Note From The Editor: As we all know, the 2015
High School Football Season is over. And with that, the awards for outstanding play have been announced. Join us in our quick look back at these very deserving and accomplished All-City, All-CIF/SS, and All League players from their respective schools. Huge Congrats to all of these outstanding student-athletes representing their teams and their schools. All players can be found by their school in our Super Photo Gallery below. Thanks for supporting our efforts in covering high school football and we hope you enjoy our presentation! Don’t forget to share this as widely as possible with all of your networks. Rico Cabrera, Sr./Managing Editor, EastLASportsScene.Com
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All-City/Los Angeles City Section:
Division 1*
Garfield “Bulldogs”/Eastern League – (Head Coach, Lorenzo Hernandez)
#3 Marquis Williams/6-0/165/12/Cornerback-WR/1st Team Defense; #32 Tristen Chavarria/6-1/197/12/Tight End/1st Team Offense; #13 Aaron Rocha/5-9/160/12/Kicker/2nd Team Offense
Roosevelt “Rough Riders”/Eastern League – (Head Coach, Javier Cid)
#73 Art Rios/6-2/295/12/Offensive Tackle-Nose Guard/2nd Team Offense
South Gate “Rams”/Eastern League – (Head Coach, Jose Casagran)
#5 Miguel Guerra/5-9/185/12/QB/1st Team Offense; #1 Jamaal Neal/6-1/215/11/WR-FS/(1st Team Offense); #4 Tremar Holiness/5-9/160/11/Running Back-CB/(2nd Team Offense).
Division 2*
Lincoln (L.A.) “Tigers”/Northern League – (Head Coach, Albert Carrillo)
#28 Justin Garcia/5-10/165/12/Defensive Back-WR/1st Team Defense; #5 Cristian Ramirez/5-11/200/12/Linebacker-Fullback/2nd Team Defense
Division 3*
Wilson (L.A.) “Mules”/Northern League – (Head Coach, Eddie Martinez)
#76 Daniel Avila/6-4/290/12/Offensive & Defensive Lineman/1st Team Offense; #5 Elijah Collins/5-9/170/12/Running Back-Linebacker/2nd Team Offense; #33 Gabriel Herrera/5-10/175/11/Linebacker/2nd Team Defense
All-CIF/Southern Section – * Presented by the LA84 Foundation, (Selected by the Football Coaches Association.)
*Bishop Amat “Lancers” / PAC 5 – (Head Coach, Steve Hagerty)
(Offensive Team): #1 Tyler Vaughns/WR/Co-MVP Mission League/1st Team-All San Gabriel Valley; Post-season-Made a spectacular TD catch in the 2nd quarter at the U.S. Army All American Bowl. West defeated the East 37-9; #20 Torreahno Sweet/RB/“Player of the Year” – Mission League and All San Gabriel Valley.
(Defensive Team): #91 Ryan Muñoz/DL/1st Team-Mission League and All San Gabriel Valley
*Cathedral “Phantoms” /Southeast Division – (Head Coach Kevin Pearson)
(Offensive Team): #4 Andrew Tovar /QB/6-2/170/11/ Cathedral’s 2015 “Player of The Year” – Season’s Stat Line: 3,712 yds. total passing yds./47 TD passes/285.5 yds. per game/285.5/245 completions-367 attempts/6 interceptions; led team to 11-2 record/4-1 Angelus league/1,504 National ranking/124 California ranking; #11 Renard Bell/WR/5-11/175/12 – Season’s Stat Line: 13 Games/54 recps/945 total yds/17.5 yds per catch/72.7 yds per game/88 longest/12 TDS; #2 Arex Flemings/WR/5-5/170/11 – Season’s Stat Line: 13 Games/54 recps/864 total yds/16.0 yds per catch/66.5 yds per game/60 longest/11 TDs.
(Defensive Team): #9 Hunter Echols/DE/6-4/232/11/ Season’s Stat Line: 13 Games/42 Solo Tackles/37 Assists/17 Sacks/1.3 Sacks per game/79 Total Tackles/6.1 Tackles per game /27 Tackles For Loss/3 Fumble recoveries/1 TD after fumble recovery.
All-League Awardees
Bishop Amat/Mission League
#7 Damian Garcia/QB-Punter/1st Team-Mission League and All San Gabriel Valley; #76 Matt Brayton/OL/ “Co-Lineman of the Year” – Mission League/1st Team-All San Gabriel Valley; #55 Matt Terlizzi/LB/1st Team-Mission League & All San Gabriel Valley; #8 Christian Gaston/DB/1st Team-Mission League & All San Gabriel Valley;#75 Tim Dolan/OL/1st Team-Mission League/2nd Team-All San Gabriel Valley; #13 Aaron Austin/SS/1st Team-Mission League/2nd Team-All San Gabriel Valley; #6 William Kelly/LB/1st Team-All San Gabriel Valley; #86 Xavier Chavez/TE/1st Team-Mission League; #91 Ryan Muñoz/DL/1st Team-Mission League and All San Gabriel Valley;
Special Recognitions From EastLASportsScene.Com
#77 Aaron Maldonado/DL/ Named to the Cal-Hi Sports All-Sophomore Team; #2 Trevon Sidney/WR-CB/Played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and had one catch. Did not receive post-season honors because of injuries that kept him out most of the season; and #93 Andrew Vasquez/DE/“12th Man – Most Inspirational Player” *(Missed entire Senior season due to injury).
Cathedral/Angelus League
MVP: #4 Andrew Tovar/QB; Co-Offensive MVP; #11 Renard Bell/WR
(1st Team Offense) — Line: #58 Joe Zamora (SR); Back: #1 Kameron Johnson (SR); WRs: #6 Jamire Calvin (JR); #2 Arex Flemings (JR); Kicker: #38 Ricky Quintero (SR). (1st Team Defense) — Line: #9 Hunter Echols (JR); LBs: #7 Nicholas Godfrey (SR); #24 Marcos Lopez (SR); DB: #21 Rhedi Short (JR)
Salesian “Mustangs”/Angelus League – (Head Coach, Angelo Jackson)
Defensive MVP: #9 Deommodore Lenoir/DB/(JR); (1st Team Offense) –#11 Justin Manyweather/WR/(SR); (1st Team Defense)––#17 Blake Young/DL (SR) #6 Marcus Cosby/DB, (SR).
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