Top ’26 Quarterbacks in SGV (Part 1)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are some of the top class of 2026 quarterbacks in the San Gabriel Valley. The players are listed in no particular order. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1182939"],"_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-67f4c09728018"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Berry completed 65 percent of his passes for 3034 yards with 33 touchdowns and just nine interceptions in 11 games. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He has the strongest arm of any quarterback in the SGV and has one of the smoothest throwing motions I've seen in the class overall. His pocket awareness is good and he's athletic enough to extend plays with his legs. Berry improved his decision making in his junior season and his accuracy improved a little bit as well. He is committed to Boston College.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Charter Oak's [player_tooltip player_id='1182939' first='Corin' last='Berry'] talks about throwing for 285 yards and two TDs in their 18-14 win over Colony <a href="https://t.co/s91dj7leTt">pic.twitter.com/s91dj7leTt</a></p>&mdash; Fred J. Robledo 👨🏻‍💻 (@SGVNSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/SGVNSports/status/1847142564077662664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["338540"],"_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-67f4c0972807d"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Castaneda threw for 1285 yards with 9 touchdowns for St. Paul and ran for seven touchdowns. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He is the rare high school quarterback who mostly plays under center. Castaneda gets to his drop zone in the pocket quickly and makes the right reads often. Castaneda is a solid athlete with good pocket awareness. Sometimes he throws the ball a little too high and sets up his receivers for big hits, but the reads are usually right. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">TOUCHDOWN: St. Paul's [player_tooltip player_id='338540' first='Gabriel' last='Castaneda'] finds Kaleb Lauago for a 9-yard touchdown. <br><br>St. Paul leads 21-2 with 6:32 left in the 2Q. <a href="https://twitter.com/SGVNSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SGVNSports</a> <a href="https://t.co/d3QjLs44Yb">pic.twitter.com/d3QjLs44Yb</a></p>&mdash; Gabriel Duarte (@GabrielNDuarte_) <a href="https://twitter.com/GabrielNDuarte_/status/1847469413962060057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 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":"Diego Castillo","_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":"5'11u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"162","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2409","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Los Altos","_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-67f4c0972812e"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Castillo averaged 204 yards per game with 14 touchdowns and ran for nine touchdowns last season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He makes quick decisions with the ball and makes quick decisions. His release is tight to his body but the ball comes out of his hand nicely. Castillo is a good athlete who sometimes takes too many risks with the ball, but when he is on, he is very effective.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Los Altos QB <a href="https://twitter.com/Diego_12K?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Diego_12K</a> finds <a href="https://twitter.com/GavinFlores2026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GavinFlores2026</a> <a href="https://t.co/qvajWogmJB">https://t.co/qvajWogmJB</a> <a href="https://t.co/AmrAWuj8tD">pic.twitter.com/AmrAWuj8tD</a></p>&mdash; Mark the Shark (@coachmark_48) <a href="https://twitter.com/coachmark_48/status/1906019744899309951?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2025</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":"Damien Arrieta","_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":"5'11u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"150","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2409","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Rowland","_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-67f4c097281c7"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Arrieta threw for 1103 yards with 12 touchdowns and ran for eight touchdowns last season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He is one of the better athletes in this group and also plays some safety. As a quarterback, he is better as a runner than a passer, but he does a good job keeping his eye on the secondary while under pressure and finding open guys in the scramble drill. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Check out this past season highlights split into 2 parts Offense and Defense<br><br>Offense <a href="https://t.co/b5DazbU1q9">https://t.co/b5DazbU1q9</a><br><br>Defense link <a href="https://t.co/uzbPcZLHCN">https://t.co/uzbPcZLHCN</a></p>&mdash; Damien Travis Arrieta (@damien_arrieta) <a href="https://twitter.com/damien_arrieta/status/1859420297520349576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->