One of those from the San Diego Section on the board is three-year varsity standout Joey Morones (left) from Christian of El Cajon. One of the top juniors in the Central Section, meanwhile, (right) is athletic QB Adrian Martinez of Clovis West (committed to Cal). Photos: CHS Redzone/EastCountySports.com & Nick Baker/The Clovis Roundup.
Here’s the next set of nominees to get started toward selection of the 38th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Teams. This second group of players who have been placed on our board of nominees are from the CIF Central Section, CIF L.A. City Section, plus the CIF San Diego Section. Don’t get mad if a player isn’t listed. It’s our goal not to miss anyone at the end, a second set of nominees will be posted (Gold Club) and 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.
The first list (already posted) was for the CIF sections in Northern California. This one is for the CIF Central Section plus San Diego and L.A. City. The final one will cover the massive CIF Southern Section.
By no means are these meant to be all-inclusive lists of every possible all-state player in California and we will miss listing some top juniors and sophomores on purpose because this isn’t a recruiting list. 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 call (209) 608-1317. Text messages to that number are okay as well.
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 with some D2) 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 Central, L.A. City and San Diego sections:
Tulare High running back Kazmeir Allen should be one of the top players in the Central Section next season. Photo: StudentSports.com.
CIF Central Section
Gilbert Acevedo (Strathmore) SS Sr.
Andre Aguilar (Tulare Western, Tulare) QB/RB Sr.
David Alcantar (Tulare Western, Tulare) RB/WR Jr.
Clayton Alexander (Clovis) TE/LB Sr.
Kazmeir Allen (Tulare Union, Tulare) RB/DB Jr.
Samir Allen (Clovis) RB/DB Sr.
Michael Alvarez (San Joaquin Memorial) QB Sr.
Joel Aranda (Selma) WR/DB Sr.
Ricardo Arias (McLane, Fresno) WR Jr.
Uriel Arredondo (Caruthers) RB Sr.
Andrew Azua (Sanger) RB Sr.
Ryan Bacon (Buchanan, Clovis) DT/DE Sr.
Brent Bailey (Clovis North, Fresno) QB Sr.
Ben Baker (Bullard, Fresno) LB Sr.
Johnny Balderas (Liberty, Bakersfield) WR/DB Sr.
Kurtis Brown (Liberty, Bakersfield) OL Sr.
Zach Bushling (Kern Valley, Lake Isabella) QB/FS/K/P Sr.
Junior Cardenas (Mendota) QB Sr.
Victor Castrejon (Farmersville) WR Jr.
Gabe Cherry (Centennial, Bakersfield) DL Sr.
Isaiah Cordova (Clovis North, Fresno) DB Sr.
Robert Cozine (Taft) RB/DB Sr.
Emoryie Edwards (Tulare Union, Tulare) WR Jr.
Hunter Ellis (Kern Valley, Lake Isabella) LB Sr.
Jacob Fleming (San Joaquin Memorial, Fresno) DL/OL Sr.
Logan Fogg (Buchanan, Clovis) LB Sr.
Jerimiah Foster (Bakersfield Christian) WR/CB Sr.
Joseph Garcia (Strathmore) RB/S Jr.
Miguel Garcia (Sanger) LB Sr.
Noey Garcia (Firebaugh) QB/RB Jr.
Christian Genetti (Exeter) DB Jr.
Jeshua Gutierrez (Firebaugh) SS Soph.
Marcus Hawkins (Sunnyside, Fresno) LB
Ribaldo Hernandez (McFarland) WR/DB Sr.
Nate Hughes (Sunnyside, Fresno) QB Sr.
Justin Hunt (San Joaquin Memorial, Fresno) DL/OL Soph.
Bakersfield Centennial lineman Gabe Cherry committed to Cal just before the start of the season. Photo: Twitter.com.
Jaylen Johnson (Central, Fresno) CB Sr.
Ryan Johnson (Hanford) QB Sr.
Shane Jones (Bakersfield) RB Jr.
Julian Kelley (McLane, Fresno) QB Sr.
Erick Kroll (Clovis North, Fresno) LB Sr.
Andrue Lackey (Immanuel, Reedley) LB/DE Sr.
Nathan Lamb (Tulare Union, Tulare) QB Soph.
Andres Lara (Strathmore) DE Jr.
Gerod Magee (Sierra Pacific, Hanford) RB/LB Sr.
Shane Maldonado (Sierra, Tollhouse) RB/WR Jr.
Adrian Martinez (Clovis West, Fresno) QB/RB Jr.
Setefano Maui (Taft) RB/CB Jr.
Bryson McCathron (Highland, Bakersfield) DT Sr.
Justin McGill (Bakersfield) WR/DB Jr.
Kreston Medina (Hanford) DE Sr.
Matthew Mendoza (Central, Fresno) LB Sr.
Jamar Moya (Ridgeview, Bakersfield) WR/DB Sr.
Carson Olivas (Bakersfield) P/K Sr.
Tylor Palmer (Firebaugh) WR/DB Jr.
Rudy Peralta (Roosevelt, Fresno) Sr.
Damon Perry (Chowchilla) DB Jr.
Alec Pierce (Redwood, Visalia) LB Sr.
Jaelyn Prevost (Ridgeview, Bakersfield) WR/KR Sr.
Cezar Prieto (Wasco) RB/LB Sr.
Alex Puga (Caruthers) RB Sr.
Junior Ramirez (Selma) QB/RB/DB Jr.
Eli Riofrio (Clovis West, Fresno) K/P Jr.
Christian Rodriguez (Mira Monte, Bakersfield) LB Sr.
Gonzalo Rodriguez (Golden West, Visalia) RB/DL Jr.
Gavin Saliemo (Central Valley Christian, Visalia) WR/LB Jr.
Juan Sandoval (Chavez, Delano) DE Sr.
Samuel Satele (Central, Fresno) DE Sr.
Asa Shields (Chowchilla) RB/DB Jr.
Daniel Schoene (Bakersfield) OL Sr.
Angel Solis (Lemoore) DL Sr.
Steve Stephens (Edison, Fresno) DB Jr.
Sam Stewart Jr. (Liberty, Bakersfield) RB/DB Soph.
Trent Tompkins (Central, Fresno) QB Soph.
Andrew Voorhees (Kingsburg) OL Sr.
Miguel Wharton (Sierra Pacific, Hanford) RB Sr.
David William (El Diamante, Visalia) OL Sr.
Cameron Williams (Bakersfield) QB/DB Soph.
Braden Wingle (Bakersfield Christian) QB Jr.
Rodney Wright (Clovis West, Fresno) WR Jr.
Tahj Wright (Bakersfield) WR/DB Soph.
Kameron Denmark was the top running back for a Narbonne team that won third straight section title. Photo: Hudl.com.
CIF L.A. City Section
Johnny Almendara (Marshall, Los Angeles) DL Soph.
Martin Andrus (Los Angeles) DL Sr.
Alann Arango-Serna (Canoga Park) WR Sr.
Ladell Atkins (El Camino Real, Woodland Hills) RB Sr.
Mario Bobadilla (Franklin, Los Angeles) QB Sr.
Estabon Bozeman (Westchester, Los Angeles) RB/WR Jr.
Daniel Celis (Franklin, Los Angeles) DB Sr.
Jalen Chatman (Narbonne, Harbor City) QB Jr.
Guillermo Cordova (Franklin, Los Angeles) WR Sr.
Alexis Cortez (Jefferson, Los Angeles) LB Sr.
Aashari Crosswell (Hawkins, Los Angeles) DB/KR Jr.
Kameron Denmark (Narbonne, Harbor City) RB Sr.
Romeo Doubs (Jefferson, Los Angeles) ATH Jr.
Jalani Ellison (Reseda) CB Jr.
Nick Ford (San Pedro) OL Sr.
Eric Gaona (Grant, Van Nuys) WR/DB Sr.
Jamarr Graves (Jefferson, Los Angeles) RB/DB Sr.
Tyjai Fulford (El Camino Real, Woodland Hills) DB Jr.
Jerman Gotoy (Dorsey, Los Angeles) QB Sr.
Daniel Gutierrez (Granada Hills) K Sr.
Jalen Hall (Hawkins, Los Angeles) WR Jr.
Jelani Harris (Crenshaw, Los Angeles) WR/DB Sr.
Tremar Holiness (South Gate) RB/WR Sr.
Sergio Ipina (Hollywood, Los Angeles) LB Sr.
Greg Johnson (Hawkins, Los Angeles) DB Sr.
Erinn Jones Jr. (Sylmar) RB Jr.
Gregory Jordan (Dorsey, Los Angeles) DL Sr.
Dylan Lemle (Hawkins, Los Angeles) QB Sr.
Chris Lewis (Canoga Park) CB Sr.
Joseph Lewis (Hawkins, Los Angeles) WR Sr.
Kareem Miles (University, Los Angeles) DB Sr.
Charles Mincy Jr. (Dorsey, Los Angeles) WR/DB Soph.
Jonathan Murphy (Westchester, Los Angeles) QB Jr.
Kareem Myles (Santee, Los Angeles) RB Sr.
Carlos Nunez (Garfield, Los Angeles) DE Sr.
Innocent Okoh (Palisades, Pacific Palisades) RB Sr.
Anthony Pandy (Narbonne, Harbor City) DE Sr.
Cameron Perry (Grant, Van Nuys) QB/RB Sr.
Quinn Perry (Palisades, Pacific Palisades) LB/P Sr.
Dominic Peterson (Narbonne, Harbor City) DL Sr.
Ashamad Pinchem (Los Angeles) OL Sr.
Syr Riley (Palisades, Pacific Palisades) OL Jr.
Stephon Robinson (Narbonne, Harbor City) WR Sr.
Diego Sanchez (Chavez, San Fernando) DL Sr.
Raymond Scott (Narbonne, Harbor City) LB Jr.
Logan Taylor (Narbonne, Harbor City) DB Jr.
David Telles (Franklin, Los Angeles) ATH Sr.
Kayvon Thibodeaux (Dorsey, Los Angeles) DE/LB Soph.
Nehemiah Thompson (Sylmar) LB Soph.
Boe Tufele (Narbonne, Harbor City) OL/DL Sr.
Shammah Tupua (Narbonne, Harbor City) OL Sr.
Joe Villarreal (Banning, Wilmington) RB Sr.
Antwone Williams (Dorsey, Los Angeles) DB Sr.
Madison QB Terrell Carter is about to get tackled by Valley Christian’s Trent Laubach on scramble play during CIF D2-AA state final. Photo: Phillip Walton/SportStars.
CIF San Diego Section
Jared Adelman (Poway) RB Sr.
Spencer Alligood (La Jolla Country Day, La Jolla) DB Jr.
Andrew Alves (St. Augustine, San Diego) LB Jr.
Moroni Anae (Cathedral Catholic, San Diego) LB Sr.
Daniel Anderson (Bishop’s, La Jolla) DT Sr.
Matt Araiza (Rancho Bernardo, San Diego) K/P Jr.
Blaine Bailey (Orange Glen, Escondido) QB Sr.
Carson Baker (Helix, La Mesa) QB Jr.
Bryson Bolin (San Marcos) QB Sr.
Chris Brown (El Camino, Oceanside) RB Jr.
Erick Buchanan (Madison, San Diego) RB Sr.
Braxton Burmeister (La Jolla Country Day) QB Sr.
Terrell Carter (Madison, San Diego) QB Sr.
Blayke De La Rosa (Helix, La Mesa) OL Sr.
Gavin Dill (Santa Fe Christian, Solana Beach) DE Sr.
Jojo Falo (Madison, San Diego) OL Sr.
Chris Fatila (Madison, San Diego) LB Jr.
Gus Ferreira (Hilltop, Chula Vista) WR Jr.
Niko Figueroa (Mar Vista, Imperial Beach) OL/DL Jr.
David Folsom (Point Loma, San Diego) OL Jr.
Hunter Gaines (Grossmont, El Cajon) QB Sr.
Jordan Genmark-Heath (Cathedral Catholic, San Diego) DB/ATH Sr.
Tyler Gonzalez (Granite Hills, El Cajon) DL Jr.
Benjamin Goodwin (Christian, El Cajon) WR Sr.
Brennan Goring (La Jolla Country Day) WR/DB Sr.
Demontauz Gray (Hoover, San Diego) RB Sr.
Milan Grice (Rancho Bernardo, San Diego) RB Sr.
Dominic Gudino (Olympian, Chula Vista) OL Sr.
Domonique Guevara (Grossmont, El Cajon) WR Sr.
Austyn Gutierrez (Brawley) RB Sr.
Gabe Gymr (Torrey Pines, San Diego) LB Sr.
Robby Hauck (Del Norte, San Diego) DB Sr.
Riley Havird (Grossmont, La Mesa) DB Sr.
Tate Haynes (Cathedral Catholic, San Diego) QB/RB Sr.
Azizi Hearn (Oceanside) DB Sr.
Martell Irby (Morse, San Diego) RB Jr.
Jacob Jackson (Bishop’s, La Jolla) WR Jr.
Jeffrey Jackson (Bishop’s, La Jolla) QB Jr.
Kaydence Jackson (Mission Bay, San Diego) DL Sr.
J.R. Justice (St. Augustine, San Diego) WR Jr.
Noah Lacsina (Olympian, Chula Vista) Sr. LB
Donovan Laie (Oceanside) OL Jr.
Ryan LaRiccia (La Jolla Country Day) LB Sr.
James Lee (Rancho Bernardo, San Diego) OL Sr.
Brandon Lewis (Madison, San Diego) WR Sr.
Devin Lloyd (Otay Ranch, Chula Vista) DB Sr.
Corey Maddox (San Ysidro) RB Sr.
Casey Mariucci (La Jolla Country Day) WR/DE Sr.
Ross Martin (La Jolla) DL Sr.
Nehemiah McFarlin (Mission Hills, San Marcos) RB Sr.
Morrison Mirer (Cathedral Catholic, San Diego) LB Sr.
Junior QB Jack Tuttle has been consistently ranked as a top Class of 2018 prospect from Mission Hills. Photo: Twitter.com.
Mozes Mooney (Bishop’s, La Jolla) WR/DB Jr.
Joey Morones (Christian, El Cajon) RB/LB Sr.
Adrian Navarro (Vincent Memorial, Calexico) LB Jr.
Cesar Nillaga (Madison, San Diego) DL Jr.
Sampson Niu (Madison, San Diego) LB Sr.
Zeke Noa (Helix, La Mesa) LB Sr.
Chiemeka Ochi (Mt. Carmel, San Diego) DL Sr.
Josh Oedewaldt (Santana, Santee) QB Jr.
Josh Olave (Mission Hills, San Marcos) DB/ATH Sr.
Caleb Phillips (Santa Fe Christian, Solana Beach) LB Sr.
Shawn Poma (Cathedral Catholic, San Diego) RB Soph.
Matt Roehrig (Rancho Bernardo, San Diego) DL Sr.
Malachi Russell (Orange Glen, Escondido) WR/DB Jr.
Tyler Saikhon (Southwest, El Centro) DB Jr.
Mark Salazar (Rancho Bernardo, San Diego) QB Sr.
Ryan Savage (Henry, San Diego) S Sr.
Andrew Schasa (Lincoln, San Diego) DL Sr.
Marty Sesma (Sweetwater, National City) RB Jr.
Max Shuffer (Oceanside) QB Sr.
Dominick Silvels (Patrick Henry, San Diego) WR Sr.
Tyson Smith (El Cajon Valley) ATH Sr.
Anthony Sola (Morse, San Diego) LB Sr.
Khalil Spruill (Mar Vista, Imperial Beach) RB Sr.
Isaac Taylor-Stuart (St. Augustine, San Diego) CB Jr.
Alex Tejeda (Hilltop, Chula Vista) QB Sr.
Cameron Thomas (Carlsbad) Jr.
Rodney Thompson (St. Augustine, San Diego) QB Sr.
Tariq Thompson (St. Augustine, San Diego) DB Sr.
Jack Tuttle (Mission Hills, San Marcos) QB Jr.
Graham Valentine (Cathedral Catholic, San Diego) OL Sr.
C.J. Verdell (Mater Dei Catholic, Chula Vista) RB Sr.
Bobby Wallace (Santana, Santee) RB Sr.
Andrew Whyte (Olympian, Chula Vista) LB Sr.
Justin Woodley (Bishop’s, La Jolla) LB Sr.
Scottie Young (Helix, La Mesa) WR/DB Sr.
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3 Comments
I saw your all state nominees for the central section. How can you not include SENIOR WR from
CLOVIS HIGH who LED ENTIRE AREA IN RECEIVING YARDS,TYSON FRASER
How is FB/LB Jordan Dominguez out of Selma not on this list? Kid was the catalyst on both sides of the ball for Selma.
Bryson Collins LB (Madison High SD)
1st team all league, 1st team all CIF, state champ