Recent San Diego Recruiting News

In SD County HS Basketball recruiting, there has been lots of news with more on the horizon.

2012 Basketball:

• La Costa Canyon's Matt Shrigley has been committed to SDSU for a while now after passing up on offers from the Pac-12 and ACC. Expect him to sign with the Aztecs when the signing period opens on November 11th. LCC Point Guard David Travers pledged to Georgia St. about two months ago.
• Torrey Pines Joe Rahon and Garrett Galvin are still sorting through the college process. Joe has several offers, but it looks like Boston College, Oregon, Stanford, St. Marys, California, USC and San Diego St. appear to be among his finalists. Expect a decision later this month and for him to sign in November. Garrett has drawn interest from Denver, Columbia, American, Portland and UCSD.
• At Francis Parker school, Point Guard Dalante Dunklin chose UCSB this weekend over Portland St. and San Diego. He played on Dream Vision with Rahon this summer, as well as Shabazz Muhammad, Winston Shepard and Robert Upshaw.
• Javion Watson, a combo guard from San Ysidro HS committed to Long Beach St. in April. He had a very good junior season for the high scoring cougars.
• At El Camino HS, Dayton Boddie committed to UC-Riverside in mid July after showcasing his skills with Gamepoint this summer. He chose them over Long Beach St.

2013 Basketball:

• 6'9" Kameron Rooks of Mission Hills HS, the son of former Arizona Wildcat and NBA Veteran Sean Rooks, has offers from UC-Irvine and Oregon St. as well as interest from a few other High Majors.
• 6'10" Cheikh Ndiaye of Army Navy Academy is super long and brings a huge defensive presence to the game. He needs to add lots of weight and muscle, but many schools are in on this guy.

2014 Basketball:

• 5'10" Devin Watson is a name to watch. Very advanced skill wise for an incoming sophomore. Has tons of interest from BCS level schools, but it's way too early in his recruiting process to report anything else.

The Dominance of So-Cal QB's in College.

I'd been planning on writing an article for the last week on how successful High School quarterbacks from Southern California go on to be once they reach the Division 1 College level. As I was gathering facts and info, I came across an article that Rivals.com posted on where each D-1 Starting QB is from. They beat me to it. Here's the link: http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1270793

Note that this list only has the starters. There are countless other QB's from So-Cal that are on rosters, just not currently starting.

Recent NFL Talk

Recently, a lot has been made about the New York Giants faking injuries during the game to slow down the pace after being instructed to do so from their Defensive Coordinator. This, in my opinion is a huge problem. By seeing these players do this, I lose a lot of respect for them. Whatever the reason is that they're slowing the game, whether it is to gain their breath or to slow their opponents rhythm, there is no place for it in the game. I completely agree with the commissioners office on this issue. If its something that continues, I think suspensions for the players and coaches should be in order. Fines just do any justice anymore. As we saw last week, when Dunta Robinson of the Falcons launched himself at Jeremy Maclin, who was a defenseless receiver, he only got a 40,000$ fine. He's a repeat offender, who did it to the same team last year. Oh yeah, the 40k is only worth 8% of his game check for that week. NFL, that one is on you!

The other big issue this week has been the comments of DeAngelo Hall on the Redskins, saying that he will be looking to hit Tony Romo in the ribs this week and says it's an NFL players duty to go at injured opponents. Unlike most, I have absolutely no problem with these comments. Your job in football is to find your opponents weakness and exploit it. Pretty Simple. If you are not healthy enough to take those hits, then you better sit out that week. Now, if Hall hits Romo this week with an "illegal hit" and is fined you better believe that the fine will be much more that it would have been if he didn't make those comments. Are there any good commissioners in Sports...

Several College Football players from San Diego County High Schools are in action today as college football kicks off. Here they are.

Oklahoma:

Kenny Stills- (Soph) WR. La Costa Canyon HS

Tony Jefferson- (Soph) LB/DB. Eastlake HS

Brennan Clay- (Soph) RB. Scripps Ranch HS

Oregon:

Everett Benyard- (RS. Soph) OL. Cathedral Catholic HS

Penn St:

John Cabot- (Fresh) QB. Torrey Pines HS

Cincinnati:

Daniel Murray- (Fresh) OL. Torrey Pines HS

UCLA:

Nelson Rosario- (Senior) WR. El Camino HS

Aaron Wallace Jr- (Fresh) LB. Rancho Bernardo HS

Michigan:

Matt Wile- (Fresh) K. Francis Parker HS

Stanford:

Tyler Gaffney- (Junior) RB. Cathedral Catholic HS

Levine Toilolo- (Junior) TE. Helix HS

Ricky Seale- (RS. Fr) RB. Escondido HS

Evan Crower- (Fresh) QB. St. Augustine HS

USC:

Dillon Baxter- (Soph) RB. Mission Bay HS

Christian Heyward- (Fresh) Point Loma HS

California:

Stefan McClure- (Fresh) CB. Vista HS

Mustafa Jalil- (Fresh) DE. Cathedral Catholic HS

Alex Crothswaite- (Soph) OL. Cathedral Catholic HS

Brian Farley- (Fresh) OL. Patrick Henry HS

Colorado St:

Pete Thomas- (Sophomore) QB. Valhalla HS

Colorado:

Ryan Deehan- (Senior) TE. Poway HS

Alex Kelley- (Fresh) C. Vista HS.

Nevada:

Zack Brickell- (Fresh) G. Fallbrook HS

Parker Vail- (RS. Fr) WR. Torrey Pines HS

Chance Early- (Fresh) WR. Cathedral Catholic HS

Arizona St:

Jamaar Jarrett- (Senior) DE. Mission Hills HS

George Bell- (Senior) WR. San Diego HS

Joita Te'i- (Soph) DE. El Camino HS

Arizona:

Dame Ndiaye- (Fresh) DE. Hoover HS

Brigham Young:

Stehly Reden- (Fresh) OL. Valley Center HS

Idaho:

Ryan Ena- (Fresh) DE. El Camino HS

Boise St.

Jamar Taylor- (Junior) CB. Helix HS

Kansas St.

Ian Seau- (Fresh) DE. La Costa Canyon HS

Washington:

James Johnson- (Junior) WR. Valley Center HS

Utah:

Jordan Wynn- (Junior) QB. Oceanside HS

Nebraska:

JT Kerr (RS. Soph)- TE. Scripps Ranch HS

San Diego St:

Ryan Lindley- (RS. Sr) QB. El Capitan HS

Joel Alesi- (RS. Fr) P. Christian HS

Kwasi Badu- (Fresh) DB. La Jolla HS

Demetrius Barksdale- (Senior) LB. University City HS

Robert Craighead- (Fresh) TE. El Capitan HS

Tommie Draheim- (Senior) OL. El Capitan HS

Jacob Driver- (Soph) LB. La Costa Canyon HS

Andrew Feaster- (Soph) LB. Eastlake HS

Jake Fely- (RS. Fr) LB. Oceanside HS

Kenny Galea'i- (Fresh) DL. Oceanside HS

Chris Gordert- (Junior) LB. Mira Mesa HS

Brice Heers- (Soph) FB. Santa Fe Christian HS

Jonathan Henkel- (Fresh) OL. Chula Vista HS

King Holder- (RS. Fr) DB. Oceanside HS

Reggie Jones- (Fresh) OL. Mt. Miguel HS

Mahbu Keels- (RS. Fr) DB. Mission Bay HS

David Lamar- (RS. Fr) WR.Madison HS

Osmond Nicholas- (Soph) WR. Oceanside HS

Larry Parker- (Senior) DB. St. Augustine HS

DJ Shields- (Junior) TE. Bonita Vista HS

Rene Siluano- (Soph) DB. Oceanside HS

Brian Stahovich- (Senior) P. Cathedral Catholic HS

Nick Stenman- (Fresh) LB. Scripps Ranch HS

Ryan Taylor- (Fresh) DL. Hilltop HS

Josh Wade- (Junior) DB. Point Loma HS

JJ Whitaker- (RS. Fr) DB. Oceanside HS

John Wilson- (Fresh) DB. Torrey Pines HS

Air Force:

Tyrone Sauls- (Fresh) RB. Christian HS

Fresno St:

Robbie Rouse- (Junior) RB. Madison HS

Karl Mickelson- (Fresh) LB. Morse HS

Southern Methodist:

Taylor Reich- (Fresh) OL. Westview HS

UNLV:

Kenny Keys- (Fresh) S. Helix HS

Jordan Sparkman- (RS. Fr) TE. Point Loma HS

Arkansas St:

Bobby Zalud- (Soph) K. La Costa Canyon HS

San Jose St:

Sean Linton- (Fresh) WR. Helix HS

David Quessenberry- (Junior) OL. La Costa Canyon HS

Ronnie Yell- (Junior) DB. Lincoln HS

Ja'Rodd Watson- (Senior) DT. La Jolla HS

Taylor Evans- (Junior) S. Mission Bay HS

Jake Peterson- (Fresh) OL. West Hills HS

Army:

Ryan Morgan- (Soph) RB. Ramona HS

Yale:

Wes Gavin- (Soph) OL. Francis Parker HS

Deon Randall- (Soph) RB. Francis Parker HS

San Diego County Basketball Players to Watch. 2011-12.

Preseason Top 10:

1. La Costa Canyon

2. Lincoln

3. Torrey Pines

4. El Camino

5. Poway

6. Francis Parker

7. San Ysidro

8. Rancho Bernardo

9. Mission Hills

10. Hoover

Players to Watch:

Joe Rahon- 6'1" Senior/Guard/Torrey Pines HS. This combo guard is the younger brother of San Diego State sharpshooter James Rahon. Joe had a big summer playing with the likes of Shabazz Muhammad and Winston Shepard on Dream Vision 17U while playing the point guard position. He boasts offers from SDSU, Boston College, Georgetown, USD, Fresno St., Portland, St. Marys, Loyola Marymount and New Orleans.

Matt Shrigley- 6'5" Senior/Forward/La Costa Canyon HS. This super athletic small forward pledged to San Diego St. in mid-June after turing down offers from Boston College, Oregon, Oregon St., Colorado, Arizona St. and Washington St. among others. He should fit in well with the aztecs, but needs to work on his strength so he can finish around the rim.

Dalante Dunklin- 5'11" Senior/Guard/Francis Parker HS. This undersized combo guard plays with intensity and has offers from USD, Cal-Poly, Denver and Portland St. and interest from SDSU, Colorado and UCSB. Has great upper-body strength but must grow is he wants to continue at both positions.

Sam Beeler- 6'10" Senior/Center/Poway HS. Sam runs very well in transition and his jump shot extends out to 20 feet. He has offers from SDSU, UC Davis, UCSB, USD, USF and Colorado. Very agile, but needs to bulk up and become more physical. He'll probably need a year to redshirt.

Adam Lacey- 6'8" Senior/Center/San Diego HS. Adam is long and skinny and has good jumping ability. He would probably be an outstanding volleyball player. He has offers from UC Irvine and CSU-Northridge and plans to wait until the season to make his decision. Very limited offensively, but can change the game with his length. He needs to develop more of an offensive game and to become more comfortable with the ball in his hands.

Cameron Rooks- 6'9" Junior/Center/Mission Hills HS. Cameron is the son of former Arizona Wildcat and NBA player Sean Rooks. Cameron has offers from Oregon St. and UC Irvine as well as interest from USC, UCLA and Notre Dame. He is a big kid, huge frame and long arms. He is a smart player that catches the ball well in the post. He doesn't run the floor well and fatigues. With better conditioning he should become a solid D1 player.

Dayton Boddie- 6'2" Senior/Guard/El Camino HS. Dayton is a very athletic and physical player. He can go and grab the lob and throw it down. Dayton chose UC Riverside in July over Long Beach St. He gets good lift on his shot but overall it needs improvement, he could also use improvement on his handling, especially in traffic.

Javion Watson- 6'1" Senior/Guard/San Ysdiro HS. Javion is a "score first" point guard but did average 5 assists per game for his HS team last season. He needs to improve on leadership skills and managing the game. Too often he settles for outside shots. Javion chose Long Beach St. in may for the opportunity to play as a freshman. He also had interest from SDSU, USD, Cal, UC Irvine and Marquette.

Garrett Galvin- 6'3" Senior/Guard/Torrey Pines HS. Garrett is an outstanding shooter that needs to improve his lead guard skills and his defensive awareness (but who doesn't?) Yale and a few other Ivy leagues are involved in his recruitment as well as UCSD.

Jerry Cobb- 6'2" Senior/Guard/Lincoln HS. Jerry is a combo guard that came off the bench for Hornets last season, runners up in the D2 state title. Great athlete with outstanding speed. He is between guard positions at this time and will need to focus on a certain position before schools get too involved.

Tyree and Tyrel Robinson- 6'4" Junior's/Guards/Lincoln HS. Tyree and Tyrel are twins and both combo guards, they play AAU for the Oakland Soldiers with Dominic Artis, Brandon Ashley and Aaron Gordon. Tyree is ranked 17th nationally by Rivals and Tyrel is ranked 70th. Many schools nationally are involved in their recruitment; Texas, UCLA, Arizona, Marquette, Florida St., Kansas, SDSU, Stanford, Washington, Oregon and Kentucky. They have made it clear, wherever they go, they will be a package deal. They both play too fast at times and become turnover prone, but they're both outstanding at attacking off the dribble and Tyree gets great lift on his shot. Tyrel is a divison 1 football prospect, but is a better defensive stopper than his brother Tyree and has a good mid-range game.

All Star Break Padres Report

The Padres were defeated today for the 5th consecutive game. After finding themselves 8 games out of first and a game and a half out of third after the July 5th game, they now find themselves in dead last 11.5 games back after being shutout the first two games of the Dodgers series and scoring 1 run today. They struck out 28 times in the series and only managed one hit yesterday against Dodgers hurler Rubby De La Rosa. For the Padres, pitching has not been the problem. They've allowed 8 runs in the last 36 innings. Yesterday Aaron Harang, Josh Spence, Chad Qualls, Mike Adams and Luke Gregerson combined on 8 2/3 no hit innings. With two outs and two strikes, Juan Uribe ripped a belt high slider of Chris Denorfia's head and off the ad for the new Harry Potter Movie. Dioner Navarro followed up with a single into the left-center gap. Just like that, it went from one out away from 9 innings of no-hit ball to a heartbreaking loss. Today, they got ahead early on a Rob Johnson solo homerun and weren't heard from again. They went 0-25 with RISP in the series. After the first two games of the Giants series things were looking up. Not so much anymore. The bottom line is it's time to sell. I don't think anyone should not be available. Jed should build for the future with whatever it takes. Bell, Qualls, Ludwick are the ones that I think will be dealt, though Bartlett is a dark horse also. Now at the all-star break, there is no need to hold out for hope. Start preparing for the future.

Updated SD County High School Commits:

2011 SD County Football Recruits

Here is a list of 2011 San Diego County High School Football Recruits with the Colleges they will be attending.

Cathedral Catholic-

Mustafa Jalil- CAL (DT)

Chance Early- Committed to Nevada earlier today. (4/18)

Torrey Pines-

Daniel Murray- Cincinnati (OL)

John Cabot- Penn St. (QB)

John Wilson- SDSU (RB)

Scott Mainquist- U of Chicago (DE)

Kevin Cuff- CSU- Pueblo (LB)

Patrick Barnes- CSU- Pueblo (C)

Rancho Bernardo-

Aaron Wallace- UCLA (LB)

Tyler Gomogda- Sacramento St. (RB)

Vista-

Stefan McClure- CAL (CB)

Alex Kelley- Colorado (C)

Jeremiah Kose- Offer from New Mexico St. (LB)

La Costa Canyon-

Ian Seau- Kansas St.(DE)

Valley Center-

Travis Bernard- Northern Colorado (RB)

Drew Reilly- Colorado St. (S)

Stehly Reden- BYU (Ath)

Point Loma-

Christian Heyward- USC (DT)

St. Augustine-

Evan Crower- Stanford (QB)

Bishops-

Micah Seau- San Diego St.(LB)

Alec Fisher- Columbia (RB)

Francis Parker-

Matt Wile- decomitted from SDSU, to follow Brady Hoke to Michigan. (K)

Calipatria-

Cedric Thompson- Minnesota (CB)

Mt. Miguel-

Reggie Jones- San Diego St. (OL)

Diante Lee- Sacramento St.

Helix-

Sam Meredith- San Diego St. (DE)

Hoover-

Dame Ndiaye- Arizona (DE)

Westview-

Taylor Reich- SMU (OL)

Patrick Henry-

Brian Farley- CAL (OT)

El Capitan-

Robert Craighead- SDSU (TE)

San Diego-

Treyvon Martin- Offer from New Mexico St. (DE)

Mira Mesa-

Shamone Fletcher- Offer from New Mexico St. (WR)

Madison-

De'Saan Harkwick- SDSU (RB)

Akeem Woodson- Offer from New Mexico St. (WR)

West Hills-

Gary Issacson- New Mexico St. (QB)

Christian-

Tyrone Sauls- Air Force (ATH)

Carlsbad-

Jason Floyd- Harvard (WR)

Armani Aburto- Colgate (RB)

Central-

Brandon Andrews- South Dakota St.

La Jolla Country Day-

Stephen Dennis- USD (OT)

Eastlake-

Chris Fletcher- Cal Poly

Jordan Hines- Cal Poly

Morse-

Deonte Flowers- Montana St.

Karl Mickelson- Fresno St.

Ramona-

Bryson Garcia- Navy

Tyler Jackson- Western New Mexico

Nathan Lutu- Mayville St.

Scripps Ranch-

Nick Sloan- Navy

Final Four Preview

Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas will be the home of this weekends final four featuring Kentucky, Connecticut, Butler and Virginia Commonwealth, but the NBA has been the home to the players from these schools once they leave. 11 players from these schools have been drafted to the NBA in the last two seasons. Would you have guessed that VCU has has a player drafted in the top 20 in each of the last two years? (Eric Maynor and Larry Sanders) Syracuse, North Carolina and Wake Forest are the only other schools that can claim that. Shaka Smart has done a great job after replacing Anthony Grant who moved on to bigger and better things @ Alabama. VCU has had some great recruiting classes the past 5 years, especially for a "Mid-Major" school from the Colonial Athletic Association. Whether Shaka stays or goes this has been a year that VCU has been building for years and can continue to improve on for years to come. Kentucky and UConn have been in the press and on TV all season long and for years before this and you certainly don't need to hear yet another opinion on them.

Now for Butler, my pick to win the National Title. Brad Stevens is in his 4th season as the coach there. He has led the Bulldogs to the tournament in all 4 years and boasts a 62-10 conference record in that time. He could've gone to any open school of his choice last year but opted to stay at Butler for the quality of people there and the tradition they have built. In this weekends final four, they have everything you look for in a #WINNING team: A scorer (future NBA player Shelvin Mack), A shooter (Shawn Vanzant- 42% from three), A big time defender (Ronald Nored- Horizon league co-def player of the year last season), An experienced big man (academic all- american Matt Howard) and Superior Coaching (Brad Stevens). Look for the Bulldogs to take down John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats in the National Championship.

San Diego High School Basketball Roundup

This weekend features some big SD county HS games.

Tonight features the SDS DII Championship between Hoover HS (26-6) and Lincoln HS (28-1). Lincoln's lone loss on the season was by 1 point against the top team in California: Long Beach Poly. They're led by UCLA bound Norman Powell and versatile wing Resean Simpson. Sophomores Tyree and Tyrell Robinson are Top 50 players in the country for their class. Hoover has managed a good season despite losing their point guard to graduation and senior forward Dame N'Diaye decided to drop basketball and pick up football and has since committed to Arizona. Hoover's star Angelo Chol (23 ppg, 15 rpg and 8 bpg) also committed to Arizona a couple of weeks ago.

Tomorrow's big matchup is the SDS DI Championship between Torrey Pines HS (25-5) and La Costa Canyon HS (26-4). Torrey Pines has won 9 straight and finished the Palomar league undefeated. Only one of their losses came to a San Diego section team, that was a 51-50 loss to La Costa Canyon on January 7th. Max Heller (10 ppg, 5 apg) runs the offense while Joe Rahon (16 ppg, 6 rpg) and Nick Kerr (15 ppg) are the scorers. Guard Jesse Neugarten adds 10 ppg while CJ Vafiadis averages 7 ppg and 5 rpg. La Costa Canyon has won 7 straight, led by junior wing Matt Shrigley and lone senior Drew Kitchens, each average 19 ppg and 7 rpg. Sophomore Jeff Van Dyke (42%) is a deadly 3-point shooter.

February Recruiting Roundup

Last Thursday, Hoover HS big man Angelo Chol made the call to play basketball at the University of Arizona beginning next season. He chose the Wildcats over North Carolina and Kansas. He eliminated Washington and Alabama the week before. He joins an outstanding 2011 class for U of A next year that includes Top 50 players Josiah Turner (PG), Nick Johnson (SG) and Sidiki Johnson (PF). He becomes the 4th basketball player from San Diego to pledge his decisions for 2011.

Norman Powell: (Lincoln-UCLA)

Nick Kerr: (Torrey Pines-USD)

Jesse Neugarten: (Torrey Pines-Oberlin College)

Eric Norman: (Francis Parker- SMU)

Christian Heyward, DT (Point Loma HS) made his decision on signing day to play at USC starting next season. He narrowed his choices down to SDSU, Oregon and the Trojans, but ultimately the Aztecs weren't able to pull in another local big time recruit.

Ian Seau, DE/OLB (La Costa Canyon HS) made his decision to play at Kansas St. following his visit there around signing day. He was down to Arizona State and the Wildcats.

Jonny Martin, RB (Cathedral Catholic HS) Jonny will head east and play at Wofford College in South Carolina.

Alec Fisher, RB (The Bishops School) Alec will continue his college career in the Ivy League at Columbia University.

Matt Wile, K (Francis Parker School) Matt made his decision to follow ex-Aztec coach Brady Hoke and will kick at Michigan.

Zack Brickell, OG (Fallbrook HS) made his decision earlier this month to play at the University of Nevada.

Ryan Ena, DE (El Camino HS) pledged to play at the University of Idaho. Ena, who is 6'6" and very athletic should be a steal for a Vandal team that has fallen on hard times.

Kenny Keys, DB (Helix HS) Keys, the 6'4" starting safety for the Highlanders signed with UNLV on signing day.

Gary Issacson, QB (West Hills HS) Issacson has re-opened his commitment from New Mexico St., but he is still considering the Aggies.

Karl Mickleson, OT (Morse HS) Mickleson gave the Fresno state Bulldogs a commitment on National Signing Day.

Tyrone Sauls, ATH (Christian HS) Tyrone, the California small schools player of the year chose Air Force over Oregon.

Jason Floyd, WR (Carlsbad HS) Jason will head back east and play in the Ivy League and catch passes at Harvard.

Harry Wilburn, OL/DL (Torrey Pines HS) Harry will be heading to Colorado State- Fort Lewis next Fall.

Kevin Cuff (LB) and Patrick Barnes (C) both from Torrey Pines HS will both be heading to Colorado State- Pueblo.

Stefan McClure; a Golden Bear

<<<-----McClure makes the Call:

Vista HS Cornerback Stefan McClure made his college announcement this morning, pledging to the California Golden Bears. McClure's other final suitors included Oregon St, UCLA, Boise St and Michigan before deciding on Cal. McClure has said, even though he is going as a defensive back, the coaches at Cal have talked to him about playing Wide Receiver at Berkeley.

Recruiting Roundup:

Christian Heyward (Point Loma HS) and Ian Seau (La Costa Canyon HS) are among the notable SD County HS football players yet to choose a college. Heyward is visting SDSU this weekend, after seeing Oregon last week and UCLA the week before. He has also visited USC, a decision will likely come on signing day. Meanwhile, Seau picked up offers from BYU, Arizona and Colorado St. before his senior year but is now only considering Arizona St. which he visited last week and Kansas St. which he is visting this week. A decision from Junior Seau's nephew is expected on signing day.

-Beau Reilly Quarterback @ Valley Center HS (Escondido, CA) has said that when he continues his amateur football career in 2014 following his two year mormon mission, it will most likely be in Fort Collins, Colorado; home to Colorado St. His brother Drew (also at Colorado St.) recently returned from his mission and will begin workouts with the rams in the next couple weeks. He is not committed to CSU and is still talking to BYU, Stanford and SDSU. A decision will come in the next couple weeks.

-Torrey Pines Quarterback John Cabot decided earlier this week to commit to Penn St. as a preferred walk-on starting in 2011. Cabot had offers from Idaho and Northern Colorado and took a visit to San Jose St. last weekend. Penn St. is not bringing in a scholarship quarterback in the 2011 class, and freshman starter Robert Bolden has decided to transfer. Cabot works with renowned quarterback coach George Whitfield and made great strides from his Junior to Senior season.

2011 SD County Football Recruits

Here is a list of 2011 San Diego County High School Football Recruits with the Colleges they will be attending.

Cathedral Catholic-

Mustafa Jalil- CAL (DT)

Chance Early- Offer from San Jose St. Interest from Oklahoma

Torrey Pines-

Daniel Murray- Cincinnati (OL)

John Cabot- Penn St. (QB)

Scott Mainquist- U of Chicago (DE)

Rancho Bernardo-

Aaron Wallace- UCLA (LB)

Vista-

Stefan McClure- Announces tomorrow morning; considering Michigan, UCLA, CAL, Boise St. and Oregon St. (CB)

Alex Kelley- Colorado (C)

Jeremiah Kose- Offer from New Mexico St. (LB)

La Costa Canyon-

Ian Seau- considering Arizona St. and Kansas St. Decision expected soon. (DE)

Valley Center-

Travis Bernard- Northern Colorado (RB)

Drew Reilly- Colorado St. (S)

Stehly Reden- BYU (Ath)

Point Loma-

Christian Heyward- Expected to announce on signing day. USC, Oregon, Arizona, San Diego St. (DT)

St. Augustine-

Evan Crower- Stanford (QB)

Bishops-

Micah Seau- San Diego St. (LB)

Francis Parker-

Matt Wile- San Diego St. (K)

Mt. Miguel-

Reggie Jones- San Diego St. (OL)

Helix-

Sam Meredith- San Diego St. (DE)

Hoover-

Dame Ndiaye- Arizona (DE)

Westview-

Taylor Reich- SMU (OL)

Patrick Henry-

Brian Farley- offers from Maryland and New Mexico St. (OL)

El Capitan-

Robert Craighead- SDSU (TE)

San Diego-

Treyvon Martin- Offer from New Mexico St. (DE)

Mira Mesa-

Shamone Fletcher- Offer from New Mexico St. (WR)

Madison-

De'Saan Harkwick- SDSU (RB)

Akeem Woodson- Offer from New Mexico St. (WR)

West Hills-

Gary Issacson- New Mexico St. (QB)

Christian-

Tyrone Sauls- Offer from Oregon (Ath)

NFL Championship Sunday

Green Bay (-4) @ Chicago

Pittsburgh (-4) vs. New York Jets

NFL Saturday Divisional Games

Baltimore (+3) @ Pittsburgh

Atlanta (-3) vs. Green Bay

Last Week: 3-1

NFL Wildcard Sunday picks

Baltimore (-4) @ Kansas City

Green Bay (+3) @ Philadelphia

NFL wildcard Saturday picks

New Orleans (-11) @ Seattle

New York Jets (+3) @ Indianapolis

Notable College Football players from SD: season wrap up.

La Costa Canyon- Kenny Stills (fr.) Finished an outstanding year for Oklahoma with 61 catches, 786 yards and 5 TD's. Will be a big piece of next years team that should be preseason top 5.

Jose Mohler (soph) Starting QB for North Dakota st. threw 5 TD's and ran in 3 this year for a Bison team that uses an option offense.

Justin Dire (fr.) 2nd on the OT depth chart as a freshman for the Wyoming Cowboys.

Bobby Zalud (fr.) Starting kicker for Arkansas st. went 6/13 on FG's this season and 27/29 on XP's.

Cathedral Catholic- Everett Benyard (RS. fr) Did not appear this year for Oregon after redshirting a year ago. Big OT should find playing time in the next three years.

Tyler Gaffney (soph) Was the backup RB for this years Stanford Cardinal team. Rushed for 58-253 and 4 TD's as the goal line back.

Cody Pope (RS. jr) The starting center for Tennessee battled through injuries and missed time throughout the season.

Brian Stahovich (jr) The starting punter for SDSU averaged 45.4 yards per punt this season and had a long of 89 yards at Wyoming.

Alejandro Crosthwaite (fr) Used this season to redshirt, but was a highly recruited offensive lineman out of HS so should find oppurtunity to play.

Madison- Robbie Rouse (soph) Starting RB for the Fresno St. Bulldogs rans for 205-1177 and 8 TD's. He also caught 2 TD's. Should end up being a 3 year starter after college career.

Mission Bay- Dillon Baxter (fr.) Started a few games this season for USC, rushed for 59-252 and 1 TD. Also caught 11 passes for 73 yards.

Scripps Ranch- Brennan Clay (fr.) Saw occasional playing time as a backup RB for Oklahoma. Rushed for 36-127. Should be elevated on depth chart next season.

Tate Forcier (soph) Backup role this season behind D. Robinson. Played occasionally, 597 yards passing, 4 TD's. Ineligible for Bowl game.

Eastlake- Tony Jefferson (fr.) Recorded 43 tackles, 1 sack and 2 INT as the Oklahoma Sooners starting Nickelback and backup SS.

Castle Park- DeMarco Sampson (6th yr. Sr.) The Aztec receiver Caughts 67 passes for 1220 yards and 8 TD's. Will be a late round NFL selection in a few months.

Escondido- Ricky Seale (fr.) Did not appear in a game this season for the Stanford Cardinal. Will be tough to find time with the surplus of RB's on the Stanford roster.

Valhalla- Pete Thomas (fr.) Starting QB for the Colorado St. Rams had a tough season but showed good signs for the future. Completed 65% of passes, threw for 2662 yards and 11 TD's.

San Pasqual- Marquez Herrod (RS. sr) Recorded 2 tackles this season in 7 games played for the Colorado Buffaloes. Lone senior on the defensive front four.

Poway- Ryan Deehan (jr.) Starting TE for the Colorado Buffaloes recorded 25 catches, 249 yards and 1 TD. Could be an NFL player after next season.

Helix- Levine Toilolo (soph) Starting TE for Stanford, tore his ACL after his first catch in the 1st game this season. Will medical RS and have 3 years remaining.

Anthony Anderson (RS. fr) In four games this season, Oregon DE had 1 tackle and 2 pass break ups.

Oceanside- Jordan Wynn (soph) Starting QB for the Utah Utes. Passed for 2334 yards and 13 TD's. Was injured for the Las Vegas bowl vs. Boise St.

El Camino- Nelson Rosario (jr) Starting receiver for the UCLA Bruins. Recorded 29 catches for 309 yards and 1 TD.

El Capitan- Ryan Lindley (RS. jr) Starter @ QB led the Aztecs to a Bowl win (1st since 1969), and threw for 3830 yards and 28 TD's.

Chula Vista- Taimi Tutogi (soph) DE @ Arizona started 5 games, but only recorded 1 tackle this season.

Valley Center- James Johnson (soph) Took a backseat in the offense as a sophomore after a huge freshman yr. Only had 1 catch for 3 yards this season.

Week 17 NFL picks

Carolina (+15) @ Atlanta

Pittsburgh (-6) @ Cleveland

Minnesota (+3) @ Detroit

Oakland (+4) @ Kansas City

New England (-6) vs. Miami

Tampa Bay (+9) @ New Orleans

New York Jets (pk.) vs. Buffalo

Baltimore (-10) vs. Cincinatti

Green Bay (-10) vs. Chicago

Indianapolis (-10) vs. Tennessee

Philadelphia (-3) vs. Dallas

San Francisco (-6) vs. Arizona

New York Giants (-4) @ Washington

Jacksonville (+3) @ Houston

St. Louis (-3) @ Seattle

San Diego (-4) @ Denver

Last Week: 8-6

Season Total: 102-93-4