UCLA Gets De La Salle Standout

Running back Maurice Drew, the top player from unbeaten Concord De La Salle, has committed to UCLA.

The 5-foot-8, 190-pound Drew averaged 11 yards per carry last season when he rushed for 1,457 yards and 20 touchdowns. He never lost a game in three years on varsity.

De La Salle extended its national-record winning streak to 138 games and won the North Coast Section title.

Other football commitments include:

Receiver Brandon Powers of Los Angeles Franklin has committed to Oregon State. The 6-2 Powers had 70 receptions for 1,350 yards and 20 touchdowns last season.

Receiver and defensive back Quintin Daniels of L.A. Loyola has committed to Washington.

Midfielder Doug Franco and defenders Steve Ruiz and Eric Smith of the Lake Forest El Toro boys’ soccer team have committed to UC Irvine. Franco is a four-year starter, and Ruiz and Smith are in their third seasons as starters, but first as defenders.

Third baseman Nicole Mercado of La Habra Sonora has committed to the Michigan State softball team.

Volleyball player Jayson Jablonsky of Anaheim Esperanza has committed to UC Irvine.

Organizers of the Shrine All-Star Football Classic, which is entering its 52nd year, have decided to switch the game format to players from private schools against players from public schools.

The game is scheduled for July 19 at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut.

Officials are hoping the new format will generate greater fan interest.

John Barnes of Los Alamitos has agreed to coach the public-school players, with Kiki Mendoza of Bellflower St. John Bosco handling the private-school players.

The game originally matched top players from Southern California against their counterparts from Northern California, then switched to a seven-year run featuring California players against their counterparts from Texas.

Last year’s game returned to the Southern California-Northern California format.

-- Eric Sondheimer

Logan Hansen, a 13-year-old from Santa Monica, won the 14-and-under division of the European Tennis Assn. 2003 Teen Tennis tournament Thursday in Telford, Britain.

Hansen, No. 3 in U.S. Tennis Assn. girls’ 14 rankings in Southern California, defeated Jade Curtis of Britain, 6-4, 6-2, in the final match of the 64-player draw.

Hansen lost one set, in the quarterfinals against Eva Kadlecova of the Czech Republic.

-- Lauren Peterson