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Kaiser and Summit make out with the superlatives, with Kaiser RB Jimmy Awolesi nabbing offensive MVP honors while Kaiser LB Dennis Taylor and Summit DB Donte Deayon split defensive MVP honors.

Superlatives
Offensive MVP: Jimmy Awolesi, RB, Sr., Kaiser
Defensive MVP: Dennis Taylor, LB, Sr., Kaiser and Donte Deayon, DB, Jr., Summit

First Team
Offense
Bernard Porter, QB, Jr., Summit
J.R. Vallejo, QB, Sr., Patriot
Montigo Alford, RB, Sr., Summit
Nano Martinez, RB, Jr., Patriot
Edward Randolph, RB, Sr., Bloomington
Ryan Ruiz, RB, Jr., Norte Vista
Damar Sowell, RB, Sr., Patriot
Devon Blackmon, WR, Sr., Summit
Dwayne Brown, WR, Sr., Kaiser
Alex Cruz, WR, Sr., Bloomington
Jose Vizcarra, WR, Sr., Patriot
Rey Sanchez, TE, Sr., Norte Vista
Gary Dixon, OL, Sr., Summit
Jose Hernandez, OL, Jr., Norte Vista
Nick LeFay, OL, Sr., Kaiser
Ben Reyes, OL, Sr., Patriot
Devon Swan, OL, Jr., Summit
Novian Watson, OL, Sr., Kaiser
Anthony Burciaga, K, Jr., Summit

Defense
Matthew Ceja, DL, Sr., Summit
Walter Earnest, DL, Sr., Kaiser
Xavier Evans, DL, Sr., Kaiser
Chris Lavender, DL, Sr., Bloomington
Raul Ramirez, DE, Sr., Kaiser
Keenan Sykes, DE, So., Summit
Nikko Taylor, DE, Jr., Summit
Joe Canada, OLB, Sr., Norte Vista
DaVonte Manning, OLB, Sr., Kaiser
Jamaal Williams, OLB, Jr., Summit
Alex Beam, ILB, Jr., Jurupa Valley
Anthony Flores, ILB, Jr., Kaiser
Brandon Lallande, ILB, Sr., Summit
Nick Shaw, ILB, Sr., Summit
Jameel Erving, DB, Sr., Summit
Kindrick Haynes, DB, Sr., Kaiser
Joseph Henderson, DB, Sr., Summit
Sukhjit Singh, DB, Sr. Patriot

The building process from an overmatched team of freshman and sophomores to a championship-level force has been a gradual one for Summit coach Tony Barile. But as Summit gets ready for its fifth season fresh off an upset of No. 1 seeded Citrus Hill in the first round of last year's Eastern Division playoffs, Barile sees one thing that the SkyHawks need to do to reach the next level.

"We needed to get stronger," Barile said. "The reason we have lot to Palm Springs the last two years in the playoffs was because we weren't strong enough and we wore down in the fourth quarter. That's the one thing we've been doing this summer - hitting the weight room and getting stronger. We want to be able to outlast our opponents."

Strength is important to the SkyHawks because they have the speed and skill necessary to do damage with a little bit of open space. Athletes dot the Summit roster throughout, led by senior quarterback Devon Blackmon.