Scout national recruiting director Brandon Huffman has built a reputation for being in the know when it comes to West region prospects.
Ask him for a scouting report on just about any recruited kid in Washington, Oregon or California, and Huffman has a two-to-three-minute answer.
But after The Opening Finals he had to admit to being a little bit caught off guard by the strong play of Crescent Valley athlete and Oregon State Beavers, Oregon Ducks target Talanoa Hufanga.
Rated the nation's No. 1 athlete by Scout, Hufanga more than lived up to his billing as he was named "top surprise":
"It is kind of hard to call a Top 50 prospect, one who is the No.