Jacksonville (Ill.) sophomore quarterback prospect Elijah Owens (6-foot-2, 200 pounds) made the long drive up from Jacksonville to the North side of Chicago on Tuesday night and took part in the first ever The Stage showcase camp. Owens breaks down his camp performance and impressions along with filling us in on his upcoming summer camp plans and more in this recruiting update.

"I really liked The Stage camp," Owens said. "It was just a good chance to compete and play along side a lot of the other quarterback I've read about in the state."

Owens broke down his camp performance from Tuesday night in Chicago.

"Overall I thought I performed pretty well. I really haven't done a lot of camps like that so it took a little bit to get used to the receivers, otherwise I was happy at how I threw the football. The camp also allowed me a chance to see a lot of these guys I read about up close and see what the competition is like in my class. I felt like I fit in really well with the rest of the quarterbacks and it was a good experience. I got back home around 3AM so it was a really long day for myself and my Dad but ti was worth the trip."

Owens filled us in on his latest recruiting news and upcoming summer camp plans.

"I'm all set to go to the Lindenwood Mega Camp in early June. I'm also planning to go camp at Illinois, Iowa, North Central College and also the University of Indianapolis Mega Camp. I have had a little bit of contact from Columbia and also NIU has followed me on Twitter so far."

Owens, who passed for 1,300 yards and 14 touchdowns in six games reflected back on his recently completed spring sophomore football season.

"We ended up going 4-2 and we won our division. Our two losses camp on crossover games against Rochester and Glenwood. I would give myself a grade of say "B+" or a "A-" for the season. I felt I did a good job of adjusting to playing on the varsity level. I was really nervous my first game but things started to slow down for me and by the third game I was really settled in. "

Does Owens, who is also a strong student in the class room have a dream school?

"I would say USC would be my dream school. My Dad grew up in California and he has always been a big USC fan and I also rooted for them growing up."