Carter coach Alex Pierce talks before Lokeni’s commitment
It may be hard to see on the video, but Lokeni had 2 hats in the bag: one USC and one UCLA
Lokeni Toailoa talks about picking UCLA. He showed some maturity in not getting too tied to the coaching staff, because he knows one or more of those coaches might not be around in the fall of 2016.
There were probably more than 100 people (family, friends, and fans) in attendance on Monday night for the event, which was put on by Ground Zero football, which trains many area football players and it was at Athletic Republic in Rancho Cucamonga, a training facility.
In the end, Carter’s Lokeni Toailoa and Great Oak Demetric Felton picked UCLA, Summit’s Stephen Carr picked USC and Carter’s Leni Toailoa chose San Jose State.
One player who wasn’t there was Summit’s Damian Alloway, who had originally said he also would make his commitment Monday, but then changed his mind. He not only didn’t make his commitment, but he chose not to attend.
UPDATE:
Summit ATH Damian Alloway stated that he will not announce his decision on Monday.
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Fontana Summit High football player Damian Alloway will make his verbal commitment at the Athletic Republic in Ontario on Monday.
Summit High’s Damian Alloway
Alloway, who is a junior for the Skyhawks, confirmed that he will decide between Cal, UCLA and Oregon State.
Despite making his commitment, he plans to make all his official and unofficial visits to California campuses this spring.
It was confirmed earlier in the week that Lokeni Toailoa of Carter High was going to make his verbal commitment at the same location.
Lokeni Toailoa
Rialto Carter High linebacker Lokeni Toailoa has confirmed that he will make his verbal commitment on March 23 at the Athletic Republic in Ontario.
Toailoa has several offers but took to Twitter on Saturday to announce his list of seven schools he has interest in.
The list is in no particular order:
San Gorgonio’s Nate Meadors talks about choosing to sign with UCLA, over Notre Dame.
Nate Meadors says how hard it was to say no to Notre Dame, as well as enrolling early into UCLA. He will finish at San Gorgonio on March 13, and be at UCLA for spring practice on March 30.
Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly visits with San Gorgonio athlete Nate Meadors and his family.
San Gorgonio athlete Nate Meadors had a home visit from Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly.
Nate Meadors watches his highlight tape with UCLA coach Jim Mora on Jan. 22.
While several high school athletes committed to colleges long ago, and others have been courted and are expected to make their decisions in the next week, there are other future college athletes who fall into different categories.
TX Body: One of those is Carter High nose guard Kyon Clark, who originally committed to Montana, but has since de-committed.
Kyon Clark
Carter coach Alex Pierce said that Clark changed his mind when Montana underwent a coaching chance as former coach Mick Delaney retired.
So, what’s next? Possibly UCLA, where Clark’s brother Kenny, the former Sun Defensive Player of the Year, was a standout sophomore defensive lineman last season.
According to rivals.com, Clark is scheduled to make a visit to UCLA this weekend although Pierce could not confirm that. Although there has been no official offer yet, UCLA is the only possibility out there for him other than Montana. Rivals has Clark listed as a three-star recruit.
“I think people are missing the boat on him,” Pierce said. “He’s been able to move really well with his weight. He’s really flexible. He can put his nose to his knee and he’s stronger than his brother at this age.”
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San Gorgonio High quarterback Nate Meadors throws a pass as Cajon High School’s Matt Betancourt brings pressure. (Photo by Micah Escamilla/The Sun)
San Gorgonio Spartans quarterback Nate Meadors received a scholarship offer from the UCLA Bruins football program Nov. 16.
It is his 10th offer during the 2014 football season.
“I have received an offer (from UCLA),” Meadors confirmed. “I am not committing anywhere, just yet though.”
The offer from the Bruins was not just any offer to Meadors.
“It is my dream school,” he explained. “It means a lot to receive the offer and that the hard work is paying off.”
Until today, UCLA had been one of two programs that Meadors had a strong interest in, along with Stanford University, despite not having an offer from either program.
Stanford appears off the radar for Meadors at this point in the recruiting process, but the offer from UCLA has really heated things up within the PAC-12 conference.
The Bruins join Cal, Washington, Arizona State and Washington State as teams within the conference that have made an offer to Meadors.
He is being recruited as an athlete by most schools that hope he could fill the void of several different positions depending on a team’s needs.
The offer from the Bruins comes just one day after he took his first official recruiting visit to Boise State University in Idaho. He returned to San Bernardino tonight from the visit and it was in the airport that he received the offer from UCLA.
Meadors will rejoin the Spartans as they prepare throughout the upcoming week for a second round playoff game against Riverside Poly on Friday.
Quarterback Nate Meadors spoke after San Gorgonio’s CIF-SS Inland Division Playoff victory about his first official visit to Boise State and how he will fit in well with the program.
Meadors had 13 carries for 261 yards and four rushing touchdowns against Cajon High. He also went 6 of 14 passing for 122 yards and two passing touchdowns.