Orange Glen's WR Malachi Russell

With the 2016 season recently ending, and with the smoke cleared and statistics gathered, Orange Glen High School wide receiver Malachi Russell stands at the top. The talented 6’0”, 160lb junior lead the entire state of California in receiving yards with 1740 (13th in Nation) with 87 receptions, and was second in receiving Tds with 24 (14th in Nation). And who would think that the Orange Glen star would even get an opportunity to play football. Only a few short years ago, Russell was living in

Mater Dei Catholic's Micah Scott

The name in bright lights at defending State Champion Mater Dei Catholic High School is CJ Verdell, the top ranked running back headed to Eugene, Oregon to be a duck. The name that paved the way for Verdell to become the most explosive player at the school since PT Gates is 6 foot 3 inch 280 pound Senior Micah Scott. Scott doubles as an offensive tackle and defensive end wreaking havoc on both sides of the ball and will be doing the same on a college campus next fall. Photo Credit:

Helix vs Cathedral Open Division Championship

The San Diego Section CIF Open Division Championship will be decided on Saturday at 7 PM between the #1 ranked Cathedral Catholic Dons and the #2 Helix Highlander's. This will be the rubber match for these two schools as Helix won in the semi finals last year and Cathedral came storming back to steal the game in week 3 of this season after being down 21-0 early in the first half. These have been the most complete teams top to bottom all year and this is the matchup everyone wanted to see

Madison vs St Augustine D1 Championship Preview

The San Diego Section CIF Division 1 Championship will be decided Friday night at Southwestern College between The Madison Warhawks and The St. Augustine Saints. These powerhouses played each other  in a week 6 league contest with the Warhawks winning 56-42 in a game they dominated a majority of the night. Both of these teams are very familiar with each other and have even played the same opponents with both losing to #1 Cathedral in 2016. In a championship game of this magnitude everything is

Madison's Jojo Falo

Jojo Falo is one of the county’s best two way players in the trenches. There is an acronym I like to use to describe this young man F.A.L.O = (Ferocious, Aggressive, Loyal, Outstanding). People in Jojo’s circle, friends and family would say this acronym fits him well. As Jojo and his Madison Warhawks teammates make a run towards the California State Championship. SDFNL would like to introduce you to the F.A.L.O way. Photo credit: 619football.com Ferocious – Jojo is no rookie in the trenches.

Olympians Dominic Gudino

Big Bad, 6-foot-2 300lb. San Diego State University Commit and Center for Olympian High school Dominic Gudino has known the game of football since the bare age of seven. He considers his position to be, “the quarterback of the line.” Homeschooled up until he began his High school football career, Gudino said it was a big transition for him, but the strong bond he has with his family and teammates helped pave the way. He looks up to his father as a role model, and how he has taught him to take

Cathedral vs Mission Hills Recap

QB Tate Haynes paces Cathedral Catholic in win over Mission Hills- In an Open Division Semi Final Round of the CIF Sectional Football Playoff contest, the top seeded Dons of Cathedral Catholic defeated the Grizzlies at 7-5 of Mission Hills High School by a 44-21 score. Photos courtesy of www.Snappsphotography.com Chris Hauser Mission Hills Football Coach: "We weren't consistent enough on both sides of the ball as they scored 44 points on the board and they did much better then what we did."