Editor's note: "The Guru" will once again cover Suburban League Football exclusively for the La Mirada Blog this upcoming football season. Spring practice is underway, and believe it or not, it's not to early to start talking football! The following is the first of many pieces to run from now, until the final play of the football season in December.

Well Ladies and Gentleman, The Guru has returned, with high school football season just around the corner (more like 120 days away)! I am here today with a small preview of the best players returning next season for each team in the Suburban League! This will be the year of burners, as each team will have a bona-fide game breaker; and when you have one of these guys, you can definitely win at any stage of the game.

Artesia: Had a lot of players last year that where young; had to play behind their now graduating big play threat, Travon Payne.

Bellflower: Returning RB Larreon White was a big play threat last for the Buccaneers amassing a total of 600 all-purpose yards. The kid can really fly, and I look for him to be one of the league's best players this upcoming season.

Cerritos: The Dons didn't do very well in losing every game last year, but they should be remarkably better when you consider they have the do-everything-guy in Aaron Francis. The kid played in all three phases of the game and is going to be a game-breaker next year for the Dons. He is going to a senior next year, so let's see what he has in store for his final stanza.

John Glenn:  They lost a tremendous amount of guys on both sides of the ball and they will definitely be rebuilding this year. The rebuilding gets easy when you have an athlete like Dejon Bernard. An interesting note: The Eagles hired a new head coach this season in Ray Niemann and with him at the helm, the Eagles seem to have finally gotten it right; hiring a head coach who is from the community, and is well respected. Everywhere Niemann has been, he has been a winner and has produced. This writer is anxious to see how good he can make the Eagles!

La Mirada: The ever elusive Max Gama. This young man stepped in a role last season that required him to be part of a rotation that included playing RB and being a stud on defense. He withstood all of the punishment, and dished out a bunch of his own. The recent Washington State Cougar commit will be a force to reckon with next season, and now everyone will know who this kid is!

Mayfair:  Every team needs a guy who can patrol the middle of its defense, and be such an imposing figure, other coaches have to game-plan around. For the Monsoons his name is Theo Chambers, and he plays fast and aggressive. In the kick-return game, he is lightning-in-a-bottle and can go the distance on any given moment in the game. He reminds me a little bit of Tennessee Titans fourth round draft choice Alterraun Verner.

Norwalk:  The Lancers and their vaunted double-wing attack have produced a couple of good running backs but none are as dangerous as the 6'2 245 lb. Washington Husky commit, Elihjaa Penny! This bulldozer seems to find another gear when he is in the open field. Last season he racked up 1600 yards of offense as part of a three-headed monster that had all three backs for Norwalk racing for over 1000 yards.

Notes:  Every player mentioned is a senior next year and in all my years of football it has been a while since I have seen such a star-studded class in the Suburban League. Everyone of these players will demand coaches to stop them first next season, but all you can do is hope to contain them!

"THE GURU"