PREP FOOTBALL / ORANGE COUNTY NORTH-SOUTH ALL-STAR GAME : Huntington Beach’s Gonzalez Heads the Lineup

Tony Gonzalez of Huntington Beach High, The Times’ Orange County lineman of the year, is among 36 players on the South team roster for the 35th Orange County North-South All-Star Football Game.

Gonzalez, who signed a letter of intent to play basketball and football at California, caught 42 passes for 720 yards (a 17.1-yard average) with 14 touchdowns during the regular season as a senior. Huntington Beach and Mater Dei lead all South participants with four players from each team on the roster.

Huntington Beach Coach George Pascoe will coach the South on July 8 at Orange Coast College. Game officials will announce the North roster April 16.

SOUTH ROSTER

OFFENSE

Quarterbacks--Kevin Daft (Foothill); Mike Phelps (Irvine).

Running backs--Justin Flagg (Huntington Beach); Tony Mathis (Irvine); Wade Tift (Newport Harbor); Allen Vaughan (San Clemente); J.R. Walz (Corona del Mar).

Tight ends--Tony Gonzalez (Huntington Beach); Brandon Leimbach (Fountain Valley).

Receivers--Brian Finneran (Santa Margarita); Brad Finneran (Santa Margarita); Geoff Noisy (Irvine).

Linemen--Gary Cale (Westminster); Justin Clarke (Huntington Beach); Ken Foersch (Fountain Valley); John Houston (Mater Dei); Mitch McCrimmon (Capistrano Valley); Brian Moore (Marina); Justin Poe (Trabuco Hills).

Kicker--Brandon Smallwood (Mater Dei).

DEFENSE

Inside linebackers--Steve Gonzales (Newport Harbor); Ryan Klaasen (San Clemente); Bryan Luxembourger (Costa Mesa); Jeff Stenstrom (El Toro).

Outside linebackers--Todd Belitz (Edison); Levi Roquemore (Capistrano Valley); Nick Ziegler (Huntington Beach).

Linemen--David Cruickshank (Dana Hills); Derrick Ford (Mater Dei); Chris Hoke (Foothill); Jeremy Simmons (Edison).

Secondary--Matt Denny (Mission Viejo); Mark Fausto (Santa Ana); Sean Michel (Woodbridge); Craig Nosse (Saddleback); Michael-John Rzeznik (Mater Dei).