Daily Pilot High School Football Dream Team:

Miller is one of the best cover cornerbacks in Orange County. The 5-10, 177-pound senior intercepted one pass, giving him eight during his Newport Harbor career. Teams challenged Miller with Green on the other side, but Miller’s acute awareness and ability to bat balls away made him successful. He made 28 tackles and forced a fumble. Miller is a first-team All-Sunset League selection.

MICHAEL HELFRICH

S/Newport Harbor

Helfrich delivered ball-jarring hits, turning him into one of the most-feared safeties in Orange County. The 6-0, 187-pound senior finished with 65 tackles, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries, the last two categories tied him for the team lead. In the regular-season finale against Los Alamitos, Helfrich intercepted a pass in the end zone, allowing the Sailors to mount a come-from-behind drive with 4:19 left. As a running back, he ran for 847 yards and seven touchdowns and had 14 catches for 116 yards and one touchdown. Helfrich is a two-time All-Sunset League selection.

BRIAN WALDRON

S/Costa Mesa

Waldron earned the Orange Coast League Defensive MVP award. The 5-9, 155-pound junior started the season at safety and moved to linebacker because of his sure-tackling ability. He finds himself back at safety due to leading the Mustangs to their first outright league championship since 2002. Waldron led Costa Mesa with 96 tackles and he had two interceptions and one sack. As a quarterback, he rushed for two fourth-quarter touchdowns to rally the Mustangs to a 38-30 win against Laguna Beach in the league title game.

LUIS GOMEZ

R/Costa Mesa

Gomez earned the Orange Coast League Special Teams Player of Year Award after returning two kickoffs for touchdowns as a junior. In the Mustangs’ 17-14 loss to Santiago in the opening round of the CIF Southern Section Southern Division playoffs, he scored on a 90-yard return. Gomez had a 95-yard return for a touchdown in a game against Ocean View. He averaged close to 35 yards per return.

DILLAN FREIBERG

K-P/Newport Harbor

Freiberg made five of six field-goal attempts, the biggest coming in the Sailors’ 24-23 upset of Los Alamitos in the regular-season finale. Freiberg hit a 22-yard game-winner with 13 seconds left, helping Newport Harbor to a share of the Sunset League crown. The junior made 38 of 38 extra points and his current streak of 54 consecutive extra points are a school record. He averaged 37.8 yards per punt and 10 times he pinned the opposition inside the 20-yard line. Freiberg is a second-team All-Sunset League selection.

DAVID CARRILLO PEÑALOZA may be reached at (714) 966-4612 or at david.carrillo@latimes.com.