With Hayward, Tennyson and Alameda all sharing the West Alameda County Conference's Shoreline Division title, it was only fitting that each school was represented with top honors, when the league released its all-league teams for the 2018 season.
Alameda multi-purpose back Elijah Twegbe was named the division's Offensive Player of the Year, while Tennyson's Ja'kobe Harris and Hayward's Nelson Suisala shared Defensive Player of the Year honors. Twegbe carried the load offensively for a Hornets' team which won eight games overall, including a big win over Hayward early in division play.
Harris, meanwhile, did everything on the field for Tennyson, in his only season with the Lancers. The Irvington transfer ran for 1,202 yards and 24 touchdowns at running back, and returned a punt for a score, but was a game-changer on defense. The six-foot-two defensive back notched seven interceptions, returning one for a touchdown in the regular season finale against Arroyo.
Suisala has only continued to get better for the Farmers, after earning Prep2Prep NCS Freshman of the Year honors in 2017. The six-foot-two, 225-pound linebacker had 90 tackles, including 11.5 tackles for a loss, to go with 2.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and two blocked kicks.
FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Elijah Twegbe, Alameda
QB - Padraig Lane (Ala)
RB - Ja'kobe Harris (T), Elijah Twegbe (Ala)
WR - Darryl Brown (Ala), Reggie Jefferson (Mt. Eden)
TE - Griffith Caliback (Ala)
OL - Danial Fukofuka (H), Christian Garcia (T), Emiliano Haro (Ala), Chris McAlpin (San Lorenzo), Lars Wick (Ala)
KR - Elijah Twegbe (Ala)
FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Ja'kobe Harris, Tennyson; Nelson Suisala, Hayward
DL - Jamal Boyd (H), Jhames Gabriana (H), Karl Lachenmyer (Arroyo), Justin Lam (Ala), Christian Moala (T)
LB - Dewayne DeGuzman (Ala), Cristian Lopez (Arr), Nelson Suisala (H), Jonathan Williams (H)
DB - Asi Bailey (H), Daniel Beleche (ME), Ja'kobe Harris (T), Mauricio Reyes (Ala)
K - Pablo De La Torre (H)
SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
QB - Tuakoi Mahe (ME)
RB - Quincy Bass (T), Reggie Garrett (H)
WR - Asi Bailey (H), Darren Johnson (H)
TE - Frederick Moala (T)
OL - Brent Bugawan (T), Antonio Hernandez (ME), Erick Olguin (Arr), Kameron Rosario (H), Malik Williams (H)
SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE
DL - Christian Garcia (T), Richard Pangelina (T), Jae'Len Santa Lucia (Arr)
LB - Antonio Davis (SLZ), Alex Laurie (T)
DB - Reggie Jefferson (ME), Darren Johnson (H), Padraig Lane (Ala), Elijah Twegbe (Ala)
HONORABLE MENTION
Alameda - Nico Abe, Chris Quach
Arroyo - Che Munoz, Tom Raymond
Hayward - Aavani Bailey, Ramon Barraza
Mt. Eden - Isaiah DeVeyra, Leonard Leblanc
San Lorenzo - Laron Flippen, Jason Howard
Tennyson - Mustafa Nassirruddin, Joe Mello Jr.
