Mitchie Brusco is unbelievable. He may not be Shaun White focused on land -- yet -- but he may not be far from it, either.

Sure, Prep Rally knows that White is a talented skateboarder as much as he’s a snowboarding phenom. Still, he’s never pulled off what the 15-year-old Brusco accomplished while skating in the X Games in Barcelona; he landed a 1080 during the MegaRamp event (i.e., skateboarding's Big Air), becoming the first skateboarder to ever land the trick in an X Games competition.

That means that neither White, Bob Burnside, Bucky Lasek, Paul Rodriguez Jr. or anyone else has successfully achieved what a 15-year-old from Kirkland, Washington has already done.

To see Brusco fly above the ramp is to watch greatness emerging far faster than anticipated. Action sports have always been a realm where great young talent can rise through the ranks at a pace that stuns. With no minor league circuit or anything similar, when a skater is ready, he or she just gets the push up to the X Games.

That’s precisely what’s happened with Brusco, who has responded with an abundance of confidence. The high schooler earned his two medals at the Barcelona X Games, including a silver for his run that included a 1080.

Well, this is embarrassing.

Elisha Shaw, a four-star recruit who is being recruited by the best programs in the country — Rivals.com

Elisha Shaw, one of the top defensive line prospects in the nation, is expected to be a big-time college player come fall 2014. The rising senior at Atlanta (Ga.) Tucker High is considered one of the top 50 overall prospects in the Class of 2014 and is being recruited heavily by the likes of Alabama, Texas, Florida State and a handful of other top programs.

Still, Shaw has not been given a 5-star rating, and he considered that quite a slight. In fact, as reported by the blog Outkick the Coverage, Shaw was so upset that he hadn’t given given a fifth star (he’s currently considered a 4-star recruit by Rivals.com) that he tweeted out a screenshot of his computer looking at the top player rankings for 247Sports.com, with the appended caption “Man, I need that fifth star.”

There was just one issue that Shaw hadn’t consider. Shaw was looking at the 247Sports rankings on one tab, but had two other browser tabs open on his iPad. One of those other tabs displayed a “Cannot Open Page” error message; the other showed a ‘Pornhub.com’ search for a well-known porn star.

Now we can officially add screengrabbing proof of one’s own porn watching activity as a recruiting social media snafu.

The specific star of pornographic movies in question is a 23-year-old young lady named Isis Taylor, who is a well-documented (or at least photographed) USC fan. In fact, as soon as Taylor heard that Shaw was searching for some of her past work, she took the opportunity to reach out to him on Twitter herself, encouraging him to head to USC.

Elisha Shaw's tweeted screengrab, with an Isis Taylor search — Twitter

That may very well mark another first in student social media snafus: A porn star soliciting a football recruit to try and influence his collegiate pick.

It started as an online plea on YouTube, with Coral Gables (Fla.) Archbishop Carroll High senior Nicole Muxo recording an elaborate video asking Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade to take her to the prom.

Wade never officially responded, and the media, general public and Muxo herself assumed that the plea had fallen on deaf ears. As it turns out, it hadn’t, and Muxo and her surprising date stole the show at the Archbishop Carroll senior prom.

Apparently, Wade had dragged out his response because he wanted to see how the Heat’s playoffs were progressing before committing to spend an evening not competing in the middle of a game. After Miami knocked off Chicago with the Knicks and Pacers still locked in a tense series, Wade decided he could spare part of an evening to surprise a well-deserving teen.

As reported by the Miami Herald and CBS Miami, Wade made his appearance with plenty of fitting flair, as well. The former NBA Finals MVP called Muxo to send her happy wishes for her prom -- which she had agreed to attend with fellow Archbishop Carroll student Laurent Chaumin in Wade’s stead -- but then walked through the door 10 minutes later to surprise her.

Dwyane Wade and Nicole Muxo at her prom — Instagram

You can see video of Wade’s surprise appearance above.

Fittingly, Muxo was starstruck, as was the rest of the Archbishop Carroll contingent.

In fact, Chaumin appeared just as thrilled as Muxo, telling the Herald “At least we both know how to dress,” and posing for plenty of pictures with his date and Wade.

Dan Snyder may be steadfast in his refusal to drop the Redskins name, but other programs at the high school level have been much more accommodating. The issue they’re facing now in some cases is finding a way to pay for all the alterations that come with abandoning a long time mascot.

This is almost certainly the last Cooperstown Central Redskins football team — CooperstownCS.org

In one touching case, a Native American tribe is actually pitching in to help out. As reported by USA Today, Representative Ray Halbritter from the Oneida Indian Nation plans to give a $10,000 check to the Cooperstown (N.Y.) School Board to defray the cost of new uniforms necessitated by the longtime Redskins’ change in mascot to the Hawkeyes.

Intriguingly, Habritter intimated that the Oneida Nation might be willing to offer similar assistance to other high schools that voted to abandon the Redskins moniker, all while offering a nasty tone against Snyder, noting that the Redskins are a billion-dollar franchise, “and they don’t need our money.”

Oneida Indian Nation President Ray Halbritter — Oneida Nation

"High school students are showing more wisdom than these wealthy major league owners,” Halbritter told USA Today. "They're showing much more thoughtful and respectful initiatives than many of these wealthy major-league team owners. … These wonderful kids have done such an inclusive, respectful and thoughtful thing."

As it turns out, Oneida assistant might not be needed in Michigan. The Michigan Department of Civil Rights filed a federal complaint with the Department of Education earlier in 2013 asking for an order that would ban the use of all American Indian mascots in the state.

The widespread use of Native American mascots and nicknames means that no fewer than 35 schools across the Great Lakes state would be affected by the prospective order.

Now retired from the NFL, Ray Lewis apparently must now resort to providing pregame speeches for girls lacrosse teams. Only Lutherville-Timonium (Md.) St. Paul's School for Girls couldn't replicate the Baltimore Ravens' improbable march to a championship.

Ray Lewis provided an inspirational pregame speech for a Maryland prep girls lacrosse team -- Associated Press

The 13-time Pro Bowler's daughter Diamond attends St. Paul's, so Lewis sent a cell phone video to the girls lacrosse team before its private school state title showdown with three-time defending U.S. Lacrosse national champion Owings Mills (Md.) McDonogh School, owners of a 90-game winning streak entering the contest (h/t MaxPreps).

Here's a transcript of the speech courtesy of PressBoxOnline.com:

St. Paul Gators -- where you are now, you are supposed to be. Now it's up to you to complete the race. But you want to complete the race by looking each other in the eyes and ask yourself one question. What will I give up for the person that's beside me? What will I sacrifice?

What will I sacrifice? Not for a win or a loss, just for the opportunity to play and say we did it. Whatever your fate is, it's already done. That's why we're in the championship.

Go claim the glory -- the glory within your heart, the glory within your spirt. You'll do anything, anything to be with a teammate during this time. This is your time.

The motivational words nearly worked. The Gators led 8-4 with 15 minutes left, but McDonogh scored the final seven goals to secure another IAAM A Conference title and finish unbeaten this season, prolonging a 91-game winning streak that dates back to April 2009 and will remain the nation's longest for at least another year.

Oddly, former Ravens kicker Matt Stover's daughter Jenna helped lead the McDonogh comeback, according to PressBoxOnline.com. Stover and Lewis won a Super Bowl together in 2000. Lewis' daughter Diamond does not play lacrosse for St. Paul's.

"Speaking of the Ravens," St. Paul's coach Brooke Kuhl-McClelland told the Maryland-area online publication, "Scott said before the game this is like John and Jim Harbaugh in the Super Bowl. We're like a big family."

The McDonogh girls lacrosse team has won a nation's best 91 consecutive games — Balitmore Sun via Facebook

In a way, he's right. In 2000, McDonogh coach Chris Robinson hired Kuhl-McClelland as an assistant while serving as head coach at Ellicott City (Md.) Mount Hebron High. Robinson's MHHS tenure culminated in a five-game winning streak before he handed the reigns over to Kuhl-McCllelland, who proceeded to win 98 consecutive games and establish the reported national record of 103 straight.

A typical high school baseball game features 21 outs, across seven innings. With the shorter length of game, as well as a general population of batters who lack the plate discipline of your garden variety MLB backup infielder, its more common for pitchers to last the entire game, particularly when all their pitches are working.

Jake Shortsleff, here at bat, struck out 20 batters among 21 outs in a complete game victory — Facebook

That being said, what Hannibal (N.Y.) High pitcher Jake Shortslef achieved on May 14 was still absolutely remarkable. Across a complete game, 3-1 victory against regional rival Jordan-Elbridge, Shortslef struck out 20 batters.

As one might expect, Shortslef’s 20-strikeout gem set a new Hannibal record for strikeouts in a game, tying a New York Section III record with two other pitchers. Those performances -- by West Genessee (N.Y.) High’s Kevin Krause in 1991 and Mexico (N.Y.) High ace Jeff Hains in 2006 -- are among the only other recorded performances where a pitcher has struck out nearly the entire slate against him. In his performance, Shortslef walked precisely zero batters. In a remarkable twist, Shortslef isn't even the most successful strikeout pitcher in his own family; his sister, Marlena Shortslef, once struck out 22 batters in a victory for the Hannibal softball team.

Yet Shortslef’s mastery of the Jordan-Elbridge lineup goes beyond the simple stats. As noted by the Syracuse Post-Standard, the game in question was played in downright winter conditions, with sleet and snowflakes coming down on the teams throughout the game.

That Shortslef could maintain his control so masterfully under those conditions is almost absurd. Then, consider that Shortslef wasn’t even feeling on top of his game, either.

Taryn Griffey decided to keep college all in the family, committing to Arizona — DPAthletics

Taryn Griffey is more than just Ken Griffey Jr.’s daughter; she’s also one of the best prep girls basketball prospects in the nation. In fact, Taryn Griffey is such a promising prep hoopster, she was recruited by many of the nation’s best programs even after missing her entire junior season following an ACL injury in October.

Most expected Griffey to accept a scholarship from one of those highly touted programs. Instead, she’s heading to a school where the team often fails to reach a .500 record, let alone the Final Four.

On Wednesday evening, Griffey committed to play her collegiate basketball at the University of Arizona, which finished the 2012-13 season with a record of 12-18, including a dire run of 13 losses in the team’s final 14 games.

That doesn’t sound like a program well suited for a top-50 recruit, but there are other compelling reasons for Griffey to wind up in the desert. Primary among them is her brother, Trey Griffey, who is a wide receiver on the Arizona football team.

“My family was pretty shocked. I hadn’t said anything because I didn’t really know what I was thinking,” Taryn Griffey told Central Florida News 13. “My brother is here and my dad and him were high fiving.

“My brother being out there had some influence on it, but I really like the coach and I really like the atmosphere out there.”

Given the fact that Griffey Jr. and his father famously had a family thing going in Seattle, the Arizona connection between Griffey Jr's two children is a touching one that both brother and father clearly relish.

While Trey Griffey and the Wildcats coaching staff may have had some impact on the younger Griffey’s decision, Taryn insisted that there was a larger motivation behind leaving Florida’s humidity for the dry heat of Arizona: The chance to forge a legacy. Griffey cited the recent examples of Baylor superstar Brittany Griner and Notre Dame guard Skylar Diggins as ideal models of what she hopes to achieve in Tuscon.

She certainly has the talent to do just that. Before sitting out her junior campaign, Griffey was named the Florida High School Athletic Association’s Class 8A player of the year, leading her Orlando (Fl.) Dr. Phillips High squad to a second straight state title.

There is an epidemic of teachers having sex with students coursing its way through Texas.

Cleburne (Texas) High girls soccer coach William Christopher Francis, 27, became the 33rd teacher arrested for sexual contact with a student this year, WFAA-TV reported.

"I hope it's not true, but I also know there are two sides to every story," a parent of a Cleburne High student told the news broadcast. "I also know it's happening a lot."

In fact, improper relationships between teachers and juvenile students happen in Texas more than any other state. Terry Abbott, chief of staff in the U.S. Department of Education under the Bush administration, cited 13 female and 19 male teachers -- as well as one undisclosed case -- facing felony charges for sexual conduct with students.

The majority of the teachers involved were between the ages of 30-40, and a third of them used either social media or texts with the student victims, WFAA-TV reported.

Francis resigned from his posts as an audio visual and animation teacher as well as head girls soccer coach. This was his first school year at Cleburne in both roles. A day later, Francis was arrested and now faces up to 20 years in prison and $10,000 in fines. He remained behind bars on $40,000 bond at the time of the WFAA-TV report.