The Trinity League in Southern California is full of future college stars, kids from St. John Bosco, Mater Dei, Servite, Orange Lutheran, Santa Margarita and Junipero Serra. Legends begin there. A Bosco Brave has played the Super Bowl in each of the last four seasons.
In 2025 Oregon freshman defensive end Dutch Horisk earned defensive MVP of the entire league, the conference that brought the Ducks players like Matayo Uiagalelei, Aydin Breland and Nasir Wyatt.
In four seasons with the Braves Horisk racked up 22.5 sacks and 131 tackles. Yet 247Sports ranked him as a three-star player, the No. 79 edge rusher in the country and No. 60 player in the state.
Sometimes production and effort tells more about a player than the star ratings.
In an exclusive interview with Autzen Zoo and the Oregon Fan Show, proud parents Chris and Elizabeth Horisk explained how though Dutch won recognition and a college scholarship to the Ducks with persistence and a relentless motor, they're most proud of him for another reason.
"More so, the stuff off the field, even like he's more a better man than we raised him to be. But on the it was always all football. We didn't have a backup plan. So, I'm glad it's working.
"He's a Christian. He takes time for every fan when we're we were at Walmart. I was up there a couple weeks ago and somebody in the rolled up and he was he took half an hour. He's talking to him. He's getting swag out of his trunk to give him."
On the field, Dutch is a Tasmanian Devil who wins pass rush reps with quickness, surprising strength and a motor that doesn't quit. His competitiveness is honed in the weight room, a workout warrior with tremendous pound-for-pound strength that allows him to play above his size.
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In his freshman season playing alongside Matayo Uiagalelei with DJ Uiagalelei at quarterback, the Braves won the MaxPreps High School National Championship. Dutch had 22 tackles and 3.5 sacks in his first year.
The Horisks said that Dutch has trained with Iona Uiagalelei (Matayo's Uncle) at The Front since middle school. Iona teaches them advanced techniques, hand-fighting and footwork.
"We don't know where you'd be training if it wasn't at The Front," Chris said. "We're thankful for that because he wouldn't be here without it. Absolutely, for sure."
"It took a lot of a lot of extra time and effort and money to get him here, but it was well worth it."
Playing in the Trinity and in a high-profile program made Oregon a natural choice for the freshman. "That's why he loved Oregon. He felt it was kind of almost the same as Bosco when he stepped on.
He's like, 'Yeah, this it feels like I'm still at home.' Even with some Mater Dei players, though."
The feeling of brotherhood felt the same, Chris said, and coming out of a highly competitive league helped too. "Dutch was interviewed and they said, 'Are you intimidated about going up against some of the guys, you know, being a freshman coming in?' He said, 'No, I know these guys know these guys forever.' So, yeah, of course you want to do good, but he wasn't intimidated."
Joining a defensive line rotation with four NFL prospects all returning for their senior year, Dutch isn't likely to crack the starting lineup, but freshman have five to play five now. His relentless motor makes him an ideal candidate for special teams reps, a great place for a young player to make his bones.
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