He was born on 21st of May 1988 in Chatsworth. He attended highschool at Notre Dame. He stands six feet two and weighs 200 pounds.

In 2002, he made it as an All-League during his freshman year. He was 38-2 as a starting quarterback. He also ran track at Notre Dame, with bests of 14.44 in the 110-meter high hurdles and 38.18 in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles. His cousin Brandon Hance is a former Purdue and USC quarterback .

While as a junior in 2004, he made Student Sports Junior All-American, Cal-Hi Sports All-State third team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass first team, All-CIF Southern Section second team, All-CIF Division III, Los Angeles Times All-San Fernando Valley MVP, Los Angeles Daily News All-Area first team and All-League.

He was 112-of-168 passing for 1,850 yards with 15 TDs and just 3 interceptions and added 900 rushing yards on 94 carries (9.6 avg.) with 9 TDs in 2004 as Notre Dame won its second consecutive CIF Division III title...He was named to the 2003 Cal-Hi Sports All-State Sophomore, All-CIF Division III and All-League squads as a sophomore...

In the 2005 season, he was a Prep Star All-American, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-Western, Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, All-CIF Southern Section first team, All-CIF Division III Offensive MVP and Los Angeles Daily News All-Area second team selection as a senior quarterback and defensive back at Notre Dame High in Sherman Oaks (Calif.). He also hit 88-of-141 passes for 1,527 yards and 14 Touch Downs and also rushed for 945 yards on 92 carries with 8 scores despite missing 3 early games with a thumb injury.