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Another talented football player has left JSerra.
All-County safety New Zealand Williams, who emerged as a defensive force in 2019, has enrolled at St. Bernard High in Playa del Rey, the junior confirmed Monday night.
Williams (6-2, 175) earned third-team All-County honors last season and made second-team All-Trinity League. He arrived at JSerra after playing at Carson in 2018.
Williams has been offered in recent days by Nebraska and Georgia.
He is the third confirmed JSerra player to depart since the end of last season.
Williams joins sophomore wide receiver/tight end/defensive end Keyan Burnett (6-5, 200) and junior offensive lineman Ross Maseuli (6-3, 330), who wasn’t cleared by the CIF-SS to play last season. Burnett is now at Servite while Maseuli enrolled at Mater Dei.
St. Bernard (4-6) reached the CIF-SS Division 13 playoffs last season after finishing second to St. Pius X-St. Matthias of Downey in the Santa Fe League. The Vikings lost to Santa Monica 23-0 in the first round of the playoffs.
JSerra (6-5) qualified for the Division 1 playoffs last season after taking fourth in the Trinity League. The Lions lost to Centennial of Corona 56-0 in the first round of the playoffs.
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