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Nine Bulldog football players named to all-league

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Although Ramona High School’s football team lost its first-round playoff game to San Marcos, the Bulldogs impressed San Marcos head coach Jason Texler so much that he selected three of them — and is considering a fourth — to play in the senior all-star game.

Texler will coach the North team during the Alex Spanos All-Star Classic, which will be played Jan. 16 at Mesa College.

On Nov. 27 Ramona head coach Damon Baldwin received word that linebacker Keyno Crichlow, defensive lineman Grady Vazquez and center Connor Anderson were selected to play in the game and that Marco Cobian is under consideration to be one of the quarterbacks.

The 27-16 loss at San Marcos in the first round of the CIF Division I playoffs Nov. 20 finalized Ramona’s overall record at 5-7.

“We outplayed them,” said Baldwin. “Things didn’t go well in the fourth quarter.”

Ramona’s 1-3 Palomar League record placed the Bulldogs last among the league’s five teams.

The league’s coaches selected nine Ramona players to receive all-league honors.

“Everybody who got something from our team this year was deserving,” Baldwin said.

The all-league selections consist of three first-team Bulldogs, two Ramona players on the second team and four Bulldogs recognized at the honorable mention level.

“A lot of that depends on your place,” Baldwin said. “The lower you finish the less you’re going to get.”

Cobian, Crichlow and Vazquez were named to the Palomar League first team.

The second team included junior wide receiver Hunter Gurrola and junior defensive lineman Marcus Bradley.

Ramona’s honorable mention selections were Anderson, senior linebacker Austin Goodwin, senior slot receiver and safety Adam Paredes, and sophomore wide receiver Tristan Stacy.

Baldwin noted that neither of his all-league receivers are seniors.

“We’ve got some good receivers coming back next year,” he said.

The six all-league Bulldog seniors were among 27 12th-graders who were on Ramona’s team in 2015.

“We’re going to be a very young team next year,” Baldwin said. “It’s really, really good for two years from now.”

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