Southern California Top Receiving Performances: Semifinals/Finals
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Jayden Barnes, Garfield Garfield got a huge win over Eagle Rock to advance to the City Section Open Division championship game. Barnes was the leading receiver for Garfield. The junior caught six passes for 168 yards with a touchdown. Garfield…
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Garfield got a huge win over Eagle Rock to advance to the City Section Open Division championship game.
Barnes was the leading receiver for Garfield. The junior caught six passes for 168 yards with a touchdown.
Garfield will play defending Open Division champion Birmingham for the championship.
Matthew Morrell Matthew Morrell 6'4" | 195 lbs | WR Cypress | 2023 State CA , Cypress
Cypress scored 10 points in the fourth quarter to squeak out a win against Newport Harbor in the Division 4 semifinals last week.
Morrell caught six passes for 141 yards and two touchdowns for Cypress.
The Centurions will host Downey for the Division 4 championship game Friday.
Yohan Okanina, Lynwood
Lynwood held off Bassett with a late interception to advance to the Division 14 championship game.
Okanina had a nice receiving game with 146 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Lynwood will play Whittier Christian for the Division 14 title.
Quimari Shemwell Quimari Shemwell 6'0" | 175 lbs | DB Long Beach Poly | 2024 State CA , Western
Western really struggled against Laguna Hills in the Division 7 semifinals and put up a lot of garbage time stats, but Shemwell did a lot of his damage in the first half when the game was competitive.
Shemwell caught six passes for 126 yards and a touchdown for the Pioneers. He won nearly all of his one-on-one matchups and made the biggest offensive plays of the game.
Corey Thompson-Miller, Lincoln
Thompson-Miller had one of the best plays of the weekend to help lead Lincoln to a win over Carlsbad for the San Diego Open Division championship.
He had a 70-yard touchdown and broke multiple tackles in one of the best plays I’ve seen this season.
Other top performers:
Cameron Brewer, Bishop Montgomery
Ajon Bryant Ajon Bryant 5'7" | 160 lbs | RB Mater Dei | 2024 State CA , Mater Dei
Bryant Carey, Downey
JJ Conrad JJ Conrad 6'1" | 185 lbs | WR Yorba Linda | 2023 CA , Yorba Linda
Richard Conti, South Pasadena
Joshua Faulkner Joshua Faulkner 5'9" | 190 lbs | ATH Western | 2024 State CA , Western
Makhi Gray, Lincoln
Jamari Johnson Jamari Johnson 6'5" | 250 lbs | TE Inglewood | 2023 State CA , Inglewood
Josiah Lamarque Josiah Lamarque 5'10" | 175 lbs | ATH Newport Harbor | 2024 State CA , Newport Harbor
Israel Polk Israel Polk 6'3" | 170 lbs | WR St. John Bosco | 2023 State CA , St. John Bosco