Los Angeles Times

THE TIMES’ FIRST TEAM

- — Eric Sondheimer

Offense

Running back: Jordan Wilmore, Lawndale, 5-9, 188, Jr. Catch him if you can; many couldn’t. Wilmore rushed for 2,220 yards and 33 touchdowns. He also caught four touchdown passes.

Runing back: Jermar Jefferson, Narbonne, 6-0, 200, Sr. The City Section Open Division player of the year led Narbonne to a Division 1-A bowl victory. He rushed for 1,848 yards and 34 touchdowns.

Quarterbac­k: J.T. Daniels, Santa Ana Mater Dei, 6-2, 200, Jr. The USC commit showed that he could also run the ball, scoring nine touchdowns. He passed for 4,123 yards and 52 touchdowns.

Wide receiver: Marquis Spiker, Murrieta Valley, 6-3, 175, Sr. The Washington commit set a state record with 69 career touchdown catches and finished the season with 83 receptions for 1,490 yards and 27 touchdowns.

Wide receiver: Amon-ra St. Brown, Santa Ana Mater Dei, 6-0, 170, Sr. Fearless, fast and aggressive, St. Brown caught 64 passes for 1,370 yards and 20 touchdowns while earning respect as the top receiver in California.

Wide receiver: Michael Wilson, Chaminade, 6-2, 185, Sr. The Stanford commit averaged 20.7 yards per reception and was the MVP of the Mission League. He had 12 touchdown passes among 56 receptions.

Line: Chris Murray, Santa Ana Mater Dei, 6-3, 295, Sr. Part of the best blocking group in the Southland, he was a model of consistenc­y whether protecting the quarterbac­k or opening holes for the running backs.

Line: Tommy Brown, Santa Ana Mater Dei, 6-7, 315, Sr. The Trinity League lineman of the year is headed to Alabama after using his size and strength to manhandle defensive ends.

Line: Jarrett Patterson, Mission Viejo, 6-5, 275, Sr. The No. 1 blocker for a Division 1 semifinali­st, he was consistent, productive and relentless.

Line: Justin Dedich, Chaparral, 6-2, 290, Sr. The USC signee is considered one of the top centers in the nation. Helped his team to a 7-5 record.

Line: Jonah Tauanu’u, Narbonne, 6-5, 300, Jr. He stamped himself as one of the state’s top junior line prospects, using his agility and strength to help Narbonne win a fourth straight City title.

Kicker: Jonah Lipel, Chaminade, 6-0, 180, Sr. The Harvardbou­nd Lipel made all 13 of his field-goal attempts and had 60 touchbacks on kickoffs.

Defense

Line: Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oaks Christian, 6-5, 235, Jr. The Lions defense was vastly improved thanks to the transfer of Thibodeaux from Dorsey. He recorded 21 sacks.

Line: Cole Aubrey, St. John Bosco, 6-3, 230, Jr. Rushing from his end position, he had 15 sacks and 72 tackles while showing an impressive ability to never give up on a play.

Line: Abdul-Malik McClain, JSerra, 6-4, 230, Sr. The USC signee was a dominant player, charging ahead and causing havoc. He finished with 18 sacks.

Line: Jeremiah Martin, Cajon, 6-5, 250, Sr. He finished with 31 sacks in helping the Cowboys reach the CIF state championsh­ip Division 2-AA bowl game.

Linebacker: Christian LaValle, Mission Viejo, 6-1, 225, Sr. One of the hardest hitters around, the Arizona Statebound LaValle helped the Diablos finish 12-1 by contributi­ng a team-leading 128 tackles.

Linebacker: Darien Butler, Narbonne, 6-1, 228, Sr. Four times he was All-City. Four times he won a City title. This was his best season, recording 148 tackles.

Linebacker: Mase Funa, Santa Ana Mater Dei, 6-3, 240, Jr. Toughness, quickness and determinat­ion were the descriptiv­e words for Funa, who had 61⁄2 sacks among 52 tackles.

Back: Chris Venable, Corona Centennial, 6-1, 180, Sr. Relatively unknown before this season, he made five intercepti­ons, contribute­d 50 tackles and was contributo­r to a Division 1 semifinali­st.

Back: Stephan Blaylock, St. John Bosco, 5-11, 170, Sr. The UCLA signee played free safety and could be counted on to roam the field and find opportunit­ies to break up plays.

Back: Olaijah Griffin, Mission Viejo, 6-0, 180, Sr. Used his speed, athleticis­m and toughness to be an impact player at cornerback and the top player from the South Coast League.

Back: Jared Greenfield, Crenshaw, 5-11, 165, So. Made 12 intercepti­ons for the Division 4-AA bowl champs, and showed his versatilit­y by playing quarterbac­k to start the season.

Punter: Jake Haggard, JSerra, 6-3, 190, Sr. The punter of the year in the Trinity League averaged 41.3 yards. He also made eight field goals in 10 attempts and is headed to Pennsylvan­ia.

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