Stars and surprises among bumper crop of high school quarterbacks

A call to arms among high school football quarterbacks in the Southland:

The stars

Josh Rosen, St. John Bosco, Sr. Sets the standard for excellence.

Blake Barnett, Corona Santiago, Sr.; Passed for 498 yards vs. Riverside King.

Travis Waller, Servite, Sr.; Has 1,300 yards passing, 600 yards rushing.

K.J. Costello, Santa Margarita, Jr.; Passed for 495 yards vs. Orange Lutheran.

Ricky Town, St. Bonaventure, Sr.; Has thrown 196 passes without an interception.

Brady White, Hart, Sr.; Has 1,810 yards passing, 24 touchdowns.

Sam Darnold, San Clemente, Sr.; Has 20 touchdown passes.

Josh Love, Long Beach Poly, Sr.; Passed for seven touchdowns vs. Lakewood.

Tyler Hilinski, Upland, Sr.; Completing 68% of his passes.

Sheriron Jones, Rancho Verde, Sr.; Keeps making big plays for 6-1 Mustangs.

Malik Henry, Westlake, Jr.; Has passed for 1,354 yards, 10 touchdowns.

Jack Lowary, Mater Dei, Sr. One interception in seven games.

Devon Modster, Tesoro, Jr.; Has passed for nearly 1,500 yards.

Nick Robinson, JSerra, Sr.; His running, passing has Lions at 6-1.

Angel Herrera, Redlands East Valley, So.; Has passed for 1,519 yards, 17 touchdowns.

Eli Snyder, Maranatha, Sr.; Has his team at 8-0 with 1,426 yards passing.

Trey Tinsley, El Toro, Sr.; Has passed for 2,682 yards, 25 touchdowns.

Clarence Williams, Sylmar, Jr.; Has 18 touchdown passes.

Lars Nootbaar, El Segundo, Sr.; Has passed for 1,459 yards for 7-0 team.

Brian Gadsby, Crescenta Valley, Sr.; Has passed for 1,915 yards, 20 touchdowns.

The surprises

Jeremiah Martin, St. Francis, Sr.; Has passed for 1,688 yards without an interception.

Max Gilliam, Thousand Oaks, Jr.; Has 1,978 yards passing, 19 touchdowns.

Damian Garcia, Bishop Amat, Jr.; Has passed for 2,033 yards, 15 touchdowns.

Christian Lara, La Mirada, Sr. Has completed 77% of his passes.

Andrew Tovar; Cathedral, So.; Has 27 touchdown passes.

Roman Ale, Narbonne, Jr.; Has passed for 1,638 yards, 18 touchdowns.

Matt Corral, Oaks Christian, Fr.; Passing and running his way to stardom.

Blake Green, Alemany, Sr.; Passed for school-record 437 yards vs. Chaminade.

Andrew Toro, South Gate, Sr.; Has 15 touchdown passes, zero interceptions.

Adam Blythe, El Camino Real, Sr. Has passed for 1,513 yards, 12 touchdowns.

Chris Duncan, Taft, Jr.; Had five touchdown passes vs. Chatsworth.

Cole Norris, Newport Harbor, Sr. Had school-record six touchdown passes vs. Huntington Beach.

Eli Stern, Brentwood, Sr.; Running, passing and leading.

Jack Telenko, Los Alamitos, Jr.; Has passed for 1,466 yards, 13 touchdowns.

Josh Thompson, Colony, Jr.; Has passed for 1,743 yards, 14 touchdowns.

Victor Viramontes, Norco, Jr.; Has 1,060 yards passing, nearly 1,000 yards rushing.

Daniel Prieto; Newbury Park, Sr.; Has passed for 2,058 yards, 27 touchdowns.

Jonathan Saavedra, Santa Clarita Christian, Sr; Has passed for 32 touchdowns.

Matt Fink, Glendora, Jr.; Has 10 touchdowns rushing, six passing.

Luis Dorame, Monroe, Sr.; Has passed for 2,110 yards, 21 touchdowns.