By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-Warriors Stadium-Fallbrook High School- Fallbrook, CA: After a 1-9 rebuilding year, former Vista alum and Montana alum David Fa'atu'lese in his second year at the helm of the Panthers knows what it take to build a football program and found the talent to do so.

In the Thursday night contest at Warriors Stadium at Fallbrook High School it was back and fourth at both ends of the field as Vista lead 23-20 on Alex Cosmos 1 yard touchdown run. Near the end of the game after Fallbrook had the ball, Vista's Edyn Thompson and William Calderon stripped the ball and Ashawn Mitchell ran in for a fumble recovery to make the final score 29-20 in favor of the Panthers.

Vista and Montana Grizzly alum David Fa'atu'lese on winning the opener: "To be honest with you this is a big win for these kids, they have gone 3 years of varsity football without a winning season." "So we came out to win the opener which is a big projectory for this program we have the coaches of motivating the kids in the off season after the summer." "On our first touchdown Abel Lopez's 18 yard field goall we knew this game was going to be a dog fight as we are a well coached team as we get to know each other so we need to keep running the program to bring back the glory. "

For the Vista Panthers at 1-0, Alex Cosmos ran for 124 yards 1 touchdown run of 1 yard and passed for 39 yards. QB William Calderon passed for 56 yards. Next week the Panthers will host the Ramona Bulldogs next Friday night at Dick Haines Stadium,

For the Fallbrook Warriors at 0-1 Grant Hall 147 yards rushing along with 2 touchdown runs of 2 and 4 yards QB Evan Thomas 67 yards passing and 93 yards rushing, The Warriors will be at Valley Center High School next Friday. Both games will start for the varsity at 7 PM.

SOUTHERN SECTION

Nonleague
Orange Vista 20, Apple Valley 17
Ayala 28, Colony 14
Big Bear 40, Riverside Prep 0
San Gorgonio 31, Canyon Springs 24
Castaic 45, Adelanto 7
Cathedral City 42, Indian Springs 20
Cerritos 38, Buena Park 0
Chino Hills 20, Glendora 3
Costa Mesa 35, Magnolia 0
Heritage 8, Elsinore 3
Glenn 12, Bassett 8
Leuzinger 62, Kaiser 0
Barstow 20, Hesperia 12
Placentia Valencia 34, Katella 7
Damien 42, La Serna 21
Godinez 10, Loara 3
Maranatha 34, Lakeside 26
Mater Dei 42, Corona Centennial 25
Nogales 42, Miller 19
Perris 34, Bloomington 6
Fontana 20, San Bernardino 0
Los Amigos 46, Garden Grove Santiago 7
St. Bonaventure 38, St. Francis 7
Temple City 41, Whittier 22
Bishop Amat 49, West Covina 6
Central 38, Jurupa Hills 6
St. Genevieve 55, Ganesha 6

CITY SECTION

Nonleague
Granada Hills 22, Franklin 7
Huntington Park 34, Sylmar 14

Intersectional
Buchanan 38, St. Pius X-St. Matthias 0

Cleveland Guardians 9 New York Yankees 5 El Cajon Valley alum Dan Schneeman 2 singles 1 rbi and 1 run scored for the Guardians.

Pittsburgh Pirates 4 Texas Rangers 0 Poway alum Connor Joe 1 single 1 run scored for the Bucs.

Scranton Wilkes Barre Rail Riders 9 St.Paul Saints 4 Helix alum DeShawn Keirsey 1 home run for the Saints.

Somerset Patriots 1 Portland Sea Dogs 0 LaCosta Canyon alum Spencer Jones 3 singles for the Patriots.

Great Lake Loons 4 Wisconsin Timber Rattler 2 Poway alum Kyle Nevin 1 single and 1 run score for the Loons.

Here's an update from our Rivals Nebraska staff on the upcoming visits of Justin Lewis:

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From out Iowa Rivals staff:

Set for a visit to campus September 7, San Diego-area Cash Herrera will get back to campus for the first time since he camped with the Hawkeyes in June.

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Arizona Diamondbacks 4 Colorado Rockies 3 El Capitan alum Kevin Ginkel came in relief for the D backs pitched 1 inning and struck out 2 batters.

Scranton Wilkes Barre Rail Riders 6 Buffalo Bisons 4 Hilltop alum Greg Allen 1 single and 1 rbi for the Riders.

Charlotte Knights 3 Toledo Mud Hens 1 Cathedral Catholic alum Nick Nastrini is the winner at 2-9

Indianapolis Indians 5 St. Paul's Saints 4 Local San Diego Athletes made highlights in this ballgame. 1 for the Indianapolis Indians Rancho Bernardo alum Alika Williams 1 triple. St. Paul's Saints Helix alum DeShawn Keirsey 1 single and 1 rbi Wynton Bernard 1 single.

Portland Sea Dogs 5 Binghamton Rumble Ponies 2 Scripps Ranch alum Matt Rudick 1 rbi.

Somerset Patriots 5 Hartford Yard Goats 2 LaCosta Canyon alum Spencer Jones 1 single 1 rbi 1 run scored for the Patriots.

Bowling Green Hot Rods 8 Greensboro Grasshoppers 1 Ramona alum Derek Diamond loser at 5-5

Here's a complete report from Rivals National Recruiting Director Adam Gorney:

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Here are thoughts from our Rivals Oregon staff:

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Sophomore girls’ basketball guard Angelina Habis of Harvard-Westlake has transferred to Chaminade. Also, Sierra Canyon has added junior Payton Montgomery from Chaminade.

There will be 265 schools playing girls’ flag football in the Southern Section this season, up from 169 last season. The Southern Section will hold its first divisional championships Nov. 4.

Teams were allowed to begin their seasons on Saturday.

Chicago Cubs 3 Chicago White Sox 1 Vista and Cal alum Korey Lee 2 singles for the Chi Sox

Arizona Diamondbacks 11 Philadelphia Phillies 1 AZ: El Capitan alum Kevin Ginkel winner at 7-2. Torrey Pines alum Garrett Stubbs 1 single for the Phillies.

Memphis Redbirds 8 Gwinnett Stripers 2 MEM: LaJolla Country Day School alum Alfonso Rivas 1 single.

Columbus Clippers 11 St. Paul's Saints 8 DeShawn Keirsey Helix alum 2 singles and 2 runs scored for the Saints and teammate Rancho Bernardo Wynton Bernardo 1 single 2 rbi's 1 run scored.

Binghamton Rumble Ponies 4 Somerset Patriots 2 Scripps Ranch alum Matt Rudick 1 single.

Binghamton Rumble Ponies 1 Somerset Patriots 0 LaCosta Canyon alum Spencer Jones 2 singles for the Patriots.

Great Lake Loons 5 Lansing Lugnuts 4 Kyle Nevin Poway alum 2 singles 2 run scored for the Loons.

Hillsboro Hops 5 Everett Aqua Sox 4 Torrey Pines alum Kevin Sim 1 run scored for the Hops.

Per our Rivals Oregon writing staff:

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Per Rivals National Recruiting Analyst Sam Spiegelman:

The battle between transfers Will Howard and Julian Sayin is raging right now in fall camp. Both could start for 90 percent of teams in America this season and perform at a high level.

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Here's some interesting thoughts from our Rivals Georgia gurus:

Georgia added a surprise commitment when defensive lineman JJ Hanne jumped on board.

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Here's what our Rivals Oregon writers are saying about Adonyss Currie and Noah Mikhail:

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Memphis Redbirds 9 Duirham Bulls 6 LaJolla Country Day School alum Alfonso Rivas 1 rbi for the Redbirds.

Norfolk Tides 18 Charlotte Knights 10 Cathedral Catholic alum Nick Nastrini is the loser at 1-0

St.Paul Saints 8 Iowa Cubs 2 SP: Helix alum DeShawn Keirsey 3 singles and 3 runs scored. Rancho Bernardo alum Wynton Bernard 1 single for the Saints.

Somerset Patriots 6 Bowie Baysox 2 LaCosta Canyon alum Spencer Jones 1 hit and 3 runs scored for the Patriots.

Great Lake Loons 5 Cedar Rapids Kernels 1 GLL: Poway alum Tyler Nevin 1 single.

Per CIF press release:

LOS ALAMITOS, CA - The CIF Southern Section (CIF-SS) and PlayOn Sports/NFHS Network are excited to announce the linear television schedule of the CIF Southern Section-Ford Football Game of the Week on Bally Sports for Weeks 0-4.

As part of the 2024-2025 television schedule, the NFHS Network will produce 20 linearfootball broadcasts – including 17 weekly contests and three championships games – for distribution on Bally Sports SoCal. The regional sports network will also distribute the Open Division Girls Volleyball Championship, and the Boys and Girls Open Division BasketballChampionships, also produced by NFHS.

David Otta Productions will produce the game of the week. This season will mark the 37thconsecutive year of this group producing content for CIF-SS schools.

The complete schedule will be announced in the coming weeks.

Nebraska's hosted three 2026 four-star running backs this summer including Valencia (Cali.) four-star Brian Bonner.

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Per our Oregon Rivals writing staff:

Brandon Lockhart is committed to USC but the 2026 cornerback has been to Eugene for multiple visits this year and was in town last weekend.

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Saturday Night Live is an annual camp for recruits hosted by Oregon football and was held in Autzen Stadium Saturday night

Top recruits and local stars from the class of 2025, 2026 and 2027 participated in drills coached by the Oregon football staff.

McKay Madsen is a name to watch

The 2025 ‘athlete’ can play a version of H-back or linebacker, but his skillset looks a lot more like a very good linebacker at the next level and he showed a lot of ability Saturday night.

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Two late additions to the Nebraska visitor list, Fahey and Spafford snuck into Lincoln on Saturday relatively unannounced. Spafford was offered by Jamar Mozee earlier this month, he boast offers from the likes of Georgia, Oregon, Miami and more. With a 10.69 PR in the 100-meter to his name, he's one of the fastest prospects on the West Coast in the 2026 class.

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Confirmed that Rivals250 DT Josiah Sharma is in Austin visiting Texas today. Sharma wants to keep things mostly quiet but the news is out there.

Sharma is committed to Oregon but this is one we’ll be watching closely.

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Per Ryan Young of Rivals USC staff:

Speaking at Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis on Wednesday, USC coach Lincoln Riley was asked how he felt about the offensive line depth after not landing an offensive tackle through the transfer portal as hoped.

"Yeah, stay tuned. Stay tuned. It's not over yet," Riley said.

Indeed, later that day JUCO offensive lineman Erwin Taomi, who spent one year at Hancock College in Santa Maria, California. Listed at 6-foot-5, 355 pounds, Taomi attended St. Joseph High School.