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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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG When the junior season rolls into the offseason, all high school athletes start dreaming about how they want their senior year to go. Without benefit of knowing what lies ahead, hours upon hours of work is put into their respective game living on hope of an outcome that comes close to the dream. For […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Some football stats are a product of a given scheme that may hide flaws in one’s game. One statistical measurement that is hard to deny for a quarterback, regardless of the offensive scheme, is completion percentage. True a quarterback can be accurate fitting throws into tight windows but the receiver drops it killing the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG As the Cornhuskers rebuild their program under head second-year head coach Scott Frost, top national recruits are responding. Nebraska finished the 2019 recruiting haul with the 18th ranked class in the nation. As the 2020 class continues to add talent, the 2021 class is picking up some momentum as well landing in-state four-star offensive […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Year after year Valor Christian High School pumps out top collegiate talent off their football team. The Colorado squad finished the 2018 campaign 14-0 sending players to Colorado, Colorado State, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania. The 2020 class has four-star offensive lineman Roger Rosengarten heading to… You must be logged into RecruitingNewsGuru.com to view this content. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG There are many reasons Texas 6A teams do not want to play Duncanville High School. For one, collectively, the team is just nasty. The 2018 squad put the screws down on the competition for a clean run to the championship game colliding in a… You must be logged into RecruitingNewsGuru.com to view this content. […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG A consistent force for one of California’s top teams over the last two seasons has been outside linebacker Jordan Allen. Allen showed he was the real deal a year ago popping 100 ball carriers with 29 tackles for a loss, and 10 sacks helping his Cathedral Catholic squad to a 12-2 season with a […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG One of the rising sophomore stars in Missouri’s 2021 recruiting class a year ago was Kaden McMullen. The 6-4, 190-pound, gunslinger took to the 3A fields hitting 136 of 225 passes for 2,206 yards with 23 touchdowns in 10 games earning All-Conference honors. McMullen is off spinning the ball around the yard again throwing […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG In all high school sports, every senior season is special. All the years of hard work is built up for a showcase season with every player seeking a conference title and a state championship. Those dreams are very much in play for Kamar Watkins and his Muir High School squad this season. The Mustangs […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The Texas high school football field can be a scary place, especially for those having to go up against Class of 2021 outside linebacker/defensive end Landon Jackson. Jackson has proven to be that talent with too much speed, power, and desire to be shutdown. After a breakout freshman season in 2017, the Pleasant Grove […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Virginia 5A high school running backs, if Class of 2021 linebacker Jayden Truesdale tells you he will meet you in the alley, don’t do it. The 6-0, 225-pound, thumper on Princess Anne’s squad comes to the party angry, and you are the reason. He has already racked up an estimated 40 tackles in the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Anytime a freshman balls out against varsity level competition, it is worth stopping to take notice. At Notre Dame High School in Riverside, Class of 2023 quarterback Dre Robles is doing the improbable and that is picking apart California defenses, much of whom are at least four years his elders. Robles (5-10, 165) has […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The role of a tight end has becoming a pivotal position in college football’s modern era. A tight end has always had to block and maybe was sent out on routes here and there, but today’s position player has to be flexible in blocking off the line in a three-point stance and blocking in […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG When discussing college football recruiting, so much of the conversation centers upon a player’s physical talents and/or productivity on the field, and rightfully so. But another important aspect of the process is character and self-sacrifices made for the betterment of the team, and that often gets overlooked. With Andrew Ueli-Fa’atoalia, talking about his abilities […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Over the last three seasons, Asanti Mokwala has been an ever-present force in the secondary for Hillcrest High School. The Riverside area talent jumped on the scene as a sophomore making plays all over the field, and has kept up the hard work. Entering his senior season, Mokwala has expanded his role with the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG The race on the recruiting trail for Class of 2020 receiver/defensive back Lavon “LV” Bunkley-Shelton is heating up. After a standout junior season going both ways for Serra (Gardena) High School, Bunkley racked up 25 scholarship offers from top programs across the nation. This weekend, the first of five possible official visits will be […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Since the end of the 2017 college football season, the Clemson Tigers have pounced on the competition winning 19 consecutive games which includes the 2019 College Football National Championship over Alabama. That dominance has permeated into recruiting where the 2020 class is ranked No. 1 nationally and the 2021 class is starting to take […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Kameron Knox is the kind of player all coaches love. Just put him anywhere on the field and watch him go. Off his freshman season, Knox (5-11, 260) was building a reputation as an up-and-coming defensive lineman with offers rolling in for the Class of 2022 recruit. At the midway point of the 2019 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG North Little Rock High School has developed into a dominating force in Arkansas’ 7A ranks. After years of building, the Charging Wildcats finally broke through in 2016 making the state championship game (12-1) and followed that up with a perfect run in 2017 (13-0) ending as the No. 7 ranked team in the nation […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG There are diamonds in the rough all over the country, and Capital Christian High School has one in Ilaisa Gonebure. Gonebure has been a one-man gang in the trenches for the Cougars on both sides of the ball playing tackle on offense and defense. The 6-5, 300-pound, talent ended his junior season helping the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG One of the rising stars of the 2018 California high school football season in the 2022 class was Jayden Denegal. Denegal picked apart defenses in his peer group throwing for 2,214 yards with 36 touchdowns hitting 94 of 134 pass attempts with four rushing scores. The question for Denegal over the offseason was, what […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Images out of a horror film and nightmares are not contained in the imaginary world. There are real life monsters getting after it terrorizing mankind. One such monster can be seen on the Cedartown High School gridiron besting offensive tackles while scaring the wits out of quarterbacks and tailbacks – that beast in the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG It was luck of the draw based on location for Canoga Park head coach Kevin Carlsen getting Class of 2020 athlete Joshua Christopher (5-9, 145), but what Coach Carlsen has done with Christopher’s talents has been fun to watch. Playing any and all skill positions, Christopher’s drive, speed, and athleticism led to a big […]
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