Duke Commit Jayson Tatum and US Olympian Sydney McLaughlin Take Home 2016 Gatorade Athlete of Year Awards

The best male and female high school athletes in the country gathered at the LA Hotel for the 2016 Gatorade Athlete of the Year Awards ceremony last week.

The event featured several pro stars including NFL MVP Cam Newton, Los Angeles Rams RB Todd Gurley and Detroit Lions QB Matt Stafford.

The ceremony was emceed by ESPN anchor Sage Steele and highlighted the hard work and accomplishments of the top athletes in their respective sports.

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A video from a high school football playoff game last Friday has gone viral. Khalil Tate scored on touchdown runs of 95 and 70 yards, respectively. Tate is a University of Arizona quarterback commit, however, the video went viral because of the mach speed of the referee.

I was able to speak with the so-called "World's Fastest Referee" via phone tonight and we'll have more later in the week. Just to satisfy your taste buds, I've thrown in a few quotes. Remember. I've only included a few. Much more to come.

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After a tight first quarter Cathedral stormed out to a 21-0 lead in the 2nd quarter behind quarterback Andrew Tovar. Cathedral WRs Renard Bell and Jamire Calvin both had excellent runs after making a catch for touchdowns.

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Watch junior RB Najee Harris go BEAST MODE in this exclusive highlight video. Najee Harris currently holds offers from the top college football programs in the country. Najee Harris has offers from: Alabama, USC, UCLA, Ohio State, Tennessee, Georgia and many others. This is a highlight video you do not want to miss.

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Crenshaw defeated Oxnard 26-20 in a hard fought contest at Crenshaw high. Crenshaw dominated the visiting Yellowjackets from Oxnard. Cougars running back Aundre Carter was on fire in the first half moving the chains and scoring a brilliant touchdown run. Crenshaw's QB Derrick Darden was also in fine form throwing for a touchdown and scrambling for another.

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Glendora took on Kaiser at home and was led by senior QB Matt Fink who is currently committed to USC. Kaiser had an incredible performance on the ground by senior RB Joshua Johnson rushed for 272 yards on 23 carries.

Fink threw a pair of touchdown passes and also scored on a nice touchdown run displaying his athleticism. With his team trailing and the game on the line, Fink lined up at wide receiver and went up for an amazing catch that helped put Glendora in position to win the game 29-24.

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The Orange Lutheran Lancers were able to hand the Vista Murrieta Broncos their first loss of the season last Friday. The first quarter was was a feeling out period. Neither team was able to score.

In the second quarter Broncos WR Kyle Williams took some snaps under center and ran the ball for a touchdown. The extra point was missed, so Murrieta went up 6-0. Orange Lutheran gained some momentum after that, putting a field goal on the board.

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The San Juan Hills Stallions rolled past the Los Alamitos Griffins 54-26 in front of sold out raucous home crowd Friday night.

San Juan Hills was led by quarterback Patrick O'Brien. The Nebraska commit shredded the Los Alamitos defense and got the Stallions off to a great start. The Stallions led 14-0 after a quarter.

O'Brien showed why he was invited to the Elite 11 in Oregon this past summer as San Juan Hills continue to light up the scoreboard in the second quarter. The Stallions scored at will and took a 40-12 halftime lead.

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The Gardena Serra Cavaliers defeated the Loyola Cubs 35-17 in a Mission League battle Friday night.

Led by the stellar play of quarterback Khalil Tate, Serra jumped out to a big lead in the first quarter. The Serra defense forced two interceptions, including Tyler Hall's 45 yard return for a touchdown. The Cavaliers led Loyola 20-0 before the Cubs could settle into the game.

The Arizona commit finished the contest with 166 rushing yards and 3 total touchdowns for the Cavaliers.

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