Week 2 Rewind: Top Defensive Performances in Southern California

<!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1614528"],"_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":1881122,"_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-68c11a03a48c0"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Hill was dominant in the Diablos' drubbing of Folsom. The Northern Arizona commit had 13 tackles, 5.5 sacks, four hurries, a forced fumble and forced a safety. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">[player_tooltip player_id='1614528' first='JD' last='Hill'] 😤🔥Kid is UNREAL — had five-star QB [player_tooltip player_id='283683' first='Ryder' last='Lyons'] running for his life all night! 😱⁰Mission Viejo DE | WRECKING BALL <br>⁰5.5 sacks. 13 tackles. Pure dominance. [player_tooltip player_id='1614528' first='JD' last='Hill'] completely disrupted the game and helped Mission Viejo cruise past Folsom.<br>🎥 Full highlights here ➡️… <a href="https://t.co/lEEzBTkwqb">pic.twitter.com/lEEzBTkwqb</a></p>&mdash; UnderTheRadar (@_UnderTheRadar_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_UnderTheRadar_/status/1965591100812341343?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 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":"Joshua Kerst","_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":"6'4u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"220","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"5926","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"San Clemente","_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-68c11a03a49d9"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Kerst had 3.5 sacks and two forced fumbles for San Clemente in its 35-34 win over Chaparral. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Earn It <a href="https://t.co/sFZTofnsbN">https://t.co/sFZTofnsbN</a></p>&mdash; Triton Football (@Tritonfootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/Tritonfootball/status/1964420991985340544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1598320"],"_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-68c11a03a4a54"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Muasau led St. John Bosco with 13 tackles and 1.5 sacks in its 21-14 win over St. Frances of Maryland. He is explosive with excellent short-area quickness and once he gets ahold of you, you aren't getting away.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">St John Bosco vs St Frances Academy. Thank you qwik11football for the love✊🏾. God's plan☝🏾💯 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SUPAHF11Y?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SUPAHF11Y</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GOBRAVES?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GOBRAVES</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MUASAUHOUSE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MUASAUHOUSE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MuasauMatthew?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MuasauMatthew</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Dariusmuasau53?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Dariusmuasau53</a> <a href="https://t.co/H8eXZYP3K3">pic.twitter.com/H8eXZYP3K3</a></p>&mdash; Matt Muasau (@MatthewMuasau) <a href="https://twitter.com/MatthewMuasau/status/1964598665961754838?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Great win against a top 5 SFA team, onto the next !<a href="https://twitter.com/boscofootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@boscofootball</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/shiloah02?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@shiloah02</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachRobinsonTr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachRobinsonTr</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Coachcjkinger?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Coachcjkinger</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/COACH_T_BULLOCK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@COACH_T_BULLOCK</a> <a href="https://t.co/ijdI8cEwrI">https://t.co/ijdI8cEwrI</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1598320' first='Matthew' last='Muasau'] (@MuasauMatthew) <a href="https://twitter.com/MuasauMatthew/status/1964739268213133734?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1149072"],"_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-68c11a03a4ac2"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Owens had 20 tackles with three for a loss in Tesoro's 17-5 win over La Mirada. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He has good short-area quickness and has improved at evading offensive linemen at the second level. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Great win over La Mirada!! Got 20 Tackles, 12 Solo, 3 TFL&#039;s.. Can&#039;t wait for Friday nights! <a href="https://twitter.com/TesoroFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TesoroFootball</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/mikehuntley63?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mikehuntley63</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveFryer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SteveFryer</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/latsondheimer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@latsondheimer</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ocvarsityguy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ocvarsityguy</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/adamgorney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@adamgorney</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/OCFOOTBALL100?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OCFOOTBALL100</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/OC_Recruits?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OC_Recruits</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/OCSportsZone?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OCSportsZone</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PbxFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PbxFootball</a> <a href="https://t.co/ancXfkH06g">https://t.co/ancXfkH06g</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/hudl?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#hudl</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PGregorian?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PGregorian</a>…</p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1149072' first='Wyatt' last='Owens'] (@WyattOwens42) <a href="https://twitter.com/WyattOwens42/status/1964732603933811043?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 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":"Jonathan Sharp","_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":"6'3u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"215","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"5926","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Venice","_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-68c11a03a4bd4"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Sharp had 10 tackles, 6.5 for a loss, four sacks and a blocked punt for Venice in its 17-3 win over Harvard-Westlake. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Junior Year Highlights 💪🏽💙 <a href="https://t.co/nFsk48f5sj">pic.twitter.com/nFsk48f5sj</a></p>&mdash; Jonathan Sharp (@jon_sharp05) <a href="https://twitter.com/jon_sharp05/status/1965311591676850567?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>OTHER TOP PERFORMERS:</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='551831' first='Zion' last='Anderson'], Long Beach Poly</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nicolas Bardaro, La Jolla</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>King Berry, Lawndale</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Trevor Blackmore, Dana Hills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Damarion Boyd, Culver City</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bryson Busbee, Cypress</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Davien Cathcart, Lancaster</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Blake Ely, West Torrance</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Elias Emerson, Torrance</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kingston Fasavalu, Downey</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Angelou Flamenco, Grand Terrace</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Logan George, King</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Luis Gonzalez, Nordhoff</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Andrew Green, Troy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brody Herrera, Yucca Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kalijah Holmes, Dominguez</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='966616' first='Jaidyn' last='Holston'], Victor Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1000902' first='Taylor' last='Johnson'], Cajon</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kelvin Leal, Ocean View</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Perry Lin, San Marino</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Omar Linton, Bellflower</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jayden Manchame, Salesian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jacob Mullen, San Juan Hills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1698564' first='Javari' last='Nash'], Crean Lutheran</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mac Naughtin, Bishop Amat</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Daniel Nieves, Calvary Chapel</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kane Nolte, Mission Viejo</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1182952' first='Andrew' last='Powell'], Oaks Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jacob Riley, Hamilton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Andrew Romer, Mission Hills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Evan Scruggs, Huntington Beach</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1621243' first='Malaika' last='Sione'], Pacifica/Oxnard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kenneth Smith-Brown, Tesoro</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='270853' first='Ryder' last='Smith'], Great Oak</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Noah Stewart, Chaffey</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clarence Tucker, Lincoln</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jake Tweten, Westlake</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Leonidas Vargas, St. Genevieve</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->