The Loyola Cubs defeated the Pasadena Bulldogs 80-56 to advance in the CIFSS 1AA playoffs. The Cubs blew open a tight game in the fourth quarter. CLA contributor C-Dawg was in the house and on the call for this intense matchup.
Check out 2013 Washington Huskies quarterback commit Troy Williams senior highlights on CLA! The University of Washington landed one of the top QB recruits in the nation and will have a great leader for years to come. Watch a few clips from Troy Williams and the Narbonne Gauchos from the 2012 HS football season.
St. John Bosco junior standout defensive back Naijiel Hale is primed for a sensational senior season in 2013. The ball-hawking corner just landed a scholarship offer from Nebraska. The black shirt Cornhusker defense would welcome the addition of a talent like Hale.
Boise State has also offered while Oregon, UCLA and Northwestern are just a few of the programs interested in Naijiel's services. As the recruiting process heats up, CLA expects Hale to continue to reel in offers from big time programs.
Jaleel Wadood is that dude. As one of the top defensive back recruits on the West Coast, Wadood is stacking scholarship offers like pancakes, and it's no short stack either. The St. John Bosco 2014 DB has racked up offers from ten top Division I programs since last year.
Wadood's most recent offer came today from the Pac-12. Washington State reached out to the Bosco coaching staff and made contact with Wadood to become his tenth official scholarship offer.
The Cougars are currently in a rebuilding phase, but that doesn't mean Wadood is sleeping on their offer either.
Earlier this HS basketball season, Marcus LoVett Jr. went absolutely nuts with 48 points against Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks). LoVett is considered one of the top 2015 guard prospects in all of high school basketball and will be a prized recruit for many top NCAA hoop programs in the near future.
Watch Adoree' Jackson's Top 10 Plays from his junior season at Gardena Serra High School. Adoree' Jackson went into his junior season with no official scholarship offers, and now holds offers from UCLA, LSU, USC, Texas A&M, Michigan, Florida, Miami, Washington and many other top BCS programs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
