stats Narbonne QB – No. 6 Jake Garcia – 12 of 15 for 180 yards with one touchdown RB – No. 7 Jack Brown, No. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Unless one was watching Chase Nenad every day in practice for Santa Margarita during his sophomore season, few would have guessed the rising receiver would have had the kind of year he produced in 2018. The 6-3, 200-pound, target upped his game from nine receptions for 120 yards with two scores in 2017 to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The future is really-really bright for Class of 2021 defensive back Anthony Beavers Jr. The Serra-Gardena standout smacked around opposing Division I California competition during the 2018 season coming up with 70 tackles, 19 solo, one tackle for a loss, one interception, three passes broken up, and one forced fumble in stats posted through […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG It is one thing to be a big guy in the trenches at the high school level, there typically are few who can match up leading to a lopsided affair, but it is a whole other thing to be big, athletic, strong, and play with a nasty chip on the shoulder. All the things […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG While Class of 2019 linebacker Kyle Thornton may be a gentleman and a scholar off the field, watching him crush running backs throughout the 2018 season would suggest something entirely different. The 6-2, 225-pound, defender is coming into his own for Upland helping the Highlanders to a 12-2 record after capturing a California Division […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG There was a terror lurking around northeast Arkansas football fields during the 2018 season. That nightmare for offensive tackles, running backs, and quarterbacks preyed upon 6A competition asserting his will upon others for 81 stops, 59 solo, 22 tackles for a loss, five sacks, seven quarterback hurries, four fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles, and […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Jordan Banks Profile Position: Defensive End Height and Weight: 6-3.5, 245 Classification: 2020 Recruiting Ranking: 4-star 2018 High School: Narbonne – Harbor City, CA – Division-I Marine League 2018 Gauchos Record: 10-3 2018 stats (8 games): 41 tackles, 12 solo, 16 tackles for a loss, seven sacks, five QB hurries, and two […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Josh Jackson Profile Position: Receiver Height and Weight: 6-2, 185 Classification: 2020 Recruiting Ranking: 4-star 2018 High School: Narbonne – Harbor City, CA – Division-I Marine League 2018 Gauchos Record: 10-3 2018 stats (8 games): 41 receptions for 798 yards with six touchdowns 2017 High School: Orange Lutheran – Orange, CA – Trinity […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Brionne Penny Profile Position: Running Back and Defensive Back Height and Weight: 6-3, 190 Classification: 2019 Recruiting Ranking: 3-Star 2018 High School: Narbonne – Los Angeles, California – Marine League 2018 Gauchos Record: 10-3 2018 stats (5 games): 15 carries for 84 yards with four scores (MaxPreps) Defense: 11 tackles, three passes […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Jordan Berry Profile Position: Defensive Tackle Height and Weight: 6-3, 280 Classification: 2020 Recruiting Ranking: 4-star 2018 High School: Narbonne – Division-I – Harbor City, CA 2018 Record: 10-3 2018 stats: complete season stats unavailable Offers (5): Georgia, Florida, Oregon State, Nebraska, Boston College, and USC Photo credit: recruitingnewsguru.com; Jordan Berry
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Jake Garcia Profile Position: Quarterback Height and Weight: 6-3, 185 Classification: 2021 Recruiting Ranking: 4-star 2018 High School: Narbonne – Division-I – Harbor City, CA 2018 Record: 10-3 2018 stats (8 games): 115 of 152 (76%) for 1,802 yards with 13 touchdowns; two rushing scores 2017 High School: Long Beach Poly – […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Elijah Brown Profile Position: Defensive End and Offensive Lineman Height and Weight: 6-3, 245 Classification: 2020 2018 High School: Locke – Los Angeles, California – Coliseum League – Division II 2018 Saints Record: 10-4 *Locke beat Roosevelt 22-20 for the Los Angeles Division-II City Championship Photo credit: recruitingnewsguru.com; Elijah Brown
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Mikel Beime Profile Position: Quarterback and Free Safety Height and Weight: 5-11, 160 Classification: 2019 2018 High School: Locke – Los Angeles, California – Coliseum League – Division II 2018 Saints Record: 10-4 *Locke beat Roosevelt 22-20 for the LA Division-II City Championship Photo credit: recruitingnewsguru.com; Mikel Beime
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG JoJuan Collins Profile Position: Running Back and Linebacker Height and Weight: 6-1, 205 Classification: 2020 Recruiting Ranking: 4-Star 2018 High School: Narbonne – Los Angeles, California – Marine League 2018 Gauchos Record: 10-3 2018 stats (12 games): 53 carries for 590 yards with eight scores 2017 High School: Dorsey – Los Angeles, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Seeing Rancho Verde High School in the California state championship game is nothing new. The Mustangs rode their high scoring offense to a 12-3 mark in 2017 before meeting up with Cajon deep in the playoffs. The offense then, much like this season, was a healthy mix of the passing of Brock White and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG When the 2018 season began, opposing Division-I California defenses had no idea how to prepare for nor defend against receiver Sam Scaife. Now, the rising Class of 2020 receiver has been on point all year helping St. Augustine High School to a 9-3 record during his first season at the varsity level, and all […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Class of 2020 Shiloh Christian receiver Truitt Tollett laid down the framework during his sophomore season for things to come. Going against 4A Arkansas competition, he ended up with 487 receiving yards with four scores and was a difference maker as a return specialist taking six kicks back for 157 yards and 14 punts […]
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