MaxPreps 2012 California Division I All-State High School Football Team

De La Salle linebacker Michael Hutchings made sure that head coach Bob Ladouceur went out a winner.

While the senior linebacker had no way of knowing prior to his team's Open Division Bowl Game matchup with Centennial (Corona) that the longtime Spartan mentor was going to step down as head coach later the next month, he nonetheless led the Spartans with 10 tackles in the 48-28 victory.

For the season, Hutchings had 113 tackles and helped the Spartans go undefeated for the 27th time in Ladouceur's career. Hutchings also earned All-Area MVP honors from both the Contra Costa Times and the San Francisco Chronicle, indicating how important he was to De La Salle's success.

As a result, the USC-bound Hutchings has been chosen as the MaxPreps Division I Player of the Year.



Hutchings is joined on the honor roll by Granite Bay coach Ernie Cooper. His team started the season 1-3, but then won its final 12 games, including a 21-20 win over Long Beach Poly in the Division I state championship game. In leading his team to the school's first state championship, Cooper is the MaxPreps Division I Coach of the Year.

MaxPreps California Division I All-State Team

First Team Offense

WR – Thomas Duarte, 6-3, 235, Senior, Mater Dei (Santa Ana)
Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; Los Angeles Times Player of the Year; All-Pac-5 Division; Orange County Register All-County Player of the Year. Stats – 58 catches, 1,025 yards, 15 touchdowns.

WR – Steven Mitchell, 5-10, 180, Senior, Alemany (Mission Hills)
Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; All-Pac-5 Division; Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team. Stats – 62 catches, 1,100 yards, 13 touchdowns.

WR – John Smith, 6-0, 170, Junior, Long Beach Poly
Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; Pac-5 Division Offensive Player of the Year; Long Beach Press-Telegram Player of the Year. Stats – 47 catches, 689 yards, 9 touchdowns.



TE – Mason Melin, 6-3, 220, Senior, Monte Vista (Danville)
San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro First Team; Contra Costa Times All-Area Team. Stats – 46 catches, 683 yards, 7 touchdowns.

OL – Nico Falah, 6-6, 270, Senior, St. John Bosco (Bellflower)
Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; All-Pac-5 Division; Long Beach Telegram All-Area Team.

OL – Cameron Hunt, 6-4, 255, Senior, Centennial (Corona)
Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; Los Angeles Times Lineman of the Year; Inland Division Offensive Player of the Year; Press-Enterprise All-Area Team.

OL – John Lopez, 6-6, 315, Senior, Orange Lutheran (Orange)
Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; All-Pac-5 Division; Orange County Register All-County Team.

OL – Kyle Sulka, 6-4, 255, Senior, Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks)
Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; All-Pac-5 Division; Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team.

OL – Dane Crane, 6-3, 289, Senior, Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita)
Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; All-Pac-5 Division; Orange County Register All-County Team.



QB – Troy Williams, 6-2, 190, Senior, Narbonne (Harbor City)
Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; Los Angeles Times Back of the Year; Los Angeles City Section Player of the Year; Torrance Daily Breeze Offensive Player of the Year. Stats – 191 completions, 266 attempts, 2,881 yards, 39 touchdowns.

QB – Jake Browning, 6-1, 180, Sophomore, Folsom
Sacramento Bee All-Metro Offensive Player of the Year. Stats - 391 completions, 605 attempts, 5,248 yards, 63 touchdowns.

RB – Tiapepe Vitale, 6-0, 190, Senior, De La Salle (Concord)
San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro First Team; Contra Costa Times All-Area Team. Stats – 306 carries, 2,102 yards, 33 touchdowns.

RB – Gerard Wicks, 5-10, 185, Senior, Long Beach Poly
Pac-5 Division Offensive Player of the Year; Long Beach Telegram All-Area Team. Stats – 205 carries, 1,440 yards, 18 touchdowns.

RB – Warren Long, 6-0, 200, Senior, Logan (Union City)
San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro First Team; East Bay Player of the Year; Contra Costa Times Player of the Year. Stats – 1,700 yards rushing, 24 touchdowns.

AP – Khalfani Muhammad, 5-7, 174, Senior, Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks)
Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team. Stats – 215 carries, 1,420 yards, 18 touchdowns.



K – Kevin Robledo, 5-11, 160, Sophomore, Westlake (Westlake Village)
All-Pac-5 Division; Ventura All-County Team; Los Angeles Times All-Area Team. Stats – 20 field goals, 46 long, 30 PAT, 29 touchbacks.



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First Team Defense DL – Austin Hooper, 6-4, 247, Senior, De La Salle (Concord)
San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro First Team; Contra Costa Times All-Area Team. Stats – 39 tackles, 8 sacks.

DL – Zack Claiborne, 6-1, 195, Senior, Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills)
Sacramento Bee All-Metro Defensive Player of the Year. Stats – 90 tackles, 25.5 sacks.

DL – Paulo Lepua, 6-3, 255, Senior, Narbonne (Harbor City)
Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; Los Angeles City Section Defensive Player of the Year; Torrance Daily Breeze All-Area Team. Stats – 26 sacks.

DL – Dalton Rocha, 6-1, 222, Senior, St. Bonaventure (Ventura)
Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; All-Pac-5 Division; Ventura All-County Team. Stats – 75 tackles, 17 sacks.



LB – Michael Hutchings, 6-2, 215, Senior, De La Salle (Concord)
San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro First Team; Contra Costa Player of the Year; Contra Costa Times Defensive Player of the Year. Stats – 113 tackles, 3.5 sacks.

LB – Jayon Brown, 6-0, 180, Senior, Long Beach Poly
Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; Pac-5 Division Defensive Player of the Year; Long Beach Press Telegram All-Area Team. Stats – 112 tackles, 3 interceptions.

LB – Keishawn Bierria, 6-1, 205, Narbonne (Harbor City)
Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; Los Angeles City Section All-Section Team. Stats – 87 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

LB – Chandler Leniu, 6-0, 220, Junior, St. John Bosco (Bellflower)
All-Pac-5 Division; Long Beach Telegram Defensive Player of the Year. Stats – 142 tackles, 2.5 sacks.

LB – J.C. Genova, 6-0, 205, Senior, Mater Dei (Santa Ana)
All-Pac-5 Division; Orange County Register All-County Team. Stats – 94 tackles, 11 sacks.

DB – Max Redfield, 6-3, 200, Senior, Mission Viejo
Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; Pac-5 Division Defensive Player of the Year; Orange County Register Defensive Player of the Year. Stats – 4 interceptions, 4 blocked punts.



DB – Su'a Cravens, 6-1, 205, Senior, Vista Murrieta (Murrieta)
Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; Inland Division Defensive Player of the Year; Press-Enterprise All-Area Team. Stats – 96 tackles, 5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 blocked punts.

DB – Dominique Hatfield, 5-11, 165, Senior, Crenshaw (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; Los Angeles City Section Defensive Player of the Year; The Wave All-Area Team. Stats – 8 interceptions.

DB – Connor O'Brien, 6-3, 211, Senior, Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita)
All-Pac-5 Division; Orange County Register All-County Team. Stats – 4 interceptions.

P – Jordan Dascalo, 6-1, 180, Senior, Taft (Woodland Hills)
Los Angeles City Section All-Section Team; Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team. Stats – 46 yard average, 12 field goals.



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Second Team Offense WR – Darrell Daniels, 6-3, 215, Senior, Freedom (Oakley)
San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro First Team; Contra Costa Times All-Area Team. Stats – 54 catches, 947 yards, 11 touchdowns.



WR – Troy Knox, 5-8, 160, Junior, Folsom
Sacramento Bee All-Metro Team. Stats – 104 catches, 1,249 yards, 15 touchdowns.

WR – Francis Owusu, 6-2, 193, Senior, Oaks Christian (Westlake Village)
All-Pac-5 Division; Ventura All-County Team. Stats – 52 catches, 915 yards, 11 touchdowns.

TE – David Wells, 6-6, 230, Senior, Clovis North (Fresno)
All-Tri-Rivers Conference.

OL – Daren Echeveria, 6-4, 270, Senior, Antelope
Sacramento Bee All-Metro Team.

OL – David Ogburn, 6-2, 210, Senior, De La Salle (Concord)
San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro First Team; Contra Costa All-Area Team.

OL – Sean Harlow, 6-5, 260, Senior, San Clemente (San Clemente)
All-Pac-5 Division; Orange County Register All-County Team.



OL – Aaron Cochran, 6-8, 350, Senior, Buhach Colony (Atwater)
Modesto Bee All-District Team; Merced Sun-Star All-Area Team.

OL – Dominic Luca, 6-1, 220, Senior, Bellarmine (San Jose)
Mercury News All-Area Team; San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro First Team.

QB – Robert Webber, 5-10, 170, Junior, Centennial (Corona)
All-Inland Division; Press-Enterprise Player of the Year. Stats – 248 completions, 412 attempts, 3,967 yards, 43 touchdowns.

QB – Conner Manning, 6-2, 180, Senior, El Toro (Lake Forest)
Orange County Register All-County Team. Stats – 319 completions, 490 attempts, 4,062 yards, 41 touchdowns.

RB – Robert Frazier, 5-7, 170, Senior, Elk Grove
Sacramento Bee All-Metro Team. Stats – 257 carries, 2,120 yards, 22 touchdowns.

RB – Zachary Green, 6-0, 200, Senior, St. Bonaventure (Ventura)
All-Pac-5 Division; Ventura Star Offensive Player of the Year. Stats – 1,700 yards, 27 touchdowns.



RB – Brandon Monroe, 6-1, 190, Senior, Del Oro (Loomis)
Sacramento Bee All-Metro Team. Stats - 242 carries, 1,545 yards, 17 touchdowns.

AP – Nate Romine, 6-0, 195, Senior, Upland
All-Inland Division; Inland Valley Bulletin Offensive Player of the Year; San Bernardino Sun All-County Team. Stats – 148 completions, 262 attempts, 2,728 yards, 22 touchdowns; 132 carries, 1,039 rushing yards, 13 touchdowns.

K – Rigo Luna, 5-10, 180, Centennial (Corona)
All-Inland Division; Press-Enterprise All-Area Team. Stats – 12 field goals, 49 long, 76 extra points.



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Second Team Defense DL – Beau Hershberger, 6-2, 230, Senior, Granite Bay
Sacramento Bee All-Metro Team. Stats – 90 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 5 sacks.

DL - Billy Jahn, 6-4, 268, Senior, Norco
All-Inland Division; Press-Enterprise All-Area Team. Stats – 88 tackles, 3 sacks.



DL – Jason Fao, 6-1, 250, Junior, Long Beach Poly
All-Pac-5 Division; Long Beach Telegram All-Area Team. Stats – 38 tackles, 5.5 sacks.

DL – Garrett Marino, 6-2, 260, Senior, Mission Viejo
All-Pac-5 Division; Orange County Register All-County Team. Stats – 40 tackles, 14 sacks.

LB – Tanner Vallejo, 6-2, 225, Senior, Nevada Union (Grass Valley)
Sacramento Bee All-Metro Team. Stats – 129 tackles.

LB – Alani Latu, 6-2, 230, Senior, Rancho Cucamonga
All-Inland Division; Inland Valley Bulletin Defensive Player of the Year; San Bernardino Sun All-County Team. Stats – 94 tackles.

LB – Viliami Latu, 6-2, 230, Senior, Rancho Cucamonga
All-Inland Division; Inland Valley Bulletin Defensive Player of the Year; San Bernardino Sun All-County Team. Stats – 107 tackles, 4 sacks.

LB – Kenneth Olugbode, 6-1, 215, Senior, Bellarmine (San Jose)
Mercury News All-Area Team; San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro First Team. Stats – 92 tackles.



LB – Quentin Tartabull, 6-0, 200, Junior, Alemany (Mission Hills)
All-Pac-5 Division; Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team. Stats – 125 tackles, 6 sacks.

DB – Na'im McGee, 6-0, 185, Senior, St. Mary's (Stockton)
Stockton Record Defensive Player of the Year. Stats – 114 tackles.

DB – Tyler Foreman, 6-4, 205, Senior, Crespi (Encino)
All-Pac-5 Division; Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team. Stats – 5 interceptions.

DB – Terin Solomon, 6-2, 185, Senior, Murrieta Valley (Murrieta)
All-Inland Division; Press-Enterprise All-Area Team. Stats – 178 tackles, 8 blocked kicks, 4 interceptions.

DB – Dashon Hunt, 5-10, 175, Senior, Westlake (Westlake Village)
All-Pac-5 Division; Ventura All-County Team; Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team. Stats – 32 tackles.

P – Blake Bachman, 5-8, 160, Senior, King (Riverside)
All-Inland Division; Press-Enterprise All-Area Team. Stats – 48.1 punt average.