There as soon as was a time the Metropolis Part had the very best quarterbacks, the times of John Elway (Granada Hills), Tom Ramsey (Kennedy) and Jay Schroeder (Palisades) all enjoying in opposition to each other.
This fall, the Metropolis Part has a lot of high quality returning quarterbacks, making it doable for them to get some consideration at a time the expertise degree has been dwindling general.
Let’s begin with Diego Montes of Kennedy. He’s 5 toes 11, 160 kilos, an A pupil and authorized baller. All he did as a junior was cross for two,508 yards and 24 touchdowns and rush for 1,400 yards and 25 touchdowns. He had a 91-yard run.
“I have more stamina,” he mentioned after a spring of operating monitor. “We run tempo offense, so being able to get up on the line right after you bust a 20-yard run or chip away at the defense, you’re in better condition. I’m not scared of putting my shoulder down.”
Liam Pasten of Eagle Rock had 3,602 yards passing as a junior and has his personal hair-cutting enterprise, so defenders be good as a result of he could make you look good in different methods.
Chris Fields of Carson, Jack Thomas of Palisades, Seth Solorio of San Pedro and Elijah McDaniel of Dorsey are the rarest of the uncommon — they left Southern Part faculties to hitch the Metropolis Part, coming from Lawndale, Loyola, St. John Bosco and Warren, respectively. Every has an opportunity to elevate and supply big-time contributions this fall.
One of many high freshman quarterbacks in Southern California needs to be Thaddeu Breaux of Hamilton. Not less than he’s anticipated to have the chance to cross and cross. Coach Elijah Asante is projecting 50 cross makes an attempt a sport.
There are returning quarterbacks at Cleveland, Taft, South Gate, Birmingham and elsewhere, in order that’s a superb signal the offenses within the Metropolis Part needs to be in good place to roll from the opening video games on Aug. 22.
They need to keep in mind there are NFL Corridor of Famers from the Metropolis Part who as soon as wore jerseys they’re sporting. The names of Elway, Bob Waterfield (Van Nuys) and Warren Moon (Hamilton) come to thoughts.
Official observe begins on the finish of this month.
