Poly hoopster commits

Point guard Alexis Moore, who helped the Poly High boys' basketball team to a 28-5 record this past season as a junior, has committed to sign a letter of intent with USC in November, he said this afternoon.

Moore , who averaged 11 points and five assists as a junior, played in the Trojans' "Elite Camp" in the Galen Center on Friday and then played with his Poly teammates during USC's "Team Camp" Saturday and Sunday.

Obviously, his play impressed USC Head Coach Kevin O'Neill. The Trojans' coaching staff requested that Moore forward his Poly transcript to the school this morning.

O'Neill must have also liked what he saw of Moore's transcript -- he has a 3.78 grade point average.

The coaches told Moore Sunday that a scholarship offer was likely to come. And, ``just an hour ago'', according to Moore, it did by way of a telephone call from O'Neill.

"I did a lot of tossing and turning last night (in bed, while thinking about the USC offer that was about to come)," Moore said. "I've always liked USC. They were the first 'major' school to show a lot off interest in me. Once he (O'Neill) offered, I figured there was no sense in dragging it (his recruiting) out any longer. I'm just happy to get this over so I can continue to focus on getting better and helping us accomplish our goals of winning the big two -- CIF and state championships -- next season at Poly."

Moore is the third Southland player from the class of 2011 to commit to O'Neill and the Trojans, along with 6-4 Byron Wesley (Etiwanda) and 6-2 Gelaun Wheelwright (Corona Centennial).