Surf City Passing Tournament Preview (Part 1)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We are about one month away from the first real football games of the fall. But before we put on the pads and load the stadiums on Friday nights, we have one more weekend of passing tournaments this weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Surf City Passing Tournament and Lineman Competition is Saturday at Huntington Beach High. 15 Southern California schools and one Arizona school will compete.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Let's take a look at the teams competing in one of the last passing tournaments of the summer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>POOL A</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DOWNEY</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Downey won a CIF championship last season but star quarterback <strong>Aidan Chiles</strong> has graduated and is at Oregon State. Replacing him may be junior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='406685' first='Logan' last='Bledsoe']</strong>, who is a real good athlete who happens to play quarterback. <strong>Manuel Albidrez</strong> is a returning slot receiver who had 15 yards per catch last season and <strong>Caleb Jauregui</strong> is a returning junior receiver. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='780462' first='Oscar' last='Aguilar']</strong> is a big two-way sophomore who got playing time at tight end and outside backer last year. <strong>Jordan Arias</strong> is also an experienced returner on defense for the Vikings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/dvikesfootball/status/1656021256700071937?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/dvikesfootball/status/1656021256700071937?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>FOOTHILL</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Foothill has a returning quarterback in [player_tooltip player_id='795256' first='Nicholas' last='Miali'] who had a solid showing at the Prep Redzone Showcase in April. [player_tooltip player_id='270907' first='Aaron' last='Mitchell'] is a workhorse at running back but they don't use him a ton in the passing game. [player_tooltip player_id='391748' first='Tyler' last='Hawkins'] is the returning star receiver for the Knights along with <strong>Jack Zerkel</strong>. <strong>Bryce Perkins</strong> is a returning defensive player I like for Foothill. The Knights have some good tacklers returning in <strong>Preston Raymond</strong>, <strong>CJ Sims</strong> and <strong>Bode Jellerson</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/NMiali_10/status/1681378174733787136?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/NMiali_10/status/1681378174733787136?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>FOUNTAIN VALLEY</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fountain Valley has returning quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='595812' first='Noa' last='Banua'] who improved between the two Prep Redzone Showcases in January and April. <strong>Nolan Olivares</strong> is Banua's top targets and <strong>Luke Taylor</strong> got some targets as a sophomore last season. <strong>Hayden Espinoza</strong> is a really good athlete at cornerback. The Barons lost a lot of talent on defense but they are in the second year under a very good head coach and should improve after his first full offseason with the team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/Sunset_Rewind/status/1664428267208859648?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/Sunset_Rewind/status/1664428267208859648?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OCEAN VIEW</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ocean View is fresh off its own passing tournament against other strong competition in Southern California. <strong>Frankie Armenta</strong> is returning as the starting quarterback and will be a three-year starter at the position. <strong>Chris Vincent</strong> is a basketball player who did not play football last season, but head coach <strong>Daniel Hernandez</strong> is very high on him.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/ocvarsityguy/status/1680236816191070208?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/ocvarsityguy/status/1680236816191070208?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>POOL B</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>WEST RANCH</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>West Ranch was one of the few teams to have an undefeated regular season in 2022, but lost its star quarterback who is now at the University of Colorado. <strong>Zach Wyre</strong> is expected to be the team's starting quarterback. <strong>Luke Deperno</strong> was the team's leading rusher as a sophomore last year and is back. The only underclassman to intercept a pass for West Ranch last season was <strong>Obi Ogbuagu</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/lukedeperno18/status/1672805917136494603?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/lukedeperno18/status/1672805917136494603?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>HUNTINGTON BEACH</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Host Huntington Beach has 6-foot-5 freshman quarterback <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='415341' first='Brady' last='Edmunds']</strong> who has a Pac 12 offer already. <strong>Musashi Ray</strong> may be the most reliable target for young Edmunds. <strong>Jack Geracitano</strong> is a safety who has a nose for the ball and <strong>Sebastian Smith</strong> had an interception last season. <strong>Zachary James</strong> is the free safety and <strong>Brandon Soleau</strong> is a middle linebacker who led the team in tackles for a loss last season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/HBHSFootball/status/1681102670604693504?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/HBHSFootball/status/1681102670604693504?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>JW NORTH</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>JW North quarterback <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='398495' first='Cameron' last='Shannon']</strong> recently got an offer from Benedictine College after a strong junior season. <strong>Kies Furrha </strong>was the team's leading rusher last season but is now at King High. <strong>Dylan Boucher</strong> is a receiver who is back and <strong>Brian Butler</strong> is back at receiver. <strong>Austin Dixon</strong> and <strong>Jordin Nance</strong> each had interceptions for North last season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/CameronAshannon/status/1669755238230925312?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/CameronAshannon/status/1669755238230925312?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>BUENA PARK</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Buena Park competed at the Ocean View tournament last week. Orange transfer <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1128151' first='Jaden' last='Moore']</strong> may be one of the best under the radar transfers in Orange County this season. Buena Park has a freshman playmaker <strong>Hakim Frampton</strong> who is getting a lot of buzz lately. <strong>Alex Delgado</strong> and <strong>Danny Washington </strong>are two other players to keep an eye on for Buena Park.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/hakimframpton/status/1679727434613276673?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/hakimframpton/status/1679727434613276673?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->