November 24th, 20172838
Football in late November usually brings about a change in time, and a slight downturn in the temperature, even for Southern California. The temperature in Southern California is expected to be unseasonably high for this Friday’s semi-final playoff game between Mater Dei and Mission Viejo, high 80’s and hot.
Like the Southern...
November 19th, 20172935HIGHLIGHTS - Orange High Panthers v Rio Hondo. The Panthers win & on their way to the Semi-Finals!
The Orange High Panthers are headed to the semifinals of the California Interscholastic Federation’s Division 13 state championships next week and will face Santa Clara High School. The final score would indicate to most that...
November 16th, 20173259Check out the full interview with the Orange High coach and quarterback from their Tuesday night practice.
High school playoff match-ups often bring familiar foes together. Several teams competing in the quarter finals of the California Interscholastic Federation’s Southern Section playoffs this weekend have either faced each...
November 13th, 20172292
Mission Viejo and Servite High Schools are all too familiar with each other, especially when it comes to post-season play. The opening round of the 2017 CIF Southern Section Division I Playoffs once again matched these two foes together last Friday night in Mission Viejo. Despite being one of those private, independent schools most...
November 5th, 20174034
“This is not the first 10-0 team I’ve had, but this team is special and I’ve been blesssed to have the opportunity to coach them.” Bob Johnson closed out a brilliant coaching career at Mission Viejo High School with that comment to me after nearly everyone had left the stadium having celebrated and congratulated him that...
November 3rd, 20172907“Football office!” were the words I heard bellowing from the other end of the phone at Mission Viejo High School this past Tuesday afternoon. I was executing my normal routine of calling high school coaches during the week to get input on who their ‘Impact Players’ are for our ‘Game of the Week’ program.
I’ve known of...
October 31st, 20172680Week 10 of the Southern California high school football season is upon us and HSPN West is rolling into Mission Viejo this Friday night to bring you sideline coverage of two Southland giants. The undefeated and 15th ranked and 2016 defending CIF Division 2 Champions San Clemente Tritons (9-0; 3-0) face South Coast League foe in the...
October 28th, 20173272Halftime from Fred Kelly Stadium in Orange, California has the Santa Ana Saints pitching a shutout against the Orange High Panthers 14-0. The Saint closed the half with 2-yard touchdown run by Julian Gomez to take the score to 14-0. Santa Ana scored first doing what they’ve done all year capitalizing on a Panther fumble at their own...
October 24th, 20175880A tough past that has emboldened a promising future. This is Jason's story, Part 2 of 'Inside the Game'...
Who is Jason Wilkinson? If you close your eyes and just listen, the names your hear repeatedly on the Southern California High School quarterback scene are JT Daniels and Re’al Mitchell — deservedly so I would add....