Paramount HS: Helped lead his team to the San Gabriel Valley League championship as a senior… Named the team’s Most Improved Player as a junior… Spent four years on the football team and one season with the wrestling team… Came in second place in the league championships at 182 pounds while on the junior varsity team…..

Personal: Would like to transfer to Cal Poly Pomona, UC Irvine, University of California-Berkeley or UC Santa Barbara… Has one brother – Anthony (16)… Is the son of Rafael and Victoriano Pinedo…..

Favorite Food:  Italian                            Favorite Movie:  “Inception”
Favorite Book:  “The Giver”                    Favorite TV Show:  “How I Met Your Mother”