Southern California Top Defensive Performances: Week 0

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https://twitter.com/GabrielNDuarte_/status/1692753732448977330?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>OTHER TOP PERFORMERS</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Malachi Alatorre, Western</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ayeven Aupiu, Lakewood</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='595826' first='Tayten' last='Beyer'], Centennial</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Graham Bower, Coronado</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hayden Bowne, Notre Dame</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1262743' first='Ben' last='Byszewski'], Crean Lutheran</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nathan Caceras, Godinez</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='147742' first='Shakir' last='Collins'], Adelanto</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='195537' first='Jeilani' last='Davis'], Mater Dei</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Justin De La Rosa, Servite</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Evan Fanner, Oaks Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='201417' first='Battle' last='Gideons'], St. Margaret's</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='578765' first='Bryce' last='Granger'], Centennial</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Darren Grant, Inglewood</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='683630' first='Kory' last='Hall'], Cleveland</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='115428' first='Khristian' last='Dunbar-Hawkins'], Tustin</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='685004' first='Jake' last='Javorsky'], San Juan Hills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='115450' first='Ryland' last='Jessee'], Helix</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='282721' first='Carter' last='Jones'], Crean Lutheran</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Riley Kelly, San Clemente</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Morgan Kronebusch, El Dorado</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='689897' first='Tyree' last='McCowen'], Lakewood</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cody Meehan, Agoura</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1645801' first='Anthony' last='Navarro'], Apple Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Phoenix Navarro, El Rancho</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nathan Nieves, Calvary Chapel/Santa Ana</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Franky Olmedo, Chula Vista</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gilbert Peralta, Segerstrom</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>La'Darrione Perkins, Chula Vista</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Santiago Plascencia, San Ysidro</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='155848' first='Weston' last='Port'], San Juan Hills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Yandel Ramirez, El Monte</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Shane Ramstad, Vista Murrieta</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='406656' first='Elijah' last='Riley'], Orange</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='723696' first='Abduall' last='Sanders'], Mater Dei</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jack Schwenn, Capistrano Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Blake Scweer, Eastlake</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Amir Smith, Venice</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>John Swain, Oak Hills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Caden Taffe, Mission Bay</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ricardo Trujillo, Los Altos</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Raymond Valentine, Vista del Lago</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='115443' first='Kyngstonn' last='Viliamu-Asa'], St. John Bosco</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='841044' first='Jaden' last='Williams'], Mission Viejo</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Demaja Windom, Walnut<br><br>[player_tooltip player_id='1183011' first='Zachariah' last='Winters'], Lynwood</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->