Southern California Defenders that shined in Week 8

<!-- 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":"Charlie Christian","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2029","_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":"190","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2411","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Laguna Beach","_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-68f87a6ebb65b"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Christian had three sacks and returned an interception for a touchdown in Laguna Beach's win over Aliso Niguel. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1166763"],"_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-68f87a6ebb6c1"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">McCarty had two interceptions for Beaumont in a win over Yucaipa and returned one for a touchdown. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Great team win all phases of the game! Grateful for the opportunity had a huge senior night!<br><br>Week 8<br>2 picks<br>1 pick six<br>3 PBU<a href="https://twitter.com/PrepRedzoneCA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepRedzoneCA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/IE_Varsity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IE_Varsity</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CalHiSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CalHiSports</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/mikehuntley63?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mikehuntley63</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JReyes_NP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JReyes_NP</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NPCoachZim?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NPCoachZim</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ZReyes_PRZ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ZReyes_PRZ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachSteiny?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachSteiny</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DbHathorn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DbHathorn</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachDeeWR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachDeeWR</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachJake92?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachJake92</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DBL_D44?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DBL_D44</a> <a href="https://t.co/vJlFP9qBL2">pic.twitter.com/vJlFP9qBL2</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1166763' first='Jeremiah' last='McCarty'] (@JMcCartyx) <a href="https://twitter.com/JMcCartyx/status/1979783245421277230?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 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":"Somto Nwude","_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":"225","_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":"Crespi","_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-68f87a6ebb772"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Nwude had three sacks and a forced fumble for Crespi in its win over Salesian.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">C/O 2026 “DE” Recruit (6'3, “215lbs, 4.63SPD,38”VERT): Somto Nwude (#38,<a href="https://twitter.com/SomtoNwude?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SomtoNwude</a>):Crespi High school (CA) “SR” SZN 5 GAME HIGHLIGHTS: <a href="https://t.co/ggKhgCwddg">https://t.co/ggKhgCwddg</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GregBiggins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GregBiggins</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/FootballCrespi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FootballCrespi</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/latsondheimer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@latsondheimer</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachJerryBrady?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachJerryBrady</a></p>&mdash; Somto Nwude 🇳🇬 (@SomtoNwude) <a href="https://twitter.com/SomtoNwude/status/1972417253019979873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 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":"Jake Shipstad","_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":"190","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2411","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"West Torrance","_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-68f87a6ebb80c"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Shipstad had an interception with a forced fumble for West Torrance in a win over Beverly Hills. He returned the interception for a touchdown and also had a receiving touchdown.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Great team league win over Beverly Hills 50-0 this past Friday. Focusing on getting the W this week now to compete for a league championship in two weeks!<br>1 Pick Six <br>1 Forced Fumble<br>1 Rec TD <a href="https://t.co/5BqotTZuhF">pic.twitter.com/5BqotTZuhF</a></p>&mdash; Jake Shipstad (@jakehb21) <a href="https://twitter.com/jakehb21/status/1979980005120827447?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 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":"Blake Thorp","_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":"245","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2406","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Yorba Linda","_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-68f87a6ebb8b3"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Thorp had two sacks for Yorba Linda in its win over Tesoro. He set the record for most career sacks in Yorba Linda history.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Humbled and grateful to build on the legacy of past mustangs. Broke the Yorba Linda High school career sack record this past week. Looking forwarding to adding to the total. Thank you to all the coaches and teammates that helped me get here! I'm ready to keep it going!…</p>&mdash; Blake Thorp (@Blake_Thorp84) <a href="https://twitter.com/Blake_Thorp84/status/1980731607171625220?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>OTHER TOP PERFORMERS:</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parker Alexander, Bonita</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Louis Arreola, Costa Mesa</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Scott Baldwin, Valley View</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1183006' first='Jeremiah' last='Barrios'], St. Bonaventure</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Colton Burke, Grossmont</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mark Cadena, King/Riverside</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Waldo Castrejon, Calvary Chapel</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sam Crawford, Bishop Diego</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kameron Garcia, Citrus Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1611201' first='Jaden' last='Walk-Green'], Centennial</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>J'hari Teasley-Hall, Pasadena</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1621228' first='Jordan' last='Hicks'], Mission Viejo</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dustin Higginbotham, Paloma Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='401241' first='Dutch' last='Horisk'], St. John Bosco</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1000902' first='Taylor' last='Johnson'], Cajon</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fisher McDonald, Troy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1797946' first='Tucker' last='Murray'], Corona del Mar</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sawyer Nickelson, Beckman</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jay'rome Norwood, Compton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1361623' first='Ernest' last='Nunley'], Western</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nathan Radwich, Ventura</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='401275' first='Koa' last='Rapolla'], Palm Springs</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Zackariah Salcedo, Wilson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gavin Seguin, Huntington Beach</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dominic Sforza, Grace</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nicholas Stratman, Venice</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ayden Walker, Palo Verde Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Troy Wells, Burbank</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='668740' first='Jeremiah' last='Williams'], Tustin</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1717766' first='Taeon' last='Williams'], Victor Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Joe Zabala, Twentynine Palms</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->