FULLERTON — A 26-year-old woman was sentenced to four years in prison Friday for a wrong-way drunken driving crash on the Riverside (91) Freeway in Anaheim that killed her passenger and seriously injured a husband and wife.

Keiunche Thompsonporter pleaded guilty in October to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury and driving with a blood-alcohol level over the legal limit of .08% or more causing injury, all felonies.

Sentencing enhancements were included for the infliction of great bodily injury on the two surviving victims.

Thompsonporter accepted a plea bargain from Orange County Superior Court Judge Roger Robbins, according to Kimberly Edds, a public information officer for the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.

Thompsonporter killed 25-year-old Carolina Agredano, a woman riding in the 2017 Toyota Corolla. The vehicle she struck was occupied by a married couple, who were seriously injured, Edds said.

Thompsonporter’s blood-alcohol level was .23 — nearly three times the legal limit — at the time of the Jan. 20, 2019, predawn crash, according to the criminal complaint.

She had been driving eastbound on the westbound side of the freeway west of Cole Canyon when she slammed into a 2015 Kia Soul about 3 a.m., said CHP Officer Paul Fox.

Agredano died six days after the crash, prompting prosecutors to upgrade charges against the defendant.

SANTA ANA — A Long Beach man pleaded guilty and was immediately sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison for a methamphetamine-fueled crash in a stolen vehicle that killed a Montana man and critically injured another victim in Fullerton.

Randy Lamar Wilkins, 40, also pleaded guilty to bringing methamphetamine into the Fullerton jail following his arrest.

Wilkins admitted a felony count each of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence of a drug causing injury, buying or receiving a stolen vehicle and smuggling a drug into a jail, along with a misdemeanor count of driving on a suspended license, with a sentencing enhancement for inflicting great bodily injury on the victim who survived.

The crash occurred at 9:51 a.m. April 1 in front of Charlie’s Best restaurant at the intersection of Euclid Street and Valencia Drive.

Police said the driver of a stolen Toyota Highlander T-boned a Honda Accord, killing 44-year-old Bryan Tyler Kirst of Missoula, who was a passenger in the Honda, whose driver was hospitalized with “significant but non-life-threatening injuries.”

Fullerton police Lt. Jon Radus said police were initially called at 9:38 a.m. regarding a reckless driver at Orangethorpe Avenue and Brookhurst Road, but before officers arrived, they were notified about a driver “acting erratically” at Brookhurst and Valencia. The crash occurred minutes later.

Wilkins was speeding eastbound on Valencia before broadsiding the Accord, Radus said. The Highlander was reported stolen out of Long Beach, he said.

A cold front passed through Southern California Sunday, Feb. 2, and left a mass of cool air in its wake, setting the stage for below-average temperatures and high winds across the region during the first half of the week, with freezing conditions and 90 mph gusts forecast in some locations.

VERY dangerous driving conditions on the I-5 Corridor & other mtn roads tonight! Slick roads w/black ice possible due to cold temps. Also windchills near to below ZERO due to cold+strong winds. BE PREPARED or delay travel plans! #LAweather #CAwx #SoCal @RICKatFOX photo pic.twitter.com/8N7ITnSU57

— NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) February 3, 2020

Highs will be as much as 25 degrees cooler on Monday than they had been over the weekend in parts of Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties, according to the National Weather Service.

Temperatures were expected to fall from a peak of 67 degrees on Sunday to a high of 62 degrees on Monday near LAX, and from 68 to 65 degrees at John Wayne Airport. Highs reached 73 degrees in Ontario and 75 degrees in Riverside on Sunday, but were only projected to reach 58 and 57 degrees, respectively, on Monday.

Big temperature drops here in 2 days–from upper 80s (Saturday) in some locations to around 60 (Monday) in those same locations. But, that's not as big as the change in the Great Plains–Goodland, Kansas hit at least 79 today, but Monday the high will only be 28! #cawx #kswx

— NWS San Diego (@NWSSanDiego) February 2, 2020

Lows were projected to dip to near or below 32 degrees as early as Monday in the Santa Monica Mountains. Similar conditions were forecast to arrive Tuesday and Wednesday in the Inland Empire and Coachella Valley, prompting a freeze watch for those two nights in those areas.  Antelope Valley communities will be under a more serious freeze warning during the first half of the week, and may experience the coldest nights they’ve had so far this year.

In addition to wind, it's going to be MUCH colder tonight through midweek. Lows in the low 30s for many areas tonight, and colder Mon & Tue nights. Hard freezes for interior sections!! #CAwx #SoCal pic.twitter.com/qmVMOLJZEa

— NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) February 3, 2020

The return of extreme gusts accompanied the start of the dramatic cooling trend chilling Southern California, and a high wind warning was in effect for most of the region through 12 p.m. Monday. Winds were expected to reach speeds between 60-70 mph in parts of Los Angeles County and top out at between 80-90 mph near the I-5 corridor and Whitaker Peak.

It's going to be WINDY tonight into early Monday! Damaging wind gusts between 50-70 mph for most areas, with isolated gusts 80-90 mph near the Grapevine and in the Santa Ynez Range. #SoCal #CAwx #LAwind pic.twitter.com/VkGRyPzHGR

— NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) February 3, 2020

Winds traveling as fast as 65 mph were expected to blast through foothill areas of Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Powerful gusts should also whip across the Santa Ana Mountains and coastal slopes of Orange County at the start of the week.

Those conditions were expected to drive clouds of sand and particulate through portions of Riverside and San Bernardino counties that may severely diminish visibility along roads and could pose health risks to certain sensitive groups, according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District.  A dust advisory will be in effect in those areas until Tuesday morning.

WINDBLOWN DUST ADVISORY: in effect through the morning of Tuesday, February 4th. Strong winds impacting the region may result in Unhealthy air quality for sensitive groups in #Riverside and #SanBernardino Counties: https://t.co/Y158OoPtBX pic.twitter.com/kvZNfbpHY5

— South Coast AQMD (@SouthCoastAQMD) February 2, 2020

Winds should begin to weaken Wednesday evening. Afterward, the majority of Southern California should experience a warming trend beginning Thursday.

The moment was historical: Jennifer Lopez and Shakira headlined the Super Bowl halftime show, the first time an all-Latin lineup took on this big stage.

But perhaps even more pertinent for fans watching at the stadium and at home, the duo delivered one of the best halftime performances of recent vintage.

Sorry, Maroon 5, sorry Justin Timberlake, hips don’t lie, and to tell the truth, this year’s halftime show had hips here, there, and everywhere.

Shakira, the superstar Colombian singer, songwriter, and dancer, opened the show on a day she also was celebrating her 43rd birthday, arriving on stage in a red spangly outfit to complement her auburn hair.

“Hola, Miami!” she shouted before kicking off her performance with her song “She Wolf,” a troupe of dancers in matching red outfits gyrating around her.

A string section joined in, and then Shakira, now armed with a bedazzled electric guitar, shifted into “Empire.” After a bit more hip-and-fringe-shaking dancing out came the first special guest of the night, Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican reggaeton and Latin trap singer, to duet with her on “I Like It Like That.”

Then, one of her biggest hits, “Hips Don’t Lie,” during which Shakira went crowd-surfing on her back, singing all the while, until climbing back on the stage for a blast of fireworks from the lip of the stadium roof and the hand-off to J. Lo for the second half of the show.

Lopez — no birthday today, just an incredible 50-year-old entertainer — kicked off her performance with her early hit, “Jenny From The Block.” Dressed in black leather, Lopez turned up the pace — which didn’t seem possible — that Shakira had set. “Get Right,” which ended with J. Lo sliding on her knees toward the camera, thankfully coming to a stop short of the Full Springsteen.

The black leather came off, revealing a sparkly silver bodysuit, and J. Lo went up a pole to dance and sing “Waiting For Tonight” while still on the pole. As one does.

Lopez brought out her own guest reggaeton star, J Balvin, who joined her for “Mi Gente.” Next up, “On The Floor,” a dance club body-shaker, that tons of dancers on the stage and in the crowd grooving with Lopez.

The halftime show wrapped up with lights rising on a children’s choir for “Let’s Get Loud,” Lopez’s tween daughter joining her on stage to sing the title of Springsteen’s “Born In The USA” while Lopez, now joined by Shakira, too, danced with a Puerto Rican flag that looked made out of feather boas around her shoulders.

This was the first halftime show produced by Jay-Z and his entertainment company Roc Nation since signing a contract with the NFL last year, and if you ask me how it was, my answer has to be, “I like it like that.”

February 2 marks the birth of one of the most praised and vilified writers of the past century — Ayn Rand, who sold over 30 million books. This makes it an appropriate time to reconsider her controversial rejection of altruism, one of her most misunderstood positions.

Rand rejected altruism as the standard for moral behavior, calling it “incompatible with freedom, with capitalism, and with individual rights.” However, her opposition to altruism was not opposition to benevolence, but to French philosopher Auguste Comte.

To Comte, acts done for any reason beyond advancing someone else’s well-being were not morally justified. That would mean that taking a tax deduction for a charitable contribution strips it of its morality. Feeling good about doing good does the same. Even “love your neighbor as yourself” fails the unlimited duty to others his version of altruism imposes.

The main problem with understanding Ayn Rand’s position on this today is that modern usage of the term has eroded his meaning of altruism to little more than a synonym for generosity, so Rand’s rejection of the original meaning — the requirement of total selflessness — is erroneously taken as rejecting generosity.

As she wrote, “The basic principle of altruism is that man has no right to exist for his own sake, that service to others is the only justification of his existence, and that self-sacrifice is his highest moral duty, virtue and value.”

With Comte as a starting point, more attention to people’s own well-being — more selfishness, in Rand’s terminology — was the only way to move toward recognizing value and significance in each individual’s life.

Comte’s conception of altruism is also inconsistent with liberty, Rand’s focus. The duty to put others first at all times and in all circumstances denies self-ownership and the power to choose deriving from it. Everyone else’s presumptive claims override individual rights. However, benevolence, which involves voluntary choices to benefit others in ways and to the extent individuals choose for themselves, does not.

An omnipresent duty of self-sacrifice also makes people vulnerable to manipulation by those who disguise power over others as “really” a means to attain some noble goal. The desire to sacrifice for the good of others can thereby be transformed into the requirement to sacrifice to the desires of leaders.

As Rand expressed it, “Those who start by saying: ‘It is selfish to pursue your own wishes, you must sacrifice them to the wishes of others’ — end up by saying: ‘It is selfish to uphold your convictions, you must sacrifice them to the convictions of others.’”

To Rand, Comte’s view of altruism was logically impossible, joyless, and inconsistent with liberty, while enabling vast harms. However, we should recognize that she offered no such objection to voluntary benevolence — voluntary individual choices people make to be generous to others.

The defense against that is protecting individual self-ownership and the property rights that derive from it — i.e. liberty.

When that is maintained as fundamental, the power that each of us maintains to choose what to do with ourselves and our property — including “I could contribute to cause X, but I choose not to” — is accepted as legitimate. And under liberty, Americans would not only be generous, as we have been throughout our history, we would have far more to be generous with.

Such voluntary arrangements would also produce a far better world than the imposition of Comte’s conception of altruism.

Gary M. Galles is a professor of Economics at Pepperdine University.

RIVERSIDE — Three large tents were erected on the tarmac of March Air Reserve Base — where 195 coronavirus evacuees remained under federal quarantine orders — as a precaution in case additional planes carrying passengers who need medical screening are unexpectedly rerouted to the base, officials said Sunday.

The tents were set up to meet a request from federal officials to provide enough housing at the facility for at least 250 more people in individual rooms in case a plane carrying passengers who need to be medically screened is temporarily diverted to March ARB, such as in the case of bad weather or for refueling, according to Brooke Federico, a public information officer for Riverside County’s County Executive Office.

“Because of the time involved in constructing the tents, officials decided to have them in place in case any planes were unexpectedly diverted to March (ARB),” Federico said.

Just a reminder: Riverside County has NO confirmed cases of #coronavirus at this time. Continue about your daily routine. Wash hands frequently and stay home if you’re sick. #rivconow #ruhealth

— Dr. Cameron Kaiser (@RivCoDoc) February 3, 2020

News of the tents came as officials said three more cases of coronavirus had been confirmed in California’s Santa Clara and San Benito counties. Eleven U.S. cases have now been confirmed.

PRESS RELEASE: Six cases of novel #coronavirus have been confirmed in California. As said by @CDPHDirector and State Public Health Officer Dr. Sonia Angell, the risk to the general public remains low. Read the release here: https://t.co/IiC2Fwl5X3#nCoV2019 #NovelCoronavirus

— CA Public Health (@CAPublicHealth) February 3, 2020

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Patrick Mahomes needed just the waning minutes of Super Bowl 54 to end a whole lot of frustration.

A championship 50 years in the making for the Kansas City Chiefs.

A two-decade wait for an NFL title for coach Andy Reid.

All it took was falling behind by double digits in the postseason, again. Then Mahomes found his mojo. The 24-year-old quarterback, who was selected Super Bowl MVP, led the Chiefs to 21 straight points in the final 6:13 for a 31-20 victory Sunday over the San Francisco 49ers.

“We never lost faith,” Mahomes said. “That’s the biggest thing. Everybody on this team, no one had their head down. We believed in each other. That’s what we preached all year long.”

The Chiefs (15-4) trailed 24-0 and 17-7 in their previous playoff games, both in the first half. In the big game, they nearly didn’t have time for a comeback.

Kansas City’s fans in the crowd of 62,417 at Hard Rock Stadium got little opportunity to chant and do the tomahawk chop as KC fell behind 20-10 in the third quarter. Mahomes even threw his second interception of the night after they fell behind.

But the vaunted 49ers defense wilted late and Mahomes brought the magic that makes him special.

He completed passes of 44 yards to Tyreek Hill and 38 to Sammy Watkins. The touchdowns came on short throws to Travis Kelce to cut the deficit to three and to Damien Williams for the lead. The first NFL title in Chiefs coach Reid’s two-decade career was clinched by Williams’ 38-yard TD run, sending red-clad Chiefs fans into chants of “Andy!” Andy!”

Reid, 61, won a Super Bowl ring with the 1996 Packers while in charge of tight ends. He’s been seeking one as a head coach since being hired by Philadelphia in 1999. The Eagles lost in their only trip to the big game under Reid after the 2004 season.

“This is what it’s all about,” Reid said as confetti fell and the Chiefs celebrated the climax of the NFL’s 100th season. “What a great team, great coaches. Appreciate every bit of it.”

Mahomes found Hill, whose bobble led to the second San Francisco pick, for 44 yards on a third-and-15 — the first long pass completed by Kansas City. A 20-yard pass interference call on Tarvarius Moore, who had that earlier pick, put the ball at the 1 and Kelce was wide open for the score.

The Chiefs defense, confounded by the Niners’ misdirection much of the game, got stingy and forced a three-and-out. Mahomes soon hit Watkins down the right sideline behind Richard Sherman for a 38-yard gain, leading to Williams’ first score.

San Francisco (15-4) had nothing left in the fourth quarter, and its coach, Kyle Shanahan saw yet another late-game meltdown by his team. Three years ago, as offensive coordinator in Atlanta, he was part of the Falcons’ Super Bowl collapse — a blown 28-3, second-half lead in an overtime loss to New England.

“We’ll lick our wounds and we’ll get over this,” Shanahan said.

Kansas City, an original AFL franchise, won the final Super Bowl before the full merger, beating Minnesota in 1970. Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt even coined the phrase Super Bowl.

Now the Hunt family can add a Vince Lombardi Trophy to the Lamar Hunt Trophy earned with the AFC crown.

“It’s a beautiful trophy,” Chiefs owner Clark Hunt said. “I’m so happy for our players, coaches and fans. And especially Andy Reid. Nobody deserves this trophy more than Andy Reid.”

San Francisco went 4-12 in 2018 and Shanahan was on something of a hot seat this season. He came close to a ring once again, but down the stretch the Niners couldn’t slow the no-huddle attack at which Mahomes, Hill, Kelce, Williams and all the other Chiefs excel.

“We have heart,” Mahomes said. “We never give up and those guys around us, the leaders on the team , have that mindset that we never give up.”

The fourth quarter fireworks by the Chiefs were along the lines of the expected offensive explosion. Earlier, there were some strong drives but not a lot of huge plays.

The 49ers used up nearly six minutes on their opening drive, yet got only Robbie Gould’s 38-yard field goal. Kansas City took up 7:26 for its next march, including a fourth-and-1 run by Williams on a direct snap to the 49ers 1. All four Chiefs in the backfield spun around before the snap.

Mahomes took it in to end the 15-play series on a run option.

The 7-3 deficit was the first for San Francisco since Game 15. It soon became 10-3 after Jimmy Garoppolo’s ill-advised lob under pressure was intercepted by Bashaud Breeland. Another fourth-down gamble paid off for KC, with Williams gaining 3 on a pitchout. But the Chiefs stalled and Harrison Butker kicked a 31-yard field goal.

San Francisco needed a spark and, as it often has this season, the running game provided it. Gouging the Chiefs in the trenches, the 49ers gained 53 yards on five straight rushes before Garoppolo hit on a pair of passes. The second completion, over the middle to Kyle Juszczyk, saw the fullback look like anything but with a nifty open-field move past safety Daniel Sorensen — perhaps Kansas City’s best tackle. Juszczyk surged into the end zone for a 15-yard TD to tie it at 10.

Once more, Garoppolo was brilliant on a drive after being picked off. He improved 39 for 42 for 461 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions with a 136.2 rating on such series after the TD.

Gould’s 42-yarder gave the Niners their first lead, capping the opening drive of the second half. Again, their misdirection plays kept the Chiefs off-balance on defense.

As Garoppolo did in the first half, Mahomes then threw into heavy coverage trying to hit Hill and was picked by Fred Warner. It was the first interception of Mahomes in five postseason games.

And it paid off with another efficient series for the Niners, keyed by a 26-yard completion to Kendrick Bourne on third down. Raheem Mostert, the star of the NFC title game, surged in from the 1 for a 20-10 edge.

Hardly unfamiliar territory for Kansas City.

“We have an ability as a team not just on offense, as team, to figure out what the other team is doing and put our foot in the ground and say enough is enough,” Kelce said. “It’s special.”

On 3rd & 15… @PatrickMahomes to @Cheetah! #ChiefsKingdom

: #SBLIV on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) February 3, 2020

The @49ers get an interception of their own!@Fred_Warner comes up with the takeaway. #GoNiners

: #SBLIV on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) February 3, 2020

From Kansas City Chief’s first win in 50 years during Sunday’s biggest football game, Shakira and Jennifer Lopez rocking the halftime show stage to Demi Lovato’s goosebump-inducing national anthem performance, no Super Bowl is complete without the funny, star-studded and sometimes off-beat commercials.

• Related: Kansas City Chiefs win Super Bowl LIV with furious fourth-quarter rally

If you were too busy grabbing snacks during the breaks, we compiled the memorable shorts in GIFs.

1. Actor Jason Mamoa is known for his muscular physique and bad boy personality, but Rocket Mortgage’s commercial reveals how the actor unwinds after a long day of work.

#SuperBowlLIV
My therapist: Rocket Mortgage Jason Momoa can’t hurt you

Rocket Mortgage Jason Momoa: pic.twitter.com/MfFRsGL09C

— Snow Queen (@Katniss04444) February 3, 2020

I’m still not well after the commercial where Jason Mamoa took off his muscles #SuperBowlCommercials

— Danielle Maltby (@daniellemmaltby) February 3, 2020

2.  What’s the best way to get out of helping other people? Show everyone your hands have Cheetos dust on them. With the help of MC Hammer and his hit, “U Can’t Touch This,” a guy manages to escape tedious life duties.

Get your hands on more of the Cheetos Super Bowl ad. Watch the extended version NOW #CantTouchThis pic.twitter.com/sLUjit7TeV

— Chester Cheetah (@ChesterCheetah) February 3, 2020

• Related: Super Bowl game action and more from Miami in photos

3. The commercial with a plan, that backfired: Mr. Peanut. With shocking news late January about Mr. Peanut’s passing, Planters decided to resurrect the beloved character during his funeral with a baby version and the hashtag #BabyNut. While great in theory, it received a not safe for work response on Twitter. But points for the Mr. Clean and Kool-Aid man cameo.

Baby Groot started it.
Baby Yoda perfected it.
Baby Nut killed it.

— Restore @ashekirk! (@natnie) February 3, 2020

Oh hey @MrPeanut ? Maybe "Baby Nut" wasn't the best marketing idea you could have gone with? pic.twitter.com/Us0oQhX0vy

— Paul Cote (@Rottenplanet) February 3, 2020

4. Who are the best people to promote Genesis, an ultra-luxury car? John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, of course. While at a going-away party, Teigen roasted the party’s guest in comments reminiscent of her Twitter account and her husband made a late entrance with the fancy car.

#YoungLuxury has arrived. And it’s here to stay. @chrissyteigen @johnlegend #GV80 #GenesisUSAhttps://t.co/TolnUicOhH

— Genesis USA (@GenesisUSA) January 29, 2020

OMG @chrissyteigen (and I GUESS @johnlegend as well…) that commercial was GOLD. I may or may not have snort laughed on my couch! #youngluxury #JOHN #SexiestManAlive pic.twitter.com/x7Uz95SVeW

— Stefan Jamess (@StefanJamess) February 3, 2020

5. What was the world like before Amazon’s Alexa? Couple Ellen DeGeneres and Portia DeRossi answer that question. From a maid named Alexa to a failed letter delivery by bird, the commercial was well-received.

Amazon's Alexa spot is a winner.

– simple, memorable premise "What
did people do before Alexa?"
– Ellen, the most lovable celeb
– legitimately funny gags referencing
pop culture & historical events
– all of which is built around product.pic.twitter.com/NDjOZPm1vI

— Jack Appleby (@JuiceboxCA) February 3, 2020

6. Last, but definitely not least: Bill Murray reliving Groundhog Day. The best thing to happen to Bill Murray as he relives the same day over and over and over? A Rubicon Jeep to help him and his groundhog friend escape. Some highlights include a game of whack-a-mole and cute groundhog outfits.

Jeep® | “Groundhog Day” | Bill Murray | 02.02.2020 https://t.co/DSfzSIESer via @YouTube

Eternal life would be exciting every single day, if human flourishing was abundant.

— Chandler (@TheChandlarrr) February 3, 2020

best ad: Jeep's Bill Murray Groudhog Day with a Caddy Shack shout out

— Sharon (@DogsNSunshine) February 3, 2020

Athletes of the highest caliber gathered under the same stadium Sunday, Feb. 2, for a true test of skill and endurance. No, not the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs in Miami for Super Bowl LIV — we’re talking the Aquarium of the Pacific’s sixth annual Otter Bowl.

At 3:30 p.m., around the same time as the big game kicked off, the aquarium’s four otters — Chloe, Maggie, Betty and Ollie — retired from their exhibits to the “locker rooms” to get ready. They reconvened at the Northern Pacific Gallery for the highly coveted event, where an audience of about 200 people cheered for the furry athletes.

“I really don’t even care about the (Super Bowl),” said Kate Johnson, an attendee in the crowd. “I’m here for the otters.”

“The Otter Bowl is a great tradition that acts as a form of alternative entertainment,” Aquarium Mammalogist Katie Finch said. “The  event is similar to our regular training sessions with the otters but with the scavenger hunt twist and a chance for them to each as much as possible — which can be a lot.”

Once in their arena, aquarium staff began dropping frozen clams shaped like footballs and enrichment toys into the water for the otters to begin collecting for points, as well as enjoying the snacks. The rules were simple: the otter that collected the most points would be the winner.

“The footballs and treats were made from a blend of clams, shrimp and squid,” Finch said. “Not too great sounding to humans but the otters love it.”

Otters tend to hoard their food, according to Rob Mortensen, assistant curator of mammals and birds, so it was no issue to get the otters into the spirit of the game. Aquarium educators led a play-by-play of the game, calling out each otter as they dove after treats and pounded them against the nearest surface to break them out of the ice.

The four otters splashed and thrashed in the waters, fighting for each and every treat they could get there paws on. The audience faced a dilemma: to cheer for one otter or to collectively “Aww” at anything the group did.

Even with the surplus of food the otters managed to devour most all of it in about 20 minutes. But there could be only one winner in this competition. Betty, the aquarium’s 8-year-old otter, was declared the winner. She was presented with her trophy: a large cupcake mixture of seafood; but Betty was nice enough to share it with her kin.

“The best part of this event is when people come after its ended just to see the otters knocked out from their buffet,” Finch said.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan dared the best player in the NFL to beat him. He did so by being timid and conservative, by being willing to take three points instead of pushing for seven, by choosing to burn clock instead of trying to press his advantage.

And still the 49ers were less than nine minutes away from winning the Super Bowl on Sunday. They led the Kansas City Chiefs 20-10, were dominating on both offense and defense, and had the ball with less than nine minutes to play in the fourth quarter.

They subsequently collapsed in a dramatic and comprehensive fashion.

Shanahan and the 49ers gave Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes an inch. He took so much more — he took away San Francisco’s sixth Super Bowl title, their first in 25 years and gave Kansas City its first in 50 years with a 31-20 win.

The 49ers’ head coach came to the Super Bowl with the goal of changing his legacy. Despite being the most brilliant offensive mind in the NFL and one of the league’s best head coaches, young or old, Shanahan is best known for “28-3” — the lead the Atlanta Falcons had over the New England Patriots three years ago in Super Bowl LI.

The Falcons lost that game. And Shanahan, then the Falcons’ offensive coordinator, has been handed the majority of the blame.

Sunday’s 20-10 scoreline won’t be emblazoned on t-shirts, but the loss should be worn by the 49ers’ head coach.

Maybe it’s just bad luck, and, of course, it isn’t all on the coach. He only calls the plays, the players must execute. His quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo, was flustered in the fourth quarter behind an offensive line that broke down. The Niners’ defense, which had been controlling the game, shattered.

But Shanahan is the common denominator of two of the most stunning fourth-quarter collapses in Super Bowl history.

In Shanahan’s seven fourth-quarter drives as a Super Bowl play-caller, his offenses have yet to score a point. After going three quarters without punting, the 49ers were forced to do so on their first two possessions of the fourth quarter. The Chiefs took the ball 80 yards the first time and 65 the second time to turn a 20-10 deficit into a 24-20 lead.

And still, San Francisco had a chance to win the game. They had the ball, down four, with 2:44 to play. Starting at their own 15, they got to the Chiefs’ 49, where four consecutive passing plays failed. The Chiefs took over on downs and broke off a 38-yard touchdown run to end things once and for all.

“We didn’t take our opportunities,” tight end George Kittle said. “I could give you every cliche in the book — we just didn’t get it done.”

Shanahan’s play-calling in the fourth quarter will surely be parsed, dissected, and criticized by 49ers fans for years to come. But it was his larger choices that will loom ever larger as time goes on. Twice he chose to kick field goals instead of trying to convert reasonable fourth downs. Then he chose to waste a possession at the end of the first half.

When the Chiefs failed on a third-and-long with 1:53 remaining in the second quarter of a 10-10 game. Shanahan, with three timeouts at his dispoal, didn’t use any of them. He let the clock run.

As a result, the 49ers didn’t run a play until there were 59 seconds remaining in the half.

Giving Shanahan the benefit of the doubt, the 49ers had poor field position, and the Chiefs had three timeouts and the most dangerous quarterback in the NFL. By letting the clock run, Shanahan was ensuring that Mahomes wouldn’t touch the ball again in the first half.

But the downside was obvious: any chance of the 49ers scoring was significantly limited by the lack of time on the clock. It was later eliminated by Kittle’s offensive pass interference on a 42-yard catch with six seconds remaining in the half. While replays showed that Kittle did push off on the play, the call was unquestionably pedantic.

“We should have gotten points,” Shanahan said of the drive.

And while the penalty ensured that they wouldn’t get point, it was Shanahan’s decision that set the stage for that failing.

Shanahan sent a message with that decision, an unmistakable one: he was scared.

And while there was good reason to be, as was proven in the fourth quarter, you simply cannot win a Super Bowl that way. That was proven too.

For more Super Bowl coverage, visit the San Jose Mercury News.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In the hours before Kobe Bryant died, he spoke on the phone with LeBron James, the newly minted third-leading scorer in NBA history.

Bryant had always been prideful in his career, but now was gracious despite being eclipsed. The two men, as warm as they had ever been in their careers, had what James would call a “great conversation” to catch up and exchange pleasantries after James had passed Bryant’s career scoring mark.

In the last week, James has thought about that conversation every day — not always because he wants to.

“It’s not a great memory,” he said, “because it’s the last one.”

It’s a memory that James will likely have to visit again and again, wherever he goes this season. The rest of the Lakers will spend months revisiting their own memories of Bryant, both nostagic and painful, as well. That’s what this season has now become.

Even as they left the emotional tripwires of Staples Center on Saturday night, Kobe Bryant was everywhere at Golden 1 Center. Images of him and Gianna Bryant were towering over incoming spectators as they walked through the northwest doors of the arena. The Kings played three videos during timeouts paying tribute to Bryant, and staffers — even the arena public address announcer — wore shirts reading “KOBE” in a city where Bryant authored a great deal of postseason suffering for the Kings.

It’s not just Staples Center where Kobe is being mourned. It’s every NBA arena.

The fatal crash that killed Kobe Bryant, Gianna Bryant, John Altobelli, Keri Altobelli, Alyssa Altobelli, Payton Chester, Sarah Chester, Christina Mauser and Ara Zobayan is still fresh. Throughout the organization, players and staffers alike are still mourning. But the team is getting a taste of what a season-long march of Bryant tributes will be like — a near surety for a larger-than-life figure whose death has resonated powerfully throughout the world.

“They prepared us for it, we’re prepared for it,” said Anthony Davis. “And I think teams in the NBA just want to do their part in honoring Kobe. So we can expect that probably for the rest of the year, some type of tribute or something honoring him.”

Human sorrow has no standard timeline. Dealing with death is difficult enough on its own. But the Lakers (37-11) are beginning to understand that they’re not just shouldering their own grief, but the grief of many others.

Sacramento’s outpouring is a bellwether. There’s going to be visiting arenas that play video tributes. There will be opposing players and coaches who want to chat pregame about their favorite Kobe stories. At home and on the road, there will be chants of: “KO-BE, KO-BE.”

On one hand, it’s a sign of just how special and unique Bryant’s legacy is. On the other, it’s an emotional challenge that no other title contender will have to accomodate.

Frank Vogel said on Saturday night that the cumulative effect these tributes had on his team were positive in a 129-113 win.

“The Kings did a great job in just honoring him the right way and our fanbase, they travel and they represent and we feel it,” he said. “We feel the love, we feel the support, we feel the energy when we’re playing on the road. It’s a big reason why we were able to accomplish what you mentioned earlier and it was a terrific night in that regard.”

That approach is a strong one by the Lakers. Players said they drew some strength and energy from the tributes to Bryant in Sacramento, only a day after a return to the court had made them feel heavy-hearted. It showed in their 44-22 start over the Kings, which knocked their hosts out early.

The challenge will be to find a similar type of motivation in other environments, even when the tributes start to feel burdensome. The team has already tried to find nuance in how they’re dedicating their season to Bryant, whose initials will be worn on their right shoulder for the rest of the year: It’s not a result (or a championship) as much as an approach.

“It puts everything in perspective, but I knew that before and we knew that before, what he meant to the organization as a whole,” James said. “So the daily reminder that we continue to get is definitely great, because it should be acknowledged because of what he meant to this franchise for 20 years. It’s our obligation to go out and just play the game at a very (intellectual) manner, have that winning mentality, because that’s what he would want.”

There can be an impatience with grief, a desire to get to the point where the rhythms of normal life return and that absence hurts just a little less.

But getting back to “normal” is not really an option for the Lakers. Normal has changed. By embedding themselves in the process of healing rather than the finish line, the Lakers hope they’ll find strength and progress with each day.

“It’s never going to feel normal,” Vogel said. “It’s never going to feel the same. But we got our first win since this happened. There’s going to be a lot of important steps for us along the way, and this was certainly one of them.”

The eastbound lanes of the 91 Freeway in Corona were temporarily closed at Maple Street on Sunday night for an investigation into reports of shots fired.

RVCO: SR-91 EB at Maple, full freeway closure with Maple on-ramp to EB 91 closed and Serfas Club on-ramp to EB 91 closed, unknown time to reopen #Caltrans8

— Caltrans District 8 (@Caltrans8) February 3, 2020

A large police presence could be seen in the area from a TV news helicopter, NBC Los Angeles reported.

The main freeway lanes were closed at 10:21 p.m. but reopened by 11:14 p.m., Caltrans said.

Police searched for a possible suspect and warned residents to take shelter in their homes,  but no injuries were immediately reported, Corona Police Sgt. Dan Dunnigan said.

Authorities received calls regarding possible gunfire at about 9 p.m. near the intersection of D Street and Sherman Avenue,  Dunnigan said.

No victims had been located, and officers were still working to confirm if shots had been fired as of 10:40 p.m.

Police later on Facebook said the investigation was in the 1200 block of Doris Lane.

In a Facebook post at 11:50 p.m., the Police Department said: “We have not located any victims in the area. We are continuing to search the area looking for any evidence gunshots occurred. We expect to be on scene through the early morning hours searching and investigating this incident.”

LOS ANGELES — As much time as fans spend pondering trade possibilities this time of year, Doc Rivers knows it’s heavy on players’ minds as well.

“Players think more than a lot about stuff,” Rivers said before his Clippers faced the San Antonio Spurs on Monday – with the NBA’s trade deadline looming at noon PT on Thursday. “So, from a coaching standpoint, sometimes it’s nice to just go talk to them, let them know how you feel about them and what you need.

“I just think in life, you should be transparent,” Rivers added. “You know, you really should be. You should tell your guys what you think – what you think about them, and ways they can help themselves and the team. The more you do that, the more you communicate, the more you touch them, the better they have (it).”

This week last season, the Clippers were especially busy. In a matter of days, they traded away Tobias Harris, Mike Scott, Boban Marjanovic, Avery Bradley and Mike Muscala (whom they’d acquired for Harris, Scott and Marjanovic). They brought aboard Landry Shamet, Ivica Zubac and JaMychal Green, as well as Garrett Temple and Wilson Chandler. They waived Marcin Gortat.

On Monday, Rivers wasn’t tipping his hand in regard to any potential maneuvering at this deadline, insisting the Clippers, as currently constructed, inspire his confidence.

“I mean, listen. We love our team right now. We really do,” Rivers said. “And so that’s what I’m looking at right now, is how to get the team we have on the floor right now better – or on the floor.”

That has been the issue for this season’s Clippers, who have players who have combined to miss 90 games, which has contributed to 23 starting lineups through 49 games.

“A lot of our guys have not been able to play,” Rivers said. “(Paul George has) missed a lot (21 games). There are times where I do freak out about it, but then there’s times we’re gonna be fine, and at the end of the day, I think we’ll be fine.

“We run enough stuff in skeleton and in our shootarounds, that we think we’ll be OK. And we still have a lot of games left, and so as long as we can, you know, get guys on the floor these last 30 games or so, I think we’ll be fine.”

SUPER BOWL REACTION

Rivers said he appreciated the NFL’s tributes to Kobe Bryant at Sunday’s Super Bowl.

“It was really cool,” Rivers said. “The Kobe tributes from the players was really cool and then just the moment of silence and everything before the game was great.”

Bryant was among nine killed in a helicopter crash Jan. 26 in Calabasas, an event that sent shockwaves through the NBA and beyond in the days since.

And what about the Clippers’ resident Kansas City, Mo., native?

Yes, Shamet enjoyed the game, too.

The second-year shooting guard with an appreciation for good barbecue posted a celebratory story on Instagram and, then “he finally told us he was from Missouri,” Rivers said, pausing to let the joke settle. (President Donald Trump tweeted his congratulations on Sunday night to “the Great State of Kansas.”)

Added Rivers: “I did quiz several players on that today. They all passed.”

Kansas City native @landryshamet currently. pic.twitter.com/tkqjsjv02a

— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) February 3, 2020

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The OCVarsity Fab 15 selects the top Class of 2020 high school football players in the West.

FAB 15 FIRST TEAM

1. Bryce Young, Mater Dei

QB, 6-0, 190

The consensus top recruit in the West, Young is a smooth operator in the pocket but becomes special throwing on the run or scrambling for extra yards. The Register’s Offensive Player of the Year ranks as the top quarterback in the class of 2020, according to 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN. He led Mater Dei to CIF-SS and state titles in 2018, his first season at the school.

Status: Alabama (enrolled)

2. DJ Uiagalelei, St. John Bosco

QB, 6-5, 245

The Polynesian High School Football Player of the Year checks all the boxes as a pro-style quarterback prospect. He’s tall, strong in the pocket and owns a rocket arm. He’s also a big-time winner after leading the Braves to a national title in 2019.

Status: Clemson (enrolled)

3. Justin Flowe, Upland

LB, 6-2 225

An imposing force on the field, Flowe combines a physical style with excellent athleticism and speed. It he gets near the football, opponents will feel it.

Status: Oregon (signed)

4. Kelee Ringo, Saguaro, Ariz.

CB, 6-2, 205

Ringo ranks as 247Sports’ No. 1 cornerback in the nation, and that’s high praise. O.C. fans know the talents of Elias Ricks (IMG Academy/Mater Dei) and Clark Phillips III (La Habra). Rivals ranked Ricks the No. 1 corner but Ringo appears just as dynamic and has a bit more size. Ringo also played running back in 2019.

Status: Georgia (signed)

5. Bijan Robinson, Salpointe Catholic, Ariz.

RB, 6-0, 200

The No. 1-ranked running back in the nation by 247Sports combines size and breakaway speed with exceptional athleticism. He’s capable of slick spin moves and leaping one-handed catches. There’s also plenty of substance to Robinson, who rushed for 2,235 yards and 38 TDs this past season.

Status: Texas (signed)

6. Noah Sewell, Orem, Utah

LB, 6-2, 250

It’s scary to think about Sewell pairing with Justin Flowe at linebacker at Oregon the next few years. Sewell is another punishing tackler who moves well for his size. He averaged almost 9 yards per carry last season as a running back. But speaking of size, Rivals says he played at 270 pounds at the All-American Bowl. He’s going to have to watch his weight to stick at linebacker.

Status: Oregon (enrolled)

7. CJ Stroud, Rancho Cucamonga

QB, 6-2, 194

The Elite 11 winner is an athletic quarterback who throws well on the run and also steps up in the pocket. He passed for 3,878 yards and 47 TDs this season. He is arguably the third-best quarterback prospect in the nation.

Status: Ohio State (enrolled)

8. Gary Bryant Jr., Centennial Corona

WR, 5-11, 165

The West’s No. 1 wide receiver is smaller than his national rivals, but he makes up for it with quickness, solid hands and competitiveness. He hauled in 58 passes for 1,134 yards and 10 TDs as a senior. In his two games this season, against Mater Dei and St. John Bosco, he combined for 15 catches for 248 yards and one touchdown. He signed with the Trojans as an athlete.

Status: USC (enrolled)

9. Clark Phillips III, La Habra

CB, 5-10 180

A playmaker. The one-time Ohio State commit is the shortest of the elite cornerbacks in the nation, but he is just as athletic and competitive. The Register’s Defensive Player of the Year was a true shutdown corner who excelled against the best competition. He is the No. 5 cornerback in the nation, according to 247Sports.

Status: Utah (enrolled)

10. Darnell Washington, Desert Pines, Nev.

ATH/TE, 6-7, 260

Washington ranks as 247Sports’ No. 2 athlete in the nation, and look for him to play tight end for Georgia. The Bulldogs recruited the West well.

Status: Georgia (signed)

11. Sav’ell Smalls, Kennedy Catholic, Wash.

DE, 6-4, 235

Smalls is another athletic force at defensive end. Washington’s No. 1 prospect also played wide receiver for Kennedy Catholic.

Status: Washington (signed)

12. Kendall Milton, Buchanan

RB, 6-1, 220

Milton is a speedster who loves to turn the corner and sprint past defenders. He is certainly in the class of Bijan Robinson of Salpointe Catholic, Ariz.

Status: Georgia (enrolled)

13. Gee Scott Jr., Eastside Catholic, Wash.

WR, 6-2, 205

Don’t sleep on Scott. Yes, Julian Fleming and Jaxon Smith-Njigba might be higher-ranked receivers in Ohio State’s class, but Scott combines size and strength with a strong motivation to succeed. He hauled in 76 receptions this season for 1,453 yards and 15 TDs.

Status: Ohio State (enrolled)

14. Andrew Gentry, Columbine, Colo.

OL, 6-8, 310

The No. 1 player in Colorado held many offers, including ones from Alabama, LSU and Ohio State, but he picked Virginia. He’s a physical blocker, especially on running plays.

Status: Virginia (signed)

15. Ethan Garbers, Corona del Mar

QB, 6-3, 200

Garbers is underrated by many scouts but not here. He didn’t face the elite competition of say the Trinity League, but his impressive body of work as a senior backed up his Elite 11 status. He completed 70 percent of his passes for 5,035 yards and 71 TDs this season, both Orange County records. He also showed improved athleticism and seems driven to compete with his older brother Chase, who is excelling at Cal.

Status: Washington (enrolled)

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FAB 15 SECOND TEAM

Rank, player name, school, position, signed with

16. Myles Murao, Mater Dei, C, Washington (enrolled)

17. John Humphreys, Corona del Mar, WR, Stanford

18. Jermaine Burton, Calabasas, WR, Georgia

19. Jalen McMillan, San Joaquin Memorial, WR, Washington

20. Johnny Wilson, Calabasas, WR, Arizona State

21. Tosh Baker, Pinnacle (Ariz.), OT, Notre Dame

22. LV Bunkley-Shelton, Serra, WR, Arizona State

23. Jay Butterfield, Liberty of Brentwood, QB, Oregon

24. Elijhah Badger, Folsom, Ath., Arizona State

25. Shane Illingworth, Norco, QB, Oklahoma State

26. Daniyel Ngata, Folsom, AP, Arizona State (enrolled)

27. Jordan Botelho, St. Louis (Hawaii), LB, Notre Dame (enrolled)

28. Darion Green-Warren, Narbonne, CB, Michigan

29. Ayden Hector, Eastside Catholic (Wash.), CB, Stanford

30. Van Fillinger, Corner Canyon (Utah), DE, Utah

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The All-CIF football award winners and team selections for the 2019 season were released Monday, Feb. 3.

(Selected by the Football Coaches’ Association)

DIVISION 1

Offensive Player of the Year: DJ Uiagalelei, St. John Bosco, Sr., QB

Defensive Player of the Year: Kobe Pepe, St. John Bosco, Sr., DL

Coach of the Year: Jason Negro, St. John Bosco

All-CIF Team

Bishop Amat: Damian Moore RB 12

Bishop Amat: Ethan Rodriguez DL 12

Bishop Amat: Dyson McCutcheon DB 11

Calabasas: Myles Williams DL 11

Calabasas:  Zack Shadorf LB/TE 12

Calabasas: Lamont Narcisse CB/WR 12

Centennial/Corona: Gary Bryant WR 12

Centennial/Corona: Christian Herrera OL 12

Centennial/Corona: Miguel Bautista LB 12

Centennial/Corona: Simon Hall LB 12

Centennial/Corona: Korey Foreman DL 11

JSerra: Siale Suliafu DT/FB 9

JSerra: Jaden Genova LB 11

JSerra: Chris Street RB 12

Mater Dei: Bryce Young QB 12

Mater Dei: Ray Leutele LB 12

Mater Dei: Kody Epps WR 12

Mater Dei: Raesjon Davis LB 11

Mater Dei: Myles Murao OL 12

Mater Dei: Martin Salazar DL 12

Mater Dei: Jaylin Davies DB 11

Mater Dei: Kyron Ware-Hudson WR 11

Mater Dei: Tyler Narayan DL 11

Mission Viejo: Lance Keneley DE 12

Mission Viejo: Keanu Tauvasa DT 12

Mission Viejo: Easton Mascarenas LB 11

Mission Viejo: David Meyer LB 12

Mission Viejo: Peter Costelli QB 11

Servite: Noah Fifita QB 10

Servite: Tetairoa McMillan WR 10

Servite: Nicholas Martinez OL 12

St. John Bosco: Logan Loya WR 12

St. John Bosco: Kris Hutson WR 12

St. John Bosco: Drake Metcalf OL 12

St. John Bosco: Edward Riley OL 11

St. John Bosco: Ma’a Gaoteote LB 11

St. John Bosco: Joshua Alford CB 12

St. John Bosco: Jonathan Vaughns SS 12

St. John Bosco: Kourt Williams S/LB 12

St. John Bosco: Nathaniel Burrell DL 10

DIVISION 2

Offensive Player of the Year: CJ Stroud, Rancho Cucamonga, Sr., QB

Defensive Players of the Year: Justin Flowe, Upland, Sr., LB/RB & JD Hernandez, Sierra Canyon, Sr., LB

Coach of the Year: Jon Ellinghouse, Sierra Canyon

All-CIF Team

Chaminade: Willy Camacho RB 10

Chaminade: Jaylon Henderson QB 11

Chaminade: JP Reilly DL 12

Chaminade: Isaac Gallegos LB 12

Orange Lutheran: Cooper Vanderhill RB 12

Murrieta Valley: Taliq Brown WR 12

Norco: Shane Illingworth QB 12

Norco: Andrew Madrigal OL 11

Norco: Marquies Ashley WR 12

Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks: Justin Horton DB 12

Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks: Quintin Lyons OL 12

Oaks Christian: Brenden Segovia K 11

Long Beach Poly: Bryon Parham LB 11

Long Beach Poly: James Maae OL 12

Long Beach Poly: Khilyn Neal DL 12

Long Beach Poly: Amajay Gravelly DB 12

Rancho Cucamonga: Julian Ridley OL 12

Rancho Cucamonga: Jayden Veal WR 12

Rancho Cucamonga: Silas Bolden WR 12

Rancho Cucamonga: Esaia Bogar DE 11

Rancho Verde: AJ Duffy QB 10

Rancho Verde Dylan Lopez OL 10

Rancho Verde: Demond Young DB 11

Rancho Verde: Jordan Jefferson RB 12

San Clemente: Preston Rex DB 12

San Clemente: Cole Batson DB 11

Santa Margarita: Derek Wilkens DE 11

Serra: Lando Brown LB 11

Serra: LV Bunkley WR 12

Sierra Canyon: Chayden Peery QB 11

Sierra Canyon: DJ Harvey DB 11

Sierra Canyon: JD Sumlin DB 11

Sierra Canyon: Kamari Ramsey DB 10

Sierra Canyon: Brendon Gamble DB 12

Upland Joseph Church OL 12

Upland: Tyevin Ford RB 12

Upland: Josh Garcia DE 11

Valencia/Valencia: Owen Hand LB 10

Vista Murrieta: Tyreese Shakir DB 12

Vista Murrieta: Jack Pedersen TE 10

DIVISION 3

Offensive Players of the Year: Ethan Garbers, Corona del Mar, Sr., QB & John Humphreys, Corona del Mar, Sr., WR

Defensive Player of the Year: Josh Henderson, Grace Brethren, Sr., LB

Coach of the Year: Dan O’Shea, Corona del Mar

All-CIF Team

Alemany:  Miller Moss QB/P 11

Alemany:  Jaylin Smith WR/Cb 11

Alemany:  Kevin Green Jr. WR/S 10

Alemany:  Floyd Chalk RB/S 10

Cajon:  Rodney Robinson DB/WR 12

Cajon:  Alec Estrada G 12

Capistrano Valley:  Jake Muller WR/TE 12

Cathedral:  Nick Veloz OLB 12

Corona del Mar–  Mark Redman TE 12

Corona del Mar:  Bradley Schlom WR/DB 12

Corona del Mar:  Mason Gecowets LB/DB 12

Corona del Mar:  Chandler Fincher DB 12

Corona del Mar:  Thomas Bouda OL/DL 11

Edison:  Mike Walters OLB/RB 12

Edison:  Cole Koffler WR/FS 12

Edison:  Trent Jordahl T/DT 12

Grace Brethren:  Nate Bennett WR/FS 12

Grace Brethren:  Julian Stokes RB/WR/CB 11

Grace Brethren Mike Zele QB 11

Grace Brethren:  Tiafau Taiva OL 12

Grace Brethren:  Jay Toia G/OT 11

Grace Brethren:  Soane Toia DL/RB 12

Grace Brethren:  Cesar Perez OL/DL 12

Heritage:  Kenny Teter RB/FS 12

La Habra:  Ryan Zanelli QB 12

La Habra:  Clark Phillips III CB/SB 12

La Habra:  Kristopher Koontz RB/SB 12

La Habra:  Daniel Barrales DE/DT 12

Lawndale:  Makell Esteen FS/CB/WR 12

Lawndale:  Tuli Tuipolotu DE 12

Los Alamitos:  Giovanni De Leon OLB/FB 12

Paraclete:  Alan Rennie OL/DL 12

St. Francis:  Kevin Armstead RB/DB 12

Tesoro:  Justin Schafer WR 12

Tesoro:  Zack Wran SS/RB 12

Tesoro:  Justin Williams OT/OG 12

Tesoro:  Ethan Hurst DL 12

Westlake:  Marco Siderman QB 12

Westlake:  Victory Vaka DT 11

DIVISION 4

Offensive Player of the Year: Joey Hobert, San Juan Hills, Sr., WR

Defensive Players of the Year: Steven Arellano, Loyola, Sr., MLB & Tyler Wegis, San Juan Hills, Sr., DE

Coach of the Year: Rob Frith. San Juan Hills

All-CIF Team

Camarillo:  Jesse Valenzuela RB 12

Camarillo:  James McNamara QB 12

Camarillo:  Grady Liddell DB 12

Camarillo:  Spencer Davis OL 12

Camarillo:  Ryan Lythgoe LB 12

Camarillo:  Justin Meijer DL 12

Chaparral:  Elia Migao OL 11

Damien:  Jordan Barton QB 12

Downey:  Andrew Garcia LB 10

Downey:  Aiden Chapman LB 1o

El Toro:  Giulio Fernandes LB 11

Great Oak:  Westin Kanow LB 12

Hart:  Zach Johnson QB 12

Hart:  Ashton Thomas DB 12

Loyola:  Tahj Owens RB 10

Loyola Ceyair Wright DB 11

Loyola:  Carter Link LB 12

Loyola:  Brendan Pernecky TE 12

Loyola:  Nick Anderson OL 12

Loyola:  Sam Dominguez OL 12

Loyola:  Josh Long DL 11

Loyola:  Zakhari Spears CB 11

Murrieta Mesa:  Cade Moran LB 10

Palos Verdes:  Justin Booth DL 12

Paramount Kingston Hala QB 12

Paramount:  Anthony Williams WR 12

Paramount:  Jerry AhChing DT 12

Roosevelt:  Jaz Fong RB 10

Roosevelt:  Xavier Ward QB 11

San Juan Hills:  Austin Hogan RB 12

San Juan Hills:  Jonah Johnson DL 12

San Juan Hills:  Elliot De Groote DL 12

San Juan Hills:  James Gaines DB 12

San Juan Hills:  Jake Hall LB 12

San Juan Hills:  Brice Crider LB 12

San Juan Hills:  Parker Whitham OL 12

Villa Park:  Anthony Hakai RB 12

Villa Park:  James Pineda DB 12

Villa Park:  Davin Ancich K/P 12

DIVISION 5

Offensive Player of the Year: Terayon Sweet, Aquinas, Sr., RB

Defensive Player of the Year: Sione Lolohea, Aquinas,  Sr., DL

Coach of the Year: Jordan Brusig, Aquinas

All-CIF Team

Aquinas:  Francis Mauigoa OL 9

Aquinas:  Francisco Mauigoa QB 11

Aquinas:  Terance Fall WR 12

Aquinas:  Romeo Ross DB 11

Aquinas Tapena Tuitupou DL 12

Bishop Diego:  Adrian Soracco RB 12

Chino Hills:  Matt Geeting QB 11

Chino Hills:  Tyler Perez OL 12

Chino Hills:  Isaih Carl RB 11

Chino Hills:  Tucker Belville LB 12

Citrus Hill:  AJ Porter LB 11

Culver City:  Zevi Eckhaus QB 11

Culver City Chris Miller CB 12

Culver City:  Isaiah Williams CB 12

Culver City:  Tanner Duve WR 12

Culver City Khary Crump DB 12

Diamond Ranch:  Cade Miller QB 12

Diamond Ranch:  Andrew Martinez DB 11

Glendora:  Cade Marshman WR 12

Glendora:  Xzavier Ford RB 12

Glendora:  Hunter Heflin LB 12

Glendora:  Nicholas Hill OL 11

Glendora:  Jacob Gonzalez QB 12

Glendora:  Brayden Brus OL 10

Lompoc:  Jacob Nunez OL 12

Lompoc:  Ryan Morgan TE 12

Mayfair:  Semaj Verner CB 12

Mayfair:  Angel Hernandez OL 12

Oak Hills:  Nofoafia Tulafono OL 12

Oxnard:  Xavier Harris RB 12

Oxnard:  Tytus Hutchison LB 11

Oxnard:  Jacob Murillo OL 12

Oxnard:  Aaron Fontes WR 12

St. Paul:  Johnathan Fuamatu DL 12

St. Paul:  Nehemiah Malele LB 12

St. Paul:  Trenell Ridgley RB 12

St. Paul Elijah Hatfield OT 12

St. Paul:  Tyler Adams DB 12

St. Paul:  Andrew Gomez OT 12

St. Paul:  Angel Garcia WR 12

Yorba Linda:  Nathan Cardona OL 12

Yorba Linda:  Luke Gigliotti RB 12

DIVISION 6

Offensive Player of the Year: Malik Sherrod, Pacifica/Oxnard, Sr., RB

Defensive Player of the Year: Caleb McCullough, Pacifica/Oxnard, Sr., LB

Coach of the Year: Mike Moon, Pacifica/Oxnard

All-CIF Team

Apple Valley Tyron Smith WR 11

Ayala Cole McCain QB 12

Ayala Anthony La France OL 12

Citrus Valley Jordan Scott DB 12

Citrus Valley Dylan Wheatley QB 11

Citrus Valley Jared Boadway OL 12

Citrus Valley Jacob Moi LB 12

Crespi Jackson White DE 12

Crespi Ose Egbase DE 12

Crespi Jeremiah Alemanyehu LB 12

Dos Pueblos Conner Lee RB/DB 12

Kaiser Trevian Tribble QB 11

Kaiser Gabriel Ortiz LB 12

Kaiser Avery Taylor DL 12

La Serna Andrew Henriquez QB 12

La Serna Joey Bustos LB 12

La Serna Chandler McCaffer RB 12

La Serna Milo Lopez DB 12

La Serna Austin Burrows DL 12

La Serna Jake George WR 10

La Serna Esteban Mendoza OL 11

Los Altos Rene Zaldivar RB 12

Los Altos Zedekiah Rodriguez WR/DB 11

Los Osos Jacob Gardner OL 12

Mira Costa Sam Whitney QB 11

Pacifica/Oxnard Nohl Williams DB 12

Pacifica/Oxnard Brad Bichard LB 12

Pacifica/Oxnard RJ Maria QB 12

Pacifica/Oxnard Julio Rey OL/DL 12

Pacifica/Oxnard Kyrie Wilson WR/DB 12

Pacifica/Oxnard Michael Johnson III RB/WR/CB 12

Redondo Union Jacob Nash DE 12

San Jacinto Kajiya Hollawayne QB 11

San Jacinto Kameron Rocha DB/WR 12

San Jacinto Sheldon Newton DL 12

San Jacinto Kelvin Davis LB/RB 11

San Jacinto Arturo Ojeda OL 11

Silverado Devin Gandy WR/CB 12

St. Margaret’s Will Kenner WR 12

Warren Keison Evans WR/DB 12

DIVISION 7

Offensive Player of the Year: Isaac Hurtado, Cypress, Sr., RB

Defensive Player of the Year: Anson Pulsipher, Temecula Valley, Sr., OLB

Coach of the Year: Bert Esposito, Temecula Valley

All-CIF Team

Burbank Ben Burnham WR 6-2 185 12

Burbank Vincent Vang DB 5-4 160 12

Canyon/Canyon Country Evan Cox DL 6-1 205 12

Carter Gustavo Lopez RB 5-10 205 11

Carter Jelani Whitmore DB 6-0 170 12

Cypress John Fonseca OL 6-1 260 11

Cypress Tyler Jones DL 6-1 195 12

Cypress Luke Porteneuve DL 6-2 220 12

Cypress Elijah Vaielua WR 6-0 190 12

Cypress Corey Anesi DB/Utility 5-11 185 11

Don Lugo Gary Garcia RB 5-6 170 11

Elsinore Gemini Batimana RB 5-11 185 12

Elsinore Jackson Dodd OL 6-3 250 12

Fullerton Jakob Garcia WR 5-8 160 12

Fullerton Arthur Shaw RB 5-9 180 12

Huntington Beach Christian Moore TE 6-4 230 12

Northview Deshon Thompson WR 5-9 185 11

Northview James Jimenez QB 6-3 195 12

Quartz Hill Julian Clemons OL 6-3 260 12

Serrano Earl Hodson SS 6-0 190 12

Serrano Michael Thacker LB 6-3 220 12

Serrano John Smolenski DE 6-5 245 12

Serrano Garrett DiGiorgio OT 6-7 300 11

Serrano Parker Chaffee QB 6-1 185 12

Temecula Valley Brody Hughes FS/RB 6-1 190 12

Temecula Valley Coleton DeFalco NG/C 6-0 255 12

Temecula Valley Jay Max Jacobsen DE/TE 6-5 240 12

Temecula Valley Josh Hilton DE/TE/WR 6-4 245 12

Temecula Valley Logan Whetstone DT/OT 6-2 235 12

Temecula Valley Brandon Wilson MLB/RB 5-11 215 12

Valencia/Placentia Carson Elmasry DT 6-2 250 12

Ventura Zack Rodriguez Slot 5-10 160 12

Ventura Nick Lanski LB 6-1 215 12

West Ranch Bryce Buchanan LB 6-0 215 12

West Ranch Brandon Wyre DB/WR 5-9 180 12

West Ranch Walker Eget QB 6-2 185 11

West Ranch Zach Van Bennekum LB 6-2 215 12

West Ranch John Collier OL/DL 6-3 215 12

Long Beach Wilson Ryan Pettway QB 5-11 185 12

Long Beach Wilson Michael Bruner WR 6-0 175 11

DIVISION 8

Offensive Player of the Year: Jun Ahn, Sunny Hills, Sr., RB

Defensive Player of the Year: Carson Irons, Sunny Hills, Jr., LB

Coach of the Year: Peter Karavedas, Sunny Hills

All-CIF Team

Aliso Niguel Kyle Kyckelhahn QB 12

Aliso Niguel Caleb Peterson WR/LB 12

Aliso Niguel Kyle Thomas DB 12

Canyon/Anaheim Joey Rouly WR/DB 12

Gahr Chandler Nixon WR/DB 12

Garden Grove Tafisi Gauta DL 12

Grand Terrace Lonzel Bradford WR 12

Notre Dame/Riverside Lantz Russell DB/WR 12

Notre Dame/Riverside Max Anderson LB 11

Pacifica/Garden Grove Isaiah Blevins RB 12

Palm Desert Simon Gaete RB 12

Palm Desert Daryne Murillo OL 12

Palmdale Aaron Murdoch OL 12

Palmdale Nathaniel Mealancon LB 10

Palmdale Antonio Bittar DL 12

Palmdale TyJoun Cavins RB/DB 12

Palmdale Jaden Sheridan WR/DB 12

San Gorgonio Desi Gonzales LB 12

San Gorgonio Demajea Mitchell WR 12

San Gorgonio Luther Wills LB 12

San Gorgonio Damian Rubio DB 12

Santa Ana Daniel Avalos DB/WR 12

Santa Barbara Deacon Hill QB 11

Santa Barbara Noah Wood DL 11

Santa Barbara Dakota Hill DB/WR 12

Santa Barbara Johnny Valencia LB 12

Santa Barbara Chase Kamin OL 12

Santa Barbara Joshua Rosales DL 12

Sunny Hills Luke Duxbury QB 12

Sunny Hills Wilson Cal WR/DB 12

Sunny Hills Vince Silva LB/RB 11

Sunny Hills Alex Solis OL 12

Sunny Hills Kenny Lathrum OL/DL 11

Sunny Hills Brandon Roberts WR/DB 11

Trabuco Hills Chris Crow LB/DE 12

Trabuco Hills Drew Barrett RB 10

Trabuco Hills Nate Ortiz TE 12

Tustin Ernesto Nava DL 12

DIVISION 9

Offensive Player of the Year: Isaiah Creech, Highland,  Jr., RB

Defensive Player of the Year: Daniel Brown, Highland, Sr., LB

Coach of the Year: Richard Lear, Highland

All-CIF Team

Bonita Ethan Durham WR 12

Brea Olinda Kion Marshall DT 12

El Dorado Luke Reilly OL 12

Foothill Gabe Gallardo WR/DB/RET 12

Foothill Luke Peterman QB 12

Highland Damien Pecoraro QB 12

Highland Joshua Clark WR/RB 11

Highland Xavier Canedos OL 12

Highland Demarius Jamison DB/WR 12

Highland Darius Wilson DL 12

Hillcrest Manny Robert RB 11

La Salle LJ Holmes WR 12

Lakewood Gevani McCoy QB 11

Lakewood James Voorheis RB 12

Monrovia Mario Minor WR 12

Monrovia Hunter Nicely LB 12

Monrovia Nick Hernandez QB 12

Newport Harbor Justin McCoy RB 11

Newport Harbor Chad Koste LB 12

Newport Harbor Carter Mathisrud OL 12

Newport Harbor Grayson Simon OL 10

Newport Harbor Aiden Goltz WR 12

North Torrance Stephen Bradford RB 12

North Torrance Kekoa Carroll LB 11

North Torrance Joey McCormack DB/WR 11

North Torrance Brandyn Hannah OL 12

North Torrance Chase Mataalii OL 12

North Torrance Roman Garcia DT 12

North Torrance Blake Banks WR 12

Palm Springs Arieon Capler RB 11

Palm Springs Casey Libretti OLB 12

San Dimas Nicholas Cuda RB 12

San Dimas Billy Hennessy DL 12

San Dimas Dylan Arriaga OL 11

San Dimas Fred Salazar OL 12

San Dimas James Huey LB 12

San Dimas Kyle Winkleman DL 12

Santa Fe Ray Pacheco LB 12

St. Anthony Lucas Lehmar QB 12

Troy Jesse Ferguson MLB 12

DIVISION 10

Offensive Player of the Year: Sebastian Deleon, Crescenta Valley, Jr., RB

Defensive Player of the Year: JimE Deyoung, Simi Valley, Sr., LB

Coach of the Year: Hudson Gossard, Crescenta Valley

All-CIF Team

Big Bear Paul Dominique QB

Crescenta Valley Chase Center QB 5-11 175 12

Crescenta Valley Armen Erdoglyn OL 5-8 245 12

Crescenta Valley Chuck Meyer OL 6-7 240 12

Crescenta Valley Vincent Parrott DB 5-8 165 12

Crescenta Valley Colby Rees DB 6-0 160 12

Crescenta Valley Angel Ochoa WR 5-11 175 12

Eisenhower Cesar Ayala QB 6-3 185 12

Eisenhower Davyon Benton RB 6-2 185 12

JW North Venasio Mikaele RB 5-9 120 10

JW North Austin Berry OL 6-4 260 11

JW North Peteli Mikaele LB 5-10 225 12

JW North Nihiem Hoxie DL 6-1 250 12

Katella Miles Poland OB 5-10 220 12

Katella Jaden Van Horn DL 5-10 200 12

Katella Daniel Sifuentes DB 5-10 170 12

Katella Nate Lopez DB 6-0 160 12

Katella Brian Bogarin DL 6-0 220 12

Montebello Elijah Martinez WR 6-1 183 12

Montebello Robert Vargas OL 6-7 240 12

Norte Vista Eddie Alain RB 5-11 170 10

Norte Vista Jesus Gonzales RB 5-10 180 11

Norte Vista Christian Jurano LB 5-7 160 12

Orange Isaac Galvan RB 5-10 185 12

Orange Jeremiah Rivera DL 5-11 220 12

Peninsula Luke Seymour OL 6-3 210 12

Rancho Mirage Jevin Dorsey WR 5-10 170 12

Rancho Mirage Nelson Gonzales OL 6-3 295 12

San Marino Seth Matzumoto LB 5-9 175 12

Segerstrom Iverson Fuiava WR 6-0 200 12

Segerstrom Andrew Schouw DB 6-0 185 12

Segerstrom Reymundo Garcia LB 6-0 210 12

Segerstrom Saul Ramirez DL 5-11 225 12

Simi Valley Travis Throckmortin QB 6-2 200 10

Simi Valley Elijah Leiva RB 6-0 185 12

Simi Valley Malik Hunt WR 5-9 180 11

Simi Valley Wesley Fry DB 5-10 175 11

Simi Valley Damian Hartz DL 6-2 270 12

Summit Joshua Hornsby WR 6-2 205 12

Western Caine Savage WR 6-2 180 12

Western Cassius Savage WR 5-11 170 12

DIVISION 11

Offensive Player of the Year: Dane Brenton, Marina, Jr., WR

Defensive Player of the Year: Nathan O’Rourke, Marina, LB

Coach of the Year: Jeff Turley, Marina

All-CIF Team

Arroyo Dylan Leonardis LB 12

Beaumont Kamari Ross WR 12

Beaumont Logan Perez OL 12

Brentwood Cole Lourd QB 11

Chaffey Raymond Rodriguez RB 11

Chaffey Sabino Galeana DB 12

Claremont Ryan Campuzano WR 11

Compton Jaishawn Smith DB 12

El Rancho Chris Andrade QB 12

El Rancho Roman Rojas RB 12

El Rancho Nicholas Caamano DL 12

Hemet Jeremiah Graves QB 11

Hemet Bradley Fye DB 12

Hemet Ethan Leonard WR 12

Hemet Ernie Urias OL 10

Laguna Hills Mitch Leigber DB 11

Linfield Christian Crispin Wong RB 11

Linfield Christian Justin Manqueros RB 12

Linfield Christian Carden Taylor K/P 12

Marina Eric Church DB 12

Marina Connor Long LB 12

Marina Pharoah Rush RB 12

Marina Darren Vasquez DL 11

Marina Isaia Reagan OL 12

Marina Chase Hoglund OL 12

Marina Joseph Kelso OL 12

Muir Calen Bullock WR 11

Muir John Humphrey WR 12

Muir Carlos Ramirez DL 12

Muir Jamir Johnson DB 11

Muir Chuck Shull LB 12

Muir Jasun Ridley DL 9

Muir Kamar Watkins DL 12

Ontario Christian Ricky Freymond OL 11

Ontario Christian Connor Mooneyha RB 12

Ontario Christian Nathaniel Lozano TE 12

Pasadena Mekhi Fox WR 10

Pasadena Akil Andrews DB 12

Riverside Poly Budd Bernie QB 12

Valley Christian/Cerritos Brayden Garner QB 12

DIVISION 12

Offensive Player of the Year: Davon Booth, El Monte, Sr., RB

Defensive Player of the Year: JJ Reyes, El Monte, Sr., DB

Coach of the Year: Jessie Ceniceros, El Monte

All-CIF Team

Adelanto Mason Taylor DB 11

Adelanto Rashaun Ramsey RB 11

Adelanto Rickylee Medina MLB 11

Artesia Jonathan Manzo T 12

Coachella Valley Jesse Rodriguez LB 12

El Monte Nathan Velasquez QB 12

El Monte Abel Cueva DB 12

El Monte Ramon Ramirez DB 12

El Monte Simon Cho RB 12

El Monte Sergio Gonzalez FB 12

El Monte Maximus Gallegos OL 12

El Monte Alberto Nuno G 12

Glenn Davioene Keith DB 12

Jurupa Hills Trayton Cooper WR 11

Jurupa Hills Bryan Calderon WR 9

Jurupa Hills William English RB 11

Jurupa Hills Davieon Gambo WR 11

Jurupa Hills Kameron Tyler Randell WR 9

Jurupa Hills Daniel Diaz OL 11

Maranatha Zakkari Black RB 9

Moreno Valley Chris Reyes FB 12

Moreno Valley Elijah Kelsey DB 10

Moreno Valley Leroy Louis QB 12

Moreno Valley Henry Seiuli DE 12

Nordhoff Korey Stevens RB 12

Nordhoff Mike Trejo G 12

Northwood Travis Arena WR 11

Northwood Jaden Piazza QB 12

Northwood Xavier Cousar DT 12

Oak Park Alex Jones WR 11

Oak Park Luka Sarac DL 12

Ocean View Brandon Alcaraz WR 12

Ontario Marques Johnson OL 12

Orange Vista Dion Wilson Jr. DB 12

Orange Vista Ethan Saunders DB 12

Orange Vista Isiah Jones DB 12

Orange Vista Chris Banks SS 11

Rio Hondo Prep Alex Esquiaqui RB 12

Rio Hondo Prep Jonathan Guerrero RB 10

Yucca Valley Tayten Shartel RB 11

DIVISION 13

Offensive Player of the Year: Walter Gooding, Esperanza, Sr., RB

Defensive Player of the Year: Alex Lopez, Esperanza, Sr., LB

Coach of the Year: Wes Choate, Esperanza

All-CIF Team

Alhambra Vito Russell WR/CB 12

Alhambra Matthew Donko TE/ILB/QB 12

Alhambra Kody Chuang WR/SS 12

Alhambra Damion Rosa OLB/QB 12

Alhambra Bailey Robinson TE/DE 12

Banning Raymond Wyatt OLB/MLB/DE 12

Calvary Chapel/Santa Ana Nathan Scott C/NG 12

Calvary Chapel/Santa Ana Sky Oliver WR 12

Cantwell Sacred Heart Brian Perez WR/DB 12

Cantwell Sacred Heart David Mercado WR/DB/RB 12

Diamond Bar Chase Wells SB/WR 11

Esperanza Roshawn Lacy WR 12

Esperanza Christian Valenti OL 12

Esperanza Alex Macpherson OL 12

Esperanza Diego Reynosa DL 11

Esperanza Coby Hoke WR 12

Esperanza Cody White LB 11

Fillmore Jared Schieferle QB 12

Fillmore Nick Jimenez DT/FB 11

Inglewood Jared Heywood QB 12

Inglewood Montana Lemonious-Craig WR 12

Inglewood Tim Williams RB 12

Ramona Donte Roby LB/RB 12

Ramona Adrian Monje WR 11

Ramona Julian Castaneda LB 12

Ramona Alton Durden DL 12

Ramona Bryant Aquino OL 12

Ramona Bobby Villalobos LB 12

Ramona Donia Romain DL 10

Rancho Alamitos Seymore Brown TE/FB 11

Rim of the World Austin Shoopman OLB/TE 12

Rim of the World Philip Smith CB/RB 12

Rosemead Ivan Ostry QB/SS 11

Rosemead Javier Coronel C/NG 11

Santa Ana Valley Pedro Ayvar DT/FB 12

Santa Monica Anthony Arnou QB 12

Santa Monica Kayden Thomas FS/WR 12

South Pasadena Terrance Sweetman WR/CB 11

St. Bernard Jakai Torres RB 12

St. Bernard Isaiah Robinson WR 12

DIVISION 14

Offensive Player of the Year: Andrew Nash, South Torrance, Sr., QB

Defensive Player of the Year: Ryan Lotton, Vista Del Lago, Sr., OLB/DE

Coach of the Year: Matt Mishler, South Torrance

All-CIF Team

California Military Institute Joseph Milner QB 12

Capistrano Valley Christian Simeon Martin WR 12

Cornerstone Christian Brandon Baker DB 12

Fairmont Prep Jason Terry RB 10

Ganesha Jesse Carmona DB 10

Ganesha Johnny Ysaac DE 12

Gladstone Adolfo Torres LB 12

Loara Ahmed Hassanein DL 11

Loara Devin Garcia DL 11

Loara Robert Aguilar Enriquez DB 12

Mary Star of the Sea Jesse Tello OL 12

Mary Star of the Sea Aaron Martinez RB 12

Mary Star of the Sea Jordan Fajardo FB 12

Portola Brandon Yue QB 12

Portola Nova Kebeli RB 10

Portola Jared Van Haeren DL 12

Santiago/Garden Grove Derrick Martin RB 11

Sierra Vista Nicholas Soares RB 12

Sierra Vista Jose Alonso OL 11

South Torrance Carson Hollandsworth RB 10

South Torrance Cade Bargar WR 12

South Torrance Levi Semaia DL 12

South Torrance Kade Jones DB 11

South Torrance Jason Dimacali OL 12

South Torrance Denton LoPiccolo DL 12

St. Pius X-St. Matthias Brenden Hodge WR 12

St. Pius X-St. Matthias Bruce Walker LB 12

St. Pius X-St. Matthias Domingo Ladson DB 12

St. Pius X-St. Matthias Ahmir Ford QB 11

St. Pius X-St. Matthias Michael Smyer LB 11

St. Pius X-St. Matthias Auluvance Tillmon III OL 12

St. Pius X-St. Matthias Comonte Lenoir LB 12

Trinity Classical Academy Rick Roberts QB 12

Vista Del Lago Julian Medina QB 11

Vista Del Lago Stephen Goss Jenkins WR 12

Vista Del Lago Saul Torres LB 11

Vista Del Lago Dakota Daughtery Chatterfield LB 12

Vista Del Lago Jaden Smith WR 10

Vista Del Lago Isaac Wesley OL 11

Workman James Odom WR 12

Southern California Girls Athlete of the Week

Athlete: Stevilyn Griffin

School: St. Lucy’s

Sport: Water Polo

Noteworthy: Griffin scored three goals and excelled at the defensive end as well in a 15-8 victory over Los Osos. St. Lucy’s is 5-0 in the Baseline League and ranked seventh in CIF-SS Division 3.

Southern California Boys Athlete of the Week

Athlete: Santiago Merlos

School: Aquinas

Sport: Soccer

Noteworthy: The midfielder and team captain has helped the Falcons to first place in the Ambassador League. He scored a goal in a 2-1 win against Woodcrest Christian and added an assist in a 4-1 win against Loma Linda Academy. Aquinas (7-0-3 in league) is ranked seventh in CIF-SS Division 6.

LOS ANGELES — The full-strength Clippers are 3-0 and capable, they proved on Monday night, of responding to a challenge.

This test came courtesy of the San Antonio Spurs, who stormed ahead early before the Clippers chased them down and then nipped them late for a 108-105 victory at Staples Center.

“Good quality team win,” Paul George said in his walk-off interview after he scored eight of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, including a crucial jumper with 13.7 seconds left.

Together, he and Leonard combined to score 41 points and the Clippers improved to 16-4 when they both play and to 35-15 this season overall – the best 50-game start in franchise history.

After the teams spent most of the second half exchanging leads, Leonard (22 points, seven assists) found Patrick Beverley stationed behind the 3-point line in front of the Clippers’ bench. Beverley’s 3-pointer (his fourth) was pure, tying the score at 102-102 with two minutes to play.

“I feel like every close game, he gets that shot in the corner next to our bench and we’re behind him hyping him up even before he gets the ball,” center Ivica Zubac said. “Like, ‘You’re gonna knock that down! You’re gonna knock it down!’”

The Clippers came up with a stop on the Spurs’ next possession and George (who also had a season-high 12 rebounds and a game-high eight assists) found a streaking Leonard with a slick bounce pass that resulted in a one-handed dunk and the 104-102 lead with 1:35 left.

Leonard then blocked DeMar DeRozan’s shot, and George got free with a crossover and swished a step-back jumper to extend the lead to 106-102 with 13.7 seconds left.

Not dead yet, San Antonio (22-27) drew within one point on Patty Mills’ sixth 3-pointer of the game, this one coming with 1.9 seconds left.

The Spurs fouled twice to stop the clock, and Lou Williams stepped to the line to apply the icing with a pair of free throws that made it 108-105. The Spurs’ half-court heave at the buzzer came up short.

“Listen, for a new team, any type of adversity is good in a strange way, you know?” Rivers said. “Because it allows you to kind of work through your stuff. And tonight was one of those nights. We weren’t playing well, we had to get it going, it became a close game down the stretch, so a lot of good things for us tonight.”

Compton native DeRozan – who arrived at Staples Center wearing a No. 8 Kobe Bryant jersey – scored 21 of his 26 points in the first half, when the Spurs shot 50 percent, planted 63 points on their hosts and went into halftime with a nine-point lead.

The Clippers’ defense, much too gracious early, showed its teeth in the second half, holding San Antonio to just 17 third-quarter points on 6-for-22 (27.3 percent) shooting. The Spurs scored only four points through the first six minutes of the third quarter.

“I thought that stretch,” Rivers said, “is what changed the game.”

“Defense was key, we held together,” George said. “It’s a tough San Antonio team, just like it always is. They play well, they execute – but defensively, we got into a nice little zone, and offensively, it comes down to us making big shots.”

Leonard’s streak of nine straight games with at least 30 points ended, but he started a 5-0 tone-setting run to begin the third quarter, sinking a 3-pointer and blocking a shot that led to a Zubac flush on the other end. What was a 15-point deficit midway through the second quarter quickly was whittled to four.

And then Leonard lobbed it to Zubac (nine points, eight rebounds) for a dunk that tied it 65-65.

And the Clippers kept coming: George went hard to the hole, finishes a reverse layup and drawing a foul to make it 68-65 and the Clippers enjoyed their first lead since 14-12.

Moments later, George took a wicked left elbow to his nose from a driving DeRozan. George, who also took a shot to the eye in Saturday’s victory over Minnesota, left the court Monday holding a towel to his face.

DeRozan was tagged with a flagrant-1 foul and the Clippers got two free throws and possession – but first, they took a timeout. George was in the locker room being treated, and they were hoping he could return to shoot the free throws and remain in the game.

He did, with gauze stuffing both nostrils. He made one of two free-throw attempts to extend the lead to 69-67.

“I didn’t feel blood trickling when it first happened and then next thing I know it’s Niagara Falls, just flowing,” George said. “Yeah, I was hoping that it wasn’t a broken nose.”

Fortunately for him, it wasn’t, although “it’s sore and it’s larger than usual right now so hopefully just ice it down, help with the swelling. But nah, no mask for me.”

Montrezl Harrell chipped in with 14 points for L.A., and Beverley and Williams scored 12 apiece.

LaMarcus Aldridge led the Spurs with 27 points.

"It's great that we were able to pick this up… Good quality team win"

– @Yg_Trece after tonight's win over San Antonio.#ClipperNation • @LAClippers pic.twitter.com/pAnfvsld7j

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— NBA TV (@NBATV) February 4, 2020

"The defense in the second half won the game for us"

Doc Rivers reflects on tonight's victory.#ClipperNation • @LAClippers pic.twitter.com/J4OxVVgYtC

— FOX Sports West (@FoxSportsWest) February 4, 2020

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All gas, no brakes for @MONSTATREZZ

: @tacobell #ClipperNation • @LAClippers pic.twitter.com/LqkstjKaUO

— FOX Sports West (@FoxSportsWest) February 4, 2020

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ORANGE — A 22-year-old Citrus Heights man was behind bars Monday on suspicion of scamming at least seven victims out of thousands of dollars in an alleged mail scam, police said.

Xingsheng Yang was arrested Thursday night on suspicion of scamming elderly victims into sending him cash from all over the country, said Sgt. Phil McMullin of the Orange Police Department.

A woman in Minnesota had called Orange police, saying she believed she was scammed into sending money to a home in the 500 block of East Washington Street in Orange, McMullin said.

Yang was accused of calling victims and representing himself as an employee of a cable TV company, McMullin said. He allegedly told the victims there was some sort of breach in their account and that he would walk them through it on their computer, McMullin alleged.

Yang would allegedly offer to rebate the victims $200, but would then say he accidentally gave them too much and would ask them to return the excess money in cash through the mail, McMullin said.

He was renting a home in Orange, where he would allegedly receive the packages of cash, McMullin said.

Police had recovered $35,000 in deliveries, McMullin said. Police suspect there have been at least seven victims so far, but there could be more, he added.

Police advised residents to just hang up when called by someone requesting cash payments and then report it to police, McMullin said.

“Hang up, do not engage and call police,” McMullin said.

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USC and UCLA didn’t land any of the high school seniors from Orange County’s fertile football recruiting grounds during the early signing period in December.

The Trojans and Bruins also aren’t expected to sign an Orange County player when the regular signing period arrives Wednesday, Feb. 5.

And not surprisingly, both programs aren’t well-represented on the Register’s annual OCVarsity Fab 15, which ranks the best senior football recruits from the western United States.

USC and UCLA combine for one selection on this year’s first and second teams.

“I think it was just one of those years,” said Orange County-based Greg Biggins, a national recruiting analyst for 247Sports.

“UCLA finished runner-up for (Ethan) Garbers (of Corona del Mar), (Mark) Redman (of Corona del Mar), (Myles) Murao (of Mater Dei), (Jeffrey) Persi (of JSerra), (Lance) Keneley (of Mission Viejo), (Keanu) Tanuvasa (of Mission Viejo) and maybe (Clark) Phillips III (of La Habra) after he decommitted (from Ohito State).

“USC had Bryce (Young of Mater Dei) locked in and were right there with John Humphreys (of Corona del Mar) before he chose Stanford.”

USC signed its one Fab 15 selection in December: ultra-quick Centennial Corona wide receiver/athlete Gary Bryant Jr.

UCLA was shut out one year after signing San Juan Hills offensive tackle Sean Rhyan, a Fab 15 selection who became a freshman standout for the Bruins.

“It is what it is,” said La Habra tight end Mason West, one of four Orange County seniors who signed with Washington. “We got a lot of Cali dudes.”

All of this year’s Fab 15 selections signed in December, including Young, the No. 1 recruit in the West who is already enrolled at Alabama. He signed with the Crimson Tide after decommitting to USC.

So what is the remedy for USC and UCLA’s recruiting struggles?

“The key will be for the schools to prioritize the guys earlier and go hard for them,” Biggins said. “I’m already seeing that with some of the early offers going out from both schools.”

Los Alamitos freshman quarterback Malachi Nelson, for example, was offered by USC on Jan. 30. UCLA recently offered Mater Dei sophomore cornerback Domani Jackson and fast-rising safety Mitch Leigber of Laguna Hills.

Leigber, a first-team All-County selection, is an intriguing junior.

Yes, the recruiting race toward 2021 is well underway. Maybe USC and UCLA can rally.