Surf City Passing Tournament Preview: Players to Watch
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The last big passing tournament in Orange County will take place on Saturday at Huntington Beach High. 16 teams from as far south as Rancho Santa Margarita and as far north as Hueneme will participate at the Surf City passing…
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Continue ReadingThe last big passing tournament in Orange County will take place on Saturday at Huntington Beach High.
16 teams from as far south as Rancho Santa Margarita and as far north as Hueneme will participate at the Surf City passing tournament and lineman competition.
Let’s take a look at some of the field and some players to watch.
Host Huntington Beach is a much-improved team by all accounts. They won the inaugural Nike 11-On passing and linemen competition hosted by the Los Angeles Chargers at Long Beach Poly a couple of weeks ago.
AJ Perez is back at quarterback for the Oilers after splitting reps last season. This year he is expected to get all the snaps and his arm is solid. Hideo Ray is a fun player to watch because he can play all over the field: running back, the slot, split out wide, defensive back. He is a little undersized as a college prospect but he looks bigger than the 170 pounds he is listed as. He was a First Team All-Sunset League guy and will be one of the top players on the team this fall.
11-ON tournament today @LBPoly_Football !
Thank you for the great experience by @Chargers @Nike
Wanted to share some today’s move! Arigato🤩 pic.twitter.com/exm5YL08fi— Hideo Ray 秀雄 (@HideoRay) July 12, 2021
AJ Vandermade is one of the top defensive players back for the Oilers. Caleb Kelly is a 6-foot-5 receiver who transferred from Orange Lutheran who is getting rave reviews.
Inglewood is a fun team to watch with Cal commit Justyn Martin Justyn Martin 6'4" | 210 lbs | QB Inglewood | 2022 State CA at quarterback. He is 6-foot-4 and will have the best arm of any player in the tournament. I think he is one of the top three senior quarterbacks in the state and he makes really difficult throws look easy.
Justyn Martin with a dime for Inglewood. pic.twitter.com/1MqXiiQuYu
— Connor Morrissette (@C_Morrissette) June 26, 2021
Tomarion Harden Tomarion Harden 6'2" | 225 lbs | RB Inglewood | 2022 State CA is another elite Inglewood player who will be there Saturday. He is a running back committed to UCLA and a big body who is impossible to bring down when the pads come on. His game doesn’t translate as well to 7-on-7 football but when real football happens, he is one of the best players in the state.
Another Inglewood star committed to UCLA is Clint Stephens Clint Stephens 6'1" | 190 lbs | ATH Inglewood | 2022 State CA who transferred from Wilson. He gets really good reviews from scouts I talk to on a 7-on-7 and camp circuit.
COMMITTED! Westwood what’s good! pic.twitter.com/K6v2Fd92Qr
— CHAMP (@ClintStephens_) May 13, 2021
Brody Jones is the quarterback at Foothill and he is finally getting a chance to be the lone starter at Foothill. He has the arm talent but it will be interesting to see how he does at Foothill this fall against much better competition than he faced when he was at Crean Lutheran. Linebacker Gavin Griswold is the best defensive player for the Knights.
Orange is a super fun team to watch, particularly in passing league. Transfer Zachary Siskowic Zachary Siskowic 6'2" | 185 lbs | QB Notre Dame | 2022 State CA is a real star at quarterback. Kobe Boykin Kobe Boykin 5'9" | 175 lbs | RB Los Alamitos | 2024 CA is back in town and a top 15 player in the state for his class in my opinion. Orange also has class of 2025 stars like Jett White Jett White 6'1" | 155 lbs | DB Los Alamitos | 2025 CA .
3 touchdowns c/o 24 ATH last night lost in the league championship we back in 4 months.💯 @Orangepantherf1 @Baller_Visions @prowaytraining @2Ddavis @RyanWrightRNG @GregBiggins @BrandonHuffman @OCSportsZone @DavidDelgado_OC @ttherzog @RTaylorFBscout @K12Elite @FootballRecruit pic.twitter.com/ekjJfQ9a0s
— Kobe Boykin (@kobe_4thawin) April 18, 2021
Sam Mason Sam Mason 6'2" | 185 lbs | WR Charter Oak | 2022 State CA of Charter Oak is a super fun receiver to watch who has offers from San Diego State among others. He is 6-foot-2 and can create separation. Noah Priddy Noah Priddy 6'6" | 290 lbs | OL Charter Oak | 2022 CA is a lineman to keep an eye on during the lineman competition.
Western (Anaheim) is loaded with talent at the skill positions. Drew Faulkner is a really intriguing two-way guy who coach Dan Davidson raves about as a teammate and competitor. Michael Sutton-Shy and Tywon Mitchell Jr. are intriguing receivers to keep an eye on.
Tub #2 @anthonyyl17 @westernpioneer1 pic.twitter.com/qFKWsKIwBv
— Tywon Mitchell Jr ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@TjMitch901) July 12, 2021
Sophomore Anthony Luna is at quarterback for Western and gaining some momentum in the high school media community.
Tesoro is a fascinating team to watch with its quarterback battle between juniors Gavin Shaigineik and Evan Pierce Evan Pierce 6'1" | 195 lbs | QB Tesoro | 2023 State CA after both transferred from Santa Margarita. They have been splitting reps at practice lately despite Pierce transferring a little earlier and having a better understanding of the offense. Tesoro made the finals of the Lakeside passing tournament last week and lost to Temecula Valley.
Came up just short in the final game. Proud of @TesoroFootball played team ball all day. Congrats to @tvhsbearsfb & TY @LakesideHSFB Looking forward to Surf City 7/7 next Sat @hbhs_football @mikehuntley63 @ocvarsityguy @latsondheimer @ocvarsity @QBHitList @SteveFryer #TitanUp pic.twitter.com/T3sF8IkFsz
— Evan Pierce (@evanpierce22) July 18, 2021
Lucas Pesak is a really good running back for Tesoro and Mason Wolfe is a receiver to keep an eye on. Brodie Garrett is defensive guy I like for Tesoro.