All-County QB and running backs: First team

ROBBIE PICAZO
Tesoro High School
6-3, 185, Sr.
Quarterback
Highlights: Offensive player of the year. (Read the related story.)

JOSHUA QUEZADA
La Habra High School
6-0, 190, Jr.
Running back
Highlights: It's hard not to notice Quezada on the football field. Not because of his Troy Polamalu-like locks, but because of his bruising rushing style and the bone-jarring hits he delivered on defense. Quezada was the "Thunder" to Ronnie Hillman's "Lightning" in the La Habra backfield. Quezada got the tough yards on the ground up the middle, but he also had the speed to break big runs once he got into space. He finished with 1,613 yards and 14 TDs on 163 carries.

ANTHONY WILKERSON
Tustin High School
6-0, 210, Jr.
Running back
Highlights: There are those who compare Wilkerson to Tustin great DeShaun Foster, who went on to play at UCLA and in the NFL. Wilkerson still has one more season to try and live up to that lofty hype, but he certainly took a step in that direction with a huge junior season that saw him rush for 2,299 yards and 32 TDs on 271 carries. Wilkerson, who was the co-MVP of the Century League, had 86 carries for 843 yards and 13 TDs in four playoff games to help the Tillers reach the Southwest Division final.

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