Contribute Now Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG A given nickname says a lot about a person, and especially for an athlete. If someone has earned the handle “Jet”, that guy is sure to leave burn marks on the surface when he hits top speed. Teammates always want a guy named “Lucky” around when possible, and they also want a […]
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Contribute Now Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG For a weak-side defensive end, Nick Dimitris proved to be one heck of a defensive lineman this season with Sierra Vista. In his first season playing varsity football, Dimitris exploded onto the scene for Sierra Vista playing across the line for the Dons, even at nose guard. The 6-4, 235-pound, natural was […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG You can talk all the smack you want, talk about how you plan on shutting him down, but once the ball is in Ahmonte Watkins’ hands you better be able to back it up. The Class of 2021 running back has God-given athletic talents which translates to elite- game-breaking speed on the gridiron. The […]
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Contribute Now Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The progression on the field is an ear mark on the upside and potential one has on the gridiron. Based off the 2019 season, the future is very bright for Class of 2022 quarterback Lachlan Rosmalen. With the look of an Old West gunslinger, the 6-1, 200-pound, took to the field for […]
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Contribute Now Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG There are very few players across the nation in the 2020 class who impacted their respective team as Jakai Torres did for St. Bernard High School over the past two seasons. As a junior, he rushed for 1,770 yards averaging 148 yards per game with 24 touchdowns scored and covered 689 yards […]
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Contribute Now Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Making the move from one scheme to another and from one position to another can be difficult, yet Class of 2021 talent Josh Long made it look easy. The 6-4, 212-pound, athlete went from a two-way player at outside linebacker and tight end with Eastside High School in Lancaster to a hand […]
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Contribute Now Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG During the 2019 California high school football season, the Folsom Bulldogs were a team no one wanted to face. The squad’s offense was prolific and unrelenting averaging 46 points per game during a 10-2 season. The offense had a one-two punch in the pocket between senior Jake Reithmeier and rising Class of […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Time has proven, one can never give up on an Ed Croson coached football team and the players on his roster. The Chaminade Eagles’ head coach has been a mainstay in the Los Angeles area as a leader on the sidelines since the 1998 season earning his way as one of the area’s best. […]
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Contribute Now Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG All high school football players want to play their best during their senior season, and that is what Kingston Hala is doing. The Paramount High School standout has been accurate and prolific all season guiding his squad to an 11-1 campaign thus far with a plan to keep marching through the Division […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Every athlete worth their blood, sweat, and tears wants to challenge their abilities ready to fight to prove they belong. After a standout junior season with Corona High School, a year that included 94 tackles, 62 solo, six tackles for a loss, two sacks, four quarterback hurries, a pick, a fumble recovery, four forced […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Playing behind two seniors during the 2018 season had to be frustrating for Class of 2021 quarterback Andrew Butler, but the time on the sidelines watching and learning has not gone to waste. After a 12 for 19, 167-yard, sophomore season, Butler is now shredding North Jersey Super teams completing 64 percent of his […]
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Contribute Now Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Scorch the earth and leave nothing behind – that might have been the motto for Class of 2020 receiver Marquis Ashley during his senior season. The Norco talent had a breakout season in 2018 and absolutely crushed secondaries in his path closing out his high school career in style. The question now, […]
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Contribute Now Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG An extra year of development has propelled Class of 2020 athlete Khari Johnson into a position as one of the nation’s top overlooked talents. After a senior season with Massachusetts Catholic Memorial in 2018, Johnson is in a post-grad year with Suffield Academy dominating the competition. The Tigers posted a 9-0 run […]
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Contribute Now Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG If there is one thing that is certain when watching Laguna Hills’ high school football team, Mitch Leigber keeps the official scorekeeper busy. Over the last two seasons, Leigber has ripped through Sea View League competition as an all-purpose talent on offense and defense. And with each season, he keeps pushing his […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG And a star has risen. The end of the 2019 high school football season for Prattville confirmed the ascension of Ian Jackson as a next level outside linebacker. The 6-3, 215-pound, defender was ever-present on the field for the Lions against 7A Alabama competition, and it was just his first season taking on that […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG As cold as it may be in New Jersey, the action in the state is just heating up. The playoffs are here and that means another run for Mater Dei Prep. After an 10-2 campaign in 2018, the Seraphs are once again making a push for a deep playoff run with a 7-3 record […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Working through a 1-10 season is never easy, but the good ones find a way to find the silver lining in tough times coming out the other side better than going in. That might be the best way to summarize the 2019 season for Class of 2022 Pope John XXIII quarterback Peter Delaportas. The […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG California is known for the quarterbacks and receivers they develop for the college game, and on defense the linebackers and defensive backs, but there is a surge going on throughout the state with the rise of versatile defensive ends. The corps coming up are learning how to shut down their side of the field […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG How one finishes on the gridiron says a lot, and how Johnathan Scott finished out his high school career with Long Beach Poly spoke volumes. The outside linebacker was more of a jack-of-all-trades in the box for the Jackrabbits sealing the edge, rushing the quarterback, and dropping back into coverage. The 6-0, 215-pound, defender […]
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Contribute Now Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG With football, it takes a team to win consistently and at a high level, and it helps to have a guy like Gabriel Lopez on the team. Lopez is a speed demon off the edge for Desert Pines’ defense stuffing the run and dragging down quarterbacks before they can say one-Mississippi. The […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG There is nothing like showing up for an event on time and ready to deliver; that was what Stephen Austin did during his senior season on the gridiron. The 5-10, 180-pound, play-maker needed a big season on the field not only to help his Warren High School (7-4) squad to the playoffs but also […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG On the Montgomery Catholic Preparatory defense, there is a flurry of activity on the defensive side of the ball as a unit. The Knights are 12-0 dominating 4A Alabama foes with a defense that has allowed only 119 points all season. In the stats posted through the first 11 games, one can point to […]
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Contribute Now Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG For the truth on Class of 2021 defensive end Aries Scott, one needs to go to the film. There, for all to see, one can take in, from a safe distance, the destruction Scott is laying upon 5A South Carolina offenses. Over the last two seasons, the 6-4, 218-pound, speed demon off […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The play in the pocket continues to improve for Delbarton Class of 2021 quarterback Cole Freeman, and with that so does his interest among college staffs. The three-star quarterback put in another season of marked improvement in 2019 passing for 2,088 yards with 20 touchdowns and rushed for at least 253 yards with nine […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG When putting game tape to overwhelming stats, Class of 2022 quarterback Nicco Marchiol adds up to the real deal. The standout sophomore has been going at it against 5A Colorado defenses for two seasons upping the ante each time out with dividends paid in the win-loss column. No matter how talented and regardless of […]
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Contribute Now Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Over the last three seasons, Justin Livingston might be one of the most overlooked safeties in the entire state of California. Year after year he has racked up big numbers for Paramount High School while dabbling on offense. His senior season has been another standout year and he has kicked it up […]
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Contribute Now Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG A year ago, Jayden Denegal was an uncommon beast going against players around his own peer group throwing the pigskin across the yard for 2,214 yards with 36 touchdowns while rushing for 155 yards with four scores and coming up with 41 tackles playing linebacker. As his growth on the field becomes […]
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Contribute Now Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Great coaches in any sport and at every level have a sneaky way of preparing their players for success on the field. The timeline for that success can range and typically depends on when the proverbial light bulb turns on seeing physical talents match the understanding and know-how of the game. For […]
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Contribute Now Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG There is a lot of scuttlebutt out of Pampa, Texas, and most are seemingly breezing past it, but the clamoring in the area is for good reason. Class of 2020 quarterback Tucker Bridwell has quietly, on his own, gone about picking apart 4A Lone Star State defenses with great results. The gunslinger […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG After a 4-18 run in two seasons in Fayetteville, which included an 0-14 record against SEC competition, the Arkansas Razorbacks went a different direction at the helm of the football team opting to turn head coach Chad Morris loose on Sunday. The effect of his firing prompted eight Class of 2020 recruits to de-commit […]
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