Long Beach Tournament of Champions Report

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>16 Long Beach, Inland Empire and Orange County teams gathered at Millikan High for the second annual Tournament of Champions last Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For the second consecutive season, St. John Bosco won the tournament. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a look at the winning team and several players who stood out from the event according to multiple reports.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>ST. JOHN BOSCO</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. John Bosco beat Centennial in the semifinals and Sierra Canyon in the championship game to take home the trophy. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Braves have a battle going on between two very good quarterbacks in senior [player_tooltip player_id='115455' first='Caleb' last='Sanchez'] and sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='212212' first='Ashton' last='Pannell']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='209113' first='Madden' last='Williams'] was the key receiver for the Braves with 9 touchdown receptions and around 4-5 catches per game. Other receivers that played well according to reports were [player_tooltip player_id='115470' first='Tommy' last='Maher'] and [player_tooltip player_id='283605' first='Daniel' last='Odom']. <strong>Jeremy Lenore</strong> played well at running back and another quarterback who played alongside Sanchez and Pannell was <strong>Matai Fuavia</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bosco's defense is one of the best in the nation. The usual standout names performed well like [player_tooltip player_id='115443' first='Kyngstonn' last='Viliamu-Asa'], [player_tooltip player_id='115433' first='Peyton' last='Woodyard'] and [player_tooltip player_id='115432' first='Marcelles' last='Williams']. [player_tooltip player_id='273626' first='Tamal' last='Johnson'] had a pair of interceptions and Serra transfer [player_tooltip player_id='115452' first='Jason' last='Mitchell'] shined in moments. [player_tooltip player_id='273572' first='Khmori' last='House'] is a physical linebacker that will make teams question throwing short routes in passing league.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/MillikanHSFB/status/1660077207447044096?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/MillikanHSFB/status/1660077207447044096?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/GregBiggins/status/1660039714861363200?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/GregBiggins/status/1660039714861363200?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>OTHER TOP PERFORMERS</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sierra Canyon had a very strong showing last Saturday, particularly USC commit [player_tooltip player_id='398422' first='Xavier' last='Jordan']. His fellow receiver [player_tooltip player_id='683607' first='Kwazi' last='Gilmer'] also was a matchup nightmare for a lot of teams. The projected quarterback for the Trailblazers is Notre Dame transfer [player_tooltip player_id='282687' first='Wyatt' last='Becker']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/mikehuntley63/status/1642632654662303744?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/mikehuntley63/status/1642632654662303744?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Centennial was a team that people were talking about after the event, particularly quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='406636' first='Husan' last='Longstreet']. One reporter I talked to believed that Longstreet was the best quarterback at the event. [player_tooltip player_id='406637' first='Cory' last='Butler'] is a receiver I really like for Centennial. Santa Margarita transfer [player_tooltip player_id='282775' first='LaRue' last='Zamorano'] impressed scouts and [player_tooltip player_id='595826' first='Tayten' last='Beyer'] is a defensive back I am high on.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/GregBiggins/status/1660029265315000321?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/GregBiggins/status/1660029265315000321?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Host Millikan has a new quarterback in St. John Bosco transfer [player_tooltip player_id='282737' first='JP' last='Mialovski']. Mialovski has offers from Cincinnati, Indiana, Ole Miss and San Jose State. [player_tooltip player_id='115471' first='Ryan' last='Pellum'] is showing he's a top receiver in the class with a strong offseason. He can create separation with his speed and can make plays after the catch. [player_tooltip player_id='398433' first='Gregory' last='McClendon'] will be another top target for Millikan this season with 9 offers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/562sports/status/1660030533316001792?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/562sports/status/1660030533316001792?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Warren of Downey was there with some familiar faces standing out. Sophomore quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='282717' first='Madden' last='Iamaleava'] is taking over at quarterback for his brother who is now at Tennessee. His top target will be [player_tooltip player_id='147762' first='Jordan' last='Ross'], who has 11 offers and is visiting Michigan State in early June. His sophomore brother [player_tooltip player_id='780272' first='Jalen' last='Ross'] will be a big factor for Warren this year as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/Jordan__Ross1/status/1660462692006760455?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/Jordan__Ross1/status/1660462692006760455?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='115460' first='Anthony' last='Wolter'] is back at quarterback for St. Bonaventure after a strong junior season. Junior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='976866' first='Drew' last='Cofield']</strong> is one of the most underrated junior defensive backs in Southern California and had four interceptions last season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='683641' first='Mason' last='York']</strong> of Edison is a receiver with track level speed and an offer from Alabama Birmingham. He had 870 yards with 9 touchdowns last season for the Chargers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->