Round One Wrap: Southern California top defensive games

<!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Mason McCullough","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'11u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"200","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2496","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Crean Lutheran","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6734430883940"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">McCullough had 14 tackles with a sack and a forced fumble in Crean Lutheran's win over a very good Millikan offense in round one.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He has solid speed to the sidelines and does a good job keeping gap integrity when playing on the inside.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Great round 1 Win this Friday vs Millikan High School! <br>Finished with 15 tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced Fumble, and 2 tfls‼️<a href="https://t.co/KOBKazW1VX">https://t.co/KOBKazW1VX</a></p>&mdash; Mason McCullough ⭐️ (@Mason102006) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mason102006/status/1855719617395884233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["723701"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67344308839a0"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Onyeagoro had 10 tackles, five for a loss with three sacks in King Drew's win over Marquez. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He is the best edge rusher in the LA City Section and was named to Prep Redzone's All-Southern California Junior Team last season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Among those out here in the early group of defensive linemen is 2025 DE [player_tooltip player_id='723701' first='Chinedu' last='Onyeagoro'] <a href="https://t.co/Lzdsf7368V">pic.twitter.com/Lzdsf7368V</a></p>&mdash; Tracy McDannald 📎 (@Tracy_McDannald) <a href="https://twitter.com/Tracy_McDannald/status/1771944239003291815?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 24, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Zach Schutt","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'4u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"180","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"5926","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Foothill","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6734430883a2a"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Schutt had a sack, two forced fumbles and an interception return for a touchdown in Foothill's win over Moorpark. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">On to quarter finals <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SkoKnights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SkoKnights</a> <a href="https://t.co/FU6Gc8ozwn">pic.twitter.com/FU6Gc8ozwn</a></p>&mdash; Foothill Football (2024) (@GoFoothill) <a href="https://twitter.com/GoFoothill/status/1855154589676536182?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 9, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Isaac Thomas","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'2u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"235","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2406","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Oak Park","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6734430883ab0"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Thomas had 13 tackles, two sacks and a fumble recovery he returned for a touchdown in Oak Park's win over Camarillo.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A reporter called Thomas one of the best two-way linemen in Oak Park history. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">EAGLES WIN!!! Your Eagles are advancing to the next round of the CIFSS D7 Playoffs behind 5 TDs from Oliver Gonzalez , 2 TDs from <a href="https://twitter.com/NicoMasttrip11?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NicoMasttrip11</a> and a critical scoop and score by <a href="https://twitter.com/IsaacThomas52?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IsaacThomas52</a> ! Join us at home next Friday! <a href="https://t.co/1xie6DuTwI">pic.twitter.com/1xie6DuTwI</a></p>&mdash; OphsFootball (@FootballOphs) <a href="https://twitter.com/FootballOphs/status/1855145169969914302?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 9, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Desi Valdes","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'9u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"175","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2411","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Loyola","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6734430883b59"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Valdes had two interceptions, including one to seal the game and a forced fumble in Loyola's win over Tustin. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He's a gamer with good instincts and is a solid athlete for a guy his size.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">On to round 2! <a href="https://twitter.com/LoyolaFB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LoyolaFB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/drewcasani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@drewcasani</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachWestbezzie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachWestbezzie</a> <a href="https://t.co/VzpkMHUpv7">pic.twitter.com/VzpkMHUpv7</a></p>&mdash; desi valdes (@desi_valdes20) <a href="https://twitter.com/desi_valdes20/status/1855399759860904425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 9, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>OTHER TOP PERFORMERS:</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brennen Berge, Big Bear</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Damarion Boyd, Culver City</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jayden Dunn, Summit</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Aaron Gonzalez, Pioneer</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alexander Gutierrez, Gahr</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Logan Honikel, El Modena</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='401234' first='Daequan' last='Jeffes'], Loyola</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Josh Kearst, San Clemente</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='406649' first='Christian' last='Knoos'], Oaks Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alex Mavridis, San Marino</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Marc Meden, Redondo Union</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Malachi Moore, Portola</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Iren Neri, Valley View</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Xavier Nunez, La Serna</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Addison Patrick Stirling, Brentwood</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1197241' first='Isaiah' last='Phelps'], Pacifica/Oxnard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1698929' first='Maxwell' last='Porter'], San Juan Hills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Noah Qualin, Santana</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Xander Rex, San Clemente</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tahj Skinner, Notre Dame</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1123383' first='Alexander' last='Uriarte'], Shadow Hills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Curtis Washington IV, Salesian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->