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Elk Grove (California) Monterey Trail High School 2021 running back Prophet Brown on Friday evening announced his top six schools – and Nebraska made the cut.   So did Michigan, Oklahoma, USC, Oregon and Notre Dame. NU is recruiting him for its hybrid back/receiver role.   Last season, the 5-foot-11, 180-pound Brown – a four-star…

TENACIOUS MIDDLE LINEBACKER LOGGED 101 SOLO TACKLES IN A SEASON THAT SAW MONTEREY TRAIL DEFEAT FOLSOM AND REACH THE SECTION FINAL    All that Marcus Jones, Jr. has ever wanted and needed is an opportunity. Give him that and he will take care of the rest.    Monterey Trail head football coach T.J. Ewing had…

Becoming the second coach from Monterey Trail High School to earn the honor, varsity football coach T.J. Ewing was named one six coaches to earn the Sac-Joaquin Section’s Model Coach Award.   The award recipients were announced Feb. 3 by the SJS.   Ewing was named along with girls volleyball coach Patti Harris of Hilmar,…

Elk Grove’s Carter Harris, Monterey Trail’s Marcus Jones Jr. named Offensive, Defensive players of the year. Offensive Player of the Year QB — Carter Harris, Elk Grove, Sr. The Sacramento Bee Offensive Player of the Year elevated his game when it mattered most. The senior rushed for 751 yards and 11 touchdowns during the postseason, leading Elk…

6. (6) Monterey Trail (Elk Grove), 12-2 Section: Sac-Joaquin League: Metro Coach: TJ Ewing Update: The Mustangs lost to Oak Ridge in the SJS Division I finals 35-27 despite a four-touchdown show by Prophet Brown a week after eliminating seven-time champion Folsom.  Next: Season complete   You can view the original article by clicking HERE

The coaches spotted each other Monday morning, shook hands, bear hugged a moment and chatted about their journey to Saturday night’s Sac-Joaquin Section Division I championship game.   The underlining theme when Eric Cavaliere saw T.J. Ewing at a section championship breakfast in Lodi was admiration and respect.   Coaches form a unique fraternity that…

The Monterey Trail Mustangs handed the Folsom Bulldogs their first loss in the Sac-Joaquin Section since the 2016 season and got redemption Friday night where the Mustangs won 35-23 in a brisk battle in Folsom.   Friday was a rematch of last year’s Sac Joaquin Section Division I title game where the Bulldogs beat a…