How They Rate

A look at the top quarterbacks in the Southland:

CITY SECTION

*--* Rk Name, School Ht. Wt. Yr. Comment 1 Josh Portis,Taft 6-4 200 Sr. Candidate for City player of the year 2 Bo Napoleon, 5-11 195 Sr. Led Colts to City Carson title 3 Troy Jackson, 6-2 200 Sr. Three-year starter Fairfax 4 Chris Patino, 5-11 170 Sr. Passed for 2,908 L.A. Wilson yards 5 Dustin Garneau, 6-2 195 Sr. Two-sport standout San Pedro SOUTHERN SECTION 1 Mark Sanchez, 6-3 211 Sr. Best O.C. QB since Mission Viejo Matt Leinart 2 Brandis Dew, 6-5 248 Sr. Can pass, run and Hemet lead 3 Garrett Green, 6-1 185 Jr. Has speed, arm and S.O. Notre Dame fearlessness 4 Michael 6-2 170 Jr. Passed for 3,171 Herrick, yards, 21 TDs Valencia 5 Seth 5-11 175 Sr. Season jeopardized Blackamore, by knee surgery Orange Lutheran 6 Karsten Sween, 6-3 215 Sr. Passed for 3,762 Ridge. yards, 40 TDs Burroughs 7 Brian Shrock, 6-0 180 Jr. Scrambler who can Edison bench 325 pounds 8 Jimmy Barnes, 6-5 225 Sr. Committed to Los Alamitos Alabama 9 Kevin Dunn, 6-4 215 Sr. An athletic, Santa Barbara dependable passer 10 Chris Turner, 6-4 205 Sr. Passed for 3,377 Chaminade yards, 29 TDs 11 Jacob Crook, 6-1 195 Sr. Made lots of Glendora improvement 12 Michael 6-2 225 Sr. Can run, pass, Coleman, Arroyo make big plays Valley 13 Kellen 6-0 190 Sr. Will pass for Moriarty, Dos 3,000 yards Pueblos 14 Jimmy Clausen, 6-3 185 So. Ready to fulfill Oaks Christian expectations 15 Osaar Rasshan, 6-4 215 Sr. Committed to UCLA Garey 16 Tyson Hawley, 6-1 160 Sr. Passed for 2,837 El Segundo yards, 28 TDs 17 Cruz Parsons, 5-10 175 Sr. Has top receivers Long Beach Poly to call upon 18 Mike Anderson, 6-3 190 Sr. Passed for 2,152 Woodbridge yards, 20 TDs 19 Casey Frost, 6-2 195 Sr. ASB president with Loyola improving skills 20 Kyle Pollock, 6-4 240 Jr. Tough, determined Arroyo Grande and getting better 21 Tyler Lyon, Hart 6-5 200 Jr. Will keep Indian QB streak alive 22 Eric Peevey, 6-2 210 Sr. Underrated Rancho Alamitos two-sport athlete 23 Daniel 6-2 200 Sr. Helped team win Sandello, Los Division VI title Altos 24 Sean Sudol, La 6-2 190 Jr. Passed for 2,377 Sierra yards, 15 TDs 25 Kris Cueva, 6-3 215 Sr. Making steady Culver City progress 26 Jon Daniels, 6-2 180 Jr. Young player with Santa Margarita potential 27 Mike McDonald, 6-2 205 Sr. Passed for 1,935, Burbank 20 TDs 28 Chris Keating, 6-2 200 Sr. Passed for 2,069 Corona yards, 15 TDs Centennial 29 Kevin 6-5 180 Jr. Could be best in Harrington, Marmonte League Royal 30 Charles 6-3 195 Sr. Has quick feet, Lansbury, strong arm Harvard-Westlak e 31 Casey Cathcart, 6-0 170 Sr. Passed for 14 TDs S.M. St. Joseph

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