CAL-HI SPORTS STATE
QUARTERBACK OF THE YEAR
(2001 was the first time it was chosen at the conclusion of the season; all previous selections have been made retroactively through research by Cal-Hi Sports founder Nelson Tennis)
2023 — Elijah Brown (Mater Dei, Santa Ana)
2022 — Malachi Nelson (Los Alamitos)
2021 — Noah Fifita (Servite, Anaheim)
2020 — Malachi Nelson (Los Alamitos) Soph.*
2019 — D.J. Uiagalelei (St. John Bosco, Bellflower)
2018 — D.J. Uiagalelei (St. John Bosco, Bellflower) Jr.
2017 — J.T. Daniels (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) Jr.
2016 — J.T. Daniels (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) Soph.
2015 — Ian Book (Oak Ridge, El Dorado Hills)
2014 — Jake Browning (Folsom)
2013 — Josh Rosen (St. John Bosco, Bellflower) Jr.
2012 — Troy Williams (Narbonne, Harbor City)
2011 — Johnny Stanton (Santa Margarita, Rancho SM) Jr.
2010 — Dano Graves (Folsom)
2009 — Dillon Baxter (Mission Bay, San Diego)
2008 — Cody Vaz (St. Mary’s, Stockton)
2007 — Matt Barkley (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) Jr.
2006 — Aaron Corp (Orange Lutheran)
2005 — Abraham Muheize (El Cajon Valley, El Cajon)
2004 — Mark Sanchez (Mission Viejo)
2003 — Sean Norton (Hart, Newhall)
2002 — Kyle Wright (Monte Vista, Danville)
2001 — Trent Edwards (Los Gatos)
2000 — Kyle Matter (Hart, Newhall)
1999 — Zac Wasserman (Westlake, Westlake Village)
1998 — Kyle Boller (Hart, Newhall)
1997 — Carson Palmer (Santa Margarita, Rancho SM)
1996 — Randy Fasani (Del Oro, Loomis)
1995 — Kevin Feterik (Los Alamitos)
1994 — Mike Bastianelli (De La Salle, Concord)
1993 — Keith Smith (Newbury Park)
1992 — Pat Barnes (Trabuco Hills, Mission Viejo)
1991 — Billy Blanton (Mater Dei, Santa Ana)
1990 — Teddy Lawrence (Morse, San Diego)
1989 — Ryan Hancock (Monta Vista, Cupertino)
1988 — Curtis Conway (Hawthorne)
1987 — Bret Johnson (El Toro)
1986 — Jimmy Bonds (Hart, Newhall)
1985 — Sal Aunese (Vista)
1984 — Jamelle Hollieway (Banning, Wilmington)
1983 — Brendan McCracken (Loyola, Los Angeles)
1982 — John Paye (Menlo School, Atherton)
1981 — Jim Plum (Helix, La Mesa)
1980 — Stefan Derrick (Poly, Long Beach)
1979 — Frank Seurer (Edison, Huntington Beach)
1978 — John Elway (Granada Hills)
1977 — Marcus Allen (Lincoln, San Diego)
1976 — Craig Landis (Vintage, Napa)
1975 — Mark Malone (El Cajon Valley, El Cajon)
1974 — Kenny Moore (San Fernando) Jr.
1973 — Dennis Sproul (Los Altos, Hacienda Heights)
1972 — Joe Roth (Granite Hills, El Cajon)
1971 — Vince Ferragamo (Banning, Wilmington)
1970 — Pat Haden (Bishop Amat, La Puente)
1969 — Pat Haden (Bishop Amat, La Puente) Jr.
1968 — Jesse Freitas (Serra, San Mateo)
1967 — Greg Briner (Gardena)
1966 — Dan Pastorini (Bellarmine, San Jose)
1965 — Mike Holmgren (Lincoln, San Francisco)
1964 — Steve Sogge (Gardena)
1963 — Carlton Kelly (Manual Arts, Los Angeles)
1962 — Bobby Grim (Red Bluff)
1961 — Milt Jackson (Grant, Sacramento)
1960 — Craig Morton (Campbell)
1959 — Bob Berry (Willows Glenn, San Jose)
1958 — Daryle Lamonica (Clovis)
1957 — Pete Yoder (Downey)
1956 — Gary Musick (Red Bluff)
1955 — Pete Gumina (San Diego)
1954 — John Hangartner (Hoover, Glendale)
1953 — Ernie Zampese (Santa Barbara)
1952 — Ronnie Knox (Santa Monica)
1951 — Bill Jacobs (Shasta, Redding)
1950 — Dick Garibaldi (Stockton)
*Season played in Spring 2021 because of COVID-19 pandemic.
