Chatsworth High looks impressive with Tyger Goslin at quarterback

Chatsworth High is where All-Star third baseman Mike Moustakas used to fling spirals in his spare time before giving up football and where Matt Cassel first generated attention before going on to USC and the NFL.

So when the Chancellors open a season by rolling up 719 yards led by a two-sport standout at quarterback with an unforgettable first name, you take notice.

Tyger Goslin, a 6-foot, 180-pound junior who is also an outfielder, passed for 269 yards and three touchdowns, and ran for 178 yards and three touchdowns in the Chancellors’ 60-46 victory over Calabasas Viewpoint on Thursday.

“I think the word is out we don’t run the wing T anymore,” Coach Andrew Kim said. “Every year we base our year on personnel.”

Goslin showed up last season from Westlake Village Westlake and didn’t become eligible until the first week of October. With a year’s time to prepare for this season, the Chancellors switched to a spread offense to take advantage of his arm and legs. It could lead to a deep run in the City Section Division II playoffs.

“That went beyond expectations,” Kim said of his team’s opening performance. “To put 60 on Viewpoint is pretty good. Last year we had a lot of senior linemen and a stable full of running backs, so we were going to run it and power block. By the time Tyger got into the swing of things, we started teaching the spread. We had a whole year to work with him, and he has a good supporting cast.”

The Chancellors rushed for 450 yards, including 181 yards and three touchdowns from Tawan Funches, a 6-2 senior who’s also a standout basketball player. Yes, the Chancellors do very well when they have multiple-sport athletes.

“It’s more of a pass-first offense, and I get to make my own calls,” Goslin said. “It worked really well. It’s a new offense and we were able to execute.”

Goslin is a member of a special club that seems to grow every year. That would be quarterbacks who show up at Westlake or nearby Oaks Christian, then leave and start for other teams. Goslin was the starting freshman quarterback at Westlake, where the varsity starter was Malik Henry, a transfer from Oaks Christian. The junior varsity quarterback was Grant Bunker.

Henry is now at Long Beach Poly waiting to become eligible and Bunker has taken over as the varsity starter at Westlake. Another ex-Westlake player, Nolan Easley, is the starter at Moorpark. Ex-Oaks Christian quarterbacks now starting include Tristan Gebbia (Calabasas), Robbie Blosser (L.A. Salesian) and Nick Juels (Simi Valley Grace Brethren).

“It brings out the competition,” Goslin said of the talent level. “I wouldn’t back down from anybody. I just felt Chatsworth was a better fit.”

Goslin is probably the only teenage quarterback named Tyger — “I like it,” he said — so you won’t forget his name. But the way he can scramble and help light up the scoreboard means it could be quite a year at Chatsworth High.