The Chaminade Eagles defeated the Valencia Vikings 56-34 Thursday night in a high scoring battle of quality teams that featured many explosive plays from both sides.

The offensive barrage began with Miami commit and Chaminade quarterback Brad Kaaya linking up with Brandyn Lee on a long touchdown strike to give the Eagles a 7-0 lead.

The Vikings responded with an incredible touchdown catch by playmaking receiver Nick Jones between two defenders on a deep pass from quarterback Jake Wallace to tie the game.

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Valencia 6'2" 245 senior defensive end Josh Stanton played a huge role in the Vikings week one victory over Palmdale. Stanton has already received an offer from Wyoming and is getting interest from Arizona State and Colorado State.

Stanton filled up the stat sheet last week against Palmdale and finished the game with 7 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble.

"Going into half-time we were trailing by six. One of our safeties, J.J. Wilson got two picks and that really changed the game," Stanton told CLA tonight.

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The USC Trojans landed a huge commitment when class of 2014 sharpshooting Etiwanda point guard Jordan McLaughlin announced his decision to attend Southern Cal over cross-town rival UCLA.

McLaughlin also had offers from power programs like Kansas and Indiana.

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CLA spoke with recent UCLA commit Adarius Pickett (DB/2014) from El Cerrito High School (CA). During March, Pickett attended the UCLA Spring Game and we had the chance to watch him take part in the activities held at the Rose Bowl.

"I was just figuring it out. In March I only had 12 offers, then I came up to 21. I took my official to UCLA and I liked it a lot," Pickett told CLA.

So far this season, Pickett has two interceptions and plays on a stout El Cerrito defense alongside USC 2014 LB commit D.J. Calhoun.

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The 2013 Honor Bowl final contest featured a matchup of nationally ranked stalwarts the Corona Centennial Huskies and St. Bonaventure Seraphs under the lights at Oceanside High. Led by a record-setting performance by 2014 Cal commit Tre Watson, Centennial defeated St. Bonaventure 69-55 in an old fashioned shootout.

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