Watch Long Beach Poly pull out a 35-28 win over powerhouse Corona Centennial. JuJu Smith was instrumental in the Jackrabbits victory and scored three touchdowns.
The Gardena Serra Cavaliers pulled out a double overtime 20-13 victory over Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) in a wild contest that featured late game heroics from Adoree' Jackson and Jalen Greene.
Notre Dame controlled the game in the first half and jumped out to a 6-0 advantage with two field goals by senior kicker Lucas Alfonso. The Knights defense played great. Koa Farmer and Mike Little locked down the secondary and the Cavaliers were unable to mount much of an offensive attack for three quarters.
The Gardena Serra Cavaliers host the Notre Dame Knights (Sherman Oaks) Friday night in a rematch of last season's classic opener that Serra won 26-23 on a late touchdown by Marques Rodgers. Serra went on to win the state title and is a favorite to repeat again this season.
Top Plays from The Opening in Oregon. 2014 top recruits make plays during 7on7 competition at Nike headquarters in Beaverton. Watch this official CLA #D1Bound mixtape.
Watch 2014 WR Ermon Lane (Homestead, FL) at The Opening hosted at Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. Ermon Lane was a force to be reckoned with at wide receiver and blazed a 4.52 forty in Nike SPARQ testing.
CLA spoke with Raekwon McMillan shortly after his recent unofficial visit to the University of Georgia. McMillan is considered by many to be the nation's top inside linebacker recruit in the class of 2014. We chatted about recruiting and asked Raekwon what he’s been up to since The Opening at Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon.
The 2013 installment of The Opening kicked off Monday morning at Nike headquarters in Beaverton with the best high school football players in the country competing in SPARQ preliminary testing at Bo Jackson Field.
The athletes overcame hot and humid weather conditions and performed several tasks throughout the morning that included the 40-yard dash, power ball toss, 20-yard shuttle and the vertical jump.
Check out this list of top performers from the two best teams at this weekend's IMG 7v7 National Championship in Bradenton, Florida. CLA Sports was on-hand to see the action up-close as some of the top athletes from across the country gathered to compete for the coveted championship ring.
The two teams featured in finals were Team Tampa and South Florida Express. Both teams were stacked and provided a show for everyone in attendance as they faced off twice in the final round on Sunday. See the top recruits who balled out below.
Watch this highlight clip from the 2013 IMG 7v7 National Championship in Bradenton, Florida. Top 2014, 2015 & 2016 recruits competed for the coveted IMG Championship rings & Team Tampa came out on top.
Day one at the IMG 7v7 National Championship gave CLA our first glimpse at what the competition is like down in Florida. Going undefeated in the first day of action, South Florida Express looked cruised through their bracket. The Express' stingy defense only gave up 9 points over the first two games and 2014 quarterback Sean White was on target throughout the day.