2019 Season

Nothing stings more than a canceled game.   That has been a troubling theme this high school football season as low roster numbers have led programs throughout the Sac-Joaquin Section to pull the plug on a scheduled contest big on attrition.   Burbank coach Eddie Elder and his administration decided they could not competitively field a team…

Off and running again, beware the Monterey Mustangs.   A year after going a school-record best 12-1, The Bee’s second-ranked team has overcome mass losses to graduation in the backfield to reload, regroup and unleash the veer run game.   Otha Williams rushed for 219 yards and four touchdowns to lead a rushing attack that…

The Monterey Trail Mustangs veer offense controlled the clock in their win over the Sheldon Huskies in a 42-14-win Friday night.   Monterey Trail lost 18 starters from last season, but you could hardly tell the difference as they have a new group in the powerful backfield.   Junior running back Prophet Brown was inactive…

Monterey Trail (Elk Grove), 1-0 Section: Sac-Joaquin League: Metro Coach: TJ Ewing Update: The Mustangs backed up their 12-1 season with a thorough 42-14 rout of Sheldon behind new backs Caleb Ramseur and Otha Williams.   You can view the original article by clicking HERE

Between the end of the 2018 high school football season and Friday night’s 2019 opener, an opinion was formed by some who believed Monterey Trail wouldn’t be as good as the 12-1 squad that lost only to Sacramento-area juggernaut Folsom.   But those people didn’t know about Chris Chambers, and they didn’t see what coach…

The Monterey Trail Mustangs open their 2019 football campaign today with a week zero matchup against the Sheldon Huskies, but will have a new face running their veer offense.   After two years of former quarterback Zach Larrier leading the high-powered offense that averaged 469.3 yards per game of offense last season, senior quarterback Viktor…

Notes and observations from fall camp’s second scrimmage:   • James Jones IV started at cornerback for the first time, moving past Elisha Palmand Zane Lewis at the position he picked up a few weeks ago. Jones was a starter at safety as a sophomore in 2017 but missed the entire 2018 season with a torn ACL. Jones said he…

SPORTSTARS’ 2019 PRESEASON ALL-NORCAL FOOTBALL TEAM FEATURES 44 PLAYERS REPRESENTING FIVE DIFFERENT NORCAL SECTIONS   Welcome to our Preseason All-NorCal Football Team, a staple of our annual Football PreviewIssue. Selections are based on a variety of criteria, including 2018 performance, 2019 expectations, comments from coaches and recruiting buzz.   PRESEASON ALL-NORCAL DEFENSE   DL Omarr Norman-Lott…

With the start of football season right around the corner, it is very easy to look ahead to the bright lights that will be illuminating stadiums across the region on Friday nights this fall. But for the Monterey Trail Mustangs varsity football program and head coach TJ Ewing, staying in the moment and understanding the…