Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook A freshman season playing varsity football with Don Lugo High School has ignited the football fire within for Frederick “Freddy” Lujan. Taking on Mt. Baldy League competition, Lujan was called upon in Game 1 of the Conquistadors 2019 season to fill in for an injured defensive end. From there, Lujan kept […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Alphonso Marquis Conley Profile Position: Defensive Back and Receiver (2020) Height and Weight: 6-0.5, 168 Classification: 2022 High School: Upland – Upland, CA – Baseline League – Division 1/2 2019 Highlanders Record: 6-6 2019 Stats (11): 58 tackles, 40 solo, one tackle for a loss, two interceptions, three passes […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook During the 2019 season, Tomarion Harden brought the pain out of the Narbonne backfield rushing for an estimated 500-plus yards with at least nine touchdowns flexing his power and speed. When the 2020 California high school football season gets going this month, the 6-1, 225-pound, three-star back will be rolling over […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Bryce Brown-Johnson Profile Position: Defensive Back and Corner and Quarterback and Receiver Height and Weight: 6-1, 164 Classification: 2022 2020 High School: Orange Lutheran – Orange, CA – Trinity League – Division I 2019 High School: Rancho Cucamonga – Rancho Cucamonga, CA – Division 1/2 Cougars Record: 9-4 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook An offensive playmaker lighting up the scoreboards in the Inland Empire was on full display during the 2019 season. On Norco High School’s freshman team, Class of 2023 quarterback Caron Tyler was spinning it at a prolific rate throwing for 27 touchdowns while showing off the dual-threat abilities with six trips […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook After a Freshman All-American season in 2018, Kevin Green Jr. did not disappoint in his follow up with Bishop Alemany. Following up on a 77-reception, 854-yard, and six-TD season, Green (6-0, 155) splintered California defenses for 1,076 yards off 81 catches with eight trips into the end zone. He added the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook There are many great reasons St. John Bosco was named MaxPreps 2019 High School Football National Champions, and one of them was the immense amount of talent on the roster. In all three phases of the game, and going three-deep in spots, the Braves roster was loaded with three-, four-, and […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Jonah Dawson Profile Position: Receiver Height and Weight: 5-9, 160 Classification: 2024 High School: Rancho Cucamonga – Rancho Cucamonga, CA – Division 1/2 2019 Cougars Record: 9-4 40-Yard Dash: 4.4 hand-timed Contribute Now Photo credit: RNG; Jonah Dawson
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook When looking at Jaylen’Dai Sumlin, one would not instantly know he is part of the 2024 recruiting class. At 6-3, 185-pounds, he is adult sized already. Beyond the size, Sumlin has wheels and skills, and those talents are going to be on display this spring when Bishop Alemany takes the field […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The lack of a high school football season in California over the fall months has opened up a window of opportunity for underclassmen to force their way onto the gridiron a year earlier than usual. The 2020 season in California kicks off this month, and along with it ninth graders that […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook When it comes to heart, determination, and confidence, few have anything on Class of 2022 center/defensive lineman Michael Gastelum. Gastelum was a do-everything trench hog on both sides of the ball for Canoga Park during the 2019 season. When the 2020 California season kicks off this spring, he will keep that […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook When college football coaches talk about recruiting a leader, a fighter, and a young man with a never give up mentality, few have the heart and determination of quarterback Braden Waterman. Before twice dealing with and beating Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the 6-4, 203-pound, quarterback was one of the rising stars in California’s […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook With the game experience and countless hours of practice reps fine-tuning his craft, Travis Throckmorton has pushed his skills to that of a future Division I quarterback. At the end of the 2019 season, the 6-2, 195-pound, field general had marched his Simi Valley High School squad through a four-game run […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook After throwing for 2,214 yards and 36 touchdowns as a freshman and another 2,260 yards with 34 scores in 2019, Jayden Denegal has the opposition’s full attention. The Apple Valley High School four-star talent has been slinging it in an Air Raid offense making teams pay with full intent to make […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The quarterback of the future has arrived on Upland’s High School roster, one that can help the Highlanders rack up Baseline League titles for the next four years in Rahim Wright. The Class of 2024 rising star has taken advantage of the extended California offseason to fine-tune his mechanics and overall […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook There are not a lot of freshmen who can get the call up to the varsity level and deliver, but that is what Rashawn Carr did for Leuzinger in 2019. Putting on a show at quarterback, Carr (5-11, 175) started five games airing it out in the Spread while showing great speed […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The skills were put to the test during the 2019 high school football season, just most outside of the Long Beach Poly program did not see it. Nicholaus Iamaleava was spinning it for the Jackrabbits as a freshman filling in a vital role as scout team quarterback. All the reps were […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The tight end position has become a pivotal piece to collegiate and NFL offenses again with a focus on a player who can run and catch like a receiver but also block like a traditional H-back. The high school ranks are answering the call. One of the best putting the skills […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The push is coming in California for the 2020 high school football season to finally begin, and talents up and down the Golden State cannot be more thrilled. For over a year, every player at every position has been pouring their soul into taking their game to that next level with […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Corona’s Centennial High School has a rich history of producing top college football recruits, and that pedigree is only getting richer, especially in the trenches. The walls of previous Huskies are filled with standout skill players like running back Tre Watson (2014), JJ Taylor (2016), and Miles Reed (2017), receivers Javon […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook It was a breakthrough sophomore season for Tahj Owens, but it was also just the beginning. Owens fulfilled the playmaker role on offense taking 122 carries for 761 yards with seven scores and secured 14 passes for 111 more yards. He pushed his all-purpose yardage over the 1,200-yard milestone taking 18 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Much like large swaths of the rest of the country, California is behind on the 2020 gridiron with all ready to make up for lost time in a hurry. One of those players ready to make his mark during his junior season to get college coaches up to speed is Elanor […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook If an elite finely tuned sports car could politely talk about the pains of being kept inside the garage all the time, it might sound something like how anxious Class of 2022 running back Derek Boyd is to get back on the California gridiron. After standout 2018 and 2019 campaigns, this […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Playing behind three-star Class of 2020 quarterback Ryan Zanelli at Southern California powerhouse La Habra, AJ Perez learned the backdrop to the game first-hand better understanding leadership, poise, and how the game is played from inside the pocket. Once the 2020 California high school football season kicks off, Perez will be […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook One thing a college coach cannot teach is size nor heart. Once defensive end Sebastian McQuigg gets on the UNLV practice field, the Rebels’ staff will have a gem in the Class of 2021 preferred walk-on. At 6-5, 255, McQuigg has the D-I frame and weight, and has the grit and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook If one lives in Southern California and is in the high school football community, then you are well aware of Shea Kuykendall. Also, if you are part of the aforementioned demographic you have been waiting to see Kuykendall tear it up with Long Beach Poly during the 2020 season for way […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Based on his sophomore season, Anthony Woods has an all-around athlete ranking coming up among the various recruiting sites in the coming weeks or months. During the 2019 season, Woods was a ballhawk on defense putting down an estimated 90 plays with 50 solo stops, eight tackles for a loss, a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Seeing what Jshawn Frausto-Ramos was doing against varsity California competition as a freshman leads to the awe and wonder where he will be at with his skills when it is his time to sign a National Letter of Intent as part of the 2023 recruiting class. The 6-0, 180-pound, Bishop Alemany […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook The scheduled sophomore season for St. Margaret’s quarterback Jack Ruff went off as planned. The 6-4, 195-pound, gunslinger continued to develop his craft and work the Tartans offense at the junior varsity level and then got the nod for varsity reps late in the 2019 season. The only thing slowing down […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG RNG on Facebook Photo credits: David Freker Twitter: @DavidFreker The high school football players who do it right lay down the foundation for success adding to their talents piece by piece, year by year. Down in San Diego, Makai Smith made the most out of his opportunities with La Jolla High School during the […]
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