Southern California Recruiting Report (Part 2)
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Here is the recruiting news in Southern California from the past week. Isaiah Buxton CA #52 DB #11 HEIGHT 6'0" WEIGHT 150 POS DB CLASS 2024 View Profile Isaiah Buxton State: California School: Mater Dei Catholic Mater Dei Catholic (Chula…
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Mater Dei Catholic (Chula Vista) cornerback Isaiah Buxton Isaiah Buxton 6’0″ | 150 lbs | DB Mater Dei Catholic | 2024 State CA announced his commitment to Arizona on Wednesday.
Buxton had 23 tackles with three interceptions for Mater Dei Catholic last season who won its second consecutive State Championship.
He chose Arizona over 10 other schools that offered him.
Buxton is the second player from San Diego in Arizona’s 2024 recruiting class, joining Luke Ferrelli Luke Ferrelli 6’3″ | 220 lbs | LB Carlsbad | 2024 State CA of Carlsbad.
Aliso Niguel quarterback Hunter Najm Hunter Najm 6’2″ | 170 lbs | QB Aliso Niguel | 2024 State CA took unofficial visits to Eastern Washington and Washington State last weekend.
Najm told Prep Redzone he really enjoyed his visit to Washington State and the Cougars are interested in him after an extensive look at his film and talking to the Aliso coaches.
He throws one of the best deep balls in Orange County and is a solid athlete who can extend plays with his legs. He needs to take some zip off the shorter throws and sometimes he misses basic reads, but he is working with top quarterback coaches and improving.
Najm threw for 1591 yards with 12 touchdowns and just four interceptions last season.
JSerra (San Juan Capistrano) class of 2026 running back Sean Morris Sean Morris 5’10” | 175 lbs | RB Loyola | 2026 State CA picked up offers from Arizona and Nevada this past week.
Morris was a freshman last season and did not see varsity playing time in a good JSerra backfield with George Perez George Perez 5’8″ | 160 lbs | RB Jserra | 2025 State CA and Kamar Garbourel.
He had good showings at the Rivals Camp and the Under Armour Next All-American Camp.
Mater Dei (Santa Ana) class of 2026 cornerback Cory Lavender Cory Lavender 5’10” | 170 lbs | DB Mater Dei | 2026 State CA picked up offers from Florida, UCF and Michigan State this past week.
Lavender had 18 tackles and a 70-yard interception return for a touchdown last season as a freshman for Mater Dei.
He is up to 24 offers now.
Aidan Houston
Aidan Houston
Cypress quarterback Aidan Houston got his first offer from Army West Point this past week.
Houston earned All-County honors from the OC Register last season after leading Cypress to a 13-1 season and a CIF championship game appearance.
He threw for 3,069 yards with 29 touchdowns and just eight interceptions last season. He also ran for 1145 yards and 19 touchdowns.