Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Thanks to the coaches at San Marcos High School, when DeMarcus Hall matriculates to a next level program as part of the 2018 recruiting class, his next defensive coordinator will have a field day with the rising prospect as he can play any position required in the secondary. The next challenge on Hall’s list […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG When the 2017 season kicks off, scouting of high school football players across the country by college coaches will kick into another gear. If a program has not already seen a prospect in person via a camp or during a spring practice visit, another blanketing of key recruiting regions is taken trying to find […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 In 2016, Captain Shreve High School had a young team full of talented juniors and sophomores. However, the Gators still finished 5-5 but that was a two-win improvement from 2015 helping clinch a spot in the Louisiana 5A state playoffs. Unfortunately, Captain Shreve was knocked out by their district rival, Parkway, in the first weekend […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG When the lights come on, the refs whistles are in hand, and the football is on the tee, college coaches scouting the high school ranks want to see who will step up putting forth max effort play after play dominating the man in front of them. Watching Brennan Jackson terrorize opposing California defenses during […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Featured Photo: Raymond Joyce Photogrpahy Twitter: @RJPSports Only in California high school football can a backup quarterback in one year enter the following season as a top ranked player, especially as an underclassman. Finding out after an in-depth one-on-one interview with Blaze McKibbin, the big expectations hanging over his head in 2017 is no […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG A big recruiting mistake was made at the Division-I level among the Power Five and Group of Five Conference programs highlighted by an announcement on Wednesday seeing Class of 2018 offensive tackle Sean Boles verbally commit to the University of Pennsylvania. As life goes on the recruiting trail, the Quakers win is everyone else’s […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Re-al Mitchell Profile Position: Quarterback Height and Weight: 6-0, 190 Classification: 2018 High School: St. John Bosco – Bellflower, California 2016 Braves Record: 13-2 – won California state title, ended season No. 2 in the country MaxPreps 2016 Stats: 198-of-294, 2,932 yards passing, 30 touchdowns; 152 carries, 1,058 yards, 15 touchdowns […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Jack Alexander Profile Height and Weight: 6-3, 190 Position: Quarterback Classification: 2018 High School: Redondo Union High School 2016 Sea Hawks Record: 7-5 2016 Stats (12 games): 126-of-222, 1,573 yards with 19 touchdowns; 43 carries 142 yards, and three touchdowns Interest: Arizona, Washington State, USC, Stanford, Toledo, and Ivy League schools Offer: […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG DJ Uiagalelei Profile Position: Quarterback Height and Weight: 6-5, 240 Classification: 2020 High School: St. John Bosco – Bellflower, California 2016 Braves Record: 13-2 – won California state title, ended season No. 2 in the country MaxPreps 2016 Braves Freshman Record: 6-1 2016 Freshman Stats: 3,500-plus yards passing, 40-plus passing touchdowns; 800-plus […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG On every snap of the ball, double-digit hits are doled out between defensive and offensive players on the gridiron. Some players more than others relish the opportunity to unleash their fury on the opposition looking for any chance to ring a bell and hand out a grass stain or two before the whistle blows. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The cream of the crop always rises to the top, the expression is especially true in football at all levels. When the chips are on the table, when the spotlight is the brightest, coaches want to see players rise to the occasion competing at their best. On Monday, July 17, one of California’s most […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Talent on the football field is easy to spot. Gauging where that talent currently resides and where it may go based on grade classification is a little trickier to nail down. Size, athleticism, and production are the foundation for any college football recruiting evaluation and Class of 2020 wide receiver Michael “Mike” Wyman has […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Jonathan Vaughns Profile Position: Safety and Receiver Height and Weight: 6-1.5, 195 Classification: 2020 High School: St. John Bosco – Bellflower, California 2016 Braves Record: 13-2 – won California state title, ended season No. 2 in the country MaxPreps 2016 Braves Freshman Record: 6-1 2016 Stats: 15 receiving touchdowns and 12 interceptions 2017 Camps: USC Please help keep […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Football in the U.S. has taken a fair share of hits in recent years with a national spotlight focusing on concussions at all levels of the game and with the thought exploitation of young men playing college football without compensation beyond tuition, room and board, and the perks associated with being on a given […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Eli DeRoon Profile Position: Receiver and Safety/Rover Height and Weight: 5-11, 190 Classification: 2018 High School: St. John Bosco – Bellflower, California 2016 Braves Record: 13-2 – won California state title, ended season No. 2 in the country MaxPreps 2016 Stats: three receptions for 75 yards; 18 tackles, 13 solo, two fumble […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG In football, the regular season is the proving grounds but the off-season makes the player. All the hard work, dedication, and attention in improving one’s game during the ‘second season’ shines bright under the Friday night lights in the fall. After a breakthrough season a year ago, Lawndale High School dual-threat Jalen Hamler is […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Jack Alexander Profile Height and Weight: 6-3, 190 Position: Quarterback Classification: 2018 High School: Redondo Union High School 2016 Sea Hawks Record: 7-5 2016 Stats (12 games): 126-of-222, 1,573 yards with 19 touchdowns; 43 carries 142 yards, and three touchdowns Interest: Arizona, Washington State, USC, Stanford, Toledo, and Ivy League schools Offer: […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Re-al Mitchell Profile Position: Quarterback Height and Weight: 6-0, 190 Classification: 2018 High School: St. John Bosco – Bellflower, California 2016 Braves Record: 13-2 – won California state title, ended season No. 2 in the country MaxPreps 2016 Stats: 198-of-294, 2,932 yards passing, 30 touchdowns; 152 carries, 1,058 yards, 15 touchdowns […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Whoever said ‘you can’t have it all’ must not know about Nicholas Sligh. The Class of 2018 offensive lineman seems to be the complete package on and off the gridiron sporting a 4.-plus grade point average with a 32 scored on the ACT, has the prototypical size for a Division-I center at 6-3, 310, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The win-loss column may not have shown it last year, but Cisco College was loaded with talent on defense during the 2016 season. The junior college program suffered through an 0-9 season but had talents on the roster like linebackers Solomon Hunter, Elijah Timarky, Edd Hardeman and defensive end/outside linebackers Michael Clemons and Sidney […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG As an offensive player, when West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen and staff start recruiting you, you pay attention. Since Holgorsen busted onto the national scene with Texas Tech (2000-07) as an offensive coordinator then bringing the names of quarterbacks Graham Harrell and Cody Hodges as well as receiver Michael Crabtree into college football […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG On Wednesday, the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) announced the new alignments for five divisions within the Los Angeles area. The big change puts the 2016 Division II Championship Game contenders, Los Angeles High School and Hawkins, into Division I to face stalwarts like Narbonne and Dorsey making a crowded bracket even more competitive. Hawkins […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG On the national scene, most college football fans do not think of Montana State as a program that typically pulls top talent away from Division-I FBS teams, but on Monday the Bobcats snagged a very talented California corner in Aaron Howard instantly adding an experienced cover corner to their 2018 recruiting class. In a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The goal for any offense on the gridiron is to put as many points on the board as possible to secure a win. Since Rutgers and Princeton squared off for college football’s first game on Nov. 6, 1869, offensive coordinators have been scheming how to best take advantage of the talent on-hand to move […]
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