Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG When the 2018 California high school football season began, Stephen Austin started a new chapter in his playing career, lining up on defense. The results show that he was a natural filling in for Warren High School as that outside linebacker-free safety-rover. In addition to his play on defense, the 5-10, 170-pound, athlete is […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG High school football players grinding it out in states with smaller populations than in the big U.S. cities, do not feel like you are the only one out there being overlooked. Even in an area with 10 million people like Los Angeles County, next level talents are being bypassed. One such recruit being sorely […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG It is hard to not get excited about the play of Saguaro High School defensive end/lineman Quintin Somerville. Somerville cracked the Sabercats roster as a freshman showing he had potential for something amazing on the field. He backed that notion up in 2018 with 44 stops, 16 tackles for a loss, five sacks, and […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Northwood has one of the most prolific offenses in the Shreveport/Bossier area in northwest Louisiana. The Falcons are averaging 40 points a game while posting a 4-1 record halfway through the season. One of the leaders on the offensive side of the ball is senior wide receiver, Patrick Marshall who has snagged 19 passes for 300 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG When a freshman tailback makes a varsity squad, they are typically on the field come Friday night running for their lives. This was not the case for Jadarian Price during the 2018 season. Price schooled 5A Texas high school football teams for 1,421 yards off 210 carries with 16 scores going up on the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG There are two old expressions that may apply well to the play of Tiaoalii Savea Jr. on the gridiron, 1) a person you would want to be in a foxhole with and 2) someone you would not want to mess with in a darkened back alley. After watching reel on Savea, it does not […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Those in the San Diego area know good and well about what Class of 2021 talent Jason Boyle brings to the field. On defense, he brings the pain hitting like a 6-4, 250-pound, defensive end, and on offense, well, he does the same thing. Boyle is that thumper on both sides of the ball […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Watch any Wild Kingdom episode or a National Geographic segment on animals in the wild, we are taught that only the strong survive. When the 2018 season came around, Florida 6A quarterbacks thought it was a good idea to pick on Robert E. Lee High School freshman corner Jaheim Singletary; as true in nature, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG One of the frustrating parts of football for a skill player, there is only so much of the pigskin that can go around to feed everyone. This especially holds true for Serra High School (Gardena) during the 2019 season. Three-star Class of 2020 quarterback Doug Brumfield (UNLV) and five-star 2022 quarterback Maalik Murphy have […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Technique can be taught, strength can be added, but there is a point with speed that separates players from elite to run of the mill on the gridiron. With Class of 2021 Fort Smith Northside receiver Tyheen Prosise (5-9, 145), he has the elite kind of velocity that can swing the momentum of any […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG In the day of the Spread offense there is great importance placed on the overall athleticism of the quarterback in the run and pass game to operate the scheme effectively, thus it is never too early to start looking at players who are on track to make an impact as they go deeper into […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG There are some mean motoring tailbacks in Alabama 7A competition and Dylan Betts-Pauley is one of them. At 6-0, 220-pounds, he can make a defender miss if he wants, but the game tape shows he loves dishing out the punishment knocking defenders on their backside on his way up field. His no-nonsense role out […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG On a senior-laden roster that included five- and three-star receivers and a three-star tight end, other receiving targets for Mater Dei High School took on a secondary role during the Monarchs run to a second consecutive national title in 2018. As the Monarchs march towards a threepeat with a 6-0 record and a No. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG During the 2018 California high school football season, New Zealand Williams was a sophomore learning the Division I varsity ropes in the secondary for Carson High School. Going against Marine League competition, the emerging strong and free safety stockpiled 50 tackles with four tackles for a loss, a pick, credited with three pass breakups, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG No matter the defensive scheme, having a nose guard or defensive tackle that can eat up offensive linemen and still make plays can make all the difference in the world in the number of wins that go up on the board. For McDonogh High School, Class of 2022 four-star recruit Kwan Williams is that […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG When college teams look for a difference maker in the high school ranks on defense, Class of 2021 outside linebacker/end Clayton Smith is the kind of recruit all coaches seek. Using quickness, determination, and growing technique, Smith worked his trade during the 2018 season for 57 tackles, 37 solo, adding in nine tackles for […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Class of 2020 defensive back Tommy Sykes is parlaying a do-everything role in 2018 into a big senior season. Last season with Heritage Christian, Sykes picked up 35 carries for 380 yards with four scores and flipped the field with 33 stops, 18 solo, notching a tackle for a loss, and three picks. His […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG In Centennial’s wide-spread offense, at anytime four to five players on the field can get the ball putting the hurt on the opposition. The 20th ranked team in the nation has been prolific yet again on offense scoring an average of 46 points per game going for 63 and 57 respectively over the last […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The flashes of game changing talent were on display a year ago, but how everything would play out for Jonah Carnell and just how good he may become depended solely on the time and effort put into his game over the offseason. The grind during the spring and summer months was not in vain […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG If there is one thing we all know about Phillip “Trey” Dawson it is he can sling the ball around the yard. Since his freshman season when he jumped onto the varsity scene throwing for 2,305 yards with 14 touchdowns in 10 games followed by another fantastic 10-game season spraying 233 completions around the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG There is nothing more intimidating for a running back or a receiver than knowing that there is a punishing safety waiting if you break a run or have the ball slung your direction downfield. In Ohio, Class of 2022 strong safety CJ Hicks is putting the hurt on anyone and everyone that gets in […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG For most high school football teams, playing three preseason nationally ranked Top 10 teams in a season (No. 9 Centennial (CA), No. 3 St. Frances (MD), and No. 4 St. John’s (DC) would be enough to call it a day, but not for Mater Dei High School. The Monarchs are always one of the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Jim Croce told us to not tug on Superman’s cape or to pull on the Lone Ranger’s mask, now California quarterbacks are learning not to throw Elisha Lloyd’s way. The 5-10.5, 175-pound, corner got onto the scene a year ago with San Diego’s Cathedral Catholic using his video taped 4.37 speed to shutdown Division […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG All the pieces of future success were out there in the open for all to see during the 2018 season for St. Francis High School. The Golden Knights were a team on the rise a year ago with underclassmen talent ready to take over. That promise is coming to fruition this season with the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Easy to guess that if an anonymous poll was taken of high school head coaches, offensive coordinators, offensive linemen, and quarterbacks in Maryland, there would be a 100 percent consensus that those surveyed are all ready for defensive lineman Dani Dennis-Sutton to matriculate to the collegiate level. The bad news for the aforementioned, Mr. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Between the towns of San Bernardino and Riverside sits Grand Terrace. Within the city limits is Grand Terrace High School, and their Division VIII California football program. With most college scouts focused on other area squads in Rancho Cucamonga, Upland, Norco, and Corona, to name a few, players on the Titans squad are being […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Oceans 11 style recruiting heists do not happen often, but when they do, it is eye opening. On Monday, Wyoming went into California’s fertile recruiting grounds stealing away three-star 2020 offensive lineman Nofoafia Tulafono in impressive fashion from Pac-12 and Mountain West programs. Tulafono worked his way into three-star recruiting status as a two-way […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Due to circumstances, there are certain players who leave the high school ranks a little more prepared for what they may face at the next level than others. If it is playing in a tough conference going against top talent each week or if it is playing for a smaller school having to fill […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG While most of California high school football is focused on the Trinity League, there is a whole lot of action going on throughout the state especially in the Inland Empire. In the Baseline League, there are athletes and top players throughout covering Rancho Cucamonga, Upland, Chino Hills, Los Osos, Damien, and Etiwanda. While Etiwanda […]
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