Thursday Recruiting Report

Michael Huntley August 27, 2020 @ 07:20 AM

One of the top offensive lineman in the state announced his commitment to UCLA Wednesday. [player_tooltip player_id="25076" first="Noah" last="Pulealii"] of Palma High in Salinas is the fourth offensive lineman in UCLA’s 2021 recruiting class. He joins [player_tooltip player_id="25056" first="Thomas" last="Cole"] of San Luis Obispo, [player_tooltip player_id="25088" first="Garrett" last="DiGiorgio"] of Serrano High, and Benjamin Roy of Liberty High in Nevada. He plays right tackle at Palma but is expected to be a guard at the college level. He is an above average run blocker who gets to the next level quickly and is aggressive. Oregon State lands LA defensive back Arnez Madison announced his commitment to Oregon State Wednesday. https://twitter.com/arnez22madison/status/1298706503927361537?s=20 Madison plays receiver and cornerback for Manual Arts High School and formerly played at Verbum Dei. He also was a punt returner last season for Manual Arts. He had six offers before choosing Oregon State. He is the third player from California in Oregon State’s 2021 recruiting class, along with [player_tooltip player_id="25061" first="Easton" last="Mascarenas"] of Mission Viejo and [player_tooltip player_id="25125" first="JT" last="Byrne"] of Carmel. Madison told 247Sports that Oregon State was the first school to offer him and he appreciated their persistence and loyalty. Arkansas offers 2023 lineman [player_tooltip player_id="25409" first="Francis" last="Mauigoa"] of Aquinas High in San Bernardino was offered by Arkansas Wednesday. The 6-foot-5, 285-pound sophomore was named to the MaxPreps top sophomores to watch list. https://twitter.com/FrancisMauigoa/status/1298718705929433089?s=20 He holds 17 offers including most of the Pac 12 schools, LSU and Michigan. Recruiting analysts list Michigan, Oregon, USC, Utah and Washington State as the frontrunners to land Mauigoa. St. John Bosco DB adds Pac 12 offer [player_tooltip player_id="25253" first="Sione" last="Hala"] of St. John Bosco was offered by Washington State Wednesday. Hala has six offers and is poised to have a breakout season for the Braves, who are losing a lot of defensive talent in the secondary. https://twitter.com/CFBScouts/status/1262193548092248064?s=20 The 6-foot-2, 200-pound defensive back transferred to St. John Bosco from Paramount. He had 93 tackles, eight sacks, eight hurries and a blocked punt last season. He projects as a safety but he is expected to grow and possibly be an outside linebacker. Under the radar Trinity League prospects gets first D1 offer Santa Margarita defensive standout Keanu Rebuldela-Kama was offered by Valparaiso Wednesday. The 6-foot-2, 170-pound safety has been recruited by Yale and UCLA, but Valpo is his first offer. He had 38 tackles and an interception for the Eagles last season.