Southern California high school football: Top stars, best performances in fifth week of 2021 playoffs (Dec. 3-4)
The fifth week of the fall 2021 Southern California high school football playoffs included several big performances in the Southern Region bowl games across the L.A. City, Southern and San Diego sections.
Here’s a quick look at some of the top stars and individual performances from the fifth week of playoffs throughout SoCal.
Note: Entries are based on information provided by coaches, statisticians, media members and high school football fans. Don’t see any details for your team’s game? Email some notes and/or stats to bodie@scorebooklive.com.
(Lead photo by Heston Quan)
SOCAL TOP STARS(Dec. 3-4)
Lucky Sutton, Cathedral Catholic RB: Sutton rushed for 435 yards and had seven total touchdowns against Orange Lutheran in Friday's D1-AA Southern Region bowl game.
Logan Gonzalez, Orange Lutheran QB: Gonzalez was 31 of 45 for 433 yards and five touchdowns in Friday's 71-62 loss to Cathedral Catholic.
Desmin Jackson, Orange Lutheran RB: Jackson rushed for 229 yards and three touchdowns in Friday's shootout with Cathedral Catholic.
Jaylen Lynch, Orange Lutheran WR: Lynch caught four touchdown passes against Cathedral Catholic.
Jerry McClure, Mater Dei Catholic WR: McClure caught six passes for 124 yards and a touchdown against Helix on Friday.
Christian Washington, Helix RB: Washington had 273 total yards and three touchdowns in Friday's regional bowl game loss to Mater Dei Catholic.
Jax Leatherwood, Scripps Ranch QB: Leatherwood was 18 of 26 for 438 yards and five touchdowns to help the Falcons take down Valencia on Saturday night.
Conor Lawlor, Scripps Ranch WR: Lawlor caught six passes for 218 yards and three touchdowns against Valencia. He also tossed a 30-yard touchdown pass in the 45-38 win.
Dylan Wenger, Scripps Ranch WR: Wenger caught seven passes for 163 yards and a touchdown against Valencia.
Duhron Goodman, Valencia WR: Goodman caught nine passes for 183 yards and two touchdowns in Saturday's loss to Scripps Ranch.
Maalik Murphy, Serra QB: Murphy passed for 280 yards and three touchdowns in Saturday's win over Long Beach Poly.
D’amonte Moten, Independence (Bakersfield) DB: Moten had two interceptions including the game-winner in the end zone as time expired.
Ladon Denmark, Independence (Bakersfield) QB: Denmark rushed for three touchdowns against Venice on Friday night.
Malachai Ghitman, Patrick Henry QB: Ghitman passed for 219 yards and three touchdowns while leading a comeback against Birmingham. He also rushed for 66 yards.
Elijaih Lux, Patrick Henry RB: Lux rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns against Birmingham on Saturday.
David Jordan-Oliveros, Birmingham QB: Jordan-Oliveros passed for 209 yards and a touchdown and also scored twice on the ground against Patrick Henry.
Delamonte Barnes, Birmingham RB: Barnes rushed for 127 yards and scored the game-winning touchdown against Patrick Henry on Saturday night.
Timothy Jackson, Birmingham DB: Jackson intercepted a his eight pass of the season on Saturday night, sealing the 42-35 win over Patrick Henry.
Ashtin Dupleasis, Quartz Hill RB: Dupleasis had 184 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns against Palo Verde Valley on Friday.
Josh Sousa, Central Valley Christian RB: Sousa had 164 total yards and three touchdowns in a 21-9 win against Serrano.
