Prep Rally: The Quarterbacks To Watch In Local High School Football This Season

Hi, and invited to different version of Prep Rally. I’m Eric Sondheimer. It’s clip to statesman a play look astatine players to watch by position successful Southern California precocious schoolhouse football. First up is quarterback.

QBs to watch

Junior backmost Chase Curren of Crespi.

(Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times)

The Class of 2029 mightiness beryllium nan champion people to get excited astir for this coming season, though there’s plentifulness of quarterbacks from each people to azygous out.

Seniors already committed see Huntington Beach’s Brady Edmunds (Ohio State), Corona Centennial’s Jaden Jefferson (Hawaii), Palos Verdes’ Ryan Rakowski (Nevada), Oxnard Pacifica’s Taylor Lee (Portland State), Chaparral’s Dane Weber (Cal) and Carson’s Chris Fields III (Georgetown). Laguna Beach’s Jack Hurst is coming disconnected a play successful which he threw for 45 touchdowns. Matthew Smith transferred from Villa Park to Santa Margarita and is committed to Vanderbilt. Caden Jones of Crean Lutheran is committed to Arizona.

DJ Mitchell from La Habra is simply a dual threat quarterback. Michael Gonzalez of South Gate passed for 3,842 yards and 41 touchdowns past season.

Among nan juniors pinch awesome resumes are St. John Bosco’s Koa Malau’ulu, Mater Dei’s Russell Sekona, a transportation from Leuzinger, Crespi’s Chase Curren, St. Bonaventure’s Jaxson Carper, Star Thomas of Orange, Ayden Edwards of Tustin and Vista del Lago’s Josiah Dupree-Boyd. Talon Spencer of Capistrano Valley had 21 touchdown passes and 11 touchdown runs arsenic a sophomore. Treyvone Towns of Rancho Cucamoga gets a restart aft leaving Oaks Christian past season.

Quarterback Evan McCalister of Valencia is portion of an outstanding people of 2029 quarterbacks.

(Craig Weston / For The Times)

Then there’s nan sophomores who made memorable first impressions arsenic freshmen. Let’s spot really overmuch they develop. The group is led by Thaddeus Breaux of Hamilton, Ford Green of Westlake, Marcus Washington of Cajon, Ezrah Brown of Orange Lutheran, Steven Moore of La Sierra, Levi Dean of Vista Murrieta, Jonah Tuaniga of Long Beach Millikan, Evan McCalister of Valencia and Jeremy Melialieu of Chaminade.

Edison passing tournament

The Edison Battle astatine nan Beach passing tourney is group for Saturday astatine Edison High. It’s for illustration a who’s who of apical players and teams. Five of nan six Trinity League teams are participating, pinch only Mater Dei not entered.

Also competing is Cathedral Catholic, which mightiness beryllium nan champion squad successful San Diego.

Here’s a tournament preview.

MLB Futures Game

The All-Star Futures crippled is group for Sunday astatine Citizens Bank Park successful Philadelphia, and Corona High fans will get to spot pitcher Seth Hernandez represent nan Pirates.

Also selected were Ralphy Velazquez from Huntington Beach, Mason McGwire from Capistrano Valley, Josiah Hartshorn from Orange Lutheran, Anthony Eyanson from Lakewood. Here’s nan complete roster.

Pete Crow-Armstrong (Harvard-Westlake), Freddie Freeman (El Modena) and Paul Skenes (El Toro) were chosen for nan MLB All-Star game.

Notes . . .

Tim Cunningham, a characteristic character from nan 1980s deed TV bid “Cheers,” still makes them laughter coaching shot astatine Sherman Oaks Notre Dame.

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Tim Cunningham, a overmuch beloved erstwhile Sherman Oaks Notre Dame adjunct shot coach who spent 11 years acting arsenic a barroom patron connected nan 1980s deed sitcom “Cheers,” died Friday successful South Carolina. He was 80. He had humor, loved to publication and loved baseball. His earliest coaching was serving arsenic an adjunct for nan Northridge Little League squad that included boy Matt and vanished 2nd astatine nan 1994 World Series.

In 2003, arsenic caput coach astatine Harvard-Westlake, he was The Times’ coach of nan year, guiding his squad to runner-up successful Division 3. The Wolverines mislaid to Crespi 1-0. Future awesome leaguer Trevor Plouffe sounded for Crespi. Harvad-Westlake had a pitcher, Jason Gluson, who hardly deed 80 mph. Glushon went connected to go a sports agent.

Notre Dame will clasp a ceremony of his life astatine a later date, coach Tom Dill said. He is survived by his wife, Pat, son Matt, girl Elizabeth and respective grandchildren.

Former Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly has joined nan coaching unit astatine Corona High. Here’s the report....

Orange Lutheran grad CJ Weinstein, a standout 2nd baseman, has changed his committedness from LSU to UCLA....

Jardiel Ochoa is nan caller shot coach astatine Sun Valley Poly....

Defensive lineman Marcus Fakatou of Sierra Canyon has committed to Ohio State....

Former San Juan Hills linebacker Weston Port has committed to Michigan. He antecedently was committed to UCLA, went connected his two-year Mormon Mission and will return adjacent twelvemonth to enroll astatine Michigan....

Receiver Eli Woodard of Chaparral has committed to Miami....

Defensive backmost Myles Baker of Sierra Canyon has changed his committedness from Cal to UCLA....

DeAnthony Wiley has resigned arsenic girls hoops coach astatine Buena Park....

The caller shot coach astatine UC Riverside is Greg Wallis, a Chatsworth High graduate....

Brandon Granger of St. Bernard has committed to UC San Diego for basketball....

Vince Nolasco is returning to Salesian arsenic diversion director. He antecedently was astatine St. Anthony....

From nan archives: Kurt Stillwell

Kurt Stillwell was nan No. 2 subordinate taken successful nan 1983 MLB amateur draught retired of Thousand Oaks High by nan Cincinnati Reds arsenic a shortstop. His father, Ron, was Thousand Oaks’ caput coach. Kurt had a nine-year MLB career.

Now he useful for supplier Scott Boras, who was his supplier successful 1983 erstwhile he signed for $135,000, tops successful nan draft. Roger Clemens was taken No. 4 by nan Red Sox and signed for $121,000. After his playing days, Stillwell became a sportfishing guideline earlier joining nan Boras Corporation.

Here’s a communicative from 1992 explaining Stillwell’s easy-going personality.

Recommendations

From nan Los Angeles Times, a communicative connected nan return of JuJu Watkins to USC hoops practice.

From Burlinson connected basketball, a communicative connected nan title successful Nevada and Rocklin.

From Texashsfootball.com, a communicative connected transfers successful precocious schoolhouse football.

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