High School
He played at St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, California. There he played on both offense and defense. As a junior he made 37 receptions for 917 yards and 9 TDs. And as a senior he caught 41 passes for 698 yards and 10 TDs. After his senior year he was selected to play in the CaliFlorida and 2003 Shrine All-Star games. He also was named to the Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West team, Long Beach Press-Telegram Dream Team first-team defense, All-CIF Southern Section first team, All-CIF-SS Division I first team, L.A. Times All-Star team as defensive back, L.A. Times Southeast/South Coast Player of the Year, Serra League MVP as a senior, and he was named team MVP after his senior year. He also received Scholar-Athlete award from the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.
Cowan also lettered his senior year in basketball where he helped lead the Braves to a CIF-SS Div. II-AA title against Inglewood in 2003 and three years in track where he finished fourth in the State 300-meter hurdles in 2002 and second in the CIF-SS 400 meters in 2003.
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