Foothills Sentry - September 2022

Page 19 Foothills Sentry September 2022 COMMUNITY SPORTS CIF Southern Section News The CIF Southern Section now has 565 schools spanning the area from San Clemente to the Santa Barbara area. Opening week for football saw Canyon High, under new head coach Phil Hughes, destroyed Aliso Viejo, 52-20. Victories weren’t in favor for Foothill and Villa Park, as Foothill lost to Cy- press, 28-13, and Villa Park, on the road, lost to Silverado, 32-29. Commissioner Rob Wigod has announced his retirement. After 11 years of being the ninth commissioner, this will be his last year. Wigod has set his last date at the helm as Aug. 1, 2023. The Sept. 29 meeting of the CIF Council will address the to the list of sports. If it passes, the issue will go to the CIF Federated Council on Feb. 3, 2023. A yes vote will implement the sport in the fall of 23. The Southern Section announced the California High School Football Hall of Fame during its event at the Rose Bowl. Only one local standout athlete is among the initial 100: Deshaun Foster from Tustin. Thirteen coaches were selected for the Hall of Fame. Former Villa Park head coach Marijon Ancich was honored for his win-loss record of 360 wins, 134 losses, career at St. Paul High School. VP's Grahovac plays in All- American game Make-a-Wish Four Orange County high school athletes, including Gavin Grahovac, Orange County’s Player of the Year from Villa Park High, were selected to play in the 2022 Perfect Game All-American Classic, which took place Aug. 28 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Make-A-Wish Orange County and the Inland Empire hosted the - gions they serve, Orange, River- side, and San Bernardino Coun- ties, for a celebratory tour of its Irvine headquarters, Aug. 19. Proceeds from Perfect Game All-American Classic events PG Cares' Grow the Game Fund. The senior athletes toured the headquarters while gaining a deeper understanding of the Make-A-Wish mission to grant life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Teaching athletes the value of philanthropy is important to the Perfect Game, and athletes are encouraged to start their own peer-to-peer fundraising to grant more wishes for children in OC and the Inland Empire. The All-American Classic is an amateur baseball game featuring 60 of the best high school players in the country projected to go toward the top of the 2023 draft. Marchetti receives highest honor from the NFF From a nationwide pool of 3,500 scholar-athletes, the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced in June that Roman Marchetti, former football player from Foothill High School, joined the 82 members of the 2022 NFF Team of Distinction. Earlier, Marchetti received the top award from the OC Chapter of the National Football Foundation. As part of its mission to pro- mote the scholar-athlete ideal, the initiative allows the NFF to honor top high school scholar-athletes from around the country as the best and the brightest at the local level, while highlighting the work of the NFF Chapter Network. The members of the team football season during the 2021- 22 school year. Marchetti went to the University of Southern California as a walk-on. As part of the award, all of the honorees will be part of a permanent digital Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. Criteria to make the team includes, but is not limited to, academic achievement, athletic accolades and community involvement. Each chapter is limited to one honoree, distinguishing them as the top scholar-athlete from all the high schools covered by the chapter. “This initiative allows us to shine a national spotlight on some of the most deserving high school student-athletes honored at the local level by our expansive Chapter Network,” said NFF Chairman Archie Manning. “This honor is one of the most prestigious national awards that a high school player can receive. We would like to congratulate all 82 honorees for their success on the challenges caused by the pan- demic during their senior year. We also want to salute all of our NFF Chapters who continue to play an important role in promot- ing football in their communi- ties.” Oscar Rios, Orange quarterback (9), draws a crowd while passing for 281 yards and tossing two TDs. Kobe Boykin from Orange H.S. Angelo Adetoye (13) and Jonathan Smith, Jr. (23) from Orange High Christian Lundsberg from Canyon High School riddled Aliso Viejo’s secondary for six TDs for 412 yards, winning the season opener, 54-20. Kayvon Monfared, from Canyon High, gets open in the end zone. Mon- fared scored three TDs against Aliso Viejo. Brennan Maertz (45) from Canyon High School drags an Aliso Viejo defender in the Aliso Viejo game. Kyle Krause from Canyon High School rushed for 70 yards and two TDs in the win over Aliso Viejo.