It didn’t take Vili Trollinger long to catch the eyes of opposing football coaches.

A middle linebacker, Trollinger started as a freshman at St. Augustine High School. A year later, he was named the unanimous Western League Defensive Player of the Year after collecting a team-high 101 tackles. That league included powerhouse teams Lincoln and Cathedral Catholic.

Transferring to Montgomery as a junior after a coaching change at St. Augustine, Trollinger went about convincing a different set of coaches.

He did just that, earning Metro-South Bay League Defensive Player of the Year honors as a junior and being named second-team All-CIF after registering 93 tackles over just eight games. (He sat out the first five as a transfer.)

Through eight games this season, Trollinger has 94 tackles. O

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