Welcome to Sea King Football

Welcome to Sea King Football. We feel our program is both challenging and rewarding, as we strive to do our best on and off the field. Our program has participated in 5 CIF Championships since 2012, winning 3 Titles. Our 2024 Team won the CIF Division 5 Title as well as our school’s first ever Regional and California Division 2A State Title- competing in 16 total games. We’d like to thank our seniors for all they accomplished- showing the younger players how to work hard and providing leadership in bringing them all together to EARN the ultimate TEAM Goal. We wish them the very best and look forward to their visits- as we do all Sea King Alumni.

Our Lower-levels continued their success, as the JV Team went 5-3 including 4-0 in Bay League, and our Freshmen went 7-3 through a very tough schedule, winning all their League games-all while learning the fundamentals of Sea King Football. Please know that in order to participate in Freshmen Football, experience is helpful, but certainly NOT necessary. We invite ALL incoming 9th graders to be part of the Sea King Family- learn the game, work hard, and have a positive TEAM experience. Freshmen Head Coach Tommy Draffen and staff do a great job of guiding them to do their best on and off the field.

Our 2025 Schedule will be very challenging, including games against perennial powerhouse Serra High School of Gardena, State Champion Edison High School, City power Banning, and our very tough Bay League.

We are excited and looking forward to being the best we can be.

Palos Verdes Football 2025…Getting After It!

Go Sea Kings!
Sincerely,
Guy Gardner, Head Coach

Academics

• Academics- 6 out of the last 15 years; Program expectation that our Effort in the classroom must be as great as our Effort on the field- emphasizing the Student in student-athlete.

Achievements

• Bay League Champs 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
• CIF Finalists 2015, 2018
• CIF Champions 1965, 2012, 2014, 2024
• CIF Regional Champions 2024
• CIF State Champions 2024

Safety and Health

• 2 Certified Athletic Trainers on Campus
• Team Physician
• Pre-season baseline concussion testing
• Program-wide use of Coach Pete Carroll’s “Hawk Tackling” techniques in an effort to decrease chances of injury yet still be effective tacklers.
• Use of “soft helmets” during Spring and Summer to reduce risk of injury.
• Use of Guardian Caps for all contact practices.

Advancement: Recent Sea Kings Who Have Played at the Next Level

Jordan Capellino (‘09) | Yale
James Klein (‘09) | Harvard
Matt Willis (‘09) | University of Idaho
Max Baiz (‘10) | Fort Lewis University, Colorado
Victor Mancusi (‘10) | Southern Oregon
Jimmy Yukevich (‘10) | Columbia
David Davis (‘11) | University of California, Berkeley
David Hernandez (‘11) | Occidental
Mike Nardoni (‘11) | Linfield College
Tommy O’Hern (‘11) | Washington University of St. Louis
Marc Sasso (‘11) | Dartmouth
Joe Walker (‘11) | University of Oregon, Philadelphia Eagles (2016-2018), Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49’rs 2020, Arizona Cardinals 2021
Chase Eldredge (’12) | Oregon State University
Robby Kolanz (’12) | USC
Patrick Scoggins (’12) | Long Beach City College/Iowa State University
Dean Alessi (’13) | Long Beach City College
Andrew Bucklin (’13) | University of Pennsylvania
Matt Lopes (’13) | USC
Bryan Scott (’13) | Occidental
Will Scolinos (’14) | University of Chicago
Lucas Cooper (’15) | University of Colorado
Kyle Coale (’16) | Western Illinois
Shane Irwin (’17) | Boise State University
Adison Umrarong (’17) | San Diego State University
Jeremy Hautau (’18) | University of Jamestown
Justin Martz (’18) | UC Davis
Dean Porter (’18) | University of San Diego
Parker Violette (’18) | St. Norbert University
Matt Barcot (’19) | LBC/TBD
Julian Alessi (’20) | University California, Davis
Ryan Wilson (’20) | Fresno State
Zach Kakazu (’21) | Southern Virginia University
Turner Helton (‘22) | Western Kentucky University
Justin Mabry (‘22) | Washington University of St. Louis
Jacob Reis (’24) | UCLA
Luke Gayton (’24) | University of Washington
Eric Mulkey (’24) | University of San Diego
Hugo Wayner ‘(’24) | University of Redlands
Jacob Bobic (’24) | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Sean Winbush (’24) | Bentley University