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A lot on the line in this weekend’s OC high school football games and a look ahead

October 19, 2023 Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone

(Photo: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). High school football season is flying...

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PHOTOS: Tustin and Crean Lutheran prepared for Empire League football showdown

October 14, 2023 OC Sports Zone

Tustin players, including Jack Hughes (No. 70) and Nate Ixta (No. 24) get ready...

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PHOTOS: Big defensive play helps lift undefeated Tustin past Crean Lutheran

October 14, 2023 Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone

Tustin linebacker Tim Ioane intercepts a trick play pass and returns the ball 45...

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PHOTOS: Crean Lutheran rolls past Valencia in Empire League opener

September 30, 2023 OC Sports Zone

Crean Lutheran quarterback Jeremiah Finaly (right) and Eli Bray celebrate a TD Friday night....

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PHOTOS: Crean Lutheran wraps up non-league action with road victory over Gahr

September 23, 2023 OC Sports Zone

Justin Dominguez scores a TD for the Saints in Friday’s game vs. Gahr. (Photos...

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Crean Lutheran, led by talented returning players, looks for another successful season

August 2, 2023 Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone

Crean Lutheran’s football team takes the field for a game last season. (Photo courtesy...

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Drastic OC football re-leaguing plan for 2024 gets mixed reactions from coaches

July 11, 2023 Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone

Photo: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone Eight Orange County high school football...

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Looking at some of the most memorable comments from OC Sports Zone readers

July 5, 2023 Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone

Players from the Empire League and the Pacific Coast League exchange handshakes after the...

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Cypress returns ‘a lot of key pieces’ from team that reached CIF championship game

June 30, 2023 Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone

Coach Rick Feldman leads the Centurions before a game last season. (Photo: Tim Burt,...

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A look at how most OC high school football leagues will likely be formed in 2024

June 29, 2023 Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone

Orange County high school football will likely look a lot different beginning in the...