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Southern California Recruiting Report (Part 1)

Southern California Recruiting Report (Part 1)
Photo: Twitter-Sire Gaines
Michael Huntley
Michael Huntley July 17, 2023 @ 11:50 PM
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Anthony Hymes
Anthony Hymes 5'11" | 170 lbs | ATH | 2024
CA
Chris Brown
Chris Brown 5'11" | 160 lbs | WR | 2024
CA
Chance Harrison
Chance Harrison 6'1" | 175 lbs | ATH | 2024
CA
Sire Gaines
Sire Gaines 6'0" | 190 lbs | ATH | 2024
CA
Alonzo Contreras
Alonzo Contreras 6'1" | 190 lbs | QB | 2024
CA
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He also had 820 yards receiving with 9 touchdowns.rnrnHis top six was Washington State, Arizona State, Washington, Arizona, Boise State and San Diego State.rnrnGaines is the third player from California in Arizona State's 2024 recruiting class.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64b665a927abc"} /--> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/GainesSire/status/1680423348516560896?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/GainesSire/status/1680423348516560896?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["273603"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Rio Mesa (Oxnard) athlete [player_tooltip player_id='273603' first='Chance' last='Harrison'] announced his top six schools last Wednesday.rnrnArizona, Boston College, Colorado State, San Diego State, San Jose State and Washington State were the schools that made the cut.rnrnHarrison caught 43 passes for 568 yards with six touchdowns last season. 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Here is the recruiting news in Southern California from the past week.

Michael Beresford

Michael Beresford

HEIGHT 6'0"
POS DB
CLASS 2024

Michael Beresford

School: Long Beach Poly
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Southern Utah
Chris Brown

Chris Brown

CA
WR
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 160
POS WR
CLASS 2024
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Chris
Brown WR
Class
2024
Height
5'11"
Weight
160
HS
Mira Mesa
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CA
Southern California Recruiting Report (Part 1)
Mira Mesa (San Diego) receiver Chris Brown announced his commitment to Southern Utah last Thursday.Brown caught 54 passes...
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Southern Utah
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Chris Brown

Instagram Twitter
State: California
School: Mira Mesa
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Highlights

Boise State
Sire Gaines

Sire Gaines

CA
ATH
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 190
POS ATH
CLASS 2024
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Sire
Gaines ATH
Class
2024
Height
6'0"
Weight
190
HS
Orange Vista
|
CA
Southern California Recruiting Report (Part 1)
Orange Vista two-way star Sire Gaines announced his commitment to Arizona State on Saturday.Gaines ran for 855 yards...
Written by Michael Huntley
Boise State
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Sire Gaines

Twitter
State: California
School: Orange Vista
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Colorado State
Chance Harrison

Chance Harrison

CA
ATH
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 175
POS ATH
CLASS 2024
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Chance
Harrison ATH
Class
2024
Height
6'1"
Weight
175
HS
Rio Mesa
|
CA
Southern California Recruiting Report (Part 1)
Rio Mesa (Oxnard) athlete Chance Harrison announced his top six schools last Wednesday.Arizona, Boston College, Colorado State, San...
Written by Michael Huntley
Colorado State
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Chance Harrison

State: California
School: Rio Mesa
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Anthony Hymes

Anthony Hymes

CA
ATH
HEIGHT 5'11"
WEIGHT 170
POS ATH
CLASS 2024
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Anthony
Hymes ATH
Class
2024
Height
5'11"
Weight
170
HS
Orange Vista
|
CA
Southern California Recruiting Report (Part 1)
Orange Vista two-way athlete Anthony Hymes announced his commitment to San Jose State on Monday.Hymes ran for 761...
Written by Michael Huntley
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Anthony Hymes

State: California
School: Orange Vista
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