High School Football Blog

Serra standout WR George Farmer has been offered by the Florida Gators.  The star wideout has been timed at 4.3 in the 40.  Last season Farmer made 41 catches for 891 yards and 12 TD for the Serra Cavaliers. 

Farmer also received an offer from Oregon.  That brings his total to nine offers so far.  Not included is two verbal offers from Texas and Oklahoma.  Farmer has been named by some as the best WR in the 2011 class.

Serra beat Oaks Christian in the Northwest Division final on their way to capturing a Division III State Bowl title. 

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Some are saying Mater Dei QB Max Wittek is the best local QB in the 2011 class.  North Carolina likes him.  The Tar Heels offered the QB. 

Wittek has also picked up another offer ...from the Florida Gators.  The 6-4, 205 QB is one of five quarterbacks offered so far by the Gators for the 2011 class.  Wittek threw for 2,126 yards and 15 TD last season. 

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2011 has already been tabbed as the year of the receiver.  Mater Dei WR Victor Blackwell has been offered by UCLA.  The star wideout also has offers from Tennessee and Cal.  Blackwell caught 52 balls last season for 1,044 yards and 11 TD. 

Tennessee was the first school to offer Blackwell back in September under then head coach Lane Kiffin. 

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Plenty of other venues but bids in to host the CIF State Bowl Games.  Bakersfield, Clovis West, Stanford, San Jose State, the Coliseum, were all amongst those that put there name in the hat.  But today, CIF Executive Director Marie Ishida announced the CIF State Office and Home Depot Center have signed a three-year deal to keep the State Bowl Games in Carson through 2012.

Ishida said in a statement, "I'm pleased with the selection of Home Depot Center again."  "We had some great venues that we considered.  But because we've been with Home Depot in the past, and because they provided us with an opportunity to go back that was financially feasible, we chose to sign a deal with them.  We think we have a first-class event and we're proud to have our games at a first-class venue like Home Depot Center."

Ishida also says the CIF wanted to generate a goal for football teams to have Home Depot Center as a final destination similar to the "'Road to Arco' (Arena) in Sacramento is for our state basketball championships, or the 'Road to Woodward Park' in Fresno is for our state cross country championships.  We now have that mystique for the football championships."

HDC is the only venue to host what has become a great way to conclude high school football here in the state.  But there have been many concerns expressed.  Primarily, the soccer scoreboard.  Besides the score, there isn't anything football related that it displays. 

Next season's State Bowl Games are scheduled to be held December 17 and 18, 2010 with "Selection Sunday," if you will scheduled to take place December 12, 2010.

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The Minneapolis Star Tribune is reporting star OL and USC commit Seantrel Henderson is back on the market. 

Henderson, in an interview with Minnesota TV station KSTP last night said "that's the school I would like to go to but then at the same time, I just can't walk into anything that's going to, like, make my future, you know not as good as it could be."

The blue chip recruit has not signed with the Trojans and is holding out to see what will be determined when USC meets with the NCAA Infractions Committe February 19-21.  However, it is not likely for any type of ruling to be handed down during that time.  Henderson's dad, Sean, says "at the end of the day, it's still a business and at the end of the day it's still my son's future."  The father says if things aren't looking good in the days after the hearing, "we might have to move in a different direction." 

Amongst other things, Henderson has not qualified academically yet.  SI.com reports he's scheduled to take his ACT next week. 

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There has been much criticism of David Sills' father the last few days.  Sills is the 13-year old QB who verbally committed to USC earlier this week.  Sills' father, David Sills IV has been surrounded by plenty of backlash from what people call throwing his 13-year old son into the spotlight. 

The elder Sills contends he hasn't done anything wrong and if people have a problem with what has taken place the last few days they should take it up with the NCAA.  He says, the perception would be much different if his son were "a mathematician" or "a gifted child actor." 

The younger Sills insists had it not been USC offering him he would not have accepted this soon.  But USC has always been his "dream school."  Click here for the entire article as told to ESPNLosAngeles.

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Both Owamagbe Odighizuwa and Seantrel Henderson have met before.  Owa has signed with the Bruins.  Henderson has committed to the Trojans but remains unsigned.  The two went head to head during practices at the Army All American Game.  Bruin fans should be stoked, Owa got the upper hand. 

Here is the video, courtesy of Rivals.

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Ron Allen and Henry Bell of B2G Sports have enjoyed a record year.  Signing Day saw 33 high school players that B2G either trained or mentored signed letter of intent to major Division I universities.  That is a record for the company that specializes in preparing student athletes for their challenges and responsibilities as a college ball player.

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USC has received its first committment for the 2011 class.  Taft DT Antwuan Woods has given the Trojans a verbal.  Woods tells WeAreSC.com "I was always going to USC they minute they offered me." 

Woods, 6-1, 280, recorded 25 tackles and two sacks in 2009 for the Toreadors.

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The Trojans are looking to the future.  7th grade QB David Sills from Delaware has committed to USC.

Strange? Yes.  A good move? According to reports, his QB coach and QB guru Steve Clarkson, Sills is better at this point in his career than both Matt Barkley and Matt Leinart.

This is nothing new for Kiffin.  Last year he offered 14 year old Evan Berry, who is the younger brother of Tennessee S Eric Berry. 

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