Colton football standouts feature in Inland Valley All-Star Football Classic

Colton, CA—Seniors Colton Suchil and Xavier Sandoval were among 77 all-star football players across the Inland Empire selected to participate in the 7th annual Inland Valley All-Star Football Classic on Saturday. The event, hosted by IE Sports Net on Fox Sports Radio and sponsored by Baker’s Burgers, was held at Colton’s Memorial Stadium on a rain soaked Saturday afternoon.

Suchil and Sandoval were selected to play for the East all-stars, who defeated the West all-stars 34-7 in a slushy game that started wet and only got wetter.

Suchil, selected as a starting offensive lineman, was honored to be selected. “Even if I wasn’t able to play, it would have still been an honor just to be on that team.”

Defensive back Sandoval felt similarly. “The experience was cool,” he said. “I liked it because it was just more knowledge every day that I was taking in from the coaches.”

The coaches also liked working with Sandoval and Suchil. East head coach Chris Chaddick, who coaches Indian Springs High School’s football team, was complimentary of Colton’s players. “They’ve been great here,” he said. “They’ve been hard workers. Colton’s a very smart lineman and Xavier’s a very physical [defensive back].”

This is the seventh year of the Football Classic. It was started by Brian Arrington, host of the IE Sports Net radio program on Fox Sports Radio 1350. He was inspired by former Redland East Valley and current Citrus Valley head coach Kurt Bruich. 

“Coach Kurt Bruich was at the station and he just said, ‘You know, there used to be a San Bernardino County game and it went away,’” Arrington shared. “He said there’s been an explosion of growth in San Bernardino County, the largest county in America.”

Colton has not had any players selected to play in the Inland Valley Classic since 2017. They were represented by Julio Romo and Kuna Taufahema.

Players were nominated by their coaches across San Bernardino county, then selected by a committee and the head coaches.

 

All-Star Lineups

East All-Stars

Head Coach: Chris Chaddick
Indian Springs High School

West All-Stars

Head Coach: Joey LaRosa
Chino High School

Athlete

School
Position
Athlete
School

Position

Brayden Austin
Cajon
WR
Eric Egere
Rowland
RB

Byron Rivas
Granite Hills
RB
Corey Davis
Rowland
S

Devin Gusta
Grand Terrace
QB
James Sanchez
Diamond Ranch
QB

Kelvin Ford
Indian Springs
WR
Daniel Nakashima
Chino
CB

Mike Anderson
Cajon
WR
Dominic Alloway
Ayala
WR

Philander Lee
Cajon
DT
Rico Rodriguez
Diamond Ranch
TE

Hunter Herrera
Citrus Valley
QB
Vincent Garcia
Ayala
WR

Kaleb Mcneal
Cajon
MLB
Tommy Tucay
Ayala
S

Jayquan Smith
Cajon
WR/RB
Dominic Tubbs
Ontario Christian
QB

Kasey Gillis
Arrowhead Christian
WR/OLB
Jaelin Eppinger
Alta Loma
CB

A’mean Lockett
Redlands
LB
Julian Viramontes
Roosevelt
QB

Mason Lackey
Arrowhead Christian
RB/LB
Jacob Turowetz
Damien
WR

Brock Lium
Citrus Valley
TE/S
Ramon Torres
Chino
K

Jessie Jimenez
Indian Springs
WR/DB
Malachi Dhanifu
Rancho Cucamonga
CB

Ladale Williams
Jurupa Hills
MLB
Sir Warren
Roosevelt
RB

Antoine Fowler
Rialto
RB/WR
Tae Gibson
Alta Loma
S

Hakim Halliburton
Aquinas
FB/MLB
Ian Yzabal
Chino
S

Cody Ramirez
Citrus Valley
S
Gilbert Galindo
Chino
LB

Corey Cabrielles
Sultana
WR/CB
Pablo Estrada
Rancho Cucamonga
DL

Joey Zalaya
Citrus Valley
OLB
Isaiah Duncan
Ontario
LB

Xavier Sandoval
Colton
DB
Ayden Machado
Don Lugo
DL

Semisi Faingataa
Oak Hills
DT
Jacob Cox
Ontario Christian
S

Alaska Taufa
Summit
DE/OLB
Chris Elias
Ontario
LB

Andrew Arriola
Citrus Valley
DT
Zack Evans
Montclair
LB

Soane Fakava
Summit
T
Keviahn Biglow
Montclair
CB

Hawk Ramos
Aquinas
C
Xavier Woods
Roosevelt
LB

Isaac Castillo
Kaiser
G
Luke Williams
Ayala
LB

Scott Sheerin
Rim of the World
LB
Jacob Hetrick
Roosevelt
OL

Levi Liehr
Grand Terrace
C/G
Joshua Freeman
Chaffey
LB

Michael Connoly
Cajon
G
Logan Kim
Diamond Bar
OL

Colton Suchil
Colton
OL
Steven Aranco
Ontario
OL

Luke Ozier
Kaiser
TE
Vincent Maravilla
Ontario Christian
OL

George Jones
San Bernardino
RB/CB
Jacob Reinhold
Etiwanda
OL

Damon Lyons
Rim of the World
LB
Jose Arredondo
Ontario
OL

Ezrah Maldonado
Bloomington
DT
Johnathan Jaime
Chino Hills
OL

Dereith Browning
Victor Valley
DL
Gagneet Sidhu
Chino Hills
OL

Theodore Wiggins
Granite Hills
WR/FS
Keith Colder
Diamond Ranch
DL

Jhanyis Adams
Etiwanda
WR

Jaydyn Price
Rancho Cucamonga
S

Jonathan Costley, Sr.
Montclair
WR

Jhaymiere McDowell
Etiwanda
WR

Isaiah Ezeani
Roosevelt
DL

David Saravia
Ayala
DL