The complete player

"He's always had leadership skills but this year, those leadership skills are really starting to show. Scoring might look like it comes easily for him, but he has always, always, been more concerned about putting the team first."

Garrity, who said he has become more vocal this year as a leader, adding that it's "something that is new to me," has been on a roll this season. He has been named tournament MVP in all three tournaments (La Quinta, Irvine World News Gary Raya Classic, Desert Heat Invitational) the Chargers have competed in and won. In the championship game at the Desert Heat Invitational on Dec. 30, Garrity was double-teamed but still managed 19 points en route to most valuable player honors after the Chargers downed Simi Valley.

He also was named game MVP after scoring 23 points against Tustin in a 48-36 victory by the Chargers at the North/South Challenge Dec. 23 at El Toro High.

In 15 games, he's averaged 22 points and 3.5 assists an outing. At the midway point of the season, he now has 1,465 career points and is in line to break the school record for career points (1,686) set last year by Kyle Boswell.

Garrity is part of an Edison team that prides itself on tough defense and has rocketed to a 15-0 start to the season, which is a school record. He also was part of the previous record-holding team that started the 2009-2010 campaign 14-0.

Dating back to last season, Edison has won the last six tournaments it has entered.

Two of the Chargers 15 victories this year have come in close tournament games against Sunset League rivals Huntington Beach and Marina.

Fabian Luna's Huntington Beach squad will face the Chargers and Garrity twice more in league play, the first showdown coming Wednesday at Huntington.

"Dylan is a great young man who also happens to be a heck of a ballplayer," Luna said of Garrity, who dropped four three-pointers and 24 points in a 66-57 win over the Oilers — Huntington's first loss — in the championship game of the La Quinta Tournament on Dec. 11. "I love the way that kid competes. He is a special talent."

Garrity's abilities, coupled with his red-hot start to his senior year, has caught the attention of several schools. He said he has been recruited by several NAIA schools including Concordia, Biola and Azusa Pacific, and Division 1 schools St. Mary's, the University of San Diego and UC Irvine.

"I haven't made a commitment yet," he said. "I'm waiting for the right fit."