Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Since 2014, Wynne High School has been one of the winningest programs in the state of Arkansas. The Yellowjackets have a compiled record of 34-8 from 2014-16 with two appearances in the 5A championship game. The 2017 squad is off to a 3-0 start picking up momentum to once again make a state title […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG In a unique response to the widely used spread offense in California, Centennial High School’s highly regarded head coach Matt Logan one-upped the opposition with a defensive response – a pressure applying defense. While opposing offenses may attempt to spread the Huskies’ defense out trying to find an opening, Logan’s eloquent but frenetic counter […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Highlighted Week 4 Matchups C.E. Byrd Yellow Jackets (2-1) at Haughton Buccaneers (2-1) Last week Byrd suffered a 22-9 road loss at Sulphur while Haughton lost a 32-24 heart-breaker to Woodlawn. This will be the district opener for both squads with both teams wanting to start district play with a victory. The Yellow Jackets […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Fans for Independence Community College football can easily spot Dorian “DJ” Williams on the field come any given Saturday. The quickest way to find him is on the side of the field where the opposing quarterback refuses to go. There, all alone, wishing a quarterback would test him, sits Pirate No. 1 with a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Featured Photo credit: Raymond Joyce Photography Twitter: @RJPSports The era of the big back grounding and pounding out of an I-formation may not be the top offense executed at the high school or collegiate levels, thanks to the spread, but is still an effective offense with the right personnel. Due to guys like Sitiveni […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG There are a lot of amazing talents in the 2019 recruiting class, and Samy Johnson is one of them. Even with the quickest of looks at his highlight reel, his talents jump off the screen. With elite speed and field vision, Johnson has worked his way not only into one of the top recruits […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Quartz Hill is off to a 3-0 start to their 2017 season thanks in large part to two-way four-star standout Matthew Tago. Tago was the undisputed leader for the Rebels last season tossing for 1,728 yards with 14 scores while running for 476 yards with 10 more touchdowns tallied. On defense, he worked over […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG More goes into a “simple” pass play on the football field than what meets the eye. Even in a short form from quarterback to receiver, the breakdown can get complicated with so many potential variables effecting a given route. When the complicated is made to look easy, something special is happening. The connection between […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Re-al Mitchell Profile Position: Quarterback Height and Weight: 6-0, 190 Classification: 2018 Ranking: 3-Star High School: St. John Bosco – Bellflower, California 2017 Braves Record: 3-1 – ranked No. 4 nationally, No. 2 in-state (MaxPreps) 2017 Stats (4 games): 41-of-68 for 682 yards with six touchdowns; 32 carries, 171 yards and three […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG JoJuan Collins Profile Position: Running Back and Linebacker Height and Weight: 6-0.5, 205 Classification: 2020 2016 High School: Mater Dei – Santa Ana, California 2017 High School: Dorsey – Los Angeles, California Monarchs 2016 Record: 13-1 – Ranked No. 3 nationally by MaxPreps Monarchs 2016 Freshman Team: 8-0 2016 Stats (13 games): […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Colby Bowman Profile Position: Wide Receiver Height and Weight: 6-3, 190 Classification: 2019 Ranking: 4-Star (247Sports) High School: St. John Bosco – Bellflower, California 2017 Braves Record: 3-1 – ranked No. 4 nationally – ranked No. 2 in California (MaxPreps) 2017 Stats (2 games): two receptions for 31 yards with one touchdown […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Jude Wolfe Profile Position: Tight End Height and Weight: 6-6, 238 Classification: 2019 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: one reception for 21 yards 2017 Record: 3-1 Braves 2017 National Ranking: […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Stat heads could claim the prediction of the ascension of Taj Davis as one of California’s electric talents in the 2019 class last season, but they would have been lying. Davis had a solid but modest sophomore season pulling in 15 passes for 202 yards with three touchdowns. Fortunately for fans of Upland High […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Tim Mosley Profile Position: Defensive End and Tight End Height and Weight: 6-4, 243 Classification: 2018 Ranking: 3-Star 2017 High School: Dorsey – Los, Angeles, CA – Division-I, Coliseum League 2016 Dons Team Record: 10-4 2016 Stat Line: 30 tackles, 9 sacks, 15 tackles for a loss, and two forced fumbles 2017 […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Eli DeRoon Profile Position: Receiver and Safety/Rover Height and Weight: 5-11, 185 Classification: 2018 High School: St. John Bosco – Bellflower, California 2017 Record: 3-1 – No. 4 national ranking (MaxPreps) 2017 Stats (3 games): one receptions for 41 yards – incomplete stats – one receiving touchdown Special Teams: eight punt returns for 27 yards 2016 […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Week Three Highlighted Games Green Oaks Giants 28, Booker T. Washington Lions 14 Green Oaks controlled all facets of the game during the annual Soul Bowl rivalry game between the two schools on Friday night. The Giants scored touchdowns in all three phases of the game getting an interception returned for a touchdown by […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Arkansas high school football pulled in the national spotlight on Friday night with ESPNU picking up No. 1 ranked Pulaski Academy’s game in Little Rock against the visiting Parkway Panthers from Bossier City, Louisiana. The Bruins did not disappoint fans in the stands or watching the telecast putting on an offensive display winning 62-21. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG There is an inherent beauty in watching amazing athletes run. Be-it on the track or on the football field, seeing someone with dynamic speed kick on the booster jets is awe inspiring, gets the heart rate up, and thrills in ways a super hero movie never can. A guy giving defenses a good look […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG For the average football fan, if you ever want to know how good a defensive back is just look at his stats. If he is at the bottom of the list with just about nothing to show for all the hard work put in on and off the field except for some tackles you […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Every high school football team has different needs, but every team needs a Dawson Barrett. Every team may have an all-around athlete like Dawson Barrett on the roster, but few are really like him. The only team that can lay claim to the Dawson Barrett is Quartz Hill, and he is tearing it up […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Those in and around the Redondo Union High School football program saw all the potential and upside coming. Another year in the offense, some key pieces stepping up, and a lot of hard work in the offseason has catapulted Jack Alexander to another level in the pocket giving rise to the Sea Hawks being […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The 2017 campaign is starting out the same way the 2016 season ended for Class of 2018 running back Fred Jackson, and that is making opposing 7A Florida defenses look silly. Jackson is facing eight- and nine-man fronts but is still finding a way to be one of the most explosive runners in the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Arizona State continued their proactive approach to the 2018 recruiting class on Tuesday landing stud junior college linebacker Kendrick Catis. Catis is the third junior college prospect added and third linebacker committed to the growing talent haul. Catis made waves during his freshman season with Kansas’ Highland Community College compiling 62 stops, 5.5 tackles […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Week Three Highlighted Match-Ups Booker T. Washington Lions (0-2) at Green Oaks Giants (0-2) It’s time for the annual Soul Bowl at Independence Stadium as another chapter in the rivalry between Green Oaks and Booker T. Washington will be written on Friday night. Last week, BTW lost 42-6 to Haughton while Green Oaks lost […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Persistence won the day for Memphis’ football staff on Monday earning a hard-fought recruiting battle for Class of 2018 wide receiver Levar Gumms. The win on the recruiting trail adds the 16th verbal commitment to the Tigers’ class netting their third prospect out of the Lone Star State. With the 2017 season set to […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The tight end position is constantly being redefined in modern day football. The position has ebbed and flowed from an extra tackle on running plays to a third-down target in a passing attack to a hybrid role as an H-back/fullback capable of blocking out of the backfield while snaring the occasional pass. Few tight […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Photo credit: Raymond Joyce Photography Twitter: @RJPSports Action: No. 5 Melquan Stovall, WR for Paraclete, stiff-arms No. 24 Zach Charbonnet of Oaks Christian Another week of California high school football has come and gone helping shape end of season playoff seeding while catapulting area talents into the national spotlight. The big game from last […]
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Posted by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Photo credit: Raymond Joyce Photography Twitter: @RJPSports Paraclete (2-1) vs. Oaks Christian (2-1) Game Details Location: Oaks Christian High School – Westlake Village, CA Date: Sept. 8, 2017 Final Score: Paraclete 21 – Oaks Christian 30 Game Notes Oaks Christian 2019 running back Zach Charbonnet rushed 30 times for 201 yards with […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The scientific method has proven its worth time and time again for mankind. Enough action creates results that can be quantitively measured leading to a body of work that cannot be denied, ignored, or debated. Over the past two seasons, measurable data put up by Class of 2018 quarterback Chance Nolan leaves no room […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Lucky for all living beings on the planet, true Bruins are not pack hunters instead forge solo on a given countryside looking for prey. It is unfortunate for high school football teams that there is a group of Bruins that are pack hunters scavenging the countryside for their next pigskin treat and seemingly take […]
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