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. 

La Mirada to wear lots of different uniforms in 2013

by Jeff Fisher
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Mike Moschetti's La Mirada Matadores are going to receive a lot of attention during the 2013 season - actually with Division I recruits Kevin Dillman, Tyler Luatua, Dallis Todd (verbal Oklahoma) andMichael Trani (verbal to Cal), the school has gotten lots of off-season attention from college coaches and recruiting websites alike.

Coach Moschetti, along with Jim Phillips and Josh Guereque (High School Football America/SoCal producer) have been putting together several videos during the offseason to promote the school and the team.
The latest video showcases the Matadores' new Nike uniforms that the team will wear this fall. La Mirada has two different helmets to go along with several different jerseys and pants that will create 20 different uniform combinations.

You can check-out the new unis in the video above. As of the writing of this story, the video has received over 2,600 views on YouTube.

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.