LOS ANGELES -- JuJu Smith-Schuster had heard about the kid from Illinois who moved to Southern California in high school to play ball. The word was he almost enrolled at his high school, longtime prep powerhouse Long Beach Poly, but ended up instead at nearby Serra, also known for churning out Division I talent.
Poly and Serra play regularly, so when members of each team got together for a 7-on-7 scrimmage in the offseason, it didn’t figure to carry much significance. And, really, it didn’t. The result doesn’t matter, but Smith-Schuster still remembers it well.
"I just knew that this No.