Here we are, the 2023-24 school year’s fall sports season is underway.
It feels good.
Football is the king of fall sports, and all high school sports. Science and social studies teachers might not like it, but football sets the tone for school spirit for the rest of the school year.
We have questions seeking answers as Orange County high school football begins …
Can Mater Dei go 15-0? That would mean the Monarchs go undefeated in the Trinity League, which includes beating mighty-as-always St. John Bosco, and win the CIF-SS Division 1 championship, which might include beating St. John Bosco again, and win a CIF State championship. All seem within reach of what could be the most-talented roster in Mater Dei football history.
Is Orange Lutheran the third-best football team in the Trinity League? It’s a youngish team that looks like the No. 3 group in the amazing league. Quarterback T.J. Lateef and defensive lineman Jireh Moe are going to have outstanding seasons.
Can La Habra be like the La Habra of old? The Highlanders continue to win Freeway League championships, including a current streak of seven straight league titles. Maybe this is the year La Habra gets its eighth CIF-SS championship under Coach Frank Mazzotta.
Is Crean Lutheran the next Orange County private school football power? The Saints were 10-2 last season. That school has athletic aspirations and has become a top destination for sports-minded O.C. families.
How quickly will St. Margaret’s football rise with new coach Dan O’Shea? O’Shea did marvelous work at Corona del Mar before moving to St. Margaret’s this season. St. Margaret’s football now has the lower-levels program that it lacked recently, which is essential to building a winner.
Who will be the Garden Grove League football champion? It’s usually Rancho Alamitos, which shared the league title with Los Amigos last season. That league’s other teams – Bolsa Grande, La Quinta, Loara and Santiago – are getting…
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