High School Stats & Records
Steve attended Taft High School in (Woodland Hills, Calif.). In his 3-year varsity career, he caught 271 passes for 4,545 yards (16.8-yard avg.), both California state records. Earned 2002 Parade All-America (and top wide receiver), USA Today All-USA first-team, Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, Student Sports All-American first-team, Tom Lemming All-American and The Insiders.com All-American 2nd-team honors. Member of the Prep Star Top 100 Dream Team, The Sporting News Hot 100, FOX Sports 50, Tom Lemming Top 100, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Tom Lemming All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first team (unanimous), Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 and Orange County Register Fab 15 first-team. Also, he was named Cal-Hi Sports All-State Wide Receiver MVP, All-L.A. City Defensive MVP, Los Angeles Times All-Star 1st-team, Los Angeles Times All-San Fernando Valley 1st-team and Los Angeles Daily News All-Area 1st-team as a senior wide receiver and defensive back. In his time there Steve helped lead the Toreadors to two consecutive Los Angeles City Section Championship games.
He played in the 2003 U.S. Army All-American Bowl with several of his future his USC Trojan teammates including Reggie Bush, LenDale White and Sam Barker. He also played high school basketball and was a teammate with current Los Angeles point guard Jordan Farmar.