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Eight county players highlight the Southern California All-Star team for the first SoCal vs. Arizona All-Star Game, which will be held Saturday night at 7 p.m. at the Surprise Baseball Complex in Surprise, Ariz. Cajon quarterback Thomas Carter, Colton linebacker Devan Hussey, Redlands offensive lineman Jordan Smith and defensive lineman John Siliga, Redlands East Valley defensive backs Taylor Fernandez and Josh Armstrong and Kaiser linebackers Davonte Manning and Dennis Taylor will be playing Saturday for the SoCal team, which will have an all-star cast of retired coaches at the helm.

Former Fontana and Kaiser coach Dick Bruich will be part of a staff that includes former Claremont coach Bob Baiz and former Damien coach Dick Larson.

Colton linebacker Devan Hussey, the San Andreas League and CIF-SS Defensive MVP and all-Sun selection at linebacker, has signed with Azusa Pacific according to a text by Colton coach Rick Bray yesterday. Hussey was an integral force behind Colton's CIF championship this past season and quite frankly, APU got itself a steal.

CENTRAL DIVISION
Offensive Player of the Year - Travis Champion, Rancho Verde
Defensive Player of the Year - Devan Hussey, Colton
Coach of the Year - Richard Bray, Colton

Offense
Xavier Browne, RB, Jr., Chino
Tyler Ervin, RB, Sr., Colton
Chyl Robinson, RB, Sr., La Quinta
Superiorr Reid, RB, Sr., Arlington
Devonte Jordan, RB, Sr., Rancho Verde
Travis Champion, QB, Sr., Rancho Verde
Thomas Carter, QB, Sr., Cajon
Paul Rodriguez, OL, Sr., San Gorgonio
John Taylor, OL, Sr., Colton
Tyler Burns, OL, Sr., Chino
Kyle Lass, OL, Jr., Palm Springs
Eric Amidel, OL, Sr., La Quinta
Cris Soto, OL, Sr., Rancho Verde
Samson Kafovalu, OL, Jr., Arlington
Kody Kabeary, WR., Sr., Palm Desert
Quinton Pedroza, WR, Sr., Chino
Damontae Kazee, WR, Jr., Cajon
Brandon Charles, WR, Jr., San Gorgonio
Junior Pomee, WR, Sr., Rancho Verde
John Pena, K, Jr., Rialto
Nephi Garcia, Util, Sr., Palm Springs

DEFENSE
Tavion Smith, DB, Sr., Carter
Hastens Roberts, DB, Sr., Colton
Promise Amadi, DB, Sr., Chino
Sean Longerer, DB, Sr., La Quinta
Anthony Goodall, DB, Sr., Palm Desert
Ryan Henderson, DB, Sr,. Rancho Verde
Dion Thompson, DL, Sr., Cajon
Ryan Hunter-Sims, DL, Jr., San Gorgonio
John Taylor, DL, Sr., Colton
Eric Quintero, DL, Sr., Coachella Valley
Mark Williams, DL, Sr., Palm Springs
Brandon Acid, DL, Sr., Colony
Isiah Brennes, DL, Sr., Chino
Devan Hussey, LB, Sr., Colton
Ronald Valonia, LB, Sr., Chino
Nuuvali Faapito, LB, Sr., La Quinta
Desmond Dukes, LB, Sr,. La Quinta
Rodney Hardrick, LB, Sr., Colton
Blair Brown, LB, Sr., Rancho Verde
Spencer Collins, P, Sr., Palm Desert
Marcus Allen, Utility, Sr., Valley View

Arrived last week, but waited for Colton to finish playing before publishing it. Cajon's do-everything quarterback Thomas Carter earned offensive MVP honors while Colton linebacker Devan Hussey was named defensive MVP for the second straight year.

Superlatives:
Offensive MVP: Thomas Carter, QB, Sr., Cajon
Defensive MVP: Devan Hussey, LB, Sr., Colton

First Team
Offense
Dayln Contreras, QB, Sr,. San Gorgonio
Rory Colbert, RB, Sr., Carter
Tyler Ervin, RB, Sr., Colton
Jamie Snowten, RB, Jr., San Gorgonio
Tyler Telphy, RB, Jr., Rialto
Brandon Charles, WR, Jr., San Gorgonio
Haneef Hill, WR, Jr., Pacific
Ryan Jones, WR, Sr., Cajon
Damontae Kazee, WR, Jr., Cajon
Jordan Becar, OL, Sr,. Cajon
Ivan Grano, OL, Sr., Carter
Julian Ramos, OL, Jr., Rialto
Paul Rodriguez, OL, Sr., San Gorgonio
John Taylor, OL, Sr., Colton
John Pena, K, Jr., Rialto

Defense
Ryan Hunter-Sims, DL, Jr., San Gorgonio
Paul Rodriguez, DL, Sr., San Gorgonio
John Taylor, DL, Sr., Colton
Dion Thompson, DL, Sr., Cajon
Rodney Hardrick, LB, Sr., Colton
Reyshawn Hooker, LB, Jr., Arroyo Valley
Anthony Pomee, LB, Sr., Rialto
Brian Pratt, LB, Sr., San Gorgonio
Damontae Kazee, DB, Jr., Cajon
Davion Lucas, DB, Sr., San Gorgonio
Hastens Roberts, DB, Sr., Colton
Tayvion Smith, DB, Sr., Carter
Robert Williams, P, Sr., Rialto

Second Team
Offense
Jordan Mixon, QB, Sr., Colton
Robert Brown, RB, Sr., San Bernardino
Mike Martin, RB, Sr., San Gorgonio
Khayree Sanders, RB, Jr., Carter
Tyrone Thomas, RB, Jr., Arroyo Valley
Ahmad Cummings, WR, Jr., Arroyo Valley
Daviontay Glass, WR, Sr., San Bernardino
Monroe Offeld, WR, Jr., San Gorgonio
Hastens Roberts, WR, Sr., Colton
Kenneth Clark, OL, So., Carter
Raymond Esparza, OL, Jr., Cajon
Ryan Hanna, OL, Sr., Colton
Tevita Kalavi, OL, Jr., San Gorgonio
Robert Nimmo, OL, Sr., San Bernardino

Defense
Kenneth Clark, DL, So., Carter
Adiem Eboke, DL, Jr., Arroyo Valley
Victor Quintero, DL, Sr., Colton
Nick Seiuli, DL, Jr., Rialto
Miguel Bettancourt, LB, So., Cajon
Daniel Castro, LB, Jr., Carter
Josh Trotter, LB, Jr., Carter
Trayvon White, LB, Sr., San Gorgonio
Kris Brown, DB, Jr., Carter
Bryan Davis, DB, So., Rialto
Khleem Perkins, DB, So., San Bernardino
Tony Wilson, DB, Sr., Arroyo Valley

With the high school football season in high gear, recruiting of local athletes is starting to pick up as well. That's definitely the case at Colton High School, as several Yellowjackets are jumping headfirst into the recruiting process.

Star running back Tyler Ervin and linebacker/tight end Rodney Hardrick made unofficial visits to Arizona State and Boise State this weekend. Ervin went to check out the Oregon-Arizona State, while Hardrick flew up to see the Oregon State-Boise State clash.
"Rodney was taking care of two birds with one stone, as he's looking at both of those schools," Colton coach Rick Bray said. "It's an exciting time for all of these kids."

Another Yellowjacket receiving a large amount of interest is Devan Hussey, who is being pursued by several Ivy League schools. The University of Colorado has also been around the Colton campus a lot recently according to Bray.

A new wrinkle we added this year, the preseason all-area team wasn't very easy to put together. But I'm sure these guys will make me look somewhat smart.

OFFENSE
QB - Thomas Carter, Sr., Cajon
RB - Dillon Pretzinger, Sr., Rim of the World
RB - Jeremiah Armstead, Sr., Oak Hills
RB - Tyler Ervin, Sr., Colton
WR - Paul Pitts, Sr., Los Osos
WR - Angel Rivera, Sr., Arroyo Valley
TE - Rodney Hardrick, Sr., Colton
OL - Jamal Prater, Sr., Etiwanda
OL - Jordan Smith, Sr., Redlands
OL - Hector Sotelo, Sr., Serrano
OL - Gary Dixon, Sr., Summit
OL - Jesus Cortez, Sr., Chaffey
Util - Devon Blackmon, Sr., Summit
K - Cody Madsen, Sr., Redlands East Valley

DEFENSE
DL - Ethan Hillyer, Sr., Serrano
DL - John Siliga, Sr., Redlands
DL - Devon Lewis, Sr., Redlands East Valley
DL - Kyle Jerkins, Sr., Apple Valley
LB - Devan Hussey, Sr., Colton
LB - Dennis Taylor, Sr., Kaiser
LB - Jamal Wilson, Sr., Miller
LB - Jimmy Musgrave, Sr., Silverado
DB - Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Sr., Chino Hills
DB - Josh Armstrong, Sr., Redlands East Valley
DB - Desman Carter, Sr., Kaiser
DB - Demontae Kazee, Jr., Cajon
Util - Sateki Finau, Sr., Rancho Cucamonga
P - Jake Van Ginkel, Sr., Upland

On the surface, it won't seem like much has changed as far as Colton High School football is concerned. The Yellowjackets will still run their double-wing offense, using a physical running game and an assortment of athletic playmakers on defense to great success. But they'll have a new guy overseeing that.

Longtime assistant Rick Bray, who has served as an assistant at Colton 21 of the last 25 season - the last 11 with Harold Strauss, is the new guy in charge of the Yellowjackets, taking the place of the legendary coach in the spring. And while Strauss - who is now concentrating full-time on his role as Colton's athletic director - will not be on the sideline, his influence will remain.

"I'm not going to change much, because there's really not much to be changed," Bray said. "Things worked pretty well here. We'll do some tinkering here and there, but Harold had this running pretty well."