Damon Iosefa of Norte Vista is SBLive/Sports Illustrated's Southern California Athlete of the Week (10/2/2023)

Damon Iosefa has one college offer, but more figure to follow.
The 6-foot-2, 230-pound linebacker earned SBLive Southern California Athlete of the Week honors after a big performance during a 33-20 win at Muir-Pasadena on Sept. 22.
Iosefa did it all with seven tackles, an interception and a forced fumble.
That put the two-sport standout — he also plays volleyball — on a SBLive performance list with 19 other performers. He earned 30 percent of the vote to win the award for football players playing between Sept. 21-23.
Other nominations:
Shaun Thompson, Aliso Niguel: Thompson had two interceptions in Thursday's 14-7 win over Marina.
Brian Salazar Jr., Monrovia: Salazar Jr. threw for 471 yards and had three passing touchdowns in Thursday's win over San Dimas.
Jake Javorsky, San Juan Hills: Javorsky had 10 tackles and three sacks in Thursday's win over El Modena.
Luke Deperno, West Ranch: Deperno had 161 rushing yards and two touchdowns in Thursday's shutout against Saugus.
Jackson Kollock, Laguna Beach: Kollock was 19 of 21 passing for 383 yards and threw seven touchdowns in Friday's win over Lakeside.
Landon Bell, Newbury Park: Bell had seven receptions for 193 yards and four touchdowns against Thousand Oaks.
Dorian Hoze, Murrieta Valley: Hoze had 218 total yards and two rushing touchdowns in Friday's 39-38 win over San Clemente.
Dillon Gresham, San Jacinto: Gresham had 226 all-purpose yards, finishing with a receiving touchdown and kickoff return for a touchdown against Jurupa Hills.
Donovan Brown, Upland: Brown had nine tackles and returned an interception 64 yards for a touchdown against Charter Oak.
Cornell Hatcher Jr., Corona Centennial: Hatcher Jr. surpassed 200 yards for the third straight game, finishing with 305 rushing yards and four touchdowns against Liberty (AZ).
Noah Kucera, Dana Hills: Kucera had 306 all-purpose yards, finishing with three rushing touchdowns, an interception return for a touchdown and four tackles against Canyon.
Wyatt Becker, Sierra Canyon: Becker tossed seven touchdown passes and added a rushing touchdown in Friday's 63-6 win over Saguaro (AZ).
Isaiah Arriaza, Damien: Arriaza had 343 passing yards and three passing touchdowns against La Serna.
Aiden Rubin, San Clemente: Rubin carried the Tritons with 249 rushing yards and four touchdowns in Friday's loss.
Matthew Gutierrez, Brawley: Gutierrez completed 90 percent of his passes, finishing with 197 passing yards, three passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown.
Cable Fledderjohn, Coronado: Fledderjohn had 10 tackles, four sacks and a fumble recovery in Friday's win over Mar Vista.
Aerek Brown, Montgomery: Brown caught six passes against Canyon Hills, finishing with 124 receiving yards and five touchdowns.

Mitch Stephens is a senior editor at SBLive Sports for California, a state he's covered high school sports since 1984. He won multiple CNPA and CPSWA writing awards with the Contra Costa Times, San Francisco Chronicle and MaxPreps.com before joining the SBLive staff in 2022. He's covered the beat nationally since 2007, profiling such athletes as Derrick Henry, Paige Bueckers, Patrick Mahomes, Sabrina Ionescu, Jayson Tatum, Chiney Ogwumike, Jeremy Lin and Najee Harris as preps. You can reach him at mitch@scorebooklive.com.
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