Pair of SoCal standouts looking for late attention from colleges

It's a busy time for college coaches. The dead period begins in 10 days and that means a short amount of time for recruiting before they have to take a break for the holidays. Things will pick back up in January, but in the meantime that means some recruits will have to be patient with the process - especially ones looking for more offers heading into the signing period.

Two of those such prospects are Corona (Calif.) Centennial standouts Miles Reed and Justin Fisher. Both recruits were part of a Huskies squad that finished the season 11-2 with both losses coming by a combined three points.

Reed had the tough task of following up Arizona freshman running back JJ Taylor at Centennial, but with so many blowouts this season he truly didn't get to showcase himself for extended periods during the 11-win year for the Huskies. Still, his abilities on the field in limited time brought some offers including Hawaii and Washington State.

The 2017 recruit finished his senior year with nearly 2,200 rushing yards and 34 touchdowns on the ground to go with nine catches for 163 yards and another score through the air.

"I think I proved what I can do not just at the running back position, but even if I'm needed at another position I think I showed my hands," he said. "I think I showed everything I needed to to prove that I can be an every-down back and help teams win games."

Now that senior film has a chance to circulate as seasons finish up the versatile back is hopeful some more options open up toward the end of the recruiting cycle as colleges get a second chance to take a look at his performances this season.

"I'm just kind of waiting back to see what coaches come out and whatever program I'm going to fit in best is probably where I'll reach out most," he said. "If not then I'll just stick with what I have."

Arizona is one program Reed is hoping to hear more from after taking a visit during the season when the Wildcats took Washington to overtime.

"That's probably the best visit I've ever taken, actually," he said. "Arizona is a unique place and there's not many places like it actually. ... I'm hoping they do end up pulling the trigger because I enjoy the area in Tucson, I enjoy the fans and it would be a unique place to play at."

For now Reed will move forward with the options he does have as Hawaii and Montana are stopping by for home visits this week and Wazzu next week, and he is planning official trips as well.

"I have Washington State and Hawaii set up for January," he said. "Washington State is gonna be on the 13th and Hawaii will be on the 20th or 19th."

He added that UCLA, USC, Oregon State and Arizona State have also expressed interest as of late.

Along with Reed on that visit to Arizona during the season was Fisher who was another big piece to Centennial's high-powered offense. The senior had 58 catches for 1,355 yards and 21 touchdowns for the Huskies in his final year and he is hoping all that production leads to an opportunity at the next level.

"They'll be able to see that I can obviously catch the ball and make plays," Fisher said about what coaches will get a chance to see on his senior film. "They'll see all the little things that I wasn't able to do before like hold the block, catch the ball and get on my route and get up field. Just the little things, to me, that they'll see that they didn't see last year."

It is a bit of a waiting game for Fisher right now while he waits for coaches to get more involved after his impressive senior season.

"My recruiting process is kind of slow right now," he said. "It's honestly pretty hard. I'm actually very interested in U of A, but I haven't got any calls. But I'm still waiting and being patient. From there I'm just waiting."

Fisher was plenty impressed on his visit out to Tucson during the season with Reed for the Washington game.

"That trip was amazing," he said. "They treated me like family and I like the way they treat the recruits. Me coming in and not knowing anybody they made me feel like I was part of the family. That was a big thing for me and one of the things I really liked about U of A."

For now Fisher is remaining patient and taking his time with the process with the hope that a program gives him an opportunity.

"I'm just waiting for a chance," he said. "I'm taking it pretty well and I'm still working on the things I need to work on with school work and doing what I do best."