Norco junior QB Victor Viramontes fueled late-season surge by his team that included win over St. Bonaventure. Photo: Gary Evans/sports.cnusd.net.
This is the first group of players who have been placed on our board to be considered for the 36th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Teams and are all from the massive CIF Southern Section. We welcome additional nominees from parents, coaches and fans.
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This post represents the first step toward selection of the annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Teams and it is for us to present lists of nominees that have been put up on our virtual board.
This first list is for the entire CIF Southern Section, which has more than 600 schools. The second one will be for the CIF Central Section, L.A. City Section and San Diego Section. The final post will be for the CIF sections in Northern California.
By no means are these meant to be all-inclusive lists of every possible all-state player in California. We encourage and welcome input from all users of our site and will be releasing a second, even more complete, updated list of nominees prior to when the teams are actually chosen and released.
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: markjtennis@gmail.com or FAX (209) 463-1219 or call (209) 463-9050.
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) and 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.
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.
With appreciation to Stockton office assistant Paul Muyskens, here is a list of those currently on our board from the CIF Southern Section:
Mike Bell from Citrus Hill of Perris will play next at San Diego State. Photo: Student Sports.
Lavan Alston (St. Bonaventure, Ventura) WR Sr.
Isaiah Armstrong (Redlands East Valley, Redlands) CB Sr.
Bryce Arnold (Camarillo) LB Sr.
Zach Arnold (Brea Olinda, Brea) RB/LB Jr.
Ladell Atkins (St. Bonaventure, Ventura) WR/DB Soph.
Dameon Baber (Palmdale) RB/DB Sr.
D.J. Bailey (JSerra, SJ Capistrano) DE Sr.
Greyson Bankhead (Centennial, Corona) WR Sr.
Blake Barnett (Santiago, Corona) QB Sr.
Eric Barriere (La Habra) QB/RB Jr.
Charlie Beall (St. Margaret’s, SJ Capistrano) PK Sr.
D.J. Beavers (Crespi, Encino) LB Sr.
Traveon Beck (St. John Bosco, Bellflower) DB Jr.
Mike Bell (Citrus Hill, Perris) DB Sr.
Kanya Bell (Poly, Long Beach) WR Sr.
Manny Berz (Citrus Hill, Perris) K Soph.
Oluwole Betiku (Serra, Gardena) DL Jr.
Matteo Biscotti (Redlands East Valley) LB Jr.
Chris Blanton (Downey) DE Sr.
Breland Brandt (Windward, Los Angeles) TE Jr.
Denzal Brantley (Los Alamitos) RB Sr.
Jake Breeland (Trabuco Hills, Mission Viejo) WR Sr.
Jerrell Brown (Citrus Hill, Perris) QB/RB Sr.
Kam Brown (Charter Oak, Covina) QB Jr.
Nick Brown (Rancho Alamitos, Garden Grove) QB Sr.
Tony Brown (La Mirada) WR Sr.
Zach Brumbaugh (Centennial, Corona) LB Jr.
T.J. Brumfield (Crespi, Encino) RB Sr.
Myles Bryant (Loyola, Los Angeles) DB/KR Jr.
Jordan Burbank (Paso Robles) OL Sr.
Desmond Butler (Harvard-Westlake, North Hollywood) LB Sr.
Treyjohn Butler (Etiwanda) DB Jr.
Raymond Caldera (Oxnard) RB Jr.
Jeremy Calhoun (Long Beach Poly) RB Sr.
Alex Camacho (Northview, Covina) RB/DB Sr.
Anthony Camargo (Bishop Amat, La Puente) LB Sr.
Daniel Campos (La Serna, Whittier) LB Jr.
Stephen Cansino (Rosemead) PK Sr.
Nick Capella (St. Bonaventure, Ventura) OL Sr.
John Carroll (St. Francis, La Canada) TE Sr.
Corona del Mar’s Parker Chase has been one of the top pass rushing defensive ends in Orange County the last two seasons. Photo: OCSidelines.com.
Anthony Cerillo (La Mirada) OL Sr.
Marcus Chambers (St. Bonaventure, Ventura) RB Sr.
Parker Chase (Corona del Mar, Newport Beach) DE Sr.
Joey Chenowith (St. John Bosco, Bellflower) WR Sr.
Andre Chevalier (Oaks Christian, Westlake Village) LB Sr.
Austen Christian (Garden Grove) CB Sr.
Moby Contreras (Los Amigos, Fountain Valley) RB/LB Sr.
Lucas Cooper (Palos Verdes, PV Estates) DB Sr.
K.J. Costello (Santa Margarita, Rancho SM) QB Jr.
Hoyt Crance (Corona del Mar, Newport Beach) LB Sr.
Dylan Crawford (St. Francis, La Canada) WR Jr.
Micah Croom (Poly, Long Beach) DB Jr.
Matt Crow (Alemany, Mission Hills) OL Jr.
Sam Darnold (San Clemente) QB Sr.
Cedric Dashiell II (Buena Park) DE Soph.
Maurice Davison (Servite, Anaheim) DB Sr.
Steve Delcarlson (Palos Verdes, PV Estates) QB/RB Sr.
Reno Dubreuil (Westlake, Westlake Village) LB Sr.
Jakob Diaz (Redlands East Valley, Redlands) LB Sr.
Kevin Dillman (La Mirada) QB Sr.
Ryan Dominick (Harvard-Westlake, N. Hollywood) RB/LB Soph.
Khalil Dorsey (Colony, Ontario) Ath. Jr.
Zion Echols (Charter Oak, Covina) RB/WR Jr.
Josh Erickson (San Dimas) LB Jr.
Noah Evans (Whittier Christian, La Habra) WR Sr.
Dillon Fa’amatau (Norwalk) DL Sr.
Matt Fink (Glendora) QB Jr.
Kaleb Fossum (El Toro, Lake Forest) Sr.
Cole Fotheringham (San Clemente) TE Jr.
Brian Gadsby (Crescenta Valley, La Crescenta) QB Sr.
Bailey Gaither (Paso Robles) WR Sr.
Cooper Garcia (Nordhoff, Ojai) K Sr.
Erick Garcia (Cajon, San Bernardino) LB/DE Jr.
Cruz Garibay (Bonita, La Verne) LB/OL Sr.
Tristan Gebbia (Calabasas) QB Soph.
Stanton Gilbertson (Palos Verdes, PV Estates) RB Sr.
Carson Glazier (San Marino) QB Jr.
Trent Goens (Chino Hills) DL Sr.
Trent Goens of Chino Hills had 26 tackles for loss and has committed to Northwestern. Photo: ChinoHillsFootball.net.
Abel Gonzalez (Bishop Diego, Santa Barbara) RB Sr.
Adam Gordon (Capistrano Valley, Mission Viejo) WR/DB Sr.
Donald Gordon (Millikan, Long Beach) RB Sr.
Rasheem Green (Serra, Gardena) DL Sr.
Jacob Guglielmana (Elsinore, Wildomar) RB Sr.
Davo Hakobyan (Crescenta Valley, La Crescenta) OL/DL Sr.
Tevita Halalilo (Rancho Verde, Moreno Valley) OL Sr.
Devontre Hale (Poly, Riverside) RB Sr.
Davir Hamilton (Verbum Dei, Los Angeles) WR/DB Sr.
William Hanley (Brea Olinda, Brea) RB/DB Sr.
Tyree Harris (Torrance) RB Sr.
Jalyn Harrison (Westlake, Westlake Village) DB Sr.
Jaylinn Hawkins (Buena Park) WR Sr.
Austin Hayes (Lompoc) RB/KR Sr.
Roy Hemsley (Windward, Los Angeles) OL Sr.
Malik Henry (Westlake, Westlake Village) QB Jr.
Armando Herrera (Redlands East Valley, Redlands) QB Soph.
Shane Hersh (Nordhoff, Ojai) LB Sr.
Zach Hickman (Tesoro, Rancho SM) OL Sr.
Tyler Hilinski (Upland) QB Sr.
Trace Hobbs (Canyon, Anaheim) LB Jr.
Freddy Holly (Norte Vista, Riverside) RB Jr.
Darick Holmes (Newbury Park) RB/DB Sr.
Darnay Holmes (Newbury Park) WR Soph.
Desean Holmes (Muir, Pasadena) WR Sr.
Kyle Hoppe (Chaparral, Temecula) OL Sr.
John Houston (Serra, Gardena) LB Sr.
Davir Hamilton is a junior receiver from Verbum Dei of Los Angeles with D1 college offers. Photo: Twitter.com.
Theo Howard (Oaks Christian, Westlake Village) WR Jr.
Trevor Howard (Oaks Christian, Westlake Village) DE Sr.
Kevin Howell (Thousand Oaks) WR/DB Sr.
Michael Hubbard (Estancia, Costa Mesa) DL Sr.
Justin Huff (Downey) RB Sr.
Antonio Hull (Diamond Bar) RB/KR Sr.
Ben Humphreys (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) WR/DB Sr.
Rome Innocenzi (Mission Viejo) RB Sr.
Andrew Irvine (Torrance) LB Sr.
Trent Irwin (Hart, Newhall) WR Sr.
Bobby Isaia (Channel Islands, Oxnard) DL Sr.
Nolan Jackson (Alemany, Mission Hills) LB Sr.
Terrence Jackson (Santa Monica) LB Sr.
David Jimenez (Los Altos, Hacienda Heights) DL Sr.
Tim Jimenez (Carpinteria) DB Jr.
Blake Johnson (Los Alamitos) P Sr.
Clayton Johnson (Servite, Anaheim) OT Sr.
Josh Johnson (Kaiser, Fontana) RB Jr.
Jack Jones (Poly, Long Beach) DB Jr.
Sheriron Jones (Rancho Verde, Moreno Valley) QB Sr.
Mique Juarez (North, Torrance) QB/RB Jr.
Nick Karsseboom (El Segundo) WR/DB Sr.
Matt Katnik (St. John Bosco, Bellflower) OL Sr.
Jeremy Kelly (Salesian, Los Angeles) WR Sr.
Geordan King (Serrano, Phelan) RB Sr.
Ben Kreitenberg (Chaminade, West Hills) PK Sr.
Leo Lambert (Notre Dame, Sherman Oaks) RB Jr.
Dymond Lee (Chaminade, West Hills) WR/Ath. Jr.
Terrell Lee (Vista del Lago, Moreno Valley) RB Sr.
Zach Lewallen (Glendora) LB Sr.
Leo Lambert from Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks bounced back in his junior year from two surgeries he had as a sophomore to remove benign tumors from his jaw. Photo: Twitter.com.
Jordan Lobianco (Crescenta Valley, La Crescenta) WR/DB Sr.
Matt Locher (Los Alamitos) LB Sr.
Darreon Lockett (Pomona) QB/RB Jr.
Andrew Lopez (Bishop Amat, La Puente) OL Sr.
Josh Love (Poly, Long Beach) QB Sr.
Malik Lovette (Redlands East Valley, Redlands) Ath. Sr.
Keisean Lucier-South (Lutheran, Orange) DL Sr.
Logan Lukenbill (Desert, Edwards AFB) RB Jr.
John Mackesy (Serrano, Phelan) LB Sr.
Austin Maihen (Santa Margarita, Rancho SM) OL Sr.
Noah Magana (Santa Paula) RB Sr.
Connor Markley (Palos Verdes, PV Estates) DL Sr.
Iman Marshall (Poly, Long Beach) CB Sr.
Taeon Mason (Muir, Pasadena) CB Sr.
Carlos Martin (La Habra) RB Sr.
Cole Martin (Corona del Mar, Newport Beach) RB Sr.
Frank Martin (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) OL Jr.
Jeff Martin (Hemet) RB Sr.
Alexander Mattison (San Bernardino) RB Jr.
Hunter Mattox (Sierra Canyon, Chatsworth) OL/DL Sr.
Javon McKinley (Centennial, Corona) WR Jr.
Sean McGrew (St. John Bosco, Bellflower) RB Jr.
Malik McMorris (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) DL Sr.
Nathan Meadors (San Gorgonio, San Bernardino) DB/RB Sr.
Patrick Mekari (Westlake, Westlake Village) OL Sr.
Isaac Mendibles (Montebello) RB Jr.
Bradley Mickey (Arroyo Grande) DB Jr.
Bar Milo (Chaminade, West Hills) OT Sr.
Devon Modster (Tesoro, Rancho SM) QB Jr.
Darrien Molton (Chaparral, Temecula) DB Sr.
Marcus Moore (Crespi, Encino) OL Jr.
Keenan Moran (Ventura) LB Sr.
Gerson Moreira (Vista del Lago, Moreno Valley) K Sr.
Bradley Mowbray (Arrowhead Christian, Redlands) QB/DB Sr.
Jameyson Mowdy (Katella, Anaheim) RB/DB Sr.
Ty Moya (Chaminade, West Hills) DL Sr.
Kyle Murphy (Simi Valley) DL Sr.
Cedric Muzik (Redondo, Redondo Beach) DL Jr.
Jake Nelson (San Juan Hills) OL Sr.
JSerra QB Nick Robinson already has been named co-MVP of the Trinity League with St. John Bosco’s Josh Rosen. Photo: Craig Takata/OCSidelines.com.
Lars Nootbaar (El Segundo) QB Sr.
Stanley Norman (Culver City) DB Sr.
Cole Norris (Newport Harbor, Newport Beach) QB Sr.
Ben Northup (Glendora) OL Sr.
Conor O’Brien (JSerra, SJ Capistrano) DB Sr.
Brett Ojiyi (West, Torrance) RB Jr.
Zach Okun (Newbury Park) OL Sr.
Josh Oliver (Paso Robles) TE-DE Sr.
Isaiah Ortega-Dage (Shadow Hills, Indio) Ath. Sr.
Julian Owens (Mission Viejo) DB Sr.
Bryce Pasky (Paso Robles) PK Sr.
Kyle Penniston (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) TE Sr.
Tyler Peralta (Ventura) RB Sr.
Cedric Peterson (Rancho Verde, Moreno Valley) WR Sr.
Sam Philippi (JSerra, SJ Capistrano) WR/DB Sr.
Davis Pinkston (Simi Valley) QB/RB Sr.
Michael Pittman (Oaks Christian, Westlake Village) DB Jr.
Derrick Portis (Lompoc) RB/DB Sr.
Cameron Powell (Upland) DB Sr.
Brandon Presley (Great Oak, Temecula) WR Sr.
Daniel Prieto (Newbury Park) QB Sr.
Malik Psalms (Ayala, Chino Hills) CB Sr.
Cole Ramey (Arroyo Grande) P/K Sr.
Christian Rector (Loyola, Los Angeles) DE Sr.
Zikel Reddick (Grace Brethren, Simi Valley) RB/LB Jr.
Isaiah Renfro (Sierra Canyon, Chatsworth) WR/DB Sr.
Jorge Reyna (Downey) QB Sr.
Zach Robertson (St. John Bosco, Bellflower) OT Sr.
Nick Robinson (JSerra, San Juan Capistrano) QB Sr.
Kevin Robledo (Westlake, Westlake Village) K Sr.
Chris Rom-Toribio (La Quinta) RB Sr.
Fidel Romo (Banning) P Jr.
Anthony Rosales (Chino Hills) LB Jr.
Josh Rosen (St. John Bosco, Bellflower) QB Sr.
Reno Rosene (Oaks Christian, Westlake Village) OL Sr.
Ykili Ross (Poly, Riverside) Ath. Sr.
Jake Russell (San Clemente) WR/DB Sr.
Jonathan Saavedra (Santa Clarita Christian, Canyon Country) QB Sr.
Isaac Salcedo (Bishop Diego, Santa Barbara) LB Sr.
Collin Samuel (Long Beach Poly) DB Sr.
Rodrigo Sanchez (Norwalk) OL Sr.
C.J. Sanders (Notre Dame, Sherman Oaks) WR Sr.
Vaimoe Sekona (Crespi, Encino) OL/DT Sr.
Colin Schooler (Trabuco Hills, Mission Viejo) LB Soph.
J.P. Shohfi (San Marino) WR Jr.
Matt Shotwell (Bishop Diego, Santa Barbara) LB Jr.
Trevon Sidney (Bishop Amat, La Puente) DB Jr.
Jake Smeltzer (Tesoro, Las Flores) WR Sr.
Cole Smith (Mission Viejo) OL Sr.
Octavius Spencer (Monrovia) WR Sr.
Jalen Starks (Crespi, Encino) RB Jr.
Equanimeous St. Brown (Servite, Anaheim) WR Sr.
Valencia’s Jay Jay Wilson had one of the season’s most memorable outings when he led Vikings to a win over Hart of Newhall. Photo: Hudl.com.
Alec Stevenson (Malibu) LB Jr.
Jihree Stewart (Centennial, Corona) CB Sr.
Bo St. Geme (Corona del Mar, Newport Beach) WR Sr.
Melquise Stovall (Paraclete, Lancaster) RB Jr.
Ben Sukut (Capistrano Valley Christian, SJ Capistrano) WR Jr.
Kyle Sweet (Santa Margarita, Rancho SM) WR Sr.
Khalil Tate (Serra, Gardena) QB/RB Jr.
Toa Taua (Lompoc) DL Fr.
Sione Taufahema (Alemany, Mission Hills) OL Sr.
Jamie Taylor (Rim of the World, Lake Arrowhead) RB Sr.
J.J. Taylor (Centennial, Corona) RB Jr.
Zach Taylor (Buena Park) QB Jr.
Marvell Tell (Crespi, Encino) DB Sr.
Evan Telliard (Poly, Riverside) LB Sr.
Kyahva Tezino (Salesian, Los Angeles) LB Sr.
Khaylan Thomas (Etiwanda) LB Sr.
Josh Thompson (Colony, Ontario) QB/RB Jr.
Matthew Thompson (Arrowhead Christian, Redlands) WR/DB Jr.
Trey Tinsley (El Toro, Lake Forest) QB Sr.
Lokeni Toailoa (Carter, Rialto) LB Jr.
Mykal Tolliver (St. John Bosco, Bellflower) DB Jr.
David Tolmachoff (Los Altos, Hacienda Heights) DL Sr.
Andrew Tovar (Cathedral, Los Angeles) QB Soph.
Ricky Town (St. Bonaventure, Ventura) QB Sr.
Conner Vaccher (Troy, Fullerton) WR/DB Sr.
Connor Van Ginkel (Crescenta Valley, La Crescenta) WR Sr.
Edward Vander (JSerra Catholic, San Juan Capistrano) RB Jr.
Tyler Vaughns (Bishop Amat, La Puente) WR Jr.
Daevon Vigilant (Downey) RB Jr.
Maliek Villafranco (Centennial, Compton) DE Sr.
Deondre Vines (Pacifica, Oxnard) WR Sr.
Victor Viramontes (Norco) QB Jr.
Brett Virgil (Heritage, Menifee) QB/RB Jr.
Steven Vu (Westminster) DL Sr.
Rick Wade (Santa Margarita, Rancho SM) DE/TE Sr.
Travis Waller (Servite, Anaheim) QB/RB Sr.
Andre Walker (Pomona) LB Sr.
Caleb Watkins (Glendora) PK Jr.
Luke Wattenberg (JSerra, SJ Capistrano) OL Jr.
Riley Whimpey (San Clemente) LB Sr.
Brady White (Hart, Newhall) QB Sr.
Joseph Wicker (Poly, Long Beach) DT Sr.
Christian Wiley (Bishop Amat, La Puente) LB Sr.
Rasheed Williams (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) DL Sr.
Jay Jay Wilson (Valencia) DB/RB Sr.
Shawn Wilson (Pomona) Ath. Sr.
Josh Woods (Upland) LB Sr.
Damion Wright (Salesian, Los Angeles) QB Sr.
Aaron Young (Murrieta Valley) WR Sr.
Bryce Youngquist (Los Osos, Rancho Cucamonga) LB Sr.
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14 Comments
where are all time all state football teams?
They will be added in the next 1-2 weeks.
Congrats Alemanys Matt Crow #76 O-line
Congrats to the nominees in the Southern Section and especially to the Paso Robles Bearcats on the list. You did the community proud this year!!
Congrats to Bailey Gaither!!!! 🙂
congrats to the boys an bailey aka baby G Josh Oliver
bryce the kicker an Paso You Know Bearcats
Cause once a bearcat always a bearcat 2014 CIF Champs
#71 Jordan Burbank, Paso Robles OL , 100% Snap to Whistle, Always looking for another block. Never gets beat.
El Monte High School
Junior-Edward Dominguez #12 QB 2641 23tds 495 rushing 8tds
Soph-Julain Camacho #24 LB 101 tackles 13 sacks 4 cf 3 fr
JALEN COLE (2017) FROM MATER DEI LEAD THE TRINITY LEAGUE AND PAC 5 IN INTERCEPTIONS AND PASSES DEFENSED AS A SOPHOMORE. 25 SOLO TACKELS ON THE BEST DEFENSE IN CALIFORNIA. SERIOUSLY UNDER THE RADAR, WHY?
SEE FOR YOURSELF FILM AND STATS DONT LIE
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/4630420/jalen-cole-
Among sophomores, he’s not under the radar at all. Everybody knows he’s one of the best in the state among sophs and maybe one of the best in the U.S. There’s just a lot of seniors on that MD defense that have to be considered higher for post-season honors right now.
Congrats Tim Jimenez! Hard work pays off!!! Also congrats to Mark Tennis! I can’t imagine how difficult it must be to put together these teams!
-Tim Sr.
Congrats Austen Christian on being nominated and leading Orange County 2 years in a row in INT’s
When will the list be posted
Second, updated set of nominees will start to come out later this week. Actual teams probably not until Friday, Jan. 23. We have a lot of basketball stuff to do during MLK weekend.