Jess Kearney, Union-Tribune Deputy Sports Editor, and John Maffei, venerable U-T prep sportswriter, discuss the weekly process of choosing the county’s top ranked football teams. Kearney and Maffei chat about last weekend’s Honor Bowl and key gridiron matchups this week.

Jess Kearney, Union-Tribune Deputy Sports Editor, and Steve Brand, Awards Director for the San Diego Sports Association, are joined by Ryan Van Nostrand, head football coach at Olympian High School. Van Nostrand chats about his long list of high school football mentors, including his father. Kearney and Brand talk about the upcoming Honor Bowl that…

Jess Kearney, Union-Tribune Deputy Sports Editor, Steve Brand, Awards Director for the San Diego Sports Association, and Julien Des Pres, Assistant Producer of U-T radio shows, are joined by John Maffei, longtime Union-Tribune sportswriter, to talk about participation numbers for area high school football teams: some are up, some our stable, many are way down.

Jess Kearney, Union-Tribune Deputy Sports Editor, Steve Brand, Awards Director for the San Diego Sports Association, and Julien Des Pres, are joined by Dave Rodriguez, Oceanside High football coach to chat about the Pirates prospects this season.

Jess Kearney, Union-Tribune Deputy Sports Editor, Steve Brand, Awards Director for the San Diego Sports Association, and Julien Des Pres, are joined by Manny Hermosillo, Assistant Coach for the Perfect Game All-American Classic. The Classic, our country’s most prestigious high school baseball all-star game, will be played on Sunday, August 11 at Petco Park.

Jess Kearney, Union-Tribune Deputy Sports Editor, Steve Brand, Awards Director for the San Diego Sports Association, and Julien Des Pres, are joined by Ron Burner, football coach at El Capitan High School, to chat about the Vaqueros prospects this season.

Jess Kearney, Union-Tribune Deputy Sports Editor, and Steve Brand, Awards Director for the San Diego Sports Association, are joined by Steve Coover, CIF Liaison and Instructional Chair for the San Diego Football Coaches Association, to talk about new rules and points of interest in officiating high school football games.

Jess Kearney, Union-Tribune Deputy Sports Editor, and Steve Brand, Awards Director for the San Diego Sports Association, are joined by Dawn Lee, Girls Soccer Coach at Cathedral Catholic, to talk about the USA Women’s World Cup victory. Kearney and Brand preview the summer’s top high school sporting events.