By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-Simcox Field at John Carroll Stadium-Oceanside High School-Oceanside, CA-Friday, September 27, 2024: For the battle for the city trophy between the Wildcats of El Camino and the Pirates of Oceanside the Wildcats scored the game winning touchdown with 5 seconds left in the game as qb Gavin Wasseman rushed for 98 yards and scored 3 touchdowns, (84 yards passing) threw a 5 yard pass to receiver Jathan Bajarano made the final score 21-17 and winning their 5th game in a row.

Other El Camino contributors: Blake Sega threw a halfback pass to Jordan Cilo for 6 yards to give the Wildcats a 7-0 lead with the PAT good.

Michael Hobbs on his El Camino squad: Gavin Wasserman threw the ball wel in the game butl the big story tonight is our defense, we have made mistakes on offense but once when we sorted out things, moving forward we're going to have a pretty good team as league play will be starting next week along special teams is improving in order for us to prepare for Torrey Pines."

" My starting quaterback Gavin Wasserman is patient along with a very positive attitude and takes things in stride along with having fun." When we trailed 17-14 our kids on the football team that contributed to our squad. " "While the game was going on, II had 7 leaderrs came up to me and said that we are here to win this game I promise you that". "Then we started on the next series of plays as they believed in themselves and told me that they are going to win this game I was happy along with the kids."

Oceanside contributors: Joe Vinup threw for 44 yards total with a 10 yard pass to Ezaya Tokyo which tied the game at 7-7. Christian Sanchez 45 yard field goal put the Pirates within 14-10 and Damon Daniels scored on a 2 yard touchdown put the Pirates up 17-14. Neki Letuli led the Pirates with 120 yards on the ground.


Oceanside's last victory over El Camino was in 2018 when the Pirates won 46-30.

SOUTHERN SECTION

Camino Real League
St. Genevieve 27, Mary Star of the Sea 20
St. Monica 47, Bishop Montgomery 0

Cottonwood League
Temecula Prep 13, Riverside Prep 12

Foothill League
Hart 48, West Ranch 27
Golden Valley 36, Castaic 28
Saugus 27, Canyon Country Canyon 24

Golden League
Antelope Valley 63, Littlerock 12
Quartz Hill 66, Palmdale 28
Lancaster 43, Eastside 0

Manzanita League
Anza Hamilton 47, St. Jeanne de Lestonnac 12

Mesquite League
Big Bear 76, Whittier Christian 35
Desert Christian Academy 39, California MIlitary Institute 0

Moore League
Long Beach Cabrillo 21, Compton 13
Long Beach Poly 47, Lakewood 20
Millikan 45, Long Beach Wilson 10

Mountain Valley League
Miller 31, San Bernardino 28

Pacific League
Burbank 46, Arcadia 10
Burroughs 49, Glendale 0
Muir 53, Crescenta Valley 0
Pasadena 23, Hoover 20 (OT)

Nonleague
Aquinas 49, Xavier Prep 14
Arrowhead Christian 41, Bellflower 0
Arroyo Valley 26, Pomona 0
Banning 63, Desert Chapel 12
Bell Gardens 35, Fullerton 0
Bishop Alemany 41, Lawndale 7
Buena Park 56, Magnolia 6
Cajon 28, Orange Vista 24
Camarillo 42, Oxnard 35
Canyon Springs 27, Montclair 10
Carter 49, Rialto 6
Century 42, Loara 6
Cerritos 32, Westminster 7
Covina 42, Santa Fe 28
Corona 34, Rancho Alamitos 14
Corona del Mar 51, Trabuco Hills 38
Dana Hills 35, St. Margaret’s 14
Duarte 55, Keppel 6
Edison 32, La Serna 21
Elsinore 11, Diamond Ranch 7
El Monte 28, San Gabriel 18
El Rancho 27, South Hills 21
Esperanza 14, Palos Verdes Peninsula 7
Estancia 30, Artesia 21
Garden Grove Santiago 30, Gabrielino 23
Gardena Serra 42, Los Alamitos 7
Glendora 30, Crespi 7
Godinez 14, Katella 7
Hueneme 26, Royal 3
La Quinta 48, Compton Early College 14
Leuzinger 61, Hawthorne 0
Los Osos 40, Nogales 0
Mission Viejo 51, Chaparral 10
Moreno Valley 28, Chaffey 12
Murrieta Valley 35, San Clemente 25
Pioneer 54, Savanna 0
Rancho Verde 30, Tahquitz 0
Roosevelt 27, Colony 20
Rowland 21, Whittier 6
San Dimas 42, Monrovia 14
San Gorgonio 41, Cathedral City 8
San Jacinto 50, Jurupa Hills 0
San Marino 58, Compton Centennial 0
Saddleback 60, Beverly Hills 21
Santa Ynez 38, Santa Maria 14
Santa Paula 42, Carpinteria 10
Servite 33, St. Paul 14
Silverado 34, Eisenhower 20
Sonora 65, Redlands East Valley 42
St. Monica 57, Bishop Montgomery 0
Torrance 28, Rio Hondo Prep 21
Troy 42, Segerstrom 10
Twentynine Palms 28, Desert Mirage 8
University 38, Glenn 0
Valley View 42, Ontario 6
Victor Valley 36, Santa Ana 6
Villa Park 18, Mira Costa 0
Vista del Lago 39, La Quinta 27
West Valley 48, Indio 14
Western 48, Anaheim 0
West Torrance 40, South Torrance 6
Yucca Valley 42, Desert Hot Springs 14

CITY SECTION

East Valley League
Arleta 48, Monroe 6
Chavez 14, Grant 7
North Hollywood 43, Sun Valley Poly 0
Verdugo Hills 31, Fulton 2

Valley Mission League
Granada Hills Kennedy 62, San Fernando 20
Sylmar 49, Reseda 0
Panorama 27, Van Nuys 20

Nonleague
Eagle Rock 36, Angelou 17
Jefferson 62, Belmont 10
San Pedro 61, Dymally 6
Hawkins 42, West Adams 7
Narbonne 35, King/Drew 0
Fairfax 41, Lincoln 12
Maywood CES 44, Rancho Dominguez 40
Santee 55, Hollywood 22
Taft 34, L.A. University 24
L.A. Marshall 38, View Park 26

INTERSECTIONAL

Bishop 37, Rim of the World 10
Boron 33, Indian Springs 0
Brentwood 37, Rosamond 12
Calabasas 38, Birmingham 27
Carson 34, St. Pius X-St. Matthias 27
Charter Oak 42, San Diego Mira Mesa 14
Coachella Valley 42, L.A. Franklin 20
Culver City 42, Dorsey 7
Gardena 37, Dominguez 23
Granite Hills 45, San Diego Madison 0
Las Vegas Shadow Ridge 48, Citrus Valley 21
Loyola 46, Mount Miguel 38
Lynwood Firebaugh 58, L.A. Torres 0
Lynwood 28, Manual Arts 0
Norwalk 51, Locke 8
Paramount 38, Venice 14
Redondo Union 32, Wilmington Banning 7
Silver Valley 36, Desert 23
Vista 21, Temescal Canyon 20
L.A. Wilson 21, Rosemead 8

Notre Dame is hoping Madden Faraimo’s fourth campus visit will be his last as an uncommitted recruit. There shouldn’t be much left for Faraimo to learn about the Irish, but this will be his first visit for a Notre Dame game. Faraimo attended games at USC and Washington earlier this month and has also been considering Texas.

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Here's his latest on ATH McKay Madsen (Clovis North), LB Noah Makail (Bonita), TE Vander Ploog (Troy), and CB Dijon Lee, Jr. (Mission Viejo).

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Here's what the Rivals Michigan writers said of each:

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Army had a dominant performance Thursday evening, beating Temple 42-14 at Lincoln Financial Field – Philadelphia, PA to start the season at an impressive 4-0.

Here's what commit QB Seth Shigg had to say:

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SOUTHERN SECTION

Golden League
Highland 48, Knight 0

Nonleague
Summit 20, Barstow 8
Jurupa Valley 28, Bloomington 21
Hesperia 24, Winchester Liberty 14
Los Altos 41, California 26
Lompoc Cabrillo 21, Pioneer Valley 13
Newbury Park 43, Ventura 14
Trinity Classical Academy 49, Nordhoff 0
Corona Santiago 40, Adelanto 20
Northview 35, Village Christian 6
Los Amigos 44, Western Christian 12
Yucaipa 20, Palm Desert 13
Citrus Hill 42, Riverside Notre Dame 0

CITY SECTION

Eastern League
Garfield 21, Bell 13
Roosevelt 40, Legacy 23

Nonleague
L.A. Jordan 44, Fremont 26
Marquez 14, Crenshaw 6
Washington 45, Sotomayor 3

WEDNESDAY’S SCORE

SOUTHERN SECTION

Nonleague
Rubidoux 17, Lakeside 3

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 5:
*Denotes the home team

Thursday
Santiago -19 delanto*
Yucaipa* -5 Palm Desert
Citrus Hill* -12 Notre Dame
Liberty -10 Hesperia*
Bloomington* -7 ½ Jurupa Valley
Summit* -22 Barstow

Friday
Mission Viejo* -21 ½ Chaparral
Murrieta Valley* -7 San Clemente
Roosevelt -10 Colony*
Rancho Alamitos* -2 ½ Corona
Cajon -11 ½ Orange Vista*
Sonora -2 ½ Redlands East Valley*
Canyon Springs* -6 ½ Montclair
Moreno Valley* -7 Chaffey
Rancho Verde* -12 Tahquitz
La Quinta* -8 ½ Vista Del Lago
Elsinore* -11 Diamond Ranch
San Jacinto -31 Jurupa Hills*
Temescal Canyon -25 Vista*
West Valley -33 ½ Indio
Boron* -18 Indian Springs
San Bernardino* -5 Miller
Granite Hills -16 ½ Grand Terrace*
Carter -9 Rialto*
Rim of the World* -5 Bishop
San Gorgonio* -28 Cathedral City
Arroyo Valley* -23 Pomona
Valley View* -50 ½ Ontario
Silverado -14 ½ Eisenhower*

Here's a list of the ones we know who are scheduled to visit Tuscaloosa:

Alabama commits:
CB Chuck McDonald III (Mater Dei)
CB Dijon Lee, Jr. (Mission Viejo)
LB Abduall Sanders (Mater Dei)
Others:
LB Kenneth Goodwin (Narbonne? or Burbank)
TE Mark Bowman (Mater Dei)
Shooting guard Brayden Burries (Roosevelt)

Per Eric Sondheimer, LA Times:

This is the final week in the Southern Section for players who transferred without moving to sit out games. They become eligible on Sept. 30.

The biggest transfer news will revolve around whether quarterback Madden Iamaleava and receiver Jace Brown gain eligibility after transferring from Warren to Long Beach Poly. They are in the process of submitting paperwork and must make an official change of residence to be eligible immediately. They have not played since Warren’s first game of the season.

City Section football players who were sitting out games after transferring without moving become eligible Friday. Among the players becoming eligible is 240-pound quarterback Kevin Hawkins for Birmingham. He previously played for El Camino Real. Terrell Jackson, a sophomore cornerback from Mayfair, becomes eligible at Narbonne. Andrew Batres, who had 83 tackles for Fairfax last season, will be eligible to play defensive back for Dorsey.

USA Basketball announced that 83 athletes are xpected to participate in the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team minicamp from Oct. 11-13 at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

Eight are from California high schools:

Tajh Ariza F 6-8 16 2026 Westchester
Brayden Burries F 6-5 19 2025 Eleanor Roosevelt
Christian Collins C 6-8 17 2026 St. John Bosco
Jason Crowe Jr. G 6-2 16 2026 Inglewood
Nikolas Khamenia F 6-6 17 2025 Harvard Westlake
Brandon McCoy Jr. G 6-4 16 2026 St. John Bosco
Jaalen Boss Mhoon F 6-4 15 2028 Sunnyvale King’s Academy
Jordan Mize F 6-5 15 2028 Sierra Canyon

Dave Rebibo (Harvard-Westlake) is one of 15 coaches that will be there for coaching duties.

SOUTHERN SECTION

Nonleague
Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 44, Pasadena Poly 13
Orange Lutheran 33, Sierra Canyon 26
Yorba Linda 35, Tustin 31

INTERSECTIONAL
Corona Centennial 63, Peoria (Ariz.) Liberty 39
Los Alamitos 35, Clovis North 14

QB Joseph Vinup keys Oceanside Pirates in win over Escondido Cougars

By David A. Willauer-9-20-24-Chuck Embry Field-Escondido High School-Escondido, CA: The Oceanside Pirates improve their record to 3-2 overall and 2-0 in the Valley League behind quarterback Joe Vinup's 141 yards passing scored a 70 yard run as he carried the ball for 136 yards by defeating the Cougars of Escondido by a 49-12 score. Pirate teammate Exodus Taele rushed for 100 yards and 1 touchdown and scored on a 50 yard run. SJ Poumele led the team in receptions with 70 yards and 1 touchdown reception os 48 yards.

Fale Poumele Head Football Coach at Oceanside " This is how our momentum is as soon as we jump out early, it gives us a cushion that got us playing 4 quarters of football." On offense which prepared us more aggressive then our defense."

" I found a way to calm QB Joseph Vinup down as he played with emotion and with anxiety he system which is expected from the QB." For him to be competitive you have to believe in yourself in which he did.

For the Escondido Cougars at 2-2 overall and 1-1 in the Valley League, Caden Thompson scored on a 18 yard run and teammate Friday Pollard scored on a 34 yard from qb Caden Thompson.

Next Friday, the Oceanside Pirates will host Rival El Camino while Escondido will take on Patrick Henry on the road times at 7:00 pm.

doctrk came out with the STAR this week...A week that saw the Underdogs dominate...A week that included three ties for the first time...A week that saw 20 wins be enough for doctrk's first STAR of the season.
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The favorites went 23-11 straight up and are 111-47 on the season...The points spreads changed an amazing 12 games...This week saw the Favorites crumble to the Dogs 11-20-3...The favorites fall further behind on the season 70-83-5.
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Here is our Week 4 Leaderboard:

20 WINS doctrk
18- TraderJose
16- FrmrOlineguy
15- Dave Keefer
15- bigmitchdogg1
15- King Marques I
13- D5fan (oh, what could have been!)
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Our STAR Leaderboard for the season looks like this:

4- STARs- FrmrOlineguy

1- STAR- doctrk
1- STAR- Dave Keefer
1- STAR- bigmitchdogg1
1- STAR- D5fan

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Here are the results from Week 4:

Thursday
Murrieta Valley -37 ½ King* 62-6
Corona -7 Indian Springs* 30-20
Upland -21 ½ Apple Valley* 31-34
Moreno Valley* -22 La Sierra 34-0
Ramona* -6 Riverside Poly 21-17
Banning -18 Rialto* 17-0
Cathedral City -8 Arroyo Valley* 40-24

Friday
Chaparral -42 Great Oak* TIE 42-0
Norco -7 Citrus Valley* TIE 17-10
Roosevelt* -7 ½ Santiago 42-21
Vista Murrieta -36 Temecula Valley* 56-14
Beaumont* -16 Murrieta Mesa 42-13
Ayala* -10 ½ Glendora 14-39
San Clemente* -13 ½ Chino Hills 35-28
JSerra -31 Damien* 49-21
Etiwanda* -5 Bishop Diego 28-28
Bishop Amat* -4 Rancho Cucamonga 19-21
Cajon -9 San Jacinto* 8-34
North* -12 Redlands East Valley 38-35
Yucaipa -21 Palm Springs* 14-32
Bloomington -14 Citrus Hill* 6-9
Temescal Canyon* -8 ½ Heritage 49-15
Hillcrest -43 Lakeside* 37-0
Perris* -34 ½ Jurupa Valley 41-0
Liberty -13 Tahquitz* 7-35
Diamond Bar* -5 Paloma Valley 14-20
Elsinore* -2 ½ Eisenhower 31-12
Granite Hills -7 ½ Norte Vista 27-28
Shadow Hills* -1 Patriot TIE 34-33
Rim of the World -9 ½ Colton* 21-28
Aquinas -55 Notre Dame* 48-0
Valley View* -16 ½ Yucca Valley 28-7
Bonita -48 Kaiser 47-0
Summit -7 West Covina 13-9

SOUTHERN SECTION
Camino Real League
Mary Star of the Sea 63, Verbum Dei 0
St. Genevieve 47, Bishop Montgomery 21
St. Monica 41, Bosco Tech 8

Foothill League
Canyon 36, Castaic 35
Hart 35, Golden Valley 14
Valencia 62, Saugus 21

Golden League
Eastside 41, Littlerock 15
Lancaster 22, Palmdale 16
Highland 20, Quartz Hill 14

Manzanita League
California Military Institute 40, Nuview Bridge 6
Anza Hamilton 39, San Jacinto Valley Academy 8
Vasquez 41, St. Jeanne Lestonnac 12

Moore League
Lakewood 57, Compton 0
Long Beach Poly 33, Long Beach Jordan 0
Millikan 56, Long Beach Cabrillo 13

Pacific League
Burbank Burroughs 21, Arcadia 13
Muir 35, Burbank 13
Pasadena 21, Glendale 14

Nonleague
Agoura 21, Buena 14
Aliso Niguel 35, Dominguez 15
Alta Loma 7, Claremont 3
Artesia 41, Mountain View 7
Arroyo 36, Cantwell-Sacred Heart 32
Baldwin Park 44, El Monte 13
Barstow 34, Ridgecrest Burroughs 7
Big Bear 21, Desert Hot Springs 0
Bishop Diego 28, Etiwanda 28
Bonita 47, Kaiser 0
Brea Olinda 42, Fullerton 7
Capistrano Valley 38, Foothill 35
Chaparral 42, Great Oak 0
Citrus Hills 9, Bloomington 6
Colton 28, Rim of the World 21
Crean Lutheran 20, La Serna 0
Culver City 27, Warren 13
Don Lugo 20, Chino 14
Eastvale Roosevelt 42, Corona Santiago 21
Elsinore 31, Eisenhower 12
Estancia 38, Garden Grove Santiago 0
Edison 49, Fountain Valley 6
Garden Grove Pacifica 52, Walnut 0
Glendora 29, Ayala 14
Hacienda Heights Wilson 47, Garey 0
Heritage Christian 34, La Salle 6
Hillcrest 37, Lakeside 0
Huntington Beach 31, Mayfair 21
Inglewood 54, Oxnard Pacifica 21
Irvine 28, La Palma Kennedy 14
Irvine University 24, Garden Grove 21 (OT)
Jurupa Hills 30, Rancho Mirage 27
JW North 38, Redlands East Valley 35
JSerra 49, Damien 21
La Cañada 35, Maranatha 31
La Puente 42, Rosemead 14
Laguna Beach 40, El Dorado 0
Laguna Hills 35, Anaheim Canyon 28
Leuzinger 14, Santa Margarita 13
Los Altos 43, Gahr 26
Los Osos 16, Sultana 12
Loyola 35, St. Francis 7
Lynwood 52, Magnolia 0
Marina 21, Esperanza 7
Montclair 36, Ontario 2
Norco 17, Citrus Valley 10
Nordhoff 40, Beverly Hills 7
Norte Vista 28, Granite Hills 27
Northwood 20, Portola 9
Norwalk 65, Linfield Christian 34
Oak Hills 45, St. Bonaventure 24
Oak Park 52, Grace Brethren 26
Palm Desert 43, Serrano 27
Palm Springs 32, Yucaipa 14
Paloma Valley 20, Diamond Bar 14
Paraclete 42, Village Christian 20
Rancho Alamitos 37, Godinez 3
Rancho Cucamonga 21, Bishop Amat 19
Redondo Union 24, Orange 3
Rio Hondo Prep 44, Bellflower 6
Rio Mesa 27, Oxnard 22
San Clemente 35, Chino Hills 28
San Gorgonio 42, Indio 18
San Jacinto 34, Cajon 8
San Juan Hills 28, Mira Costa 7
Santa Ana 28, Santa Ana Valley 7
Santa Barbara 20, San Marcos 20
Santa Paula 56, St. Bernard 14
San Dimas 44, Sunny Hills 10
Santa Fe 24, Montebello 0
Santa Monica 46, Hueneme 12
Santa Rosa Academy 54, San Bernardino 27
Savanna 34, Anaheim 10
Shadow Hills 34, Patriot 33
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 42, Westlake 10
Simi Valley 42, Thousand Oaks 28
Sonora 52, California 13
South Pasadena 35, Alhambra 12
South Torrance 34, Hawthorne 24
St. Anthony 27, Brentwood 14
St. Margaret’s 28, Capistrano Valley Christian 21
Summit 36, West Covina 0
Tahquitz 35, Winchester Liberty 27
Tesoro 42, Cypress 7
Temescal Canyon 49, Heritage 15
Temple City 21, Azusa 14
Torrance 38, El Segundo 19
Trabuco Hills 35, El Toro 20
Trinity Classical Academy 53, Morningside 0
Ventura 33, Dos Pueblos 0
Victor Valley 43, Chaffey 36
Viewpoint 43, Carpinteria 20
Vista Murrieta 56, Temecula Valley 14
West Torrance 41, Cerritos 21
West Valley 42, Twentynine Palms 0
Westminster La Quinta 32, Glenn 12
Whittier 34, Katella 22
Whittier Christian 35, Riverside Prep 6

CITY SECTION

East Valley League
Sun Valley Poly 14, Chavez 8
Grant 32, Fulton 14
Verdugo Hills 45, Monroe 29
North Hollywood 49, Arleta 14

Eastern League
Garfield 41, Huntington Park 25
South Gate 44, Legacy 41
Bell 36, South East 13

Valley Mission League
Sylmar 38, Panorama 6

Nonleague
Westchester 18, Cleveland 13
San Pedro 49, Eagle Rock 6
El Camino Real 34, Dymally 8
Dorsey 42, Granada Hills 0
Hawkins 49, Belmont 0
King/Drew 28, Marquez 21 (OT)
Lincoln 27, Manual Arts 24
Bernstein 26, Locke 18
L.A. Marshall 54, Mendez 7
Roybal 21, Maywood CES 7
Venice 56, Santee 7
Los Angeles 28, L.A. University 16
Van Nuys 57, West Adams 0
View Park 47, Torres 24
Crenshaw 27, Fairfax 6

INTERSECTIONAL

Salesian 49, Angelou 16
Mission Viejo 31, Chandler (Ariz.) Basha 28
California City 28, Silver Valley 0
North Torrance 20, Carson 0
Fillmore 24, Chatsworth 6
Mesa (Ariz.) Red Mountain 35, Downey 32
Lynwood Firebaugh 23, L.A. Jefferson 12
Lawndale 52, L.A. Hamilton 12
Maranatha Christian 41, Saddleback 29
El Modena 48, Mission Prep 21
Moorpark 27, Pueblo (Colo.) Central 3
Narbonne 35, L.A. Cathedral 31
Ontario Christian 26, Bishop 0
Palisades 30, Harvard-Westlake 13
Wilmington Banning 14, Palos Verdes 7
St. John Bosco 35, Pittsburgh 14
Schurr 34, L.A. Franklin 0
Newport Harbor 28, San Diego St. Augustine 7
Santa Ana Mater Dei 25, Baltimore St. Frances Academy 14
San Marino 24, L.A. Wilson 7
Chaminade 35, Scottsdale (Ariz.) Saguaro 14
El Centro Central 40, Coachella Valley 20

I'm sure there are more but here's what I've come up with:
Oklahoma:
LB Kenneth Goodwin (Narbonne-2026)
RB Honor Fa'alave-Johnson - (2027)
LB/OLB Joshua Williams (Los Angeles-2027)

Boston College:
QB Corin Berry (Charter Oak-2026)
QB Noah Green (Capistrano Valley-2026)

Florida State: Commit QB Brady Smigiel (Newbury Park-2026)

Minnesota: QB Jackson Kollock (Laguna Beach-2025)

Penn State: DE Lavar Arrington II (Charter Oak-2025)

Oregon State: CB Duvay Williams (Gardena Serra-2027)

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.
______________________________________________________________________________

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.
_______________________________________________________________________________
Sound easy enough? Then let's play!

Here are the point spreads for Week 4:
*Denotes the home team

Thursday
Murrieta Valley -37 ½ King*
Corona -7 Indian Springs*
Upland -21 ½ Apple Valley*
Moreno Valley* -22 La Sierra
Ramona* -6 Riverside Poly
Banning -18 Rialto*
Cathedral City -8 Arroyo Valley*

Friday
Chaparral -42 Great Oak*
Norco -7 Citrus Valley*
Roosevelt* -7 ½ Santiago
Vista Murrieta -36 Temecula Valley*
Beaumont* -16 Murrieta Mesa
Ayala* -10 ½ Glendora
San Clemente* -13 ½ Chino Hills
JSerra -31 Damien*
Etiwanda* -5 Bishop Diego
Bishop Amat* -4 Rancho Cucamonga
Cajon -9 San Jacinto*
North* -12 Redlands East Valley
Yucaipa -21 Palm Springs*
Bloomington -14 Citrus Hill*
Temescal Canyon* -8 ½ Heritage
Hillcrest -43 Lakeside*
Perris* -34 ½ Jurupa Valley
Liberty -13 Tahquitz*
Diamond Bar* -5 Paloma Valley
Elsinore* -2 ½ Eisenhower
Granite Hills -7 ½ Norte Vista
Shadow Hills* -1 Patriot
Rim of the World -9 ½ Colton*
Aquinas -55 Notre Dame*
Valley View* -16 ½ Yucca Valley
Bonita -48 Kaiser
Summit -7 West Covina

SOUTHERN SECTION

Golden League
Antelope Valley 22, Knight 14

Nonleague
Apple Valley 34, Upland 31
Banning 17, Rialto 0
Beaumont 42, Murrieta Mesa 13
Bell Gardens 29, Arlington 21
Beckman 31, Woodbridge 0
Corona 30, Indian Springs 20
El Rancho 26, Fontana 0
Hemet 49, Adelanto 0
La Quinta 57, Southwest 0
La Habra 48, La Mirada 21
Moreno Valley 34, La Sierra 0
Los Amigos 52, Nogales 14
Miller 39, Desert Mirage 22
Murrieta Valley 62, King 6
Ocean View 30, Bolsa Grande 6
Parris 41, Jurupa Valley 0
Pioneer 55, Bassett 0
Redlands 35, Grand Terrace 10
Rowland 37, Ganesha 26
Oaks Christian 13, Gardena Serra 6
Silverado 27, Hesperia 24
Placentia Valencia 45, South El Monte 0
Xavier Prep 7, Rancho Christian 7
Valley View 28, Yucca Valley 7
Vista Murrieta 56, Temecula Valley 14
Cathedral City 40, Arroyo Valley 24

CITY SECTION

Valley Mission League
Fremont 26, Diego Rivera 22
Granada Hills Kennedy 54, Reseda 0
San Fernando 41, Canoga Park 0

Quarterback Madden Iamaleava and receiver Jace Brown from Warren checked out of the school after playing in the opening week of the season and have transferred to Long Beach Poly. They will be eligible immediately only if they have a residential move. Both are UCLA commits.

Brannon Martinsen, a 6-foot-8 junior forward who was the top basketball player at Mater Dei last season, has transferred to JSerra.

Yes, FrmrOlineguy won his fourth STAR in a row...But he had plenty of company doing it...Dave Keefer, bigmitchdogg1, and D5fan rode Saturday wins to catch FrmrOlinguy with 13 wins this week...It is FrmrOlineguy's fourth STAR and the first STAR for Dave Keefer, bigmitchdogg1, and D5fan.

The two games played on Saturday that affected the outcome were Paloma Valley -12 Heritage and Linfield Christian -4 Tahquitz...Several other games were not played leaving us with a field of 22 games for the weekend.
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The favorites went 17-5 straight up and are 88-36 on the season...The points spreads changed 5 games...So, this week the Favorites edged the Dogs 12-10...The favorites still trail on the season 59-63-2.
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Here is our Week 3 Leaderboard:

13 WINS FrmrOlineguy
13 WINS Dave Keefer
13 WINS bigmitchdogg1
13 WINS D5fan
12- Doctrk
9- TraderJose
7- King Marques I
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Our STAR Leaderboard for the season looks like this:

4- STARs- FrmrOlineguy

1- STAR- Dave Keefer
1- STAR- bigmitchdogg1
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Here are the results from Week 3:
DNP = did not play

Thursday
Chaparral* -23 Temecula Valley 56-2
Vista Del Lago* -15 Moreno Valley 28-23
San Jacinto* -14 Rancho Verde 55-35
Patriot* -2 ½ Temescal Canyon DNP
Fontana* -45 Ontario 48-0

Friday
Murrieta Valley* -24 Murrieta Mesa 42-0
Etiwanda -10 ½ Norco* 28-33
Vista Murrieta -13 Bishop Amat* 42-47
Corona* -2 Lakeside DNP
Great Oak* -7 ½ Norte Vista 28-34
King -11 Riverside Poly* 21-18
Santiago* -4 ½ Silverado DNP
Villa Park* -23 ½ Ayala 57-13
Chino Hills* -29 North 58-6
Damien* -26 Mira Costa 30-34
Rancho Cucamonga -16 Valencia 48-14
Upland* -6 ½ Millikan 27-37
Cajon* -31 ½ Newport Harbor 41-21
Oak Hills* -17 Citrus Valley DNP
Redlands* -10 San Gorgonio DNP
Yucaipa* -21 ½ Palm Desert DNP
Citrus Hill* -8 Notre Dame DNP
Paloma Valley -12 Heritage* 28-18
Liberty* -20 Elsinore DNP
Linfield Christian -4 Tahquitz* 43-28
Ramona -12 Rancho Mirage* 27-26
Miller -3 ½ Arroyo Valley* 34-3
Bloomington -14 ½ Jurupa Valley* DNP
Hillcrest -43 La Sierra* 56-0
Grand Terrace* -16 Colton DNP
West Valley* -11 Carter DNP
Hemet* -20 Diamond Ranch 35-7
Hart -21 Eisenhower* DNP
Claremont* -5 Kaiser 38-0

Cal 31 San Diego State 10 SDSU: Cathedral Catholic Tano Letulli 4 tackles. Eastlake alum Trey White 6 tackles.

Indiana 42 UCLA 13 Del Norte alum Mateen Bhagnani 2 field goals of 28 and 34 yards.

Idaho 41 Albany 13 Oceanside alum Kyrin Beachum recorded 2 tackles for Idaho.

Oregon 49 Oregon State 14 Oceanside alum Nikko Taylor 1 tackle.

UC Davis 24 Southern Utah 21 San Marcos alum Wyatt Hastings threw for 2 touchdown passes.

Stonybrook 27 Fordham 21 Carlsbad alum Anthony Ferelli 6 tackles

Washington State 24 Washington 19 Wash: Sebastian Valdez from Monte Vista 5 tackles. WSU San Marcos alum Quinn Rolph 2 tackles. Cathedral Catholic alum Dean Janikowski 44 yard field goal 3 punts for 116 yards.

Colorado 21 Colorado State 9 CSU: San Marcos alum Dane Olson 1 reception for 16 yards.

SOUTHERN SECTION​

Nonleague
Inglewood 47, St. Bonaventure 7
Anaheim Canyon 43, Sunny Hills 21

INTERSECTIONAL​

Escondido Calvin Christian 24, Hesperia 20
Corona Centennial 49, Highland (Utah) Lone Peak 35
Bishop Diego 35, Walnut Creek Northgate 16
Rancho Christian 49, Lowell 0
St. John Bosco 56, San Mateo Serra 16

Coronado 14 Escondido Charter 13 ECS: qb Joe Scates threw for 163 yards and 1 touchdown. Rushed for 89 yards. Blake Jurges 118 yards receiving and 1 touchdown.

Valley Center 20 San Pasqual 14 VC: B Mitchell 158 yards passing 1 touchdown. Bear Morales 91 yards rushing. Dan Stehly 60 yards receiving and 2 touchdowns.

Classical Academy 26 Clairemont 14 CA: Sawyer Bray 114 yards passing along with 2 td passes. Justus Smith 258 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns.

Calipatria 28 Tri City Christian 6 TCC: Joel Valverde 4 yard pass to Gary Dillard.

Oceanside 33 Westview 10 Oside: 47 yards passing along with 1 touchdown pass. David Daniels 2 touchdowns along with 48 yards rushing. Neke Latuli 98 yards and 1 touchdown.

San Marcos 20 Torrey Pines 19 261 yards passing for Kreet Makilete CJ Williams 20 yards and 1 touchdown.

By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-Vista High School-Vista, CA-Friday, September 13, 2024-The Escondido Cougars improve their record to 2-1 under second year coach Steve Dixon. The Cougars last winning season was in 2009 under former head coach Paul Gomes when they with an 8-3-1 and reaching the CIF Football Tournament were eliminated by the Titans of Eastlake by a 35-14.

But today's game was shown on the field at Vista High School's Dick Haines Stadium behind the outstanding arm of quarterback Caden Thompson as he threw for 145 yards with the first touchdown pass of 10 yards to Josh Gonzales who also connected for punt returns of 42 and 90 yards. Cougar teammate Friday Pollard rushed for 67 yards scored on 2 touchdown runs of 18 and 13 yards as they defeated the Vista Panthers by a 47-13 score.

The Panthers got their first point on the board as Brian Campuzano 200 yards passing threw a 14 yard pass to wide receiver Abel Lopez to go within 14 at 28-7.

Caden Thompson threw for 2 more touchdown passes in the second half for 3 total to Josh Gonzales for 30 yards and to Ezekiel McIntyre for 21 yards.

The last Vista Panthers touchdown came in the fourth quarter as Josh Gonzales threw a 5 yard pass to Alex Cosme to make the final score Escondido 47 Vista 13.

Stephen Dixon Head Football Coach at Escondido High School: "Our team is very young squad along with taking steps each day for us to help our squad to improve in each game and to play in the ones that we should win and putting our foot on the gas, for us to do good things mostly on the offensive side of the ball." "QB Caden Thompson has done a great job at quarterback along with our tailback senior running back Friday Pollard who has helped us in the backfield a lot." " My wide receiver Josh Gonzales who you saw tonight is the best athlete on the team he is dynamic at catching and returning the ball also plays defense for us we have a team along with our offensive line as in our defense is flying around were doing some things this year and I am real proud of our squad for their effort."

Escondido will host Oceanside while Vista will be at Westview High School both games are at 7 PM.