2026 OC All Star Game Watchlist: South Offense

<!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>QUARTERBACKS</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["283687"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":1424044,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","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-67c946182e668"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Herr is a dual threat guy who threw for 2230 yards with 22 touchdowns and ran for nine touchdowns. He was the Bravo League Offensive Player of the Year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Junior Season Highlights <a href="https://twitter.com/FrithRobert?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FrithRobert</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GregBiggins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GregBiggins</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/adamgorney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@adamgorney</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/sjhhsfootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sjhhsfootball</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/latsondheimer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@latsondheimer</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ChadSimmons_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChadSimmons_</a> <br>Stats:<br>69% Completion Percentage<br>2,434 Total Yards<br>31 Total Touchdowns<br>MVP Bravo League<a href="https://t.co/78zQlmQh16">https://t.co/78zQlmQh16</a></p>&mdash; Timmyherr (@Timmyherr2) <a href="https://twitter.com/Timmyherr2/status/1864493347660026065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1149022"],"_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-67c946182e70a"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Zale was second among juniors in Orange County with 2908 yards with 30 touchdowns. He can sling it and may average around 30 pass attempts a game again next season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Honored to receive 1st Team All League, thank you! <a href="https://twitter.com/THHS_Football?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@THHS_Football</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Nolan_Football?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Nolan_Football</a> <a href="https://t.co/8DyZiv4tnj">pic.twitter.com/8DyZiv4tnj</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1149022' first='Tristan' last='Zale'] 2026 (@TristanZaleQB12) <a href="https://twitter.com/TristanZaleQB12/status/1859302842135380143?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>RUNNING BACKS</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1149011"],"_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-67c946182e757"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Chee had a breakout junior season for El Toro with 1228 yards and 15 touchdowns. He averaged over 10 yards per carry.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Junior season highlights. Finishing with 1228 rushing yds, 16 total TDs, averaging 10.3 yds per carry. <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachLofthouse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachLofthouse</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/franks_coach?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@franks_coach</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Coach_BPerkins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Coach_BPerkins</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ocvarsityguy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ocvarsityguy</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachJustinDanh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachJustinDanh</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachSwanson_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachSwanson_</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MattLinehan_10?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MattLinehan_10</a> <a href="https://t.co/powsMomP68">https://t.co/powsMomP68</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1149011' first='Makya' last='Chee'] (@makyachee02) <a href="https://twitter.com/makyachee02/status/1858379760847757332?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 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":"Radley Geiss","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'8u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"160","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2408","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Dana Hills","_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-67c946182e800"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Geiss ran for 1419 yards with 17 touchdowns for a good Dana Hills team last year. A senior running back was injured for much of the season and Geiss stepped up to make sure his team didn't miss a beat.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Week 2 i ended up with 228 all purpose yards with 1 touchdown and was named offensive player of the game <a href="https://twitter.com/FootballDHHS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FootballDHHS</a> <a href="https://t.co/0mF646rbAa">pic.twitter.com/0mF646rbAa</a></p>&mdash; Radley (@RadleyGeiss) <a href="https://twitter.com/RadleyGeiss/status/1830084100679696539?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>RECEIVERS</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1539814"],"_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-67c946182e875"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Kurtz is one of the top two way players in the county and had 931 yards with eight touchdowns for Huntington Beach. He was a top performer at the You Are Athlete camp and had a good performance in the testing drills at the Rivals camp.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Accomplished a lot this junior season. Thank you to everyone who supported. <br><br>12 Games<br>O: 931 REC, 8 TDs, 1100+ APY<br>D: 80 Tackles, 3 INT w/ 2 Pick 6s, 15+ PBUs, 4 TFL, 1 FR<br><br>Season game film:<a href="https://t.co/0NXzYK6KWW">https://t.co/0NXzYK6KWW</a><a href="https://twitter.com/HBHSFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HBHSFootball</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Sunset_Rewind?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Sunset_Rewind</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ocvarsityguy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ocvarsityguy</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/mtorressports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mtorressports</a>… <a href="https://t.co/GcSfxXJO8t">pic.twitter.com/GcSfxXJO8t</a></p>&mdash; STEEL KURTZ (@steelsport2026) <a href="https://twitter.com/steelsport2026/status/1859331587785228620?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["797112"],"_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-67c946182e8be"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Leicester caught 61 passes for 918 yards with 13 touchdowns for a very good Dana Hills team this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="zxx" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/N8pg0iRRLj">pic.twitter.com/N8pg0iRRLj</a></p>&mdash; DHHS Football (@FootballDHHS) <a href="https://twitter.com/FootballDHHS/status/1862174461560332436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1000923"],"_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-67c946182e923"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Stecker was banged up for some of the second half of the season but had 726 yards on 54 catches with nine touchdowns. Corona del Mar finds ways to get Stecker the ball in space and he could be near the top of the county in targets.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Full Junior Year Highlights <br>8 Games Played <br>726 Yards 54 Catches 9 TD <br>Thank you ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/CDMFOOTBALL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CDMFOOTBALL</a>⁩ for the great year🙏🏽! ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/GregBiggins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GregBiggins</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/adamgorney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@adamgorney</a>⁩⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/Khettoc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Khettoc</a>⁩<a href="https://t.co/glsfEyb9Cj">https://t.co/glsfEyb9Cj</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1000923' first='Dorsett' last='Stecker'] (@DorsettStecker) <a href="https://twitter.com/DorsettStecker/status/1854918685477290187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>TIGHT END</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1604905"],"_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-67c946182e96a"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Torrico is every bit of 6-foot-6 and will definitely be a big part of Aliso Niguel's offense this season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Two tallest guys at camp going at it 😎 Had a great time last weekend! <a href="https://t.co/D6wRtPBNT1">pic.twitter.com/D6wRtPBNT1</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1604905' first='Finley' last='Torrico'] (@fin_torrico) <a href="https://twitter.com/fin_torrico/status/1883652890566476156?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 26, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>OFFENSIVE LINE</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1635539"],"_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-67ca59f03dcb9"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Johnson earned All-Alpha League honors and is the best returning player on San Clemente's offensive line.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->