Los Angeles sleeper has you covered
One of the surprise teams in the Los Angeles Section is Los Angeles (Calif.) Locke. The Locke Saints currently stand at 8-3 and will be playing in the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 1993 when former Texas A&M Aggie Sirr Parker played at Locke.
One of the reasons for Locke's success has been the play of two-way sleeper standout Kenneth Overstreet (6-2, 170, 4.5).
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Overstreet kind of got lost in the recruiting shuffle when he opted to play closer to home at Locke instead of taking the long bus ride out to Woodland Hills (Calif.) Taft where he played in 2005.
Overstreet was one of the most impressive players for Taft in their losing cause in last year's City Championship game.
Overstreet has taken his winning ways to Locke and ironically helped the Saints to a first-round victory over Taft last week.
Locke head coach Wayne Crawford is very pleased that Overstreet decided to play closer to home for the Saints.
"With Kenneth ability we are able to lockdown a whole half of the field," Crawford said. "As a wide receiver, he has the speed to stretch the field.
"Kenneth can play on either side of the ball on the D-I level, but his butter is really as a cornerback because of his range and his lockdown ability," Crawford said. "Like I said he has the ability to lockdown one side of the field."
On the season, Overstreet has racked up over 30 tackles and four interceptions, three of them he returned back for scores from his cornerback position.
On offense, he has over 10 catches and two touchdowns.
Fresno State, San Diego State and UCLA have recently expressed interest in Overstreet to Crawford.
The reason that Overstreet is a sleeper and hasn't received a ton of attention is the fact that he had grade issues, but he has worked incredibly hard to get his academics taken care of.
"Kenneth has worked hard on his academics and there is a very good chance that he will be a qualifier," Crawford said. "Whoever signs him will be getting a player."