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The Sac-Joaquin Section’s Division II semi-final football game Friday between Elk Grove and Monterey Trail could be described as a showdown between a pair of “bracket busters.” In last Friday’s second round of playoff games, the Mustangs, the 7th seed, upset No. 2 Granite Bay and former EGUSD coach Joe Cattolico, 35-24.   Elk Grove, a…

Huge win for the Mustangs on the road as Monterey Trail upsets the No. 2 seed. Ali Collier had a pair of TD’s including a 74-yarder.    With the Mustang win and Elk Grove’s victory over Vacaville, the two EGUSD schools will face off next Friday at Thunder Stadium in the Division II semi-finals. Monterey…

Monterey Trail navigated the unusual spring season and scheduling issues to post a 5-0 record and an average margin of victory of 29 points.   The Mustangs graduated RB/DB Prophet Brown (who sat out the spring season), RB/DB Chris Lands, WR/DB Jamauri Jackson, RB Otha Williams Jr., LB Nekhi Broadway and lineman Andreas Argumedo among…

Monterey Trail capped off its short and perfect spring football season with a 55-19 win over Antelope on Friday night.   The Mustangs scored 21 unanswered points to start the game, with Otha Williams Jr. rushing into the end zone from 60 yards out, Frank Arcuri connecting with Jamauri Jackson for a 65-yard touchdown pass…

Cal-Hi Sports Northern California Defensive Player of the Week   Nekhi Broadway (Monterey Trail, Elk Grove) Sr.   For our Northern California Defensive Player of the Week choice, we head back to the Sacramento metro area to honor a senior linebacker who is arguably the best defensive player on a team that prides itself on…

We already come at you from all angles — online, on your phone, on your laptop, on social media, in print and in person. How about some more?   The Sacramento Bee on Tuesday, April 20, will launch a weekly high school sports livestream show on sacbee.com called “The Buzz with Joe D.” – a program I…

This just might be the fastest fleet in the Sac-Joaquin Section.   The Monterey Trail Mustangs have a downhill power running game with a speed element that grinds and gasses teams. The veer rushing attack under coach T.J. Ewing and his crop of stout offensive lineman and bevy of backs has been a trademark for…