Prep Preview: Baseline League

The Baseline League had two teams in the semifinals in its first season in the CIF-Southern Section Inland Division. That statement stands firmly on its own. Upland (12-1), or “The ‘U’” as it also apparently likes to be called, ran up against Vista Murrieta in the Final Four and were swept aside despite having scored … Continue reading →

FOUR & MORE: Best Inland Area WRs

PREP FOOTBALL WIDE RECEIVERS 2012 1. Dane Futrell, Nuevo Nuview Bridge — The Future. This 6-foot-1, 178-pound burner led the Inland Area with 20 receiving TDs in just nine games for the eight-man Knights, a CIF quarterfinalist last season. Futrell, who averaged nearly 19 yards per catch, had 12 catches for 256 yards and six TDs vs. Oro Grande Riverside Prep in Week 7. 2. Khalil Sharpe, Murrieta Mesa … Continue reading →

Prep Preview: Sunkist League

The Sunkist League produced a CIF champion for the first time since the Stone Age, with Tony Barile and the Fontana SkyHawks claiming their first ever titles. Funny thing happened though… Barile bolted for Eastvale Roosevelt and the Big VIII, the ‘Hawks cupboard is pretty bare, the league now includes Fontana and it moves into a clogged Central Division. Whew. … Continue reading →