South County Classic Preview (Part 2)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On Saturday, 20 teams will gather at Mission Viejo High for one of the last major passing tournaments of the summer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mission Viejo won the tournament last year and there were several top teams on hand. This year is no different with some of Southern California's best programs competing.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a look at some of the teams that will play on Saturday:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>CENTENNIAL</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Centennial is one of the top three public school teams in Southern California once again along with Mission Viejo and Los Alamitos. [player_tooltip player_id='406636' first='Husan' last='Longstreet'] is one of the best quarterbacks in his class and will lead the Huskies this year. [player_tooltip player_id='406637' first='Cory' last='Butler'] will be his top target and the Huskies have other receivers with offers like [player_tooltip player_id='406661' first='Noah' last='Westbrook'] and Rancho Cucamonga transfer [player_tooltip player_id='398454' first='Jason' last='Harris']. Defensively Centennial has very good defensive backs in [player_tooltip player_id='595826' first='Tayten' last='Beyer'], [player_tooltip player_id='115426' first='Marco' last='Coleman'], Santa Margarita transfer [player_tooltip player_id='282775' first='LaRue' last='Zamorano'] and Mater Dei transfer [player_tooltip player_id='115479' first='Thaddeus' last='Woods'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/MaxPreps/status/1677360511950942208?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/MaxPreps/status/1677360511950942208?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>CYPRESS</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cypress has some question marks heading into the season but the infrastructure is so strong there that I'm not worried. Quarterback <strong>Aidan Houston</strong> is back and is one of the best dual threat quarterbacks in Southern California. [player_tooltip player_id='797139' first='Rocco' last='Burdett'] is a strong two-way player and <strong>Brayden Sjostrom</strong> is back to lead the defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/CypressHSFB/status/1676660255537922048?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/CypressHSFB/status/1676660255537922048?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>SAN JACINTO</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>San Jacinto won a CIF championship last season and Oregon commit [player_tooltip player_id='398384' first='Dillon' last='Gresham'] is returning. We do not know who will be throwing Gresham the ball but <strong>Sebastian Wood</strong> got some meaningful snaps at quarterback last season. <strong>Dre Taylor</strong> is a guy to keep an eye on offensively and defensively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>LA HABRA</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>La Habra is another team that is a bit of a mystery with some key players graduating. <strong>Kenny Saucedo</strong> is a returning quarterback who has not seen a lot of varsity action. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1312860' first='Ulavai' last='Fetuli']</strong> is a big tight end. <strong>Bryce Whitley</strong> is a three-sport athlete with serious speed. <strong>Matthew Gil</strong> led the team in tackles last season and is back for the Highlanders.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>LA SIERRA</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>La Sierra of Riverside really struggled last season. <strong>Ty Owens</strong> returns at quarterback for the Eagles and <strong>Nick Soto</strong> is his leading returning receiver. <strong>TJ Avellana </strong>is a junior running back to watch. <strong>Emmanuel Quintero </strong>is a junior who is back on defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>MATER DEI</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mater Dei won the Battle at the Beach tournament last week and some younger guys stepped up for the Monarchs. [player_tooltip player_id='401273' first='Kayden' last='Dixon-Wyatt'] and [player_tooltip player_id='283630' first='Jonah' last='Smith']<strong> </strong>were young receivers who got some run and defensive backs [player_tooltip player_id='401232' first='Cory' last='Lavender'] and [player_tooltip player_id='283622' first='Jayden' last='Crowder'] stepped up. [player_tooltip player_id='683642' first='Elijah' last='Brown'] can sling it all over the field and hit the home run balls when needed. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/MDFootball/status/1675357335567626240?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/MDFootball/status/1675357335567626240?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>CLOVIS NORTH</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clovis North is in Fresno and its two ranked seniors on Prep Redzone are offensive linemen. <strong>Mario Cosma </strong>is back at quarterback for Clovis North. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='942970' first='Vincent' last='Cordoba']</strong> is the top receiver returning and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1645738' first='Jackson' last='Cinfel']</strong> is the top rusher returning.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/CNBroncoFB/status/1670200703195967490?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/CNBroncoFB/status/1670200703195967490?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>SERVITE</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Servite has kept a low profile this offseason. [player_tooltip player_id='406664' first='Leo' last='Hannan'] will be the starting quarterback and he has picked up recruiting buzz this offseason. [player_tooltip player_id='270921' first='Ethan' last='Naudin'] is a receiver I am high on as well as <strong>Quinn Rosenkranz. [player_tooltip player_id='723744' first='Quaid' last='Carr']</strong> is one of the top returning running backs in the Trinity League. Servite has a great sophomore class that may take some time to develop. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>TUSTIN</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tustin has recently added some transfers, including UCLA commit [player_tooltip player_id='115428' first='Khristian' last='Dunbar-Hawkins'] from Mater Dei. [player_tooltip player_id='115458' first='Jack' last='Stupin'] is back at quarterback for the Tillers. <strong>Tim Loane</strong> is a transfer linebacker from Centennial of Corona. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1197207' first='Khalil' last='Terry']</strong> is a freshman cornerback the staff is high on. The Tillers could be a contender for second place in the Empire League. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/VaimaonaStrong/status/1675707080894976002?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/VaimaonaStrong/status/1675707080894976002?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>CARSON</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lincoln Iakopo</strong> is back at quarterback for Carson and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='976903' first='Nazarus' last='Williams']</strong> is an athlete who can throw the ball as well. <strong>Latrell Cannon</strong> is back as the team's leading receiver along with <strong>Miles Merchant.</strong> <strong>Jerry Misaalefua</strong> led Carson in tackles and is back.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->