Southern California Top Passing Performances: Week 8

<strong>Ty Dieffenbach, Agoura, 2023</strong> Dieffenbach constantly puts up big numbers and could be highlighted every week. The junior threw for 395 yards on 18 completions with five touchdowns in a 47-14 win over Royal of Simi Valley. The 395 yards match a career-high that he set a few weeks ago in a win against Newbury Park. Nevada, Oregon State and Colorado have showed interest in Dieffenbach but have yet to offer him. https://twitter.com/Tarek_Fattal/status/1443752689565724686?s=20 <strong>Brayden Downen, Lakewood, 2023</strong> Lakewood got a crucial Moore League win against Long Beach Wilson on the back of Downen’s performance. The junior quarterback threw for 359 yards and two touchdowns in the Lancers’ 28-19 win. He is a real dual threat quarterback who can do damage with his legs as well. Last week marked the first time in his career that he broke the 300-yard mark. The game was extra special for Downen because he transferred to Lakewood from Wilson. https://twitter.com/johnwdavis/status/1449022184446255105?s=20 <strong>Marcus Martin, Salesian, 2022</strong> Salesian needed every bit of Martin’s stellar performance to beat St. Anthony 43-41 last week. Martin completed 64 percent of his passes for 252 yards and five touchdowns. He is a touchdown machine for the Mustangs with 22 touchdowns and just four interceptions. https://twitter.com/Throw_2_Win/status/1419701543469604865?s=20 <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="25351" first="Clash" last="Orsborn"], Mission Bay, 2022</strong> Orsborn is on this list frequently and has been putting up insane numbers. He outdid himself last week with a record-setting performance against Kearny. The senior threw for 342 yards and a school-record eight touchdowns in the 60-6 win. He also ran for a touchdown. https://twitter.com/OrsbornClash/status/1447290920890626048?s=20 <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="187298" first="Tobey" last="Schmidt"], Tustin, 2022</strong> Schmidt has had an interesting high school career. His first two seasons were at Mater Dei and he led the Monarchs to a Battle at the Beach passing tournament title. He backed up current Alabama quarterback <strong>Bryce Young</strong> at Mater Dei. He played the spring season at Maranatha and is now at Tustin. He had a huge game for the Tillers in a win against Kennedy, throwing for 261 yards on 75 percent completions with five touchdowns. Schmidt has all the tools and when he is healthy, he is one of the better quarterbacks in Orange County. https://twitter.com/young_domo7/status/1428964086788739076?s=20 <hr /> <em><strong>Other top performers:</strong></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Parker Awad, Edison</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Nate Bennett, Village Christian</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Will Bingham, Laguna Beach</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[player_tooltip player_id="147708" first="Elijah" last="Brown"], Mater Dei</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[player_tooltip player_id="25365" first="Izzy" last="Carter"], Centennial</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[player_tooltip player_id="187266" first="Kyle" last="Crum"], Norco</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Isaiah Dunn, St. Paul</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[player_tooltip player_id="25286" first="Noah" last="Fifita"], Servite</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Jaidyn Gamble, JW North</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">AJ Guitron-Moore, Newport Harbor</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[player_tooltip player_id="25273" first="Katin" last="Houser"], St. John Bosco</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Brody Jones, Foothill</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[player_tooltip player_id="187268" first="Bo" last="Kelly"], Dana Hills</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Drew Knight, Baldwin Park</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Brandon Lopez, Patriot</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Anthony Luna, Western</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Christian Lundsberg, Canyon</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Blake Miller, El Toro</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[player_tooltip player_id="25419" first="Malachi" last="Nelson"], Los Alamitos</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">AJ Perez, Huntington Beach</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Keith Reynolds, Adelanto</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Dylan Robinson, Burbank</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Noah Rodriguez, Monrovia</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[player_tooltip player_id="25258" first="Brandon" last="Rose"], Murrieta Valley</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Brian Rudden, Otay Ranch</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">David Sagun, Cerritos</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[player_tooltip player_id="25441" first="Kadin" last="Semonza"], Mission Viejo</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Sergio Torres, Santa Ana</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Xavier Washington, Rancho Cucamonga</span>