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 Amazing how a fluke incident can help or hinder a team or even a player at any given time on the gridiron. Football is a game of inches and a fall from a teammate a couple of inches short of Xavier Bell’s ankle could have been a whole different season for Mater Dei High […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA The 2015 football season has ended for most high schools across the nation and the college football season is drawing to a close. Recruiting efforts across the nation will pick up seeing offers start pouring in for seniors but also for Class of 2017 players already making an impact. Despite an abbreviated season due […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Nestled in the northwest corner of the San Fernando Valley is an emerging California high school powerhouse, Sierra Canyon. The Trailblazers are off to an 8-0 record this season with their closest margin of victory being two separate 25 point wins (Taft High School and Brentwood School). Head coach Jon Ellinghouse has a talented […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA America lost sports icon Yogi Berra on Tuesday, Sept. 22. The all-time New York Yankees great was an 18-time All-Star, appeared in 14 World Series winning 10, and cemented a place in sports and pop culture history with his famous quotes. While Berra’s quotes are greatly amusing and funny many of his “isms” have […]
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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 Saint John Bosco is at it again jumping out to a 5-0 start. The Braves are stacked with talent, like they have been the last three season, but one familiar thread from Bosco’s 2013 California state championship and national championship team, their 2014 California semifinalist squad, and this year’s state and national title contenders […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA In late July safety Leni Toailoa got his UCLA offer. On Monday the Wilmer Carter star flipped his commitment from San Jose State choosing to head to Los Angeles to play with his brother Lokeni in Westwood. UCLA got a big recruiting steal with the addition of Leni to their 2016 recruiting class. In […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Stallions linebacker/defensive end Tim Newman is back at it on the field in 2015 after a terrific junior season. San Juan Hills is off to a hot 4-0 start only allowing San Clemente to get within 14 points in the final score (34-20) with Newman helping lead the way on defense. Newman, 6’2”, 230 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Taylor Tuiasosopo was an anchor on a senior laden offensive line for Paraclete High School (Lancaster, CA) in 2014. The 6’4”, 310 pound, offensive tackle helped plow a way for USC Class of 2016 running back commitment Melquise Stovall towards a 1,600 yard season and helped the Spirits to a 10-4 record. The powerful big man […]
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Written by Ryan Wright If you consider yourself a college football fan but are unaware of the name Tuiasosopo you are one of two things, either not a true football fan or suffer from a horrible case of east coast bias. West coast schools like USC, UCLA, Arizona, Utah, and Washington have had their share of the athletic Tuiasosopo bloodline, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright When the 2015 season kicks off this fall San Juan Hills defensive end/linebacker Tim Newman will be one to watch. On the edge, up the middle, or sideline to sideline, this 6’2”, 230 pound, athlete is there. During his junior season he came up with 81 tackles, 11 tackles for a loss, and a team leading […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Wednesday night at Athletic Republic, the Ground Zero Announcement Ceremony was the scene for eight Class of 2016 and two Class of 2017 recruits giving their verbal commitments to Division-I programs. All 10 of the high school prep stars announcing their colleges’ of choice hailed from the state of California but colleges outside the Golden State […]
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Written by Ryan Wright An opening of epic high school portions has come to St. John Bosco’s football program. After three years, and one high school national championship, No. 1 rated Class of 2015 quarterback Josh Rosen is no longer under center for the Bellflower powerhouse team. Rosen was an early enrollee leaving huge shoes to fill in the huddle […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Saint Anthony’s dynamic duo of defensive lineman Curtis Weaver and defensive end/wide receiver Logan Gamble put their talents on display on the UCLA campus on Saturday and the Long Beach players did not disappoint. Logan, 6’5.5”, 198 pound, and Weaver, 6’4”, 265, are both in high demand by college recruiters nationwide. Weaver has offers from Nevada, […]
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In La Mesa, California rests a really good high school football team, the Helix High School Highlanders. After completing a 10-3 season in 2014 congratulations were in order after a three-game run into the playoffs before a heartbreaking 20-13 loss to Oceanside. One of the key players for the Highlanders was Mekhi Stevenson. The 6’0”, 180 pound, playmaker was a […]
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Skilled special teams work on the NFL, collegiate, and high school level has taken a page from Major League Baseball. From a correlation standpoint field goal kickers would be on par with a team’s closer, a punter would be the equivalent to a long relief specialist, and the all too often forgotten long snapper would be the set-up reliever. The […]
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St. Anthony High School’s Logan Gamble presents a dilemma of sorts for college recruiters, but it is the best kind of dilemma possible and that is where to play him. Gamble is a 6’5.5”, 198 pound, two-way star in Southern California lining up at wide receiver and defensive end presenting a world of options at the next level on both […]
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St. Anthony High School’s Logan Gamble presents a dilemma of sorts for college recruiters, but it is the best kind of dilemma possible and that is where to play him. Gamble is a 6’5.5”, 198 pound, two-way star in Southern California lining up at wide receiver and defensive end presenting a world of options at the next level on both […]
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St. Anthony High School’s Curtis Weaver has a very bright future ahead. The 6’4”, 265 pound, defensive lineman/defensive end is a force opposing California offenses have to account for play after play. Fighting off double-teams and chip shots from running backs, Curtis still came up with 52 tackles, 13 tackles for a loss, 7 quarterback hurries, 4 pass deflections, and […]
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In Part One of the interview with St. Anthony’s defensive lineman Curtis Weaver we covered the 2014 season, got an idea of how the Saints may do in 2015, and talked about some of the moves the 6’4”, 265 pound, tour de force likes to use during the game against opposing offensive linemen. We closed the first part of the […]
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If you have never seen St. Anthony’s High School play a football game, after sitting down and then watching one series on defense it would not take very long to indentify No. 9 on the field. Filling in the No. 9 jersey for St. Anthony’s is defensive lineman Curtis Weaver. Weaver is a gap filling, signal-caller rushing, and quarterback sacking […]
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No matter who is under center for San Clemente High School in 2015 head coach Jamie Ortiz knows he has a mismatch on offense he has to exploit game after game. That offensive weapon is 6’5”, 225 pound, tight end Cole Fotheringham. Fotheringham finished up his junior season in 2014 burning Southern California defenses by pulling down 55 passes for […]
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The tight end position is an oft overlooked but critical piece to any offense. Due to ever evolving offenses on the gridiron, the tight end position is actually one of the most versatile positions one can play. To be a good tight end in an I-formation set the tight end has to be able to block defensive ends, linemen, and […]
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Los Angeles area Class of 2016 recruit Marcel Myers is on the move, both on and off the gridiron. Heading into spring Myers transferred from Redondo Union High School in the south bay to Alemany High School in Mission Hills, north San Fernando Valley. As the crow flies the distance covers one end of LA County to the other but […]
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Exclusive Interview with Quinton Bell A heads up to all future high school football recruiting classes, being academically qualified, having outstanding measurables, and amazing on the field talent does not always translate into a full ride scholarship – at any level. Case in point, former Costa Mesa High School wide receiver/linebacker Quinton Bell. Bell started his career at Cal […]
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Exclusive interview with Patrick O’Brien Much of high school and college football is opportunity and preparedness. There is no question most high school and college players coincidentally take a big leap forward in their on the field growth during their junior seasons. In San Juan Hills, California the opportunity came for quarterback Patrick O’Brien and was met by an […]
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Exclusive Interview with Isaiah Spencer-Lopez Talent on the gridiron is easy to spot, especially when the player is 6-foot 5-inch, 190 pound, La Salle wide receiver Isiah Spencer-Lopez. Having a monster senior season, the big target is proving to be more than just a possession receiver or a red zone target that can get the jump ball tossed into […]
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The best kept secret in Arizona is back terrorizing opponents on the gridiron Fans of Arizona high school football are all too familiar with the name and on the field abilities of Chaparral High School quarterback Sean Paul Brophy. The three-year starter had a minor injury set back in 2013 but still threw for 2,154 yards with 18 touchdowns […]
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Long Beach, California’s Millikan High School has seen some rough times over the last few years on the gridiron. From 2010 to 2012 the Rams were 2-28 but a turnaround seems to be on the horizon thanks in-part to junior to-be quarterback Jordan Lawton. After Lawton won MVP honors at the Elite Football Network Exposure Camp in Los Angeles on […]
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