Orange Lutheran Taps Former College Assistant as New Head Coach

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

Former Air Force assistant coach Chuck Petersen is the new head football coach at Orange Lutheran.

Petersen, who spent 17 years as an assistant at Air Force, plus also coached at North Texas, was chosen from a group of nearly 100 applicants.

Petersen takes over for Jim Kunau, who was not rehired after 19 seasons and a record of 182-52-3.

Oaks Christian's Bill Redell Retires

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

The only head football coach that Oaks Christian has ever had, is retiring.

After 12-years with the Lions, Bill Redell is stepping down as the head coach of the program.  The 70-year old Redell retires with an incredible record of 144-17-1 at the school with seven CIF-Southern Section titles.

Redell, who also coached at Crespi and St. Francis, amassed an overall record of 233-65-3.

A nationwide search will be conducted to find a replacement, although there are several assistants on Redell's staff that could be promoted into the head coaching position.

St. Joseph Hires Cardinal Newman Assistant as New Head Football Coach

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

Dustin Davis is the new head football coach at St. Joseph High School.

Davis, who spent last year as an assistant at Cardinal Newman, has head coaching experience at Windsor High School.  The Mater Dei alum was 7-4 in his only year as the school's head coach, although he led Windsor's JV team to a 29-0-1 record in three years as head coach.

Davis was chosen out of a group of 70 applicants.

Last season, the Knights were 3-7 under Mike Hartman, who was not asked back after his 7th season at the helm of the program.

National Letter of Intent Signing Day - California High Schools

Gavin Andrews - OL (Granite Bay) - Oregon St.
Brett Bartolone - WR (La Habra) - Washington St.
Grant Bays - OL (Oceanside) - Oregon St.
Chris Brown - RB (San Joaquin Memorial) - Oregon St.
Terrance Brown - S (Los Alamitos) - Northwestern
David Bucannon - S (Vanden) - Washington St.
Jeremy Castro - LB (Vista Murrieta) - UCLA
Matt Cochran - OL (Buhach Colony) - Cal
Chase Eldredge - OL (Palos Verde) - Oregon St.
Mark Gilmore - WR (Lakewood) - Oregon St.
Chris Harper - WR (Crespit) - Cal
Nate Iese - LB (Sheldon) - UCLA
Zach Kline - QB (San Ramon Valley) - Cal
Robert Lewis - WR (South East) - Washington St.
Gabriel Marks - WR (Venice) - Washington St.
Ellis McCarthy - DT (Monrovia) - UCLA
Eduardo Middleton - OL (Oceanside) - Washington St.
Hardy Nickerson, Jr. - LB (Bishop O'Dowd) - Cal
Christian Okafor - OL (Oaks Christian) - Cal
Garrett Owens - PK (Arroyo Grande) - Oregeon St.
Kache Palacio - LB (Serra) - Washington St.
Khalil Pettway - LB (Culver City) - Washington St.
Darius Powe - WR (Lakewood) - Cal
Scott Star - LB (Norco) - USC
Freddie Tagoloa (Salesian) - Cal
Brent VanderVeen (Arroyo Grande) - Oregon St.
Darien Washington - DB (Orange Lutheran) - Washington
Garrett Weinreich - OL (Arroyo Grande) - Oregon St.
Chad Wheeler - OL (Santa Monica) - USC
DeVante Wilson - DE (Corona) - USC