After dominating St. Augustine in the first half of their opening week game and later cruising to victory, Oceanside will face a much stiffer challenge in the home opener. The Pirates will welcome in Gardena Serra High School, ranked 10th in the nation according to USA Today. The Cavaliers feature uncommitted 5-star prospect Adoree Jackson, as well as stars Dwight Williams, John Houston, and Rasheem Green. They also have Boise State Quarterback commit Jalen Greene and UCLA Wide Receiver commit Jordan Lasley. In total, the Cavaliers have 14 players that either have an offer from a D-1 school or are already committed. The Pirates have talent of their own, but it will certainly be their biggest challenge in recent memory.
On Saturday night, Oceanside High School will be the site of another big slate of games in the Union Tribune’s Honor Bowl. The night will be capped by a showdown between California’s #7 ranked team, St. Bonaventure, against #5 Corona Centennial. Corona has big time players on both sides of the ball headlined by Alabama commit Viane Talamaivao, USC commit Austin Maloata, Cal commit Tre Watson, and UCLA commit Barry Ware. St. Bonaventure will counter with their own future collegians led by future Alabama Quarterback Ricky Town. His main target is Bryce Dixon. The Seraph’s also have Davonte Nunnery and Colorado commit Jase Franke.
I highly recommend any football fans to check out these games this weekend as it will provide an early chance to see several future college stars.