{"id":721033,"date":"2026-02-01T08:26:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T08:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/721033\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T08:26:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T08:26:19","slug":"san-juan-hills-timmy-herr-rallies-south-in-oc-all-star-football-game-orange-county-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/721033\/","title":{"rendered":"San Juan Hills\u2019 Timmy Herr rallies South in OC all-star football game \u2013 Orange County Register"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NEWPORT BEACH \u2014 San Juan Hills quarterback Timmy Herr found plenty of inspiration for the Orange County North vs. South All-Star Football Classic on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The senior dedicated his last high school game to San Juan Hills coach Robert Frith, who watched the game at Newport Harbor High about one month after surviving a sudden cardiac arrest incident.<\/p>\n

Herr played for fellow South quarterback Brady Annett of Corona del Mar, who missed the all-star game because of a medical issue, South coach Mark Nolan of Trabuco Hills said.<\/p>\n

And Herr played for his tight-knit South squad, which entered riding a decade-long winning streak.<\/p>\n

Herr responded by throwing two touchdowns in the second half as the South rallied to defeat the North 17-7 for its 11th consecutive victory in the series.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was a fun one to end on,\u201d said Herr, who selected the South\u2019s MVP. \u201cI heard the news about Brady and it kind of hurt my heart. I didn\u2019t really know him that well but just with the practices we had, I already felt like he was kind of a brother to me. I was also playing for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCoach Frith is an amazing coach and amazing person,\u201d the quarterback added. \u201cIt was good to win it for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Herr, who is uncommitted to college, throw a 13-yard touchdown to his San Juan Hills teammate Dean Kolasinki to give the South a 9-7 lead with 3:56 left in the third quarter.<\/p>\n

Laguna Hills kicker Nathaniel Mammen added the extra point to make it 10-7.<\/p>\n

Herr showcased his dual-threat skills on the scoring drive with a 14-yard run on fourth-and-1 from the North 24.<\/p>\n

Herr\u2019s touchdown pass capped a 48-yard drive after the North sailed a snap on a punt.<\/p>\n

On the ensuing North possession, South lineman Corey Lewis of Aliso Niguel blocked a 44-yard field goal that would have tied the score.<\/p>\n

In the fourth quarter, the South capitalized on a fumble by the North on a third-down attempt coming out of a timeout.<\/p>\n

The South recovered at the North 27, and three plays later, Herr connected on a 23-yard touchdown pass to Braiden Vaca of Tesoro for a 17-7 lead with 5:41 left.<\/p>\n

The South\u2019s defense shutout the North in the second half.<\/p>\n

Santa Margarita linebacker Vai Manutai, nicknamed \u201cIronman\u201d by the South, helped led the way two of the biggest hits of the game. San Juan Hills defensive lineman Roman Paseka added a key tackle on fourth down.<\/p>\n

\u201cLots of South pride,\u201d Nolan said. \u201c(The) defense is unreal. We struggled as an offense going against that defense (in practice).\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve only had six practices together and we\u2019ve really bonded,\u201d JSerra linebacker Rocco Tompkins added of the defense. \u201cWe all did really well together.\u201d<\/p>\n

North cornerback Thomas Knutson of Yorba Linda had an interception and was selected North MVP.<\/p>\n

Westminster\u2019s Noah Pedraza had two sacks for the North and Brandon Urzua of Los Alamitos added one.<\/p>\n

\u201cDefense was great,\u201d North coach Michael Echaves of Troy said. \u201cSuper proud of these guys. It was cool to see guys from lesser known schools who really have games.\u201d<\/p>\n

The North led 7-0 at halftime. The squad drove 89 yards for a 1-yard touchdown run by Canyon quarterback Alex Lundsberg on fourth-and-goal late in second quarter.<\/p>\n

Lundsberg, a late addition to the North roster, scored with 1:39 left in the half on a dive toward the end zone.<\/p>\n

The North narrowly missed scoring a few plays earlier on a 6-yard pass by Lundsberg to Villa Park\u2019s Vince LaGatta for a first down at the 1.<\/p>\n

Lundsberg completed 7 of 9 passes for 65 yards on the drive.<\/p>\n

Yorba Linda\u2019s Vaughn Sharp helped power the drive with nine carries for 24 yards.<\/p>\n

The North took possession at its 11 after stopping the South on a fourth-and-2.<\/p>\n

In the O.C. girls flag football game, Esperanza quarterback Ellie Frazier threw a touchdown and rushed for another in a 14-13 victory against the South. Sophia Takaki of Sunny Hills had two interceptions to lead the North defense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.\u00a0Subscribe now NEWPORT BEACH \u2014 San Juan Hills…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":721034,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2026],"tags":[63184,1443,61243,104150,37740,7,56359,54407,2682,3131,43274,63187,5764,9],"class_list":["post-721033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-anaheim","tag-california","tag-corona-del-mar","tag-costa-mesa","tag-dan-albano","tag-football","tag-fullerton","tag-high-school-flag-football","tag-high-school-football","tag-high-school-sports","tag-mission-viejo","tag-newport-beach","tag-orange-county","tag-sports"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115994426407532307","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/721033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=721033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/721033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/721034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=721033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=721033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=721033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}