The fifth game at the MLK Day Showdown at Providence features a quality matchup between the JW North Huskies of Riverside and the Palisades Dolphins.

JW North enters with a 16-3 record while Palisades holds a 14-6 mark coming into today.

Both teams play tough defense, forcing the opposition to work for every basket. Open looks were hard to come by in the first quarter with Palisades holding a slim 10-9 lead until Ohio State football commit Marcus Baugh threw down a vicious dunk to give JW North an 11-10 advantage after a quarter.

The third matchup at the MLK Showdown at Providence featured the La Verne Lutheran Trojans against the View Park Knights.

Lutheran entered the contest 17-6 while View Park came in with a 15-9 mark.

The Trojans jumped out to a big first quarter lead with strong play from Jay Miller, McKay Anderson, Skyler WIlliams and Joseph Rushing. Lutheran built a 26-12 advantage at the end of a quarter.

The opening matchup in the MLK Day Showdown at Providence High School featured the Mission Prep Royals from San Luis Obispo against the Renaissance Academy Wildcats of La Cañada.

Mission Prep entered the contest with a 13-7 record while Renaissance Academy came in with a 12-6 mark.

Both teams came out of the gates strong in a competitive first quarter. Renaissance Academy was led in the first half by junior Karl Vaskys who scored 15 points.

Sophomore Quinton Adlesh responded for the Royals, dropping 16 points to give Mission Prep a 34-30 halftime advantage.

Thanks to Jeffrey Coprich and the Inner City Youth Foundation, the best local student athletes were celebrated on an Evening of Champions at the Inaugural Unsung Heroes Awards Ceremony at Celebrity Centre in Hollywood Sunday night.

CLA was honored to attend such a glorious event that featured several performers, including the LA City Inner CIty Mass Choir. Athletes were recognized for their success on the field, in the classroom and within the community.

Day Two at Steve Clarkson's Field Generals Quarterback Camp provided the athletes with an opportunity to apply the skills and techniques they learned the day before.

It was a pristine sunny day at Cathedral High School and the quarterbacks made the most of the optimal conditions. In addition to the several training stations, there was a Madden Truck on site for the quarterbacks to play video game football to improve decision making and engage in friendly competition.

Day One at quarterback guru Steve Clarkson’s Field Generals Camp provided CLA with a glimpse at some of the most talented young arms in the country. The two-day event sold out quickly and provides immeasurable knowledge to all those in attendance.

75 aspiring college level athletes were afforded the privilege of being coached up by one of the best in the business in Clarkson.

During his collegiate career, Clarkson was a 3-year starter and two-time Academic All-American at San Jose State University under legendary coach Jack Elway.

South Bay BMW’s West Coast Bowl will take place January 27, 2013 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA. The country’s most unique game will feature top Pac-12 football recruits and other D-1 bound players from the West Coast states.

To find the best matchups, college recruiting experts from B2G Sports invited the best high school seniors from that region.

Franklin Panthers senior wide receiver Joshua "Jay Tee" Taylor is gonna make quite a splash at the next level. The playmaking star wideout recently took an official visit to San Diego State and was pleased with his experience.

"I had a lot of fun. They had a good welcome for us. We watched a practice, it was an intense fast-paced practice which I liked," said Taylor.

Last week, Taylor participated in the LA All-Stars v San Diego All-Stars game at Oaks Christian where he had two catches.

Five-star recruit Adoree' Jackson and Serra Head Coach Scott Altenberg decided to call the the University of Florida today so they could ask a few questions about the football and track programs..

The result? An official scholarship offer from the Gators.

SEC schools have come knocking and University of Florida is the latest school to offer one of the most highly-touted recruits in the nation in Serra's Jackson.