Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Aaron Howard Profile Positions: Cornerback and Wide Receiver Class of 2018 2015 Stats: 58 tackles, 14 tackles for a loss, four interceptions – 110 INT return yards with one pick-six, six passes broken up, and one field goal blocked; two punts returned for 78 yards with a long of 48 – three total […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The 2015 season for Salesian High School in many ways was a building block year setting up for a potentially explosive 2016 campaign. The Mustangs were a young team, especially at key positions on offense, but a very talented team. Among the many young talents was Class of 2017 quarterback Robbie Blosser. Blosser transferred […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA At any skill position on the gridiron, there really is not much Darnay Holmes cannot do with the football in his hands, with it in the air, or with the opposition holding onto it for dear life. Holmes put extra meaning to the word athlete in 2015 catching 55 passes for 886 yards with […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Cathedral High School had just about everything rolling their way during the 2015 season posting an 11-2 mark rolling into the third round of the CIF playoffs before falling to La Mirada. Head coach Kevin Pearson was able to work his magic with a solid mix of Class of 2016 and 2017 talents with […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA While college coaches were doing their best to land 4-star recruit Greg Johnson, the Los Angeles area talent already had his eyes set on one program. Twenty-five different teams had offered Johnson with hopes of building a relationship over time that would lead to a commitment but all of that was cut short on […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA When the 2015 season came to a close for Emari Smith, the talented athlete had done just about everything possible to produce yards, points, and victories for Quartz Hill. Smith had a team-high 39 receptions for 469 yards with four touchdowns and picked up another 38 yards off seven carries. The 5’8” 155 pound, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA It only takes a couple of minutes of talking to Urael Blackshear and about two plays into his highlight reel to know everything you need to know about the Los Angeles area talent – he is a fighter who never quits. Blackshear is a running back/slot receiver for Salesian High School. The 5’5”, 155 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA From this day forward, let the following statement ring true, the 2017 recruiting class is The Year of the Offensive Tackle! If the following statement is not true, it certainly seems accurate. As recruiting rankings go on 247Sports, seven of the Top 25 players in the nation are offensive tackles. That means if the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA If you had the chance to watch Sierra Canyon play in 2014, you might have noticed this 6’4”, 260 pound, two-way lineman hustling and getting after it play after play. Without looking at the program or asking someone around you in the know, the initial thought might have been, only if this guy was […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Starting for any high school team at the top classifications of the bigger states in the country is always an accomplishment. Playing at a high level as a starter is an impressive feat. Starting as a sophomore for Bishop Amat, a Los Angeles area school, is pretty amazing but doing more than just holding […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Every high school has that one guy at the school that the players and coaches see the potential in but said player is committed to playing a different sport, that player has become the “what if” guy. At Calabasas High School, a program stocked full of Division-I football talent, the players and coaches could […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Quick, shifty, great hands, and dangerous in the open field, all things that are trademarks of a play-making wide receiver, all attributes of Bishop Alemany High School’s Class of 2016 wide receiver/cornerback Jarrin Pierce. Pierce uses his skill sets well with a game speed in space that is not accurately caught on a straight […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA One of the hidden gems of the 2017 recruiting class is Sierra Canyon running back Bobby Cole. During Cole’s 2014 season, he split time in the backfield with senior tailback Kaizer Butler but still managed 1,126 yards with 10 scores off 128 carries. The Trailblazers (Chatsworth, CA) are 4-0 this season and Cole is […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Sierra Canyon High School in Chatsworth, California is 4-0 on the season with all cylinders firing on offense. The Trailblazers have a rising star in quarterback Niko Harris under center with big targets like Kohl Hollinquest, Eric Markes, and Christian Graves to throw to in the passing attack. Graves, 6’2”, 193 pound, is having […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA UCLA went into their backyard on Thursday to pull wide receiver/cornerback Marquis Lawson out of Crenshaw High School. Lawson helped the Cougars to an 8-4 record in 2014 and a 2-1 record thus far in 2015 but has been an overlooked prospect by most college recruiters. The 5’8”, 166 pound, athlete only reported offer […]
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