St. Bonaventure High School (CA.) defensive back Patrick Hall has been at the source of rumors regarding his supposed interest and UCLA and his interest in USC.
Hall, who is a multi-talented athlete from the State Champion St. Bonaventure Seraphs, downplayed the thought of even giving the cross-town rival a look.
According to Hall, the speculation of him possibly de-committing from the Trojans in favor of UCLA is far from the truth.
"That's not happening at all!," proclaimed Hall when he heard the rumors of a possible commitment elsewhere.
With USC losing most of the members of the secondary next year, Hall understands there is a need and is excited to graduate and move on.
"I'm 100% solid with my commitment," he said Saturday evening. "It's my childhood team and now that I have a chance to play there I'm taking it seriously."
A vital piece to the class of 2009, Hall, who is ranked as one of the top players nationally and within the state of California.
The safety/running back offered his reasons for choosing USC and remaining firm on his commitment.
“I’m pumped,” said Hall of his future at USC. “It’s (USC) been my time since I was a little kid. My family loves them and it’s close to home.”
As he wore eye-black that spelled out U-S-C, Hall spoke on his expectations as a freshman for the Trojans.
“I’m just going to go in there (USC) and ball,” he said looking ahead as his high school career finished up.
The St. Bonaventure Seraphs defeated Cardinal Newman in the Division III State Championship Game Saturday afternoon in front of a large crowd at the Home Depot Center in Carson (CA.).
Hall scored early in the game with a 53 yard touchdown run that began the scoring onslaught for the Ventura team, showing off his blazing speed that has made him such a valuable recruit on the national scene.
After the game, Hall was all smiles as he is now a two-time state champion.
“It felt real good,” said an exhausted Hall following his team’s victory. “We had to prove that we were the better team even without Darrell Scott. We came out, practiced hard everyday of the season and now we won (the state championship).”
