FOOTBALL COACHES ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ADAPT AND CLING TO OPTIMISM AS THEIR ANNUAL FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR HAS BECOME A TORTUROUS WAITING GAME Pinning their hopes on a winter start for a high school season postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic, NorCal football coaches are growing anxious. As the Tom Petty song goes, the waiting…
Growing up playing youth football, Prophet Brown was talented. For a while, however, there was a time when he stopped playing to concentrate on another sport and his time on the field didn’t resume until eighth grade, when he started playing contact football and he hasn’t stopped since. The Monterey Trail senior’s passion and…
Last October, when things were normal and the high school football season was full swing, Monterey Trail’s Prophet Brown, like his name suggests, tweeted out his prediction for the coming months. “Turning this season up with my brothers,” he said. Like a self-fulfilling prophecy, Brown helped lead the Mustangs to the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I…
Prospect: Prophet Brown Status: SI All-American CandidateVitals: 5-foot-11, 180 pounds Position: Running Back School: Elk Grove (Calif.) Monterey TrailSchools of Interest: Michigan, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Oregon, Notre Dame, USC Projected Position: Running Back Frame: Sturdy frame with ideal frame for nickel corner or spread offense running back. Room for additional weight throughout. Athleticism: Balanced running style with a strong upright running motion. Easily manipulates his core and shoulders to…
Seven years ago, Dave Coronado started overseeing the athletic director role at Monterey Trail High School after teaching at Samuel Kennedy School for 11 years. The position meant a lot to Coronado, who also is the Mustangs’ varsity baseball coach, because of his ability to help students reach their potential. Now, he is going…
Adding more speed at the skill positions has been among Michigan’s prime objectives over the last couple recruiting cycles, and one of the targets it is hoping will help fill that need is 2021 Elk Grove (Calif.) Monterey Trail running back Prophet Brown. How fast is the Golden State Prospect, you ask? He was ranked by…
The halfback pass became less of a trick play and more of a recurring feature in TJ Ewing’s offense last football season. Elk Grove (Calif.) Monterey Trail’s head coach thought more creativity would better utilize Prophet Brown’s wide-ranging skill set. On three occasions, Brown received the pitch from his quarterback and threw for a…
Football fields, tracks and weight rooms are empty. High school football programs across the state would normally spend this month and next engaged in after-school spring team conditioning drills. Workouts are now done online amid the coronavirus concern as social distancing is crucial to helping quell the disease, to the point that school…
