SoCo Invitational Tournament Preview
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16 teams from Southern California will gather at Newport Harbor on Saturday for the first ever SoCo Invitational Tournament. Group A: Newport Harbor, Garden Grove, Monrovia, Etiwanda Group B: Crean Lutheran, Dana Hills, St. Paul, North Torrance Group C: San…
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Continue Reading16 teams from Southern California will gather at Newport Harbor on Saturday for the first ever SoCo Invitational Tournament.
Group A: Newport Harbor, Garden Grove, Monrovia, Etiwanda
Group B: Crean Lutheran, Dana Hills, St. Paul, North Torrance
Group C: San Clemente, El Modena, Covina, Redlands
Group D: Canyon, Newport 2s, Cerritos, Torrance
Here is a look at some of the top players from some of the teams who will be competing on Saturday.
Newport Harbor
Newport Harbor will get to showcase its new quarterback Colton Joseph, a senior transfer from San Juan Hills. Kashton Henjum Kashton Henjum 6'2" | 185 lbs | WR Newport Harbor | 2023 State CA returns at receiver for the Sailors and Josiah Lamarque Josiah Lamarque 5'10" | 175 lbs | ATH Newport Harbor | 2024 State CA is a talented two-way player. Carson De Avila Carson De Avila 6'1" | 195 lbs | DB Newport Harbor | 2023 State CA is one of the better defensive players in the Sunset League. Payton Irving is a versatile running back who can make plays in the passing game and Billy Ridley is a sleeper on defense.
SoCo Invitational Varsity 7v7/Linemen Tournament this Saturday, Newport Harbor High School. Freshmen Tourney Thursday, JV Tourney Friday. @James_Escarcega @ocvarsityguy @SGVNSports @SteveFryer @latsondheimer @SouthOCsports @DavidDelgado_OC @PEcom_preps pic.twitter.com/TgfH4YN8qh
— Coach Wes Choate 🏈 (@Coachchoate45) July 6, 2022
Monrovia
Monrovia has one of the best receivers in Southern California in Carlos Hernandez. The Washington State commit caught 71 passes for 1,594 yards and 23 touchdowns last season.
Get to know this kid, Carlos Hernandez of Monrovia HS. Wins the 100 meter Rio Hondo League title in 10.96. One of the top wide receivers in the SGV. @CoachCW3 @MonroviaFootba1 pic.twitter.com/iZhCqgLEzu
— James Escarcega 📈🏈🏀⚾️🥎 🤼🤽🏽♂️🏊🏼♀️🏌🏻⚽️ (@James_Escarcega) April 30, 2022
Garden Grove
Garden Grove’s best player is returning running back Malachi Bey. His skillset might not shine as much in a passing league setting, but the Argonauts have some returning receivers who got quality playing time last season. Dominick Brito caught 43 passes for 570 yards and six touchdowns last season. Jonas Boateng and Landon Mendoza are guys to keep an eye on as well.
St. Paul
Junior receiver Aidan Bravo Aidan Bravo 6'3" | 190 lbs | WR St. Paul | 2023 State CA caught 42 passes for 693 yards and 8 touchdowns and has offers from St. Thomas, Adams State and Benedictine College. Christian Melendez is an intriguing junior running back for St. Paul. The Swordsmen have Servite transfer Andrew Maushardt at quarterback and he has offers from Coastal Carolina and Indiana.
Huge upcoming year. @CoachDanny10 @CoachDHernandez @StPaulF00tball @StvnBrrn @AidanBravo4 pic.twitter.com/q0Ff7K0RZd
— Andrew Maushardt (@AndrewMaushardt) May 15, 2022
North Torrance
North Torrance is led by returning quarterback Trevor Lagarde who threw for 2,219 yards with 28 touchdowns and just eight interceptions last season. He had a nice offseason on the 7on7 circuit. He has no offers yet, but I think he has the potential to be a solid lower level college quarterback.
Balled out this past weekend at the OT7 tournament! Blessed to get the opportunity to showcase my talent!Can’t wait for my Senior Season coming up, stay tuned! 4szn @overtime @SMSBFootball @EliteAthletes_ @Rivals @247Sports @adamgorney @CoachSemaj @beyond_grind @NHSAthletic pic.twitter.com/yblT5CTDt8
— TREVOR LAGARDE (@lagarde_trevor) June 17, 2022
San Clemente
It will be interesting to see how San Clemente uses its two quarterbacks Dylan Mills Dylan Mills 6'2" | 205 lbs | QB San Clemente | 2024 State CA and Broderick Redden Broderick Redden 6'5" | 225 lbs | TE San Clemente | 2024 State CA . 6-foot-4 sophomore Jack Loper may gets some reps at quarterback too. Reid Kotiranta Reid Kotiranta 6'2" | 180 lbs | WR San Clemente | 2023 State CA and Jake Poole Jake Poole 6'1" | 180 lbs | ATH San Clemente | 2024 CA have been having good offseasons at receiver. Brad Gerken Brad Gerken 5'11" | 190 lbs | DB San Clemente | 2023 CA leads a defense full of quality linebackers and defensive backs. Max Kotiranta Max Kotiranta 5'11" | 175 lbs | ATH San Clemente | 2025 State CA is small but has excellent ball skills at corner for the Tritons.
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El Modena
Sophomore quarterback Xzavior Guess is a lot of fun to watch and can throw off-platform. His full skillset isn’t on display in a 7on7 setting but he has shown a lot of growth as a pure passer this offseason. Mayson Hitchens is a very big two-way player for El Modena and he moves well laterally. Owen Smith can make plays out of the backfield and the Vanguards are always well-coached.
New squat max: 455 lbs!✅ @elmodenafb @mikehuntley63 @Coach_CoryWhite @M_80lane @CoachChapatte @TheBecaPerez @2CoachG1 @RealCoachCarter @CoachRRouse @2CoachG1 @alecsimpson5 @GregBiggins pic.twitter.com/mQsPeDL4Mh
— Owen Smith (@OSmith_5) June 8, 2022
Canyon
Anders “Christian” Lundsberg is a quality quarterback for Canyon and the ball jumps out of his hands. He looks so comfortable in the pocket and can sling it to all three levels with accuracy. Fox Haugen is the best receiver for Canyon and they are loaded with basketball players who are athletic and playing football for the first time.
Highlights from @Elite11 @GregBiggins @BrandonHuffman @mikehuntley63 @TheUCReport @247recruiting @247fbrecruiting pic.twitter.com/gujloTvvBn
— Christian Lundsberg (@Chris_Lundsberg) May 19, 2022