High school football: Bryce Young becomes third former Mater Dei quarterback to win Heisman

Young becomes first quarterback from Alabama to win Heisman Trophy.

Former Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) quarterback Bryce Young was named the 2021 Heisman Trophy winner, the Alabama quarterback became the third former Monarch to win college football's top individual honor.

Young, who played for Mater Dei from 2018 to 2019, joined Matt Leinart and John Huarte and make the Monarchs the only high school program with three Heisman winners. Young's victory pushed Mater Dei past Wilson (Dallas), which claims Davey O'Brien (1938) and Tim Brown (1987).

And while Young won the the Heisman Trophy at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York City, across the country his former high school team is looking to cap off an unbeaten season in the CIF Open Division finals against Serra (San Mateo). ...

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