State Regional Championships: Defensive Standouts
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Gavin Garretson CA #237 DL #24 HEIGHT 6'7" WEIGHT 240 POS DL CLASS 2025 View Profile Gavin Garretson Twitter State: California School: Pleasant Valley The junior had 4.5 sacks, two hurries and a pass deflection for Pleasant Valley in its…
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Continue ReadingThe junior had 4.5 sacks, two hurries and a pass deflection for Pleasant Valley in its 31-12 win over Miramonte in the Division 5-AA Regional championship game.
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Deonte Littlejohn Deonte Littlejohn 6'2" | 205 lbs | DL Acalanes | 2026 State CA
Deonte Littlejohn Deonte Littlejohn 6'2" | 205 lbs | DL Acalanes | 2026 State CA
The sophomore had eight tackles, two sacks and returned an interception for a touchdown in Acalanes win over Escalon.
Royce Mendoza
Royce Mendoza
Mendoza has had a huge impact throughout the playoffs for a player listed at 5-foot-4.
He had two interceptions for Ramona of Riverside in its win over Torrance in the SoCal Regional 5-AA championship.
Robert Rooks Robert Rooks 6’2″ | 255 lbs | DL St. Vincent | 2025 State CA had two sacks and a blocked field goal for St. Vincent de Paul in its win over Palo Alto.
Jaden Williams Jaden Williams 6’4″ | 240 lbs | DL Mission Viejo | 2025 State CA had 10 tackles, three for a loss, a sack and a forced fumble for Mission Viejo in its 49-21 win over Granite Hills in the SoCal Regional Division 1-AA championship game.
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OTHER TOP PERFORMERS:
Jeremiah Bagaygay, Cerritos
Niko Bumgartner, De La Salle
Carlos David Delgado, Sweetwater
Jordan Glaze Jordan Glaze 5'10" | 185 lbs | DB Granite Hills | 2024 State CA , Granite Hills
Nate Goldsbury, Los Gatos
Dehven Gomes, Mission Oak
Jeron Jones Jeron Jones 6'0" | 165 lbs | WR Mission Viejo | 2026 State CA , Mission Viejo
Jack Matranga Jack Matranga 6'1" | 210 lbs | LB Mission Viejo | 2024 State CA , Mission Viejo
Matt Perez Matt Perez 6'2" | DL St. Bonaventure | 2026 State CA , St. Bonaventure
Jewelous Walls Jewelous Walls 6'2" | 225 lbs | DL Pittsburg | 2025 State CA , Pittsburg