Welcome Back High School Football 2023...It feels like a long time since we played real games...I'm ready to compete again!
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Simple contest. You pick the winner of each high school game with the point spread included. The poster who picks the most games correctly wins the contest.
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Example: Norco is playing Centennial. Centennial is favored by 17 1/2 points. The line will look this way:

Centennial -17 1/2 Norco

If you choose Centennial. They must win by 18 points for you to win.
If you choose Norco. They must keep the game within 17 points for you to win.

Friday night, Centennial beats Norco 34-21. Centennial wins the game by 13 points therefore those that took Centennial get a loss in our contest; those that took Norco get a win.

The poster with the most wins is our Victor.
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What do you win? STARS. Since there is no money involved, we play for STARS! The poster with the most correct picks, wins that week's STAR.

The poster with the most STARS at the end of the season becomes our CHAMPION.
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Sound easy enough? Then let's play!

Here are the point spreads for Week 0:
*Denotes the home team

Thursday
Roosevelt -13 King*
Vista Murrieta -10 Great Oak*
Ramona -7 ½ North*
Orange Vista* -33 Lakewood
Rancho Verde* -24 Palm Desert
Ontario* -4 Jurupa Valley
Carter -22 La Sierra*

Friday
Mater Dei -18 ½ Centennial*
San Clemente* -3 Chaparral
Rancho Cucamonga -6 Murrieta Valley*
Tesoro -16 Murrieta Mesa*
Santiago -3 Yucaipa*
Charter Oak* -10 ½ Temecula Valley
Chino Hills* -9 Glendora
Yorba Linda* -13 ½ Damien
Upland -3 ½ La Habra*
San Jacinto -5 Beaumont*
Redlands* -34 Citrus Hill
Vista Del Lago -40 Redlands East Valley
Canyon Springs* -3 ½ San Gorgonio
Moreno Valley -24 ½ Notre Dame*
Liberty* -27 ½ Valley View
Grand Terrace* -15 ½ Elsinore
Paloma Valley* -4 ½ Temescal Canyon
West Valley* -40 ½ Pacific
Colton* -6 Miller
Rubidoux* -10 ½ Desert Hot Springs
San Bernardino* -12 Fontana
Riverside Poly* -9 ½ Hillcrest
Capistrano Valley* -23 ½ Norte Vista
Patriot -24 Rialto*
Kaiser* -13 Arroyo
Serrano* -3 Eisenhower
Summit* -17 Los Osos

By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-LaCosta Canyon High School-Thursday, August 18, 2023: The Mavericks opened the 2023 Football home season as they jumped out to an early 21-0 lead on Quinn Rolff's 47 yard touchdown (threw for 210 yards passing) to Jackson Magione (226 yards receiving) and Andrew Mass (ran for 95 yards) scored 2 touchdown runs of 1 and 6 yards. University City scored their first touchdown as running back Ramon Rodriguez scored on a 19 yards field goal to go within 21-7.

After field goal kicker Connor Luoto connected on a 22 yard field goal put the Mavericks up 24-13, University City came back within 5 at 24-19 on qb Quentin DiMaio's(302 yards passing) threw a 90 yard parss to wide receiver John Dixon (226 yards receiving).

The Mavericks rallied on a 26 yard touchdown run by Cody Herman (72 yards rushing) along with teammate Connor Luoto following with a 28 yard field goal to go up 34-19 .

The last two touchdowns 1 by Andrew Mass who scored his 3rd touchdown of the game for LCC and for University City Quentin DeMaio threw his second touchdown pass a 35 yarder to wide receiver Shane Lockett which made the final score 41-25

Sean Sovacool on his team performance: "It was a 3rd and 18th for us and we let them extend the play,I give credit to their squad as they keep the play alive but if our guys do our responsibilities on the field as they turned a 3rd down play for or a touchdown." "When we led 24-13 they are a championship matter which made it difficult but the right adjustments were made and they gave us a lot of opportunities at the end and we played well today." "Andrew Maes is a returning football player he was named All League scored 12 touchdowns for us last year with 1600 all purpose yards is a senior captain for our ball club and a good football player." "I am looking forward to play Del Norte as Nick Barnett was named their new head coach he was an offensive line coach for our squad last year and I wish him luck."

SOUTHERN SECTION

NONLEAGUE

Arrowhead Christian 18, Arroyo Valley 6
Big Bear 28, Banning 0
Kennedy 48, Costa Mesa 7
Diamond Bar 28, Esperanza 19
Eastvale Roosevelt 42, King 7
Elsinore 29, Grand Terrace 6
Paraclete 35, Heritage Christian 6
Jurupa Valley 28, Ontario 0
Valencia 63, Katella 0
Chino 27, Laguna Beach 26 (OT)
Orange Vista 27, Lakewood 20
La Salle 43, Mary Star 12
Mountain View 52, Keppel 16
Northview 41, Muir 6
Rancho Verde 28, Palm Desert 13
Riverside North 42, Ramona 35
Rio Mesa 48, Saugus 6
Bosco Tech 33, Riverside Prep 14
La Canada 55, Rosemead 12
South Hills 49, Nogales 6
St. Bonaventure 40, Bishop Alemany 16
Vista Murrieta 34, Great Oak 10
Western Christian 37, Arlington 23
Artesia 68, Workman 6

CITY SECTION

NONLEAGUE
Hollywood 19, Sun Valley Poly 7

INTERSECTIONAL
Agoura 23, Lompoc 7
Carson 54, Hawthorne 0

From our Rivals.com Oregon writer:

"Brandon Baker continues to get hyped to every new school that enters the picture. I don’t want to discredit those reports because there is a reason that people hear how excited a player is after a visit. But given that Baker plans on taking this into the fall, I still think Oregon has a lot of juice in his recruitment and will still be a favorite down the stretch.

- I also am starting to get a better feeling about Baker’s teammate Aydin Breland
. Still a ways to go and you know everyone in the west is going to make a heavy push for an elite west coast DL, but the Ducks are quietly doing an outstanding job there.

"Brandon Baker rose 64 spots to the No. 25 overall position in the most recent updates and is the number one offensive tackle in the nation according to Rivals.com. The elite Mater Dei prospect is also a Duck legacy as the younger brother of former Oregon defensive lineman Gary Baker.

But Baker has not let that cloud his process. Oregon lost its offensive line coach and main recruiter earlier this year and that set them back some. In fact, there were some inside the Hatfield Dowlin Complex that felt Baker was on the verge of committing prior to Adrian Klemm’s departure.

A’lique Terry has done a fantastic job of establishing a relationship with Baker and putting Oregon back in the driver's seat. I was never as concerned about the loss of Klemm as others because head coach Dan Lanning had also developed a really good bond with Baker and I think at the end of the day, the length of the relationships that existed were always going to work in Oregon’s favor.

Our prediction: Oregon."

St. Louis Cardinals 5 Kansas City Royals 4 LaJolla Country Day School alum Tommy Edman 2 run home run for the Cards.

Arizona Diamondbacks 3 San Diego Padres 0 Kevin Ginkel El Capitan alum pitched 1 inning for the D Backs.

Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 8 Norfolk Tides 0 Christian alum Kyle Stowers 1 single for the Tides.

Round Robin Express 10 Albuquerque Isotopes 7 ALB: Rancho Bernardo alum Wynton Bernard 1 double 2 singles 1 run scored for the Topes.

St. Paul Saints 8 Louisville Bats 4 SP: Helix alum DeShawn Keirsey 1 run scored.

Reno Aces 8 Salt Lake City Bees 6 RNO: LaCosta Canyon alum Phil Evans 1 double 2 walks 3 runs scored

Per Eric Sondheimer, LA Times:

Cousins Jett White and Kobe Boykin have left Los Alamitos football and moved to Miami. They were stars last season at Orange before transferring to Los Alamitos.

Caleb De Fabiis is the new boys’ basketball coach at Colony. He replaces his father, Jerry, who resigned to become an assistant commissioner with the Southern Section.

Philadelphia Phillies 8 Kansas City Royals 4 PHI: Torrey Pines alum Garrett Stubbs 1 single 1 run scored.

Minnesota Twins 5 Arizona Diamondbacks 3 El Capitan alum Kevin Ginkel pitched 1 inning gave up 1 walk and struck out 2 batters for the Diamondbacks

Pittsburgh Pirates 4 Milwaukee Brewers 1 PITT: Poway alum Connor Joe 1 home run. LaJolla Country Day School alum Alfonso Rivas 1 double.

Syracuse Mets 9 Worcester Red Sox 8 LaJolla alum Bradley Zimmer 1 single for the Red Sox.

Charlotte Knights 4 Norfolk Tides 2 Vista alum Korey Lee 1 single 1 rbi for Charlotte and for Norfolk Christian alum Kyle Stowers 1 triple 1 rbi.

Reno Aces 4 Sacramento River Cats 3 LaCosta Canyon alum Phil Evans 1 single 1 rbi for the Aces.

Las Vegas Aviators 8 Albuquerque Isotopes 7 Rancho Bernardo alum Wynton Bernard 1 triple 1 single 3 runs scored.

St. Louis Cardinals 6 Colorado Rockies 2 LaJolla Country Day School alum Tommy Edman 1 double 2 singles 2 rbi' for the Cards.

Seattle Mariners 3 Anaheim Angels 2 LaCosta Canyon alum Mickey Moniak 1 single for the Halos.

Norfolk Tides 6 Charlotte Knights 2 Christian alum Kyle Stowers 1 double 1 home run for the Tides.

Worcester Red Sox 6 Syracuse Mets 3 LaJolla alum Bradley Zimmer 1 run scored for the Red Sox.

St. Paul Saints 7 Columbus Clippers 3 DeShawn Keirsey Helix alum 1 single and 1 rbi for the Saints.

Toledo Mud Hens 19 Iowa Cubs 8 Poway alum Tyler Nevin 2 singles 1 run 1 rbi for the Hens.

Wilmington Blue Rocks 2 Hudson Valley Renegades 10 innings LaCosta Canyon alum Spencer Jones 2 singles

Here's the latest from our Georgia Rivals.com staff:

Rivals100 running back Nate Frazier took an unofficial visit to Georgia on June 10th. We are told that was an eye opening trip for the No. 1 nationally rated back and the Bulldogs set the bar high for the other contenders in his recruiting process.

One of those contenders was the Oregon Ducks who hosted Frazier on an official visit the following weekend. An Alabama official visit transpired the weekend after that one.

Texas A&M was another school that was talked about frequently but the No. 70 nationally rated prospect recently canceled an unofficial visit to College Station.

He followed that up with announcing a commitment announcement date of August 6th at 3:00 PM. The finalist in that announcement are Alabama, Georgia and Oregon.

From talking with sources over the last several weeks, we really like where Georgia stands with just over three days until a final decision. An official visit to Athens is already on the calendar for the South Carolina game in September as well.

Official football practice begins this week for Southern Section teams.

Weekend update from our Rivals.com Georgia writers:

We continue to hear that Georgia is in a good spot for No. 1 nationally-rated running back. Nate Frazier (Mater Dei). I have heard that Alabama might be the biggest threat to the Bulldogs, but I think Dell McGee can hold on and land the elite back from California.

Sources we speak to espouse nothing but confidence when it comes to Georgia’s position. Frazier seemed almost ready to commit when he took his unofficial to Athens the second weekend in June.

Texas A&M was supposed to host Frazier this past weekend but that visit was canceled. Frazier only has plans to take one official visit this fall at this time and that is to Athens, Georgia. That puts the Bulldogs in an excellent spot heading into the final decision on August 6th.


Safety Peyton Woodyard (St. John Bosco) drew attention last week by removing mentions of Georgia from his social media bios.

Woodyard has been pursued hard by Alabama, Ohio State, and USC in recent months. He also hasn’t been as fervently pro-Georgia on Twitter as he used to be.

Sources have told UGASports that things are good between Woodyard and Georgia. He speaks daily with Will Muschamp and Fran Brown. Despite rumors to the contrary, the Bulldogs aren’t “processing” Woodyard out of the class.

So he doesn’t seem to be on imminent flip watch, especially not due to anything that is or isn’t happening on his social media.


DT Aydin Breland (Mater Dei) was expected to take a pair of unofficial visits to Miami and Texas A&M this weekend but those visits were canceled. Oregon looked to be the favorite in the early parts of July but sources have indicated that things have heated up again with Georgia and the No. 102 nationally rated prospect.

Expect that flame to get even hotter if his teammate, Nate Frazier, pulls the trigger to the Bulldogs on August 6. This looks to be another Bulldogs/Ducks battle and Kirby Smart has gotten the best of his former defensive coordinator Dan Lanning on the recruiting trail as of late.

A decision was not expected to be imminent, but sources have indicated it could happen sooner than originally expected.

Here's the latest from our Rivals.com Oregon writers:

USC commit Dakoda Fields (Serra) did make the trip to Oregon and the staff was very well prepared with Fields and a plan for his future. Despite the solid weekend, I did not expect a decommit or flip during the weekend. Might that come in the future? Difficult to tell. What I do know is that there will be some official visits for Fields in the fall and I expect that to make a significant difference with his status.

The Ducks are definitely not going to give up because Fields has been a primary defensive back target for quite some time. I am not going to predict a flip, but Fields is someone who could definitely still be in play for Oregon.

Bear Bachmeier (Murrieta Valley) may have been the most consistent passer on Saturday – and he has had an outstanding camp season. If it were not for the new commitment of Akili Smith Jr. to Oregon, Bachmeier would be the next guy up for Oregon at QB for the 2025 class.

I don’t think that Oregon takes two QBs in that class at this point, so if something changes and Smith chooses a different school, definitely keep on eye on Bachmeier.

Per Eric Sondheimer, LA Times:

"In what could be huge basketball news, Bryce James, the younger son of LeBron James, has made inquires about transferring to Sherman Oaks Notre Dame instead of Campbell Hall. Nothing has been finalized. James has played the last two seasons with older brother Bronny at Sierra Canyon. Notre Dame defeated Sierra Canyon four times last season."

Allen Caveness is the new basketball coach at St. Monica. He was an assistant at Long Beach State and head coach at St. Anthony for seven years.

Anaheim Angels 3 Toronto Blue Jays 10 innings LaCosta Canyon alum Mickey Moniak 1 single for the Halos.

Pittsburgh Pirates 6 Philadelphia Phillies 10 innings PH: Garrett Stubbs Torrey Pines alum 1 run score Pitt: Poway alum Connor Joe 2 singles 2 runs scored.

New York Mets 5 Washington Nationals 2 Rancho Bernado alum Trevor Williams losing pitcher at 5-6 for the Nats.

Colorado Rockies 2 Oakland A's 0 COL: Poway alum Austin Wynns scored 1 run

San Francisco Giants 4 Boston Red Sox 0 Eastlake and San Diego State alum Casey Schmidt 1 single 1 run scored 1 rbi.

Oklahoma City Dodgers 16 Reno Aces 15 LaCosta Canyon alum Phil Evans 3 singles 3 rbi's 2 runs scored for the Aces.

Albuquerque Isotopes 17 Sacramento River Cats 16 Rancho Bernardo alum Wynton Bernard 3 run homer for the Topes.

Richmond Flying Squirrels 7 Portland Sea Dogs 5 Eastlake alum Marcelo Mayer 1 double for the Sea Dogs.

Philadelphia Phillies 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 Poway alum Connor Joe came in as a pinch hitter and singled.

Toronto Blue Jays 4 Anaheim Angels 1 Lacosta Canyon alum Mickey Moniak 1 single for the Halos.

San Diego Padres 7 Texas Rangers 1 Joe Musgrove Grossmont alum gets the win at 10-3 on the season.

Norfolk Tides 8 Nashville Sounds 4 Christian alum Kyle Stowers 2 run home run for the Tides.

Sacramento River Cats 15 Albuquerque Isotopes 4 Rancho Bernardo alum Wynton Bernard 1 double 1 single 1 rbi for the Topes.

Oklahoma City 14 Reno Aces 12 LaCosta Canyon alum Phil Evans 1 single 1 run scored for Reno.

Hudson Valley Renegades 11 Hickory Crawdads 2 LaCosta Canyon alum Spencer Jones 1 double 1 run scored for the Renegades.

Las Vegas Aces 98 Minnesota Lynx 81 LaJolla Country Day School alum Kelsey Plum 16 for the Aces.

Per Eric Sondheimer, LA Times:

St. Pius X-St. Matthias won the Salesian seven on seven passing tournament.
San Clemente won the Ocean View tournament.
Cypress won the Paloma Valley tournament.
A big tournament on Saturday will be held at Huntington Beach.

Then official practice will begin.

From our Ohio State writers:

"After months of leading the conversation for four-star California linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, Ohio State got bad news on Sunday afternoon when the 6-foot-3, 230-pound prospect informed them he was committing to Notre Dame.

The Fighting Irish, long considered the primary competitor to the Buckeyes in this recruitment, hung around and won out largely in part to Viliamu-Asa's faith in God and his family's belief that Notre Dame presented a better academic opportunity for him were football to not work out in his long-term favor.

As recently as Friday, Ohio State sources were "very confident" that the Buckeyes had done enough, for long enough, to be the choice. On Sunday, the message from the country's No. 3-ranked linebacker revolved around a feeling that God had spoken to him and was leading him to Notre Dame.

In recruiting in the year 2023, absolutely nothing can be taken for granted and even when a school does everything right—and Ohio State did that in this recruitment—sometimes it's just not enough."

Per our Oregon State sources:

"Wide receiver commitment Logan Saldate has been pursued heavily by Notre Dame recently, and it sounds like the Irish are quite confident that they're going to pull off a flip of the Salinas (CA) native. I've checked in with a few sources as well in the know of the recruitment and have been told quite simply that he's going to end up at Notre Dame. A flip could be coming sometime in the next 24-72 hours if I had to guess."

Pittsburgh Pirates 7 Cleveland Indians 5 Poway alum Connor Joe came in as a pinch hitter and hit a single for the Bucs.

Anaheim Angels 7 New York Yankees 3 LaCosta Canyon alum Mickey Moniak 1 single 1 rbi.

Arizona Diamondbacks 5 Atlanta Braves 3 El Capitan alum Kevin Ginkel came in relief for the D Backs as he pitched 1 inning gave up 1 hit 1 run 1 earned 1 walk 0 strikeouts.

Chicago Cubs 8 Washington Nationals 3 Rancho Bernardo alum Trevor Williams started for the Nats as he pitched 5 innings gave up 7 hits 2 runs 2 earned 2 walks and 1 strikeout.

Worcester Red Sox 11 Scranton Rail Riders 5 Hillcrest alum Greg Allen 3 run homer.

Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs 5 Toledo Mud Hens 1 Tyler Nevin 1 single for the Mud Hens.

Portland Sea Dogs 4 New Hampshire Fisher Cats 0 Eastlake alum Marcelo Mayer 1 double 1 single 1 run scored.

Hudson Valley Renegades 6 Brooklyn Cyclones 4 LaCosta Canyon alum Spencer Jones 3 run homer for the Renegades.

Thadd Mac Neal
Carlsbad HS
Overall Record 133-62
18th Season as a HC
13th Season at CBAD
Scrimmage 8-11-23 vs San Marcos 6pm CBAD

Offense: Defense: Specialist:
Julian Sayin - QB Jude McLellen - DL Tyler Prushan - Kicker
Griffin Rosenbloom - WR Thomas McCormick - LB Danny Valencia - Punter
Mason Walsh - RB Luke Ferrelli - LB
Adrew Langer - OL Logan Shaffer - DB *Josh Ball - WR/DB San Marcos
RJ Shelly - OL Damon Ivey - DB *Conner Hawk - WR/DB Texas
Andy Mckissick - OL Colton Thomas - DL *Will Cinfrini - WR Texas
Jake Johnston - OL Ben Harris - LB

Transfers- Conner Hawk WR/DB 2025 (Texas)
Will Cinfrini WR 2024 (Texas) 3Star Multiple Offers

We went 11-2 last year with only 4 returning starters. We obviously have a more experienced team and feel we are really deep in some of our positions. Our schedule is arguably the toughest in my 12 years at CBAD. We will be tested every week and have to stay healthy. There are numerous teams that can beat us. Inglewood, Mater Dei, Casteel, Mission Hills and El Caminino seem to be the ones that stick out at the moment. We have won our league 4 years in a row and been to the Open Division Final 3 years in a row. This is a very hungry Program who has a lot to prove!

Top Players: Julian Sayin (Alabama) #1 QB in the Nation 5Star
Luke Ferrelli (Stanford)
Mason Walsh - Ivy and Academy offers (all state Wrestler)
Jude McLellen - Ivy and Academy Offers
Griffin Rosenbloom - Mountain West, Academy and Ivey Offers
Thomas McCormick - He will be the Defensive Player of the Year in SD
Josh Ball - SM best Player, very dynamic and explosive
Tyler Prushan and Danny Valencia are Elite
Kai Jokobowitz - OL 6'7 300 OL will be a National Recruit 2025
Conner Hawk - WR started as a Soph in Texas with 39 Receptions
Will Cinfrini - WR started and played very well as a JR and has offers
Jalen St. Paul = WR/DB is returning to Football and is a dynamic player no one knows about!

League - Carlsbad, Mission Hills, El Camino, LCC, TP, Poway

County - Carlsbad, Lincoln, Helix, Madison, Cathedral, Granite Hills, Mission Hills, El Camino, St. Augustine, Mater Dei

Here are the thoughts of Rivals.com's Georgia writer:

"Georgia leads for Nate Frazier from everything I’m hearing. There are a few sources I’ve spoken with around this recruitment that believe Frazier could be the best back Georgia will have signed since Swift, if the Bulldogs can land the Mater Dei playmaker.