Southern California Top Defensive Performances: Week 9

Photo: Hudl-Nathan Burrell

Michael Huntley October 27, 2021 @ 10:45 PM

[player_tooltip player_id="25234" first="David" last="Bailey"], Mater Dei, 2022 Bailey was the defensive player of the game for Mater Dei in the marquee matchup against Servite last week. The uncommitted senior had 3.5 sacks and was playing against two elite Servite tackles. He is 6-foot-4, built and has the speed of a receiver. Bailey has 13 offers but his top 5 consists of Cal, Stanford, Oregon, UCLA and USC. Stanford coach David Shaw was at the game scouting Bailey in person. https://twitter.com/latsondheimer/status/1452152215414587392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1452152215414587392%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fprepredzone.com%2F2021%2F10%2Fservite-vs-mater-dei-top-defensive-performers%2F Amir Bastine, Palmdale, 2023 Palmdale recovered from its tough loss to crosstown rival Highland to put down a 56-0 beating upon Lancaster. Bastine had a big defensive game with two interceptions including one he returned for a touchdown. Bastine is heating up at the right time with four interceptions in his last two games, just in time for the playoffs. [player_tooltip player_id="168733" first="Brad" last="Gerken"], San Clemente, 2023 Gerken is a ball-hawking safety for the Tritons. He had a nice game against Tesoro with seven tackles and an interception. San Clemente will play Mission Viejo this weekend in the South Coast League championship game. In the spring when the two teams played, San Clemente held Mission Viejo to just seven points and Gerken had a breakout game. https://twitter.com/GerkenBrad/status/1452385682878570505?s=20 [player_tooltip player_id="142012" first="Xavier" last="Van"], Helix, 2022 Helix allowed a lot of yards passing in its win against Grossmont, but the Highlanders only allowed 14 points. Defensive back [player_tooltip player_id="142012" first="Xavier" last="Van"] had two interceptions for Helix in the win. He has six interceptions on the season. Van and Helix have a chance to win the outright league championship this week against Granite Hills. https://twitter.com/XavierVan11/status/1452154480506531843?s=20

Other top performers: Dominic Bejarano, University Miguel Berrios, Sunny Hills Luke Berry, JSerra [player_tooltip player_id="25245" first="Nathan" last="Burrell"], St. John Bosco Donovan Comestro, Santa Margarita Daniel Dominguez, Mission Viejo Jake East, Agoura Troy Fletcher, Edison [player_tooltip player_id="141891" first="Mason" last="Graham"], Servite [player_tooltip player_id="25306" first="Jaxon" last="Harley"], St. John Bosco Alfonso Hernandez, Cathedral City Isaiah Hinojosa, Eastlake [player_tooltip player_id="186974" first="Blaze" last="Iglesias"], Orange [player_tooltip player_id="143131" first="Jacob" last="Manu"], Servite Zach Marshall, Santa Fe Christian Ryan McCullock, Rio Hondo Prep Cameron Mitchell, Pasadena Riley Morris, St. Genevieve Nicco Nicoletti, Yorba Linda Jayden Niumata, Orange Lutheran William Payne, Yorba Linda [player_tooltip player_id="25302" first="Jairus" last="Satele"], St. John Bosco [player_tooltip player_id="25274" first="Cam" last="Sidney"], Mater Dei Micah Talapatra, Portola [player_tooltip player_id="25282" first="Malaki" last="Te’o"], Mater Dei Jake Turner, El Toro [player_tooltip player_id="141895" first="Jayden" last="Virgin"], Mt. Carmel Jagger Wiesen, Dana Hills