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Which high school will be first to have bobblehead night?

August 31st, 2012, 9:06 am by

That’s Vin Scully, left,  last night at Dodger Stadium. Holding his own bobblehead, and wouldn’t ya know it — a rainbow appeared! You-know-who must love Scully as much as we do!

Now let’s go back to this one …

Which high school will be the first to have its own bobblehead night?

My prediction, if such an event happens, is Mater Dei. They like to do things big at MD. A Matt Barkley bobblehead night at a Monarchs home football game? A Bruce Rollinson bobblehead night? Gary McKnight bobblehead?

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Fryer’s prediction: Barkley’s decision

December 22nd, 2011, 10:20 am by

I have written here, and said on the Sports Lodge radio show (I am on briefly with Rodger Lodge on KLAA/830 AM every Friday at 9:30 a.m.!!!) that Barkley will remain at USC for his senior year.

That’s what he is going to say today, when he makes some sort of announcement at 1 p.m. I have been convinced of this, and still am.

Why I think Barkley is staying at USC — because he feels he owes it to USC. That’s right — it’s not because HE thinks he deserves the Heisman or the national championship. Barkley is doing this because he wants to contribute to the return of USC football to the top.

Barkley is not a me-first guy. That’s what I learned about him when he was at Mater Dei.

Cynics kept saying he would go to the NFL for the cash and the glory. That’s not Matt Barkley. And he is not staying at USC for Matt-first reasons — which most people are going to conclude.

To those who don’t believe me — you’re all a bunch of grinches!

Update: And…Fryer was right. Barkley staying for one more year.

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Football: El Toro’s Manning on verge of breaking Barkley county record

November 29th, 2011, 11:14 am by

El Toro junior quarterback Conner Manning (6-2, 180) is on the verge of breaking Matt Barkley’s Orange County record for most passing yards in a season.

Manning enters Friday’s CIF Southwest Division semifinal showdown against La Habra with 3,472 yards, which is just 88 yards shy of Barkley’s 2007 record of 3,560 for Mater Dei.

Interestingly, Barkley also set the Orange County during a sensational junior season. Barkley would become the first non-senior to claim the Gatorade national player of the year award. Now at junior at USC, Barkley has earned consideration for this year’s Heisman Trophy.

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USC’s Holmes, Barkley have special connection

September 21st, 2011, 10:18 am by

USC center Khaled Holmes (78), and quarterback Matt Barkley (7) are both from Mater Dei High. Photo: Armando Brown, For The Orange County Register

Mater Dei High grads Matt Barkley and Khaled Holmes now form the Trojans’ center-quarterback exchange. But even though they know each other well, snapping the ball successfully is harder than it looks. Read the story.

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New today on OCVarsity.com: 4-6-11

April 6th, 2011, 7:00 am by

While you’ve been checking out the blog, you might have missed these new stories and features on our main site:

San Juan Hills vs. Savanna

Baseball: San Juan Hills vs. Savanna

OCVarsity Hot Shots: Tuesday’s swim action

RECRUITING:

When they were recruits: Matt Barkley

STEVE FRYER:

Track star Harrison ‘committed’

BASEBALL:

San Juan Hills slams Savanna

SOFTBALL:

Orange Lutheran knocks off No. 1 (with video)

SWIMMING:

Edison downs Newport Harbor decisively

OCVarsity Hot Shots: Tuesday’s swim action

BOYS GOLF:

Corona del Mar wins eighth in a row

BOYS VOLLEYBALL:

Corona del Mar sweeps for the victory

BOYS LACROSSE:

O.C. top 10

Athlete of the week: Michael Keasey, Corona del Mar

GIRLS LACROSSE:

O.C. top 10

Athlete of the week: Marcy Levatino, Laguna Hills

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Surprise! Mosqueda-Lewis wins Gatorade player of the year award (video)

March 17th, 2011, 3:56 pm by

Mater Dei’s Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis received the Gatorade National Player of the Year award for girls basketball on Thursday during a school assembly. Former WNBA star Lisa Leslie presented the award to her, and former Monarchs QB Matt Barkley (USC) was in attendance.

Mosqueda-Lewis has a chance to add more Gatorade hardware before the year is over. In July, she and the 12 other Gatorade national players of the year will convene in Hollywood for the announcement of the overall athletes of the year (one male, one female).

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Girls basketball: Mosqueda-Lewis selected best in the nation (video)

March 17th, 2011, 10:00 am by

Flanked by two former Gatorade national players of the year, Lisa Leslie and Matt Barkley, Mater Dei's Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis holds her trophy for this year's Gatorade national player of the year for girls basketball after a press conference at Mater Dei Thursday. Click on the photo to launch a slide show from today's announcement.

Mater Dei senior forward Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, who has led the Monarchs within one victory of another state title game appearance, was selected 2010-11 Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year. Mosqueda-Lewis received the award today at a ceremony at Mater Dei.

“This is a great honor,” Mosqueda-Lewis said after the presentation. “All of the great athletes that came before and received it are incredible athletes and are going to go down in history as some of the greatest to play any sport.

“I’m honored to win this award.”

The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the court.

“She’s received a lot of awards this postseason, and personally I knew this one meant the most to her,” Mater Dei coach Kevin Kiernan said at the ceremony. “I’m proud she got the chance to experience this today.”

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Fryer on Carroll-USC-Barkley-Corp

January 9th, 2010, 9:52 am by

football_blog6Just got off the phone with USC QB Matt Barkley’s father, Les, who is the standard for what the father of a big-time athlete should be (rightfully proud, but humble and appreciative).

I usually go through the parents and/or coach before bugging our young people about something major, like the eminent move of Pete Carroll from USC to the Seattle Seahawks.

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Calhoun’s Games to Watch: Mater Dei vs. Carson

September 2nd, 2009, 2:59 am by

football_blog8Breaking down the best matchups of Week 0:

No. 5 Mater Dei vs. Carson
Friday, at Santa Ana Stadium, 7:30 p.m.

Outlook: Let the post-Matt Barkley era begin. The day many close to Monarch Nation feared is finally here.

After four years, No. 5 is no longer under center for the Monarchs. Next in line is … who knows?

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Fryer’s take on Barkley being named USC’s starter

August 27th, 2009, 1:50 pm by

football_iconWell, I predicted back in spring Matt Barkley would win that competition.

But Aaron Corp‘s cracked fibula played a part.

Why I always thought Barkley would prevail:

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Video: Corp vs. Barkley at USC

April 27th, 2009, 11:50 am by

Former Orange Lutheran QB Aaron Corp & former Mater Dei QB Matt Barkley are in competition at USC, while former Servite LB Chris Galippo anchors the defense. Pete Carroll interviewed. video by Jonathan Khamis.

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Video: Matt Barkley on USC, QB race

February 4th, 2009, 4:42 pm by

In an interview at USC’s Heritage Hall, Mater Dei’s Matt Barkley discusses his decision to enroll early at the university and the Trojans’ upcoming quarterback competition. Video by Dan Albano.

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