SoCal Recruiting Update: Harvey commits; Carreon goes Big Sky; Top Underclassmen get Offers

Michael Huntley July 30, 2020 @ 10:00 AM

Defensive end [player_tooltip player_id="25132" first="Ja’Quez" last="Harvey"] from Locke Charter High School in Los Angeles committed to the University of Arizona Tuesday. Harvey, one of the best players in the LA City Section, held 9 offers before choosing Arizona. He never became a national recruit, likely because Locke Charter is a smaller school, but the Mountain West and Pac 12 were well aware of him. All of his offers came from those two conferences with the exception of Kansas. https://twitter.com/D1Quezz/status/1288205763718995970?s=20 Harvey is an excellent pass rusher and is very athletic. At 6-foot-4, 245 pounds, he could also play outside linebacker in a 3-4 defensive scheme or defensive end in a 4-3. He plays tight end on offense but was recruited as a defensive player. He is the fourth player from Southern California in Arizona’s recruiting class. [player_tooltip player_id="25142" first="Cole" last="Batson"] of San Clemente and [player_tooltip player_id="25164" first="JT" last="Hand"] of Mission Viejo have committed to play for the Wildcats and junior college prospect Alex Navarro-Silva from Riverside City College is committed. Big Sky school lands Mission Viejo defensive lineman Mission Viejo defensive lineman Micah Carreon announced his commitment to Northern Arizona Wednesday. Carreon was a member of Mission Viejo’s elite defensive line last season labeled the <a href="https://www.ocregister.com/2019/09/05/mission-viejos-fearsome-foursome-defensive-line-earns-rave-reviews/">"Fearsome Foursome"</a> by the team and local media. The line consisted of Carreon, San Diego State signee Logan Schwenke, Stanford signee Lance Keneley and Utah signee Keanu Tanuvasa. https://twitter.com/MicahCarreon2/status/1288539440541872128?s=20 Carreon, an interior defensive lineman had seven tackles for a loss and two sacks for the Diablos last season. He is the second player from Southern California in NAU’s recruiting class along with receiver [player_tooltip player_id="25177" first="Jonah" last="Carnell"] of Rancho Verde. 2022 prospect Lopez lands Big 12 offer Rancho Verde offensive lineman [player_tooltip player_id="25283" first="Dylan" last="Lopez"] was offered by Kansas Tuesday. The Jayhawks are the fourth program to offer the junior interior lineman, joining Oregon State, Syracuse and USC. Lopez, a 6-foot-3, 275-pound center or guard, is the 61st ranked prospect in the California class of 2022 according to Prep Redzone and fourth ranked offensive lineman. Class of 2023 QB gets first offer [player_tooltip player_id="39430" first="Darius" last="Cowens"], a quarterback from Pacifica High School in Garden Grove, received his first offer from Arizona State Sunday. He is a dual-threat quarterback who threw for 1,563 yards and 12 touchdowns as a freshman and ran for 275 yards and three touchdowns. https://twitter.com/PHS_Mariners/status/1190100700698537984?s=20 His best game was in a 35-20 win over Kennedy when he completed 12 of 20 passes for 251 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown. Pacifica recently developed quarterback Ben Jefferson, who led the Mariners to an Empire League championship and signed with Air Force. https://twitter.com/PHS_Mariners/status/1187572901110640640?s=20 Cowens is one of the top quarterbacks in the Southern California class of 2023 along with [player_tooltip player_id="25428" first="Jaxon" last="Potter"] of JSerra and [player_tooltip player_id="25419" first="Malachi" last="Nelson"] of Los Alamitos. He will pile up offers after his sophomore and junior years.