UCLA, USC Land Prized Recruits

UCLA signed 19 players to letters of intent Wednesday, 16 of them from high schools, plus two junior college players and Wasswa Serwanga, a defensive back transfer from Pacific’s defunct program.

Among those coming to Westwood are Damian Allen, a defensive back from Damien High, who at 5 feet 9, 160 pounds, falls in line with a long list of diminutive UCLA defensive backs; and Dylan Aquino, a quarterback from Hacienda Heights Los Altos.

USC, which signed 22 players, is touting its recruiting class as one of its best. USC’s quarterback recruit is Mike Van Raaphorst from La Mesa in San Diego. The Trojans also picked up receivers Stan Guyness of Los Alamitos, Troy Garner of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame and Rodney Soward of Fontana.

The Trojans also got highly touted Chris Claiborne, a linebacker from Riverside North.