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High school football top performers in the Southland

eric sondheimer
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Newbury Park, CA - September 06: Newbury Park Wide Receive Shane Rosenthal (21) runs down the field for a touchdown during a game vs. Pacifica High School which lead to a 36-3 win at Newbury Park High School on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024 in Newbury Park, CA. (Michael Blackshire / Los Angeles Times)
Newbury Park receiver Shane Rosenthal (21) runs down the field for a touchdown during a game vs. Pacifica. (Michael Blackshire / Los Angeles Times)

A look at the top performers from high school football games across the Southland on Thursday and Friday nights.

RUSHING

—Julius Gillick, Edison: Rushed for 302 yards and four touchdowns in win over Lakewood.

—Anthony League, Long Beach Millikan: Rushed for 207 yards and three touchdowns in loss to Downey.

—Jalen Gallegos, Diamond Ranch: Rushed for 180 yards and three touchdowns in loss to Covina.

—Jarrett Sabol, Aliso Niguel: USC baseball commit rushed for 223 yards and two touchdowns in win over Chino.

—Samuel Richard, Crenshaw: Rushed for 144 yards and scored a touchdown in win over Hamilton.

PASSING

—Noah Giddens, Western: Passed for 468 yards and six touchdowns in win over El Toro.

—Wyatt McCauley, Inglewood: Passed for 364 yards and four touchdowns in win over Carson.

—Jake Leones, Temple City: Passed for 318 yards and three touchdowns in win over Alhambra.

—Isaiah Arriaza, Damien: Passed for 314 yards and three touchdowns in win over St. Paul.

—Brady Edmunds, Huntington Beach: Passed for 345 yards and two touchdowns in win over Capistrano Vallley.

—Oscar Rios, Downey: Passed for 356 yards and four touchdowns, ran for 144 yards and three touchdowns in 69-68 win over Long Beach Millikan.

—Jacob Paisano, Hart: Completed 30 of 40 passes for 360 yards and two touchdowns in win over Paraclete.

—Jeremiah Duhu, Beaumont: Passed for 244 yards and three touchdowns in win over Summit.

—Bryson Beaver, Vista Murrieta: Completed 18 of 23 passes for 274 yards and two touchdowns in win over Orange Vista.

—James Johnson, Santa Margarita: Passed for five touchdowns in win over Bakersfield Liberty.

RECEIVING

—Shane Rosenthal, Newbury Park: Recorded his fourth interception of the season and had five catches for 118 yards and two touchdowns in win over Oxnard Pacifica.

—JJ Amezcua, Western: Caught 16 passes for 280 yards and four touchdowns in win over El Toro.

—Damani Porras, Downey: Caught seven passes for 152 yards and three touchdowns in win over Millikan.

—Parker Maxwell, Hart: Caught 13 passes for 157 yards and one touchdown in win over Paraclete.

__Madden Williams, St. John Bosco: Caught 10 passes for 252 yards and three touchdowns in win over Sierra Canyon.

DEFENSE

__Jake Treibatch, Palisades: Had 16 tackles in win over Granada Hills.

—Jon Sarmiento, Palos Verdes: Made two interceptions in comeback win over Corona del Mar.

—Balen Betancourt, Newbury Park: Had three sacks in win over Oxnard Pacifica.

—Mastice Jauregui, Garfield: Had 10 tackles in win over King/Drew.

—Abduall Sanders, Mater Dei: Had two sacks in win over Bishop Gorman.

—KC Cuillard, Tesoro: Returned two interceptions for touchdowns in win over La Mirada.

—Andrejs Biezins, Oak Park: The first-year football player had three tackles for losses in win over Birmingham.

SPECIAL TEAMS

—William Weisberg, SO Notre Dame: Made a 39-yard field goal with five seconds left in 36-34 win over St. Francis. It was his third of the game.

—Nate Lewis, Villa Park: Made field goals from 45 and 40 yards in win over Upland.

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