Prep Impressions: Sept. 9, 2016

For all the offensive fireworks during the first half of the Vista Murrieta-Corona Santiago football game on Friday night, Sept. 9, 2016, the second half was something of a dumpster fire. Vista Murrieta scored 20 unanswered points in the second quarter en route to a 31-13 halftime lead, but the third quarter was more of … Continue reading

Prep Impressions: Sept. 2, 2016

With few exceptions, defending high school league, section, state, et al champions usually experience a dip the following season. Typically, a prep title-winning team is filled with a core of grizzled seniors who start and play the majority of the minutes. So why does Riverside Notre Dame’s football team seem as though it has gotten … Continue reading

Prep Impressions: Aug. 26, 2016

The first week of the prep football season is always full of missed assignments, mental mistakes, fumbles, interceptions, muffed punts, etc., and the Murrieta Valley-Corona Santiago Week 0 game on Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, was no exception. To wit: Week 0 is sort of the moment when rubber hits the road for many high school … Continue reading