Surf City Passing Tournament Preview (Part 2)

<!-- 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 C</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SAN JACINTO</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>San Jacinto looked good at the Mission Viejo passing tournament two weeks ago and took Centennial to the end of the game. The player to watch for San Jacinto is Oregon commit [player_tooltip player_id='398384' first='Dillon' last='Gresham'], who will be a matchup problem for cornerbacks all day.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/mikehuntley63/status/1677766104406687744?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/1677766104406687744?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>WESTERN</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I saw Western at the Villa Park passing event and they narrowly beat a very good San Clemente team. <strong>Anthony Luna</strong> is the quarterback for Western and will be one of the top senior passers in Orange County. [player_tooltip player_id='205984' first='Joshua' last='Faulkner'] is a two-way star for Western and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1128131' first='Quimari' last='Shemwell']</strong> is an underrated player with some offers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/joeFaulkIV_4/status/1680386182792855552?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/joeFaulkIV_4/status/1680386182792855552?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>EL TORO</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>El Toro is a bit of a mystery team with a low-profile on social media. <strong>Ben Armendariz</strong> transferred from Tustin last year and was the starting quarterback as a junior. <strong>Mekhi Mitchell</strong> is a two-way player who was a junior last season. El Toro returns a ton of talent of defense including <strong>Jaden Renick</strong> and <strong>Cody Lecompte</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>MINGUS UNION</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mingus Union is the lone Arizona school competing on Saturday. They are already in Huntington Beach working out and preparing. <strong>Mario Camacho</strong> was a junior quarterback for Mingus last season. They ran the ball a ton last year and <strong>Seth Brueland</strong> is the returning running back with the most experience. Camacho also had four interceptions on defense last season and <strong>Max Leckington</strong> had a pick. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/MingusFootball/status/1682045326453256192?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/MingusFootball/status/1682045326453256192?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>POOL D</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>AYALA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ayala lost its star quarterback but has some returning starters back like receiver <strong>Drew Amico</strong>. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='689810' first='Marquis' last='Monroe'] </strong>and <strong>Wyatt Summerford</strong> are returning All-League players on defense. Ayala is a young team with a few returning key players and it will be interesting to see how they fare in a tough Mountain West League. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/wcmhm1980/status/1614728076105248771?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/wcmhm1980/status/1614728076105248771?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TESORO</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tesoro competed at the Brave 8 Invitational two weeks ago against top teams like Bosco. [player_tooltip player_id='482560' first='Cash' last='O'Byrne'] is the junior starting quarterback for the Titans and his two offensive weapons will be running back [player_tooltip player_id='595828' first='Travis' last='Wood'] and receiver <strong>Todd Nelson</strong>. Wood is committed to Air Force. <strong>Dalton Hurd</strong> is the linebacker who leads the defense. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/TesoroFootball/status/1681059620847255552?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/TesoroFootball/status/1681059620847255552?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SANTA ANA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Santa Ana competed at the Ocean View Tournament last week and is led by its senior quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='259140' first='Sergio' last='Torres']. <strong>Ignacio Marin</strong>&nbsp;is an outside backer who can come up and play defensive end if needed.&nbsp;<strong>Henry Hurtado</strong>&nbsp;is a junior had two interceptions last season. Santa Ana is another team that keeps a low profile on social media.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>WESTMINSTER</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Westminster had a 9-1 regular season last year and was one of the most improved programs in Orange County. The Lions have two good returning running backs in <strong>Ezekiel Cedillo</strong> and <strong>William Pardue</strong>. <strong>Brad Nguyen </strong>led the team in interceptions last season with three as a sophomore.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/mikehuntley63/status/1669010601300074496?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/1669010601300074496?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->