The 27th game in the Alex Spanos All-Star Classic series is scheduled to be played Jan. 21 at San Diego Mesa College. Kick-off is 6 p.m.
The game pits senior high school football players from throughout San Diego County in a North versus South format. All-Star Classic coaches include Rancho Bernardo’s Tristan McCoy (North) and The Bishop’s School’s Joel Allen (South). All proceeds benefit the High School Sports Association of San Diego.
Before that, the Metro Conference’s all-league football players for 2016 were honored Nov. 28 in a ceremony held at Chula Vista HIgh School’s performing arts center.
Here are the honorees:
METRO-MESA LEAGUE
First Team Offense
Chris Jones (Mater Dei Catholic) 12
C.J. Verdell (Mater Dei Catholic) 12
Eli Shelton (Mater Dei Catholic) 12
Pedro Chavez (Mater Dei Catholic) 12
Anthony Posada (Bonita Vista) 12
Keenan Ellis (Bonita Vista) 12
Diego Vasquez (Bonita Vista) 12
Dominic Gudino (Olympian) 12
Isaiah Williams (Olympian) 11
Devin Lloyd (Otay Ranch) 12
William Dunkle (Eastlake) 11
Chris Gomez (Olympian) 12
Second Team Offense
Dean Klaser (Bonita Vista) 12
Micah Scott (Mater Dei Catholic) 12
Nico Lutteroth (Mater Dei Catholic) 12
Jace Fuamatu (Otay Ranch) 11
Jason Miller (Olympian) 12
Nico Mendoza (Olympian) 11
Trey Curry (Olympian) 12
Fenuki Kauvaka (Otay Ranch) 12
Micah Pietila-Wiggs (Eastlake) 11
Kyle Caldwell (Mater Dei Catholic) 12
Gus Espiritu (Otay Ranch) 12
First Team Defense
Jake Rozar (Bonita Vista) 12
Chris Rouston (Bonita Vista) 12
Quentin Frazier (Mater Dei Catholic) 12
Kyle Moses (Mater Dei Catholic) 12
Jovan Bayless (Mater Dei Catholic) 12
Nick Del’Acqua (Mater Dei Catholic) 11
Declan Fernandez (Eastlake) 12
Noah Lacsina (Olympian) 12
Andrew Whyte (Olympian) 12
D.J. Tirey (Olympian) 11
Mikael Tyler (Olympian) 11
Second Team Defense
Santiago DeArmas (Bonita Vista) 12
Manny Velarde (Eastlake) 12
Joshua Tufele (Otay Ranch) 12
Nick Sandoval (Otay Ranch) 12
Julyan Santos (Otay Ranch) 12
Rock Gonzalez (Olympian) 11
Julian Taylor (Olympian) 11
Royce Casiano (Olympian) 12
Andre Kell (Mater Dei Catholic) 11
Jacob Viss (Mater Dei Catholic) 12
Max Schwenke (Mater Dei Catholic) 12
Players of the Year
Offense: C.J. Verdell (Mater Dei Catholic)
Defense: Noah Lacsina (Olympian)
Kicker: Chris Gomez (Olympian)
Team Champion
Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders
METRO-SOUTH BAY LEAGUE
First Team Offense
Alex Tejeda (Hilltop) 12
Khalil Spruill (Mar Vista) 12
Marty Sesma (Sweetwater) 11
Gabriel Preciado (Mar Vista) 12
Sergio Munoz (Mar Vista) 12
Jesus Araujo (Chula Vista) 12
Alan Reyes (Sweetwater) 12
Gus Ferreira (Hilltop) 11
Noah Berry (Mar Vista) 12
Michael Wilson (Mar Vista) 12
Paul Escobar (Chula Vista) 12
Cesar Macias (Mar Vista) 12
Second Team Offense
Manuel Salazar (Sweetwater) 12
Angel Pineda (Hilltop) 12
Kevin Estrada (Hilltop) 12
Michael Munoz (Mar Vista) 11
Walter Pongia (Chula Vista) 10
Tony Meza (Hilltop) 11
David Garcia (Hilltop) 12
Jarred Torrez (Hilltop) 12
Rugene Williams (Sweetwater) 12
Greg Marshall (Hilltop) 12
Phillip Brandon (Sweetwater) 12
First Team Defense
Latu Tuavao (Mar Vista) 12
Niko Figueroa (Mar Vista) 11
Sio Pongia (Chula Vista) 12
David Corona (Hilltop) 11
Sergio Figueroa (Chula Vista) 12
Domonic Esparza (Hilltop) 12
Jacob Hinojosa (Mar Vista) 12
Matt Estrada (Mar Vista) 12
Ubaldo Nolasco (Chula Vista) 11
Sean Jones (Mar Vista) 11
Cameron O’Neal (Chula Vista) 12
Second Team Defense
Alex Torres (Hilltop) 11
Roque Espinoza (Sweetwater) 12
Hector Vazquez (Hilltop) 12
Noe Sanchez (Hilltop) 11
Jake Borst (Mar Vista) 11
Victor Agraz (Chula Vista) 11
Cristian Llanes (Hilltop) 12
Frederick Soto-Saenz (Hilltop) 12
Adrielle Lagda (Sweetwater) 11
Alfredo Ramirez (Mar Vista) 12
Devon Peterson (Mar Vista) 11
Players of the Year
Offense: Khalil Spruill (Mar Vista)
Defense: Domonic Esparza (Hilltop)
Kicker: Cesar Macias (Mar Vista)
Team Champion
Mar Vista Mariners
METRO-PACIFIC LEAGUE
First Team Offense
Anthony Parra (Montgomery) 12
Airrien Smith (Castle Park) 10
Zaire Simpson (Southwest) 12
Leonard Hoar (Southwest) 11
Enrique Varela (Castle Park) 11
Faamanuia Meredith (Montgomery) 10
Justin Guerra (Montgomery) 10
Aaron Lopez (Southwest) 12
Daishawn Lee (San Ysidro) 12
Angel Guardado (San Ysidro) 12
Marcos Griebel (San Ysidro) 11
Second Team Offense
Anthony Bugarin (Montgomery) 12
Jazz Gill (San Ysidro) 11
Ramon Saldivar (Castle Park) 11
David Sanchez (Castle Park) 11
Hernan Garcia (San Ysidro) 10
David Ortiz (San Ysidro) 11
Santiago Gutierrez (San Ysidro) 12
Felipe Muro (San Ysidro) 11
Estevan Fausto (San Ysidro) 11
Tyshon Peters (Castle Park) 12
Justin Tolbert (Castle Park) 11
First Team Defense
Victor Ayala (Montgomery) 10
Ricardo Chavez (Castle Park) 12
Leon King (Montgomery) 11
Juan Moreno (Montgomery) 12
David Vargas (Montgomery) 10
Joshua Sanchez (Southwest) 11
Marlin Uribe (San Ysidro) 12
Alejandro Bonneau (San Ysidro) 11
Jeremiah Martinez (San Ysidro) 11
Eleazar Cruz (Castle Park) 11
Miguel Saldana (Southwest) 12
Second Team Defense
Ruben Navarrete (Castle Park) 11
Joseph Simmons (Montgomery) 11
Gabriel Santoyo (Montgomery) 12
Robert De Leon (Southwest) 12
Ariel Osuna (Southwest) 12
Marco Vargas (San Ysidro) 10
Ray Eddington (Montgomery) 11
Sebastian Gutierrez (San Ysidro) 12
Jovanni Castillo (San Ysidro) 10
Anthony Cremeans (Castle Park) 11
Jeffrie Villegas (Castle Park) 11
Players of the Year
Offense: Daishawn Lee (San Ysidro)
Defense: Ricardo Chavez (Castle Park)
Kicker: Angel Meza (San Ysidro)
Team Champion
San Ysidro Cougars
Metro Conference Statistical Leaders
Metro-Mesa League
Passing
•Chris Jones (Mater Dei Catholic) 2,336 yards, 26 touchdowns, 5 interceptions, 14 games
•Anthony Posada (Bonita Vista) 2,322 yards, 28 touchdowns, 6 interceptions, 13 games
•Nico Mendoza (Olympian) 1,414 yards, 20 touchdowns, 6 interceptions, 13 games
•Alfredo Garcia (Eastlake) 906 yards, 10 touchdowns, 9 interceptions, 9 games
•Cristian Zamudio (Otay Ranch) 716 yards, 9 touchdowns, 8 interceptions, 8 games
•Kelvin Bradley (Otay Ranch) 483 yards, 3 touchdowns, 5 interceptions, 7 games
Rushing
•C.J. Verdell (Mater Dei Catholic) 2,399 yards, 36 touchdowns, 14 games
•Gus Espiritu (Otay Ranch) 1,263, 7 touchdowns, 12 games
•Noah Lacsina (Olympian) 1,165 yards, 7 touchdowns, 13 games
•Trey Curry (Olympian) 815 yards, 5 touchdowns, 13 games
•Rashaun Brown (Olympian) 558 yards, 5 touchdowns, 12 games
•Dean Klaser (Bonita Vista) 535 yards, 4 touchdowns, 10 games
•Robert Cota (Bonita Vista) 500 yards, 1 touchdown, 11 games
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•Josh Godfrey (Bonita Vista) 381 yards, 1 touchdown, 12 games
•Alfredo Garcia (Eastlake) 377 yards, 6 touchdowns, 9 games
•Nick Klugh (Eastlake) 311 yards, 1 touchdown, 9 games
Receiving
•Keenan Ellis (Bonita Vista) 972 yards, 9 touchdowns, 10 games
•Eli Shelton (Mater Dei Catholic) 895 yards, 8 touchdowns, 12 games
•Jake Rozar (Bonita Vista) 734 yards, 7 touchdowns, 11 games
•Devin Lloyd (Otay Ranch) 493 yards, 6 touchdowns, 12 games
•Quentin Frazier (Mater Dei Catholic) 448 yards, 5 touchdowns, 14 games
•Isaiah Williams (Olympian) 446 yards, 7 touchdowns, 13 games
•Kyle Moses (Mater Dei Catholic) 420 yards, 4 touchdowns, 13 games
•Mikael Tyler (Olympian) 419 yards, 3 touchdowns, 11 games
•Robert Cota (Bonita Vista) 336 yards, 3 touchdowns, 11 games
•Zeek Cruz (Otay Ranch) 239 yards, 1 touchdown, 12 games
•Jayln Jackson (Eastlake) 228 yards, 3 touchdowns, 10 games
•C.J. Verdell (Mater Dei Catholic) 206 yards, 3 touchdowns, 14 games
•Nick Esquivias (Bonita Vista) 205 yards, 4 touchdowns, 11 games
•Kyle Caldwell II (Mater Dei Catholic) 202 yards, 2 touchdowns, 14 games
•Rashaun Brown (Olympian) 199 yards, 2 touchdowns, 12 games
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•Josh Lira (Otay Ranch) 190 yards, 1 touchdown, 10 games
•Jae Vitin (Eastlake) 182 yards, 0 touchdowns, 11 games
•Micah Pietila-Wiggs 166 yards, 2 touchdowns, 11 games
Touchdowns
•C.J. Verdell (Mater Dei Catholic) 40 touchdowns, 14 games
•Isaiah Williams (Olympian) 11 touchdowns, 13 games
•Keenan Ellis (Bonita Vista) 10 touchdowns, 10 games
•Devin Lloyd (Otay Ranch) 10 touchdowns, 12 games
•Eli Shelton (Mater Dei Catholic) 8 touchdowns, 12 games
•Jake Rozar (Bonita Vista) 7 touchdowns, 11 games
•Fenuki Kauvaka (Otay Ranch) 7 touchdowns, 12 games
•Gus Espiritu (Otay Ranch) 7 touchdowns, 12 games
•Rashaun Brown (Olympian) 7 touchdowns, 12 games
•Noah Lacsina (Olympian) 7 touchdowns, 13 games
•Kyle Moses (Mater Dei Catholic) 7 touchdowns, 13 games
•Alfredo Garcia (Eastlake) 6 touchdowns, 9 games
•Trey Curry (Olympian) 6 touchdowns, 13 games
•Amari Riley (Otay Ranch) 5 touchdowns, 9 games
•Quentin Frazier (Mater Dei Catholic) 5 touchdowns, 14 games
•Josh Godfrey (Bonita Vista) 4 touchdowns, 12 games
•Robert Cota (Bonita Vista) 4 touchdowns, 11 games
•Nick Esquivias (Bonita Vista) 4 touchdowns, 11 games
•Micah Pietila-Wiggs (Eastlake) 4 touchdowns, 11 games
•Dean Klaser (Bonita Vista) 4 touchdowns, 10 games
Defensive Leaders
Tackles: Andrew Whyte (Olympian) 162, Declan Fernandez (Eastlake) 126, Jovan Bayless (Mater Dei Catholic) 126, Noah Lacsina (Olympian) 122, Matt Schwenke (Mater Dei Catholic) 111, Rock Gonzalez (Olympian) 108, Manny Velarde (Eastlake) 101, Andre Kell (Mater Dei Catholic) 100, David Tirey (Olympian) 95, Joshua McCurty (Eastlake) 89, Nick Sandoval (Otay Ranch) 87, Alex King (Otay Ranch) 81
Sacks: Rock Gonzalez (Olympian) 11, Kyle Caldwell II (Mater Dei Catholic) 9.5, Jose Hernandez (Mater Dei Catholic) 7, Jahnius Basurto (Eastlake) 5, Isaiah Williams (Olympian) 5, Noah Lacsina (Olympian) 4, Andre Kell (Mater Dei Catholic) 4, Andrew Whyte (Olympian) 4
Interceptions: Devin Lloyd (Otay Ranch) 8, Kyle Moses (Mater Dei Catholic) 5, Sean Jones (Mater Dei Catholic) 5, Andrew Whyte (Olympian) 3, Manu Asaeli-save (Otay Ranch) 3, Micah Pietila-Wiggs (Eastlake) 2, Jovan Bayless (Mater Dei Catholic) 2, Brandon Ridgels (Olympian) 2, A.J. Hernandez (Eastlake) 2, David Tirey (Olympian) 2
Fumble recoveries: Jovan Bayless (Mater Dei Catholic) 3, Matt Schwenke (Mater Dei Catholic) 3, Manny Velarde (Eastlake) 2, Noah Lacsina (Olympian) 2, Kyle Caldwell II (Mater Dei Catholic) 2, Micah Mendillo (Eastlake) 2, Nick Sandoval (Otay Ranch) 2, Ryan Flores (Mater Dei Catholic) 2, Dylan Zolessi (Otay Ranch) 2
Kicking points
Andres Septien (Mater Dei Catholic) 73, Ralphie Gomez (Olympian) 57, Bernardino Soto (Otay Ranch) 29
Quarterback rating
Anthony Posada (Bonita Vista) 108.3
Chris Jones (Mater Dei Catholic) 103.3
Nico Mendoza (Olympian) 101.4
Alfredo Garcia (Eastlake) 68.9
Cristian Zamudio (Otay Ranch) 58.2
Kelvin Bradley (Otay Ranch) 56.2
Metro-South Bay League
Passing
•Alex Tejeda (Hilltop) 2,874 yards, 24 touchdowns, 3 interceptions, 12 games
•Paul Escobar (Chula Vista) 1,378 yards. 11 touchdowns, 8 interceptions, 10 games
•Mike Wilson (Mar Vista) 818 yards, 6 touchdowns, 3 interceptions, 10 games
•Manny Salazar (Sweetwater) 480 yards, 8 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, 10 games
Rushing
•Khalil Spruill (Mar Vista) 1,916 yards, 27 touchdowns, 9 games
•Marty Sesma (Sweetwater) 1,758 yards, 8 touchdowns, 10 games
•Sergio Figueroa (Chula Vista) 756 yards, 14 touchdowns, 10 games
•Domonic Esparza (Hilltop) 741 yards, 11 touchdowns, 12 games
•Alfredo Ulloa (Sweetwater) 695 yards, 4 touchdowns, 7 games
•Kyle Denney (Mar Vista) 599 yards, 5 touchdowns, 10 games
•Noah Berry (Mar Vista) 464 yards, 9 touchdowns, 10 games
•Angel Pineda (Hilltop) 457 yards, 6 touchdowns, 12 games
Receiving
•Gus Ferreira (Hilltop) 1,645 yards, 15 touchdowns, 12 games
•Cameron O’Neal (Chula Vista) 536 yards, 5 touchdowns, 10 games
•Noah Berry (Mar Vista) 350 yards, 4 touchdowns, 10 games
•Alfredo Ulloa (Sweetwater) 313 yards, 5 touchdowns, 7 games
•Darrion Hamilton (Chula Vista) 288 yards, 1 touchdown, 9 games
•Domonic Esparza (Hilltop) 287 yards, 0 touchdowns, 12 games
•Daniel McPherren (Chula Vista) 279 yards, 4 touchdowns, 7 games
•David Corona (Hilltop) 259 yards, 2 touchdowns, 4 games
•Alfredo Ramirez (Mar Vista) 195 yards, 1 touchdown, 10 games
•Cristian Llanes (Hilltop) 187 yards, 5 touchdowns, 10 games
Touchdowns
•Khalil Spruill (Mar Vista) 28 touchdowns, 9 games
•Sergio Figueroa (Chula Vista) 15 touchdowns, 10 games
•Gus Ferreira (Hilltop) 15 touchdowns, 12 games
•Noah Berry (Mar Vista) 14 touchdowns, 10 games
•Domonic Esparza (Hilltop) 11 touchdowns, 12 games
•Alfredo Ulloa (Sweetwater) 9 touchdowns, 7 games
•Angel Pineda (Hilltop) 9 touchdowns, 12 games
•Marty Sesma (Sweetwater) 8 touchdowns, 10 games
•Abel Garcia (Sweetwater) 5 touchdowns, 7 games
•Daniel McPherren (Chula Vista) 5 touchdowns, 7 games
•Kyle Denney (Mar Vista) 5 touchdowns, 10 games
•Cristian Llanes (Hilltop) 5 touchdowns, 10 games
•Cameron O’Neal (Chula Vista) 4 touchdowns, 10 games
•Darrion Hamilton (Chula Vista) 4 touchdowns, 9 games
•Mike Wilson (Mar Vista) 4 touchdowns, 10 games
Defensive Leaders
Tackles: Alejandro Hinojosa (Mar Vista) 108, Matt Estrada (Mar Vista) 100, Niko Figueroa (Mar Vista) 83
Sacks: Niko Figueroa (Mar Vista) 12, Alejandro Hinojosa (Mar Vista) 7, Latu Tuvao (Mar Vista) 6, Matt Estrada (Mar Vista) 5, Sebastian Zuniga (Sweetwater) 5, Khalil Spruill (Mar Vista) 5
Interceptions: Alejandro Hinojosa (Mar Vista) 2, Devon Peterson (Mar Vista) 2, Cristian Llanes (Hilltop) 2, Angel Pineda (Hilltop) 2
Fumble recoveries: David Corona (Hilltop) 2, Alex Torres (Hilltop) 2
Kicking points
Cesar Macias (Mar Vista) 39
Qiarterback rating
Mike Wilson (Mar Vista) 115.7
Alex Tejeda (Hilltop) 104.1
Paul Escobar (Chula Vista) 83.3
Manny Salazar (Sweetwater) 96.3
Metro-Pacific League
Castle Park Trojans
Passing: Eleazar Cruz 1,087 yards, 12 touchdowns, 13 interceptions, 10 games
Rushing: Tyshon Peters 170 yards, 0 touchdowns, 8 games; Arrien Smith 132 yards, 1 touchdown, 10 games
Receiving: Arrien Smith 355 yards, 5 touchdowns, 10 games; Charles Tolbert 239 yards, 1 touchdown, 3 games; Isaac Zavala 214 yards, 5 touchdowns, 7 games; Anthony Navarro 178 yards, 1 touchdown, 3 games
Touchdowns: Arrien Smith 6, Isaac Zavala 5, Chris Arana 2
Southwest Raiders
Passing: David Espinoza 702 yards, 7 touchdowns, 6 interceptions, 10 games
Rushing: Zaire Simpson 1,213 yards, 15 touchdowns, 10 games; Leonard Hoar (Southwest) 1,048 yards, 9 touchdowns; Joshua Sanchez 477 yards, 7 touchdowns
Receiving: Zaire Simpson 259 yards, 3 touchdowns, 10 games
Touchdowns: Zaire Simpson 19, Leonard Hoar 9, Joshua Sanchez 9
