Battle at the Beach Preview (Part Two)
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The biggest passing tournament in Southern California each summer is the Battle at the Beach tournament at Edison High. Last season, Santa Margarita won the tournament and the past two seasons it conflicted with the Elite 11, so some of…
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Continue ReadingThe biggest passing tournament in Southern California each summer is the Battle at the Beach tournament at Edison High.
Last season, Santa Margarita won the tournament and the past two seasons it conflicted with the Elite 11, so some of the top quarterbacks could not participate.
This season, the field is stacked as usual and all the top quarterbacks are expected to be in attendance.
Here is a preview of the second half of teams at the tournament. For a preview of the first half of teams, click here to read.
Millikan
Millikan is loaded with talented skill players and has cemented itself as the No. 2 team in the Moore League. Ryan Pellum Ryan Pellum 5'11" | 170 lbs | WR Millikan | 2024 State CA and Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson 6'1" | 165 lbs | WR Newport Harbor | 2024 State CA are elite receivers who are national prospects and Angelo Miranda Angelo Miranda 5'10" | 165 lbs | WR Millikan | 2023 State CA isn’t far behind them. Pellum was the No. 1 prospect in California’s 2024 class for awhile and has offers from all the major schools. Myles Jackson Myles Jackson 6'2" | 190 lbs | QB Millikan | 2024 CA is the Rams’ quarterback and they also added Los Alamitos transfer Nygel Osborne Nygel Osborne 5'11" | 190 lbs | RB Millikan | 2023 State CA .
catching dimes from @MylesTJacksonQB pic.twitter.com/fWg8kVLKLV
— Angelo Gabriel Pineda Miranda (@___gelo__) May 21, 2022
Edison
Edison is the tournament host and they lost some major talents from last year’s team. Parker Awad returns at quarterback after a nice junior season fresh off a transfer from Mater Dei. Tucker Tripp is expected to be the team’s receiving leader and Mason York had a productive offseason for the OC Elite passing tournament. Dominic Lopez Dominic Lopez 6'0" | 185 lbs | LB Edison | 2023 CA is a really good athlete who can play all over the field for the Chargers.
Tucker Tripp 23’ WR #2 6’2” 🏈 #Uncommitted @EdisonFootball_ 🎥 Highlight Reel vs Murrieta Valley in the CIF Division ✌🏻 Round 1 Game. @Tucker2Tripp @TopPreps @ftblguy @QBHitList @Los_Stuff @UncommittedUsa @BigFaceSportss @KeyPlayerNation #footballgame #widereceiver #cif pic.twitter.com/FNG1mDYbZG
— DirectRecruitVideos (@DirectRecruits) November 10, 2021
Long Beach Poly
Poly won the Division 4 championship last season and I promise you they will never see Division 4 again. The Jackrabbits added Tennessee commit Nico Iamaleava Nico Iamaleava 6'5" | 200 lbs | QB Warren | 2023 State CA at quarterback. Darius Curry Darius Curry 6'1" | 190 lbs | QB Long Beach Poly | 2024 State CA is also a quarterback for Poly who can start anywhere else. Devin Samples Devin Samples 5'7" | 190 lbs | RB Long Beach Poly | 2023 State CA is a quality running back who can make plays out of the backfield. Jason Robinson JR Jason Robinson JR 5'11" | 160 lbs | WR San Juan Hills | 2024 State CA is an elite receiver committed to USC and Poly also has Titus Bordeaux Titus Bordeaux 6'1" | 160 lbs | WR Long Beach Poly | 2024 State CA and class of 2025 receiver Jadyn Robinson Jadyn Robinson WR Narbonne | 2025 State CA . Joshua Cason returns on defense and so does Ikenasio Mikaele Ikenasio Mikaele 6'1" | 215 lbs | LB Long Beach Poly | 2023 State CA . USC commit Dylan Williams Dylan Williams 6'3" | 205 lbs | LB Long Beach Poly | 2024 State CA is a star linebacker who was recently named All-Tournament at the Elite 11 and LSU commit Daylen Austin Daylen Austin 6'2" | 180 lbs | DB Long Beach Poly | 2023 State CA is a star. Keep an eye on Los Alamitos transfer Hasani Scott Hasani Scott 6'0" | 160 lbs | DB Long Beach Poly | 2024 CA who is athletic enough to see some playing time in the secondary.
Tennessee QB commit Nico Iamaleava MVP performance @Pylon7on7 Nationals in Chicago. @PolynesiaBowl All-Star led #TEAMTOA to the 🏆 @nico_iamaleava8 @Nic_Iamaleava @VolFBRecruiting @LBPoly_Football pic.twitter.com/gVYtX8maep
— DSPN. (@ncaarecruits) July 5, 2022
Mission Viejo
Kadin Semonza Kadin Semonza 6'0" | 190 lbs | QB Mission Viejo | 2023 State CA returns at quarterback for the Diablos fresh off his commitment to Ball State. The Diablos have two elite receivers in Mikey Matthews Mikey Matthews 5'10" | 180 lbs | WR Mission Viejo | 2023 State CA and Arizona commit Jackson Holman Jackson Holman 6'3" | 200 lbs | WR Mission Viejo | 2023 State CA . KJ Reid is another speedy receiver who has been on the camp circuit. Jack Matranga Jack Matranga 6'1" | 210 lbs | LB Mission Viejo | 2024 State CA is a star at linebacker and the Diablos added Tesoro transfer Mikey D’Amato and JSerra transfer Edward Schultz Edward Schultz 6'1" | 195 lbs | WR Mission Viejo | 2023 State CA . Treyvon Tolmaire Treyvon Tolmaire 5'11" | 170 lbs | DB Mission Viejo | 2024 CA is a developing corner who I am high on and Joey Libutti was one of the fastest players at the PRZ Showcase in Northern California.
WENT CRAZY !!! Mikey Matthews -> @_mjmatt (Mission Viejo H.S, CA) w/ the 7v7 Play of the YEAR ???? 😳😳😳 This kid has been putting on a SHOW this off season | Pylon 7v7 Knoxville pic.twitter.com/BiEhDvOME9
— Under the Radar (@UTRScouting) April 11, 2022
North Kitsap, Washington
North Kitsap has receiver prospect Logan Sloman Logan Sloman 6'0" | 170 lbs | WR North Kitsap | 2024 State WA who could be in store for a breakout junior season. Jaxson Gore is another receiver to watch for North Kitsap and so is Ethan Guerra Ethan Guerra 6'2" | 190 lbs | WR North Kitsap | 2024 WA .
Norco
UCLA commit Grant Gray Grant Gray 6'3" | 180 lbs | WR Norco | 2023 State CA is the marquee name for Norco and is one of the top receivers in Southern California. Clayton Zentner is an intriguing athlete for Norco and Tyler Dudden is expected to be a starting quarterback candidate for Norco.
Norco (Calif) WR Grant Gray been very smooth all day pic.twitter.com/UPnTAv6el7
— Greg Biggins (@GregBiggins) March 6, 2022
Norco HS receiver Grant Gray has been really impressive today at Rivals Camp LA. The 2023 recruit picked up recent offers from Arizona, UCLA, Utah and several others. pic.twitter.com/CEHLOc7kSX
— Matt Moreno (@MattRMoreno) February 27, 2022
Rancho Cucamonga
Jason Harris Jr. is a talented receiver returning for Rancho Cucamonga and so is Jonah Dawson Jonah Dawson 5'10" | 170 lbs | WR Rancho Cucamonga | 2024 State CA who recently visited Oregon. Julian Lundy Julian Lundy 6'3" | 170 lbs | WR Rancho Cucamonga | 2023 State CA is a receiver with offers from Montana and Northern Arizona. Boise State commit CJ Tiller CJ Tiller 6'2" | 190 lbs | QB Rancho Cucamonga | 2023 State CA is the quarterback for Rancho Cucamonga and he led them to a tournament at San Diego State.
https://twitter.com/cj_tiller/status/1544145779564154880?s=20&t=ib2PeHVXOpjHZBcNObKYMw
Servite
Servite is a mystery team who lost multiple Power 5 players. Julian Puche will compete for the starting quarterback job with Mater Dei transfer James Johnson. Wes Taylor returns at receiver for the Friars and Ethan Scaffidi returns at corner.
Servite’s Julian Puche looks solid so far. A senior trying to fill Noah Fifiti’s big shoes at QB. pic.twitter.com/y1k5hMYomV
— Luca Evans (@bylucaevans) May 14, 2022
Santa Margarita
The Eagles are the defending champs of this tournament and have a lot of returners mixed with new additions. Jaxon Potter Jaxon Potter 6'4" | 180 lbs | QB Santa Margarita Catholic | 2023 State CA returns at quarterback and Jake Foye Jake Foye 5'10" | 195 lbs | RB Santa Margarita Catholic | 2023 State CA returns at running back. Niko Lopez Niko Lopez 6'3" | 210 lbs | WR Santa Margarita Catholic | 2023 State CA is a big target at receiver for the Eagles, Ryan Parker Ryan Parker 6'1" | 185 lbs | WR Santa Margarita | 2023 State CA is a solid wideout and Bain Eiseman Bain Eiseman 6'0" | 175 lbs | WR Inglewood | 2024 State CA is one of my favorite sleeper Trinity League receivers coming into the season. The strength of Santa Margarita is its defensive line, but they have talented skill players as well. Israel Solomon returns in the secondary with Ben Durham Ben Durham 6'0" | 205 lbs | DB Santa Margarita Catholic | 2023 State CA and Donovan Comestro Donovan Comestro 6'0" | 175 lbs | DB Santa Margarita Catholic | 2023 State CA . LaRue Zamorano LaRue Zamorano 6'2" | 170 lbs | DB Centennial | 2025 State CA is an intriguing young guy for the Eagles and so is Taurian Nash Taurian Nash RB Crean Lutheran | 2025 State CA . Emmett Mosley Emmett Mosley 6'1" | 180 lbs | ATH Santa Margarita Catholic | 2024 State CA is a good defensive back who transferred from Servite.
Thread the needle.#BestofTheWest Finals#7v7 @prowaytraining pic.twitter.com/l90pGrUU3x
— Passing Down 7on7 (@PassingDown) April 21, 2022
Serra
The marquee headliner for Serra is defensive back Rodrick Pleasant Rodrick Pleasant 5'11" | 180 lbs | DB Serra | 2023 State CA who is the fastest man in the state with a 10.14 100m. When the pads come on Cincere Rhaney Cincere Rhaney 5'11" | 210 lbs | RB Serra | 2024 State CA is one of the top running backs in the state.
The fastest in the state, Rodrick Pleasant, playing defense for Gardena Serra. Just try to beat him deep. Not happening. pic.twitter.com/SIcTjSBV1Z
— eric sondheimer (@latsondheimer) July 2, 2022