Battle at the Bay Passing Tournament Preview

Corona del Mar is hosting its inaugural Battle at the Bay passing tournament on Friday at 4 p.m. The tournament field includes: Corona del Mar, Aliso Niguel, Cypress, Dana Hills, Foothill, La Habra, San Clemente and Tesoro. Let’s take a look at the teams who will compete and some of their key players. <strong>Corona del Mar</strong> Corona del Mar has one of the best quarterbacks in Orange County in [player_tooltip player_id="145236" first="David" last="Rasor"]. Running back <strong>Evan Sanders</strong> is very athletic and can be used in the passing game. <strong>Cooper Hoch</strong> returns as a top receiver for the Sea Kings and sophomore tight end <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="347158" first="Zach" last="Giuliano"]</strong> is an intriguing prospect with an offer to UNLV. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="145264" first="Mason" last="Kubichek"]</strong> is a talented linebacker who also plays for the lacrosse team at CdM. <strong>Oliver Ayala</strong> is a defensive back to keep an eye on for the Sea Kings. https://twitter.com/david_rasor18/status/1538701266951368704?s=20&amp;t=Ujvdz-gMSZ7S6HH0fjXMzQ <strong>Aliso Niguel</strong> Aliso is a team with a lot of question marks but has a solid junior quarterback prospect in [player_tooltip player_id="147763" first="Hunter" last="Najm"]. He had a great showing at the Prep Redzone Stock Up Showcase and has been throwing a lot this offseason. Defensively, <strong>Chad Desilva</strong> is an athletic linebacker and defensive back <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="273671" first="Marcus" last="Macabitas"]</strong> is small but has some upside. https://twitter.com/HunterNajm/status/1528559219183456256?s=20&amp;t=Ujvdz-gMSZ7S6HH0fjXMzQ <strong>Cypress</strong> Cypress returns two blue chip players in [player_tooltip player_id="35436" first="Matthew" last="Morrell"] and [player_tooltip player_id="173344" first="Trevor" last="Monteleone"]. Quarterback <strong>Elliot Lemonnier</strong> figures to be back for his junior season after getting some valuable reps last season. The Centurions graduated some talented defensive backs but are always well coached and fare well in passing league settings. <strong>Foothill</strong> Foothill is a team with a lot of question marks after graduating elite talent like Austin Overn. They have some promising running backs in <strong>Christian Carreras</strong> and [player_tooltip player_id="270907" first="Aaron" last="Mitchell"]. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="215875" first="Ethan" last="Charpentier"]</strong> is one of the better linebackers in the county and <strong>Bode</strong><strong> Jellerson</strong> is a nice athlete who is an All-County lacrosse player. <strong>La Habra</strong> La Habra has a very good senior quarterback in [player_tooltip player_id="270920" first="Justin" last="Gil"]. [player_tooltip player_id="249419" first="Dathan" last="F Lui Jr"]. is a shifty running back who can make plays in the passing game and <strong>Jacob Apodaca</strong> is a quality receiver who can line up all over the field. <strong>Braedon Simonian</strong> is another receiver who could be a big part of the La Habra offense this season. <strong>Damian Gomez</strong> is a junior defensive back who could be a star for La Habra. <strong>San Clemente</strong> The Tritons have a good mix of experienced seniors like [player_tooltip player_id="168733" first="Brad" last="Gerken"] and <strong>Blake Allen</strong> and younger talent like <strong>Drew Shanley. </strong>[player_tooltip player_id="273584" first="Dylan" last="Mills"] and [player_tooltip player_id="195580" first="Broderick" last="Redden"] will get some reps at quarterback and have excellent targets in [player_tooltip player_id="196026" first="Reid" last="Kotiranta"] and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="224199" first="Jake" last="Poole"]</strong>. San Clemente’s linebackers are always great and they are deep there this season with <strong>Cole Robertson, Nolan Reid, Thomas Hartanov</strong> and [player_tooltip player_id="270910" first="Kyle" last="Yamano"]. https://twitter.com/Reid_Kotiranta/status/1538368366909435904?s=20&amp;t=Ujvdz-gMSZ7S6HH0fjXMzQ <strong>Tesoro</strong> The big story with Tesoro is that they have two very capable quarterbacks in [player_tooltip player_id="190350" first="Gavin" last="Shiagineik"] and [player_tooltip player_id="169106" first="Evan" last="Pierce"]. Pierce was recently offered by the United States Merchant Marine Academy. [player_tooltip player_id="270854" first="Mason" last="Wolfe"] is a very good receiver for the Titans and <strong>Todd Nelson</strong> got quality reps as a sophomore last season. [player_tooltip player_id="264746" first="Jacob" last="Edward Frey"] is a linebacker with sideline to sideline speed and <strong>Pierce McMahon</strong> is a defensive back to keep an eye on. https://twitter.com/evanpierce22/status/1533243650125320194?s=20&amp;t=Ujvdz-gMSZ7S6HH0fjXMzQ