Tustin running back Anthony Wilkerson (6-0, 215) has signed with Stanford, he confirmed moments ago.
“It feels good,” he said in a phone interview. “All the hard work paid off. I’m ready to go up there and do big things.”
Wilkerson said he had heard about Zumwalt’s decision to decommit from Stanford and sign with UCLA.
So what does Wilkerson think of Zumwalt’s decision?
Tustin’s Anthony “All Day” Wilkerson is leading the county in rushing touchdowns. The senior, who is commited to Stanford, has run all over county opponents. Wilkerson is close to breaking DeShaun Foster’s school record for rushing yards.
Video by OCVarsity.com’s Jonathan Khamis
This week’s top football matchups:
Trabuco Hills (11-1) vs. Tustin (11-1)
Friday, 7 p.m. at Tustin High
Outlook: The bottom half of the Southwest Division bracket brings the third-seeded Mustangs to Tustin to face the second-seeded Tillers.
Trabuco Hills, which lost in the Southwest Division semifinals last year, enters on a nine-game winning streak. Over the past four games, the Mustangs are averaging 48.2 points a game and are allowing 6.5 points.
The Calhoun 6: Games to Watch
No. 10 Tustin (7-1, 3-0) vs. No. 20 El Dorado (5-2-1, 3-0)
Friday, 7 p.m. at Tustin High
Outlook: The Tillers are averaging 41 points in three Century League victories. El Dorado has only allowed seven points in its first three league games.
Something has to give, right?
Anthony Wilkerson was great, as usual, with 142 yards rushing and three TDs, but it was Tustin’s defense that dominated the action as the Tillers defeated Canyon, 34-8, on Thursday night. The Tillers intercepted Canyon QB Beau Perry five times, including two picks by Avery Lynch. Dominic Coulter returned one interception for a touchdown.
Check out highlights from the contest and postgame interviews with Wilkerson, Coulter, Lynch, and Coach Myron Miler in this video by OCVarsity.com’s Jonathan Khamis.
The best games on the Week 6 schedule:
No. 11 Tustin (4-1) vs. No. 25 Canyon (2-3)
Thursday, at Tustin High, 7 p.m.
Outlook: A lot has been written about the Tustin offense, and it has all been deserved, but have you been paying attention to the defense?
Aside from the Kennedy game (28 points) and the loss to Orange Lutheran (46 points), the Tillers have allowed 12, 3 and 0 points in three of their victories.
Before Friday’s Orange Lutheran-Tustin football tilt, I was trying to track down Lancers coach Jim Kunau for a quick chat.
So where was Kunau?
Taking a look at the best games of Week 2:
No. 4 Orange Lutheran (0-1) vs. No. 9 Tustin (2-0)
Friday, 7:30 p.m., at Orange Coast College
Outlook: Do you remember the Lancers? Orange Lutheran hasn’t played since Aug. 30, when it opened the season with a 28-14 loss to Pickerington Central of Ohio.
They have had all this time to try to correct what went wrong in the opener.
Tustin’s star running back, Anthony Wilkerson, will not play in Friday’s nonleague clash with Orange Lutheran because of a pulled hamstring, Tustin coach Myron Miller said Tuesday night.
Orange Lutheran (0-1) is ranked No. 4 in Orange County and Tustin (2-0) is No. 9.
Breaking down the best matchups of Week 0:
No. 10 Tustin vs. Kennedy
Friday, at Tustin High, 7 p.m.
Outlook: This is a Fighting Irish team that should scare opponents. (Forget about what Lou Holtz said about Notre Dame making it to the BCS title game this season.)
I’ve put together a list of the county’s top seniors to watch for the 2009 football season.
(If you want to see my list of the Top 5 overall players to watch for ’09, click here.)
TOP SENIORS FOR 2009
Jesse Aguilar, K/P, Anaheim
Jordan Allen, RB, Mater Dei
Sil Ajawara, OL, Tesoro
Otto Behrle, DB, JSerra
Josh Barut, DB Los Alamitos
Joe Branker, WR, Mission Viejo
Jesse Bueno, WR, El Toro
Jaye Byun, DB, Sunny Hills
Manuel Carillo, WR, Troy
Michael Christe, OL, Mission Viejo
La Habra first-team All-County running back Josh Quezada, a junior, has been offered a scholarship by Fresno State, Highlanders coach Frank Mazzotta said Thursday night.
The Bulldogs like Quezada (6-0, 190) at running back and outside linebacker, the coach said.
The Register’s other first-team running back, junior Anthony Wilkerson of Tustin, has already been offered a scholarship by Stanford.
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