Not impressed with Sports Illustrated’s high school football ranker

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A well-known sports publication has stamped its name on a recently released list of the nation’s top 100 high school football players. Now that I’ve wiped the coffee spray off my keyboard, I’ll give them my professional opinion.

First of all, before I even get to the names, allowing readers to vote whether a high school player is overrated or underrated seems a little harsh for some developing egos. Why don’t they just vote on the poor kid’s appearance too? Now, If this was my web site, that wouldn’t be such a big deal, but a respectable publication like SI......?

Why are offensive tackles and guards ranked but not centers? Don’t they realize the importance of the man in the middle? Just watch how the Denver Broncos’ running game fades now that they lost their all-pro center for the season.

Why are safeties, cornerbacks and defensive backs ranked? Doesn’t that give a DB two chances to make the team, when a center has none?

And what do these guys have against UCLA? There’s no Aaron Hester of Dominguez on this list (even though he had two chances), no E.J. Woods of Crespi, no Milton Knox of Birmingham, no Anthony Dye of Corona Santiago, no Nick Crissman of Huntington Beach Edison and the names go on and on. I smell a Trojan on the composing end of this list.

Finally, I’m a big fan of Corona Centennial quarterback Matt Scott, but he’s not even the top recruit on his team.

Just my two cents, as always.

- Dan Arritt

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