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

Jacob Taylor of Rim of the World selected state MVP after historic season.

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By Kevin Askeland

Jan 25, 2013, 1:19am

Jacob Taylor of Rim of the World High School rushed for over 4,000 yards this season, earning him MaxPreps California Division III Player of the Year honors.

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For Jacob Taylor, the 2012 season was a year of major accomplishments, but it was also a year of "what might have been."

Taylor's Rim of the World team finished the season with a 34-31 win over Ontario Christian to capture the Southern Section East Valley Division championship. Taylor had 264 yards rushing in the game and became just the second player in state history to rush for more than 4,000 yards in a season.

With 4,036 yards, Taylor had an outside shot at breaking the state record for rushing yardage in a season, which is 4,495 yards by Ventura's Tyler Ebell. Taylor's team would need to be selected for the CIF Southern California Regional Bowl Championship for him to have a chance, but ultimately the CIF committee chose Monrovia and Madison to vie for a berth in the Division III Bowl Game.

Nevertheless, the honors poured in for Taylor. Besides being named East Valley Division MVP, he was also named the San Bernardino Sun's Player of the Year and he was named to the Riverside Press Enterprise All-Area Team.

Now Taylor picks up another award as he is named the MaxPreps California Division III State Player of the Year.

Following are the rest of the California Division III All-State players.

MaxPreps California Division III All-State Team

First Team Offense

WR – Brennan Cassone, 5-9, 175, Senior, Malibu

Brennan Cassone, Malibu

Photo by Nicholas Koza

All-East Valley Division. Stats – 100 catches, 1,707 yards, 16 touchdowns.

WR – Kyle Dozier, 6-1, 175, Senior, Saratoga
Mercury News All-Area Team; San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro First Team. Stats – 95 catches, 1,371 yards, 14 touchdowns.

WR – Devante Jenkins, 6-2, 175, Senior, North (Torrance)
All-Northwest Division. Stats – 25 touchdown receptions

TE – Kevin Palma, 6-2, 240, Senior, Mission Oak (Tulare)
All-Tulare County Team. Stats – 454 yards, 9 touchdowns.

OL – Chris Misaalefua, 6-4, 340, Junior, Lindsay
Orange Belt All-Area Team.

OL – Anthony Salazar, 6-1, 220, Senior, Mission Oak (Tulare)

Gunnar Graham, Marin Catholic

Photo by Dennis Lee

All-Tulare County Team.

OL – Nate Velichko, 6-6, 285, Senior, King's Academy (Sunnyvale)
Mercury News All-Area Team.

OL – Garrett Johnson, 6-2, 285, Senior, Wasco
Bakersfield Californian All-Area Team.

OL – Gunnar Graham, 6-5, 280, Senior, Marin Catholic (Kentfield)
San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro First Team.

QB – Jared Goff, 6-5, 195, Senior, Marin Catholic (Kentfield)
San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro Player of the Year. Stats – 235 completions, 368 attempts, 3,692 yards, 40 touchdowns.

QB – Brandon Martinez, 5-9, 165, Senior, El Monte
San Gabriel Valley Tribune Player of the Year; Mid-Valley Division Offensive Player of the Year. Stats – 266 completions, 463 attempts, 4,286 yards, 44 touchdowns.

RB – Pierre Cormier, 5-11, 180, Senior, Madison (San Diego)

Pierre Cormier, Madison

Photo by Louis Lopez

All-San Diego Section Team. Stats – 226 carries, 2,233 yards, 29 touchdowns.

RB – Jacob Taylor, 5-11, 173, Senior, Rim of the World (Lake Arrowhead)
All-East Valley Division Offensive Player of the Year; Press-Enterprise All-Area Team; San Bernardino Sun Player of the Year. Stats – 416 carries, 4,036 yards, 57 touchdowns.

RB – Sty Hairston, 5-11, 180, Senior, Banning
All-East Valley Division; Press Enterprise All-Area Team. Stats – 234 carries, 3,376 yards, 49 touchdowns.

AP – Ge Vontray Ainsworth, 6-0, 195, Senior, Monrovia
Pasadena Star News All-Area Player of the Year; All-Mid-Valley Division. Stats – 151 carries, 1,351 yards, 16 touchdowns, 15.5 sacks.

K – Grif Amies, 5-10, 165, Senior, Corona del Mar (Newport Beach)
Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; All-Southern Division. Stats – 22 field goals, 52 long, 26 touchbacks.

First Team Defense

Brett Walsh, Monrovia

Photo by Carlo Montalbo

DL – Josh Huff, 6-3, 225, Senior, Garden Grove
Orange County Register All-County Team; Southern Division Defensive Player of the Year. Stats – 65 tackles, 23 for loss, 13.5 sacks.

DL – Eddie Vanderdoes, 6-3, 304, Senior, Placer (Auburn)

Eddie Vanderdoes, Placer

Photo by Anthony Brunsman

Sacramento Bee All-Metro Team. Stats – 72 tackles, 9 sacks.

DL – Luca Bruno, 6-4, 285, Senior, Oak Park
All-Ventura County; Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team; All-Northwest Division. Stats – 98 tackles, 8.5 sacks.

DL – Daniel Lyle, 6-5, 295, Junior, Argonaut (Jackson)
Stockton Record All-Area Team.

LB – Brett Walsh, 6-1, 205, Senior, Monrovia
Mid-Valley Division Defensive MVP; Pasadena Star News Defensive Player of the Year. Stats – 169 tackles, 3 interceptions, 2.5 sacks.

LB – Ryan Staas, 6-2, 200, Senior, Sutter
Northern Section Defensive Player of the Year. Stats – 167 tackles, 2 interceptions, 4 sacks.

LB – Keoni Kanoa, 5-8, 190, Senior, Madison (San Diego)
All-San Diego Section. Stats – 157 tackles.

LB – Derik Calhoun, 6-0, 200, Junior, El Cerrito
San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro First Team; Contra Costa All-East Bay Team.

LB – Philip Wright, 6-1, 225, Senior, Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa)

Brad Sloan, Nordhoff

Photo by Nicholas Koza

San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro First Team.

DB – Brad Sloan, 6-4, 153, Senior, Nordhoff (Ojai)
Ventura County Defensive Player of the Year; Northwest Division Defensive Player of the Year. Stats – 55 tackles, 6 interceptions.

DB – Daniel Thaure, 5-10, 165, Senior, Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton)
Mercury News All-Area Team; San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro Second Team. Stats – 98 tackles.

DB – Adarius Pickett, 6-0, 175, Junior, El Cerrito
San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro First Team; Contra Costa Times All-East Bay Team.

DB – Kevin King, 6-2, 172, Senior, Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland)
San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro First Team; Contra Costa Times All-East Bay Team. Stats – 5 interceptions.

P – Aldrick Rosas, 6-3, 210, Senior, Orland
All-Northern Section Team. Stats – 41.7 yards, 14 inside 20, 8 field goals, 52 long, 48 touchbacks.

Second Team Offense

Ryan Severson, Valley Christian

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WR – Andrew Celis, 6-0, 180, Junior, Marin Catholic (Kentfield)

Aaron Maher, Analy

Photo by Dennis Lee

San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro Second Team. Stats – 72 catches, 1,255 yards, 10 touchdowns.

WR – Aaron Maher, 6-3, 190, Senior, Analy (Sebastopol)
San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro First Team. Stats – 53 catches, 1,153 yards, 16 touchdowns.

WR – Abel Barrajas, 5-11, 180, Senior, El Monte
All-Mid-Valley Division; San Gabriel Tribune All-Valley Second Team. Stats – 73 catches, 1,348 yards, 18 touchdowns.

TE – Marquis Ware, 6-3, 215, Junior, Salesian (Los Angeles)
All-Northeast Division. Stats – 28 catches, 540 yards, 10 touchdowns.

OL – Alan Gonzalez, 6-3, 275, Senior, Escalon
Stockton Record All-Area Team; Modesto Bee All-District Team.

OL – Austin Bernard, 5-10, 170, Senior, Valley Center

Jorge Hernandez, North

Photo by Donn Parris

San Diego All-Section Team.

OL – David Patterson, 6-5, 296, Senior, Woodbridge (Irvine)
All-Southern Division Team; Orange County Register All-County Second Team.

OL – Cody McMillan, 6-0, 187, Senior, Nordhoff (Ojai)
All-Ventura County Team; All-Northwest Division.

OL – Zack Black, 6-4, 212, Senior, Rim of the World (Lake Arrowhead)
Press-Enterprise All-Area Second Team; All-San Bernardino County Team; All-East Valley Division.

QB – Jorge Hernandez, 5-11, 160, Senior, North (Torrance)
All-Northwest Division Offensive Player of the Year; Daily Breeze All-Area Team. Stats – 3,967 yards, 57 touchdowns.

QB – Cayman Carter, 6-1, 185, Senior, Corona del Mar (Newport Beach)
All-Southern Division Offensive Player of the Year. Stats – 167 completions, 290 attempts, 2,210 yards, 17 touchdowns.

RB – Justin Ewing, 6-0, 195, Senior, Capuchino (San Bruno)

D'Juan Bellaire, Center

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San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro First Team; Peninsula Player of the Year; Mercury News All-Area Team. Stats – 396 carries, 2,956 yards, 33 touchdowns.

RB – Ryan Severson, 5-11, 195, Senior, Valley Christian (San Jose)
Mercury News All-Area Team Offensive Player of the Year; San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro First Team. Stats – 166 carries, 1,951 yards, 32 touchdowns.

RB – Nathan Chunn, 6-0, 190, Senior, Escalon
Stockton Record All-Area Team; Modesto Bee All-District Team. Stats – 359 carries, 2,240 yards, 34 touchdowns.

AP – D'Juan Bellaire, 5-6, 165, Senior, Center (Antelope)
Sacramento Bee All-Metro Team. Stats – 295 carries, 2,214 yards, 29 touchdowns.

K – Michael McIerney, 6-3, 185, Senior, Valley Center
San Diego All-Section Team.

Second Team Defense

William Pretty, Paraclete

Photo by Ted Aguirre

DL – Nicholas Abrahms, 6-3, 265, Senior, St. Mary's (Albany)
Contra Costa All-East Bay Team; San Francisco Chronicle East Bay Honorable Mention.

DL – Robert DeCort, 6-4, 200, Senior, St. Augustine (San Diego)

Robert DeCort, St. Augustine

Photo by Steven Silva

San Diego All-Section Team. Stats – 59 tackles, 6.5 sacks.

DL – Tim Reinhardt, 6-3, 235, Senior, Corona del Mar (Newport Beach)
All-Southern Division. Stats – 47 tackles, 9 sacks.

DL – William Pretty, 6-2, 200, Senior, Paraclete (Lancaster)
All-Mid-Valley Division; Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Honorable Mention. Stats – 71 tackles, 12 sacks.

LB – Shaunne Katoa, 6-2, 250, Senior, Monterey
All-Monterey County Defensive Player of the Year. Stats – 20 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, 2 interceptions.

LB – Samson Tonga, 5-11, 200, Senior, Seaside
All-Monterey County Defensive Player of the Year. Stats – 11 tackles per game.

LB – Justin Bugh, 6-0, 195, Senior, San Dimas
San Gabriel Valley All-Area Team; Inland Valley Bulletin All-Inland Team; All-Mid-Valley Division. Stats – 157 tackles, 16 sacks.

LB – Tyler Swortfiguer, 6-1, 200, Senior, Ripon

Tyler Swortfiguer, Ripon

Photo by Gerardo Coronado

Modesto Bee All-District Team; Stockton Record All-Area Team. Stats – 118 tackles, 3 interceptions.

LB – Bryan Rodgers, 6-1, 205, Senior, Paraclete (Lancaster)
All-Mid-Valley Division; Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Second Team. Stats – 102 tackles.

DB – Marcellus Pippins, 5-10, 170, Senior, El Cerrito
San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro First Team; Contra Costa Times All-East Bay Team.

DB – Isaiah Pineiro, 6-5, Senior, Placer (Auburn)
Sacramento Bee All-Metro Team. Stats – 34 tackles, 9 interceptions.

DB – Delvonte Moore, 5-10, 180, Senior, Los Banos
Modesto Bee All-District Team. Stats – 32 tackles, 5 interceptions.

DB – Kris Aguilar, 5-9, 190, Junior, Wasco
Bakersfield Californian All-Area Team. Stats – 48 tackles, 20.5 sacks.

P – Andrew Jimenez, 5-10, 165, Junior, Paraclete (Lancaster)
All-Mid-Valley Division. Stats – 43.3 average, long of 62.

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

Jacob Taylor of Rim of the World selected state MVP after historic season.

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