Weekend Recruiting Report

One of the state’s top recruits announced his commitment to a Pac 12 school last week. [player_tooltip player_id="25032" first="Ethan" last="Calvert"], a linebacker from Oaks Christian in Westlake Village, committed to Utah on Thursday. He drew a lot of attention last year before his junior season and garnered even more after leading the Oaks Christian defense to a successful season. Calvert had 15 tackles in a game against Helix, one of the top programs in the San Diego area. He has a brother who plays at UCLA and another brother at Washington. He recently narrowed his list of schools to UCLA, USC and Utah and many experts figured he would stay local. <p class="p1">"There were a lot of reasons why I chose Utah," Calvert told Greg Biggins of 247Sports. "I’ve always liked how they develop linebackers and their defensive scheme fits me really well. They have huge defensive linemen every year so the ‘backers can run around and make plays."</p> <p class="p1">"They’re graduating a couple of guys after this season, a couple of starting linebackers, so it will be an open competition for playing time when I get there. I have a really good relationship with the coaching staff and have known those guys for a long time now and it just felt like the best fit for me."</p> Calvert said that the Utah coaching staff had done home visits with both of his brothers during their recruitment and he felt comfortable with coach Kyle Whittingham. His dad attended Utah as a student and enjoyed the experience. He is the No. 10 overall prospect in the state according to Prep Redzone and the No. 2 ranked linebacker in the state behind Mater Dei’s [player_tooltip player_id="25026" first="Raesjon" last="Davis"] who is committed to LSU. https://twitter.com/EthanCalvert06/status/1327100026342891523?s=20 <strong>Air Force lands two California stars</strong> Two California prospects announced their commitments to the Air Force Academy last week. The most notable player to commit to Air Force is [player_tooltip player_id="25216" first="Ryder" last="Fitch"] of Mission Viejo. Fitch is a cornerback for Mission Viejo who has a very high football IQ and can easily convert to a safety. He had 26 tackles, a sack, two interceptions and five pass deflections for the Diablos last season, who play in the top playoff division in the state. According to 247Sports, Fitch is the ninth defensive back in Air Force’s 2021 recruiting class. https://twitter.com/prepzone/status/1175236987885772800?s=20 Offensive lineman <strong>Jack Burnett</strong> of St. Ignatius College Prep in San Francisco also committed to Air Force last week. Burnett is the second offensive lineman from California in Air Force’s recruiting class, joining <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="25194" first="Jadon" last="Furubotten"]</strong> from Chaparral High in Temecula. He is 6-foot-3, one trip to the buffet away from 300 pounds and is an interior offensive lineman. Air Force was the only Division 1 school to offer Burnett. <strong>Trinity League sleeper stays in state</strong> Tight end <strong>Gary Morrison</strong> of JSerra in San Juan Capistrano announced his commitment to Sacramento State last week. Morrison was a standout as a sophomore at Santa Margarita, one of JSerra’s Trinity League rivals, and played one game at JSerra as a junior before suffering a season-ending injury. He also had an offer from San Jose State, which he got before his junior year. Morrison is the third player from California in Sacramento State’s recruiting class, which is ranked No. 5 in the Big Sky, joining quarterback <strong>Dorian Hale</strong> of De La Salle and <strong>Kenndel Riley</strong> of Capitol Christian. https://twitter.com/FootballRecruit/status/1050578958926794752?s=20 <strong>Top defensive lineman in 2022 class offered by Fresno State</strong> [player_tooltip player_id="25239" first="Gracen" last="Halton"] of St. Augustine of San Diego had a very successful weekend. He had an outstanding showing at the Stack Sports Los Angeles Regional Showcase and was offered by Fresno State shortly after. Fresno State is the 18th school to offer Halton, a 6-foot-4, 250-pound defensive end. He is the No. 1 ranked defensive lineman in California’s 2022 class and the No. 17 overall prospect in the class. https://twitter.com/KUSIPPR/status/1242246492280111104?s=20 <strong>Top punter headed to UCLA</strong> <strong>Brenden Segovia</strong> of Oaks Christian of Westlake Village announced he will play his college football at UCLA over the weekend. He had seven scholarship offers but intends on being a preferred walk on at UCLA. Segovia was going to play in the All-American Bowl after winning a FBU camp where the winning punter was awarded a spot in the game. He was heavily considering Fordham, San Diego and Nevada before deciding to walk on at UCLA. &nbsp; &nbsp;