Southern California Top Passing Performances: Week 5

<strong>[player_tooltip player_id="39430" first="Darius" last="Cowens"], Pacifica, 2023</strong> Cowens has been fantastic all season but mostly against weak competition. They had a close game against Canyon (Anaheim) but Pacifica had starters missing so its 42-39 win over Brea Olinda in week five is the Mariners best win of the season. Cowens threw for 345 yards with three touchdowns and he also ran for 111 yards and two touchdowns. He is one of the best dual threat quarterbacks in the class and his recruitment should pick up soon after a hot start as a freshman. https://twitter.com/DavidDelgado_OC/status/1436207623926288402?s=20 <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="142015" first="Daniel" last="Duran"], Sierra Canyon, 2022</strong> Sierra Canyon was on a two-game losing streak heading into its game against a tough Norco team in week five. The Trailblazers had a nice two touchdown win after getting to an early lead. Because of the level of competition and his numbers, that was Duran’s best game of the season. The lefty only had 10 completions but threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns. Duran has offers from Lehigh and Holy Cross. https://twitter.com/latsondheimer/status/1370944267661680642?s=20 <strong>Jake Long, La Serna, 2023</strong> Many people considered La Serna to be an underdog against a solid young Culver City team. La Serna prevailed in that game, largely due to its defense causing four turnovers, but also in part because Long played so well. The junior quarterback threw for 270 yards and two touchdowns on just 14 completions. The yardage is a career-high for Long. https://twitter.com/jakeplong/status/1441865919613988867?s=20 <strong>Elijah Mitchell, El Rancho, 2022</strong> El Rancho is off to a hot start to the season with a 6-0 record and Mitchell has been outstanding. He will easily be a 2,000 yard passer and he has 18 touchdowns compared to just three interceptions so far. Mitchell completed 71 percent of his passes for a career-high 309 yards and four touchdowns in a 34-7 win over Norwalk. https://twitter.com/SGVNSports/status/1439079423974596609?s=20 <strong>Alex Zappia, Mira Mesa, 2022</strong> Zappia did not have the glaring numbers that quarterbacks who are featured on here typically have, but he made huge plays in the clutch which gets him on here. He led Mira Mesa to a very good 13-7 win over Grossmont in which he threw both of Mira Mesa’s touchdowns in the game. Zappia only had eight completions but had 186 yards passing. Zappia is also a 4.0 student. https://twitter.com/zappia_alex/status/1441654669177020422?s=20 <hr /> <em><strong>Other top performers</strong></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[player_tooltip player_id="145271" first="Daniel" last="Andrade"], Bonita</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Will Burns, Trabuco Hills</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[player_tooltip player_id="25366" first="Aidan" last="Chiles"], Downey</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[player_tooltip player_id="42800" first="Jalen" last="Daniels"], Lincoln</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[player_tooltip player_id="25286" first="Noah" last="Fifita"], Servite</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Cayden Gent, Mt. Carmel</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[player_tooltip player_id="115449" first="Myles" last="Jackson"], Millikan</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Wil Jackson, Trinity Classical Academy</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[player_tooltip player_id="25393" first="Jack" last="Jacobs"], St. Francis</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Reggie Johnson, Madison</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[player_tooltip player_id="187268" first="Bo" last="Kelly"], Dana Hills</span> [player_tooltip player_id="143138" first="Nathan" last="Kornely"], Villa Park <span style="font-weight: 400;">Blake Miller, El Toro</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[player_tooltip player_id="145214" first="Dominic" last="Nankil"], Mater Dei Catholic</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[player_tooltip player_id="25351" first="Clash" last="Orsborn"], Mission Bay</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Casey Pavlick, Mira Costa</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Nate Richie, Capistrano Valley Christian</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Vany Rodriguez, Garden Grove</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Jack Ruff, St. Margaret’s</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Isaiah Sepand, Campbell Hall</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[player_tooltip player_id="25325" first="Travis" last="Throckmorton"], Simi Valley</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Jace Woods, Arrowhead Christian</span>