CLA would like to welcome Adoree' Jackson to center-stage. Everyone please stand up and give a warm round of applause to the most dynamic high school student-athlete in the class of 2014. The LSU Tigers have officially joined the party. From a zero star-rating at the beginning of the 2012 HS football season, to the first five-star rated recruit before the end of the year.

On Thursday evening, LSU didn't hesitate to extend an offer to Jackson. Adoree' has recently received official offers from the likes of USC, Florida, Miami, Texas A&M and several other top BCS programs.

Thanks to B2G Sports, college recruiters and high school football fans will have an opportunity to watch some of the best players compete in the West Coast Bowl at Home Depot Center in Carson on Sunday January 27 at 3:30 PM. The all-star game will feature DI bound student athletes from around the west coast.

Game 7 at the MLK Day Showdown featured the Gardena Serra Cavaliers against the Alemany Warriors.

Alemany enters the contest with a 13-6 record while Serra comes in 16-4. Both teams came out fast and on fire from long range. For Serra, guard Ajon Efferson knocked down a couple jumpers but Alemany responded with jumpers from sophomore Bennie Boatwright and freshman Shacquille Dawkins.

After the first quarter, Alemany led 24-19.

Boatwright hit four three-pointers in the first half to spark the Warriors.

Five-star recruit Adoree' Jackson and Serra Head Coach Scott Altenberg decided to call the the University of Florida today so they could ask a few questions about the football and track programs..

The result? An official scholarship offer from the Gators.

SEC schools have come knocking and University of Florida is the latest school to offer one of the most highly-touted recruits in the nation in Serra's Jackson.

The fifth game on the slate at the Pioneer Hoops Showdown at Providence High features two quality teams in the Oak Park Eagles and the Leuzinger Olympians.

In what turned to be the best game of the day so far, Leuzinger hung on for a 65-64 victory over Oak Park.

The game featured a sweet matchup of guards. Oak Park guard Ron Lee Jr. and Leuzinger guard Eric Childress both played phenomenal basketball to lead their teams.

Lee Jr. led all scorers with 28 points while Childress scored 21 points and dished out 11 assists.

Southern California high school basketball fans are in for a treat Saturday with the Pioneer Hoops Showdown being held at Providence and Bell-Jefferson High Schools in Burbank. The basketball showcase was organized by Providence basketball coach Ernest Baskerville and features several talented ballers from around the state.

There will be six games played at each location. Opening games tip-off at 10am and the nightcaps are expected to tip at 830pm.

With the 2012 high school football season in the books, it's time to look forward to next season. For many seniors, it brings an end to their competitive football career. For graduating college level athletes, they look forward to national signing day and the next step in their football journey.

Despite the loss of such a quality senior class , the 2013 California high school football season is in good hands with the return of so many first-rate ballers throughout the state. The teams featured in this year's bowl games will be loaded again.

It's different being a champion. It's a fraternity that can only be shared by those who have hoisted that glorious trophy. Last Saturday night at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA, it was Gardena Serra junior Adoree' Jackson who took home the title of CIF State Champion for the second time in 2012.

As a sophomore earlier this year, Adoree' won the CIF State Boys Long Jump title with a jump of 25' 1/2" and the closest jump didn't even clear 24 feet.

Gardena Serra Photo Shoot 2012: Mikey Williams Photography

It's been a great season for senior offensive lineman Emerald Faletuipapai from Gardena Serra High School in California. After anchoring an o-line that paved the way to a 2012 CIF State Championship victory, Faletuipapai decided to take advantage of his scholarship offer from University of Houston that he received last week.

"I called Coach Levine and he didn't answer, so I called the tight ends coach Jamie Christian and told him. He told me to call the Head Coach again because he missed my call and I made my commitment to him (Coach Levine)," Emerald told CLA Sports today.