Lineman Isaia’s agility makes him much-coveted recruit

PREP NOTEBOOK

Isaia said he weighed 220 pounds when he arrived at Gorman and was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 255 pounds during the season. Isaia weighed 272 pounds at The Opening in Los Angeles regional combine on March 12, when he posted the highest score among offensive linemen.

“I really dedicated this winter break to gain my weight,” Isaia said.

Isaia made unofficial visits to Oregon and Oregon State last weekend and said he is scheduled to visit Vanderbilt this weekend. He also has trips to Cal and Colorado next month.

Isaia’s father, Sale, played at UCLA before enjoying a six-year NFL career as an offensive lineman. His grandfather Bob Apisa was voted one of the top 50 players in Michigan State history by the Lansing (Michigan) State Journal and is regarded as the godfa- ther of the Hawaiian football pipeline to the mainland.

Isaia holds scholarship offers from both of those schools, and he was offered by Hawaii, Kansas State, Oregon State, Utah and Washington State in the past two weeks. UNLV offered Isaia two weeks ago.

Isaia, who is primarily being recruited as an offensive guard or center, plans to make his five official visits before making his college choice.

“I’m not going to commit early like some of my classmates,” Isaia said. “When I go to a college, the No. 1 thing is education. I want to go there and be able to prepare for life after football. And I really want to have a good connection with the coaches and the kids when I get there, too.” BROWN WINS GATORADE AWARD

Centennial senior Troy Brown Jr. was named the Gatorade Nevada Boys Basketball Player of the Year.

The 6-foot-7-inch Brown, who has signed to play at Oregon, averaged 22.3 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists in leading the Bulldogs to the Northwest League title.

He has been selected to play in the McDonald’s All American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic. RECENT COMMITMENTS

Bishop Gorman senior Braxton Wehrle to South Mountain Community College (Arizona) for baseball.

Coral Academy senior Isaiah Spears to Washington University (Missouri) for men’s basketball.

Sierra Vista senior Calvin Aguirre to Peninsula College (Washington) for men’s soccer.

Centennial junior Ahmed Green to Utah Valley for men’s soccer. Contact reporter David Schoen at dschoen@reviewjournal. com or 702-387-5203. Follow @DavidSchoenLVRJ onTwitter.