Here’s my 2007 All-SF Valley/North Regional Team

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Now that the state divisional bowl championships are over, I thought it would be a good time to present my 2007 all-regional team.

Believe me, it wasn’t easy figuring out who was in and who was out. There were a ton of great performances this season and some of these guys were worthy enough, in my mind, to make The Times’ All-Star Team. But you’ll have to wait a couple more weeks for that prestigious list. So, here’s my 2007 All-San Fernando Valley/North Regional Team:

Player of the Year
Delano Howell, Hart, pictured

Quarterback
Dayne Crist, Notre Dame

Running backs
Darrell Scott, St. Bonaventure
Delano Howell, Hart

Receivers
Curtis Peterson, Westlake
Ryan Murry, Moorpark

Tight End
Joseph Fauria, Crespi

Offensive Line
Connor Bradford, Palmdale
Vaughn Dotsy, St. Bonaventure
Kevin Graf, Agoura
Trace Biskin, Oaks Christian
Jonathan Martin, Harvard-Westlake

Defensive Line
Casey Blum, Westlake
Wes Horton, Norte Dame
Michael Lien, Valencia
Mike Spagnola, Canyon

Linebackers
Anthony McDonald, Notre Dame
Patrick Larimore, Hart
Sean Westgate, Oak Park

Defensive Backs
E.J. Woods, Crespi
Marlon Pollard, Valencia
L.J. Jones, Crespi
Patrick Hall, St. Bonaventure

Kicker
David Brown, Nordhoff

Punter
Jordan Mannisto, Westlake

All-Purpose Player
Logan Budd, Morro Bay

Honorable mention – QB B.R. Holbrook [Hart], QB Colby Cameron [Newbury Park], RB Cierre Wood [Santa Clara], RB Ryan Zirbel [Saugus], WR Chris Owusu [Oaks Christian], WR Stephen London [Valencia], OL A.J. Wallerstein [Canyon], LB Loren Powers [St. Bonaventure], LB Eric Stein [Carpinteria], LB Nick Green [Saugus], DB David Green [Paraclete], K Garrett Hernandez [Canyon].

The San Fernando Valley/North region includes all Southern Section teams in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties along with teams in the Antelope Valley, Santa Clarita and non-LAUSD schools in the San Fernando Valley.

Also, this is just my list. Any and all of the bloggers here at The Times could present their own SF Valley/North team if they so desire.

-- Austin Knoblauch

-- Image by Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times