ALL-BAY AREA NEWS GROUP FOOTBALL 2024

WIDE RECEIVERS

First team

Jalen Arnold, Moreau Catholic, 5-10, 150, senior

Offensive most valuable player in West Alameda County Conference Foothill Division. Caught 65 passes for 1,509 yards and 19 touchdowns, leading Moreau Catholic to CIF 7-AA state championship win over Lindsay. Also added 329 kick return yards and 100 punt return yards, plus 45 tackles defensively.

Moreau Catholic’s Jalen Arnold runs with the ball while being defended by Lindsay’s Salvador Sanchez in CIF Division 7-AA state football championship game at Fullerton Union High School District Stadium in Fullerton on Dec. 13, 2024. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)  

Owen Scott, San Ramon Valley, 5-11, 174, senior

EBAL Mountain first-team all-leaguer caught 78 passes for 1,084 yards and 13 scores. Helped lead SRV to NCS Division I championship game.

Cynai Thomas, Archbishop Riordan, 6-3, 165, junior

Leading receiver on a Riordan team that advanced to the CCS Division I semifinals. Junior caught 47 passes for 727 yards and 12 touchdowns. Was named receiver of the year in the WCAL.

Second team

Anthony Harrington, Amador Valley, 5-8, 145, junior

EBAL Mountain first-teamer went over 1,000 yards receiving with 11 touchdowns. Was key piece for AV offense as the Dons advanced to 3-AA state title game against Frontier-Bakersfield.

Zayne St. Laurent, Branham, 6-2, 175, senior

Caught 73 balls for 1,006 yards and 12 TDs. Blossom Valley Athletic League Mt. Hamilton Division most outstanding receiver caught game-winning Hail Mary pass against Soledad.

Niko White, Acalanes, 5-10, 175, senior

Senior caught 65 passes for 972 yards and 13 TDs. DAL Foothill first-teamer led Acalanes to NorCal Division 5-AA championship game, where the Dons lost 42-41 to Carmel, the eventual state champion in that division.

Honorable mention

Dumace Bell, South San Francisco, senior

Ymer Belvine, Oakland, senior

Kyle Chai, Sacred Heart Prep, senior

Travis Ciardella, Capuchino, senior

Jake Flood, Burlingame, senior

Spencer Hoang, Westmont, senior

Brayden Hodges, Branham, senior

Jack Haywood, Hillsdale, senior

Michael Fox, Bellarmine, senior

Makari Kenion, Pittsburg, senior

Chris Lawson, Archbishop Riordan, senior

Roman Mercado, Las Lomas, senior

Damien Miles, Granada, senior

Michael Mogannam, Leigh, senior

Beau Musser, Los Gatos, junior

RJ Mosley, Pittsburg, senior

Michael O’Donoghue, Foothill, senior

Austin Price, Silver Creek, senior

Jack Quinnild, Miramonte, senior

Grant Righellis, St. Francis, senior

Malachi Sanchez, Oakland, senior

Zion Secrease, Sacred Heart Cathedral, sophomore

Desmond Sparks, McClymonds, senior

Elijah Washington, Castlemont, senior

Kyle Welch, The King’s Academy, junior

Perrion Williams, St. Francis, junior

TIGHT ENDS

First team

Kellan Ford, Monte Vista, 6-5, 230, senior

Senior signed to Arizona finished with 669 receiving yards, 18.1 yards per catch and nine touchdowns. First-team all-leaguer in the East Bay Athletic League Mountain Division.

Owen Panu of Los Gatos celebrates scoring a touchdown against Riordan during a CCS Division I semifinal in San Francisco on Nov. 23, 2024. (Douglas Zimmerman for the Bay Area News Group) 

Owen Panu, Los Gatos, 6-1, 270, senior

First-team all-PAL Bay Division. Finished with 20 catches for 322 yards and five touchdowns. Caught two touchdown passes, including the game-winner, and a two-point conversion as Los Gatos beat Archbishop Riordan 35-28 in the CCS Division I semifinals.

Second team

Tony Keck, Clayton Valley Charter, 6-3, 225, senior

Caught 29 passes for 499 yards and four scores, averaging 17.2 yards per catch. First-team all-Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division. 

Sean Chopoff, Carlmont, 6-4, 210, senior

Caught 30 balls for 718 yards and eight scores, an average of 23.9 yards per catch. First-team all-PAL Ocean Division.

Honorable mention

Thomas Adkins, Arroyo, senior

Matthew Anderson, Christopher, senior

Lucas Grier, Westmont, junior

Owen Harrington, Archbishop Mitty, senior

Clay Hinsdale, Serra, senior

Cameron Lowe, Capuchino, senior

Valentino Maza, Mills, junior

Miles Moore, Moreau Catholic, senior

Zachary Pallach, Piedmont Hills, senior

Anthony Rivas, Andrew Hill, senior

Davis Robu, Homestead, sophomore

Jimmy Scibetta, Branham, senior

All-BANG football publication schedule

Monday, Jan. 6

Kickers-punters

Defensive line

Linebackers

Tuesday, Jan. 7

Defensive backs

Utility players

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Offensive line

Wednesday, Jan. 8

Running backs

Wide receivers/tight ends

Athletes

Thursday, Jan. 9

Quarterbacks

Coaches of the year

Players of the year

Those eligible for all-BANG honors come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. The news organization’s high school sports staff chooses the players and coaches.