Temecula Valley kick returner, Samuel Gbatu (8), was one of two All-Inland area Special Teams selections from the Golden Bears. Valley News/Action Captures Media Group

It might seem a bit odd that there is still talk of high school football, especially when winter sports are heading into their final weeks of the regular season, but with all-star games being played and accolades still being handed out, there is no better time to announce the 2021 All-Inland area high school football selections.

Murrieta Valley, who won the Southwestern League outright, and Temecula Valley, who made it all the way to the Division 7 CIF Southern Section finals, both had three selections make their way on to the First and Second teams while a large number of local talented players all received honorable mentions.

Players were placed onto the first-team, second-team or were given honorable mention based upon the number of votes they received. As selected by Inland Fieldhouse, the following players from the 2021-22 high school football season were selected from the southwest Riverside County area.

Murrieta Valley’s Tiger Bachemeier picked up a First Team All-Inland area selection as a wide receiver for the 2021 season. Valley News/Action Captures Media Group

FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
WR: Tiger Bachmeier (Murrieta Valley)
C: Calvin Ampudio (Murrieta Valley)
T: Jake Steele (Murrieta Valley)

DEFENSE
DT: Jack Pedersen (Vista Murrieta)

SPECIAL TEAMS
P: Jacob Serna (Chaparral)

SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
No local players selected

DEFENSE
DL: Darius Knight (Temecula Valley)
LB: Cody Stordahl (Chaparral)

SPECIAL TEAMS
K: Gino Tulimero (Temecula Valley)
KR: Samuel Gbatu (Temecula Valley)
AP: Koa Apana (Temescal Canyon)

Jack Pedersen, who was also a standout tight end for the Vista Murrieta Broncos this past season, was selected as an All-Inland First Team defensive tackle. Valley News/Action Captures Media Group

HONORABLE MENTION
OFFENSE
QBs: Dereun Dortch (San Jacinto), Elijah Robinson (Orange Vista), Brandon Rose (Murrieta Valley)

RBs: Michael Carney (Orange Vista), Gavin Galzote (Vista Murrieta), Donovan Harvey (Elsinore)

WRs: Sire Gaines (Orange Vista), Grant Givens (Temescal Canyon), Tayven Lamprey (Murrieta Valley),

TEs: Matthew Hodges (Elsinore), Ezekiel Vestal (Vista Murrieta)

Linemen: Kirk Randolph (Menifee Paloma Valley), Jack D’Ambra (Vista Murrieta), Landyn Young (Murrieta Mesa), P.J. Enosa (San Jacinto), Michael Leggett (Murrieta Valley), Jacob Melendez (Elsinore), Hunter Wauschek (Elsinore).

DEFENSE

DEs: Freddy Boyd (San Jacinto), Cameron Hutton

DTs: Corey Johnson (Orange Vista), Kameron Ware (Rancho Verde)

LBs: A.J. Poyer (Vista Murrieta), Johnny Zomalt (Orange Vista)

DBs: Carsten Mamaril (Chaparral)

Ss: Trevor Crump (Temecula Chaparral)

SPECIAL TEAMS

Ks: Ismael Figueroa (Temescal Canyon), Noah Serna (Murrieta Valley)

Ps: Jeremy Maloney (Linfield)

KRs: Kyleek Caldwell (Perris)

JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia.com.

JP Raineri

JP is an award-winning multimedia journalist and head of the sports department at the Valley News. A former Southwestern League head baseball coach and former President of the Temecula Youth Baseball League, he has also worked as a local radio personality for All Pro Broadcasting and as a television host for the Outdoor Channel. When he’s not covering sports, JP works in the Media Technology Department for Major League Baseball.

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