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Prep Rally: The quarterbacks to watch in local high school football this season It's time to begin a weekly look at players to watch by position in SoCal high school football.
First up is quarterback.
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Its time to begin a weekly look at players to watch by position in Southern California high school football.
First up is quarterback.
The Class of 2029 might be the best class to get excited about for this coming season, though theres plenty of quarterbacks from every class to single out.of South Gate passed for 3,842 yards and 41 touchdowns last season.
Hes still a freshman with an Ohio State offer.Ford Green of Westlake.
Wants to be the best.
On his way.Then theres the sophomores who made memorable first impressions as freshmen.
Lets see how much they develop.
The group is led bySchedule for Edison passing tournament on July 11.
My official start to high school football season.It's that entertaining.
The Edison Battle at the Beach passing tournament is set for Saturday at Edison High.
Its like a whos who of top players and teams.
Five of the six Trinity League teams are participating, with only Mater Dei not entered.The All-Star Futures game is set for Sunday at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, and Corona High fans will get to see pitcherTim Cunningham, a character actor from the 1980s hit TV series Cheers, still makes them laugh coaching baseball at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame.a much beloved former Sherman Oaks Notre Dame assistant baseball coach who spent 11 years acting as a bar patron on the 1980s hit sitcom Cheers, died Friday in South Carolina.
He was 80.He had humor, loved to read and loved baseball.
His earliest coaching was serving as an assistant for the Northridge Little League team that included sonHad coffee this morning with former SO Notre Dame assistant baseball coach Tim Cunningham, who had a long run as extra on "Cheers" and is moving to South Carolina.
They asked for his name to call out when coffee was ready."James Bond," Cunningham said.
One of a kind.
In 2003, as head coach at Harvard-Westlake, he was The Times coach of the year, guiding his team to runner-up in Division 3.
The Wolverines lost to Crespi 1-0.Future major leaguerJardiel Ochoahas committed to Michigan.
He previously was committed to UCLA, went on his two-year Mormon Mission and will return next year to enroll at Michigan....is returning to Salesian as athletic director.
He previously was at St.
Anthony...
RJ Ball, a junior guard, has transferred from Beverly Hills to Brentwood.Julian Cunningham and Hunter Caplan have left for SoCal Academy, a non-CIF school.was the No.
2 player taken in the 1983 MLB amateur draft out of Thousand Oaks High by the Cincinnati Reds as a shortstop.
His father,was taken No.
4 by the Red Sox and signed for $121,000.
After his playing days, Stillwell became a fishing guide before joining the Boras Corporation.I'm going to have some fun this summer looking back on some memorable moments over nearly 50 years of covering high school sports in Southern California.
Here is my most unique experience _ flying in an F-16 flown by former Crespi QB Randy Redell.
Two basketball teams on the rise are Etiwanda and Heritage Christian.
Heritage Christian has a trio of standout juniors in 6-6 Eli Simmons, 6-5 Houston Rolle and 6-7 Tyler Jackson.Etiwanda is filled with top guards.
In honor of Pete Crow-Armstrong making the All-Star game, let's look back to the COVID year.
The high school season had been halted in his senior year in 2020.
He wasn't going to stop working hard.Have a question, comment or something youd like to see in a future Prep Rally newsletter? Email me atEric Sondheimer is the prep sports columnist for the Los Angeles Times.
He has been honored seven times by the California Prep Sportswriters Assn.
for best prep sports column.