Southern California Top Receiving Performances: Week 1

After nearly 500 days, high school football was played in Southern California. There were some thrilling games in week one to kickoff the spring football season with a bang. Below are five of the top receiving performances that happened in week one in Southern California. Here were the <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2021/03/southern-california-top-passing-performances-week-1/">top passing performances</a> in Southern California. Here were the <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2021/03/southern-california-top-rushing-performances-week-1/">top rushing performances</a> in Southern California. <strong>Travis Ehman, Orange Glen, 2021</strong> The game between Orange Glen and Santa Fe Christian had one of those box scores that makes you wish you were at the game. Orange Glen lost 81-54 and the ball was thrown all over the place. Ehman was the beneficiary of Orange Glen’s passing attack, catching 13 balls for 211 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He doesn’t get a lot of scouting attention because of his size, but he is a great high school player and will put up big numbers this season. <hr /> <strong>Josiah Lamarque, Newport Harbor, 2024</strong> Freshman don’t often make an impact in a league as competitive in the Sunset League but with the extra time in the offseason to lift weights and workout, it’s almost like they are just young sophomores. Lamaque was the most impactful skill player in the game between Yorba Linda and Newport Harbor which is impressive. He had seven catches for 159 yards, including a 76-yard touchdown. The Sailors may have found a gem on their roster for years to come. https://twitter.com/JosiahLamarque/status/1371491631304687622?s=20 <hr /> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="25227" first="Tetairoa" last="McMillan"], Servite, 2022</strong> The best receiver in the state for the 2022 class had a great showing in his junior season debut against Damien. McMillan caught eight passes for 161 yards and a touchdown. He had been getting rave reviews in camps, club football and 7-on-7 leagues this offseason and his skills translate well to actual football. He and [player_tooltip player_id="25286" first="Noah" last="Fifita"] are the best quarterback and receiver tandem in the state in my opinion. https://twitter.com/C_Morrissette/status/1195571606686322689?s=20 <hr /> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="25118" first="Bryson" last="Reeves"], St. Francis (La Canada), 2021</strong> Reeves and sophomore quarterback [player_tooltip player_id="25393" first="Jack" last="Jacobs"] may be one of the better quarterback and receiver tandems in Southern California. Reeves caught nine passes for 164 yards and three touchdowns in a win over Mira Costa. He was five yards short of a 1,000 yard season last year and plays both ways. He has offers from Boise State, BYU, Fresno State, San Jose State, Utah State and Vanderbilt among others. https://twitter.com/bryson9reeves/status/1371667055074709507?s=20 <hr /> <strong>Jake Romero, Fullerton, 2021</strong> Romero is a coaches dream. He is a 4.0 GPA student with a 1260 SAT who brings that academic work ethic to the football field. He caught eight passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns. Romero is committed to Arizona Christian University and will be a key part in Fullerton’s hopes of winning the City Championship. https://twitter.com/MAlvarez02/status/1370634730555596805?s=20 <hr /> <b>Thomas Southey, Mira Costa, 2021                  </b> In the same game as Reeves was an unrecruited receiver for Mira Costa named Thomas Southey. Southey caught 12 passes for 192 yards and four touchdowns. He makes plays after the catch and finds holes in zone coverage. Southey is very fast and has offers from Bates College and Pacific University and might break 4.5 int he forty this time next year. https://twitter.com/Tlove4ucla/status/1371167690476294145?s=20 <hr /> <strong>Other top performances</strong> Darrian Anderson, Serra Nico Brown, Edison [player_tooltip player_id="25197" first="Tommy" last="Griffin"], Corona del Mar [player_tooltip player_id="25049" first="DJ" last="Harvey"], Sierra Canyon Kashton Henjum, Newport Harbor Jack Holland, Trabuco Hills Chedon James, St. John Bosco <span style="font-weight: 400;">Malachi Keels, Orange Glen</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Jack Kilpatrick, Cathedral Catholic</span> [player_tooltip player_id="25398" first="Makai" last="Lemon"], Los Alamitos [player_tooltip player_id="25105" first="Jode" last="McDuffie"], St. John Bosco Roman Pistone, Foothill Jordan Riles, Long Beach Poly