San Juan Hills football makes statement at Ocean View's Seahawk Shootout passing tournament

High school football passing tournaments over the summer are great opportunities for teams to build chemistry, individual players to get into rhythm, and fans to bask in football fever.

But almost everyone knows to take teams' results with a grain of salt.

After all, 7-on-7 football is wildly different from the full 11-on-11 game that comes after training camps. (You know, where there are run games, linemen, and tackling.) And it's common for teams to dominate a passing tournament one week and get scraped by the same opponents at another one the same month.

However, when you see a program that's consistently strong in the trenches make a statement throughout a handful of them, you have to pay attention.

Enter San Juan Hills.

The Stallions are coming off a huge 2024 season in which they went 10-2, swept the Bravo League, and made the CIF-Southern Section quarterfinals. And they're known for bringing gusto on both sides of the ball at the line of scrimmage when real games start in August. To top it off, the Stallions bring back RB1 Elijah Ayala and their next three leading rushers as seniors, so their running game is a sure thing.

That all goes to say that when San Juan Hills has an incredible summer in the 7-on-7 department, one has to pay attention.

After winning the Dana Hills Airstrike in May, San Juan Hills swept all three levels – freshmen, junior varsity, and varsity – of Ocean View's Seahawk Shootout passing tournament on Saturday in Huntington Beach.

🏆SEAHAWK SHOOT-OUT CHAMPS🏆

CLEAN SWEEP🧹

Varsity Champs ✅
JV Champs ✅
Frosh Champs ✅

6️⃣ WEEKS TO CHAPARRAL☠️#NoBetterPlace🐎#BuiltAtTheBadlands🏟️ pic.twitter.com/1kSxdvqTrV

— SJH Football (@sjhhsfootball) July 12, 2025

✈️2025 AIR STRIKE TOURNEY CHAMPIONS🏆#NoBetterPlace🐎#BuiltAtTheBadlands🏟️ pic.twitter.com/JJDIZocfYW

— SJH Football (@sjhhsfootball) May 17, 2025

In the varsity division, 3-star senior quarterback Timmy Herr didn't throw a single pick as San Juan Hills went 6-0 for the title, capped off with a 28-14 win over formidable Downey. Herr was one of the steadiest junior QBs around in 2024, completing 69.1% of his passes for 2,230 yards and 22 touchdowns to just four interceptions, and he looks to have a huge senior season on deck. Especially with San Juan Hills returning its three leading receivers, Luke Frith (46 catches for 642 yards and six TDs), Ryan Matheson (44 catches for 504 yards and four TDs), and Dean Kolasinski (29 catches for 443 yards and two TDs).

Herr also ran for 239 yards and nine TDs in 2024, and currently holds offers from Western Michigan, East Carolina, and Portland State. Frith is a 3-star prospect as well with offers from UNLV, Nevada, and Northern Iowa.

To be sure, San Juan Hills has many holes to fill on defense after graduating a special class on that side of the ball. But at least as far as passing league football is concerned – defensive backs and pass-covering linebackers – its ability to defend against the pass looks outstanding with a month to go before scrimmage week.

Remember, 7-on-7 doesn't factor in the full impact of some of the Stallions' best players. Entering the fold once it's time for pads are the likes of OL Cooper Javorsky, a 3-star guard and UCLA commit who might double as a standout DL as well as a senior, or Maxwell Porter, one of Southern California's more promising edge rushers in the Class of 2027. Newer faces who aren't nationally-ranked recruits emerge as standouts in the trenches for San Juan Hills every season, and 2025 probably won't be any different.

So yes, it's just 7-on-7 football with the regular season more than a month away. But factoring in the full context, San Juan Hills football made a major statement this summer.