WAILEA, Maui — Joe Montana. Warren Moon. Matt Leinart. Leilehua's Andrew Manley.

It could happen.

After all, the 18-year-old senior quarterback from Wahiawa was deemed promising enough to share the practice field with the two Pro Football Hall of Famers and Heisman Trophy winner during the three-day Super Seven QB Retreat at the Grand Wailea Resort that ends today.

"I'm just amazed at everything. It's unbelievable. I'm just trying to take everything in and make myself a better quarterback," said Manley, who directed Leilehua to a state title as a sophomore and reached the finals last season. Manley was named 2008 co-offensive player of the year by The Honolulu Advertiser after passing for 3,642 yards and 31 touchdowns, and rushing for four more.

Despite the accolades, Manley said he was surprised to receive an invitation to the Super Seven camp for the country's top high school quarterbacks, being held in Hawai'i for the first time.

"I wasn't expecting it. They just told me they wanted the elite seven, and because I'm a decent quarterback from Hawai'i, they asked me to come, too, to be the local boy," Manley said.

Quarterback guru Steve Clarkson, who runs the retreat, said Manley was first brought to his attention by UCLA offensive coordinator Norm Chow.

"He really, really liked Andrew and thought I should consider him for this event. Then I had a chance to evaluate him on film and talk to other coaches across the country who've seen this guy, and they all were in amazement that he had this much talent and that he was under the radar because of his location," Clarkson said.

"Sometimes you want to able to look like a genius, and I feel like Andrew is going to make me look like a genius because I'm the first to say, 'Yeah, this kid's got it.' "

Clarkson said he picked Maui for the Super Seven QB Retreat after vacationing at the Grand Wailea Resort in March with Montana and his family.

Montana's son, Nick, who plays for Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, Calif., and is headed for the University of Washington, also is participating in the camp. Another son, Nate, plays for the University of Notre Dame and joined in field drills at the retreat. Clarkson has coached the Montana boys for years, and also counts Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Matt Cassel of the Kansas City Chiefs among his former students.

Joe Montana, who won four Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers, said he never pushed his sons to play football but is happy to offer his expertise "when I feel I have to."

Montana said the Super Seven camp is a great opportunity for some of the nation's top college prospects to compare themselves with their peers.

"At least that's what I'm doing," he chuckled.

WORK ON FUNDAMENTALS

Leinart, who has been coached by Clarkson since age 13 and now plays for the Arizona Cardinals, worked closely with the quarterbacks on the first day of the retreat, focusing on footwork.

"It's just the little things: that first step, keeping your base, not overstriding. The little things like that go a long way," he said. "The biggest thing I see with these kids is the fundamentals, just working with the fundamentals."

Moon, who spent most of his NFL career with the Houston Oilers, said he's "looking for the ones who take direction the best."

"The quarterback position is a high-ego position as well as everything else that goes along with it. Some guys think they know it all and they're not coachable. So I want to see the guys who want to listen and are willing to get better and the guys who are going to ask questions," he said.

Moon said there's no longer a prototype NFL quarterback, and that today's players have to be versatile.

"There isn't a mold any more. There used to be but now it depends on what offense you're running," he said. "It used to be you wanted a guy who's 6-4 and 225 pounds with a strong arm who can just stand in the pocket. Now they're looking for guys with a little more movement. Because there's so much speed in the game, they're looking for the guy who can make a play whether he does it with his feet or his arms, it really doesn't matter. They're looking for production."

GOOD REVIEWS

After his first workout at the retreat Thursday, Manley got solid reviews.

"He's got good feet and a strong arm and he's willing to listen to everything I've said so far," Moon said. "He just needs to hone it all and perfect the fundamentals."

Leinart also gave the Leilehua quarterback a thumbs-up. "He's raw but you can tell the abilities are there. He's got a really good arm but just a little more footwork can go a long way," he said.

Manley said he feels he held his own against his mainland counterparts. "I think I'm right there. I feel I'm doing just as good. But we're not worried about that. Right now we're just having a good time out here and learning as much as we can. We're not really competing against each other," he said.

In addition to field drills and X's-and-O's chalkboard sessions, the high schoolers also learned from the pro players, well-known NFL agent Leigh Steinberg and ESPN recruiting analyst Tom Luginbill about the college recruiting process, the importance of maintaining good grades and preparing for life off the field.

"How many of these guys are going to make it to pro football? They might get college scholarships but will they make it to the next level? That's where education comes in. And the things you learn as quarterback and the leadership skills, those things will translate into anything you want to do in life — politics, business or whatever," Moon said.

Moon said today's high school stars face far more pressure than he did when he was recruited from Hamilton High School in Los Angeles.

"We all know that college sports is a multimillion-dollar business and these guys are going to be asked by their university to come in and fill 80,000-, 100,000-seat stadiums. But I think all these kids are willing to do that and by going to these types of camps they get themselves prepared for what they are going to have to deal with," he said.

Manley, a Dallas Cowboys fan whose favorite quarterback is Troy Aikman, said he appreciated the insight and advice from the pros.

"It's helping us out with what we need to do to get recruited, what to do when we do get recruited and how important it is to go to school, and then when we talk about football, how important it is to know what you're doing on the field," he said.

Manley said he doesn't know where he'll attend college, but Hawai'i is an option.

"It's always there. It's always there," he said.