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The San Antonio area has seen its share of quality quarterbacks. From the 1970s with Lee’s Tommy Kramer to the ’80s with Holmes’ Wilbur Odom, Southwest’s Ty Detmer and Churchill’s Cody Carlson to the ’90s with New Braunfels’ Kliff Kingsbury and, most recently, Kerrville Tivy’s Johnny Manziel and Reagan’s Trevor Knight. Time will tell, but some coaches believe the present day could be the golden era of area quarterbacks. “Probably the best I’ve seen in a long, long time,” Stevens coach Darryl Hemphill said of the current group, which includes his signal-caller, senior Bryce Rivers, who passed for an area Class 6A best 3,372 yards in 2015. Rivers is among a group of S.A. quarterbacks who have built impressive résumés. Others include Clemens’ Frank Harris, Steele’s Xavier Martin, Smithson Valley’s Josh Adkins, Judson’s Julon Williams, Roosevelt’s Bryson Carroll and MacArthur’s Tyler Vitt. “It’s probably at an all-time high,” Judson coach Sean McAuliffe said of the quality of area quarterbacks. Five on that list have committed to FBS schools. Wealth at the position Some of the San Antonio area’s top quarterbacks, listed alphabetically with their 2015 statistics and honors: Josh Adkins: Smithson Valley, senior — 3,038 passing yards, 28 TDs; 303 rushing yards, 15 TDs; committed to New Mexico State Bryson Carroll: Roosevelt, senior — 1,038 passing yards, 9 TDs; 1,381 rushing yards, 18 TDs; Committed to New Mexico Frank Harris: Clemens, senior — 2,013 passing yards, 17 TDs; 2,712 rushing yards, 38 TDs; E-N Offensive Player of the Year; Committed to UTSA Xavier Martin: Steele, senior — 2,037 passing yards, 21 TDs; 678 rushing yards, 16 TDs; Committed to Texas Tech Bryce Rivers: Stevens, senior — 3,372 passing yards, 30 TDs; Committed to UTSA Tyler Vitt: MacArthur, junior — 3,135 passing yards, 32 TDs; 354 rushing yards, 4 TDs; E-N Newcomer of the Year Julon Williams: Judson, junior — 2,120 passing yards, 20 TDs; 841 rushing yards, 16 TDs read more: http://www.expressnews.com/sports/high_school/high_school_football/article/H-S-football-preview-Coaches-call-area-QB-9173454.php?t=e1cdd81030434a1aa7