Two of those on this year’s preseason all-state first team for defense are Marco Jones (left) from San Ramon Valley of Danville and Jaden Williams of Mission Viejo. Jones was the 2023 State Junior Player of the Year. Photos: Ben Enos / SportStars & Mark Bausman / For OC Sports Zone.
This is the 38th consecutive year of Cal-Hi Sports compiling a preseason all-state football team. We have first team, second team, and third team just missed.
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
(ALL ARE COMPLETED)
(PLEASE CLICK ON CORRESPONDING TEAM TO READ ABOUT EACH PLAYER BELOW)
CIFSS Long Beach/South Bay | CIF Sac-Joaquin Section | CIF Central Section | CIF Central Coast Section | CIF NCS Redwood Empire | CIF San Diego Section | CIFSS Orange County | CIF Northern Section | CIFSS Inland Empire | CIF NCS East Bay | CIFSS San Fernando Valley/Ventura | CIF L.A. City Section | CIFSS San Gabriel Valley
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Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football
PRESEASON 2024
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
WR Chris Henry (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 6-5, 205, Jr.
Preseason CIFSS Orange County
WR LaMason Waller (Sultana, Hesperia) 6-0, 175, Sr.
Preseason Inland Empire
Karson Cox of Oak Hills is one of the top running backs in the state and has committed to UCLA. Photo: Terry Kurtz / YouTube.com.
TE Kaleb Edwards
(Oak Ridge, El Dorado Hills) 6-6, 230, Sr.
CIF Sac-Joaquin Section
OL Kodi Greene
(Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 6-6, 285, Jr.
CIFSS Orange County
OL Jackson Lloyd (Carmel) 6-7, 290, Sr.
CIF Central Coast Section
OL John Mills
(St. Ignatius, San Francisco) 6-6, 315, Sr.
CIF Central Coast Section
OL Champ Taulealea
(Valley Christian, San Jose) 6-3, 335, Sr.
CIF Central Coast Section
OL Tommy Tofi
(Archbishop Riordan, San Francisco) 6-7, 330, Jr.
CIF Central Coast Section
QB Husan Longstreet (Centennial, Corona) 6-2, 190, Sr.
CIFSS Inland Empire
RB Jordon Davison (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 6-0, 225, Sr.
CIFSS Orange County
RB Karson Cox (Oak Hills, Hesperia) 6-0, 190, Sr.
CIFSS Inland Empire
PK Ashton Zamani (Sierra Canyon, Chatsworth) 5-11, 170, Sr.
CIFSS San Fernando Valley/Ventura
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DL Chenedo Onyeagoro (King-Drew, Los Angeles) 6-2, 220, Sr.
CIF L.A. City Section
DL Jewelous Walls (Pittsburg) 6-3, 225, Sr.
CIF North Coast Section East Bay
Jewelous Walls is one of several returning standouts at Pittsburg. Photo: Ben Enos / SportStars.
DL Jaden Williams (Mission Viejo) 6-4, 240, Sr.
CIFSS Orange County
LB Marco Jones
(San Ramon Valley, Danville) 6-5, 230, Sr.
CIF North Coast Section East Bay
LB Noah Mikhail (Bonita, La Verne) 6-3, 230, Sr.
CIFSS San Gabriel Valley
LB Nasir Wyatt
(Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 6-3, 215, Sr.
CIFSS Orange County
DB Trestin Castro (Upland) 6-2, 180, Sr.
CIFSS Inland Empire
DB Adonyss Currie (Quartz Hill) 6-0, 170, Sr.
CIFSS San Gabriel Valley
DB Daryus Dixson (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 6-1, 180, Sr.
CIFSS Orange County
DB Jadyn Hudson (Pittsburg) 6-2, 190, Sr.
CIF North Coast Section East Bay
DB Dijon Lee Jr. (Mission Viejo) 6-3, 180, Sr.
CIFSS Orange County
DB Chuck McDonald (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 6-1, 190, Sr.
CIFSS Orange County
P Alex Asparuhov (San Joaquin Memorial, Fresno) 6-3, 190, Sr.
CIF Central Section
FIRST TEAM MULTI-PURPOSE
QB/RB Bear Bachmeier (Murrieta Valley, Murrieta) 6-2, 225, Sr.
CIFSS Inland Empire
QB/RB Madden Iamaleava (Warren, Downey) 6-3, 190, Sr.
CIFSS Long Beach/South Bay
QB/RB Ryder Lyons (Folsom) 6-3, 210, Jr.
CIF Sac-Joaquin Section
WR/QB/RB Trent Mosley (Santa Margarita, Rancho SM) 5-11, 175, Jr.
CIFSS Orange County
WR/DB Shane Rosenthal (Newbury Park) 5-11, 175, Sr.
CIFSS San Fernando Valley/Ventura
QB/RB Akili Smith (Lincoln, San Diego) 6-5, 205, Sr.
CIF San Diego Section
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
WR Marcus Harris (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 6-0, 180, Sr.
CIFSS Orange County
WR Chris Lawson (Archbishop Riordan, San Francisco) 6-0, 190, Sr.
CIF Central Coast Section
No one will be greatly surprised if Newbury Park’s Brady Smigiel has risen to first team for the state by the end of the season even though he will still have one more season to go in high school. Photo: X.com.
WR Vance Spafford (Mission Viejo) 5-11, 175, Jr.
CIFSS Orange County
OL Garrison Blank (Rocklin) 6-7, 305, Sr.
CIF Sac-Joaquin Section
OL Jake Flores (JSerra, SJ Capistrano) 6-6, 275, Sr.
CIFSS Orange County
OL Drew Hill (Centennial, Corona) 6-3, 265, Sr.
CIFSS Inland Empire
OL Jett Thomas (La Jolla) 6-4, 300, Sr.
CIF San Diego Section
OL Sione Tohi (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 6-2, 310, Sr.
CIFSS Orange County
QB Brady Smigiel (Newbury Park) 6-4, 210, Jr.
CIFSS San Fernando Valley/Ventura
RB Dane Dunn
(Sierra Canyon, Chatsworth) 5-10, 180, Sr.
CIFSS San Fernando Valley/Ventura
RB Jordin Thomas (Lincoln, Stockton) 5-10, 190, Sr.
CIF Sac-Joaquin Section
PK Tyler Prasuhn (Carlsbad) 6-3, 185, Sr.
CIF San Diego Section
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DL Dutch Horisk (St. John Bosco, Bellflower) 6-2, 235, Jr.
CIFSS Long Beach/South Bay
DL Hayden Lowe (Oaks Christian, Westlake Village) 6-4, 245, Sr.
CIFSS San Fernando Valley/Ventura
There aren’t many juniors who are on first or second team preseason all-state but one of them is lanky cover corner Brandon Lockhart from Loyola of Los Angeles. Photo: Courtesy School.
DL Josiah Sharma (Folsom) 6-6, 300, Sr.
CIF Sac-Joaquin Section
DL Semi Taulanga (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 6-0, 280, Sr.
CIFSS Orange County
LB Madden Faraimo
(JSerra, SJ Capistrano) 6-3, 210, Sr.
CIFSS Orange County
LB Weston Port
(San Juan Hills, SJ Capistrano) 6-2, 230, Sr.
CIFSS Orange County
LB Abduall Sanders (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 6-1, 225, Sr.
CIFSS Orange County
LB Matai Tagoa’i (San Clemente) 6-4, 200, Sr.
CIFSS Orange County
DB Tre Harrison (Serra, Gardena) 5-11, 175, Sr.
CIFSS Long Beach/South Bay
DB Jadyn Hudson (Pittsburg) 6-3, 190, Sr.
CIF North Coast Section East Bay
DB Brandon Lockhart (Loyola, Los Angeles) 6-3, 175, Jr.
CIFSS San Fernando Valley
P Anthony Campbell (Lutheran, Orange) 6-0, 175, Sr.
CIFSS Orange County
SECOND TEAM MULTI-PURPOSE
QB/RB Wyatt Becker (Sierra Canyon, Chatsworth) 6-2, 180, Sr.
CIFSS San Fernando/Ventura
QB/RB Dash Beierly (Mater Dei, Santa Ana) 6-1, 200, Sr.
CIFSS Orange County
QB/RB Toa Faavae (De La Salle, Concord) 6-1, 185, Sr.
CIFSS North Coast Section East Bay
RB/LB Mark Iheanachor (Narbonne, Harbor City) 6-2, 215, Sr.
CIF L.A. City Section
QB/RB T.J. Lateef (Lutheran, Orange) 6-2, 185, Sr.
CIFSS Orange County
FB/LB McKay Madsen (Clovis North, Fresno) 6-2, 225, Sr.
CIF Central Section
THIRD TEAM JUST MISSED
Offense
WR Cory Butler Jr. (Centennial, Corona) Sr.
WR Isaiah Dillon (Pacifica, Oxnard) Sr.
WR C.J. Jones (Sunnyside, Fresno) Sr.
WR Jace Nix (San Marcos) Sr.
WR Ty Olsen (Lincoln, San Diego) Sr.
WR Owen Scott (San Ramon Valley, Danville) Sr.
TE Jacob Alvarez (Chaparral, Temecula) Sr.
TE Stevie Amar (Oaks Christian, Westlake Village) Sr.
TE Kellan Ford (Monte Vista, Danville) Sr.
TE Zach Giuliano (Corona del Mar, Newport Beach) Sr.
TE Vander Ploog (Troy, Fullerton) Sr.
OL Henry Hatada (Rocklin) Sr.
OL Andrew Langer (Carlsbad) Sr.
OL Drew Nichols (Murrieta Valley, Murrieta) Sr.
OL A.J. Matelau (Upland) Sr.
OL Daniel Shipp (Centennial, Corona) Sr.
OL Sione Vailea (McClymonds, Oakland) Sr.
OL Kayden “Samuelu” Utu (Lutheran, Orange) Jr.
OL Jonathan Ybarra (Sanger) Sr.
QB Marley Alcantara (Pittsburg) Sr.
QB Jackson Kollock (Laguna Beach) Sr.
QB Tyus Miller (Clovis East, Clovis) Sr.
QB Jaden O’Neal (Narbonne, Harbor City) Sr.
QB Brady Palmer (Cathedral Catholic, San Diego) Jr.
RB Sir Autry (Hoover, San Diego) Sr.
RB Derrick Blanche (De La Salle, Concord) Sr.
RB Elijah Bow (Pittsburg) Sr.
RB Quaid Carr (Servite, Anaheim) Sr.
RB Jackson Cinfel (Clovis North, Fresno) Sr.
RB Eimesse Essis (Tustin) Sr.
RB Koen Glover (St. Bonaventure, Ventura) Sr.
RB Xavier Grant (Gardena) Sr.
RB Hinesward Lilomaiava (Mission Viejo) Sr.
RB Julian McMahon (Monte Vista, Danville) Sr.
RB Deshonne Redeaux (Oaks Christian, Westlake Village) Jr.
RB JoJo Solis (Aquinas, San Bernardino) Sr.
PK Odhran Kenny (St. Ignatius, San Francisco) Sr.
PK Kyler Peters (Oak Hills, Hesperia) Sr.
Defense
DL Jayden Baer (Quartz Hill) Sr.
DL Gavin Garretson (Pleasant Valley, Chico) Sr.
DL Theo Greule (Folsom) Sr.
DL Devin Huegel (University Prep, Redding) Sr.
DL Matthew Johnson (De La Salle, Concord) Sr.
DL Jared Martin (Central, El Centro) Sr.
DL Jesse Myers (Cardinal Newman, Santa Rosa) Sr.
DL Mays Pese (Bishop Diego, Santa Barbara) Sr.
DL Epi Sitanilei (St. John Bosco, Bellflower) Sr.
DL Scott Taylor (Loyola, Los Angeles) Sr.
DL Richard Wesley (Sierra Canyon, Chatsworth) Soph.
LB Budder Aina (Pacifica, Oxnard) Sr.
LB LaVar Arrington (Charter Oak, Covina) Sr.
LB Henry Casani (Loyola, Los Angeles) Sr.
LB Devin Hyde (Menlo-Atherton, Atherton) Sr.
LB Carter Jones (Crean Lutheran, Irvine) Sr.
LB Joe Kessler (Palo Alto) Sr.
LB Christian Knoos (Oaks Christian, Westlake Village) Sr.
LB Cory McEnroe (Thousand Oaks) Sr.
LB Etene Prichard (Pittsburg) Sr.
LB Venilaite Wolfgramm (Inglewood) Sr.
DB Davon Benjamin (Oaks Christian, Westlake Village) Jr.
DB Marquis Bradley (Charter Oak, Covina) Sr.
DB Kameryn Hurst (Carson) Sr.
DB Tay Lockett (University City, San Diego) Jr.
DB Madden Riordan (Sierra Canyon, Chatsworth) Jr.
DB Robert Santiago (De La Salle, Concord) Sr.
DB LaRue Zamarano (Centennial, Corona) Sr.
Multi-Purpose
WR/DB Hayden Anderson (Windsor) Sr.
WR/ATH Brandon Arrington (Mt. Miguel, Spring Valley) Jr.
RB/KR Brian Bonner (Valencia) Sr.
QB/RB Jimmy Butler (Serra, Gardena) Sr.
QB/RB Jeremiah Calvin (Mayfair, Lakewood) Sr.
QB/RB Ricky Cole (Inderkum, Sacramento) Sr.
KR/WR Kavon Collins (Monterey) Sr.
WR/DB Dayquan Dunn (Arcata) Sr.
QB/RB Dominic Duran (Pacifica, Oxnard) Sr.
QB/RB Alonzo Esparza (Los Alamitos) Sr.
QB/RB Luke Fahey (Mission Viejo) Jr.
RB/DB Kourdey Glass (Hanford) Sr.
WR/DB Elijah Huddle (Casa Roble, Orangevale) Sr.
WR/DB Jaden Jefferson (De La Salle, Concord) Jr.
QB/RB J.J. Johnson (Enterprise, Redding) Sr.
TE/ATH Tony Keck (Clayton Valley, Concord) Sr.
RB/LB Derek Keeley (Rocklin) Sr.
TE/LB Ryan Lewis (Escalon) Sr.
QB/RB Jarret Nielsen (Jordan, Long Beach) Sr.
RB/WR Aaron Ramirez (Coachella Valley, Thermal) Sr.
QB/RB John Sanders (St. Francis, La Canada) Sr.
RB/DB Jamar Searcy (Pittsburg) Sr.
QB/RB/ATH Seth Shigg (Culver City) Sr.
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