All-State Football: Juniors

Robert Webber of Corona Centennial could have been listed as first-team multi-purpose on the all-state team for juniors, but he had offensive totals that were the best among junior QBs in the state and we also had a high number of other versatile athletes that could have been multi-purpose as well. There also does not seem to be a consensus choice about which junior QB in the state projects best to the next level.

Note: The all-state honor teams for underclassmen (sophomores, juniors) are not intended as recruiting lists. We realize there are many talented younger players who will greatly improve in the coming months and may not have yet received the playing time needed to prove how good they are.

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
WR Donovan Lee (Chaminade, West Hills) 5-9, 175
WR Michiah Quick (Central, Fresno) 5-11, 170
WR Michael Stewart (Tahquitz, Hemet) 6-0, 170
OL Toa Lobendahn (Lakewood) 6-5, 285
OL Damien Mama (St. John Bosco, Bellflower) 6-5, 345
OL Jordan Poland (La Jolla Country Day, La Jolla) 6-8, 335
OL Micah St. Andrew (Eisenhower, Rialto) 6-4, 340
OL Artie Vasquez (Norco) 6-3, 280
QB Robert Webber (Centennial, Corona) 5-11, 175
RB Royce Freeman (Imperial) 6-1, 218
RB Rashaad Penny (Norwalk) 6-0, 195
PK Ben Cooper (Patrick Henry, San Diego) 5-11, 165

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DL Tyler Luatua (La Mirada) 6-4, 230
DL Ainuu Taua (Lompoc) 6-1, 285
DL Ngalu Tupa (Luther Burbank, Sacramento) 6-3, 265
LB Derik Calhoun (El Cerrito) 6-0, 200
LB Rick Gamboa (Chaminade, West Hills) 6-1, 205
LB Chandler Leniu (St. John Bosco, Bellflower) 6-0, 220
LB Manoah Pearson (Carson) 6-1, 225
LB Dwight Williams (Serra, Gardena) 6-2, 205
DB Casey Eugenio (JSerra, San Juan Capistrano) 5-8, 175
DB Tre Hartley (Milpitas) 6-0, 160
DB Jonathan Lockett (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 6-0, 170
P Jason Sanders (Villa Park) 5-10, 160

FIRST TEAM MULTI-PURPOSE
QB/RB Wayne Brooks (Stagg, Stockton) 5-9, 165
QB/RB Jalen Greene (Serra, Gardena) 6-3, 210
WR/DB Adoree’ Jackson (Serra, Gardena) 5-11, 175
WR/DB John “JuJu” Smith (Long Beach Poly, Long Beach) 6-1, 175
DB/RB Jaleel Wadood (St. John Bosco, Bellflower) 5-11, 170
QB/RB/P Manny Wilkins (San Marin, Novato) 6-3, 185

Jaylen Harvey will not be the only highly recruited player next season at El Cerrito. Teammates Derik Calhoun and Adarius Pickett also are promising recruits. Photo: Harold Abend.

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DL Curtis Bolton (Vista Murrieta, Murrieta) 6-3, 215
DL Greg Gaines (La Habra) 6-2, 275
DL Jaylen Johnson (Centennial, Corona) 6-4, 225
DL Nick Nevills (Clovis) 6-3, 280
DL Nifae Lealao (Capital Christian, Sacramento) 6-5, 270
LB Tayon Blockmon (Venice) 6-1, 210
LB Ricky Liuchan (Mission Hills, San Marcos) 6-2, 200
LB Quentin Tartabull (Alemany, Mission Hills) 6-0, 200
DB Chazz Eldridge (Chino Hills) 6-1, 180
DB Koa Farmer (Notre Dame, Sherman Oaks) 6-1, 195
DB Adarius Pickett (El Cerrito) 6-0, 175
P Andrew Jimenez (Paraclete, Lancaster) 5-10, 165

SECOND TEAM MULTI-PURPOSE
WR/DB/PK Andrew Celis (Marin Catholic, Kentfield) 6-0, 180
QB/RB Brandon Dawkins (Oaks Christian, Westlake Village) 6-2, 190
QB/RB Coltin Gerhart (Norco) 6-1, 215
QB/RB Anthony Lawrence (Grossmont, La Mesa) 6-1, 190
RB/DB Demario Richard (Palmdale) 5-10, 175
RB/DB Das Tautalatasi (De La Salle, Concord) 6-0, 175

THIRD TEAM (Alphabetical; 30 players)
Joshua Allen (West, Torrance) DL
Cade Apsay (Canyon, Canyon Country) QB
Joey Banks (Franklin, Elk Grove) LB
Landon Baty (St. Francis, Mountain View) DB
Donovin Buck (Brawley) DE
Anthony Cantrell (Pajaro Valley, Watsonville) LB/RB
K.J. Carta-Samuels (Bellarmine, San Jose) QB/RB
John Collins (Long Beach Poly, Long Beach) OL
Thai Cottrell (Oceanside) WR
Elijah Dale (St. Ignatius, San Francisco) RB
Jomon Dotson (American Canyon) RB
Malik Dorton (St. John Bosco, Bellflower) DL
Isaiah Duran (Clovis North, Clovis) DL/LB
Jason Fao (Long Beach Poly, Long Beach) DL
Ian Fieber (Mission Viejo) QB
Jack Heneghan (Menlo School, Atherton) QB
Sumner Houston (De La Salle, Concord) OL/DL
Sam Killpack (Marin Catholic, Kentfield) DB
Tevin Krall (Ventura) DL
Marcus McMaryon (Dinuba) QB
Tyler Meteer (Del Oro, Loomis) TE/LB
Joe Mixon (Freedom, Oakley) RB
Sean Modster (Mission Viejo) WR
Michael Prothroe (Clayton Valley, Concord) QB/LB
Tyler Puccio (Moorpark) DL
Sione Takitaki (Heritage, Romoland) LB
DeAundre Terrell (Pleasant Grove, Elk Grove) QB/DB
Alex Van Dyke (Cosumnes Oaks, Elk Grove) WR
Corey Walker (Crenshaw, Los Angeles) LB/RB
Tre Watson (Centennial, Corona) RB
Elijah Williams (Vanden, Travis AFB) LB
Connor Wynn (Mission Hills, San Marcos) QB

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