
Ventura freshman Sadie Englehardt was second in 17:02.3. In the girls’ race, Buchanan edged Newbury Park for the team title, but Newbury Park’s Sam McDonnell won in 17:02.1. Colin Sahlman finished first in 14:29.4, followed by Leo Young (14:33.2), Lex Young (14.34.6) and Aaron Sahlman (14:43.5). The boys’ team set a course record, taking the first four spots. Newbury Park’s domination in cross country continued on Saturday at the Clovis Invitational at Woodward Park, the course for the CIF state championships. The senior started playing at 8 years old and was a “Pop Warner sensation,” according to head coach Stafon Johnson. Allen’s uncle is legendary running back Marcus Allen, who played football at Lincoln High with Hunter and Allen’s father, Harold. “But I just want to do my own wave … do what I feel was best for me.”įootball is in Allen’s DNA, said Brian Hunter, who drove from San Diego to watch him play Friday. “I feel like it was definitely expected of me to be, go to college,” he said. He’s pursuing a career in fashion after graduation. That’s the conventional path.īut it isn’t Allen’s. “You’re gonna see him on Saturdays in a couple of years.”įor anyone catching even the slightest glimpse of Allen run - say, him taking Dorsey’s first play from scrimmage for a 40-yard touchdown - they would assume he’d be showing out on college fields in the years to come. “That’s my boy Harrison Allen,” said freshman offensive lineman Andre Johnson. As he’s finally ran down around the 40-yard line, his teammates jump up and down on the sidelines in an outpouring of glee reserved for teammates who are simply special. In the third quarter of Dorsey High’s contest against View Park on Friday night, the senior running back catches a kickoff and twirls his way through overmatched red-and-black jerseys like he’s practicing a ballet routine. For Harrison Allen, who seems to glide more than he runs, this game moving at a different speed for him. Harrison Allen chooses fashion careerĮveryone else is playing in slow motion. Here’s a look at four years of changing photos and changing personalities. He’s a 6-foot senior defensive back with a beard, a 4.1 grade-point average, and far more confidence talking about his aspirations and experiences. 4, 2021, I returned to Notre Dame for exit interviews. The other five either stopped playing football or transferred out of Notre Dame. He joined Joey Santorico and Troy Littwin as survivors through the ups and downs of high school life. “This will make good by your senior year,” I told him.īaklayan ended up being one of only three players to make it through four seasons playing football at Notre Dame. That’s as far as he got as he couldn’t pronounce expectations and just started giggling. “I’m excited for doing what I’ve been wanting to do for a long time, which is. What excites you?” I asked, trying to make him feel a little more comfortable. Staring into the camera somewhat intimidated, he said: “I’m excited for playing football and also excited for a. If you watch the initial video interview, it’s pure comedy. No one changed more than Jonas Baklayan, who was a 5-foot-11 14-year-old quarterback with no facial hair and little to say when it all started. My participation was to interview them to see how much their personality, confidence and goals changed over four seasons. The idea was once a year to take their photo to show how they changed during four years of high school. 8, 2018, eight freshman football players at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame began their participation in a project. Defending Southern Section Open Division champion Corona Centennial also looks strong, along with Mater Dei, Etiwanda and Harvard-Westlake. Sierra Canyon looks like a certain preseason No. Mike Price, who played last season at Ribet, is also enrolled at Sierra Canyon but it remains to be seen if he can gain eligibility this season because he played summer ball on a team that included a Sierra Canyon coach and you’re not allowed to follow a coach to the new school. Joining returnees Amari Bailey, Bronny James, Ramel Lloyd and Shy Odom are Kijani Wright, a 6-foot-9 senior from Windward who’s committed to USC sophomore guard Isaiah Elohim from Heritage Christian and 6-8 senior Jeremiah Nyarko from St.


Sorry, there’s no transfer portal for high school but it does seem like the Trailblazers are picking and choosing like there is a transfer portal. No basketball team has had a better off season than Sierra Canyon when it comes to adding players via the transfer portal. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
