Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG There is a movement afoot on the recruiting trail, and that is very talented players not being overwhelmed by offers from top Division I college football programs. The oft repeated but not always followed through sentiment of finding a place with good academics, opportunities to play early, and a home feel is actually being […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Every now and again a FCS program scores a big win over their FBS counterparts snagging a top-tier talent out from under the noses. While many Division-I programs were in a wait and see mode with Class of 2019 receiver Orlando Ornelas (6-0, 185), California-Davis had their eyes on the prized recruit. Ornelas dazzled […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Photo credits: Melinda Rodriguez Twitter: @mrodzphoto California’s Golden League was as contentious as it gets during the 2017 season with a three-team scramble at the top among Antelope Valley (8-2), Palmdale (7-3), and Quartz Hill. All three teams displayed talented offenses with stingy defenses not willing to give an inch to the opposition. One Rebel […]
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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 If there is a position on the gridiron that can be summed up by the phrase “see ball, go get ball” it would be for linebackers. The main goal for an inside and/or outside linebacker is to stop the run and drop back into coverage to defend the pass, and of course punish the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Logan Reese Profile Position: Wide Receiver and Cornerback Height and Weight: 5-11, 160 Classification: 2018 High School: Rancho Cotate – Rohnert Park, California – Division III – North Bay League 2016 Cougars Record: 9-4 2016 Stats (13 games): 59 receptions, 1,006 yards, and 10 touchdowns; 21 tackles, 14 solo, one forced fumble, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG Miles Reed Profile Height and Weight: 5-9, 188 Classification: Class of 2017 Position: Running Back 2016 Stats (13 games): 268 carries, 2198 yards, and 34 touchdowns; nine receptions for 163 yards with one more score Recruitment: Signed with Hawaii on Feb. 1 Troy Spencer Profile Height and Weight: 5-9, 173 Classification: Class […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA In order to build a gridiron winner, coaches have to have talented and determined players ready to lay it all out on the line day after day in practice and week after week under the lights. Fitting the bill, University of California-Davis snuck into Corona landing an under the radar recruit capable of big […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Dylan Tait Profile Position: Wide Receiver and Safety/Linebacker Height and Weight: 5-11, 180 2015 stats: Offense – 34 receptions, 564 yards, five touchdowns; 14 carries, 109 yards, one touchdown Defense – 104 tackles, 63 solo, 10 tackles for a loss, 1 sacks, 4 quarterback hurries, one, interception, 13 passes defended, two fumble recoveries, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA Niko Harris Profile Position: Quarterback Height and Weight: 6-2, 190 40-Yard Dash: 4.58 laser-timed 2014: 1,154 yards, 8 TDs, 62 percent completion percentage 2015: 3,260 yards, 47 touchdowns, 6 INTs, 66 percent completion percentage 45 carries, 290 yards, 4 touchdowns; 6.4 yard per carry average High School: Sierra Canyon Location: Chatsworth, CA […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA All of the talk and high hopes teams and players have over the off-season are about to take a direct hit with reality when high school football games across the country start kicking off at the end of the month. Puffed chests and big talk will either swell or wilt once the games are […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA All attention in California will be focused on Centennial High School once the 2016 season begins. The Huskies made a run to the state championship game last season but could arguably have more talent on the roster this season than a year ago. One of the many truly talented players lining the roster is […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Twitter: @HogManInLA On Tuesday, University of California-Davis got their first reported verbal commitment in the 2017 class when prolific Arizona quarterback Tehran Thomas pledged to the Aggies. Over the past two seasons, Thomas has been about as dynamic a quarterback out there as there is against his peer group. During his sophomore season with Desert Edge, […]
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