There were many dominant high school football performances in Week 9 across Southern California and TeamFB7 highlights the best performers of the week.
The regular season across Southern California is coming to a close, and several league battles continued in Week 9 of the high school football season. Players from across the LA City Section, San Diego Section and Southern Section had big games for their teams last week, and we highlight them.
Taking a Look Across Southern California at the Top HS Football Performances from Week 9
Here are the top high school performances in Southern California from Week 8 following a busy Week 8.
Top Passing Performances
Nicholas Hoang, Culver City
Nicholas Hoang completed 28 of 40 passes for 511 yards with 6 touchdowns and ran for a touchdown in Culver City’s 54-52 win over Torrance. He has thrown for over 500 yards twice this season and has 37 touchdown passes.
Graham Lunzer, Valley Christian
Graham Lunzer threw for 368 yards on just 13 completions with 5 touchdowns in a 55-50 win over Western Christian. He also ran for 162 yards om 20 carries with 3 touchdowns.
Hezekiah Manuel, Hoover
Hezekiah Manuel threw for 308 yards with 3 touchdowns and ran for 190 yards with 2 touchdowns in Hoover’s win over Clairemont. He leads the San Diego Section in passing with over 350 yards more than the quarterback with the second most passing yards.
Star Thomas III, Orange
Star Thomas III completed 15 of 21 passes for 428 yards with 6 touchdowns in Orange’s 55-17 win over Irvine. The junior lefty leads the Southern Section in passing and has 38 touchdowns with just 1 interception.
Top Rushing Performances
Maliq Allen, St. John Bosco
Maliq Allen ran for 136 yards on 13 carries with 4 touchdowns in St. John Bosco’s 54-7 win over Servite. The senior running back has accounted 979 yards rushing to go with 15 touchdowns on the ground for the Braves. Allen is averaging 6.3 yards per carry 1,183 all-purpose yards through nine games.
Gatsbee Gumban, Nogales
Gatsbee Gumban ran for 325 yards with 2 touchdowns and had a 60-yard touchdown reception in Nogales’ win over Don Lugo.
Joseph Lara, Bonita
Joseph Lara ran for 205 yards on 12 carries with 3 touchdowns in Bonita’s 35-32 win over Charter Oak. He also had 9 tackles with a forced fumble and fumble recovery on defense.
Asir Nembhard, Mater Dei
Asir Nembhard ran for a school-record 339 yards with 3 touchdowns in Mater Dei’s 52-38 win over Orange Lutheran. He broke a school-record that was set in 1996 by Mike McNair, who ran for 324 yards.
Top Receiving Performances
Zion Anderson, Long Beach Poly
Zion Anderson caught six passes for 166 yards with 4 touchdowns in Long Beach Poly’s win over Millikan. Rivals made a prediction in favor of UCLA for the athlete prospect in the 2028 class. Fellow Long Beach Poly teammate JuJu Johnson is already committed to the Bruins for 2027. USC, Notre Dame, Oregon, Georgia, Miami and Texas A&M are some of the other programs that have offered Anderson.
Jo’El La Foe, Culver City
Jo’El La Foe caught 12 passes for 185 yards with 2 touchdowns in Culver City’s 54-52 win over Torrance.
KJ Woodbury Jr., Orange
KJ Woodbury Jr. was very efficient with five catches for 222 yards with 3 touchdowns in Orange’s win over Irvine. He had touchdown receptions of 79 and 72 yards.
Top Defensive Performances
Isaiah Danns, Mater Dei
Isaiah Danns returned an interception 86 yards to seal Mater Dei’s win over Orange Lutheran.
Justin Karg, El Dorado
Justin Karg had 2 interceptions for El Dorado in its 45-7 win over Beckman. Karg also had 2 receiving touchdowns.
Noah Sanchez, Crespi
Noah Sanchez had 8 tackles, a sack and an interception for Crespi in its win over Alemany.
Arthur Tuverson, San Juan Hills
Arthur Tuverson had a game-sealing interception return for a touchdown for San Juan Hills in its 16-0 win over San Clemente. He has 3 interceptions on the season and has returned 2 for touchdowns.
