Southern California Top Receiving Performances: Semifinals/Finals

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jayden Barnes, Garfield</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Garfield got a huge win over Eagle Rock to advance to the City Section Open Division championship game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Barnes was the leading receiver for Garfield. The junior caught six passes for 168 yards with a touchdown. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Garfield will play defending Open Division champion Birmingham for the championship.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/latsondheimer/status/1593975161442938880?s=20u0026t=x6Pe8UKNLCq3x-vwTPqehQ","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/latsondheimer/status/1593975161442938880?s=20u0026t=x6Pe8UKNLCq3x-vwTPqehQ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='35436' first='Matthew' last='Morrell'], Cypress</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cypress scored 10 points in the fourth quarter to squeak out a win against Newport Harbor in the Division 4 semifinals last week. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Morrell caught six passes for 141 yards and two touchdowns for Cypress.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Centurions will host Downey for the Division 4 championship game Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/CypressHSFB/status/1594879527993352193?s=20u0026t=x6Pe8UKNLCq3x-vwTPqehQ","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/CypressHSFB/status/1594879527993352193?s=20u0026t=x6Pe8UKNLCq3x-vwTPqehQ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Yohan Okanina, Lynwood</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lynwood held off Bassett with a late interception to advance to the Division 14 championship game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Okanina had a nice receiving game with 146 yards and a pair of touchdowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lynwood will play Whittier Christian for the Division 14 title. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/cristianjv_/status/1593816452687355905?s=20u0026t=x6Pe8UKNLCq3x-vwTPqehQ","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/cristianjv_/status/1593816452687355905?s=20u0026t=x6Pe8UKNLCq3x-vwTPqehQ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/johnwdavis/status/1595242887775629312?s=20u0026t=x6Pe8UKNLCq3x-vwTPqehQ","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/johnwdavis/status/1595242887775629312?s=20u0026t=x6Pe8UKNLCq3x-vwTPqehQ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1128131' first='Quimari' last='Shemwell'], Western</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Western really struggled against Laguna Hills in the Division 7 semifinals and put up a lot of garbage time stats, but Shemwell did a lot of his damage in the first half when the game was competitive.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Shemwell caught six passes for 126 yards and a touchdown for the Pioneers. He won nearly all of his one-on-one matchups and made the biggest offensive plays of the game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/mikehuntley63/status/1593806652012363777?s=20u0026t=x6Pe8UKNLCq3x-vwTPqehQ","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/mikehuntley63/status/1593806652012363777?s=20u0026t=x6Pe8UKNLCq3x-vwTPqehQ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Corey Thompson-Miller, Lincoln</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thompson-Miller had one of the best plays of the weekend to help lead Lincoln to a win over Carlsbad for the San Diego Open Division championship.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He had a 70-yard touchdown and broke multiple tackles in one of the best plays I've seen this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/SDFNLMagazine/status/1593840210202472448?s=20u0026t=x6Pe8UKNLCq3x-vwTPqehQ","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/SDFNLMagazine/status/1593840210202472448?s=20u0026t=x6Pe8UKNLCq3x-vwTPqehQ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/sdfootball/status/1593840387449229312?s=20u0026t=x6Pe8UKNLCq3x-vwTPqehQ","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/sdfootball/status/1593840387449229312?s=20u0026t=x6Pe8UKNLCq3x-vwTPqehQ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Other top performers:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cameron Brewer, Bishop Montgomery</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='115462' first='Ajon' last='Bryant'], Mater Dei</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bryant Carey, Downey</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='220688' first='JJ' last='Conrad'], Yorba Linda</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Richard Conti, South Pasadena</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='205984' first='Joshua' last='Faulkner'], Western</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Makhi Gray, Lincoln</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='261865' first='Jamari' last='Johnson'], Inglewood</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='147761' first='Josiah' last='Lamarque'], Newport Harbor</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='145168' first='Israel' last='Polk'], St. John Bosco</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->