Charter Oak Passing Tournament Breakdown

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bishop Amat outlasted 23 other teams to win the Lou Farrar Memorial Passing Tournament last Saturday at Charter Oak High.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a breakdown of the winners and players that stood out at the event according to reports.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>TOP PERFORMERS</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It looks like class of 2025 quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='406732' first='Frankie' last='Villalbazo'] will be the starting quarterback for Bishop Amat this season. [player_tooltip player_id='147734' first='Richard' last='Munoz Jr']., who played quarterback a lot last season will be a slot receiver and safety for the Lancers and is likely the best player on the team. Class of 2025 defensive back <strong>Daniel Arroyas</strong> also got good reviews.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/richhh_05/status/1660751412027084800?s=20","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/richhh_05/status/1660751412027084800?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Other San Gabriel Valley quarterbacks that good reviews from the tournament were <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1182939' first='Corin' last='Berry']</strong> of Charter Oak and <strong>Brandon Valencia</strong> of Muir. Muir got a lot of positive press after the tournament with a good performance from receiver <strong>Alex Miller </strong>too.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='398430' first='Ayden' last='Gutierrez'] of Damien had a big day which is not surprising. Two other athletes who played well according to reports were <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1338365' first='Legend' last='Lyons']</strong> of Charter Oak and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='540756' first='Kai' last='Jenkins']</strong> of Diamond Bar.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/Kai_jenkins8/status/1660781346984456192?s=20","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/Kai_jenkins8/status/1660781346984456192?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mira Costa had an outstanding season last year and quarterback <strong>Nico De La Cruz</strong> is back along with receiver 6-foot-3 <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='398466' first='Reese' last='Leonard']</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>La Serna played Bishop Amat in the championship game and according to preseason polls, these are likely the top two teams in the San Gabriel Valley. La Serna will rely on senior quarterback <strong>Aiden Leonardo</strong> who is inexperienced but got good reviews on Saturday. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='391293' first='Jayden' last='Northrup']</strong> is back at receiver and [player_tooltip player_id='684239' first='Owen' last='Long'] is the best prospect for the Lancers. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Upland returns quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='683633' first='Noah' last='Sandoval'] from its Division 3 finalists team. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1128360' first='Theo' last='Thompson']</strong> is a skill player to keep an eye on for Upland this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='595812' first='Noa' last='Banua'] has had a nice offseason at quarterback for Fountain Valley. He competed in both Prep Redzone Showcases and look much better the second time around.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Newport Harbor was the best Orange County team to compete at the tournament. The Sailors have two big transfers in quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='401257' first='Jaden' last='O'Neal'] (Los Alamitos) and [player_tooltip player_id='115423' first='Jordan' last='Anderson'] (Millikan). [player_tooltip player_id='147761' first='Josiah' last='Lamarque'] is a key returner for Newport Harbor as well as <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='147752' first='Jacob' last='Carlon'].</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/Jadenoneal_26/status/1661194255606640650?s=20","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/Jadenoneal_26/status/1661194255606640650?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->