2013 MaxPreps California Division II All-State Football Teams

He may not have had eye-popping statistics like some of the other quarterbacks in the state this year, but there is no doubting the importance of Brad Kaaya to the Chaminade offensive attack.

In leading the Eagles to a 14-2 record and the school's first football state championship, Kaaya came up big in the big games. In the Western Division championship, Kaaya threw for 311 yards in a win over favored Serra (Gardena). The Cavaliers had defeated Chaminade earlier in the season, but Kaaya helped his team outscore Serra 24-7 in the second half for the win.

In the state finals against Enterprise, Kaaya threw for 278 yards and two touchdowns in beating the Hornets 41-9. Kaaya was named the player of the year by the Los Angeles Daily News and the Southern Section Western Division coaches. He also earns the MaxPreps Division II State Player of the Year honor for his efforts.

Coach of the Year honors for Division II go to Enterprise (Redding) coach Darren Trueblood. In guiding the Hornets to a 13-1 record, Trueblood became the first Northern Section coach to ever win a NorCal or state playoff game with a 27-21 victory over Manteca in the NorCal championship game. His team's 13 wins also tied a section record for most wins in a season.



The MaxPreps California Division II All-State Teams are comprised of players who participated on teams that were included in the CIF Division II bowl game enrollment divisions.


First Team Offense

WR – Damen Wheeler, Sacramento, 6-3, 180, Senior
Honors: Sacramento Bee All-Metro Offensive Player of the Year, MaxPreps All-NorCal Team, MaxPreps Sac-Joaquin All-Section Team, National Football Foundation All-Sac Joaquin Section Team.
Stats: 86 catches, 1,931 yards, 23 touchdowns.

WR – Tre Hartley, Milpitas, 6-0, 180, Senior
Honors: San Jose Mercury News All-Area Team, San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro Team, DeAnza League Outstanding Receiver.
Stats: 57 catches, 1,369 yards, 16 touchdowns.

WR – Trent Irwin, Hart (Newhall), 6-2, 190, Junior
Honors: Southern Section All-Northern Division Team, Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team, All-Santa Clarita Valley Team.
Stats: 76 catches, 1,456 yards, 20 touchdowns.

TE – Jake Smith, Northgate (Walnut Creek), 6-1, 210, Senior
Honors: Contra Costa Times All-East Bay Team, San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro Team, Diablo Valley League MVP.
Stats: 55 catches, 987 yards, 12 touchdowns.

OL – Bar Milo, Chaminade (West Hills), 6-6, 300, Junior
Honors: Southern Section All-Western Division Team, Los Angeles Times All-Area Team, Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team.

OL – Toa Lobendahn, La Habra, 6-3, 293, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Southwest Division, Orange County Register All-County Team, Whittier News All-Area Team, 247 Ranking – No. 13, US Army All-American, Freeway League Lineman of the Year.



OL – Kammy Delp, Diamond Ranch (Pomona), 6-2, 328, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Southeast Division Team, San Gabriel Valley Tribune All-Area Team, Daily Bulletin All-Inland Valley Team, 247 Ranking – No. 36, Semper Fidelis All-American Game, Hacienda League Player of the Year.

OL – Ramsey Hufford, Newport Harbor (Newport Beach), 6-4, 300, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Southwest Division Team, Orange County Register All-County Team, Sunset League Defensive Lineman of the Year.

OL – Sam Akoteu, Serra (Gardena), 6-2, 261, Senior
Honors: Daily Breeze All-Area Team, Southern Section All-Western Division Team, Wave Newspaper All-West Region Team.

QB – Brad Kaaya, Chaminade (West Hills), 6-4, 215, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Western Division Team Offensive Player of the Year, Los Angeles Times All-Area Team, Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team, 247 Ranking – No. 8, Semper Fidelis All-American Game, Mission League Most Valuable Offensive Player.
Stats: 224 completions, 361 attempts, 3,855 yards, 27 touchdowns; Career: 350 completions, 547 attempts, 5,730 yards, 40 touchdowns.

QB – Brady White, Hart (Newhall), 6-3, 190, Junior
Honors: Santa Clarita Valley All-Area Team, Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team.
Stats: 333 completions, 524 attempts, 4,535 yards, 41 touchdowns; Career: 511 completions, 791 attempts, 7,110 yards, 64 touchdowns.

RB – Royce Freeman, Imperial, 5-11, 215, Senior
Honors: All-San Diego Section Team, 247 Ranking – No. 1, US Army All-American Game, Imperial Valley League Offensive Player of the Year.
Stats: 256 carries, 2,824 yards, 43 total touchdowns; Career: 645 carries, 7,606 yards, 119 total touchdowns.

RB – Rashaad Penny, Norwalk, 6-0, 185, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Southeast Division Offensive Player of the Year, Los Angeles Times All-Area Team, Long Beach Press Telegram Dream Team, Wave Newspaper East Region Player of the Year, 247 Ranking – No. 93.
Stats: 216 carries, 2,504 yards, 21 catches, 665 yards, 53 total touchdowns; Career: 496 carries, 5,124 yards, 103 total touchdowns.



RB – Ja'Quan Gardner, Central Valley (Ceres), 5-7, 175, Senior
Honors: Black Hat Modesto Area All-Area Offensive Player of the Year, MaxPreps All-NorCal Team, Modesto Bee All-Area Large Schools Player of the Year, National Football Foundation All-Sac Joaquin Section Team Honorable Mention, Western Athletic Conference MVP, MaxPreps All-Sac-Joaquin Section Team.
Stats: 219 carries, 2,467 yards, 27 touchdowns; Career: 420 carries, 4,029 yards, 44 total touchdowns.

AP – Jalen Greene, Serra (Gardena), 6-3, 195, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Western Division Team, Daily Breeze All-Area Offensive Player of the Year, Wave Newspaper All-West Region Team, 247 Ranking – No. 43, Mission League Most Valuable Offense.
Stats: 134 completions, 229 attempts, 2,544 yards, 33 touchdowns, 155 carries, 1,209 yards, 14 touchdowns; Career: 389 completions, 663 attempts, 6,355 yards, 68 touchdowns, 392 carries, 3,040 yards, 30 touchdowns.

K – Daniel McManus, West Hills (Santee), 6-2, 190, Senior
Honors: All-East County Team, All-San Diego Section Team.
Stats: 14 field goals, long of 55.

First Team Defense

DL – Billy Sharmoug, Manteca, 6-0, 300, Senior
Honors: Black Hat All-Modesto Area Team, Stockton Record All-Area Team, Modesto Bee Large Schools All-Area Team, National Football Foundation All-Sac-Joaquin Section Team, MaxPreps All-NorCal Second Team.
Stats: 35 tackles, six sacks.

DL – Olajuwon Tucker, Serra (Gardena), 6-4, 220, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Western Division Team, Daily Breeze Defensive Player of the Year, Wave Newspapers All-West Region Team, 247 Ranking – No. 57, Mission League Most Valuable Defense.
Stats: 117 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, 7 interceptions.

DL – Ainuu Taua, Lompoc, 5-11.5, 287, Senior
Honors: Santa Maria Times All-Area Player of the Year, Los Angeles Times All-Area Team, Lee Central Coast Newspapers Player of the Year, 247 Ranking – No. 38, US Army All-American, Los Padres League MVP.
Stats: 36 tackles, seven sacks.



DL – Greg Gaines, La Habra, 6-2, 302, Senior
Honors: Orange County Register All-County Team, Southern Section All-Southwest Division, Whittier News All-Area Team, 247 Ranking – No. 90, Freeway League MVP.
Stats: Unavailable.

LB – Kody Beckering, Sunnyside (Fresno), 6-0, 195, Senior
Honors: Fresno Bee Defensive Player of the Year, North Yosemite Defensive Player of the Year.
Stats: 168 tackles, 38 tackles for loss, 14 sacks, seven fumble recoveries, seven forced fumbles.

LB – Rick Gamboa, Chaminade (West Hills), 6-0, 215, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Western Division Team, Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team.
Stats: 172 tackles.

LB – Dwight Williams, Serra (Gardena), 6-1, 205, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Western Division Team, Daily Breeze All-Area Team, Wave Newspapers All-West Region Team, 247 Ranking – No. 35, US Army All-American.
Stats: 91 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 8 sacks, 5 interceptions.

LB – Bobby Okereke, Foothill (Santa Ana), 6-3, 215, Senior
Honors: Los Angeles Times All-Area Team, Southern Section All-Southwest Division Team, Orange County Register All-County Team, 247 Ranking – No. 17, Semper Fidelis All-American Game, Century League Player of the Year.
Stats: 27 tackles, 2 tackles for loss.

LB – Elijah Beukers, Washington Union (Fresno), 5-11, 205, Senior
Honors: Fresno Bee All-Area Team, North Sequoia League Defensive Player of the Year.
Stats: 183 tackles.



DB – Kai Ross, Huntington Beach, 6-3, 190, Senior
Honors: Orange County Register Offensive Player of the Year, Southern Section All-Southwest Division Defensive Player of the Year.
Stats: 167 completions, 283 attempts, 2,291 yards, 31 touchdowns, 146 carries, 810 yards, 9 touchdowns, 67 tackles, seven interceptions.

DB – Joey Dodson, American Canyon, 6-0, 170, Senior
Honors: MaxPreps All-NorCal Team, Vallejo Times Herald All-Area Team, National Football Foundation All-Sac-Joaquin Section Team Honorable Mention, MaxPreps All-Sac-Joaquin Section Team.
Stats: 49 tackles, seven interceptions.

DB – Donovan Lee, Chaminade (West Hills), 5-8, 162, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Western Division Team, Los Angeles Times All-Area Team, Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team, Mission League Most Valuable Defense.
Stats: 247 carries, 1,979 yards, 37 touchdowns, 29 catches, 610 yards, 4 touchdowns, 43 total touchdowns.

DB – Adoree' Jackson, Serra (Gardena), 5-9, 182, Senior
Honors: Daily Breeze Player of the Year, Southern Section All-Western Division Defensive Player of the Year, Los Angeles Times All-Area Team, Wave Newspapers West Region Player of the Year, 247 Ranking – No. 2, Under Armour All-American Game, Mission League MVP.
Stats: 66 carries, 639 yards, five touchdowns, 38 catches, 812 yards, seven touchdowns, 26 tackles, six interceptions, six touchdowns on returns.

P – James Fonseca, Summit (Fontana), 5-9, 165, Senior
Honors: Riverside Press-Enterprise All-Area Team, Daily Bulletin All-Inland Valley Second Team, San Bernardino Sun All-Area Team.
Stats: 51.1 punting average.
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Second Team Offense

WR – Mason Knight, Concord, 5-11, 172, Senior
Honors: San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro Second Team, Contra Costa Times All-East Bay Team.
Stats: 85 catches, 1,300 yards, 18 touchdowns.

WR – Jose Camargo, San Fernando, 5-9, 165, Senior
Honors: Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Second Team, Los Angeles City Section Division II Team, Valley Mission League Offensive MVP.
Stats: 87 catches, 1,511 yards, 10 touchdowns.

WR – Isiah Hennie, San Marcos, 5-7, 147, Senior
Honors: All-San Diego Section Team, Valley League Offensive Player of the Year.
Stats: 102 catches, 1,521 yards, 9 touchdowns.

TE – Davis Koppenhaver, Hart (Newhall), 6-5, 215, Senior
Honors: Santa Clarita Valley All-Area Team, Southern Section All-Northern Division Team, Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team.
Stats: 84 catches, 976 yards, 5 touchdowns.



OL – Ben Simonds, La Quinta, 6-4, 260, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Central Division Team.

OL – Brandon Evers, Enterprise (Redding), 6-7, 290, Senior
Honors: MaxPreps All-NorCal Second Team, All-Northern Section Team.

OL – Jax Carter, Clayton Valley Charter (Concord), 6-3, 250, Senior
Honors: Contra Costa Times All-East Bay Team, San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro Second Team, Diablo Valley League Lineman of the Year.

OL – Cole Habib, St. Augustine (San Diego), 6-5, 254, Senior
Honors: All-San Diego Section Team.

OL – Blake Porter, Hart (Newhall), 6-0, 270, Senior
Honors: Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team, Southern Section All-Northern Division Team, Santa Clarita Valley All-Area Team, Foothill League Defensive Player of the Year.

QB – Kyle Nelson, Galileo (San Francisco), 5-11, 170, Senior
Honors: San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro Team San Francisco Player of the Year, MaxPreps All-NorCal Second Team.
Stats: 182 completions, 265 attempts, 3,195 yards, 47 touchdowns; Career: 360 completions, 644 attempts, 5,917 yards, 72 touchdowns.

QB – Cristian Solano, San Fernando, 6-3, 185, Senior
Honors: Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team, Los Angeles City Section Division II Player of the Year, Valley Mission League MVP.
Stats: 211 completions, 301 attempts, 4,162 yards, 43 touchdowns; Career: 361 completions, 551 attempts, 7,226 yards, 71 touchdowns.



RB – Isaiah Matthews, Enterprise (Redding), 6-1, 203, Junior
Honors: MaxPreps All-NorCal Team, All-Northern Section Offensive Player of the Year.
Stats: 288 carries, 2,220 yards, 32 touchdowns.

RB – Richard Doctor, Lemoore, 5-8, 180, Senior
Honors: Fresno Bee All-Area Team, Hanford Sentinel Player of the Year, Blue Grey All-American Game, West Yosemite League Offensive Player of the Year.
Stats: 297 carries, 2,504 yards, 35 touchdowns.

RB – Sheldon Croney, Garces (Bakersfield), 6-1, 215, Junior
Honors: Bakersfield Californian Offensive Player of the Year, Southeast Yosemite League Offensive MVP.
Stats: 332 carries, 2,377 yards, 29 touchdowns; Career: 504 carries, 3,810 yards, 55 total touchdowns.

AP – Alex Laurel, Manteca, 5-9, 170, Senior
Honors: Black Hat Modesto All-Area Player of the Year, Modesto Bee All-Area Large School Team, National Football Foundation All-Sac-Joaquin Section Team, Valley Oak League MVP, MaxPreps All-NorCal Team, MaxPreps All-Sac-Joaquin Section Team.
Stats: 253 carries, 1,876 yards, 49 total touchdowns.

K – Cole Ramey, Arroyo Grande, 5-10, 150, Junior
Honors: Lee Central Coast Newspapers All-Area Team, Southern Section All-Northern Division Team, San Luis Obispo All-County Team, Santa Maria Times All-Area Team.
Stats: 11 field goals, long of 43, 47 of 50 extra points, 42 touchbacks.

Second Team Defense

DL – Jourdan Nguyen, Valencia, 5-11, 230, Senior
Honors: Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team, Santa Clarita Valley All-Area Team, Southern Section All-Northern Division Team, Foothill League Lineman of the Year.
Stats: 35 tackles for loss, 18 sacks.



DL – Ray Lima, West (Torrance), 6-3, 250, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Northern Division Defensive Player of the Year, Daily Breeze All-Area Team, Bay League Defensive MVP.
Stats: 83 tackles, 10 sacks, one interception.

DL – Jaquille Bradford, Hoover (San Diego), 5-11, 230, Junior
Honors: All-San Diego Section Team, City League Defensive Player of the Year.
Stats: 28 sacks, 133 tackles.

DL – Luis Camacho, La Serna (Whittier), 5-11, 225, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Southeast Division Defensive Player of the Year, Whittier News All-Area Defensive Player of the Year.
Stats: 65 tackles, 15 sacks.

LB – Rory MacNeill, Camarillo, 5-9, 175, Senior
Honors: Ventura County Coaches Association Linebacker of the Year, Ventura County Star Defensive Player of the Year, Southern Section All-Western Division Team, Pacific View League Linebacker of the Year.
Stats: 103 tackles, six tackles for loss, two interceptions.

LB – Lonny Powell, Sacramento, 6-1, 220, Junior
Honors: Sacramento Bee All-Metro Division III Defensive Player of the Year, Sacramento Bee All-Metro Second Team, Metro League Defensive Player of the Year, MaxPreps All-Sac-Joaquin Section Team.
Stats: 118 tackles, 38 tackles for loss, 23 sacks.

LB – Darius Liles, El Diamante (Visalia), 6-0, 220, Junior
Honors: Fresno Bee All-Area Team, Times Delta Defensive Player of the Year, West Yosemite League Defensive Player of the Year.
Stats: 135 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, eight sacks, two interceptions.

LB – Kevin Hedlund, Norte Vista (Riverside), 5-11, 210, Senior
Honors: Riverside Press Enterprise All-Area Team, Southern Section All-Eastern Division Team.
Stats: 239 tackles.



LB – Garrett Updegraft, Hart (Newhall), 6-0, 205, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Northern Division Team, Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team, Santa Clarita Valley All-Area Team.
Stats: 147 tackles.

DB – Landon Baty, St. Francis (Mountain View), 5-11, 190, Senior
Honors: San Jose Mercury News All-Area Team, San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro Team, MaxPreps All-NorCal Team.
Stats: 40 tackles.

DB – Cory Stowell, Newport Harbor (Newport Beach), 6-1, 181, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Southwest Division Team, Orange County Register All-County Team.
Stats: Six interceptions, 83 catches, 1,074 yards, nine touchdowns.

DB – JaJuan Lawson, Casa Grande (Petaluma), 6-1, 190, Senior
Honors: San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro Team, San Francisco Chronicle North Bay Player of the Year, North Bay League Player of the Year, MaxPreps All-NorCal Team.
Stats: 145 completions, 215 attempts, 2,203 yards, 23 touchdowns, 107 carries, 1,152 yards, 13 touchdowns, 32 tackles, two interceptions.

DB – Matthew Palmer, Heritage (Romoland), 6-3, 200, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Central Division Team, Riverside Press-Enterprise All-Area Team.
Stats: 29 tackles, nine interceptions.

P – Jason Sanders, Villa Park, 5-11, 165, Senior
Honors: Southern Section All-Southwest Division Team, Orange County Register All-County Team, Century League Special Teams Player of the Year.
Stats: 45.0 punting average.