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Hobgood thrives under pressure

By Ryan Canner-O'Mealy
ESPN RISE Magazine

Monday, January 12, 2009

This was what Matt Hobgood had been waiting for. Hundreds of fans and dozens of scouts crowded into Hart Park in Orange, Calif., to watch the 2008 Southern Section Division I quarterfinals showdown between his Norco squad and perennial power Orange Lutheran. Of course, most of the spectators weren't there for Hobgood. Sure, he was in the midst of a dominant junior campaign and had already committed to Cal State Fullerton, but Orange Lutheran's Gerrit Cole was the main attraction. Arguably th ...

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