Top Southern Section Defensive Performers from Semifinals

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class="text-gray-700">Lealofi had seven tackles, five for a loss with two sacks and a forced fumble in Barstow's win over Palm Springs in the Division 7 semifinals. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He leads Barstow in tackles with 103 and has 19 for a loss. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/Sefa_Lealofi/status/1990829149402059180?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/Sefa_Lealofi/status/1990829149402059180?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block 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class="text-gray-700">Schirmer blocked the game-winning field goal attempt by Mater Dei in Centennial's Division 1 semifinal win. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He is second on the team in hurries with 13 and ha an interception after transferring to the Huskies from Damien. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/BlairAngulo/status/1992106160800035297?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/BlairAngulo/status/1992106160800035297?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1698870"],"_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-69255d4332614"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Smith was tasked with covering Mater Dei's top receiver and was in his hip pocket whenever he was in man coverage. He had multiple deflections in the endzone and was timing his deflections perfectly. I watched this game live and thought Smith was the MVP for Centennial's defense. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/BrettSmithJr07/status/1992694742216474918?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/BrettSmithJr07/status/1992694742216474918?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>OTHER TOP PERFORMERS:</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Marco Alvillar, Los Alamitos</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jaxson Berg, Grace</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Xavier Musselman-Cano, Beckman</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Elias Har, Rio Hondo Prep</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1553136' first='Leki' last='Holani'], Santa Margarita</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Quentin Hunter, Barstow</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='661909' first='Jaxson' last='Rex'], San Clemente</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='212233' first='Shaun' last='Scott'], Mater Dei</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Justin Settle, Valley View</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='283616' first='Isaia' last='Vandermade'], Santa Margarita</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='780276' first='Therman' last='Williams'], Centennial</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lucas Witt, Valley Chrsitian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->