From the Sacramento Bee

By Joe Davidson

With next weekend’s bowl blitz officially capping the high school football season, is it too late to peek ahead to next year?

Here’s a look at who should be some of the top teams coming into the season and some top players, too. As for returning players, we invite input from readers. We have only so many eyes and ears, and some coaches down play their returning guys as to keep a low under-the-radar profile.

Top Sacramento-area teams in 2012, based on returning players, lower-level success, the coaching word on the street (no exact order, certainly, but a rough educated guess):

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11. Jesuit 5-6

Marauders lower-level teams have been dominant; Thomas Sperbeck a star at QB; if team gets more team speed, look out.

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Top returning players:

Quarterbacks

Thomas Sperbeck, Jesuit

Excellent spread leader who can run, pass, lead, and is now ready to win; passed for 1,311, ran for 585.

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Kickers/Punters

Andrew Endicott, Jesuit

Also a kicker, Endicott averaged nearly 38 yards a punt