Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Feature Photo Credit: Raymond Joyce Photography Twitter: @RJPSports At the high school level, due to number of players on a given roster and/or total talent available, great athletes often play on both sides of the ball to help ensure victories. Ironman football is nothing new but rarely does a player pick apart a defense […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Seems that there is not too much Jordan McCloud cannot do on the field with the ball in his hands. The dual-threat quarterback threw for 2,300 yards connecting on 24 touchdown passes while rushing for three more with Sickles High School during his junior year, but has a new challenge ahead of him in […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG In-article Photo Credits: Raymond Joyce Photography Twitter: @RJPSports There is a saying in life that crosses over into sports, it is not where you start, it is where one ends up. During the 2016 season, Jaylen Martin was the starting cornerback for Elanor Roosevelt High School’s (Corona) junior varsity team taking each rep as […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Adam Lebish Profile Position: Offensive Guard Height and Weight: 6-5, 290 Classification: 2018 High School: Livermore – Livermore, California – East Bay – Division II Cowboys 2016 Record: 6-6 Honors: All-League honorable mention Interest: San Jose State, Fresno State, USC, UCLA, Oregon, Sacramento State, Oregon State, Cal, and Northern Arizona Unofficial […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Spencer Webb Profile Position: Tight End Height and Weight: 6-6, 222 Classification: 2018 Ranking: 3-Star (247Sports) High School: Christian Brothers – Sacramento, CA – 6A – Capital Athletic League 2016 Falcons Record: 11-3 2016 Stats: 41 receptions, 660 yards, and five touchdowns; 16 tackles, 14 solo, one tackles for a loss, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Austin Jones Profile Position: Running Back Height and Weight: 5-10, 180; played 2016 season at 5-10, 190 Classification: 2019 Ranking: 4-Star High School: Bishop O’Dowd – Oakland, CA – Division-III – North Coast League 2016 Dragons Record: 15-1 – CIF state champs 2016 stats (16 games): 322 carries, 1,967 yards, 27 […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Demetrious Flowers Profile Position: Running Back Height and Weight: 6-1, 210 Classification: 2018 Ranking: 4-Star (Scout) High School: St. John Bosco, Trinity League – California 2016 Record: 13-2 – Finished MaxPreps No. 2 National Ranking, won California state title 2016 Stats (15 games): 954 yards rushing off 126 carries with 20 touchdowns, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: RyanWrightRNG St. John Bosco High School has a well-deserved reputation for sending top talent to the college ranks year after year under head coach Jason Negro. The Braves steamrolled through the 2016 season capturing an overall California state title sending eight more players to college on full-ride scholarships in the process. Two senior offensive linemen, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Charles Mincy Jr. Profile Position: Cornerback and Running Back Height and Weight: 5-11, 180 Classification: 2019 Ranking: 4-Star 2016 High School: Dorsey – Los, Angeles, CA – Division-I, Coliseum League 2016 Dons Team Record: 10-4 2016 Stat Line (13 games): 109 carries, 1,014 yards, and 12 touchdowns; two receptions for 90 yards […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Isaiah Smalls Profile Position: Tight End and Quarterback; Linebacker Height and Weight: 6-4, 230 Classification: 2018 Ranking: 3-Star 2016 High School: Dorsey – Los, Angeles, CA – Division-I, Coliseum League 2016 Dons Team Record: 10-4 2016 Stat Line (13 games): 19-of-40 passing, 245 yards, one touchdown; 16 carries, 65 yards, one touchdown; […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Action photo credits: Ray Joyce; Isaah Crocker at the Best of the West 7v7 Tournament (April 30). Twitter: @RJPSports High school gridirons across the country are filled with exceptional athletes and Isaah Crocker happens to be one of them. The Class of 2018 all-purpose athlete has tore up opposing California squads over the past […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Johnny Wilson Profile Position: Wide Receiver Height and Weight: 6-4, 200 Classification: 2020 High School: Calabasas – Calabasas, California – Division 5 – Camino League 2016 Coyotes Record: 14-1 – ranked No. 24 in California by MaxPreps 2016 Stats (10-game starter): 58 receptions, 855 yards, and 14 touchdowns College Interest: Purdue […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG There is a point in any sporting contest at any level when the play of a dominating player almost seems unfair to the competition. After watching Chris Manoa collapse pockets and stuff the run for Chandler High School during the 2016 season, more times than not, it was like watching a man among boys. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG During the 2016 season, Rancho Cucamonga High School was not only one of the best teams in the state of California but also in the nation posting a 12-1 record awarded with an end of season No. 26 national ranking by MaxPreps. The Cougars had an unbelievable amount of talent in the 2017 class, […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Melquan Stovall Profile Position: Wide Receiver/Slot Height and Weight: 5-9, 170 Classification: 2019 High School: Paraclete – Lancaster, California 2015 stats (10 games): 23 carries, 178 yards, one touchdown; 46 receptions, 740 yards, five touchdowns 2016 Record: 12-4 – Won Division 6 CIF title with 39-21 win over Menlo-Atherton 2016 Stats (15 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG One big season does not necessarily make a high school career, that is why Austin Jones has already strung together back-to-back 1,300-plus yard seasons asserting his dominance over California opposition. With two years left to play before graduating, the Oakland area talent has big goals for his junior season pushing to be one of […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Lead Photo by Raymond Joyce Twitter: @RaymondJoycePho College coaches are seemingly finally cluing in on the vast amount of talent being produced at Mission Viejo High School. Over the last two seasons the Diablos have been one of California’s best teams capturing a state title with a perfect season in 2015 and then posting […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Keyon Ware-Hudson Profile Height and Weight: 6-3, 260 Position: Defensive End Classification: 2019 2016 High School: Vista Murrieta 2016 Broncos Team Record: 9-3 2016 Stats: 62 tackles, 34 solo, 17 tackles for a loss, 10 sacks, 15 quarterback hurries, one interception, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery; eight-yard touchdown reception 2015 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Manuel Allen Profile Height and Weight: 6-2, 178 Position: Wide Receiver Classification: 2018 Ranking: 4-Star 2016 High School: Centennial 2016 Team Record: 11-2 – ranked No. 8 in the nation by MaxPreps 2016 Stats (11 games): 44 receptions, 589 yards, four touchdowns 2015 High School: Rancho Verde 2015 Team Record: 10-3 2015 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Jacob Isaia Profile Position: Offensive Lineman/Starting Right Tackle Height and Weight: 6-3, 272 Classification: 2018 Ranking: 3-Star (247Sports) 2016 High School: Bishop Gorman – Las Vegas, Nevada – Ranked No. 1 team nationally 2016 Gales Team Record: 15-0 Offers (11): Michigan State, UCLA, Kansas State, Dartmouth, BYU, Virginia, UNLV, Minnesota, San […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Zavion Avery Profile Position: cornerback and wide receiver Height and Weight: 5-11, 170 Classification: 2018 2015 High School: Norwalk – Norwalk, CA – Division 9, Suburban League 2016 High School: Los Angeles – Los Angeles, CA 2017 High School: Dorsey – Los, Angeles, CA – Division-I, Coliseum League 2015 Stats (four games): […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA As the years have gone by, the game of football has morphed changing the roles of different positions along with the need to place certain types of athletes at key spots on the field. Another truism over the years, if a player was athletic enough and with size, said player was fought for and […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Oregon’s first recruiting class under new head coach Willie Taggart is starting to take shape. The Ducks have added seven commits in the month of January hauling in three since Thursday. The three player haul includes California three-star running back Cyrus Habibi-Likio and Florida athletes Bruce Judson and Demetri Burch. Habibi-Likio committed to the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The changing of the guard at Oregon from Mark Helfrich to Willie Taggart had some snags for Ducks’ recruiting in early December. By mid-December, Taggart was able to steady the ship and push forward landing four verbal commitments since moving from South Florida to Oregon. On Sunday, Taggart’s ties to Florida reaped another reward […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Oregon added another Salesian High School Class of 2017 recruit on Sunday when Nick Pickett committed to the Ducks. The Ducks have made a lot of headway into UCLA and USC’s backyard in the 2017 class yielding another prized Pac-12 and Mountain West recruit. Pickett plays some on both sides of the ball for […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There is a three-star recruiting gem in California kept secret by west coast schools hoping to get one of the biggest steals of the 2017 recruiting class come National Signing Day in Colin Schooler. The Schooler family has been through this before giving the Ducks the last laugh on the recruiting trail just three […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA At this point in the recruiting process, if you are not familiar with who Chuck Filiaga is here is all that you need to know. 1) Filiaga is one of the more highly sought after offensive tackles in the 2017 recruiting class with over 30 offers. 2) Filiaga transferred from Vista Murrieta in California […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA All of the chatter, Twitter messages, and phone calls from the 30-plus schools to offer 2017 offensive tackle Chuck Filiaga have been narrowed down to 10 programs. Now the 10 remaining hoping to land the U.S. Army All-American Bowl invitee are scrambling to be among the final five securing official visits. Filiaga has been […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA There are a lot of truly great athletes in the 2017 recruiting class shinning all over the field and on both sides of the ball. But there are very few who can make the opposition look truly bad and in as many ways as Rancho Cucamonga High School’s Jaylon Redd. Redd has been making […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Across the nation, high school athletes of all grade classifications are preparing for what many hope to be a magical season. One of the many immensely talented California teams entering the 2016 schedule with high hopes is Colony High School. One of the players ready to start separating himself from his peer group from […]
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