St. Bonaventure QB Ricky Town gives verbal to Alabama

by Jeff Fisher
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St. Bonaventure quarterback Ricky Town has yet to play a game as a junior, but the 6-4, 190-pound knows where he'll be playing three years from now.  Monday, Town gave his verbal commitment to the University of Alabama.

Town chose the Tide over offers from Georgia, Stanford and Texas.

Last season, Town completed 162-of-243 passes for 2,086 yards and 18 touchdowns with seven interceptions. 

Former NFLer Keyshawn Johnson becomes an assistant high school football coach

by Jeff Fisher
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There's another Johnson in the house at Mission Viejo.

Former USC and NFL receiver Keyshawn Johnson, who played his high school football at Dorsey High in Los Angeles, has been named as an assistant football coach by head coach Bob Johnson

According to OCVarsity.com, Keyshawn, who currently serves as an NFL analyst on ESPN, will coach the Diablos' receivers.  The hiring reunites Keyshawn with Bob Johnson's son Rob, who also coaches receivers - Rob and Keyshawn were teammates at USC.  Rob and his brother Bret, both have experience playing quarterback in the NFL.

The OCVarsity.com story states that Keyshawn, whose son will be a freshman at Mission Viejo this year, will attend Tuesday and Wednesday practices and attend about half of the team's games.

So if you're counting, there are four Johnson's on the varsity coaching staff.

Mater Dei wins Air Strike 7-on-7 passing tournament

by Jeff Fisher
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Was Mater Dei's run through the extremely tough Air Strike 7-on-7 Passing Tournament at Dana Hills High School a sign of things to come in Southern California in 2013?

The 2012 CIF PAC-5 runner-ups beat Chaminade 14-13 in the finals of the day-long event that featured some of the top teams throughout the High School Football America/SoCal listening area.

According to Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com, the Monarchs, who last won the Air Strike in 2010 where perfect on the day.

Mater Dei was a perfect 7-0 on the day.  Chaminade's only two losses were to the Monarchs.  In the semifinals: Mater Dei beat Hart, while Chaminade beat Santa Margarita.

Also participating in the tourney were: Alemany, Dana Hills, Edison, Huntington Beach, Long Beach Poly, Mission Hills, Narbonne, Oaks Christian, St. Bonaventure, San Juan Hills, Valencia and Upland.

Santa Margarita top play Bishop Gorman in 2013

Santa Margarita will play another top-notch out-of-state high school football program this fall, according to MaxPreps.

The Eagles will host four-time Nevada high school football champ Bishop Gorman on September 6th here in Southern California. 

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2013 California High School D-1 Letter of Intent Signees

Michael Adkins (Helix) - Colorado
Nico Aimonetti (Los Gatos) - San Jose St.
Jacob Aisadek (Torrey Pines) - Arizona
Matt Anderson (San Ramon Valley) - Cal
Chidobe Awuzie (Oak Grove) - Colorado
Derek Babiash (Poway) - Arizona
Aaron Baltazar (Eastlake) - Boise St.
Cameron Birse (San Ramon Valley) - Arkansas St.
Hatari Byrd (Central East) - Oklahoma
Markel Byrd (Horizon Christian) - New Mexico
Jeff Camilli (Ponderosa) - Fresno St.
Carren Carrington (Horizon) - Oregon
Phillip Carter (Folsom) - Duke
Aaron Cochran (Buhach Colony) - Cal
Caleb Coleman (St. Mary's College) - Cal
Pierre Comier (Madison) - Arizona
Kamari Cotton-Moya (Ridgeview) - Iowa St.
Ziad Damanhoury (La Jolla Country Day) - Nevada
Darrell Daniels (Freedom) - Washington
Justin Davis (Lincoln - Stockton) - USC
Sean Dowling (Fallbrook Union) - Vanderbilt
Ryan Dunn (Sam Ramon Valley) - Arizona
Jared Goff (Marin Catholic) - Cal
Gunnar Graham (Marin Catholic) - Colorado
Zack Greenlee (Lincoln-Stockton) - Fresno St.
Trayvon Henderson (Grant Union)- Hawaii
Beau Hershberger (Granite Bay) - Nevada
Devin Holiday (Mission Hills) - Arizona
Spencer Hollie (Dublin) - SMU
Justin Holmes (Edison-Fresno) - Fresno St.
Austin Hooper (De La Salle) - Stanford
Michael Hutchings (De La Salle) - USC
Karris Johnson (California) - Utah St.
Vincent Johnson (Christian Brothers) - Cal
Jeremiah Kolone (Fallbrook) - San Jose St.
Nick Kelly (Casa Roble) - Arizona St.
Kendal Keys (Helix) - Boise St.
Kaodi Kike (Mountain House) - Nevada
Kevin King (Bishop O'Dowd) - Washington
Matthew Koloamatangi (Woodside) - Hawaii
Warren Long (James Logan) - Northwestern
Josh Lovingood (Clovis North) - Colorado St.
Trey Lomax (Mira Mesa) - San Diego St.
Chris Lopez (Mission Hills) - UNLV
Nathan Madsen (Eureka) - Fresno St.
David Manoa (Aragon) - Hawaii
Donte Mayes (Freedom) - Nevada
Cole Mazza (Liberty) - Alabama
Takkarist McKinley (Kennedy) - Cal
Fred Melifonwu (Lincoln) - San Diego St.
D.J. Moffitt (De La Salle) - UNLV
Brandon Monroe (Del Oro) - San Jose St.
L.J. Moore (Central East) - Oklahoma
Alec Moreno (Poway) - Nevada
Addison Morrow (Mira Mesa) - San Diego St.
John Mundt (Modesto Central Catholic) - Oregon
De'marieya Nelson (Chavez) - Arizona St.
Kenneth Olugbode (Bellarmine Prep) - Colorado
Kevin Palma (Mission Oak) - Stanford
Israel Paopao (Oceanside) - Florida International
Jack Powers (Palma) - Arizona St.
Elijah Quails (Casa Grande) - Washington
Scott Quessenberry (La Costa Canyon) - UCLA
Markeis Reed (Vintage) - Colorado
Kiel Robinson (Mission Hills) - Colorado St.
Tyree Robinson (Lincoln) - Oregon
Tyrell Robinson (Lincoln) - Oregon
Jaylen Ruiz (San Joaquin Memorial) - Fresno St.
Brandon Sarabia (Bakersfield) - Texas St.
A.J. Samataua (Del Campo) - San Jose St.
Isaiah Saunders (Pleasant Grove) - Idaho
Kyle Saxelid (Cosumnes Oaks) - UNLV
Chris Seisay (American Canyon) - Oregon
Ryan Severson (Valley Christian) - Colorado
Jourdan Soares (Gilroy) - San Jose St.
Chad Specht (Clovis West) - Nevada
Thomas Sperbeck (Jesuit) - Boise St.
Ryan Steele (Kingsburg) - Fresno St.
Kevin Sundberg (Fowler) - Nevada
Keoni Taylor (Garces) - San Jose St.
Nick Terry (Pleasant Grove) - Boise St.
Mike Tuaua (Rancho Cotate) - TCU
Tanner Vallejo (Nevada Union) - Boise St.
Eddie Vanderdoes (Placer) - Notre Dame
Nate Velichko (King's Academy) - San Jose St.
Lee Walker (Madison) - Arizona
David Wells (Clovis) - San Diego St.
Xavier Williams (Cathedral Catholic) - Colorado St.
Phillip Wright (Cardinal Newman) - Arizona
Aaron Zwahlen ( Downey) - Hawaii

OC Register Names Mission Viejo's Max Redfield Defensive Player of the Year

by Jeff Fisher
Editor-in-Chief
High School Football America
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California Helmet Project

Max Redfield of Mission Viejo has been named the Orange County Register's Defensive Player of the Year.

OCVarsity's Dan Albano reports that Redfield, who has reportedly narrowed his college choices to USC and Notre Dame, had 65 tackles, forced two fumbles, recovered four fumbles, picked-off four passes and block four punts.

De La Salle Wins 4th Straight CIF Open Division Title

Courtesy: California Helmet Project

by Jeff Fisher
Editor-in-Chief
High School Football America
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You can't beat the De La Salle by turning the ball over and making mistakes.  And, that's what Corona Centennial did in Saturday night's CIF Open Division championship game between the two.

Corona Centennial put the ball on the ground seven times, losing three fumbles in a 48-24 loss to the Spartans, who won their fourth straight Open Division title.  The Huskies were also penalized 12 times in the game.

Despite a 28-7 halftime deficit, the Huskies did try to make a game of it in the second half, but could only get within 14 points.

PE.com reports that the Huskies still put-up some impressive offensive numbers in the game, which closed-out a record-setting year for the offense.