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The Marshall Eagles of Pasadena scored a sweet victory over Notre Dame of Riverside thanks to a stellar 39-point performance from senior Davin Hampton in the opening round of the CIFSS 4A playoffs.

The scoring outburst was nothing new for Hampton who has been dropping buckets consistently all season. Marshall will likely need a similar output in their next contest.

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With National Signing Day in the rear view mirror, programs are solidifying their recruiting classes in anticipation of spring ball.

Canoga Park linebacker Anthony Rios-Carlsen was one of the most productive players in Southern California this past season. Rios-Carlsen on-field exploits earned him City Section Defensive Player of the Year honors and helped lead his team to the City Section Division II Championship Game.

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As a child, X'avier Shepherd was a far cry from being thought of as a future NCAA football player. Shepherd was literally afraid to put the pads on. Today, the Lakewood High School senior has a fan base in Utah that has been growing for the past several years, and he has now officially signed a National Letter of Intent to play football for the Utes in 2013.

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CLA spoke with future Texas A&M Aggies football player Sebastian LaRue. Several days after the Santa Monica High School student-athlete signed his National Letter of Intent to play college football, you could sense that he's going to feel at home in College Station.

"There's a lot of excitement. All over my Twitter and on blogs. they're just raving about me signing with them. I'm glad the fan base is excited about me and I'm excited to go in and capitalize off their excitement," LaRue told CLA Sports.

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National Signing Day 2013 was a glorious occasion for the several student athletes and their families at Sunset Bronson Studios in Hollywood Wednesday morning. Years of hard work and dedication culminated with the excitement of signing their national letter of intent in front of a live audience of family and friends.

Organized by Jermaine Kelly Sr. and hosted by CLA's own Aaron M. Plunkett, the student athletes made their announcements on the set of Let's Make a Deal.

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With National Signing Day finally here, Salesian standout defensive back Jermaine Kelly Jr. can add a late offer from USC to the impressive list of programs clamoring for his services. While Kelly is committed to Washington, he remains interested in Oregon, USC and Boise State and intends to evaluate his options and make a prudent decision.

"I'm blessed right now. All I can do is take it in, and listen to what they have to say, along with my family and just pray on it," said Kelly.

Kelly is looking forward to the next step in his football journey.

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At Serra High School (Gardena, CA), Darrell Fuery isn't the most talked about on the football team. In addition, Darrell Fuery is not your prototypical star player. However, Darrell Fuery is a helluva football player and doesn't mind being underrated because he know's the real deal. Oh yeah, and he runs a 10.8 100M and long jumps nearly 24 feet.

Fresno State knows that Fuery is the real deal, and for the 2013 Serra HS recruit, the feeling is mutual. "I went on a visit this weekend and I committed on Sunday at breakfast," he told CLA Sports today.

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The undefeated Bishop Montgomery Knights defeated the La Salle Lancers 84-55 Friday night in Pasadena.

The Knights balanced attack featuring Lamond Murray Jr., Ognjen Miljkovic, Justin Bibbins, Larry Taylor III and Stephen Thompson Jr. came out strong and built an early lead.

La Salle freshman Vance Jackson drilled two early three-pointers for the Lancers while sophomore point guard Milan Acquuah shined with 16 first half points.

Bishop Montgomery led 24-15 after the first quarter.

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In the West Coast Bowl at Home Depot Center in Carson Sunday, Lincoln head coach David Dunn led the Red All-Stars to a 21-16 victory over Narbonne head man Manuel Douglass and the Green All-Stars.

The game featured the best local football talent in the west coast. The Red team jumped out to a big early lead, highlighted by a long touchdown catch from Dorsey's Delvon Hardaway to give them a 14-3 halftime advantage. The San Jose State commit was named CLA Player of the Game for his efforts.

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The latest West Coast recruit to get an offer from the SEC is Serra HS 2014 linebacker Dwight Williams. The U.S. Army All-American Bowl game nominee has offers from several top BSC programs. You can now throw Tennessee into the fold.

"I talked to coach Thigpen who came in from Auburn. He left Auburn and then offered me when he got to Tennessee," Dwight told CLA Sports today.

Williams' current offers include: UCLA, Cal, Nebraska, Oregon State, Arizona State, Boise State, Texas Tech, Washington and Washington State.

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