The O.C. All-Star Football Game kicks off Friday night at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, but the fireworks are already starting.
“We’ll see what they got, and they’ll see what we got,” said North running back Nick Richardson. “And we will come up with a W.”
Richardson is no stranger to guarantees. Don’t be fooled by his smile, as he often backs up what he says, and he looked dynamic at practice Tuesday.
Cox3 play-by-play man and former Los Alamitos standout Kevin Turner, left with headphones, attended the North’s practice Monday at Cypress for the Brea Lions Orange County all-star football game.
Turner will be part of the Cox3/Time Warner broadcast that will start July 15 on Cox3 at 11:30 p.m.
Turner told the players to play with class and to make a strong, final impression with Orange County football fans. It was an important message from the experienced Turner, who played at Arizona State.
He also told the North players that he considers them about a 7 to 10-point favorite in the game. The South, however, has won the last two all-star games and figures to have the size advantage Friday.
So here’s the question:
More football news from the OCVarsity blog:
FOUNTAIN VALLEY — Like most high school all-star football games, the short preparation time before the Brea Lions Orange County All-Star Game has only offered the stars on both sides a handful of practices, meaning the North and South All-Stars will run the risk of looking sloppy and turnover-prone at 7:15 p.m. on Friday at Orange Coast College.
Still, Coach John Shipp ran his South squad through a full practice Wednesday afternoon at his home field behind Fountain Valley High, tightening the spread offense and giving the 4-4 defense a few repetitions in the final full-pads practice.
After two weeks of shuttling back and forth between the South and North practices, it is time to make a prediction.
As you might remember, I did win the staff pick ‘em contest during the regular season.
Feel free to chime in with your thoughts about the game as well.
The North squad, led by John Barnes and the Los Alamitos coaching staff, continued preparation Thursday night for the July 10 O.C. All-Star Game.
What: North football practice
Where: Los Alamitos High
For the second consecutive season, the county football all-star game will be televised nationally. Starting, July 25th, the game featuring the best of the county will be shown on a tape-delayed basis on ESPNU.
Related: All-Star game: date and ticket info
The South squad, led by Brian Barnes and the Tesoro coaching staff, continued preparation for the July 10 O.C. All-Star Game, Wednesday night.
What: South football practice
The North All-Star team completed Day No. 2 Tuesday night. The team has hit the ground running, going pads both days.
I stopped by Los Alamitos for practice, here are some of my thoughts.
What: North All-Star practice
When: Monday-Thursday, 6-8 p.m.
Laguna Hills defensive back Shawn Tucker has replaced Colton Fitch (Mission Viejo) on the South roster. Tucker had four interceptions last season for the Hawks.
The South All-Star team opened up practice Monday night at Tesoro High. I was there (for the entire 2 hours) and here are my thoughts.
What: South football all-star team practice
When: Monday-Thursday; 6-8ish
The North and South all-star football teams will begin practice Monday for the 50th Annual Brea Lions Club Orange County All-Star Game, July 10 at Orange Coast College.
The rosters have been set for next month’s Orange County All-Star Baseball Game.
The contest will be played June 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Glover Stadium in Anaheim. Admission is $5.
The Greater Kiwanis Club of Anaheim organizes and manages the game as a charity fundraiser.
Here are the rosters for the North vs. South game:
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