Baraq Ross signed with Azusa Pacific. (Photo by Duane Barker).
By Tim Peterson
(Downey) – Downey running back Baraq Ross signed a letter of intent to play at Azusa Pacific Wednesday.
Ross, who rushed for 2, 303 yards and 31 touchdowns last season was selected as our 2017 Player of the Year in January.
APU 2018 SIGNINGS:
| NAME | POS | HT | WT | HOMETOWN | HIGH SCHOOL |
| Alex Benter | LB | 6-4 | 225 | Corona, Calif. | Santiago HS |
| Noah Bogardus | WR | 6-2 | 180 | Eastvale, Calif. | Norco HS |
| Jacob Breazeale | OL | 6-2 | 300 | North Pole, Alaska | North Pole HS |
| Joshua Brokenbough | WR | 6-3 | 196 | Adelanto, Calif. | Oak Hills HS |
| Salieu Ceesay | QB | 6-4 | 200 | Fontana, Calif. | Aquinas HS |
| Brandon Funke | OL | 6-5 | 285 | Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. | Los Osos HS |
| Jermel Jones | WR | 6-4 | 190 | Carson, Calif. | Grace Brethren HS |
| Spencer Luce | LS | 6-3 | 210 | Mercer Island, Wash. | Mercer Island HS |
| Michael MacDonald | LB | 6-2 | 210 | Corona, Calif. | Roosevelt HS |
| Michael Malepeai | DT | 6-0 | 295 | Waimanalo, Hawai‘i | St. Louis HS |
| Fabian Marble | ATH | 6-3 | 205 | Beaumont, Calif. | Beaumont HS |
| Joshua McNish-Heider | DL | 6-2 | 275 | El Cajon, Calif. | Valhalla HS |
| Freddy Muzio | OL | 6-4 | 285 | Vacaville, Calif. | Vacaville HS |
| Jake Neufeld | QB | 6-3 | 190 | Carlsbad, Calif. | La Costa Canyon HS |
| Antonio Olivieri | TE | 6-3 | 245 | Lakeside, Calif. | El Capitan HS |
| Chandler Patterson | OL | 6-2 | 295 | Carlsbad, Calif. | Carlsbad HS |
| Jasiah Richard-Lewis | WR | 6-0 | 180 | Moreno Valley, Calif. | Rancho Verde HS |
| Baraq Ross | RB | 5-8 | 175 | Carson, Calif. | Downey HS |
| Wayne Schuster | LB | 6-1 | 210 | Rialto, Calif. | Carter HS |
| Tim Smith | LB | 6-2 | 210 | Covina, Calif. | Charter Oak HS |
| Jacob Torres | DE | 6-1 | 230 | Riverside, Calif. | Grand Terrace HS |
| A.J. Vilaysane | DB | 5-11 | 175 | San Diego, Calif. | Morse HS |
Good job B Rock!!! 200 yds rushing and 3 TDs on Cajon. A team with 8 D1 players couldn’t shut you down!!! SMH. You only 5’7 on a good day!!! Keep that heart of a lion!!!
I never said Downey was home grown. There are no high school teams anymore that are home grown.
Lol @ downey being home grown…
Glad to see Downey keeps it homegrown with their top player residing in Carson.
@cheese head don’t say best wishes and come back with that. Baraq had over 300 all purpose yards in the Cajon game which has 8 D-1 guys on my he def. he also played def and had an interception. What else would you like this kid to do. Stop being a dump truck!
Let’s give a moment’s attention to this fine young man who has all the quickness and speed you could ask for. Ooops…in that instant of turning our glance away, Jayden Daniels just scored again.