Speer standing out

Three-star offensive lineman Adam Speer (6-4, 270, 4.9) from West Hills (Calif.) Chaminade is playing as well as any lineman in the San Fernando Valley area in 2003. Speer has not given up one tackle or sack this while playing both ways with a broken hand. To give you an idea how tough this guy is when Speer broke his hand he still played a whole half and only let them take him out for the last three plays on offense.

In addition to that the durable Speer has never missed a practice or game in four years. He has only missed a total of four offensive plays in four years.

D-I schools are taking notice. “Recruiting has really heated up, Bill Speer Adam’s dad said. “Eighteen colleges called here last week.”

“Adam is unable to set up any trips yet because the team has film study and weight lifting on Saturdays,” the elder Speer said. “UCLA, Oregon State, Boston College and USC are among the schools that called.”

Speer is one of the reasons that Chaminade has made a great turn around from last season when they were one of the worse teams in CIF play to now being ranked among area schools and currently stand at 6-1.

The amazing thing about Speer is he continues to play every single offensive and defensive snap while wearing a full hand cast. On defense he is getting double or triple teamed and on offense has not given up a tackle or sack all season long.

In Speer’s last game, still sporting a full hand cast played every single offensive snap and all but three defensive plays in 103-degree heat. Again facing a double and sometimes triple team on every play still Speer recorded six tackles on defense. On offense Adam had six pancakes while helping Chaminade to a 28-27 victory over a tough Sherman Oaks (Calif.) Harvard-Westlake team.

In six games this season Speer has 50 pancakes and hasn’t given up a sack or has his man ever made a tackle.

On defense, Speer has accounted for 57 tackles, seven and half sacks, four fumble recoveries, three quarterback hurries and one pass deflection.

As skillful as Speer has been playing on defense, he projects on the offensive side of the ball as a guard or as a center.