Southern California Top Defensive Performances: Week 3

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/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='195537' first='Jeilani' last='Davis'], Mater Dei</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tonton Drobny, Army-Navy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='398337' first='Connor' last='Irons'], Sunny Hills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cameron Kozak, El Toro</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='270026' first='Wyatt' last='Mosier'], Yorba Linda</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Leroy Palu, Mayfair</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='155848' first='Weston' last='Port'], San Juan Hills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cole Robertson, San Clemente</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='147764' first='Jackson' last='Sievers'], Capistrano Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='25447' first='Levi' last='Sua'], Mater Dei</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Noah Sulick, Santa Margarita</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tojuan Terrell, Cajon</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lucas Valencia, Temecula Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Daniel Viramontes, Katella</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reily Walker, Capistrano Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='25459' first='Aaron' last='Williams'], St. John Bosco</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->