ESL All League Selections

[Coach Bob]

Here is the report from the Porterville Recorder: 



The Lindsay High football team dominated the East Sequoia League this past season, so the Cardinals ended up dominating the all-ESL selections as well.

Lindsay, which finished a perfect 5-0 in the ESL, had 10 players chosen to the all-league first team and nearly swept all of the league's top awards. Jacob Hernandez was named as the league's Most Valuable Player, Chris Misaalefua was named as the Lineman of the Year, Gaven Mann was named as co-Offensive Player of the Year and Jess Lira was named as the Coach of the Year. Also named to the first team for Lindsay were Alex Jara, Angel Cortes, Havir Bain, Jose Barba, Marcus Villarreal, Marcus Nunez and Adrial Garcia.

Strathmore was also well-represented on the first team as Rico Madrigal, Juan Arrellano, Tony Cruz, Sergio Hernandez, Uriel Mejia and Cody Chapa were named to the first team. Named to the first team for Granite Hills were Pedro Jimenez and Ruben Arreola.

Hernandez was the league's top all-around threat with 2,141 all-purpose yards. Hernandez rushed for 1,103 yards and 14 touchdowns, averaging 7 yards a carry and caught 35 passes for 572 yards for a 16.3-yard average and six TDs.

Jara had an outstanding season, completing 58.3 percent of his passes (179-for-307) for 2,678 yards and 28 touchdowns. His main target was Mann, who had a monster season, with 1,140 yards receiving on 60 receptions for a 19.0 average and 14 touchdowns. Cortes was also a top target with 43 catches for 594 yards and two TDs.

Misaalefua was the league's top overall lineman on the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. Bain was named to the first team as an offensive lineman.

Villarreal made a case for Lindsay to have a clean sweep of the top awards as he arguably could have been named the league's Defensive Player of the Year. Villarreal had 130 tackles, 18 for loss. Nunez was first team as a defensive lineman with 43 tackles, 11 for loss. Borba, an all-league first team linebacker, had 79 tackles, nine for loss. Garcia was named to the first team as a defensive back.

Madrigal was named to the first team as a running back and to the second team as a linebacker. Madrigal rushed for 1,168 yards for a 6.1 average and 14 scores. Cruz was a top all-around threat for SHS with 25 catches for 359 yards and four TDs and averaged 7.6 yards a carry with 281 yards rushing and one score.

Hernandez, an integral part of Strathmore's rushing attack as a blocking tight end, was named to the first team as a tight end and a kicker. Mejia, one of the league's most dangerous returners, was named to the first team as a specialty player and to the second team as a defensive back. Chapa was named to the first team as a defensive end and Arrellano was named to the first team as an offensive lineman.

Jimenez was named to the first team as an offensive lineman and Arreola was named to the first team as a defensive back for Granite.

Named to the second team were Lindsay's Juan Salas at linebacker and Jose Lopez at kicker; Strathmore's Juan Bravo at offensive lineman; and Granite's Pedro Baca as an offensive lineman, Omar Rios as a defensive back, Gerardo Acevedo as a linebacker and specialty player and Fernando Tapia as a defensive lineman.

ALL-ESL FOOTBALL

Most Valuable Player — Jacob Hernandez, Lindsay; Lineman of the Year — Chris Misaalefua, Lindsay; Co-Offensive Players of the Year — Gaven Mann, Lindsay, Elijah Cunningham, Woodlake; Defensive Player of the Year — Kaleb Toone, Corcoran

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

QB — Alex Jara, Lindsay; RB — Rico Madrigal, Strathmore, Toone; WR — Tony Cruz, SHS, Angel Cortes, Lindsay; TE — Sergio Hernandez, SHS; Line — Havir Bain, Corcoran, Anthony Anaya, Corcoran, Juan Arrellano, SHS, Pedro Jimenez, Granite Hills, Dustin McBride, Corcoran; Specialty — Uriel Mejia, SHS; kicker — Hernandez.

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

LInebacker — Jose Barba, Lindsay, Hunter Cabral, Sierra Pacific, Jimmy Rios, Woodlake, Marcus Villarreal, Lindsay; Line — Anaya, Samuel Palafox, Woodlake, Marcus Nunez, Lindsay, Cody Chapa, SHS; DB — Adriel Garcia, Lindsay, Dillon Fugate, Corcoran, Cruz, Ruben Arreola, Granite; punter — Riley Meik, Corcoran.

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

QB — Nick Portillo, Corcoran; RB —John Kulick, Woodlake, Deareon Willis, Sierra Pacific; WR — Brandon Villett, Corcoran, Matt Leslie, Sierra Pacific; TE — Meik; Line — Nathan Sahagun, Woodlake, Aaron Canizalez, Woodlake, Pedro Baca, Granite, Robert Bravo, Sierra Pacific, Juan Bravo, SHS; specialty — Gerardo Acevedo, Granite; kicker — Jose Lopez, Lindsay.

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

DB — Irving Palafox, Woodlake, Tim Diaz, Woodlake, Omar Rios, Granite, Mejia; Linebacker — Madrigal, Juan Salas, Lindsay, Acevedo, Jesse Ordonez, Woodlake; line — Michael Dowes, Corcoran, Kulick, Robert Barrios, Sierra Pacific, Fernando Tapia, Granite; punter — Leslie.

[Coach Bob]