Huntley’s Second Signing Day Postmortem

Several top football players in Southern California signed letters of intent this week and a few are still making decisions. Now that the second signing day has passed, it is time to take a look at which colleges did the best job recruiting in Southern California, a region loaded with top tier talent. Oklahoma lost some high-powered recruits wen Lincoln Riley left the school for USC, but <strong>Brent Venables</strong> had a nice late signing day flipping two of Southern California’s top prospects. St. Augustine’s [player_tooltip player_id="25239" first="Gracen" last="Halton"] flipped from Oregon to the Sooners. He is one of the most versatile defensive linemen in the state. Leuzinger’s [player_tooltip player_id="141880" first="Kevonte" last="Henry"] was long committed to Michigan but flipped to Oklahoma on signing day. Henry is an elite outside linebacker and was impressed by Oklahoma during his visit in January despite a late push by Arizona. https://twitter.com/KUSIPPR/status/1489007715238100993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1489007715238100993%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fprepredzone.com%2F2022%2F02%2Fnational-signing-day-san-diego-signees%2F Cal Poly had a big day landing seven Southern California prospects. Dana Hills quarterback [player_tooltip player_id="187268" first="Bo" last="Kelly"] and Edison two-way star <strong>Troy Fletcher</strong> signed out of Orange County. <strong>Paul Holyfield Jr.</strong> is a very good dual threat running back from Chaminade. <strong>Kavika Fitisemanu</strong> is a 6-foot-5 offensive lineman and <strong>Jordan Sanders</strong> is a tight end and defensive end prospect, both from Torrance. [player_tooltip player_id="141964" first="Brian" last="Dukes"] is a quality 6-foot-4 defensive back from undefeated Mater Dei Catholic. The University of San Diego had a nice day, particularly recruiting local talent. They landed three players from the San Diego region, including two stars from Scripps Ranch, [player_tooltip player_id="253228" first="Conor" last="Lawlor"] and [player_tooltip player_id="253284" first="Jalen" last="Shaw"]. Helix star receiver [player_tooltip player_id="142012" first="Xavier" last="Van"] decided to stay local and go to San Diego. https://twitter.com/conorrlawlor/status/1489028188256702464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1489028188256702464%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fprepredzone.com%2F2022%2F02%2Fnational-signing-day-san-diego-signees%2F Sierra Canyon quarterback [player_tooltip player_id="142015" first="Daniel" last="Duran"] and defensive end [player_tooltip player_id="141903" first="Hunter" last="Lysholm"] are headed to San Diego. In Orange County, Mission Viejo safety <strong>Ruben Lopez</strong> is going to San Diego. He has a high football IQ and is very athletic. Portland State arguably had the best day of any school recruiting in Southern California. They crushed it in Orange County landing versatile Mater Dei star [player_tooltip player_id="25281" first="Quincy" last="Craig"] and Orange Lutheran quarterback [player_tooltip player_id="25295" first="Logan" last="Gonzalez"]. While in Anaheim they also got signatures from Gonzalez’s teammates <strong>Jaylen Lynch</strong> and [player_tooltip player_id="253285" first="Anthony" last="Tena"] and Servite cornerback [player_tooltip player_id="253253" first="Michael" last="Hurst"]. https://twitter.com/psuviksFB/status/1488980190998904833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1488980190998904833%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fprepredzone.com%2F2022%2F02%2Fnational-signing-day-orange-county-signees%2F In Los Angeles, Portland State landed Oaks Christian defensive back [player_tooltip player_id="253259" first="Elijah" last="Gipson"] and Valencia two-way star [player_tooltip player_id="141894" first="Duhron" last="Goodman"]. Down in San Diego Portland State got receiver [player_tooltip player_id="187261" first="Omar" last="Hammond"] and star running back <strong>Elijaih Lux</strong> from Patrick Henry. Southern Utah did a solid job in Orange County landing talented Crean Lutheran receiver [player_tooltip player_id="253247" first="Jack" last="Fairchild"] and Orange Lutheran cornerback [player_tooltip player_id="186973" first="Brendan" last="Hale"]. Both have intangibles that coaches rave about and are quality athletes. https://twitter.com/OLuFootball/status/1488975411337781249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1488975411337781249%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fprepredzone.com%2F2022%2F02%2Fnational-signing-day-orange-county-signees%2F The Ivy League recruited hard in Orange County and got some quality players. Yale got Corona del Mar tight end [player_tooltip player_id="253279" first="Scott" last="Truninger"] and Edison two-way star [player_tooltip player_id="143118" first="Nico" last="Brown"]. Penn got Foothill star <strong>Gavin Griswold</strong> and Mater Dei kicker <strong>Chase Meyer</strong>. Dartmouth signed Orange Lutheran running back [player_tooltip player_id="253255" first="Desmin" last="Jackson"] who committed awhile ago. Eastern Washington got two quality offensive players in El Modena offensive lineman <strong>Dylan Conner</strong> and Mayfair running back [player_tooltip player_id="25291" first="Nick" last="Adimora"]. Adimora was one of the best running backs in Southern California and had a breakout senior season. Western New Mexico got two underrated stars from Western High in Anaheim: [player_tooltip player_id="186986" first="Tywon" last="Mitchell"] and [player_tooltip player_id="216420" first="Michael" last="Sutton-Shy"]. Mitchell is a solid tight end who transferred to Western from St. Anthony and Sutton-Shy was impressive at the PRZ Stock Up Showcase a few weeks ago. <img class="alignleft wp-image-270206 size-large" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2022/01/11-Michael-Sutton-Shy-e1642381820528-1024x746.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="746" /> https://twitter.com/TjMitch901/status/1489249869797609472?s=20&amp;t=G1pMZ4S70EX30bZMu8hrLQ