Northwestern's Taylor picks South Florida

Northwestern linebacker Quavon Taylor has decided to continue to play football for the ``Bulls.''

Taylor will just be changing the name in front of it from Northwestern to South Florida to reflect his college choice.

Taylor (6-0, 191 pounds) is ranked No. 42 among outside linebackers in the country by ESPN.com and was a recent first-team All-State selection for Class 6A. Taylor had 125 tackles, eight sacks and nine forced fumbles this season to lead Northwestern to its second consecutive state title and a mythical national championship. He was also a first team All-Dade selection.

Taylor, who is rated the No. 22 overall prospect in Miami-Dade, said he also is being recruited by the University of Miami, Tennessee, and West Virginia. He is the eighth Northwestern player to either orally commit or enroll early at a college so far.

Quarterback Jacory Harris, defensive tackle Marcus Forston, linebacker Sean Spence and wide receiver Aldarius Johnson are beginning classes this week at UM. Offensive lineman Brandon Washington and wide receiver Kendal Thompkins remain committed to UM. Linebacker Jamal Collins is orally committed to Central Michigan.

SIGNING ON TV

The national exposure for Dade football players will continue on national signing day.

Booker T. coach Tim ''Ice'' Harris said his son, senior cornerback Brandon Harris, will announce his college choice during a live segment on one of the ESPN networks at 1:05 p.m. Feb. 6 as part of the network's coverage.

Harris said the Tornadoes will have between 15 and 20 players sign with colleges.

''We're going to have our kids there starting around 12:30 and have them be part of the ceremony and then Brandon will go on after that,'' Tim Harris said.

Harris, rated the No. 38 overall prospect in the nation by Rivals.com, had two interceptions in Sunday's South Florida All-Star game won by Broward 14-13.

Harris has more than 50 scholarship offers and said he plans to take an official visit to UM this weekend. He has already visited LSU and Ohio State in recent weeks, and said Sunday he plans to take a fifth visit after the one to Miami.

Harris was named the Gatorade Florida Player of the Year after posting six interceptions, three sacks and three fumble recoveries during Booker T.'s 14-0 run to the Class 4A state championship.

BOYS' BASKETBALL

• St. Brendan 52, Florida Christian 48: FC: White 10, Sosa 3, Haley 9, Fernandez 16, Frey 10. SB (9-11): Fernandez 3, A. Lopez 18, Sanchez 2, Rouco 6, Benitez 15, Merlo 8. Halftime: SB 25-24. Three-pointers: White 2, Sosa, Fernandez 2, Frey 3, A. Fernandez, Lopez 3, Rouco 2. Rebounds: Benitez 9. Assists: A. Lopez 7. Steals: Sanchez 4.

TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE

BOYS' BASKETBALL

Bay Point at MacArthur South, 3:30

Krop at Norland, 7:30

Jackson at South Dade, 7:30

Southwest at Ronald Reagan, 7:30

Westlake Prep at Doral Academy, 7:30

Belen Jesuit at Mater Academy, 7:30

North Miami at North Miami Beach, 7:30

WRESTLING

Jackson at Miami High, 4

Coral Gables at Flanagan, 7

GIRLS' BASKETBALL

GMAC Gold bracket quarterfinals at Ferguson: Norland at Southridge, 6; Hialeah at Ferguson, 7:30

GMAC Gold bracket quarterfinals at Coral Gables: North Miami Beach at Homestead, 6; Coral Gables at Northwestern, 7:30

GMAC Silver bracket quarterfinals at Braddock: Jackson at Coral Reef, 6; Miami High at Braddock, 7:30

GMAC Silver bracket quarterfinals at Palmetto: South Miami at Central, 6 ; Krop at Palmetto, 7:30

MAST at Sunset, 7

American at Lourdes (Columbus), 8

Archbishop Curley at Westminster Christian, 4

LaSalle at North Broward, 7

St. Brendan at Key West, 4

BOYS' SOCCER

District 14-3A semifinal at Archbishop Carroll: Archbishop Carroll at Gulliver Prep, 3:30; Coral Shores at Ransom Everglades, 5:30

District 16-4A first round at Tropical Park: Belen at Mater Academy, 6; Reagan at Key West, 8