The 2012 Narbonne squad fell short of getting to the CIF Open Division finals this year, but not short on talent and recruiting. Many argue that this is perhaps the best assembly of City Section players since the Crenshaw Team of ’09-’10. Among the talent are QB Troy Williams (UW Early Spring Enrollee),WR AJ Richardson (Cal Commit), LB Paulo Lepua (Uncommitted), LB Marquis "Red" Lomax (Uncommitted) and LB Keishawn Bierria (Uncommitted).

I had a chance to catch up with Narbonne SR OLB Keishawn Bierria over the course of the recent weeks.

Running back Joe Mixon of Freedom High School (Calif.) has been one of the hottest names recently and for good reason. The 2014 graduate took to the Army All-American combine over the weekend and impressed everyone that saw him.

Measuring at 6-foot-1 and 201 lbs., Mixon ran a 4.68 40-yard dash and jumped 33 inches on his vertical. His performance paid off as he received another offer, this time from Utah.

With the 2012 high school football season in the books, it's time to look forward to next season. For many seniors, it brings an end to their competitive football career. For graduating college level athletes, they look forward to national signing day and the next step in their football journey.

Despite the loss of such a quality senior class , the 2013 California high school football season is in good hands with the return of so many first-rate ballers throughout the state. The teams featured in this year's bowl games will be loaded again.

It's been a great season for senior offensive lineman Emerald Faletuipapai from Gardena Serra High School in California. After anchoring an o-line that paved the way to a 2012 CIF State Championship victory, Faletuipapai decided to take advantage of his scholarship offer from University of Houston that he received last week.

"I called Coach Levine and he didn't answer, so I called the tight ends coach Jamie Christian and told him. He told me to call the Head Coach again because he missed my call and I made my commitment to him (Coach Levine)," Emerald told CLA Sports today.