Quinten Pounds of Cypress and five other first-team All-County football players have been selected to represent Orange County in the inaugural Orange County vs. Inland Empire All-Star Game on Jan. 24.
The other first-team All-County players expected to play are El Toro wide receiver/returner Kaleb Fossum, Tesoro offensive lineman Zach Hickman, Corona del Mar defensive end Parker Chase, Santa Margarita safety Rick Ellison and Woodbridge kicker Ryan Eisendrath.
“We think we’ve got some dudes,” said El Toro coach Robert Frith, who will coach the Orange County All-Stars in the game at Corona High. “I’m excited.”
The O.C. roster also is loaded with second-team All-County selections: Mission Viejo running back Rome Innocenzi and wide receiver Connor Hill, San Juan Hills offensive lineman Jake Nelson, Foothill offensive lineman Pat Di Carlo, Capistrano Valley all-purpose Adam Gordon, Edison defensive end Manase Time and Garden Grove defensive back Austen Christian.
El Toro’s Trey Tinsley, who passed for 3,855 yards in the fall, and Villa Park’s Anthony Navarro, the Crestview League offensive player of the year, will be the O.C. quarterbacks.
Frith’s coaching staff will also have the feel of an all-star team. The staff include Tesoro coach Matt Poston, who will help with the defense.
The Orange County All-Stars will practice at El Toro the week leading up to the game.
Centennial of Corona’s Matt Logan will guide the Inland Empire All-Stars. Centennial, the Pac-5 Division champion, placed nine players on the team, including quarterback Nate Ketteringham.
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O.C. vs. Inland Empire All-Star Football Game
Where/when: Corona High, Jan. 24, 7 p.m.
Fan info: Tickets can purchased at the game, $10 adults, $7 students. … stadium gates open at 5:30 p.m. … more information: eventsofsocal.com.
O.C. ALL-STAR ROSTER
Coach: Robert Frith, El Toro
OFFENSE
QB: Trey Tinsley, El Toro; Anthony Navarro, Villa Park
RB: Rome Innocenzi, Mission Viejo; Adrian Contreras, Mater Dei; J.D. PicKell, Orange Lutheran
WR: Kaleb Fossum, El Toro; Ethan Aguayo, JSerra; Jake Smeltzer, Tesoro; Taylor Dodds, El Toro; Connor Hill, Mission Viejo; Jaelon Blandburg, Orange Lutheran; Hudson Hankins, Orange Lutheran; Sam Philippi, JSerra; Brendan Lane, El Toro
OL: Pat Di Carlo, Foothill; Tommy Garcia, Servite; Freddy Campos, Mission Viejo; Matt James, El Toro; Jake Nelson, San Juan Hills; Zach Hickman, Tesoro; Jake Bland, Mission Viejo; Quinn Hudak, Huntington Beach
DEFENSE
DL: Nick Fehrenbach, Tesoro; Havili Eteaki, Servite; Harrison Carter, Corona del Mar; Logan Wetherholt, Foothill; Parker Chase, Corona del Mar; Victor Reyes, El Toro; Manase Time, Edison; Chicho Rodriguez, San Clemente
LB: Justin Parcells, Servite; Josh Sanchez, El Toro; Christian Webb, Mission Viejo; Aaron Matthews, JSerra; Jason Lind, Orange Lutheran; Parker Godfrey, Mission Viejo
DB: Tristan Kafentzis, Tesoro; Austen Christian, Garden Grove; Danny Ngo, El Toro; Sharky Reza, Edison; Matt Buoncristiani, Tesoro; Quinten Pounds, Cypress; Rick Ellison, Santa Margarita; Adam Gordon, Capistrano Valley
K: Ryan Eisendrath, Woodbridge; Charlie Beall, St. Margaret’s
P: Dominc Scotto, JSerra
INLAND EMPIRE ALL-STARS
Coach: Matt Logan (Centennial)
Offense
QB: Chandler Drachslin (Poly), Nate Ketteringham (Centennial).
RB: Devontre Hale (Poly), Terrell Lee (Vista del Lago), Jacob Guglielmana (Elsinore).
WR: Nathan Meadors (San Gorgonio), Brenden Bixler (Santiago), Josh Evans (Poly), Chase Stephens (Rancho Cucamonga), Louis Mayela (Centennial).
OL: Sid Acosta (Centennial), Bryson Bridges (Chaparral), Dakota Ramsey (Poly), Ryan Johs (King), Gage Guerra (Centennial), Eric Villalobos (Kaiser), Julian Rodriguez (San Gorgonio), Clay Garcelli (Chino Hills), Axel Uveakovi (Heritage)
Defense
DL: Trent Goens (Chino Hills), Quentin Yontz (Centennial), Tevita Mo’unga (Vista Murrieta), Kyon Clark (Carter), Anthony Bravo (Norco), Daniel Gonzalez (Centennial), Francisco Perez (Corona).
LB: Jamal Goodman (Centennial), Evan Telliard (Poly), Jakob Diaz (REV), Manny Burgess (Temecula Valley), Kaylan Thomas (Etiwanda), Christian Decker-Weible (Heritage), Tay Winston (Centennial).
DB: Isaiah Armstrong (REV), Ykili Ross (Poly), Brandon Worthy (Vista Murrieta), Zamore Zigler (Carter), Kevin Herch (Poly), Brandon Mills (Norco), Christian Rabay (Centennial), La’Met Folwer (Poly).
Special Teams
K/P: Gerson Moreira (Vista del Lago)
Contact the writer: dalbano@ocregister.com