Where They Say They’re Headed

Today is the start of the national signing period for football. This is a partial list of top local players who have declared their college choice. The list was compiled by prep editor Eric Shepard.

Player School Pos. Ht. Wt. Carlos Baker Burbank DB 5-11 185 Josh Beckett Santa Margarita OL 6-5 305 Ignacio Brache Village Christian K 6-0 180 Cheyane Caldwell Bloomington LB 6-1 235 Jason Chapple Woodbridge K 6-1 170 Dwayne Cherrington Santa Ana Valley RB 5-10 185 Kareem Clark Esperanza DB 5-9 162 Kane Cullum Crespi OL 6-5 282 John Dyer St. Paul DL 6-2 245 Dan Farmer Loyola WR 6-4 195 Kris Farris Santa Margarita OL 6-8 270 Michael Fletcher Paramount DB 5-10 180 Phil Fonua Mira Costa DL 6-2 285 Dahrin Footman Esperanza RB 5-8 185 John Fox Corona Centennial QB 6-3 180 Jim Ghezzi Loyola DL 6-5 255 Jason Grain Sonora OL 6-5 270 Tony Griffin Westchester WR 6-2 190 Eric Guenther Westlake LB 6-3 212 Issac Hatley Jefferson RB 5-8 160 Anton Hector Esperanza DB 6-1 172 Ramogi Huma Bishop Amat LB 6-2 205 Kelvin Hunter Hawthorne DB 5-10 160 Andrew Kline Beverly Hills OL 6-3 278 Bryan Lachapelle Edison DB 6-1 190 Lawrence Larry Littlerock LB 6-3 235 James Lewis Locke OL 6-5 285 Don Lonon LB Poly DB 6-0 175 Chris McAlister Pasadena DB 6-3 180 Bobby Masters St. Margaret’s QB 6-3 1/2 185 Mark Manskar CC Canyon OL 6-7 250 Brad Melsby Los Alamitos WR 6-1 183 Melvin Miller South Torrance DB 5-11 170 Kory Minor Bishop Amat DL 6-2 220 Chad Morton South Torrance DB 5-9 165 Matt Motherway Mater Dei OL 6-4 264 Erik Olson Ventura DB 6-2 190 Matt Pentecost Loyola OL 6-4 265 Matt Phelan Paraclete OL 6-5 315 DaShon Polk Taft DB 6-3 215 Greg Pollard Serra DL 6-2 260 Marvin Powell Birmingham LB 6-3 215 John Raymond Buena OL 6-7 305 Mike Reddington Royal FB 5-9 200 J.R. Redmond Carson DB 6-0 180 Ryan Reilly Valencia LB 6-4 242 Jasiri Rodell Culver City WR 6-2 185 Ryan Roques Canyon Springs WR 5-11 170 Chris Sailer SO Notre Dame K 5-10 180 Brett Samperi San Clemente OL 6-5 270 James Sherman Whittier OL 6-4 290 Patrick Shinnefield Mater Dei PK 6-2 183 Chad Shrout Antelope Valley DL/K 6-1 230 Sant Sikand Hart OL 6-7 300 Jermaine Smith Royal DB 6-0 180 Sharcus Steen Etiwanda LB 6-1 240 Hasira Sutton Ventura DL 6-5 230 Dolphin Tillman Pius X LB 6-3 225 Robert Toler LB Poly QB 6-2 185 Lester Towns Pasadena LB 6-3 240 Ademole Turner Serra DB 5-9 170 Travor Turner Westchester DL 6-5 205 Ega Usu Leuzinger OL 6-3 240 Craig Walendy Westlake FB 6-1 215 J.J. Washington Simi Valley WR 6-0 170 Tyree Washington La Sierra WR 5-11 160 Eric Whitfield Banning DB 6-2 195 Michael Wiley Serra LB 6-3 230 Aaron Williams Leuzinger LB 6-3 230 Damon Williams Culver City QB 6-3 180 Eboni Wilson Jefferson DL 6-3 245 Langston Woodberry Montclair Prep DL 6-2 300 Chris Young Rancho Alamitos LB 6-0 190 Steve Zirnite Royal OL 6-4 270

Player College Carlos Baker UNLV Josh Beckett Oregon Ignacio Brache Cal Cheyane Caldwell UCLA Jason Chapple San Jose State Dwayne Cherrington Colorado Kareem Clark Arizona State Kane Cullum Colorado John Dyer Cal Dan Farmer Cal Kris Farris UCLA Michael Fletcher Oregon Phil Fonua USC Dahrin Footman UNLV John Fox USC Jim Ghezzi Colorado State Jason Grain USC Tony Griffin USC Eric Guenther Illinois Issac Hatley San Diego State Anton Hector Texas Ramogi Huma UCLA Kelvin Hunter Arizona Andrew Kline San Diego State Bryan Lachapelle San Diego State Lawrence Larry USC James Lewis Arizona Don Lonon Cal Chris McAlister UCLA Bobby Masters San Jose State Mark Manskar USC Brad Melsby UCLA Melvin Miller Washington Kory Minor Notre Dame Chad Morton USC Matt Motherway Stanford Erik Olson Colorado State Matt Pentecost UCLA Matt Phelan UCLA DaShon Polk Arizona Greg Pollard Colorado State Marvin Powell USC John Raymond Arizona State Mike Reddington Naval Acd. J.R. Redmond Arizona State Ryan Reilly Arizona State Jasiri Rodell UNLV Ryan Roques UCLA Chris Sailer UCLA Brett Samperi USC James Sherman Nebraska Patrick Shinnefield Stanford Chad Shrout Hawaii Sant Sikand Syracuse Jermaine Smith Washington Sharcus Steen Stanford Hasira Sutton San Diego State Dolphin Tillman Arizona Robert Toler Colorado Lester Towns Washington Ademole Turner Iowa State Travor Turner UCLA Ega Usu Arizona Craig Walendy UCLA J.J. Washington Arkansas State Tyree Washington Oregon Eric Whitfield UCLA Michael Wiley UCLA Aaron Williams USC Damon Williams UNLV Eboni Wilson Washington State Langston Woodberry UCLA Chris Young Oregon Steve Zirnite Fresno St.