CLA was on hand yesterday morning at Bishop Mora Salesian High School (Calif.) for a workout session that featured some of the top recruits in the nation, along with several rising recruits from the West coast.
Watch this exclusive CLA video highlight featuring Marquis Ware, Jamardre Cobb, David Williams, Donovan Walker, Rodney Carr, Shay Fields, Jeremy Kelly, Kyavha Tezino, Demetric Woodard, Bukhari Madyun, Blaise Booth, Eban Jackson and several other top 2014 and 2015 HS football recruits.
Dwight Williams is a known player. He’s got all the skills that you want in a linebacker for a program and his offer list is proof of that. He’s worked hard to build up on an impressive list, but now the Gardena Serra (Calif.) athlete is breaking things down a bit.
He talked to us about his recruitment.
Who was his first offer? “My first offer was Colorado.”
Watch this CLA exclusive featuring two recent Utah offers Jordan Lasley (WR/2014) and Brandon Burton (ATH/2016). Lasley and Burton contributed to the success of the Cavs CIF State Championship team and did so alongside Jalen Greene (QB/2014), Blake Walls (LB/2016) and Rasheem Greene (DL/2015).
B2G 5 Star captured the IMG 7v7 West Regional crown at Fullerton College on Sunday, defeating Body By Tra in the championship game and finishing the tournament 8-0. With the victory, B2G 5 Star advances to the National Championship tournament in Bradenton, FL in June.
Arizona State likes what they see in 2014 ILB MIchael Lazarus from Berkeley HS (CA) and extended an offer today.
“Coach (Chris) Ball just stopped by. He was excited to finally get to see me in person. He was surprised at how big I was,” 2014 LB Michael Lazarus told CLA today. At 6’3 220, Lazarus will not only surprise college coaches, but also opponents.
Laz plays with an aggressive style and diagnoses plays well from his middle backer position.
Some of the best student athletes in the state were on display at the Passing Down Best of the West 7on7 tournament at Fullerton College on Sunday. All 12 teams in attendance were loaded with talent. Every contest was highly competitive. When it was all said and done, Body By Tra, featuring Monrovia's Kurt Scoby, Upland's Tyler Hilinski and Culver City's Stanley Norman, took home the title.
Watch the full mix from the Passing Down "Best of the West" Tournament at Fullerton College. Joe Mixon, Dwight Willliams, Jalen Greene, Michael Lazarus, Adarius Pickett, Marquis Wimberly, Donovan Walker, Trent Irwin, David Williams, Iman Marshall, Brady White and several others ball out.
Check out 2014 recruits Joe Mixon, Michael Lazarus, D.J Calhoun, Adarius Pickett and Robert Wilkes. Mixon is the top ranked RB on the West Coast, while Lazarus aka "Laz" and Calhoun are ranked amongst the top LB recruits in the West. Pickett holds offers from the likes of UCLA, USC and several others.
Desean Holmes (WR/2015) is making a name for himself and has fully emerged from the shadow of teammate Steven Mitchell, who recently signed to play wide receiver for the USC Trojans in 2013.
Last season, CLA had the chance to watch Holmes' Bishop Alemany squad face Bishop Amat and 2013 UCLA WR signee Darren Andrews. Holmes was the star of the game and finished with more than 170 yards receiving and two touchdowns.