SoCal Honor Bowl: Mater Dei Catholic vs. Red Mountain (AZ)
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Taking a look at the SoCal Honor Bowl players to watch in game one this Friday 9/2 at 4pm. Mater Dei Catholic opened the season against two of the top teams in San Diego resulting in losses to Cathedral Catholic…
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Continue ReadingTaking a look at the SoCal Honor Bowl players to watch in game one this Friday 9/2 at 4pm. Mater Dei Catholic opened the season against two of the top teams in San Diego resulting in losses to Cathedral Catholic and Carlsbad. The reigning CIF state champions are much better than their 0-2 record indicates and will look to start building momentum this weekend. Red Mountain from Mesa, AZ will make their season debut headlined by elite 2023 prospects WR Ja’Kobi Lane Ja’Kobi Lane 6'5" | 180 lbs | WR Red Mountain | 2023 State AZ and ATH Lenox Lawson Lenox Lawson 5'11" | 175 lbs | RB Red Mountain | 2023 State AZ .
Red Mountain (Mesa, AZ)
Red Mountain is led by a top-10 prospect in Arizona in WR Ja’Kobi Lane Ja’Kobi Lane 6'5" | 180 lbs | WR Red Mountain | 2023 State AZ and PRZ’s #1 RB in the state, Lenox Lawson Lenox Lawson 5'11" | 175 lbs | RB Red Mountain | 2023 State AZ . Lane (USC commit) is an elite WR prospect that led the team in every receiving category as a junior with 76 catches for 990 yards and 14 TDs. He creates matchup problems on the outside with his high-level combination of size (6’5”/180), length, and athleticism. Lawson (Central Michigan commit) is a highly versatile playmaker that led the team in rushing and was the second-leading receiver a season ago. The offense also returns starting QB Carter Crispin Carter Crispin 5'11" | 180 lbs | QB Red Mountain | 2023 State AZ who threw for over 2,500 yards and 27 TDs as a junior.
The defense is led by NAU 2023 DL commit Braeden Kaczmarek Braeden Kaczmarek 6'4" | 250 lbs | DL Red Mountain | 2023 State AZ and senior DE/OLB Tanner Demassa. Both were among the top tacklers and sack producers for Red Mountain’s defense last season.
Other Players to Watch:
Caleb Heidrick- OLB, 2023
Mavryck Starks- DB, 2023
Preston Heap Preston Heap 6'1" | 190 lbs | TE Red Mountain | 2024 State AZ – WR, 2023
Jefferson Giles Jefferson Giles 6'3" | 280 lbs | OL Red Mountain | 2023 State AZ – OL, 2023
Mater Dei Catholic
Mater Dei Catholic should be considered one of the best 0-2 teams in SoCal after tough losses to the top teams in San Diego including a 36-35 2OT loss to Carlsbad last Friday. Led by key returners from last season’s state championship team, MDC will look to bounce back against a strong program out of Arizona playing their first game of the season. Senior QB
Dominic Nankil
Dominic
Nankil
6'1" | 170 lbs | QB
Mater Dei Catholic | 2023
State
CA
leads the offense with multiple D-I playmakers to distribute to including WR
Jeremiah McClure
Jeremiah
McClure
6'2" | 195 lbs | WR
Mater Dei Catholic | 2023
State
CA
, WR
Surahz Buncom
Surahz
Buncom
6'4" | 175 lbs | DB
Mater Dei Catholic | 2023
State
CA
(Kansas commit), and ATH
Chris Snyder
Chris
Snyder
6'0" | 175 lbs | ATH
Mater Dei Catholic | 2023
State
CA
.
The defense is led by the top LB duo in San Diego with
Tre Edwards
Tre
Edwards
6'1" | 210 lbs | LB
Mater Dei Catholic | 2023
State
CA
(UCLA commit) and Anthony McMillian upfront. Elite 2024 CB prospect
Isaiah Buxton
Isaiah
Buxton
6'0" | 150 lbs | DB
Mater Dei Catholic | 2024
State
CA
is an impact player in the secondary along with 2023 Nickel/SS
DJ Overstreet
DJ
Overstreet
5'10" | 175 lbs | WR
Mater Dei Catholic | 2023
State
CA
. Both will be responsible for containing Red Mountain’s top wideout
Ja’Kobi Lane
Ja’Kobi
Lane
6'5" | 180 lbs | WR
Red Mountain | 2023
State
AZ
.
Other Players to Watch:
Rollin George Rollin George 6'1" | 180 lbs | WR Mater Dei Catholic | 2023 State CA – WR, 2023
Jaylen Hall Jaylen Hall 6'1" | 185 lbs | WR Mater Dei Catholic | 2023 State CA – WR, 2023
Cruz Estrada Cruz Estrada 6'0" | 180 lbs | ATH Mater Dei Catholic | 2023 State CA – WR, 2023
Vincent Friend- LB, 2023
Kenyon Lepisi- LB, 2023
Anthony Lopez- DB, 2023
Pick: Mater Dei Catholic