Michael Hutchings led undefeated De La Salle to a win in the Open Division Bowl Game against Centennial, and earned MaxPreps Division I Player of the Year honors in the process.
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De La Salle linebacker Michael Hutchings made sure that head coach Bob Ladouceur went out a winner.
Ernie Cooper, Granite Bay head coach
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While the senior linebacker had no way of knowing prior to his team's Open Division Bowl Game matchup with Centennial (Corona) that the longtime Spartan mentor was going to step down as head coach later the next month, he nonetheless led the Spartans with 10 tackles in
the 48-28 victory.
For the season, Hutchings had 113 tackles and helped the Spartans go undefeated for the 27th time in Ladouceur's career. Hutchings also earned All-Area MVP honors from both the Contra Costa Times and the San Francisco Chronicle, indicating how important he was to De La Salle's success.
As a result, the USC-bound Hutchings has been chosen as the MaxPreps Division I Player of the Year.
Hutchings is joined on the honor roll by Granite Bay coach Ernie Cooper. His team started the season 1-3, but then won its final 12 games, including a
21-20 win over Long Beach Poly in the Division I state championship game. In leading his team to the school's first state championship, Cooper is the MaxPreps Division I Coach of the Year.
MaxPreps California Division I All-State TeamFirst Team OffenseWR – Thomas Duarte, 6-3, 235, Senior, Mater Dei (Santa Ana)
Thomas Duarte, Mater Dei
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Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; Los Angeles Times Player of the Year; All-Pac-5 Division; Orange County Register All-County Player of the Year. Stats – 58 catches, 1,025 yards, 15 touchdowns.
WR – Steven Mitchell, 5-10, 180, Senior, Alemany (Mission Hills)
Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; All-Pac-5 Division; Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team. Stats – 62 catches, 1,100 yards, 13 touchdowns.
WR – John Smith, 6-0, 170, Junior, Long Beach Poly
Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; Pac-5 Division Offensive Player of the Year; Long Beach Press-Telegram Player of the Year. Stats – 47 catches, 689 yards, 9 touchdowns.
TE – Mason Melin, 6-3, 220, Senior, Monte Vista (Danville)
San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro First Team; Contra Costa Times All-Area Team. Stats – 46 catches, 683 yards, 7 touchdowns.
OL – Nico Falah, 6-6, 270, Senior, St. John Bosco (Bellflower)
Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; All-Pac-5 Division; Long Beach Telegram All-Area Team.
OL – Cameron Hunt, 6-4, 255, Senior, Centennial (Corona)
Cameron Hunt, Centennial
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Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; Los Angeles Times Lineman of the Year; Inland Division Offensive Player of the Year; Press-Enterprise All-Area Team.
OL – John Lopez, 6-6, 315, Senior, Orange Lutheran (Orange)
Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; All-Pac-5 Division; Orange County Register All-County Team.
OL – Kyle Sulka, 6-4, 255, Senior, Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks)
Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; All-Pac-5 Division; Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team.
OL – Dane Crane, 6-3, 289, Senior, Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita)
Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; All-Pac-5 Division; Orange County Register All-County Team.
QB – Troy Williams, 6-2, 190, Senior, Narbonne (Harbor City)
Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; Los Angeles Times Back of the Year; Los Angeles City Section Player of the Year; Torrance Daily Breeze Offensive Player of the Year. Stats – 191 completions, 266 attempts, 2,881 yards, 39 touchdowns.
QB – Jake Browning, 6-1, 180, Sophomore, Folsom
Jake Browning, Folsom
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Sacramento Bee All-Metro Offensive Player of the Year. Stats - 391 completions, 605 attempts, 5,248 yards, 63 touchdowns.
RB – Tiapepe Vitale, 6-0, 190, Senior, De La Salle (Concord)
San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro First Team; Contra Costa Times All-Area Team. Stats – 306 carries, 2,102 yards, 33 touchdowns.
RB – Gerard Wicks, 5-10, 185, Senior, Long Beach Poly
Pac-5 Division Offensive Player of the Year; Long Beach Telegram All-Area Team. Stats – 205 carries, 1,440 yards, 18 touchdowns.
RB – Warren Long, 6-0, 200, Senior, Logan (Union City)
San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro First Team; East Bay Player of the Year; Contra Costa Times Player of the Year. Stats – 1,700 yards rushing, 24 touchdowns.
AP – Khalfani Muhammad, 5-7, 174, Senior, Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks)
Los Angeles Times All-Area Team; Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team. Stats – 215 carries, 1,420 yards, 18 touchdowns.
K – Kevin Robledo, 5-11, 160, Sophomore, Westlake (Westlake Village)
All-Pac-5 Division; Ventura All-County Team; Los Angeles Times All-Area Team. Stats – 20 field goals, 46 long, 30 PAT, 29 touchbacks.
