Mission Viejo Passing Tournament Preview (Part 1)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Some of the top teams in Southern California will gather at Mission Viejo High this Saturday for a passing league tournament and linemen competition. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a look at the teams competing in the event:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>POOL A</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>MISSION VIEJO</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='1000890' first='Luke' last='Fahey'] will finally have his chance to get 100 percent of the reps at quarterback and he recently got a major offer from Ohio State. His top target is [player_tooltip player_id='283692' first='Vance' last='Spafford'], who recently flipped his commitment from Georgia to Miami. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1382575' first='Luke' last='Karby'] </strong>is a returnign receiver to watch along with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1344462' first='Max' last='Markofski']</strong> and the team added Santa Margarita transfer [player_tooltip player_id='1197564' first='Jack' last='Junker']. Washington commit [player_tooltip player_id='283628' first='Jeron' last='Jones'] leads the secondary along with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1062632' first='Zachary' last='Foeldi']</strong> and Santa Margarita transfer [player_tooltip player_id='1621228' first='Jordan' last='Hicks']. [player_tooltip player_id='283589' first='Brady' last='Bowman'] is back to lead the linebacking corps and [player_tooltip player_id='1667624' first='Cash' last='Gervase'] recently was excellent at a Prep Redzone Showcase.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Excited for today's Spring showcase! Come check out the Diablos today at 4pm! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/mvhsfootball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#mvhsfootball</a> <a href="https://t.co/aY4DHx3Gvc">pic.twitter.com/aY4DHx3Gvc</a></p>&mdash; MissionViejoFootball (@missionfootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/missionfootball/status/1923091663397744831?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OCEANSIDE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Oceanside graduated its quarterback from last season and 6-foot-3 sophomore <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1203247' first='Anthony' last=''] Barquinero</strong> may be the one leading the offense under center. He had a strong showing at the San Diego State passing tournament recently. He has a solid receiving corps led by <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1362371' first='Kymani' last='Nua'], Mykah Faletoi</strong> and sophomore <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717689' first='SJ' last='Poumele']. </strong>Faletoi led Oceanside with three interceptions last season and <strong>Akil Hearn</strong> is back in the secondary as well. Linebacker [player_tooltip player_id='283614' first='Ezaya' last='Tokio'] is the headliner of the defense and he recently visited Cal, Washington and Colorado. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Me and the Family had a great time at the University of Washington GO HUSKIES☔️!!!<a href="https://twitter.com/CoachBOdom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachBOdom</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/coachbenford?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coachbenford</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/UW_Football?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UW_Football</a> <a href="https://t.co/xIre8yzqhY">pic.twitter.com/xIre8yzqhY</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='283614' first='Ezaya' last='Tokio'] (@Ezaya_Tokio) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ezaya_Tokio/status/1932153873348903306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>WARREN</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Warren is kind of a mystery team with a lot of major stars from last season either transferring out or graduating. <strong>Jayden Gonzales</strong> is a quarterback who has waited his turn to play and may have his chance to lead the Bears this season. <strong>Julian Padin</strong> is a returning receiver to watch along with <strong>Jeremiah Boyette</strong>. <strong>Armon Long</strong> is young but a very promising player in Warren's secondary. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="qme" dir="ltr">🌴☀️ <a href="https://t.co/k1sRpF08Pt">pic.twitter.com/k1sRpF08Pt</a></p>&mdash; ArmonLong5 (@ArmonLong5) <a href="https://twitter.com/ArmonLong5/status/1937572582125109300?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LA COSTA CANYON</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>La Costa Canyon returns quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='401286' first='Quinn' last='Roth'] who has looked good at the Elite 11 Regional two years in a row and just got his first offer from USD. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1598369' first='Coby' last='Herman']</strong> is back at running back and he catches a lot of balls out of the backfield. <strong>Jackson Maggiore</strong> led the team in receiving last year and is returning alongside <strong>Lennox Marcucci</strong>. <strong>Ford Mitchell</strong> is a two-way player to keep an eye on for La Costa Canyon. <strong>Henry Mallory </strong>and <strong>Ryan Scully</strong> are two returning linebackers who make a big impact.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">After a great phone call with Coach Fulton, I&#039;m honored to have received my first Division 1 offer to play at the University of San Diego!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/gotoreros?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#gotoreros</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachNFulton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachNFulton</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/USDFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USDFootball</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SSovacool55?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SSovacool55</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/LeftCoastAthl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LeftCoastAthl</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Daygofootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Daygofootball</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GregBiggins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GregBiggins</a> <a href="https://t.co/Oucgkp6vCA">pic.twitter.com/Oucgkp6vCA</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='401286' first='Quinn' last='Roth'] (@quinnroth18) <a href="https://twitter.com/quinnroth18/status/1937737841901285402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>MURRIETA VALLEY</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's no surprise that Murrieta Valley has good quarterbacks and the trio this year competing for the job are junior <strong>Asher Dewitt</strong>, sophomore <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717673' first='Ty' last='Isaia']</strong> and Ontario Christian transfer [player_tooltip player_id='573157' first='Daniel' last='Mielke II']. Isaia just got a major offer from Ole Miss. <strong>Julian Treadwell</strong> leads the receiving corps with two-way star and Oklahoma commit <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='401237' first='Derrick' last='Johnson II']</strong>. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1291283' first='Darius' last='Johnson']</strong> is a junior defensive back to keep an eye on and <strong>Abelardo Leos</strong> is back at linebacker after leading the team in tackles in 2024. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BOOMER!!<br>MV ➡️ SEC! <a href="https://t.co/wuQDjpZTHB">https://t.co/wuQDjpZTHB</a></p>&mdash; NIGHTHAWK FOOTBALL (@MVNighthawkFB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MVNighthawkFB/status/1932527989595791694?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>POOL B</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>MATER DEI</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mater Dei has two Big Ten commits at quarterback with [player_tooltip player_id='1284693' first='Ryan' last='Hopkins'] (Wisconsin) and [player_tooltip player_id='1197560' first='Furian' last='Inferrera'] (Minnesota). They have a pair of Ohio State commits to throw to in [player_tooltip player_id='401273' first='Kayden' last='Dixon-Wyatt'] and [player_tooltip player_id='284103' first='Chris' last='Henry Jr']. who is still recovering from a surgery he had last season. They also have Georgia commit [player_tooltip player_id='1288075' first='Gavin' last='Honore'], USC commit [player_tooltip player_id='401316' first='Mark' last='Bowman'] and rising prospect [player_tooltip player_id='283639' first='Koen' last='Parnell'] as targets. Mater Dei's secondary is loaded with young talent like [player_tooltip player_id='1197619' first='Aaryn' last='Washington'], [player_tooltip player_id='438050' first='Ace' last='Leutele'], [player_tooltip player_id='490799' first='Danny' last='Lang'] II and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717686' first='Troy' last='Bishop']</strong>. Those young guys have a senior to look up to in Washington commit [player_tooltip player_id='401232' first='Cory' last='Lavender'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thank you <a href="https://twitter.com/espn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@espn</a> for presenting the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Monarchs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Monarchs</a> with the ESPN 2024 National Championship trophy. The Monarchs (13-0) finished No. 1 in the ESPN High School Football Top 25 for the 2024 season. <br><br>|/ <a href="https://t.co/v7B3SXPhKp">pic.twitter.com/v7B3SXPhKp</a></p>&mdash; Mater Dei Football (@MDFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/MDFootball/status/1919411003512553964?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OAKS CHRISTIAN</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Oaks Christian features the top sophomore quarterback in the state in [player_tooltip player_id='958785' first='Treyvone' last='Towns Jr.'] USC commit [player_tooltip player_id='212217' first='Deshonne' last='Redeaux'] can catch passes out of the backfield at running back and the Lions also have Tulane commit [player_tooltip player_id='780750' first='Colby' last='Simpson'] at tight end. Two-way star [player_tooltip player_id='283607' first='Davon' last='Benjamin'] is the top uncommitted player in the 2026 class and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1182952' first='Andrew' last='Powell']</strong> is a defensive back I like to watch and [player_tooltip player_id='1611347' first='Bryan' last='Narcisse'] is an impact junior who is drawing a lot of college interest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/BNn1Tx035P">https://t.co/BNn1Tx035P</a><br>Full season highlights<br>2,178 yards total <br>20 TDS total <br>63% completion percentage <br>97.3 QBR<a href="https://twitter.com/CoachC_C?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachC_C</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/oclionsfootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@oclionsfootball</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachDanny10?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachDanny10</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BrandonHuffman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BrandonHuffman</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/adamgorney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@adamgorney</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GregBiggins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GregBiggins</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BlairAngulo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BlairAngulo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/adamgorney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@adamgorney</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/alecsimpson5?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@alecsimpson5</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Tarek_Fattal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Tarek_Fattal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/LJ_Reyna?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LJ_Reyna</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepRedzoneNext?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepRedzoneNext</a></p>&mdash; Treyvone Towns Jr (@TreyvoneTownsJr) <a href="https://twitter.com/TreyvoneTownsJr/status/1867757595571957953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LA HABRA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I'm excited to see what [player_tooltip player_id='765936' first='DJ' last='Mitchell'] does as being the every down quarterback this coming season for La Habra. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1611382' first='Kevika' last='Martinez']</strong> is an impact player at running back but didn't catch a lot of balls out of the backfield last season. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1557449' first='Blake' last='Rogers']</strong> is a junior receiver who led the Highlanders in receiving as a sophomore. <strong>Bobby Brooks</strong> led the team in interceptions last year and is a tremendous athlete who is a baseball star as well. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1743436' first='Noah' last='Barajas']</strong> is one of the more underrated linebackers in Orange County. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GodisGreat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GodisGreat</a> ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/DJ_Mitchell1X?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DJ_Mitchell1X</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/OrtegeJenkins16?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OrtegeJenkins16</a>⁩ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Thankyou?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Thankyou</a> ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/AuburnFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AuburnFootball</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/RivalsCorey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RivalsCorey</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/GunslingerBuzz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GunslingerBuzz</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/BlairAngulo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BlairAngulo</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/LHHighlanders?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LHHighlanders</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/sixstarfootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sixstarfootball</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/adamgorney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@adamgorney</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/The_DocHolliday?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@The_DocHolliday</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/mikehuntley63?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mikehuntley63</a>⁩ <a href="https://t.co/crxRYZ8onj">pic.twitter.com/crxRYZ8onj</a></p>&mdash; David Mitchell Jr (@DJ_Mitchell1X) <a href="https://twitter.com/DJ_Mitchell1X/status/1937517628391899299?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>ST. BERNARD</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Bernard is a mystery team that had a good first season after being an inactive program for a bit. The team's top two receivers transferred to Victor Valley High and there isn't a ton of talent returning for the Vikings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>MISSION HILLS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mission Hills is led by Penn State commit [player_tooltip player_id='401299' first='Troy' last='Huhn'] at quarterback who recently competed in the Elite 11 Finals. He has a star sophomore receiver to throw to in <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717679' first='Brayden' last='Roberson']</strong>. <strong>Patrick Fleming</strong> is a versatile returning player on offense and <strong>Thomas Gideon</strong> is a receiver to watch. <strong>Andrew Romer</strong> is a returning linebacker along with <strong>Quinn Chavez</strong> who plays outside backer. <strong>Xavier St. John</strong> is a player to watch in Mission Hills' secondary. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Penn State commit [player_tooltip player_id='401299' first='Troy' last='Huhn'] earns an invite to the Under Armour All-America game 😎 <a href="https://twitter.com/Troyhuhn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Troyhuhn</a> <br><br>Strong showing at UA Next in Los Angeles for the ESPN 300 prospect to earn his game invite <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UANext?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UANext</a> <a href="https://t.co/8bIJDq4IUP">pic.twitter.com/8bIJDq4IUP</a></p>&mdash; Billy Tucker (@TheUCReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheUCReport/status/1919148348700766281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 4, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->