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The Orange County North-South All-Star Classic returns on Saturday after a two-year absence by spotlighting many of the best football players from the Class of 2022.
The All-Star Game, scheduled for Newport Harbor at 7 p.m., was not played in 2021 due to the pandemic.
Here’s a list of 50 players – OCVarsity’s Future 50 – from the Class of 2023 who have already emerged as strong candidates for next year’s game.
Lists 2022
OC Varsity Future 50
Junior prospects for the 2023 OC All-Star Game
(Arranged in alphabetical order)
Blake Allen, San Clemente, RB/DB
Parker Awad, Edison, QC
Reyn Beal, Yorba Linda, QB
Dane Benedix, Capistrano Valley, WR/DB
Jake Bento, El Dorado, DB
Malachi Bey, Garden Grove, ATH
Sinn Brennan, Los Alamitos, DE/TE
Will Burns, Trabuco Hills, QB
Ethan Charpentier, Foothill, LB
JJ Conrad, Yorba Linda, WR/DB
Mike D’Amato, Tesoro, DB
Gabriel Dawson, Katella, RB
Carson de Avila, Port of Newport, LB
Isaiah Dorsey, Los Alamitos, DB
Drew Faulkner, Western, WR
Justin Gil, La Habra, QB
Vaka Hansen, Los Alamitos, OL/DL
Adam Harper, Northwood, RB
Fox Haugen, Canyon, WR/DB
Kashton Henjum, Newport Harbor, WR
Mayson Hitchens, El Modena, LB/S
Jackson Holman, Mission Viejo, WR/TE
Fischer Huss, Troy, RB
Elishah Jackett, El Modena, OL
Kieran Klingsberg, Troy, RB
Trey Kukuk, Capistrano Valley, QC
Makai Lemon, Los Alamitos, WR/DB
Jalani Liva, Santa Margarita, OL
Christian Lundsberg, Canyon, QC
Niko Lopez, Santa Margarita, WR
David Mahood, Sunny Hills, RB
Mikey Matthews, Mission Viejo, WR/RB
Trevor Monteleone, Cypress, WR/DB
Deandre Moore Jr., Los Alamitos, ATH
Gabe Morin, Lutheran Orange, LB
Matthew Morrell, Cypress, WR/ATH
Wyatt Mosier, Yorba Linda, LB
Malachi Nelson, Los Alamitos, QC
Ethan O’Connor, Los Alamitos, WR/DB
Nygel Osborne, Los Alamitos, RB
Jaxon Potter, Santa Margarita, QC
Jun Ramos, Pacifica, RB
David Rasor, Corona del Mar, QB
Cole Robertson, San Clemente, LB
Edward Schultz, JSerra, AP
Kadin Semonza, Mission Viejo, QB
Leviticus Su’a, Mater Dei, LB
Kitione Talavou, Servite, DE
BJ Tolo, Mater Dei, OL
Blake Wilson, Santa Margarita, DB
Future 50 for 2021
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