As a lockdown corner, Daquawn Brown holds a number of official scholarship offers that include top college football programs such as UCLA, Cal, Arizona State, Washington, Washington State, Boise State and San Jose State.
Watch this flashback from an exclusive post game interview featuring former Crenshaw High School football standout recruits De'anthony Thomas and Hayes Pullard. Thomas is coming off a freshman season that included 16 touchdowns and a historic performance in Oregon's Rose Bowl victory. Pullard has also performed well at the NCAA level, and led the Trojans in tackles as a sophomore, last season.
Look for both of these former College Level Athletes recruits to continue to shine and provide their teams with the necessary tools to become BCS Title contenders in 2013.
Watch Pasadena High School's 2014 tight end Alex Baer give this interview with CLA Sports from the 2012 LA Watts Summer Games at the Home Depot Center. Pay close attention and watch Baer snag a few passes from recent University of Arizona Wildcats quarterback commit Brandon Cox.
The 2012 LA Watts Summer Games culminated last Saturday with championship games featuring the best male and female athletes Southern California has to offer. Over 200 schools competed in at least one of the many different sports on display including basketball, football, soccer, volleyball, softball and lacrosse.
Here's an interview with 2012 LA Watts Summer Games Football Chair, Jose "Coco" Jarin. CLA Sports caught up with Jarin during action at Cal State Dominguez Hills on Saturday. The boy's high school basketball finals featured championship games in the Gold and Silver brackets.
Actor Omar Benson Miller is a Los Angeles area native and knows first-hand of the storied history of the LA Watts Summer Games. Miller enjoyed the Boy's Basketball Finals action at California State University Dominguez Hills on Saturday and shared his thoughts with CollegeLevelAthletes.com during halftime of the Compton vs. Hart game.
The 2012 LA Watts Summer Games 7on7 High School Football Tournament was a great success. Led by the determination and experience of Coach Jose "Coco" Jarin, who was the Football Chair for the 2012 LAWSG. Along with Football co-Chair Kenny Lawler, Jarin organized 16 high schools football teams from the CIF Southern Section that included the likes of Locke, Inglewood, Morningside, Diamond Bar, Verbum Dei, Franklin, Lincoln and several others.
My experience at the LA Watts Summer Games was incredible and inspirational. Having been a kid who grew up playing basketball around the neighborhood with K&E Bulls out of the Crenshaw district, it was nostalgic to see this event unfold with my team partner and great friend Aaron Plunkett. Even though he was handicapped with a badly sprained ankle, he made his way across numerous playing fields to support the LA Watts Summer Games mission, and it was dedication at its finest.
Here are some of the highlights from Day two of 7on7 High School Football competition at the 2012 LA Watts Summer Games. Check out Diamond Ranch, Lincoln, Franklin, Morningside and Inglewood in this high school football highlight mix.
The wide receiver position was one to watch during Sunday's championship round. Franklin's Joshua Taylor was clearly the most dominant wideout at the LA Watts Summer Games and possessed a leaping ability and hands that will excite a number of high profile Division I colleges.
Brandon Cox (QB/2013) from Pasadena High School is gaining attention from many Division 1 colleges and universities. Cox currently has 5 official scholarship offers from a list of schools that include: Maryland, Utah State, New Mexico State, Arizona, Iowa State.
The upcoming senior plans to narrow down his options, and has yet to schedule any official visits. Cox is planning on attending the Oregon camp in the near future and has received interest a few schools in the Pac-12.
