Deshonne Redeux (left) from Oaks Christian of Westlake Village is one of the top-ranked RBs in the nation. At right is mammoth tackle Tommy Tofi of San Francisco Riordan (committed to Oregon). Photos: Gary Kim / Santa Barbara Independent & Hudl.com.
This is the 42nd consecutive year of Cal-Hi Sports compiling a preseason all-state football team. We have first team, second team, and third team. Most of the players already have been written up within our annual tour of the state through preseason teams from CIF sections plus more than one from the Southern Section.
Note: There are no writeups for each player (like there will be for the official, end of season all-state first team) but all have writeups within this year’s various preseason all-section/all-area teams.
STATEWIDE LINEUP OF PRESEASON ALL-SECTION/REGION TEAMS
(SOME ARE COMPLETED, SOME ARE NOT)
(PLEASE CLICK ON CORRESPONDING TEAM TO READ ABOUT EACH PLAYER BELOW)
CIFSS Inland Empire | CIF Sac-Joaquin Section | CIFSS San Diego Section | CIFSS SGV Valley | CIFSS San Fernando Valley & Ventura | CIF Central Coast Section | CIF Central Section | CIFSS Long Beach/South Bay | CIF North Coast Section (East Bay) | CIF NCS Redwood Empire | CIF Northern Section | CIFSS Orange County | CIF LA City Section
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Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football
PRESEASON 2025
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
WR Vance Spafford (Mission Viejo) 5-11, 175, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Orange County.
WR Madden Williams (St. John Bosco) 6-1, 185, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Long Beach/South Bay.
Kodi Greene came to Mater Dei last year as a junior from a school in Washington. He played great from the get-go. Photo: Mark Tennis.
TE Mark Bowman (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 6-4, 220, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Orange County.
OL Vlad Dyakonov (Folsom) 6-6, 255, Sr.
Preseason All-Sac-Joaquin Section.
OL Blake Graham (Leuzinger, Lawndale) 6-4, 285, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Long Beach/South Bay.
OL Kodi Greene (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 6-6, 285, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Orange County.
OL Tommy Tofi (Archbishop Riordan, SF) 6-6, 320, Sr.
Preseason All-Central Coast Section.
OL Sam Utu (Lutheran, Orange) 6-5, 320, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Orange County.
QB Brady Smigiel (Newbury Park) 6-4, 215, Sr.
Will be preseason All-CIFSS Ventura/San Fernando/Santa Barbara.
RB Brian Bonner (Valencia) 6-1, 185, Sr.
Will be preseason All-CIFSS Ventura/San Fernando/Santa Barbara.
RB DeShonne Redeaux (Oaks Christian, Westlake Village) 5-10, 195, Sr.
Will be preseason All-CIFSS Ventura/San Fernando/Santa Barbara.
PK Aiden Migirichian (Lutheran, Orange) 5-11, 165, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Orange County.
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DL J.D. Hill (Mission Viejo) 6-2, 250, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Orange County.
DL Simote Katoanga (Santa Margarita, Rancho SM) 6-4, 240, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Orange County.
USC-bound DB Madden Riordan comes down with one of his 10 interceptions from last season. Photo: maxpreps.com / video.
DL Tomuhini Topui (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 6-6, 320, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Orange County.
DL Richard Wesley
(Sierra Canyon, Chatsworth)_ 6-5, 250, Sr.
Will be preseason All-CIFSS Ventura/San Fernando/Santa Barbara.
LB Jonathan McKinley
(Centennial, Corona) 6-2, 230, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Inland Empire.
LB Samu Moala (Leuzinger, Lawndale) 6-4, 230, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Long Beach/South Bay.
LB Tristan Phillips (Ventura) 6-4, 215, Sr.
Will be preseason All-CIFSS Ventura/San Fernando/Santa Barbara.
DB Davon Benjamin (Oaks Christian, Ventura) 6-0, 175, Sr.
Will be preseason All-CIFSS Ventura/San Fernando/Santa Barbara.
DB Brandon Lockhart (Sierra Canyon, Chatsworth) 6-2, 175, Sr.
Will be preseason All-CIFSS Ventura/San Fernando/Santa Barbara.
DB Madden Riordan (Sierra Canyon, Chatsworth) 6-0, 175, Sr.
Will be preseason All-CIFSS Ventura/San Fernando/Santa Barbara.
DB Isala Wily-Ava (St. John Bosco, Bellflower) 6-2, 195, Jr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Long Beach/South Bay.
P Casey Sanchez (Damien, La Verne) 6-2, 170, Sr.
Will be preseason All-CIFSS San Gabriel Valley.
FIRST TEAM MULTI-PURPOSE
WR/DB Brandon Arrington (Mt. Miguel, Spring Valley) 6-3, 180, Sr.
Preseason All-CIF San Diego Section.
QB/RB Luke Fahey (Mission Viejo) 6-1, 190, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Orange County.
QB/RB Ryan Hopkins (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 6-3, 195, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Orange County.
WR/DB/KR Jaden Jefferson (De La Salle, Concord) 5-9, 165, Sr.
Will be preseason All-CIF North Coast Section (East Bay).
QB/RB Ryder Lyons (Folsom) 6-4, 205, Sr.
Preseason All-CIF Sac-Joaquin Section.
WR/RB Trent Mosley (Santa Margarita, Rancho SM) 5-11, 175, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Orange County.
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
WR Kaden Dixon-Wyatt (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 6-2, 180, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Orange County.
WR Jameson Powell (Folsom) 5-11, 175, Sr.
Preseason All-CIF Sac-Joaquin Section.
Seeing Zo Edwards of Sacramento Grant go from unknown sophomore to one of the top TE/WRs for the Class of 2027 was one of the highlights of last season. Photo: Mark Tennis.
TE Zo Edwards (Grant, Sacramento) 6-6, 215, Jr.
Preseason All-CIF Sac-Joaquin Section.
OL Quinn Buckey (Liberty, Bakersfield) 6-6, 270, Sr.
Preseason All-CIF Central Section.
OL Elisha Faamatuaino
(Murrieta Valley, Murrieta) 6-5, 300, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Inland Empire.
OL Nehemiah Johnson (Lutheran, Orange) 6-5, 320, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Orange County.
OL Niniva Nicholson
(Santa Margarita, Rancho SM) 6-3, 285, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Orange County.
OL Malik White (Rancho Cucamonga) 6-5, 310, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Inland Empire.
QB Troy Huhn (Mission Hills, San Marcos) 6-4, 250, Sr.
Preseason All-CIF San Diego Section.
RB Sean Morris (Lutheran, Orange) 5-10, 205, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Orange County (transferred just in time).
RB Journee Tonga (Leuzinger, Lawndale) 5-8, 175, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Long Beach/South Bay.
PK Jacob Kreinbring (Loyola, Los Angeles) 6-0, 195, Sr.
Will be preseason AllCIFSS San Gabriel Valley.
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DL Dutch Horisk (St. John Bosco, Bellflower) 6-2, 245, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Long Beach/South Bay.
Cameron Purnell of San Diego Lincoln is shown not long after he scored on a pick six in game vs Grant of Sacramento. Photo: Mark Tennis.
DL Nemiyah Telona (De La Salle, Concord) 6-2, 285, Sr.
Will be preseason All-North Coast Section (East Bay).
DL Khary Wilder (Serra, Gardena) 6-4, 260, Sr.
Preseason AllCIFSS Long Beach/South Bay.
LB Oscar Aguilar (Downey) 6-3, 230, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Long Beach/South Bay.
LB Taylor Johnson (Cajon, San Bernardino) 6-1, 205, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Inland Empire.
LB Ezaya Tokio (Oceanside) 6-4, 220, Sr.
Preseason All-CIF San Diego Section.
DB Julius Johnson (Long Beach Poly) 5-11, 170, Jr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Long Beach/South Bay.
DB Jeron Jones (Mission Viejo) 6-0, 170, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Orange County.
DB C.J. Lavender (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 5-11, 175, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Orange County.
DB Cam Purnell (Lincoln, San Diego) 6-1, 180, Sr.
Preseason All-CIF San Diego Section.
P Jackson Shevin (Mira Costa, Manhattan Beach) 6-0, 180, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Long Beach/South Bay.
SECOND TEAM MULTI-PURPOSE
RB/LB Wes Burford (Oakdale) 6-0, 210, Sr.
Preseason All-CIF Sac-Joaquin Section.
WR/KR Kenneth Moore III (St. Mary’s, Stockton) 5-10, 175, Sr.
Preseason All-CIF Sac-Joaquin Section.
QB/RB Michael Mitchell (Archbishop Riordan, San Francisco) 5-11, 185, Sr.
Preseason All-CIF Central Coast Section.
QB/RB Ryan Rakowski (Palos Verdes, PV Estates) 5-11, 185, Jr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Long Beach/South Bay.
QB/RB Oscar Rios (Downey) 6-3, 180, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Long Beach/South Bay.
RB/DB Brandon Smith (Central East, Fresno) 6-0, 185, Sr.
Preseason All-CIF Central Section.
WR/DB Duvay Williams (Serra, Gardena) 6-1, 170, Jr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Long Beach/South Bay.
THIRD TEAM OFFENSE
WR Quentin Hale (Cathedral, Los Angeles) 6-3, 175, Jr.
Will be on preseason All-CIFSS San Gabriel Valley.
WR Chris Henry Jr. (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 6-6, 195, Sr.
Preseason AllCIFSS Orange County.
Quentin Hale from Cathedral of Los Angeles emerged as one of the top Class of 2027 WRs in the nation during the spring and summer. Photo: _undertheradar_ / Instagram.com.
WR Daniel Odom
(St. John Bosco, Bellflower) 6-2, 190, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Long Beach/South Bay.
TE Israel Briggs (Clovis) 6-4, 220, Sr.
Preseason All-CIF Central Section.
OL Chase Deniz
(Cathedral Catholic, San Diego) 6-7, 295, Sr.
Preseason All-CIF San Diego Section.
OL Colton Hogge (Twelve Bridges, Lincoln) 6-4, 280, Sr.
Preseason All-CIF Sac-Joaquin Section.
OL Cooper Javorsky
(San Juan Hills, SJ Capistrano) 6-4, 280, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Orange County.
OL Lex Malaingi (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 6-3, 330, Jr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Orange County.
OL Nathan Turk (Loyola, Los Angeles) 6-3, 275, Sr.
Will be preseason All-CIFSS San Gabriel Valley.
QB Brady Palmer (Cathedral Catholic, San Diego) 6-2, 210, Sr.
Preseason All-CIF San Diego Section.
RB Jhadis Luckey (Clayton Valley, Concord) 5-9, 180, Sr.
Will be preseason All-CIF North Coast Section (East Bay).
RB Jaxsen Stokes (Sierra Canyon, Chatsworth) 5-10, 190, Jr.
Will be preseason All-CIFSS San Fernando Valley/Ventura/Santa Barbara.
PK C.J. Wallace (St. John Bosco, Bellflower) 5-11, 160, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Long Beach/South Bay.
THIRD TEAM DEFENSE
DL Malik Brooks (St. Pius X-St. Matthias, Downey) 6-3, 330, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Long Beach/South Bay.
DL Dakota Dickson (Monte Vista, Danville) 6-4, 280, Sr.
Will be preseason All-CIF North Coast Section (East Bay).
DL Anthony Jones (Crean Lutheran, Irvine) 6-4, 280, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Orange County.
Shafter’s Maryon Sloan is one of the most versatile football athletes in California. He has committed to Boise State where he likely will be used first at running back. Photo: getrecruitedconsulting / Instagram.com.
DL Matthew Perez
(St. Bonaventure, Ventura) 6-4, 255, Sr.
Will be preseason All-CIFSS San Fernando Valley/Ventura/Santa Barbara.
LB Chase Cahoon
(St. Francis, Mountain View) 6-1, 215, Sr.
Preseason All-CIF Central Coast Section.
LB Dash Fifita
(Santa Margarita, Rancho SM) 5-9, 195, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Orange County.
LB Ryder Smith (Great Oak, Temecula) 6-1, 220, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Inland Empire.
DB Rahsjohn Duncan
(McClymonds, Oakland) 6-1, 185, Sr.
Will be preseason All CIF North Coast Section/Oakland/East Bay.
DB Havon Finney Jr. (Sierra Canyon, Chatsworth) 6-2, 175, Sr.
Will be preseason All-CIFSS San Fernando Valley/Ventura/Santa Barbara.
DB Derrick Johnson (Murrieta Valley, Murrieta) 6-2, 175, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Inland Empire.
DB Khalil Terry (Tustin) 6-0, 175, Jr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Orange County.
THIRD TEAM MULTI-PURPOSE
QB/RB Bryson Beaver (Vista Murrieta, Murrieta) 6-3, 200, Sr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Inland Empire.
RB/ATH Isaiah Ene (Granite Bay) 5-9, 195, Sr.
Preseason CIF Sac-Joaquin Section.
QB/RB Koa Malau’ulu (St. John Bosco, Bellflower) 6-2, 175, Soph.
Preseason All-CIFSS Long Beach/South Bay.
QB/RB Dane Weber (Chaparral, Temecula) 6-2, 215, Jr.
Preseason All-CIFSS Inland Empire.
QB/RB Jackson Taylor (Thousand Oaks) 6-2, 195, Sr.
Will be preseason All-CIFSS San Fernando Valley/Ventura/Santa Barbara.
RB/DB/WR Mariyon Sloan (Shafter) 6-0, 190, Sr.
Preseason All-CIF Central Section.
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