There were many dominant high school football performances in Week 5 across Southern California and TeamFB7 highlights the best performers of the week.
Most teams in Southern California were on byes in Week 5 ahead of league play, but there were plenty of top performances that stood out. Players from across the LA City Section, San Diego Section and Southern Section had strong performances for their teams this week.
Taking a Look Across Southern California at the Top HS Football Performances from Week 5
Here are the top high school football performances in Southern California from Week 5 following a busy Week 4.
Top Passing Performances
Bradley Cassier, St. Monica
Bradley Cassier threw for 324 yards with 6 touchdowns in St. Monica’s 62-21 win over Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary. He is committed to New Mexico.
Josiah Dupree-Boyd, Vista del Lago
Josiah Dupree-Boyd threw for 279 yards with 5 touchdowns in Vista del Lago’s 48-7 win over Granite Hills of Apple Valley. He recently attended games at UCLA and Oregon as well. The junior is considered one of the top quarterback prospects in the 2028 class.
Demarco Hernandez, Sierra Canyon
Demarco Hernandez completed 22 of 23 passes for 273 yards with 3 touchdowns in Sierra Canyon’s 42-10 win over Pacifica of Oxnard. He set a career-high in yards and touchdowns in the win.
Ryan Manning, Diamond Bar
Ryan Manning threw for 287 yards with 4 touchdowns and ran for 48 yards in Diamond Bar’s 35-11 win over Rowland.
Top Rushing Performances
Matix Frithsmith, Hart
Matix Frithsmith ran for 218 yards with 4 touchdowns in Hart’s 34-17 win over crosstown rival Saugus.
Steven Moore, La Sierra
Steven Moore ran for 144 yards on 10 carries with 2 touchdowns and also threw for 186 yards with 2 touchdowns in La Sierra’s win over San Bernardino.
Julian Morones, El Cajon Christian
Julian Morones ran for 313 yards on just 15 carries with 5 touchdowns and had a receiving touchdown in Christian’s 62-27 win over Monte Vista. He also had a sack and a fumble recovery on defense that he also returned for a touchdown.
Jorden Wells, Servite
Jorden Wells ran for 139 yards on 22 carries with a pair of touchdowns in Servite’s 28-9 win over Damien.
Top Receiving Performances
King Berry, Lawndale
King Berry caught 8 passes for 144 yards with a pair of touchdowns in Lawndale’s 37-7 win over Banning of Wilmington. He also had 4 tackles on defense.
Kailan Booker, St. Monica
Kailan Booker had 4 touchdown receptions for St. Monica in its win over Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary.
Tristan Savage, Ventura
Tristan Savage caught 8 passes for 205 yards with 3 touchdowns for Ventura in its win over Calabasas. He also had 2 rushing touchdowns.
Top Defensive Performances
Noah Clark, Inglewood
Washington State commit Noah Clark had 2 interceptions for Inglewood in its win over Downey.
Ethan Hedrick, Villa Park
Ethan Hedrick had 10 tackles, 3 for a loss and a sack in Villa Park’s shutout win over Lakewood. The junior also led Villa Park in receiving with 86 yards and a touchdown.
Ryder Molchanoff, Cathedral Catholic
New Mexico commit Ryder Molchanoff had 10 tackles with 4 sacks and 7 hurries for Cathedral Catholic in its 42-21 win over Granite Hills.
Ethan Rivera, Olympian
Ethan Rivera had 12 tackles with 7 sacks for Olympian in its 35-29 win over Hoover. He is tied for the second most sacks in the nation this season with 14.5.
