15. Vista Murrieta (Murrieta, Calif.) - Full preview
Su'a Cravens has the ability to dominate both sides of the ball for Vista Murrieta.
Photo by David Hood
Skill players will carry Vista Murrietta, at least early on. Talented quarterback
Nick Stevens runs the offense.
Su'a Cravens, one of the best players from Southern California in years, lines up wherever he’s needed, on offense or defense. He’ll likely lead the team in carries, but expect
Kei-Ron Long to make an impact as well.
PJ Jones,
Justin McKinley and
Randy Beggs will lead a deep receiver pool, so deep in fact that some talented athletes are being moved to the secondary.
Question marks: The offensive line returns an alarming lack of experience and the secondary will be almost entirely new. Both are major areas of concern for head coach Coley Candaele and will be a focus of his this summer.
Outlook: Last year, Vista Murrieta was the best team in Southern California but never got to prove it. With a boatload of skill players back and arguably the best defensive player this side of Robert Nkemdiche, there’s little reason to think that Vista Murrieta will experience much dropoff. If the offensive line gels, this team would be scary good.
