Written by Ryan Wright Cisco sophomore quarterback Richard Lagow was in a difficult position heading into his sophomore season. The automatic qualifier out of high school caught the attention of six colleges after throwing for over 2,900 yards with 29 touchdowns as a freshman but was left in an uncertain grey area not knowing if he should press forward at […]
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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 Success on the gridiron has not spoiled Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Aaron Hester yet, and after speaking with him one can guess that his open approach to life will stay true as he continues his journey on and off the football field. After being around Aaron for just a few minutes words such as blessed, grateful, […]
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Written by Ryan Wright College football fans that follow University of California Berkeley football are already in the know, but the rest of the nation perhaps has not quite caught on yet. There is a movement taking place in northern California on the Golden Bears football team. The architect behind the movement is head coach Sonny Dykes. In 2013 the […]
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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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Written by Ryan Wright When the 2017 recruiting class starts to take the spotlight next year one of the top players on college boards across the nation will be Jimmy Jaggers. The 6’4”, 235 pound, Roseville, California talent already lays claim to 10 offers with teams like Arizona State, Michigan, Utah, Oregon State, Louisville, Colorado, Northwestern, Washington, and Washington State extending […]
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Written by Ryan Wright When National Signing Day 2016 nears that first Wednesday in February watch for the name Richard Lagow, because Division-I colleges in need of a quarterback with the potential to step in and start right away will put this Texas junior college gunslinger in high demand. The Cisco College signal caller has quickly become one of the […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Different recruiting services have different ways of evaluating high school athletes year after year. Some analyst scout games, others attend camps, some even watch hours of highlight reels, or all of the above while others seem to just throw a dart towards a sign that reads 5-star, 4-star, 3-star, etc… With the 3-star recruiting ranking for […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Arguably the most prolific secondary player in the 2016 recruiting class narrowed down his list of top schools on Friday cutting 25 reported potential suitors down to 10. In 2014 when the ball was snapped against Germantown High School chances are Nigel Knott was in on the play. He is credited with an amazing 112 […]
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Written by Ryan Wright Speed, moxie, and determination are all things Arkansas Baptist cornerback Antonio Kanonu has always possessed but did not always necessarily funnel in the right direction, until now. The former Louisiana recruit from who essentially missed out on his entire prep career at Northside High School for off the field issues is now a rising star […]
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Lake Gibson High School defensive tackle Keyshon Camp is one of the more highly sought after defensive linemen in the 2016 recruiting class. Coming in at 6’4”, 274 pounds, the versatile lineman can play end or add a few pounds in the next year or two and slide inside continuing to be a disruptive force all offensive coordinators will have […]
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The Elite 11 Quarterback Camp, semifinals round, kicked off on Saturday on the campus of Southern California. The event has 30 total competitors with eight having already received an invitation to the finals in Eugene, Oregon before the day began. As the overcast day gave way to perfect weather, the competition on the field heated up with two quarterbacks earning […]
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Maurice Carnell IV is an impact player for Grossmont Junior College in the San Diego area, and soon to be at the Division-I level. The former Lincoln High School recruit came up with 36 tackles, 3 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles, and 2 fumble recoveries on his way to a First-Team All-Conference and team Defensive Player of the Year honors as […]
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Every now and again while scouting recruits and doing research a puzzling question comes up. Two questions normally come up, why is this recruit not being more widely recruited and, especially in the case of Keyshon Camp, how can this guy be rated as low as he is? Camp is a 6’4”, 274 pound, destructive force along the defensive line […]
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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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The future is very bright for San Clemente High School tight end Cole Fotheringham. The Class of 2016 standout already has offers from Boise State, Nevada, Utah, BYU, and Utah State entering his senior season. Before the 6’5”, 225 pound, target finishes his senior year more offers are sure to be dropped on the table with teams like USC, Washington, […]
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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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No matter how dominating a football player your local high school stud was or currently is chances are he was nowhere near as prolific as San Diego’s Nick Galatis. During Galatis’ junior year at Clairemont High School he registered a jaw dropping 189 tackles. Proving he was not a one-year wonder during his senior season he put 235 hats in […]
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Every sport has their role players and every sport has their individual jokes about those role players. On NBA hardwood courts some big guys are just bodies sent out to pickup fouls and lean heavily on an opposing big man for 4-5 minutes a game. In MLB most starting pitchers love to give relievers a hard time about not being […]
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An era has come to an end at Saint John Bosco. The Los Angeles area powerhouse high school football program said goodbye to senior quarterback Josh Rosen at the conclusion of the 2014 season. Over the past three years Rosen had thrown for over 8,400 yards with 90 touchdowns against 19 interceptions, just four tossed during his senior campaign. During […]
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Mean, nasty, and has a bad attitude, that is the nicest summation of Tucker Scott on the gridiron even on a play going the other way. The 6’5”, 270 pound, offensive lineman may have 25 to 30 pounds to pack on before he starts routinely embarrassing college defensive linemen and linebackers, but make no mistake that is what will soon […]
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The Stanford Cardinal football program has never been known for rounding up early verbal commitments but more for slowly piecing together solid class after solid recruiting class. 2016 appears to be different having already landing five verbals with the addition of linebacker Curtis Robinson on Monday and defensive back Nygel Edmonds on Tuesday. Edmonds, a 5’11”, 183 pound, cornerback from […]
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Few people get to the top of their passion but for St. John Bosco offensive lineman Joe Murphy he has been to the top and came close to repeating the rare feat again last season. At the conclusion of the 2013 season the Braves were crowned national champs after running the tables to a 16-0 record only truly being tested […]
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On Thursday Santa Margarita Catholic quarterback KJ Costello ended what could have been a very long recruiting period for the 4-star by verbally committing to Stanford. Costello, 6’4”, 218 pounds, rose to the top of the recruiting rankings as part of the 2016 recruiting class passing for 3,123 yards with 23 touchdowns against 10 picks. The pro-style quarterback picked up […]
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On Monday soon to be graduated senior Taylor McNamara announced his intentions to transfer from the University of Oklahoma opting to play his final year out at University of Southern California. The 6’5”, 245 pound, So Cal native from West View High School in San Diego was a lost piece in the Sooners’ offense playing in 11 career games, starting […]
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Exclusive interview with the Calabasas talent A strong safety by definition, a free safety in coverage, this is Calabasas Class of 2016 rising star Justin Johnson. Johnson started out his high school career playing on the varsity team for Crespi High School (Encino). As a freshman and sophomore he did not make the field too often playing behind […]
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Q&A interview with Darrius “Vuko” Vukobradovich In less than a year do everything defensive back Darrius “Vuko” Vukobradovich will be among the Class of 2016 recruits making a life decision on the first Wednesday in February with fan bases across the country interested in where he decides to go to school. The 5’11”, 190-pounder, roams the Calabasas High School […]
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Exclusive interview with Servite star Micah Croom Sometimes being physically gifted is just not enough to be an elite football player on the high school level. A lot of top recruits can skate by on natural talent but every now and again a top talent shows the rare maturity at an early age to know what it takes to […]
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