Washington looks South for recruits

By WAVE STAFF

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Warren High School’s highly-productive running back Jesse Callier, Crenshaw cornerback Gregory Ducre and Narbonne safety Sean Parker are part of the University of Washington’s 30-man football recruiting class.

Steve Sarkisian, the former USC assistant in his second year in charge of the Huskies program, dipped heavily into California to restock the roster. Sixteen of the recruits who signed Wednesday are from California.

Callier (5-10, 187) rushed for a state-leading 3,010 yards and 43 touchdowns, averaging 10 yards per carry in the process, for the Bears this season. His rushing totals were seventh best nationally.

Among his best performances during a 10-2 campaign was a 447-yard, six-TD effort against Whittier. He was the Wave Newspapers  East Region player of the year.

Gregory Ducre (5-10, 165) helped Crenshaw go 14-1, win the City Section title and advance to the State Open Division Bowl game. He finished the year with 60 tackles and four interceptions.

Parker  (5-10, 204) was a USA Today second-team All-American after helping the Gauchos reach the City title game. PrepStar has him ranked the No. 6 safety in the nation.

Centennial wide receiver Kevin Smith (6-0, 194) has also signed with the Huskies.

He was MVP of the Pioneer League and a first-team All-CIF Northwest Division pick. In the Apaches regular-season finale, he returned the opening kickoff and a punt for a touchdown against Lawndale.

Culver City linebacker Victor Burnett (5-11, 213) signed with Washington.

Despite missing four games with an injury, he recorded 94 tackles as a senior for the Centaurs. He was first-team All-Ocean League.

Arizona State
Serra cornerback Devan Spann (5-11, 175) has signed with Arizona State.

Rated the No. 74 cornerback prospect in the country by Rivals.com, Spann had 64 tackles and three interceptions for the Cavaliers this season.

He chose the Sun Devils over New Mexico,  San Jose State, UNLV and Washington State. He verbally committed to ASU Dec. 20.

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