Orange County Defensive Leaders

<!-- wp:heading --> <h2><strong>TACKLES</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Troy Mills, Canyon; 105</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='215875' first='Ethan' last='Charpentier'], Foothill; 91</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Oswaldo Sanchez, Estancia; 90</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jake Javorsky, San Juan Hills; 82</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cole Robertson, San Clemente; 81</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='270910' first='Kyle' last='Yamano'], San Clemente; 77</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ilan Rodriguez, Estancia; 76</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='147764' first='Jackson' last='Sievers'], Capistrano Valley; 70</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='204409' first='Jacob' last='Bower'], Santa Margarita; 69</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ethan Brougham, Dana Hills; 67</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='384830' first='Michael' last='Damato'], Mission Viejo; 67</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stephen Hughes, Santa Ana; 66</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rafael Maldonado, Westminster; 66</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='270026' first='Wyatt' last='Mosier'], Yorba Linda; 65</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Joseph Le, Bolsa Grande; 65</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='148989' first='Carson' last='De Avila'], Newport Harbor; 65</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Notes: </strong>Orange County is loaded with great tacklers. It's good to see two San Clemente guys near the top in Cole Robertson and [player_tooltip player_id='270910' first='Kyle' last='Yamano']. [player_tooltip player_id='215875' first='Ethan' last='Charpentier'] leads one of the top defenses in Foothill. [player_tooltip player_id='384830' first='Michael' last='Damato'] has done an excellent job since transferring to Mission Viejo and [player_tooltip player_id='270026' first='Wyatt' last='Mosier'] covers so much of the field for Yorba Linda.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/troy_m_19/status/1576972922366742536?s=20u0026t=3bJ6Rneu1p2bCHJ8lAIspA","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/troy_m_19/status/1576972922366742536?s=20u0026t=3bJ6Rneu1p2bCHJ8lAIspA </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2><strong>SACKS</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Michael Hughes, Santa Ana; 15</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ryan Nielsen, Corona del Mar; 8.5</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ben Abate, Crean Lutheran; 8</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Daniel Viramontes, Katella; 7.5</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='282774' first='Nasir' last='Wyatt'], Mater Dei; 7</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='261806' first='Jonathan' last='Becerra'], Mission Viejo; 6.5</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Angelo Rubio, Laguna Hills; 6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Paul Ruiz, Garden Grove; 6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='147764' first='Jackson' last='Sievers'], Capistrano Valley; 6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nolan Reid, San Clemente; 6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='155848' first='Weston' last='Port'], San Juan Hills; 5.5</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Notes: </strong>Hughes has nearly double the amount anyone else in the county has. I saw [player_tooltip player_id='282774' first='Nasir' last='Wyatt'] last week and he is always in the backfield laying big hits. [player_tooltip player_id='261806' first='Jonathan' last='Becerra'] has good pass rush moves and [player_tooltip player_id='147764' first='Jackson' last='Sievers'] uses his size to overwhelm people. [player_tooltip player_id='155848' first='Weston' last='Port'] is still an incredible defensive player but teams are clearly game-planning around him.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/johnnybecerra_/status/1577025988952670208?s=20u0026t=3bJ6Rneu1p2bCHJ8lAIspA","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/johnnybecerra_/status/1577025988952670208?s=20u0026t=3bJ6Rneu1p2bCHJ8lAIspA </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2><strong>INTERCEPTIONS</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Travis Anderson, Mission Viejo; 6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Heath Carlson, Capistrano Valley Christian; 3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Billy Ridley, Newport Harbor; 3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Connor Leonard, Canyon; 3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1236177' first='Desmin' last='Joshway-Fairley'], Western; 3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Evan Campuzano, El Dorado; 3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eric Fernandez, Garden Grove; 3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1262743' first='Ben' last='Byszewski'], Crean Lutheran; 3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='384725' first='Ty' last='Benefield'], Crean Lutheran; 3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clay Cafferty, El Toro; 3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jack Gill, Aliso Niguel; 3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='317023' first='Dylan' last='Gardner'], Yorba Linda; 3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brad Nguyen, Westminster; 3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Isaiah Bennett, San Juan Hills; 3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nick Flum, Ocean View; 3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Notes:</strong> Travis Anderson is a ball-hawk for Mission Viejo who had two huge interceptions against Long Beach Poly. [player_tooltip player_id='384725' first='Ty' last='Benefield'] has been great playing two ways for Crean Lutheran. Clay Cafferty had an interception in the endzone for El Toro against Tesoro. Jack Gill is a solid two-way player for Aliso.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/TravisA949/status/1575527915277545478?s=20u0026t=3bJ6Rneu1p2bCHJ8lAIspA","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/TravisA949/status/1575527915277545478?s=20u0026t=3bJ6Rneu1p2bCHJ8lAIspA </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/SOCoPrepSports/status/1575574765607129089?s=20u0026t=3bJ6Rneu1p2bCHJ8lAIspA","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/SOCoPrepSports/status/1575574765607129089?s=20u0026t=3bJ6Rneu1p2bCHJ8lAIspA </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->