Ocean View Seahawk Shootout Preview (Part 2)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>32 Southern California teams will gather at Ocean View High in Huntington Beach for its annual passing tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There are eight pools of four teams. Here is a brief look at the teams competing in the event.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>WAVE POOL</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CARSON</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carson features the best quarterback in the City Section in Georgetown commit [player_tooltip player_id='569767' first='Chris' last='Fields III'], who passes for 2031 yards with 29 touchdowns and ran for 958 yards with 13 touchdowns. Carson also features three really good returning defensive backs in <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1717705' first='Bennie' last='Saulter']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1698940' first='Michael' last='O'Dell']</strong> and <strong>Darren Panton</strong>. Saulter has offers from San Diego State and Cal among others. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/CoachJohnson21_/status/2056952495881277723?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"x","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/CoachJohnson21_/status/2056952495881277723?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/ChrisFieldsIII/status/2067058237510500590?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"x","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/ChrisFieldsIII/status/2067058237510500590?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>VALLEY CHRISTIAN</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Valley Christian also won a CIF championship last season and returns quarterback <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1684839' first='Graham' last='Lunzer']</strong> who threw for 2065 yards with 23 touchdowns and ran for 14 touchdowns last season. Lunzer lost a lot of his weapons at receiver, but <strong>Byron Louis</strong> is back and should get a lot of targets. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/GrahamLunzer/status/2045238757264396734?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"x","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/GrahamLunzer/status/2045238757264396734?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>NORTHWOOD</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Northwood has a new coaching staff led by former Long Beach Poly coach <strong>Stephen Barbee</strong>. The Timberwolves had their starting quarterback from last season transfer but <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2105920' first='Caden' last='Jacobs']</strong> may be competing for the starting job. <strong>Bert Chubb</strong> is a returning receiver to watch and <strong>Elliot Kwon</strong> is a defensive back to keep an eye on. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/ocvarsity/status/2024322654170132785?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"x","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/ocvarsity/status/2024322654170132785?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OCEAN VIEW</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hosts Ocean View are led by returning starting quarterback <strong>Dean Northam</strong>. The Seahawks feature a ton of two-way skill guys including All-CIF WR/DB <strong>Trevor Vaivao</strong> and sophomore <strong>Elijah Stokley</strong>. Senior safety <strong>Greg Gates</strong> had 52 tackles and two interceptions last season and is back for Ocean View. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/CoachDHernandez/status/2073903593925820668?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"x","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/CoachDHernandez/status/2073903593925820668?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>SEA POOL</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LA SERNA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>La Serna returns its very athletic quarterback <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2106849' first='Grady' last='Long']</strong> who had 25 touchdowns last season. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1956945' first='Landon' last='Armenta']</strong> had over 1,000 yards receiving last season with 15 touchdowns and is back along with UC Davis commit [player_tooltip player_id='2241005' first='Etoagwara' last='Onyenegecha']. <strong>Jordan Bonilla</strong> is another productive playmaker who is back and sophomore <strong>Kenai Summage</strong> was excellent in a recent passing tournament. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/LSHS_Football/status/2063404247170060775?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"x","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/LSHS_Football/status/2063404247170060775?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>FOOTHILL</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Foothill had a rough start to the season last year but had a couple of strong league wins later in the season. Senior <strong>Fysher Jamieson</strong> is expected to be the starting quarterback and <strong>Ford Wooten</strong> could be a top target for him. <strong>Aidan Faraj</strong> is a returning running back who can catch balls out of the backfield and <strong>Quinn Mulkerin</strong> leads the defense. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/FordWooton/status/2073978950657921202?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"x","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/FordWooton/status/2073978950657921202?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>MARINA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Marina has a new offensive coordinator in former Huntington Beach head coach <strong>Brett Brown</strong>. <strong>Carson Hunnicutt</strong> had 1026 yards receiving with seven touchdowns and earned several postseason honors for Marina last season. <strong>Ben Ramos</strong> is returning at running back but they didn't use him a ton in the passing game last season. <strong>Shea Putney</strong> is another receiver to watch for the Vikings. <strong>Gage Rinaldi</strong> and <strong>Bishop Sherwood</strong> lead Marina's defense, which will need to create some more turnovers this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/Hunnicutt2027/status/2053168325757370850?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"x","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/Hunnicutt2027/status/2053168325757370850?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LOS AMIGOS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Los Amigos has a returning starting quarterback in <strong>Trell Smith</strong> and his top receiver <strong>Amarie Maddox</strong> is also back. <strong>Bryan Arzate</strong> and <strong>Alixis Marcelo</strong> are back in the secondary for the Lobos. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>COAST POOL</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TORRANCE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Torrance went 10-0 in the regular season last year and did very well on the passing circuit last summer. <strong>Gibson Turner</strong> is back at quarterback after earning First Team All-League honors last season with 208 yards per game with 27 touchdowns. Torrance has some intriguing returning receivers in <strong>Isaac Mora, </strong> <strong>Ashton Bradley</strong> and <strong>Marcus Daley.</strong> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1605660' first='Vaughn' last='Reinert']</strong> is back at running back and had some interceptions on defense too.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/CoachRayCarter/status/2011851414784586153?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"x","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/CoachRayCarter/status/2011851414784586153?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PACIFICA (GARDEN GROVE)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pacifica has a new quarterback in <strong>Joey Pham-Ngoy</strong>. <strong>Max Salas</strong> is the leading returning receiver for the Mariner and <strong>Gabe Frias</strong> is expected to have a bigger role in the offense this year. <strong>Zack Dickison</strong> had 71 tackles last season with three interceptions and is back to lead the defense. <strong>Christian Galvez</strong> and <strong>Michael McGuigan</strong> are two linebackers to keep an eye on for Pacifica.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/PHSMarinersFB/status/2040637382429753834?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"x","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/PHSMarinersFB/status/2040637382429753834?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PALOMA VALLEY</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Paloma Valley threw the ball well last season but has no returning quarterbacks. Freshman <strong>Eli Riggs</strong> may be competing for a starting spot for the Wildcats. <strong>Kaiden Dalinghaus </strong>and <strong>JR Covarrubias</strong> are receivers to keep an eye on along with <strong>Levi Laban</strong>. <strong>Caleb Alvarado </strong>is a defender to watch this weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/1caleb/status/2055707403505820061?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"x","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/1caleb/status/2055707403505820061?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SANTA FE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Santa Fe returns <strong>Cole Castaneda</strong> at quarterback and receiver <strong>Jeremiah Norman</strong>. <strong>Luke Ortega</strong> is a player to watch on defense along with <strong>Jaden Whitfield</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>SURF POOL</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>NORTHVIEW</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Northview lost a lot of playmakers from its offense last season but have some intriguing receivers like sophomore <strong>Manny Garcia</strong>. <strong>Andrew Ramos</strong> is a good defensive back to keep an eye on.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/5_Manny_5/status/2018252997625790588?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"x","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/5_Manny_5/status/2018252997625790588?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>ST. MARGARET'S</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Tartans are led by three-year starting quarterback <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1863149' first='Kai' last='Letcher']</strong> who threw for 188 yards per game with 17 touchdowns last season. <strong>Jack Kleinhanzl</strong> and <strong>Sammy Grant-Lewis</strong> are good receivers to watch for St. Margaret's. The Tartans' defense had 17 interceptions last season and has <strong>Reese Angelos</strong> and <strong>Graham Holcomb</strong> returning.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/KaiLetcher27/status/2017309069053468994?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"x","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/KaiLetcher27/status/2017309069053468994?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SEGERSTROM</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Segerstrom prefers to run the ball but has quarterback <strong>Noah Martinez</strong> returning. <strong>Diego Garcia</strong> is a returning receiver to watch for the Jaguars and the secondary is led by <strong>Joseph Garcia</strong> and <strong>Joshua Garcia</strong>. <strong>Jullian Hernandez</strong> is a playmaking inside linebacker to keep an eye on. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/Jullian51766452/status/2002190384928338185?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"x","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/Jullian51766452/status/2002190384928338185?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>COSTA MESA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Costa Mesa features running back [player_tooltip player_id='1611374' first='Gavin' last='Garza'] who is one of the better playmakers in the area. <strong>Matthew Barrientes</strong> could be a starting quarterback candidate for the Mustangs and <strong>Ruben Sanchez </strong>should be a top receiving target. <strong>Ayden Watson</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2161608' first='Louis' last='Arreola']</strong> are returning defensive players to watch. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/GavinMGarza/status/2073068092666908999?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"x","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/GavinMGarza/status/2073068092666908999?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->