Ocean View Passing Tournament Preview (Part 2)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>16 Southern California programs will gather at Ocean View High in Huntington Beach to compete in one of the last weekends of passing league tournaments this summer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Some of the teams have been active on the passing league circuit this summer and some have not gotten a lot of publicity.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a look at the teams competing in the Ocean View tournament on Saturday, July 15.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>POOL C</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>GLENN</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Glenn of Norwalk is a mystery team with no stats from last season and very little film available. <strong>Tuiono Tuifua</strong> was the starting running back for Glenn last season and is back for his junior season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>WHITTIER</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Whittier had an up-and-down season last year. They got an impressive win over Sonora, then suffered a blowout loss to Fullerton. They beat Bellflower but then lost a close game to Cal High in league. They are under new leadership in coach <strong>Todd Quinsey</strong> and the roster is a mystery as of now.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/SGVNSports/status/1629222837415469056?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/SGVNSports/status/1629222837415469056?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SAN CLEMENTE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>San Clemente performed well at the Brave 8 passing tournament at St. John Bosco last week. [player_tooltip player_id='273584' first='Dylan' last='Mills'] has been given the reins as the starting quarterback. The big story for San Clemente is former quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='195580' first='Broderick' last='Redden'] converting to tight end, where he has been getting attention from colleges. [player_tooltip player_id='398445' first='Drew' last='Shanley'] and [player_tooltip player_id='270882' first='Max' last='Kotiranta'] are twitchy receivers who can make plays in the short and long game. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='976882' first='Lee' last='Fuimaono']</strong> is a big junior running back who began his high school career at San Clemente and is back after a year at Santa Margarita. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/Tritonfootball/status/1677793285929340928?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/Tritonfootball/status/1677793285929340928?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PALMDALE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Palmdale made a semifinal playoff run in 2022 and have a couple of intriguing returning receivers in <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='723745' first='Mark' last='Edwards'] Jr. </strong>and <strong>Anthony Cacao</strong>. Both guys were key contributors on defense last season as well with <strong>Clifton Chalk</strong> and <strong>Bryan Tula</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>POOL D</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>FULLERTON</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Indians have a ton of returning talent at the skill positions including star running back <strong>Deshawn Cobbs</strong>. Both of Fullerton's quarterbacks from last year were juniors <strong>Ryan Reger</strong> and <strong>Dallas Padron</strong>. <strong>Henry Pillon</strong> was the leading receiver last year and is back along with <strong>Aidan Zavala</strong>. Sophomore <strong>Joel Clemente</strong> is a talented outside linebacker who is back.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/CobbsDeshawn/status/1671271496994668545?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/CobbsDeshawn/status/1671271496994668545?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SANTA ANA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Santa Ana has a new head coach and has become a perennial playoff program over the past decade. One key player returning is quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='259140' first='Sergio' last='Torres'] after a strong junior season. <strong>Ignacio Marin</strong> is an outside backer who can come up and play defensive end if needed. <strong>Henry Hurtado</strong> is a junior had two interceptions last season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>ONTARIO CHRISTIAN</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ontario Christian made a quarterfinal appearance in a higher division than expected in a strong 2022. Lefty <strong>Hayden Slegers</strong> is back at quarterback. Juniors <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='723863' first='Marquis' last='Bradley']</strong> and <strong>Logan Escoto</strong> are two talented junior skill players who are back. Bradley also had three interceptions on defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/coachmark_48/status/1678280509305270272?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/coachmark_48/status/1678280509305270272?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>WHITTIER CHRISTIAN</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Whittier Christian won a CIF championship last season. <strong>Caleb Mer</strong> is a two-sport athlete who is back at quarterback. He threw 18 touchdowns and just six interceptions last season with seven rushing touchdowns. <strong>Johnny Rojas</strong> is a promising returning running back and <strong>Cody Crandall</strong> is back after leading the team in receiving last season. <strong>Gabriel Garcia </strong>and <strong>Caeden Thomas</strong> are two juniors back at receiver. Whittier Christian had 13 interceptions last season, 12 of which came from underclassmen. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->