Battle at the Beach Preview (Part 1)
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20 of some of the best programs in Southern California and a program in Washington will gather at Edison High School Saturday for one of the most prestigious passing tournaments of the summer. Mission Viejo won the event last season…
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Continue Reading20 of some of the best programs in Southern California and a program in Washington will gather at Edison High School Saturday for one of the most prestigious passing tournaments of the summer.
Mission Viejo won the event last season by beating St. John Bosco in the championship game.
Here is a look at the teams in Pool A and Pool B of the Battle at the Beach tournament.
POOL A
ST. JOHN BOSCO
St. John Bosco is one of the top teams in the nation, particularly at the skill positions. Caleb Sanchez Caleb Sanchez 6'4" | 225 lbs | QB St. John Bosco | 2024 State CA will get the majority of the reps at quarterback and is the likely starter for the Braves. Madden Williams Madden Williams 6'2" | 180 lbs | WR St John Bosco | 2026 State CA is a young receiver I am really high on and expect Tommy Maher Tommy Maher 5'10" | 180 lbs | WR St. John Bosco | 2024 CA and Daniel Odom Daniel Odom 6'2" | 180 lbs | WR St. John Bosco | 2026 State CA to get plenty of targets. The Braves also added Chaparral transfer Stacy Dobbins Stacy Dobbins 5'7" | 145 lbs | WR St. John Bosco | 2024 State CA at receiver. Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa 6'3" | 225 lbs | LB St. John Bosco | 2024 State CA is the best linebacker in the state and the Braves have a loaded secondary behind him. Peyton Woodyard Peyton Woodyard 6'2" | 195 lbs | DB St. John Bosco | 2024 State CA , Jason Mitchell Jason Mitchell 6'4" | 185 lbs | DB St. John Bosco | 2024 State CA , Marcelles Williams Marcelles Williams 6'0" | 185 lbs | DB St. John Bosco | 2024 State CA and Frankie Edwards III Frankie Edwards III 5'11" | 175 lbs | DB St. John Bosco | 2024 State CA are outstanding defensive backs and Jordan Lockhart Jordan Lockhart 6'3" | 220 lbs | ATH St. John Bosco | 2024 State CA can move all over the field and play anywhere. Khmori House Khmori House 6'2" | 205 lbs | LB St. John Bosco | 2024 State CA is another elite linebacker for the Braves so teams should avoid throwing underneath routes against the Braves. St. John Bosco won the Long Beach Tournament of Champions earlier this summer.
ST. BONAVENTURE
St. Bonaventure is returning quarterback Anthony Wolter Anthony Wolter 6'1" | 190 lbs | QB Saint Bonaventure | 2024 State CA who completed 61 percent of his passes for 1518 yards with 13 touchdowns last season. The Seraphs are losing running back Delon Thompson but Keon Glover is back and is a player I am high on. Bryan Estrada is a receiver who is gaining some steam and Dylan Dunst is a linebacker who is getting some lower level offers. Kaden Glover Kaden Glover 6'7" | 225 lbs | QB St. Bonaventure | 2026 State CA is a 6-foot-7 sophomore who may be a quarterback in the future, but is too big to not be a tight end this season.
EDISON
Edison has a question mark at the quarterback position for the first time in a very long time, but 6-foot-4 junior Savelio Niumata is expected to be the starter and get a lot of reps Saturday. Mason York Mason York 6'3" | 190 lbs | WR Edison | 2024 State CA will likely be the top target at receiver for the Chargers. Carson Daniels and junior Jake Minter are other receivers that are reportedly in the mix for Edison. Defense is a mystery for the Chargers but Carson Schmidt is a returner at cornerback and Jared Schnoor is back also.
NORTH KITSAP
North Kitsap is a very strong program in Washington with some intriguing returning players. Cole Edwards is the quarterback and a baseball guy who threw for 1850 yards and 22 touchdowns last season. Logan Sloman Logan Sloman 6'0" | 170 lbs | WR North Kitsap | 2024 State WA is the top returning receiver with 998 yards and 14 touchdowns last season. He was named the MVP of the league and is an under-recruited guy. Carter Dungy is back at running back but only had two receptions last season. Ethan Guerra Ethan Guerra 6'2" | 190 lbs | WR North Kitsap | 2024 WA is an outside linebacker that leads the defense.
CHAPARRAL
The marquee name for Chaparral is quarterback Dash Beierly Dash Beierly 6'1" | 215 lbs | QB Mater Dei | 2025 State CA who is one of the more highly-recruited class of 2025 quarterbacks. The Pumas lost top receiver Stacy Dobbins Stacy Dobbins 5'7" | 145 lbs | WR St. John Bosco | 2024 State CA to Bosco but return Jacob Alvarez Jacob Alvarez 6'4" | 220 lbs | TE Chaparral | 2025 State CA at tight end. Justin Selway leads the defense and is back at linebacker. Aiden Alefosio Aiden Alefosio 6'3" | 220 lbs | DL Chaparral | 2024 CA is back on defense as well as Jayce Venable Jayce Venable 6'0" | 175 lbs | ATH Chaparral | 2025 CA . Shane Klingelberg Shane Klingelberg 6'4" | 230 lbs | DL Chaparral | 2025 State CA is an edge rusher who may be converting to outside linebacker.
POOL B
MISSION VIEJO
Mission Viejo is led by its secondary which features three top prospects: Boise State commits Travis Anderson Travis Anderson 6'0" | 175 lbs | DB Mission Viejo | 2024 State CA and Trey Tolmaire Trey Tolmaire 5'11" | 165 lbs | DB Mission Viejo | 2024 State CA , and top class of 2025 safety Dijon Lee Dijon Lee 6'3" | 180 lbs | DB Mission Viejo | 2025 State CA . Sophomore Luke Fahey Luke Fahey 5'10" | 180 lbs | QB Mission Viejo | 2026 State CA and junior Draiden Trudeau Draiden Trudeau 6'5" | 185 lbs | QB Mission Viejo | 2025 State CA -Cicero will both see reps at quarterback for the Diablos. Markus Kier Markus Kier 6'2" | 185 lbs | WR Mission Viejo | 2026 State CA is a sophomore receiver I am very high on and juniors Winslow Garnier and Cash Semonza will also see targets. Jack Matranga Jack Matranga 6'1" | 210 lbs | LB Mission Viejo | 2024 State CA is a big linebacker who can fly all over the field. Mission Viejo has its own big passing league tournament the week after on July 8.
ORANGE LUTHERAN
Orange Lutheran has three competent quarterbacks but I expect TJ Lateef TJ Lateef 6'2" | 185 lbs | QB Orange Lutheran | 2025 State CA and Alex Medyn Alex Medyn 6'0" | 200 lbs | QB Chino Hills | 2026 State CA to get reps on Saturday. Tyler Hennessy Tyler Hennessy 5'11" | 170 lbs | WR Orange Lutheran | 2025 State CA and AJ Ia AJ Ia 6'6" | 225 lbs | TE Orange Lutheran | 2025 State CA are offensive skill players to watch. Jayden Perez Jayden Perez 5'10" | 200 lbs | LB Orange Lutheran | 2025 CA and Jojo Edwards Jojo Edwards 6'0" | 205 lbs | LB St. John Bosco | 2025 State CA are two outstanding linebackers and Talanoa Ili Talanoa Ili 6'4" | 215 lbs | LB Orange Lutheran | 2026 State CA patrols the secondary. A big strength of Orange Lutheran is the offensive and defensive line which will unfortunately not be on display Saturday. I am curious to see Servite transfer Christian Panapa Christian Panapa 5'11" | 200 lbs | LB Servite | 2026 State CA at linebacker as well.
OAKS CHRISTIAN
Oaks Christian has recent Washington commit Justice Williams Justice Williams 6'4" | 195 lbs | ATH Oaks Christian | 2024 State CA at receiver and Nate Bennett Nate Bennett 6'1" | 160 lbs | QB Oaks Christian | 2024 State CA (Baylor) returning at quarterback. Stanford commit Chase Farrell Chase Farrell 5'11" | 175 lbs | WR Oaks Christian | 2024 State CA is a receiver for the Lions and one of the fastest players in the state. Devin Tate Devin Tate 6'3" | 195 lbs | QB Oaks Christian | 2024 State CA is also a quarterback for Oaks Christian with offers. Prince Williams Prince Williams 6'0" | 160 lbs | DB Oaks Christian | 2024 State CA is an under-recruited defensive back for the Lions. Deshonne Redeaux Deshonne Redeaux 5'11" | 175 lbs | RB Oaks Christian | 2026 State CA is one of the best sophomore running backs in the nation.
CATHEDRAL (LA)
Cathedral lost top receiver Xavier Jordan Xavier Jordan 6'1" | 165 lbs | WR Sierra Canyon | 2024 State CA to Sierra Canyon but Antonio Walton Antonio Walton 5'10" | 165 lbs | WR Cathedral | 2025 State CA is a receiver I am high on for the Phantoms. Dominic Johnson is an outside linebacker who racked up tackles last season for Cathedral and Sean Brooks Jr. is back at cornerback.
MILLIKAN
Millikan is an intriguing team with Bosco transfer JP Mialovski JP Mialovski 6'2" | 200 lbs | QB Millikan | 2025 State CA at quarterback. The headliner for Millikan is USC commit Ryan Pellum Ryan Pellum 5'11" | 170 lbs | WR Millikan | 2024 State CA at receiver. Gregory McClendon Gregory McClendon 6'3" | 225 lbs | TE Millikan | 2024 State CA is a receiver for Millikan with double-digit offers. Matthew Robinson is a linebacker who has been making the camp rounds for Millikan and Loyall Mouzon is a cornerback people are high on.