Army All-American Bowl

The first round of nominations for the Army All-American Bowl came out today. This is just a preliminary list. The 400 nominees released today will be paired down to 80 for the January 6, 2007 game in San Antonio.

31 of the nominees were from Southern California. Here's the full list of the SoCal kids, with local players up first. One interesting note: Only four of the nine D-I caliber players from Oaks Christian made the list. This tends to happen when there's so much talent concentrated at one school. It's just unfortunate for the players outside the big three (Clausen, Tyler and Jones) who get left out for that reason.

Locals:
Malachi Lewis, RB, Rio Mesa HS, Tonio Celotto, DT, Royal HS, Simi Valley; Samson Szakascy, QB, Camarillo HS, Camarillo; D.J. Holt, LB, Crespi HS, Encino; Jimmy Clausen, QB, Oaks Christian, Westlake Village; Marshall Jones, S, Oaks Christian, Westlake Village; Duke Lemmens, DE, Oaks Christian, Westlake Village; Marc Tyler, RB, Oaks Christian, Westlake Village; Charlie Carmichael, OL, Notre Dame, Sherman Oaks; Sam DeMartinis, OL, Notre Dame, Sherman Oaks; Malcolm Smith, LB, Taft, Woodland Hills

Other SoCal:
Kenny Rowe, DE, Polytechnic HS, Long Beach; Donovan Warren, CB, Polytechnic HS, Long Beach; Brandon Johnson, RB, Dominguez HS, Compton; David Ross, CB, Dominguez HS, Compton; Zion Babb, WR, Alhambra HS, Alhambra; Aaron Harris, RB, Baldwin Park HS, Baldwin Park; Chris Gallipo, LB, Servite HS, Anaheim; Martin Coleman, OL, Edison HS, Huntington Beach; Aaron Corp, QB, Lutheran HS, Orange; Michael Reardon, DE, Lutheran HS, Orange; Oxnard; Blaine Irby, TE, St. Bonaventure, Ventura; Michael Williams, S, St. Bonaventure, Ventura; Anthony Boyles, WR, Serra HS, Gardena; DaJohn Harris, DT, Serra HS, Gardena; Apiata Tuihalamaka, DE, Serra HS, Gardena; Mitchell Schwartz, OL, Palisades HS, Palisades; Raymond Carter, RB, Crenshaw, Los Angeles; Brian Price, DT, Crenshaw, Los Angeles; Akeem Ayers, DE, Verbum Dei, Los Angeles; Antwoine Baker, CB, Jordan, Los Angeles