High school football top performers in the Southland
A look at the top performers from high school football games across the Southland on Thursday and Friday nights.
RUSHING
• David Sandy, L.A. Jordan: Rushed for 421 yards, scored five touchdowns, passed 95 yards and made nine tackles in loss to Arleta.
• Brice Hawkins, Simi Valley: Rushed for 202 yards and finished with four touchdowns in win over Sherman Oaks Notre Dame.
• Dorian Hoze, Murrieta Valley: Scored five touchdowns, including the game-winning score with 10 seconds left, in a win over Rancho Cucamonga.
• CJ Johnson, Mayfair: Rushed for 224 yards and had winning touchdown against Trabuco Hills.
• Oliver Gonzalez, Oak Park: Rushed for a school-record 330 yards in 36 carries and scored five touchdowns in win over Camarillo.
• Journee Tonga, Leuzinger: Rushed for 251 yards and three touchdowns in loss to Los Alamitos.
• Erik Favela, Arleta: Rushed for 138 yards in six carries and scored one touchdown in win over L.A. Jordan.
PASSING
• Steele Pizzella, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame: The Washington State commit passed for 362 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 173 yards and one touchdown in loss to Simi Valley.
• Evan Powell, Cajon: Passed for 453 yards and three touchdowns in win over Chino Hills.
• Seth Shigg, Culver City: Passed for 291 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 226 yards and two touchdowns in win over Capistrano Valley.
• Jacob Chambers, Rancho Cucamonga: Completed 16 of 22 passes for 277 yards in loss to Murrieta Valley.
• John Gazzaniga, Santa Margarita: Passed for 322 yards and three touchdowns in win over Inglewood.
• Diego Montes, Granada Hills Kennedy: Passed for 205 yards and three touchdowns, ran for 177 yards and four touchdowns in win over Roosevelt.
• Brady Edmunds, Huntington Beach: Passed for 240 yards and four touchdowns in win over Western.
RECEIVING
• John Junker, Santa Margarita: Caught five passes for 172 yards and three touchdowns against Inglewood.
• Brayden Smith, Camarillo: Caught eight passes for 168 yards and two touchdowns in loss to Oak Park.
• Nico Mastrippolito, Oak Park: Made nine catches for 202 yards in defeat of Camarillo.
• Ryder Brownstein, Brentwood: Had seven catches for 140 yards, including game-winning score in the second overtime, in win over St. Monica.
DEFENSE
• Tahj Skinner, SO Notre Dame: Had two interceptions in his varsity debut after being the JV quarterback.
• RJ Aqui, Eagle Rock: Recorded a safety that keyed an 8-7 win over Crenshaw.
• Jayden Dunn, Summit: Had two interceptions in win over Torrance.
• Xander Rex and Josh Kearst, San Clemente: Each had three sacks in win over Damien.
• Isaac Thomas, Oak Park: Had 13 tackles, including two sacks, against Camarillo.
• Isaiah Phelps, Oxnard Pacifica: Had 10 tackles and scored three touchdowns in win over Laguna Beach.
• Desi Valdes, Loyola: Had two interceptions, including one returned for touchdown, in win over Tustin.
SPECIAL TEAMS
• Jacob Kreinbring, Loyola: Made field goals from 23, 34 and 46 yards in win over Tustin.
• Connor Stephens, Crean Lutheran: Delivered game-winning 25-yard field goal to beat Long Beach Millikan.
• Dylan Freebury, Palos Verdes: Made 47-yard field goal in overtime win over Brea Olinda.