Henderson

A look at the top performers from high school football games across the Southland this week.

RUSHING

• AJ McBean, Gardena Serra: Rushed for 135 yards in eight carries and scored three touchdowns in win over L.A. Hamilton.

• Noel Washington, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame: Rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns in win over Bishop Alemany.

• Adrian Petero, Santa Margarita: Rushed for 108 yards and one touchdown in win over Corona Centennial.

• Dallas Miller, Huntington Beach: Rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns in win over Los Alamitos.

• Jordan Medrano, Bell: Rushed for three touchdowns and had double-digit tackles in upset win over Marquez.

• Matt Fine, Loyola: Rushed for 101 yards in nine carries and scored three touchdowns in win over Long Beach Millikan.

• Maliq Allen, St. John Bosco: Rushed for 130 yards and three touchdowns, caught one TD pass in win over Philadelphia Roman Catholic.

• Daiveaun Neal, Jefferson: Rushed for more than 200 yards for the second consecutive week in win over Van Nuys.

PASSING

• Taylor Lee, Oxnard Pacifica: Passed for 365 yards and five touchdowns in win over San Diego Lincoln.

• Ezra Brown, Orange Lutheran: Completed 18 of 19 passes for 253 yards in win over San Diego Cathedral.

• Julian Medina, Norco: Completed 20 of 22 passes for 299 yards and three touchdowns in win over Colony.

• Donovan Shirley, Salesian: Passed for 371 yards and three touchdowns in win over Mesa (Ariz.) Westwood.

• Jaxson Algaze, El Toro: The sophomore passed for 338 yards and five touchdowns in win over Marina.

• Star Thomas, Orange: Passed for 280 yards and three touchdowns in win over Laguna Beach.

• Lequand Jackson, Baldwin Park: Passed for 263 yards and five touchdowns, ran for 115 yards win over Rowland.

• Jeremy Mellalieu, Chaminade: Completed 10 of 12 passes for 216 yards and four touchdowns in win over Valencia.

• Hudson Shaddow, El Dorado: Passed for 191 yards and four touchdowns in win over Fullerton.

• Ford Green, Westlake: Completed 14 of 18 passes for 257 yards and four touchdowns in win over Agoura.

• Chase Curren, Crespi: Passed for 291 yards and four touchdowns in win over Golden Valley.

RECEIVING

• Bryce Thacker, El Toro: Caught 11 passes for 11 passes for 130 yards and four touchdown vs. Marina.

• Gary Ferguson, Oak Park: Had four touchdowns, including a 99-yard reception and pick six, in win over Fillmore.

• Quentin Hale, Corona Centennial: Caught seven passes for 108 yards and one touchdown in loss to Santa Margarita.

• Nate Davis, Trabuco Hills: Caught eight passes for 140 yards in comeback win over Bellflower.

• Blake Rogers, La Habra: Made five catches for 147 yards and three touchdowns in win over Northview.

• KJ Woodbury, Orange: Had seven receptions for 169 yards and one touchdown in win over Laguna Beach.

• Brady Stringham, Laguna Beach: Caught 13 passes for 121 yards and three touchdowns in loss to Orange.

DEFENSE

• Jalen Flowers, Palos Verdes: Made two interceptions in win over Orlando (Fla.) Bishop Moore.

• Dylin Bruce, Huntington Beach: Returned an interception 76 yards for touchdown vs. Los Alamitos.

• Kingston Jimmerson, Santa Margarita: The sophomore had two sacks in loss to Corona Centennial.

• Roshaun Brown, Jefferson: The sophomore returned an interception 95 yards for a touchdown in win over Van Nuys.

• Kadin Saalih, Hart: Had three sacks in win over Newbury Park.

SPECIAL TEAMS

• Sean Byrnes, Villa Park: Blocked two punts in win over Western.

• Jake Martin, Santa Margarita: Came up with blocked PAT in one-point win over Corona Centennial.

• Charlie Szaras, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame: Made field goals from 28 and 32 yards and was nine for nine on touchbacks vs. Alemany.

• Dylan Fullmer, Harvard-Westlake: Returned kickoff 87 yards for touchdown, had a 55-yard kickoff return and TD run in win over Palisades.

A look at the top performers from high school football games across the Southland this week.

RUSHING

• Ceasar Reyes, Garfield: Rushed for 277 yards and scored five touchdowns in win over Montebello.

• Jorden Wells, Servite: Rushed for 117 yards and one touchdown in loss to Corona Centennial.

• Sameer Ferguson, Victor Valley: Rushed for 136 yards in win over West Covina.

• Denzel Carter, La Salle: Had 254 yards rushing and four touchdowns and caught two touchdown passes in win over Cantwell-Sacred Heart.

• Tru Warrior Casas, Fairfax: Rushed for 251 yards and four touchdowns in win over Hollywood.

• Joshua Jones, Crenshaw: Rushed for 124 yards and one touchdown in win over Palisades.

• Asir Nembhard, Mater Dei: Rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns in win over American Fork.

PASSING

• Brady Edmunds, Huntington Beach: Completed 24 of 31 passes for 441 yards and six touchdowns in win over Long Beach Millikan.

• Cody King, Castaic: Passed for 357 yards and two touchdowns in win over Buena.

• Jaden Jefferson, Corona Centennial: Passed for 296 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 92 yards and two touchdowns in win over Servite.

• Trent Lux, Great Oak: Passed for 230 yards and four touchdowns in win over Vista Murrieta.

• Chase Curren, Crespi: Passed for 352 yards and three touchdowns in loss to Sherman Oaks Notre Dame.

• Donovan Shirley, Salesian: Passed for 348 yards and five touchdowns in win over Western.

• Gibson Turner, Torrance: Passed for 324 yards and four touchdowns in win over Mira Costa.

• Fletch Palmer, Santa Margarita: Passed for 242 yards and two touchdowns in win over Orlando (Fla.) Jones.

• Chris Field III, Carson: Accounted for four touchdowns, including the game-winner, in win over San Diego Lincoln.

• Matthew Escobedo, Cantwell-Sacred Heart: Passed for 452 yards and five touchdowns in loss to La Salle.

RECEIVING

• Dylin Bruce, Huntington Beach: Had 10 receptions for 226 yards and three touchdowns in win over Millikan.

• Ian Do, Cypress: Caught six passes for 182 yards in win over Cerritos.

• Quentin Hale, Corona Centennial: Caught eight passes for 155 yards and two touchdowns in wn over Servite.

• Jordan Slye Jr., Salesian: Caught seven passes for 109 yards and two touchdowns in win over Western.

DEFENSE

• Vincent Scates, San Dimas: Returned an interception for a touchdown in win over Glendora.

• De’Andre Kirkpatrick, Crenshaw: Had an interception and ran for touchdown vs. Palisades.

• Jaxson Rex, San Clemente: Returned an interception 95 yards for a touchdown in win over Tustin.

• Hudson Manning, Chaminade: Had four sacks in shutout of Oaks Christian.

• George Hastings, Agoura: Contributed seven tackles, 103 yards rushing and a kickoff return for a touchdown in win over Saugus.

• Aydan Steen, Santa Margarita: The freshman had seven solo tackles vs. Orlando (Fla.) Jones.

SPECIAL TEAMS

• Nevada Ford, Oak Park: Returned two kickoffs for touchdowns in win over Angelou.

• Niko Dragin, Palos Verdes: Made game-winning 22-yard field goal as time expired in win over Gardena Serra.

• Jalen Flowers, Palos Verdes: Returned kickoff 97 yards for touchdown in defeat of Gardena Serra.

• Jonas Mendoza, Long Beach Poly: Made 41-yard field goal in win over Downey.

• Myles Baker, Sierra Canyon: Returned kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown in win over JSerra.

Ulster captain Iain Henderson will miss “several months” of the new season after hip surgery during the summer.

The 34-year-old, who won the last of his 86 Ireland caps against New Zealand in November, missed the end of the northern province’s season through suspension.

A red card against the Stormers in the United Rugby Championship [URC] resulted in a three-game ban that included the Challenge Cup final defeat by Montpellier in Bilbao.

The second row made his Ulster debut in April 2012 and first appeared for Ireland against South Africa in November of the same year.

A two-time tourist with the British and Irish Lions, he was named captain of his province following the retirement of Rory Best in 2019.

Ulster start their URC season at home to Edinburgh on 25 September and Henderson is not head coach Richie Murphy’s sole injury concern.

Bryn Ward (shoulder), Juarno Augustus (ankle), and Jude Postlethwaite (knee) have all also underwent surgeries during the off-season and, according to the province, “are currently undergoing a period of rehabilitation”.

Chelsea have agreed a deal to sign Danny Welbeck while Jordan Henderson is set to cancel his Brentford contract to enable a move to Stamford Bridge.

Henderson, 36, is under contract until 2027. Welbeck, 35, has agreed a two-year deal and been given permission by Brighton to conduct a medical at Stamford Bridge.

A fee for the striker has also been agreed but remains undisclosed as Chelsea tie up the deal for him to join pre-season in Hong Kong after Chelsea‘s final match in Australia against Tottenham on Saturday evening.

Welbeck will become the oldest signing under the Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital ownership, until Henderson’s likely arrival with the west Londoners.

It is part of new manager Xabi Alonso’s drive to add experience to Chelsea‘s squad, which has been the youngest in the Premier League for the past two seasons.

Their focus on youth has been viewed as a factor in their inability to challenge consistently for major honours.

Towards the end of last season’s disappointing campaign, when they finished 10th and won nothing, Chelsea co-owner Behdad Eghbali said their recruitment model needed a “tweak”.

Since then, Chelsea have made an offer to reunite Sunderland midfielder Granit Xhaka, 34, with Alonso – they won the Bundesliga title together at Bayer Leverkusen in 2024.

They have also signed 26-year-old centre-back Maxence Lacroix from Crystal Palace on a six-year contract, pending an official announcement, while talks continue over Henderson.

Morgan Rogers, who signed for a club-record £117m from Aston Villa earlier this month, is relatively experienced, despite having just turned 24.

The club have also signed 21-year-old full-back Marco Palestra from Atalanta.

Welbeck, formerly of Manchester United and Arsenal, has hit 90 goals in 400 top-flight appearances – and is the leading Premier League scorer at Brighton, who he joined on a free transfer from Watford in 2021.

His arrival would leave Chelsea with six senior strikers on their books, with others available for loan or sale.

Among those who could leave on either a permanent deal or loan are Nicolas Jackson, Liam Delap and Marc Guiu.

The Blues have also brought in Dutch striker Emmanuel Emegha from sister club Strasbourg this summer and he could remain part of the squad.

Henderson, meanwhile, would add further experience and seniority to the squad, having been selected by Thomas Tuchel as part of England’s leadership group at this summer’s World Cup.

It was during the celebrations following England’s last-16 victory over Mexico that Henderson fractured his arm and wrist after landing awkwardly while jumping over an advertising hoarding.

Henderson joined Brentford last summer after spells abroad with Dutch side Ajax and Saudi club Al Ettifaq. That followed a hugely successful spell at Liverpool, where he won six major honours, including the Champions League and Premier League.

He joins a midfield that includes Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Dario Essugo, Romeo Lavia and Valentin Barco – who is expected to join from Strasbourg – pending an official announcement.

Jordan Henderson has not been ruled out of playing for England again during the World Cup despite undergoing surgery on a broken arm.

The Brentford midfielder suffered the freak injury as he fell awkwardly after attempting to jump over the advertising hoardings at the side of the pitch.

Henderson, who did not play during the match, was carried on a stretcher away from the pitch while receiving oxygen.

The 36-year-old posted on social media, external on Wednesday about having surgery in Kansas City, where England’s base is for the duration of the tournament.

And it is understood that, even though it could be considered a long shot, Henderson could still be included in matchday squads for the remaining games and the possibility of playing in a cast will be explored.

“That just shows what he is like as a person and as a guy,” said Aston Villa forward Morgan Rogers when asked about Henderson’s impact around the squad.

“I think hopefully he can still be involved with us for the rest of the tournament.

“He’s not going to rule himself out and neither are we. I think the belief he has got in his own body, his ability and his confidence and the way he is and what he kind of represents as a person is massive to our group.

“He is kind of the heartbeat of the group. To see him this morning smiling and to see him as happy as he is no matter what has happened in the last 48 hours is nice to see, and hopefully we can get him out on the pitch as soon as possible.”

Henderson will remain with the squad for the duration of the tournament.