By Ronnie Flores, Managing Editor

Contributing: Mark Tennis, Steve Brand, Paul Muyskens 

Preseason rating in parentheses; Check back later this week for first regular season rankings for Northern California, Southern California and for each of the five CIF state enrollment divisions.

1. Mater Dei (Santa Ana) 14-0 (1)
Since the Monarchs are No. 1 in the nation in the ESPN RISE FAB 50, being No. 1 in the state is obvious. Head coach Gary McKnight's club won the loaded City of Palms tourney in Florida with a title game win over then national No. 2 St. Patrick's of New Jersey. Mater Dei returned to win the Orange Holiday Classic and downed a solid Gahr of Cerritos team, 90-66, at the Pangos Dream Classic last Saturday as David Wear netted 26 points and junior Tyler Lamb added 18.

2. Westchester (Los Angeles) 14-1 (6)
Even though the Comets did not play last week, they moved up in the regional and national rankings for what they did earlier in several top-tier tournaments. With Fairfax losing its first game at the Les Schwab tourney in Oregon to Dominguez, they are now clearly No. 2 in California with only a six-point loss to Winter Park of Florida at the City of Palms event. Westchester's string of quality wins have included those against Word of God of North Carolina, Lincoln of Brooklyn (N.Y.), Leuzinger of Lawndale twice, Etiwanda of Rancho Cucamonga and Windward. Plus, the Comets have an easy win against Dominguez, which is the team that just beat Fairfax.

3. McClymonds (Oakland) 13-0 (7)
Senior slam dunk machine Damon Powell and sweet-shooting senior guard Will Cherry have prevented the Warriors from dropping much, if at all, in their level of play from a year ago when they were unbeaten and won the CIF Division I state title. West Oakland's finest won four games last week, including a 72-40 rout of Hanford to win the Clovis Elks Christmas Classic in Fresno. Then Friday night back home, they routed Fairfield, 67-44, as Cherry dropped in 26 points. Mack's winning streak is up to 45 games and the Warriors will play De La Salle on January 19.

4. De La Salle (Concord) 9-1 (4)
The Spartans won two games last week, capturing the Merv Lopes Holiday Classic in Hawaii with a 41-20 rout of previous West Region-ranked Campbell Hall of North Hollywood. The only loss so far for head coach Frank Allocco's crew is a 54-50 stinker against Oakland Tech. The loss of expected transfer Hollis Thompson, who is now going to enroll for spring classes at Georgetown, probably will hurt DLS in a comparison to McClymonds, but the team's defense and execution appears to be as solid as ever.

5. Martin Luther King (Riverside) 9-1 (11)
After winning their opening game at the Beach Ball Classic in South Carolina over the host club, 56-48, the Wolves beat Cedar Hill of Texas in the second round before dropping a 78-73 contest to previous FAB 50 national No. 26 Wheeler (Ga.) in the third game. The Wolves' talent level is not what some of these other teams possess, but they pull out close wins and they have one of the best coaches around in Tim Sweeney. We have them ranked fifth because they lost by a similar margin to Wheeler as Dominguez did and they have three fewer losses. Among its wins is an impressive 20-point romp over No. 12 Los Alamitos.

6. Dominguez (Compton) 11-4 (3)
It was a slow start to the season for the Dons, but they are coming on strong now and seem to be gaining confidence as it becomes more likely that All-American Jordan Hamilton won't be playing at all this season. It was a big week for the Dons as they won the Les Schwab in  Oregon with a 58-56 victory over previous No. 3 Fairfax and beat previous No. 8 Etiwanda by the same score. Dominguez has a loss to Reno, Nevada (75-68) and a bad loss to Westchester, but that is offset by wins over Mt. Vernon (N.Y.), Fairfax and Etiwanda.

7. Fairfax (Los Angeles) 11-2 (2)
If the Lions had not lost to Dominguez in the finals of the Les Schwab tourney, they would be No. 2 in the state behind Mater Dei. Instead, Fairfax has to drop to seventh after the 58-56 loss to the resurgent Dons. Fairfax led by seven points with five minutes remaining. The team's only other loss is to Montrose Christian, 45-38, in the semifinals of the Iolani Classic in Hawaii. The best win would be the third-place victory in Hawaii over All-American DeMarcus Cousins and his team at LeFlore of Mobile, Alabama. Renardo Sidney, Fairfax's All-American center, had a strong outing in that game and has been playing much better so far this year than what he displayed last spring and summer.

8. Leuzinger (Lawndale) 12-3 (NR)
One of the surprise teams in the state this year, the Olympians recorded a 59-49 victory over Windward of Los Angeles, 59-49, as Jerry Evans made nine of 14 field goal attempts good for 19 points to go along with five rebounds and four steals. They have two close losses to No. 3 Westchester with the third loss to Long Beach Poly, which went on to win its division at the MaxPreps tournament. Leuzinger can stay in front of Poly because tit has more quality wins and one of Poly's losses is to Ocean View of Huntington Beach, a team Leuzinger beat.

9. Taft (Woodland Hills) 11-2 (5)
Tourney MVP Michael Williams had 28 points including a three-pointer with 15 seconds left as the Toreadors won the Modesto Christian Holiday Hoop Classic last Tuesday night with a 63-61 victory over Etiwanda after defeating Sacramento High in the semifinals. The Toreadors then defeated Colony of Ontario, 69-55, at the Johnnie Cochran Classic last Saturday after a sluggish start. That win over Etiwanda plus an early loss to Leuzinger places Taft logically right between the two.

10. Etiwanda (Rancho Cucamonga) 10-3 (9)
To get recognized, you must play a challenging schedule. And when you do that, you risk losing as the Eagles have by a total of nine points to No. 9 Taft (Woodland Hills), No. 6 Dominguez (Compton) and No. 2 Westchester. Etiwanda, which also owns wins over Ocean View (Huntington Beach) and Sylmar, now knows it can play with the big boys. University of San Francisco-bound center Perris Blackwell has been leading in scoring with 16.6 ppg, although the team could be hurt down the line by the academic ineligibility of wing Rome Draper. 

11. Monte Vista (Danville) 11-0 (NR)
The Mustangs are on the move up after defeating highly-regarded St Mary's of Berkeley (67-56) in the semifinals and Moeller of Cincinnati (66-58) in the finals of the Don Bambauer Classic. They also own a 74-62 victory over the same Oakland Tech team that defeated De La Salle. Those two teams will play each other twice in the East Bay Athletic League so their rankings will get decided on the court. One of Monte Vista's top players is 6-6 Zach Ertz, a top football tight end who is going to sign with Stanford. Senior guard Brian Barbour also already has had a 36-point outing.

12. Los Alamitos 13-1 (27)
"We're No. 2, we're No. 2." OK, they probably aren't chanting that at Los Alamitos but being No. 2 in Orange County would be No. 1 most other places considering Mater Dei is No. 1. Winning the KSA Holiday Tournament in Orlando was part of an 11-game winning streak the Griffins have built since that forgettable 68-49 setback to No. 5 Martin Luther King (Riverside) in the semifinals of the Cerritos/Gahr Tournament. Los Al also owns a victory over Centennial of Compton, which beat the same Long Beach Poly team that just won the MaxPreps Tourney American Division title.

13. Bishop Montgomery (Torrance) 14-2 (NR)
Top point guard Justin Cobbs has been a force for the first month of the season for the Knights. They just lost their second game of the year last Saturday, 52-49, to a solid Diamond Ranch of Pomona club at the Johnnie Cochran Classic. Had they won that game, they'd be probably at least five spots higher in these rankings and on the verge of the FAB 50. Bishop Montgomery's only other loss is to No. 6 Dominguez.

14. Eisenhower (Rialto) 11-2 (NR)
If the Eagles develop a killer instinct in the final quarter, they will be moving up in the rankings quickly. Ike fell behind Sylmar early, rallied and faded. In the MaxPreps Holiday Classic at Torrey Pines, they had Bellevue, Wash., on the ropes in the National Division championship, leading by six going into the final eight minutes, but let the Wolverines escape, going scoreless in the last 1:41. Two tournament titles and a second are a good springboard into Citrus Belt League play. Andrew Bock had a strong junior season for the Eagles, and so far the senior headed to Creighton is hitting for 20.8 ppg.
 
15. Folsom 12-1 (NR)
This is the Sacramento Bee's No. 1-ranked team so far this season. The Bulldogs' best win is against Fairfield, which has a win over Rocklin, the preseason No. 1  team for the Sac-Joaquin Section. Folsom's only loss also is to No. 11 Monte Vista of Danville. Leading the way has been returning Delta Valley League MVP Tony Johnson, who already has been MVP of three tournaments.

16. Poly (Long Beach) 10-2 (NR)
The Jackrabbits made some noise by taking the title over the holiday break in the American Division of the MaxPreps tournament. They have a win over Leuzinger, but not as many quality wins as the Olympians. Poly's losses to Centennial of Compton and Ocean View of Huntington Beach also hurts in these rankings. Julian Camper, a tight end on the CIFSS championship football team, has averaged nearly 14 ppg since he's joined the lineup.

17. San Leandro 10-3 (NR)
Jared Cunningham has been sizzling for the Pirates so far in his senior season with nearly 21 ppg. They have a head-to-head loss to league rival Castro Valley, but their wins have been better and their other two losses were to McClymonds and Etiwanda. Shaheed Young also has been strong with 13.0 ppg.

18. Diamond Ranch (Pomona) 10-3 (NR)
Head coach Loren Grover is no stranger to success on the statewide scene. The former Artesia of Lakewood head coach for one season (when the Pioneers featured probable lottery pick James Harden and Renardo Sidney and won the Div. III state title) now has Diamond Ranch in the state rankings, especially after it just beat Bishop Montgomery. Grover's team includes Santa Clara signer Chris Cunningham (14.5 ppg) and Fresno State signer Garrett Johnson (16.5 ppg).

19. St. Mary's (Berkeley) 11-2 (17)
Last year's CIF NorCal Division IV champions are once again looking good. One of the losses is to unbeaten Monte Vista of Danville while another came to Sheldon of Sacramento. Key wins have come against Archbishop Mitty of San Jose and Sacred Heart Cathedral of San Francisco.

20. Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) 9-3 (NR)
Huge news was made by the Dragons down in San Diego two weeks ago when they knocked off defending FAB 50 national champ St. Anthony of New Jersey. They also have a win over San Diego High, but losses to Strake Jesuit of Texas, Berkeley and Bellevue of Washington drops them down. O'Dowd has been getting its usual balanced scoring, this year so far from Justin Brue (13.8 ppg), Nick Capiti (11.3 ppg) and Brandon Ashley (10.3 ppg).

On the bubble: Castro Valley 11-1 (BB); Newark Memorial (Newark) 9-3 (25); Serra (Gardena) 14-3 (NR), Rocklin 13-2 (14).

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Boys No. 1 McClymonds still rolling along, while Sacred Heart Cathedral is still tops for the girls despite loss to Long Beach Poly. Watch Cal-Hi Sports Bay Area every Sunday night at 7 p.m. on YourTV 20 in San Francisco. Replays during the week on Comcast SportsNet throughout Northern California.

By Harold Abend, Special to CalHiSports.com 

The caravan moves from the frosty gridiron to the warm gymnasium this week as we transition from football and other fall sports to the hardwood courts and basketball.

While we haven't seen but a handful of Bay Area boys teams yet, there's little doubt as to who the top three teams are with the season just over a third gone. After that, several teams have beaten each other with a few common opponents as well

At McClymonds, first-year head coach Brandon Brooks has picked up right where Dwight Nathaniel left off.

The Warriors have dispatched 45 straight opponents since losing two years ago to Fairfax (Los Angeles) in the Division I state championship game.

Mack has only played four Bay Area teams, San Leandro, El Cerrito, Valley Christian of San Jose and Berkeley, and only really was challenged by San Leandro in a 63-54 victory to open the season.

Senior 6-foot-6 forward Damon Powell (15.3 PPG, 10.7 RPG) has rattled lots of rims already and fellow senior guard Will Cherry is handling the rock in the backcourt and averaging 13.6 points, 5.0 steals, 4.2 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game.

The East Bay Athletic League looks like it might be even more competitive at the top in basketball as it was in football with Monte Vista emerging as a legitimate challenger to De La Salle's recent dominance amongst North Coast Section Division I teams.

Mustang Coach Bill Powers' squad is perfect to start the campaign with wins over St. Mary's of Berkeley and Moeller of Cincinnati en route to the tourney title at the Don Bambauer Classic at Marin Catholic.

Frank Allocco's Spartans have a suspicious loss to an Oakland Tech team that Monte Vista beat by 12 points, but other than that blip have been good and last week routed defending CIF Division IV state champ Campbell Hall.

The two will meet Jan. 21, two days after De La Salle plays Mack in the MLK Classic at Cal.

New Boys Top 20 Rankings
(Through games of Jan. 3)
(Not including forfeits)

1. McClymonds (Oakland) 13-0
2. De La Salle (Concord) 9-1
3. Monte Vista (Danville) 11-0
4. San Leandro 9-3
5. St. Mary's (Berkeley) 11-2
6. Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) 9-3
7. Castro Valley 11-1
8. Newark Memorial (Newark) 9-3
9. Berkeley 10-3
10. Bellarmine (San Jose) 7-3
11. St. Francis (Mountain View) 9-0
12. Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco) 7-2
13. Salesian (Richmond) 9-2
14. Castlemont (Oakland) 10-3
15. Skyline (Oakland) 10-5
16. Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) 12-0
17. Piner (Santa Rosa) 10-3
18. Valley Christian (San Jose) 8-2
19. Oakland Tech (Oakland) 10-6
20. Branson (Ross) 9-1

On the Bubble
Antioch 8-3, Aptos 13-2, Burlingame 8-4, Carlmont (Belmont) 9-1, Drake (San Anselmo) 9-3, Dublin 12-2, Las Lomas (Walnut Creek) 9-4, Mitty (San Jose) 6-3, Piedmont Hills (San Jose) 13-0, Pittsburg 7-4, San Ramon Valley (Danville) 7-4, St. Joseph Notre Dame (Alameda) 11-3, Serra (San Mateo) 8-3, Terra Linda (San Rafael) 8-4, ,

O'Dowd girls could be one to challenge SHC down the road

The girls' side is even more muddied than the boys with one exception, Brian Harrigan's Sacred Heart Cathedral Irish girls. They are unquestionably still the top squad in these parts.

The Irish were tested by Punahou of Honolulu and Oregon City in the first two games of the Iolani Classic last month before being soundly beaten 51-36 by Long Beach Poly in the finals but those aren't Bay Area teams.

The closest any Bay Area/NorCal team has gotten was Eastside College Prep (East Palo Alto) in a 63-49 final. St. Mary's of Berkeley, which held its own and won the Consolation Championship of the Platinum Division of the West Coast Jamboree, fell 62-32 to the Irish.

After SHC, it's really anyone's game.

Bishop O'Dowd of Oakland had two quality wins at Nike against Villa Maria of Pennsylvania and La Jolla Country Day before losing to nationally-ranked Whitney Young of Chicago. They also have another quality win against Encinal (Alameda) and twice trounced rival Moreau Catholic of Hayward.

We'll see what they really have when they face the Irish at the Marin Catholic MLK Classic.

Carondelet of Concord will get points for a win against Mitty, and for almost beating Potter's House Christian of Florida (52-51) in the Platinum's fifth-place game at the Jamboree, but frankly Deer Valley looked better at home in the Jamboree.

This was especially true when the Wolverines had Hanford on the ropes until they got rained on for seven straight threes in the game's closing moments in an 81-74 defeat.

By contrast, Carondelet lost 79-62 to Hanford and was never really in the game.

It's too bad the old rivals can't meet now that Carondelet moves into the EBAL like its brother school De La Salle while Deer Valley is in the Bay Valley League.  

New Girls Top 20 Rankings
(Through games of Jan. 3)
(Forfeits not included)

1. Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco) 8-1
2. Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) 9-1
3. Carondelet (Concord) 9-2
4. St. Ignatius (San Francisco) 12-0
5. Pinole Valley (Pinole) 9-2
6. Mitty (San Jose) 8-4
7. Valley Christian (San Jose) 10-1
8. Deer Valley (Antioch) 5-6
9. Monte Vista (Danville) 10-1
10. Northgate (Walnut Creek) 8-2
11. Marin Catholic (Kentfield) 9-3
12. Branson (Ross) 8-3
13. Gunn (Palo Alto) 12-0
14. St. Mary's (Berkeley) 7-4
15. Wilcox (Santa Clara) 8-3
16. Berkeley 7-4
17. Santa Cruz 12-0
18. Dublin 9-4
19. Piedmont 9-2
20. Campolindo (Moraga) 11-1

On the Bubble
Encinal (Alameda) 7-5, Granada (Livermore) 10-2, Justin-Siena (Napa) 8-3, McClymonds (Oakland) 14-4, Miramonte (Orinda) 8-3, Moreau Catholic (Hayward) 7-5, North Salinas (Salinas) 10-3, Notre Dame (Belmont) 9-4, Petaluma 9-4, Pinewood (Los Altos Hills) 9-3, Presentation (San Jose) 10-2, San Benito (Hollister) 9-3, Sonoma Valley (Sonoma) 8-5.

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He's the rock at Grant of Sacramento with 40 years at the school under his belt, including the last 18 as head football coach. The 2008 season culminated with historic win over Long Beach Poly.

By Mark Tennis, Executive Editor

Days before his Grant High football team of Sacramento took the field to play favored Long Beach Poly in the first CIF Open Division state championship game, Pacers' head coach Mike Alberghini talked about how the stars seemed to align just right for his squad to gain selection into the contest opposite the undefeated Jackrabbits.

But it was more than astrology than pushed the Pacers into that game. It was Alberghini, who then fired up his team for a 25-20 triumph, a final 14-0 record and a final No. 10 national ranking in the ESPN RISE FAB 50.

As a result of that victory, plus all that he's done in both football and baseball during an admirable career at the Del Paso Heights neighborhood school, Alberghini has been selected today as the CalHiSports.com State Coach of the Year.

	Scott Kurtz
	Mike Alberghini

The last State Coach of the Year in football from the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section was Wayne Schneider of Tracy in 1982. The last from the Sacramento area was Ron Lancaster from Cordova of Rancho Cordova in 1979.

With all of the recent hoopla surrounding Alberghini's football program, people forget just how good he was as a baseball coach at Grant before he switched head coaching positions in 1991.

During the 1980s, in fact, Albergini's Grant teams won more baseball games than any other school in the state other than nearby Cordova with a record of 247-107-3.

Alberghini's 1989 team won the Sac-Joaquin Section title and finished 37-7-1, which is still the state record for most baseball wins in one season. His 1984 team also finished among the top five in the state with a 35-4 record, including a 27-0 start.

In that season, the Pacers were dueling with fellow California school Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks (which also started 27-0) for the No. 1 national ranking before they stumbled at the end. They still set a state record for most hits in a season with 424 that still stands.

Since the 1991 season, when Alberghini took over the Pacer football program, Grant has normally been at the top or near the top of the Sac-Joaquin Section.

Two years ago, he had his most talented team, based on the number of players who signed letters of intent, but the lack of a strong schedule plus the fact that De La Salle of Concord had another unbeaten team led to the Spartans and not Grant being selected to appear as the North representative in the first CIF Division I state bowl game.

Following that season, Alberghini needed young players to step up in 2007. Despite winning seven games, they weren't quite ready and ended up only 7-4, including a first-round playoff loss to Ponderosa of Shingle Springs.

That poor showing was one reason why the Pacers didn't start out this year's preseason state rankings that high. Twelve starters were returning, though, and Alberghini knew he had something special brewing so he tried to line up a stronger schedule. That move paid off more than he could have imagined since two teams that Grant beat Highland of Pocatello, Idaho, and Alta of Sandy, Utah wound up winning championships in their states.

After the Long Beach Poly win, Alberghini raised his own football head coaching record to 192-32-1, which is a winning percentage of 85.33 percent. The only coaches in state history with at least 100 wins and a higher winning percentage are Bob Ladouceur of De La Salle and Mike Glines from Central Catholic of Modesto.

The 61-year-old coach is a graduate of Mira Loma High in Sacramento and played himself in the late 1960s for legendary Matadors' coach Don Brown. Amazingly, two other recent state football coaches of the year also are from Mira Loma Kevin Rooney from Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks (2002) and Randy Blankenship from Clovis West of Fresno (1998).

Alberghini's list of football coaching accomplishments at Grant also includes six Sac-Joaquin Section titles, 15 league championships and 18 straight playoff berths.

Among his former players are wide receiver Donte Stallworth and running back Onterrio Smith. Stallworth is still in the NFL and played in the Super Bowl last January. Smith, who led the state with 53 touchdowns in 1998, once starred for the Minnesota Vikings. Alberghini also was the high school coach of former Philadelphia Phillies and Seattle Mariners baseball player Ricky Jordan.

Current college football players and Grant alums Worrell Williams (senior linebacker at Cal), Syd-Quan Thompson (junior cornerback at Cal) and Christian Tupou (freshman defensive tackle at USC) all look like they will have legitimate NFL opportunities down the road as well.

They can all thank Coach A for starting them on their way, but the entire Sacramento prep football community is now thanking him as well.

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The 2008 honorees for medium schools and small schools plus our updated list of all-time state football coaches of the year follows below. 

Medium Schools State Coach of the Year;
Lou Farrar (Charter Oak, Covina)

After losing nine starters off the defense, Charter Oak wasn't expected to have one of its best teams ever under its long-time coach, but that's what transpired. Farrar's team capped a 13-0-1 season with a 30-14 win over Diamond Ranch of Pomona for the  CIF Southern Section Southeast Division title.

Farrar, already named the San Gabriel Valley Tribune's Coach of the Year, joined the state's 200-win club in 2006 and is moving up the all-time win list with every season he continues to coach. The only blemish on the record of this year's team was a tie with Rancho Cucamonga, which also won a CIFSS title this season.

The 62-year-old coach has retired from teaching, but told the local newspaper he has no plans of retiring from coaching. This year's section title was the fourth of his career with previous championships earned in 1985, 1998 and 2001.

Farrar, who has been a teacher and coach for 42 years, actually graduated from Charter Oak. His football coach at the time was Jim Hanifan, who later became one of the best offensive line coaches in NFL history.

The last statewide coaching honoree from the San Gabriel Valley was Mark Paredes of La Puente Bishop Amat when he was named overall state coach of the year in 1992. Terry Roche of Diamond Bar also was chosen for medium schools in 1984. Last year's honoree was Ray Fenton of Cypress.

Small Schools State Coach of the Year:
Frank Marques (Hilmar)

Hilmar has been in the state spotlight before, especially in the late 1980s when the Yellowjackets won 46 straight games and threatened to break the state record at the time. The coach of those teams, Jerry Van Lengen, was the state small schools coach of the year for 1989 and now it's Marques' turn for the same honor.

A coach noted for the spread offense who helped groom 2004-2006 quarterback Nathan Costa to a scholarship at the University of Oregon, Marques had a rugged defensive-oriented team in 2008 that upset Central Catholic of Modesto, 17-7, to win the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Div. V title.

The win avenged an earlier loss to Central Catholic and snapped the Raiders' streak of winning 34 straight section playoff games as well as their streak of section titles at six.

Hilmar (12-1) was later tabbed at No. 1 in the final CalHiSports.com Division IV state rankings, which are the rankings based on league strength and section playoff divisions and not enrollments.

Marques, who coached two years ago for the Central California Lions All-Star Game in Stockton, previously guided Hilmar teams to the section finals in both 2003 and 2005.

Last year's winner in this category was Kim Jorgensen of Ferndale.

	Mike Alberghini

State Coach of the Year
All-Time List of Honorees
(All selections by CalHiSports.com)
(Based on research by the late Nelson Tennis, our founder, prior to 1979)

2008 -- Mike Alberghini (Grant, Sacramento) 14-0
2007 -- Ed Buller (Oak Grove, San Jose) 12-1
2006 -- Bob McAllister (Carlsbad) 10-0-2
2005 -- Harry Welch (Canyon, Canyon Country) 13-1
2004 -- Matt Logan (Centennial, Corona) 13-1
2003 -- Steve Grady (Loyola, Los Angeles) 11-3
2002 -- Kevin Rooney (Notre Dame, S. Oaks) 14-0
2001 -- Bob Johnson (Mission Viejo) 14-0
2000 -- Jerry Jaso (Poly, Long Beach) 14-0
1999 -- Mike Herrington (Hart, Newhall) 14-0
1998 -- Randy Blankenship (Clovis West, Fresno) 12-1
1997 -- John Beam (Skyline, Oakland) 12-0
1996 -- Dave Silveira (Alhambra, Martinez) 13-0
1995 -- Larry Welsh (Atascadero) 14-0
1994 -- Bruce Rollinson (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 14-0
1993 -- John Barnes (Los Alamitos) 14-0
1992 -- Mark Paredes (Bishop Amat, La Puente) 15-0
1991 -- Herb Meyer (El Camino, Oceanside) 13-1
1990 -- Pat Preston (Bakersfield) 13-0
1989 -- Dick Bruich (Fontana) 14-0
1988 -- Norm Dow (Live Oak, Morgan Hill) 11-0-1
1987 -- Bennie Edens (Point Loma, San Diego) 13-0
1986 -- Bob Ladouceur (De La Salle, Concord) 12-0
1985 -- Charlie Wedemeyer (Los Gatos) 13-1
1984 -- Tim Simons (Clovis) 12-0-1
1983 -- Ron Calcagno (St. Francis, Mountain View) 13-0
1982 -- Wayne Schneider (Tracy) 12-1
1981 -- Marijon Ancich (St. Paul, Santa Fe Springs) 14-0
1980 -- Bill Workman (Edison, Huntington Beach) 14-0
1979 -- Ron Lancaster (Cordova, Rancho Cordova) 13-0
1978 -- Jerry Deuker (Pinole Valley, Pinole) 11-1
1977 -- Chris Ferragamo (Banning, Wilmington) 11-1-1
1976 -- Benny Pierce (Saratoga) 13-0
1975 -- Ed Lloyd (Cardinal Newman, Santa Rosa) 12-0
1974 -- Dick Haines (Vista) 13-0
1973 -- Dwayne DeSpain (Los Altos, Hacienda Heights) 12-0-1
1972 -- Bob Hitchcock (Temple City) 13-0
1971 -- Gene Vollnogle (Carson) 12-0
1970 -- Jack Neumeier (Granada Hills) 11-1
1969 -- Forrest Klein (Alameda) 9-0
1968 -- Tom Burt (Los Altos) 9-0
1967 -- Clare Van Hoorebeke (Anaheim) 12-1
1966 -- Ernie Johnson (El Rancho, Pico Rivera) 13-0
1965 -- Dick Coury (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 12-0-1
1964 -- John Hanna (Bellarmine, San Jose) 10-0
1963 -- Paul Briggs (Bakersfield) 9-0
1962 -- Bob Berry (Willow Glen, San Jose) 9-0
1961 -- Joe Marvin (Sequoia, Redwood City) 9-0
1960 -- Sam Cathcart (Santa Barbara) 11-1

List continues back to 1896 in CalHiSports.com State Record Book & Almanac.

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Dons post comeback win over Etiwanda at Pangos Dream Classic after winning top honors at Les Schwab tourney in Oregon.

By Ronnie Flores, Managing Editor 

The Dominguez High of Compton basketball team had lofty aspirations heading into this season after returning nearly all of its players from a club that won the CIF Southern Section Div. I-AA title and was the state Division I runner-up.

The program was then hit by a bombshell when longtime head coach Russell Otis was placed on administrative leave in September and all-state forward Jordan Hamilton, a University of Texas recruit, was not granted eligibility after his request to waive the CIF's eight-semester rule was denied.

Under the leadership of Duane Cooper, a former NBA guard who prepped at nearby Lakewood High and USC, Dominguez got off to a slow start. Early season losses to L.A. City Section powers Westchester (Los Angeles) and Taft (Woodland Hills) dropped the Dons from the FAB 50 national ratings. After a 75-68 loss to Reno High right before Christmas at the Bishop Gorman Holiday Classic, the Dons were not on the rankings radar, but that changed quickly last week.

Whether or not Thurman Woods, a 6-foot-5 senior forward, and Hamilton (who was not at the gym at Dominguez's game last Saturday) would return to the team was a cloud hanging over the players' heads. After letting those worries go and after the veteran players became accustomed to Cooper's methods, Dominguez responded with two victories over nationally-ranked programs in back-to-back games last week.

"We couldn't use Jordan and Thurman as a crutch," Cooper explained after his team recorded a 58-56 come-from-behind victory over previous No. 32 Etiwanda of Rancho Cucamonga at the 2009 Pangos Dream Classic in Long Beach. "I told them that from the jump, but I think they're starting to get used to what I want them to do."

The Dons trialed Etiwanda, 53-45, with 2:20 remaining in the game, but after Darrell Espy (15 pts) converted a conventional three-point play with a minute to go, Dominguez trialed 56-53. Etiwanda's Jordan Finn fouled out on the play and the Eagles' ball-handling was shaky thereafter. Dominguez cut the lead to 56-55 after a turnover by Etiwanda led to a Dominick Lacoste lay-up with 14.8 seconds remaining. The Eagles then missed the front end of two one and one free throw situations, and on the second attempt, Perris Blackwell (11 pts, 17 rbs) was called for an over the back foul with 8.8 seconds remaining.      

Dominguez's Myron Green made one of two to tie the game at 56-56 and before  Etiwanda could get down court for a potential game-winning shot, Marqus Moody came up with a steal right in front of Cooper and the Dominguez bench. Moody hit a streaking Keala King with a pass right down the middle of the key and the game's leading scorer was fouled with .9 seconds left by Blackwell.

King, who went to the line having made all nine of his free throw attempts, calmly canned both free throws to secure the win. King finished with 23 points on six of nine shooting and six rebounds.

"Keala is a player, but I never want to give him too much praise because I feel he should be harder on himself," Cooper said. "That game probably should have never been that close. I don't want to see us give a great effort only when we're desperate."

It looked like desperate times for the Dons four days earlier in the championship game of the Les Schwab Invitational in Oregon as they trialed FAB 50 ranked Fairfax (Los Angeles) 52-45 with just over five minutes remaining. Dominguez, however, bounced back and cut the lead to two points on a clutch three-pointer by Green with just under three minutes remaining.

The Dons stayed within one point until the closing seconds when Fairfax's Renardo Sidney, who scored a game-high 32 points and was named tourney MVP, was called for goal-tending on a Green lay-up attempt that gave Dominguez a 57-56 lead.

They went on to defeat Fairfax by the exact same score they beat Etiwanda by as Green finished with a team-high 22 points. In the semifinals, the Dons bested a solid Mt. Vernon (N.Y.) team, 60-57, as no local Oregon team finished in at least third place for the first time in tournament history.  

"In the semifinals against Mt. Vernon, Robert Mandingo did a great job of slowing down their best player," Cooper said about his 6-foot-4 defensive stopper.

Against Etiwanda (which is missing wing Rome Draper due to academic ineligibility), Mandingo and Chayson Williams didn't suit up for violating a team rule during the Oregon trip. It was just another obstacle for Dominguez to overcome during the week and the Dons did it by reverting to what they know how to do best.     

"I basically want them to do what coach (Russell) Otis would want, and that's play hard and play together," Cooper said.

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Brea Olinda represents Orange County well with Platinum Division title in massive girls hoops tourney. Other titlists from San Diego, Northern, North Coast, Central Coast, Central and Sac-Joaquin sections.

By Clay Kallam, Special to CalHiSports.com

For the third straight year the Brea Olinda Ladycats rolled into the Platinum Division championship game of the West Coast Jamboree, which is the top division of one of the best girls basketball tournaments in the country.

Two years ago, the squad (led by current Stanford starting point guard Jeanette Pohlen) breezed to the title with its closest game a 60-47 victory over Mt. Miguel (Spring Valley) in the championship. Last year, Brea lost 52-44 in the finals to St. Mary's of Stockton.

This year, as the tournament concluded on New Year's Eve last week, coach Jeff Sink's girls left no doubt as to which team was the class of the field, rolling past four opponents by a 24.8 average margin of victory en route to the title.

The Orange County girls reached the finals but not the way Sink thought they would when his squad was put on the same side of the bracket as Potter's House Christian of Jacksonville, Fla. Ranked No. 10 in the ESPN RISE FAB 50, Potter's House won its first round game at the buzzer, and then not surprisingly, especially given its scrappy, all-out style that depends on the 3-pointer, lost its quarterfinal the same way.

With the score tied 62-62 in a nip-and-tuck battle against Sacramento, and 5.4 seconds remaining, the Lions' Loliya Briggs drove down the sidelines but couldn't avoid contact with the Dragons' lone senior starter, Chamiya Reaves, a second or so before the buzzer sounded.

After much discussion and checking with the timekeeper, the officials ruled the foul called on Briggs came before the buzzer, much to the chagrin of Potter's coach Tony Bannister, who implored the officials to let overtime decide the outcome.

Instead Reaves dropped in a pair of free throws and Sacramento had its biggest win, 64-62, since the Vicki Baugh era, and was a boost for first-year coach Michelle Massari.

The joy didn't last long, however, as next up was a semi against Brea Olinda. The Dragons were no match for the Ladycats and fell 57-27 in a game that was all Brea from the opening tip.

Massari and her girls exacted a little revenge, though, when they downed host Deer Valley, 59-54, in the third-place game on the Jamboree's final day.

Deer Valley took out Sheldon, 73-48, in its semi, but couldn't handle Hanford's hot shooting down the stretch in its semifinal against the Bullpups. In a game with 16 lead changes and 10 ties, Deer Valley was on top 65-62 with 4:20 remaining  but the next 3:45 saw Hanford make seven straight treys and the Wolverines fell, 81-74.

Berkeley, which had lost its quarterfinal, 47-28, to Brea-Olinda, then faced Potter's and lost 62-49 before a 68-56 victory over Sheldon in the seventh-place game.

Carondelet (Concord), a loser to Hanford in its quarterfinal, beat Sheldon, 66-53, before losing 52-51 to Potter's, once again at the buzzer in the fifth-place game.

The championship came down to the two best teams in the tournament, with Hanford coach Tom Parrish's Bullpups looking to do what the first three teams that faced the Ladycats couldn't do: Contain Justine Hartman in the paint.

After going for 15 points and nine rebounds, 19 points and nine rebounds, and 19 points and eight rebounds in the first three easy Brea Olinda wins, the 6-foot-2 Hartman was ready for a challenge  but that challenge to Hartman, and to Brea, didn't come from Hanford. The Ladycats never trailed and the closest Hanford got was 3-3 in a 76-49 title game victory.

Hartman was named Platinum Division MVP after dropping in 28 points, pulling down 15 rebounds and blocking five shots.

Many of Hartman's points came off over-the-top passes from 6-foot Kendall Rodriguez. The University of Pacific-bound senior was named all-tournament after posting a triple-double: 13 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo-bound point guard Jonae Ervin aced out junior teammate Kelsey Harris for the third all-tourney spot for Brea after masterfully handling the rock all four games.

Madison Parrish, the coach's sophomore daughter and Hanford's leader, was named all-tournament after finishing with a team-high 15 points. She was joined on the all-tourney team by teammate Madison Spikes.

In the Diamond Division, Mater Dei of Chula Vista had to come from three down in the last two minutes -- after leading almost the entire game --  to pull out a 51-49 victory against a very game Vanden (Fairfield) in the championship game.

The duo of Ebony Henry and Jhazmine Lynch were the keys to victory along with fellow 6-foot-1 senior post Soulijah Evans.

Henry scored in traffic, was fouled and converted the three-point play with 1:07 remaining to put Mater Dei up 49-47. After Vanden's Emma Amarikawa made two free throws to tie it at 49-49 with 51.5 seconds left, Mater Dei's Jhazmine Lynch took it down the lane to score the game's final basket with 22 seconds on the clock.

Henry then came up with a big rebound on defense to secure the victory.

The 5-10 forward was named MVP after finishing with eight points, 13 rebounds and four assists.

Lynch had a game-high 14 points and was named all-tournament, as was Evans who added 13 points, seven rebounds and four blocks.

Sophomore Amarikawa and junior sharpshooter Joz-lynn Case, who made two three-pointers in the game's final four minutes, were named all-tourney for Vanden

In the Emerald Division, which had just eight teams (though all were high quality), DeNesha Stallworth simply took over. She and her Pinole Valley Spartans knocked off three tough opponents en route to the title, and Stallworth was spectacular each time out  and she had to be.

The three teams Pinole beat only lost once in the event, and that was to the Spartans. First up was Moreau Catholic of Hayward, which went on to win the consolation title, then came Dublin, which finished third, and finally there was previously unbeaten Valley Christian of San Jose in the finals. Stallworth started off with 36 and 16 against Moreau, and then in the Dublin game, the 6-3 do-it-all post scored a mere 46 points (to go along with 14 rebounds and seven blocked shots). It was more of the same against a strong Valley Christian team, which simply could not stop her and the Spartans from taking home the biggest trophy.

Unbeaten Santa Cruz was also impressive, raining threes on Fortuna in the Coral Division finals, making 13 in a 60-33 win. Gianna Tinetti had four and Malia Santos and Maggie Myall three each for the Cardinals, who ran their record to 12-0.

Two teams from the same league -- Dougherty Valley and Campolindo of the Diablo Foothill Athletic League  had little trouble winning their divisions. Dougherty Valley (San Ramon), a school with no seniors and a team with just one junior (who doesn't play much), rolled through the Jade Division thanks to the three-point marksmanship of sophomore Arianna Flynn (11 threes in the last two games and 45 points) and Brianna Gaines (27 in the championship game win over Eureka).

Campolindo of Moraga took the Amber Division behind MVP Amanda Forshay and 6-1 post Meghan Ringer, who averaged 11 points and seven rebounds in the three games. The Cougars got a boost in the final against College Park of Pleasant Hill when senior point guard Stephanie Triggas returned from an injury to score 12 points (on four-of-five shooting), hand out four assists (with no turnovers) and collect three steals.

One of the charms of the West Coast Jamboree is tournament director Dave Jackson's willingness to set up brackets for small schools that otherwise might not get a chance to win a tournament. Sonoma Academy took full advantage, capturing the Garnet Division by knocking off Cosumnes Oaks in the finals, thanks to 17 first half points from Sally Williams. The Coyotes were up 38-17 at the break and coasted to a 58-28 win.

Fresno Christian is also a small school, but the Eagles have already traveled to Florida for a tournament, and played in the prestigious Clovis West tourney, so they were ready for the Pearl Division. They knocked off Capital Christian of Sacramento 48-40, but not before the Cougars mounted a fourth quarter rally that cut into a much more comfortable 15-point margin at the end of three quarters. Paige Maltos had nine of her 21 in the final eight minutes to keep Capital Christian at bay.

Convent of the Sacred Heart, another entry with a relatively low enrollment, went against the big girls in the Opal Division -- but the Cubs had no problem. They beat much larger schools Arroyo, Center and Las Lomas along the way. Scarlett Kirk and India Pearce are the top scorers for the San Francisco team.

Anderson may be winning brackets at the Jamboree on a regular basis in the future, as freshman Emily English scored 31 points in the last two games to lead the Cubs to the Agate title. Anderson jumped out to a 25-13 halftime lead in the final against Bret Harte, but missed four of seven free throws in the fourth quarter before hanging on for a 39-37 win.

The Antioch Panthers were just 2-6 heading into the Jamboree, but found the magic in their home gym to win the Tanzanite Division. In fact, they avenged an earlier 19-point loss to California High School in the championship game with a 50-43 victory.

Another team that caught fire in East Contra Costa County was Will C. Wood of Vacaville, which snapped a three-game losing streak by winning four in a row in the tough Ruby Division. The Wildcats rang up 25 points in the first quarter of the title game against Washington of Fremont, and, thanks to 20 points from Laquoya Anderson, hung on to win 72-65.

Crater of Oregon, returning to the Jamboree after several years' absence, took third in the 16-team bracket, and Armijo won the consolation title.

West Hills of Santee captured the flag in the 16-team Sapphire Division, but had to survive a scare from Bella Vista of Fair Oaks in the semis, barely escaping with a 44-40 win over the 12-2 Broncos. The Wolf Pack handled Bear River of Grass Valley fairly easily in the finals, and Bella Vista wound up taking third.

Chelsea Punian had 13 of 18 points in the first half of the Topaz final to lead Presentation-San Jose past Acalanes-Lafayette. The final was 60-32, as the Dons missed the contributions of Kiara Harewood, who was out with an injury. The Panthers have lost only to unbeaten Gunn and Northern California power Carondelet.

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This is our first look at nominees that are on our board as we start the process to select all of our various 2008 all-state football teams. This will be the 30th year of our exclusive all-state football teams.

Please do not wait until after all of the teams are announced to complain about a selection. Nominations are always welcome and we've enhanced our selection process by posting names of those on the board for readers/users to respond.

Please send any nomination with each athlete's height, weight, position, year in school, significant statistics. Comparing a player not on the board yet to one who already is can be very important toward eventual selection. Limit each nomination to one page please. Send to: mark@studentsports.com or FAX (209) 463-1219 or call (209) 608-1317.

Also, be aware that not all sophomores or juniors we are considering for all-state underclass may be on this list. We also normally wind up choosing players who aren't on this list for medium school and small school squads. They will come to light when all of the various major newspaper-based honor squads are released.

The format we will continue to use is to honor a 30-player overall all-state first team with 30 more on second team. Each first team player is written up. There also are 30 for medium schools (Div. III traditional state rankings division), 30 for small schools (Div. IV and Div. V traditional state rankings divisions). We often get enough information to include second teams for all divisions as well.

The 30 players for each team are broken up into 11 for offense, 11 for defense with a kicker and most of the time a punter. There also are six more we add in the multi-purpose category, which gives us more flexibility in moving players around. We also do not honor a set number of players for each position. For example, we don't have to have just two running backs. We could have as many as four with just one wide receiver and no tight end. It all depends on the candidates on hand for a particular team and a particular season. The same is true on defense, which could be a 3-4-4 with linemen, linebackers and defensive backs or it could be a 3-5-3 or a 4-4-3 or whatever fits best. Our only requirement is that we must have at least three for each.

Don't assume we know all there is to know about a player on the list, either. Send us info to make sure all pertinent information is turned in and placed into our files.

Here are the nominations to start off our board for the various 2008 all-state football teams (final set of nominees to be announced in one week with the actual all-state teams being released shortly after):

Northern Section
Al Doiron (West Valley, Cottonwood) OL Sr.
Justin Estes (Modoc, Alturas) RB-DB Sr.
Devin Flesher (Paradise) OL-DE Sr.
Sam Foster (Esparto) LB Sr.
Jon Garcia (Sutter) QB Sr.
Dee Hunsaker (Modoc, Alturas) RB-DB Sr.
Jimmy Kunkel (Central Valley, Shasta Lake) OL Sr.
Austin Morehead (Sutter) LB Sr.
Cody Pastorino (Willows) QB Sr.
Quinton Perry (Lassen, Susanville) QB-ATH Sr.
Oscar Pineda (Hamilton, Hamilton City) PK Jr.
Cody Pitts (Paradise) LB Sr.
Andrew Rubalcava (East Nicolaus) QB Sr.
Ryan Schimke (Hamilton, Hamilton City) LB Sr.
Matt Talamantes (Paradise) TE-LB Jr.
Evan Taylor (Shasta, Redding) RB-DB Jr.
Malcolm Webb (Wheatland) DB Jr.
Tyler Wilcox (Rio Vista) RB-DB Sr.
Josh Wood (Modoc, Alturas) TE-DE Sr.

Sac-Joaquin Section
Dexter Alcala (West, Tracy) RB-DB Jr.
Tristan Baer (Casa Roble, Orangevale) WR Sr.
Josh Banks (St. Mary's, Stockton) OL-DL Sr.
Nicky Batteate (Oakdale) RB Sr.
T.J. Belton (Central Catholic, Modesto) RB-LB Sr.
Andrew Benavides (Folsom) WR Sr.
Bernard Bolden (Merced) DB Sr.
Damon Bragner (Los Banos) OL Sr.
Daniel Burgess (Napa) LB Sr.
Isaiah Burse (Modesto Christian) QB-RB Soph.
Pierce Burton (Rio Americano, Sacramento) TE Sr.
Devontae Butler (Grant, Sacramento) RB Jr.
Deven Cannon (Johansen, Modesto) RB Sr.
Ryan Dimino (Del Campo, Fair Oaks) RB-LB Jr.
Jeff Divine (Colfax) WR Sr.
Jordan Enos (Lincoln, Stockton) OL Sr.
Geno Escalante (Rodriguez, Fairfield) RB-LB Sr.
Ryan Flores (Sierra, Manteca) QB-RB Sr.
Josh Fields (Rio Linda) DL Sr.
Miles Freeman (Burbank, Sacramento) QB-ATH Sr.
Austin Giuliano (Hilmar) TE-DE Sr.
David Graves (Folsom) QB Sr.
Zach Graves (Whitney, Rocklin) RB Sr.
Joshua Harper (St. Mary's, Stockton) WR-DB Jr.
Kevin Heath (Del Oro, Loomis) OL Sr.
Logan Hess (Napa) RB-LB Jr.
Alex Hubbard (Fairfield) WR Jr.
Carl Jameson (Hilmar) LB Sr.
Andy Jennings (Pitman, Turlock) DL Sr.
Lurrell Johnson (Lindhurst, Olivehurst) RB Sr.
Adric Jope (Rio Americano, Sacramento) PK Sr.
Tyler Kennobbie (Casa Roble, Orangevale) OL Sr.
Kipeli Koniseti (Grant, Sacramento) QB-Ath Sr.
Louie Lechich (St. Mary's, Stockton) WR Jr.
James Lee (Capital Christian, Sacramento) QB-DB Jr.
Spencer Lewis (Colfax) QB Sr.
Ryan Loder (Granite Bay) LB Sr.
Michael Madkins (Pleasant Grove, Elk Grove) RB-DB Sr.
Mason Magleby (Del Oro, Loomis) QB Sr.
Sam Martinez (Casa Roble, Orangevale) QB Sr.
Stephon Mathis (Merced) RB Sr.
Vince Mayle (Inderkum, Sacramento) RB-LB Sr.
Darvin McCauley (Grant, Sacramento) WR Sr.
Charlie McDonald (Escalon) RB-DB Sr.
Bubba McGill (Modesto) DL Sr.
Damien McMiller (Lincoln, Stockton) TE-LB Sr.
Trevor Mew (Central Valley, Ceres) QB Sr.
Marquis Miller (Manteca) RB-DB Jr.
Mike Moreno (Roseville) RB-DB-QB Sr.
Sean Nill (Laguna Creek, Elk Grove) DL Sr.
James Orth (Central Catholic, Modesto) WR-DB Sr.
Jordan Perkins (Lodi) RB Soph.
Trevor Peterson (El Dorado, Placerville) TE Sr.
Eric Pinkins (Inderkum, Sacramento)  DB Sr.
Robb Post (Lincoln, Stockton) QB-P Sr.
Joe Potter (McNair, Stockton) RB-LB Sr.
Rubal Sangha (Los Banos) WR Sr.
Matt Satchwell (Casa Roble, Orangevale) RB Sr.
Lyndell Scarr (Ponderosa, Shingle Springs) RB Jr.
Shaquille Senegal (Stagg, Stockton) WR-DB Sr.
Jaycob Shoemaker (Casa Roble, Orangevale) LB Sr.
Michael Spanos (Lincoln, Stockton) RB Sr.
Cole Stanford (Nevada Union, Grass Valley) DB Sr.
Dylan Swartz (Central Catholic, Modesto) QB Jr.
Chad Tannenbaum (Rio Americano, Sacramento) OL Sr.
Eddie Thomas (Granite Bay) OL Sr.
Brett Thompson (Oak Ridge, El Dorado Hills) WR Sr.
Jeremiah Toma (Grant, Sacramento) LB Sr.
Josh Tucker (Christian Brothers, Sacramento) LB-RB Sr.
Michael Turner (Sierra, Manteca) LB Sr.
Russell Vonschoech (Pleasant Grove, Elk Grove) RB-DB Sr.
Cody Vaz (St. Mary's, Stockton) QB Sr.
Jordan Wallace (Grant, Sacramento) LB Sr.
DeAngelo Williams (Central Valley, Ceres) WR Sr.
Keenen Williams (Laguna Creek, Elk Grove) RB-DB Sr.

San Francisco/Oakland Sections
Demaree Hampton (Mission, San Francisco) WR Sr.
Aaron Horne (Casltemont, Oakland) WR Sr.
Deshon Marman (Lincoln, San Francisco) WR-LB Jr.
Jovonte Owens (Castlemont, Oakland) RB-DB Jr.

North Coast Section
Anthony Alicea (Rancho Cotate, Rohnert Park) TE-DE Sr.
Ricky Aliifua (San Leandro) DE Sr.
Greg Allen (Eureka) WR-DB Sr.
Jeff Badger (Cardinal Newman, Santa Rosa) RB-LB Sr.
Morgan Breslin (Las Lomas, Walnut Creek) DE Sr.
Devin Brown (Piedmont) DB Sr.
Jonathan Brown (Encinal, Alameda) QB-RB Sr.
Mario Brown (Bishop O'Dowd, Oakland) RB-DB Jr.
Kylan Butler (De La Salle, Concord) RB Sr.
Cullen Carroll (St. Vincent, Petaluma) LB Sr.
Jake Cimolino (Fort Bragg) RB Jr.
Justin Clayton (Justin-Siena, Napa) DL Sr.
Nick Cole (Clayton Valley, Concord) WR-DB Sr.
Erick Dargan (Pittsburg) RB-DB Jr.
Reggie Davis (California, San Ramon) RB-DB Jr.
Jourdan Del Biaggio (Ferndale) RB-LB Sr.
Nico Dumont (Marin Catholic, Kentfield) RB Sr.
Delton Edwards (Pinole Valley, Pinole) WR Sr.
Logan Edwards (Novato) RB-DB Sr.
Matt Enos (Heritage, Brentwood) LB Sr.
Cameron Erion (Windsor) RB-DB Jr.
Zach Ertz (Monte Vista, Danville) TE Sr.
Eduardo Farias (Rancho Cotate, Santa Rosa) PK Sr.
Joe Ferguson (Cardinal Newman, Santa Rosa) RB Sr.
Jeff Ferrier (California, San Ramon) OL Sr.
Garrett Goodman (San Ramon Valley, Danville) LB Sr.
Jacob Gowan (Cardinal Newman, Santa Rosa) OL Sr.
Leroy Green (California, San Ramon) RB Sr.
Byron Gruendl (San Ramon Valley, Danville) TE-LB Sr.
Budd Guinn (Rancho Cotate, Rohnert Park) DL Sr.
Tom Hemmingsen (Monte Vista, Danville) WR Sr.
Cody Hoffman (Del Norte, Crescent  City) WR Sr.
Dozie Iwuagwu (Clayton Valley, Concord) RB-DB Sr.
Diante Jackson (Las Lomas, Walnut Creek) WR Sr.
John Lawler (Cardinal Newman, Santa Rosa) OL Sr.
Charles Leno (San Leandro) OL Sr.
Joey Levine (Clayton Valley, Concord) QB-LB Sr.
Joe Lewis (Pittsburg) QB-P Sr.
Matt Lloyd (Miramonte, Orinda) PK Sr.
Sean Mannion (Foothill, Pleasanton) QB Jr.
Tavita Mafi (San Lorenzo) LB Sr.
Chris Martin (Bishop O'Dowd, Oakland) LB Jr.
Xavier Milton (Encinal, Alameda) WR-ATH Sr.
Stan Moody (Tomales) RB Jr.
Demetrius  Moore (Berkeley) OL Sr.
Kyle Morris (Ukiah) QB Sr.
Mike Mulas (Sonoma Valley, Sonoma) LB Sr.
Adam Murray (Rancho Cotate, Rohnert Park) OL Sr.
Matt Nadolski (Casa Grande, Petaluma) WR-DB Sr.
Brett Nottingham (Monte Vista, Danville) QB Jr.
Matt O'Brien (Casa Grande, Petaluma) QB-DB Sr.
Avery Patterson (Pittsburg) DB Sr.
Bryce Peterson (San Ramon Valley, Danville) WR-DB Sr.
Noah Perio (De La Salle, Concord) WR-DB Sr.
Ryan Rodriguez (Deer Valley, Antioch) QB Sr.
Roman Runner (Freedom, Oakley) WR Sr.
Dominique Sashington (Encinal, Alameda) DB Sr.
Joe Southwick (San Ramon Valley, Danville) QB Sr.
Bo Stompro (California, San Ramon) QB-P Sr.
Eric Tomko (Middletown) RB-LB Sr.
Blake Wayne (De La Salle, Concord) QB-RB Sr.
Emeka Williams (Pittsburg) LB Sr.
Blair Wishom (De La Salle, Concord) DB Sr.
Patrone Wood (Ygnacio Valley, Concord) RB Sr.
Randy Wright (Cardinal Newman, Santa Rosa) QB Sr.
Nick Zwarg (California, San Ramon) WR-DB Sr.

Central Coast Section
Chris Albright (Milpitas) WR Sr.
Usua Amanam (Bellarmine, San Jose) RB Sr.
Andrew Berg (Los Gatos) WR-DB Jr.
Eric Brager (Scotts Valley) PK Sr.
Will Brandin (Palo Alto) QB Sr.
Doug Caldwell (Serra, San Mateo) DE Sr.
Jabari Carr (Oak Grove, San Jose) WR-DB Sr.
Omari Carr (Oak Grove, San Jose) RB Sr.
Austyn Carta-Samuels (Bellarmine, San Jose) QB Sr.
Michael Clay (Bellarmine, San Jose) LB Sr.
Kevin Danser (Bellarmine, San Jose) OL Sr.
Jordan Dombrowsky (Los Gatos) OL-DL Sr.
Thomas Everett (Andrew Hill, San Jose) RB-LB Sr.
David Fales (Palma, Salinas) QB Sr.
Steven Fanua (Milpitas) LB Sr.
Alan Flores (Homestead, Cupertino) DB Sr.
Dante Fullard (Gilroy) WR-RB Sr.
Juan Garcia (Terra Nova, Pacifica) PK Sr.
Kevin Greene (Sacred Heart Cathedral, SF) DL Sr.
Greg Guttas (Serra, San Mateo) PK Sr.
Mitch Haniger (Archbishop Mitty, San Jose) WR-DB Sr.
Kyle Hardwick (Scotts Valley) RB Sr.
Anthony Herrera (Wilcox, Santa Clara) RB Jr.
Nick Hirschman (Los Gatos) QB-P Jr.
Cody Jackson (Serra, San Mateo) QB-RB Sr.
Jamie Jensen (Gilroy) QB Sr.
Travis Johnson (King's Academy, Sunnyvale) DL Sr.
Ken Johnston (Carmel) QB Sr.
Sekope Kaufusi (Woodside) TE-DE Sr.
Bruce Leupepe (Oak Grove, San Jose) OL Sr.
Cameron Marshall (Valley Christian, San Jose) RB-LB Sr.
Andrew Melendrez (Carmel) WR-K Sr.
Nate Newman (Capuchino, San Bruno) RB-DB Sr.
Anthony Pohahua (Wilcox, Santa Clara) FB-LB Sr.
Justin Rahn (Monta Vista, Cupertino) QB Sr.
Jerry Rice Jr. (Menlo School, Atherton) WR Sr.
Zeke Sanders (Santa Cruz) RB-DB Sr.
Michael Santini (Leland, San Jose) LB Sr.
Joe Sever (Bellarmine, San Jose) TE-LB Sr.
Jason Simpson (Woodside) DB Sr.
Vaughn Smith (Menlo-Atherton, Atherton) RB-DB Sr.
Ryan Stillwell (Leigh, San Jose) QB Sr.
Amir Tadros (Leland, San Jose) DL Sr.
Erwin Taliaoa (Overfelt, San Jose) RB Sr.
Chris Tozer (Valley Christian, San Jose) OL Sr.
Dasarte Yarnway (Sacred Heart Cathedral, S.F.) RB Sr.

Central Section
David Born (West, Bakersfield) OL Sr.
Ryan Boschma (Bakersfield Christian) DE Sr.
Brant Botill (Corcoran) RB-LB Sr.
Ben Bowen (Mt. Whitney, Visalia) RB-LB Sr.
Lars Bramer (Buchanan, Clovis) OL Sr.
Tyler Bray (Kingsburg) QB Jr.
Travis Brown (Clovis West, Fresno) LB Sr.
Greg Capella (El Diamante, Visalia) OL Sr.
Derek Carr (Bakersfield Christian) QB Sr.
Dion Curry (West, Bakersfield) WR-DB Sr.
Matt Darr (Fontier, Bakersfield) LB-P Jr.
Blake Dunn (Bullard, Fresno) PK Sr.
Trent Eskew (Liberty, Bakersfield) TE-DE Sr.
Andrew Fanucchi (Garces, Bakersfield) LB Sr.
Nate Fellner (Clovis West, Fresno) DB Sr.
Dylan Finch (Golden Valley, Bakersfield) QB Jr.
Fred Gaines (Chowchilla) DB Sr.
James Guerrero (Tulare) QB-LB Sr.
Cliff Harris (Edison, Fresno) DB-KR Sr.
Colby Herron (Bakersfield Christian) WR-DB Sr.
Jared Irvine (Central Valley Christian, Visalia) PK Sr.
Alfonso Jackson (Bakersfield) RB-DB Jr.
Tevin Jackson (Bakersfield) DL Sr.
Rolando Jefferson (Edison, Fresno) WR Sr.
Staphon Jefferson (El Diamante, Visalia) RB Sr.
Paul Jiminez (Clovis East, Clovis) RB Sr.
Caleb Justice (Bullard, Fresno) LB-RB Jr.
Kevin Kurtz (Hanford) PK Jr.
Jason Linman (Kingsburg) TE-DE Sr.
Cameron Loeffler (Exeter) RB-LB Sr.
Jesse Lownsbury (Yosemite, Oakhurst) QB Sr.
Adam McCurley (Washington, Easton) QB Jr.
Tim McDonald Jr. (Edison, Fresno) DB Sr.
Tanner Mendonca (Mt. Whitney, Visalia) QB Jr.
Dylan Morrow (Mission Prep, San Luis Obispo) QB Sr.
Nikko Motto (Sanger) DL Sr.
Adam Mullen (Tehachapi) RB-LB Sr.
Byron Newman (Golden Valley, Bakersfield) RB Sr.
Lance Orender (Buchanan, Clovis) QB Jr.
Adrian Pacheco (Selma) RB Sr.
Jake Peterson (Bakersfield Christian) WR Jr.
Jontell Reedom (Tulare) RB Sr.
Ben Savai'i (Taft) OL Sr.
Colton Schmidt (Liberty, Bakersfield) PK Sr.
Marte Sears (McLane, Fresno) DB Sr.
Cody Shahan (Yosemite, Oakhurst) WR-DB Sr.
Greg Spivak (Kingsburg) DE Sr.
Josh Strauss (Tehachapi) RB Sr.
Patrick Su'a (Highland, Bakersfield) LB Sr.
Christian Taylor (Bakersfield Christian) RB-DB Sr.
Jeff Tuel (Clovis West, Fresno) QB Sr.
Mark Weststyen (Central Valley Christian, Visalia) OL Sr.
Cougar Williams (Hanford) WR-DB Sr.
Marquis Wilson (Tulare) WR Jr.
 
L.A. City  Section
Nicholas Alexander (Crenshaw, Los Angeles) OL Sr.
Deshon Beck (Jordan, Los Angeles) WR Jr.
James Boyd (Jordan, Los Angeles) QB-DL Sr.
Tajuan Briggs (Birmingham, Lake Balboa) RB Jr.
Phillip Brown (Banning, Wilmington) DB Sr.
Senen Carson (South East, South Gate) RB-DB Sr.
Morey Croson (Birmingham, Lake Balboa) QB Sr.
Dominique Echols (Fremont, Los Angeles) LB Sr.
McKenzie Falo  (Carson) DL Jr.
De'von Flournoy (Birmingham, Lake Balboa) WR Sr.
Robert Franco (San Pedro) LB Sr.
Rashon Harper (El Camino Real, Woodland Hills) RB Jr.
William Hernandez (Franklin, Los Angeles) WR-DB Sr.
Donald Jarrin (San Pedro) PK Jr.
Alonzo Lefridge (San Pedro) RB-DE Sr.
Josh Limosnero (Banning, Wilmington) RB Sr.
A.J. Little (Chatsworth) WR Sr.
Daniel Lopez (San Fernando) RB Sr.
Sergio MacEdo (Garfield, Los Angeles) RB-P Sr.
Dawan Marzett (Westchester, Los Angeles) LB Sr.
J.R. McConico (Venice) RB Sr.
Byron Moore Jr. (Narbonne, Harbor City) DB Sr.
D.J. Morgan (Taft, Woodland Hills) RB-DB Jr.
Josh Moten (Narbonne, Harbor City) QB-DB Sr.
Preston Oliver (Marshall, Los Angeles) RB Jr.
Sean Parker (Narbonne, Harbor City) DB Jr.
Morrell Presley (Carson) TE Sr.
Hayes Pullard (Crenshaw, Los Angeles) LB Jr.
Rashaad Reynolds (San Fernando) QB Sr.
Jonathon Rojas (Wilson, Los Angeles) QB Sr.
DeAnthony Thomas (Crenshaw, Los Angeles) RB Soph.
Anthony Uribe (San Fernando) LB Jr.
Eddie Williams (Arleta) OL Sr.
Patrick Wooten (Jordan, Los Angeles) LB Fr.

Southern Section
Nik Abele (Irvine) OL Sr.
Jordan Adamczyk (Canyon, Canyon Country) QB Sr.
Jayson Allmond (Bloomington) FB Sr.
Chris Anderson (Hart, Newhall) OL Sr.
Josh Andrews (Colony, Ontario) OL Sr.
Kapono Asuega (Lutheran, Orange) DL Sr.
Sean Avila (Esperanza, Anaheim) DL Sr.
Matt Barkley (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) QB Sr.
Dominique Barnes (Burroughs, Burbank) RB Sr.
Marlion Barnett (Santiago, Corona) TE Sr.
Anthony Barr (Loyola, Los Angeles) RB Jr.
Jordan Barrett (Notre Dame, Sherman Oaks) LB Sr.
Jordan Bateman (Palm Desert) DB Sr.
Noel Beckles (Verbum Dei, Los Angeles) DL Sr.
Devon Blackledge (St. Bonaventure, Ventura) RB Jr.
Isaiah Bowens (Bishop Amat, La Puente) LB Sr.
Deonza Bradford (Serrano, Phelan) RB Sr.
Aaron Bradley (Gahr, Cerritos) WR Sr.
Josh Brannon (Pacifica, Garden Grove) RB Sr.
Richard Brehaut (Los Osos, Rancho Cucamonga) QB Sr.
Alan Bridgford (Mission Viejo) QB Sr.
Kyle Brooks (Quartz Hill) RB-DB Sr.
Vontaze Burfict (Centennial, Corona) LB Sr.
Victor Burnett (Culver City) LB Jr.
Arthur Burns (Centennial, Corona) RB Sr.
Brandon Buteyn (Paraclete, Lancaster) RB Sr.
Josh Cabral (Tesoro, Las Flores) OL Sr.
Jamar Calhoun (J.W. North, Riverside) QB-RB Sr.
Jesse Callier (Warren, Downey) RB Jr.
Anthony Carpenter (Serra, Gardena) DB Sr.
Randall Carroll (Cathedral, Los Angeles) RB-WR-DB Sr.
Kevin Chandler (Mission Viejo) WR Sr.
Mark Clampitt (West, Torrance) OL Jr.
Deontae Cooper (Citrus Hill, Perris) RB Jr.
Maurice Cox (J.W. North, Riverside) LB Sr.
Chris Coyle (Oaks Christian, Westlake Village) TE-DE Sr.
Talia Crichton (Lakewood) DE Sr.
A.J. Cruz (Santa Margarita, Rancho SM) WR-DB Sr.
Robert Cruz (Magnolia, Anaheim) RB Sr.
Kevin Cummings (Crespi, Encino) WR Sr.
George Daily-Lyles (Poly, Long Beach) LB Sr.
John Michael Davis (Tesoro, Las Flores) LB Sr.
Dylan Davis (St. Bonaventure, Ventura) LB Jr.
Jonathon Diaz (Chaparral, Temecula) RB Sr.
J.B. Dock (St. Bonaventure, Ventura) DB Sr.
Dante Donato (Paraclete, Lancaster) FB Sr.
Ifo Ekpre-Olomu (Chino Hills) WR-DB Soph.
Trevor Erno (Lakewood) LB Sr.
Clark Evans (Los Alamitos) QB Sr.
Shaquelle Evans (Inglewood) WR Sr.
Arby Fields (Los Osos, Rancho Cucamonga) RB-WR Sr.
Troy Foster (Trona) DB Jr.
Trevor Fox (Chaparral, Temecula) OL Sr.
Davion Fleming (Upland) LB Sr.
James Flynn (Notre Dame, Sherman Oaks) WR Sr.
Garrett Gilliland (Lutheran, Orange) LB Jr.
Todd Golper (Arcadia) LB Sr.
Kevin Graf (Agoura, Agoura Hills) OL Sr.
Hronis Grasu (Crespi, Encino) OL Jr.
Brett Gudim (Tesoro, Las Flores) WR-DB Sr.
Patrick Hall (St. Bonaventure, Ventura) DB Sr.
Jon Harris (Riverside Christian) RB-LB Sr.
Montreal Harris (Twentynine Palms) WR Sr.
Evan Heard (South Hills, Covina) DB Sr.
Garry Hedlund (Vista del Lago, Moreno Valley) Sr.
Caleb Herring (Citrus Hill, Perris) QB-RB Sr.
Ronnie Hillman (La Habra) WR Sr.
Trevor Holloway (Atascadero) DL-FB Sr.
Jaron Hyche (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) RB-DB Sr.
Osahon Irabor (Upland) DB Sr.
Charlie James (Brentwood, Los Angeles) PK Sr.
Jordon James (Corona) RB Jr.
Daniel Jenkins (Rancho Verde, Moreno Valley) RB Sr.
Jemeryn Jenkins (Silverado, Victorville) QB-RB Sr.
Dereck Jester (Thousand Oaks) DL Sr.
Yael Jiminez (Arroyo Valley, San Bernardino) P Sr.
Jim Jones (Aquinas, San Bernardino) WR Jr.
Malcolm Jones (Oaks Christian, Westlake Village) RB Jr.
Ryan Kasdorf (Notre Dame, Sherman Oaks) QB Jr.
Walter Kazee (Cajon, San Bernardino) RB Sr.
Preston King (Tesoro, Las Flores) WR-DB Sr.
Jay Kirschner (Canyon, Anaheim) LB Sr.
Chase Lansford (El Dorado, Placentia) P Sr.
Nick Leyden (Pioneer Valley, Santa Maria) LB Sr.
Justin Lilley (Westlake, Westlake Village) DB Sr.
Daniel Limon (Sierra Vista, Baldwin Park) WR-PK Sr.
John Lister (Thousand Oaks) RB Sr.
Bryson Lloyd (Santa Barbara) WR Sr.
Jaime Lucio (West Valley, Hemet) PK Sr.
Taniela Maka (Jordan, Long Beach) LB Sr.
Malcolm Marable (Alemany, Mission Hills) WR-DB Jr.
Cassius Marsh (Oaks Christian, Westlake Village) DL Jr.
Simon Martinez (Kaiser, Fontana) LB Sr.
Taylor Martinez (Centennial, Corona) QB Sr.
Ricky Marvray (Centennial, Corona) WR Sr.
Alex Mascarenas (Mission Viejo) DB Sr.
Stanjarivus McKay (Poly, Long Beach) DB Sr.
Michael Melonas (Ventura) OL Sr.
Chris Metcalf (Compton) LB-DB Sr.
Logan Meyer (St. Bonaventure, Ventura) QB Jr.
Nick Montana (Oaks Christian, Westlake Village) QB Jr.
David Mothander (St. Margeret's, SJ Capistrano) QB Sr.
Lyle Negron (Murrieta Valley, Murrieta) QB-RB Sr.
Roberto Nelson (Santa Barbara) WR Sr.
Cody Nielsen (Gahr, Cerritos) QB Sr.
Josh Nunes (Upland) QB Sr.
Lee Ormonde (Templeton) DL Sr.
Jeremiah Pemasa (Lutheran, Orange) LB Sr.
Michael Phillip (Arroyo Valley, San Bernardino) OL Sr.
Robbie Picazo (Tesoro, Las Flores) QB Sr.
Marlon Pollard (Cajon, San Bernardino) DB Sr.
Jackson Powell (Newbury Park) DL Sr.
Ronald Powell (Rancho Verde, Moreno Valley) DE Jr.
Christian Prado (Fillmore) LB Sr.
Keith Price (St. John Bosco, Bellflower) QB-ATH Sr.
Sheldon Price (Bishop Amat, La Puente) DB Sr.
Trayvon Ralph (A.B. Miller, Fontana) DB Sr.
Kevin Ramay (Grace Brethren, Simi Valley) QB-DB Sr.
Brad Randle (Vista Murrieta, Murrieta) RB Sr.
Melvin Richardson (Poly, Long Beach) RB Sr.
Paul Richardson (Los Alamitos) WR Jr.
Dietrich Riley (St. Francis, La Canada) DB Jr.
Desi Rodriguez (Saugus) QB-RB Sr.
Trevor Romaine (Centennial, Corona) PK Jr.
Vachel Samuels (Lynwood) DB Sr.
Corey Sandoval (Moorpark) DL Sr.
Bijon Samoodi (Servite, Anaheim) DB Sr.
Sean Schroeder (Dana Hills, Dana Point) QB Sr.
Brandon Sermons (Diamond Ranch, Pomona) DB Sr.
Will Shamburger (St. John Bosco, Bellflower) DB Sr.
Josh Shirley (Kaiser, Fontana) DL Jr.
Tyler Shreeve (Redlands East Valley) QB Jr.
Marquise Simmons (Dominguez, Compton) LB Sr.
Chance Simon (Norco) P-K Sr.
Chasen Smith (St. Margaret's, SJ Capistrano) OL Sr.
Derron Smith (Banning) QB-RB-ATH Jr.
Jamal Smith (Oxnard) WR Sr.
Preston Spence (Edison, Huntington Beach) LB Sr.
Blake Stanton (Crespi, Encino) WR-DB Jr.
Irshad Stolden (Rancho Cucamonga) WR Sr.
Jerry Stone (Lakewood) RB Sr.
Zac Stout (Oaks Christian, Westlake Village) LB Jr.
John Sua (St. Joseph, Santa Maria) DL Sr.
Tra Sumler (Rosemead) RB Sr.
William Sutton (Centennial, Corona) DL Sr.
Logan Sweet (Santa Margarita, Rancho SM) WR Soph.
Nick Tenhaeff (Atascadero) RB Sr.
Graham Tenney (San Gabriel) WR Sr.
Iuta Tepa (Poly, Long Beach) DE Sr.
Christian Thomas (Highland, Palmdale) TE Jr.
Sione Tuihalamaka (Serra, Gardena) OL  Sr.
Masi Tuipulotu (Pacfica, Garden Grove) LB Sr.
Marcus Turner (Cabrillo, Long Beach) DB Sr.
John Uribe (Santa Barbara) QB Sr.
Isaac Valdez (San Gabriel) QB Jr.
Sebastian Valenzuela (Burroughs, Burbank) OL Sr.
Jake Van Ginkel (Upland) PK Soph.
Tim Vizzi (Moorpark) WR Sr.
Greg Walker (St. Bernard, Playa del Rey) LB Sr.
Dijon Washington (Leuzinger, Lawndale) DB Sr.
Greg Watson (Rancho Cucamonga) QB Jr.
Cecil Whiteside (Newport Harbor, Newport Beach) LB Jr.
Graham Wilbert (Valencia) QB Sr.
Marquise Williams (Monrovia) RB Sr.
Anthony Wilkerson (Tustin) RB Jr.
Carl Winston (Serra, Gardena) RB Sr.
Bobby Wheatley (Lutheran, Orange) QB Jr.
Cierre Wood (Santa Clara, Oxnard) RB-WR-DB Sr.
Robert Woods (Serra, Gardena) WR-DB Jr.
Ryan Zirbel (Saugus) RB Sr.
Jordan Zumwalt (Edison, Huntington Beach) LB Jr.

San Diego Section
Lee Abeklop (La Jolla) PK Sr.
Marcus Alvin (Serra, San Diego) LB Sr.
Anthony Anderson (Helix, La Mesa) DL Sr.
Dillon Baxter (Mission Bay) WR-Ath Jr..
Everett Benyard (Cathedral Catholic, San Diego) Sr.
Tyler Bernard (Valley Center) QB Sr.
Blake Breslau (Parker, San Diego) WR-LB Sr.
Brendan Chambers (Mira Mesa, San Diego) DB Sr.
DeMario Coleman (Oceanside) WR Soph.
Evan Crower (St. Augustine, San Diego) QB Soph.
Jacob Driver (La Costa Canyon, Carlsbad) LB Sr.
Vince Ewing (Carlsbad) DB Sr.
Roma Ferreira (Cathedral Catholic, San Diego) PK Sr.
Tate Forcier (Scripps Ranch, San Diego) QB Sr.
Tyler Gaffney (Cathedral Catholic, San Diego) RB Sr.
Tommy Hansen (Westview, San Diego) QB Jr.
Seth Hanson (La Costa Canyon, Carlsbad) RB Jr.
Parker Hipp (Cathedral Catholic, San Diego) QB Sr.
Tanner Hitt (Valhalla, El Cajon) LB Sr.
Brynmor Hughes (St. Augustine, San Diego) PK Sr.
Patrick Jarin (Chula Vista) LB Sr.
Tony Jefferson (Eastlake, Chula Vista) LB Jr.
Mike Jensen (Bishop's, La Jolla) FB-LB Sr.
Christian Johnson (Horizon, San Diego) RB-DB Sr.
Deontray Johnson (Hoover, San Diego) RB-DB Sr.
James Johnson (Valley Center) WR-DB Sr.
Chris Lawler (Mission Hills, San Marcos) OL Sr.
Blake Malkemus (Coronado) WR-DB  Sr.
Ivan May (Valhalla, El Cajon) DB Sr.
Mason Mills (Coronado) QB Sr.
Isaac Miranda (Chula Vista) OL-LB Sr.
Eddie Nuckols (Mission Hills, San Marcos) DL Sr.
Aaron Quintanilla (Palo Verde, Blythe) WR-DB Sr.
Deon Randall (Francis Parker, San Diego) QB-RB Jr.
Nick Riciardulli (Poway) RB Sr.
Leslie Rogers (Point Loma, San Diego) RB-DB Jr.
Robbie Rouse (Madison, San Diego) RB Sr.
Tanner Rust (El Capitan, Lakeside) QB Sr.
Micah Seau (Bishop's, La Jolla) RB-LB Soph.
Ricky Seale (Escondido) RB Jr.
Brian Schwenke (Oceanside) OL Sr.
Rene Siluano (Oceanside) RB-LB Sr.
Steve Souza (Westview, San Diego) WR Sr.
Kenny Stills (La Costa Canyon, Carlsbad) WR-DB Jr.
Aaron Taylor (Chula Vista) WR-DB Jr.
Brett Thomas (Poway) WR-DB Jr.
Pete Thomas (Valhalla, El Cajon) QB Jr.
Charles Thompson (Christian, El Cajon) RB Jr.
Levine Toilolo (Helix, La Mesa) TE Sr.
Justin Vaeena (Oceanside) LB Sr.
Josh Van de Vrugt (Santana, Santee) P Sr.
Bobby Wenzig (Westview, San Diego) PK Sr.
Jordan Wynn (Oceanside) QB Sr.

We kick off the boys portion of the winter season with a young man who epitomizes athletic and academic achievement while overcoming adversity. Not only has he beaten the odds and come back from a serious injury, he's at the pinnacle of prep basketball in California and the entire nation.

By Harold Abend, Special to CalHiSports.com

Note: Remember, we are looking for those student-athletes who had a standout performance in their sport from the previous week, but we also are looking for a balance between athletic achievement, academic work in the classroom, community service or overcoming adversity. Send nominations to mark@studentsports.com.

To be where he is today, as the catalyst of the top-ranked team in the ESPN RISE FAB 50 national rankings as well as the No. 1 team in California, it's hard to believe the journey it took for Mater Dei High School junior Gary Franklin.

Add in the fact that on Dec. 24 he guided the Monarchs to the championship of the most prestigious boys basketball tournament in the nation against the FAB 50 No. 2 ranked squad in the 36th City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla., makes it almost like a fairytale.

All Franklin did was throw down 25 points, including an off balance 3-pointer at the first quarter buzzer, that gave the Monarchs a 15-14 lead they never relinquished in a 52-46 victory over St. Patrick's of Elizabeth, New Jersey.

When he was 13 years-old, Gary and his father, Gary Sr., both cried when the boy was told by doctors he would probably never play basketball again.

After breaking his upper left arm playing football, a doctor severed a nerve attempting to place a plate and pin in the humerus. The result was Franklin's left hand basically became useless.

About a month later, another doctor offered hope. It took three additional surgeries and one long scar on his left arm from his shoulder to the middle of his hand, before Gary had motion in the hand again.

In the meantime, for nearly two years, Franklin, a natural right-hander, perfected his shot without the benefit of his left arm which was in a cast quite a bit of the time.

Franklin began playing basketball again in the spring of 2007 and came back last fall as a sophomore at Mater Dei. Despite the difficulties, he not only saw playing time on the varsity, but helped lead the team to a second consecutive CIF Division II state championship.

The 6-foot-3, 180-pound point guard averaged 12.9 points and 4.9 assists on a team that had four scorers in double figures including the Wear twins, David and Travis, as well as Andy Brown, all three of whom are now seniors.

At the City of Palms, he really gave fans a glimpse of what he can now do on the court with a full season distancing him from such a major, traumatic injury.

Not only was Franklin the leading scorer in the title game, but he took control of the contest from nearly the outset, and was instrumental in helping stop a St. Patrick's run when the boys from Jersey closed to 46-43.

"He should have been the MVP but they don't know it back there  and you can quote me on it, said Monarchs' Coach Gary McKnight, a man not known to mince words.

"No offense to Austin Rivers (who was named MVP after a 46-point performance in the third-place Winters Park, Fla. 91-87 victory over Wheeler of Marietta, Ga.), but you don't give the MVP award to a third-place team, said McKnight, hinting of a home-state decision.

"Besides, Gary was 9-for-10 from the field, made all five of his threes, played unbelievable defense and hit the boards too  and he dominated in all the games not just the championship, said McKnight, who in 26 years at Mater Dei has an 810-74 record with 25 league championships, 19 CIF Southern Section titles and seven state championship crowns.

In the opening round 76-46 victory over Fayette County (Fayetteville, Ga.), Franklin had 13 points, four assists and four rebounds.