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Mike Shildt was asked about his level of concern after a 4th straight loss and the team's inconsistency from the starting rotation.

Mike Shildt reacts to the Padres being swept by the Rockies, the team's offensive woes and Michael King's inconsistent pitching.

Welcome to this week's episode of the San Diego High School Football Podcast! Join your hosts, Braden Surprenant and Jeff King, as they delve into a hot topic in the world of San Diego high school football: the playoff format. In a unique twist, they're going live to gather feedback from fellow coaches and media members during the show. Braden takes the helm, introducing a playoff proposal that could reshape the landscape. This proposal involves splitting the 85 teams into two divisions and creating three brackets of 8 teams per division at the end of the year. But that's not all – Braden's plan also introduces an NFL-style scheduling format for the regular season, promising even more excitement on the field. Get ready for a thought-provoking and game-changing discussion that could revolutionize high school football playoffs in San Diego. Tune in to the San Diego High School Football Podcast and be part of the conversation!

We're diving deep into Week 8 action in San Diego high school football with your hosts, Braden Surprenant and Jeff King. Tune in as we break down all the thrilling moments, upsets, and standout performances that have kept the entire city on the edge of their seats. In this week's jam-packed episode, we'll kick things off by recapping the nail-biting games from last week. Get ready to relive those epic plays, hear about the underdog stories, and revel in the glory of gridiron greatness. Braden and Jeff will provide in-depth analysis, witty commentary, and insider insights to ensure you stay in the loop on all the local football action. But that's not all! We've got a special treat for you. Braden and Jeff will reveal their highly anticipated Top 10 rankings for this week. Who's rising to the top? Who's got the momentum? Find out and see if your favorite high school team has secured a coveted spot on the list. And as if that wasn't enough, we're taking a deep dive into the future of San Diego high school football. Braden and Jeff will explore their thoughts on the ideal playoff format for our local teams.  Whether you're a dedicated parent, a passionate student, or just a football fanatic, this podcast is your go-to source for all things San Diego high school football. Get ready for some gridiron action, thrilling discussions, and an unparalleled football experience. Don't miss out on the High School Football Podcast! Hit that play button, subscribe, and join the conversation. Your football journey in San Diego starts right here.

It is already Week 6 on the High School Football Podcast, and Braden Surprenant and Jeff King have a lot to break down as we head into League Play. Braden and Jeff talk about the big games from Week 5 including a huge upset that changes the D1 landscape. They talk about their updated top 10s, talk about the difference in recruiting now with NIL and the Transfer Portal, and preview the favorites and dark horses for league championships.

After a couple of interesting weeks, the boys are back to talk about Week 5 of the San Diego high school football season. Braden Surprenant and Jeff King break down the big games from week 4, and what stood out to them. They also talk about who is most likely to make the Open Division at the halfway point of the season. Braden talks about a surprise team in his Top 10. Finally, Braden and Jeff pick the games for Week 5 and talk about a huge college football weekend.

Week 2 of the Podcast and Braden Surprenant and Jeff King are diving into the latest stories in the high school football scene in San Diego. They recap Week 1's results, give their top 10s, preview week 2, and talk about why some schools have fallen off in the last 10-15 years and what the problem might be.

Braden Surprenant is back with his 7th season of the High School Football Podcast. He goes in depth into high school football in the San Diego Section. This season he is joined by Jeff King, who is an Eastlake alum, as the two talk about the latest topics, scores and rankings in San Diego.  This weeks episode, Braden and Jeff recap Week 0 and what stood out to them. They talk about topics that include the new Girls Flag Football league, what is the best way to seed the playoffs as well as who are looking like the teams to beat in San Diego. They also preview Week 1 and update their top 10s.

Sam Levitt joins "Ben & Woods" from San Diego Padres spring training to discuss Manny Machado's comments about his contract situation, Drew Pomeranz, and more.

The active most winningest coach in San Diego, Head Coach Ron Hamamoto of Monte Vista joined the High School Football Show with John Kentera last night!

Head Coach of the Mission Hills Grizzlies, Chris Hauser joined the High School Football Show with John Kentera last night to talk about their upcoming playoff game against Rancho Bernardo. Hauser also discussed what i meant playing for and being around legendary Vista Head Coach Dick Haines. You can listen to the Mission Hills vs Rancho Bernardo game live on 97.3 the Fan or on the radio.com app!

Chris Smith from the Prep Pigskin Report joines the High School Football Show with John Kentera last night to talk about the Silver Pigskin Gala, All-Star games, as well as the top talent in San Diego County!

Dave Dickens from eastcountysports.com joined John Kentera on the High School Football show to break down all the big matchups in the East County!

Writer from the Union Tribune, John Maffei, joined Coach John Kentera on the High School Football Show to breakdown all the games in the North County, including Ramona and Valley Center, LCC and Torrey Pines, and Rancho Bernardo and Poway.

Head Coach of the Torrey Pines Falcons, Ron Gladnick, joined the High School Football Show with John Kentera to talk about his game this Friday against La Costa Canyon. The game will be live streamed on the radio.com app starting at 6:55pm with Braden Surprenant and John Kentera on the call.

The Countdown for 10.16.18

Coach John Kentera and Braden Surprenant have some exciting news at the start of this week's show! [fembed ftype="iframe" src="{protocol}s://www{*}facebook{*}com/plugins/video{*}php?href={protocol}s%3A%2F%2Fwww{*}facebook{*}com%2F973TheFan%2Fvideos%2F1985096354869949%2F&show_text=1&width=560" width="560" height="407" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0 " provider="facebook"][/fembed] John Maffei joins the program to discuss the playoff outlook. Head Coach Jason Texler of San Marcos High School also joins the show to talk about his team's big game against the Torrey Pines Falcons! [fembed ftype="iframe" src="{protocol}s://www{*}facebook{*}com/plugins/video{*}php?href={protocol}s%3A%2F%2Fwww{*}facebook{*}com%2F973TheFan%2Fvideos%2F343252696244759%2F&show_text=0&width=560" width="560" height="315" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0 " provider="facebook"][/fembed]

The Red & Black Report: Boise State Preview

John Kentera talks with both coaches from the Holy Bowl, Head Coach Joe Kremer of St. Augustine and Head Coach Sean Doyle of Cathedral Catholic!

The Warriors Revenge Podcast: Can the Aztecs Win Without Juwan Washington?

On this week's High School Football Hour, John Kentera is joind live in studio by Paul Rudy of KUSI's Prep Pigskin Report. They discuss the 20th aniversay of PPR and what big thing Paul Rudy and the crew are going to do to celebrate! Coach Kentera is also joined by Head Coach of the Helix Higlanders, Robbie Owens to talk about the Highlanders season. Producer Braden Surprenant joins the last segment of the show to discuss the big games in San Diego County.

The Warriors Revenge Podcast: Eastern Michigan Recap

The Warriors Revenge Podcast: Eastern Michigan at Aztecs Preview

The Warriors Revenge Podcast: Eastern Michigan Preview

Coach John Kentera has the High School Football preview for week #5, brought to you by Lolita's Mexican Food.

John Kentera is joined by Lincoln Head Coach David Dunn. Braden Surprenant gives an update on Girl's Volleyball and an interview with La Jolla Volleyball player and California Berkley Beach Volleyball commit Maya Gessner. Also complete breakdowns of the biggest football games of week 4!

Don Zimmer recounts Sept 11th and going to Ground Zero in the days after the attack.  

On this week's episode, John Kentera is joined by Head Coach of the Lincoln Hornets, David Dunn. Braden Surprenant gives an update on Girls Volleyball as well as an interview with Maya Gessner of La Jolla High School. Gessner is committed to play beach volleyball at California Berkeley. Braden and Coach also discuss the top football games of week 4!

On this week's episode of The High School Football Hour with John Kentera, Head Coach David Dunn joins the show to talk about his (3-0) Lincoln Hornets. Braden Surprenant gives his Girl's Volleyball top 10 as well as interviews La Jolla High's and California Berkely Beach Volleyball commit Maya Gessner. The two also break down the big games of week 4!

AJ Cassavell Talks The Reported Manny Machado Signing

LA Times' Brad Turner is with the Dan Sileo Show to break down all the upcoming Free Agents that LeBron would love to play with in LA, if the Lakers are going to sign Melo, debates which team is the best in the Eastern Conference & more!

On the February 5th edition of the 97.3 The Fan Facebook Live Show with Derek Toegerson and Rich Herrera, they discuss the absolute dud Super Bowl LIII was. Derek and Rich also break down the state of the Los Angeles Lakers, when it comes to an Anthony Davis trade and whether or not Luke Walton will still be the head coach. Lastly, San Diego State won the measure to build a new football stadium in Mission Valley, but are now looking for some tenants to help with the cost. Can they find any professional sports team to fit the bill? Derek and Rich has all the answers!

Eric Sondheimer from the Los Angeles Times breaksdown all the opponents our San Diego teams will be playing against this weekend! Take a listen to get a scouting report for the competition!

Head Coach of the Orange Glenn Jason Patterson and his running back, and son, Cael Patterson joined Coach Kentera on the High School Football Show after their Division 5 Championship. 

San Diego Football's Defensive Coordinator Jimmy Pham, and players Jayden Wickware and Raiden Hunter joined John Kentera Live in Studion on the High School Football Show!

St. Augustine Football's Head Coach Joe Kremer, Quaterback Angelo Peraza and Defensive Player Will Simon all joined Coach John Kentera on the High School Football Show!

The Player Perspective with Greg Camarillo On Gwynn & Chris

John Kentera and Braden Surprenant breakdown all the CIF Semi-Final football games this week as well as the Open Division Final between Cathedral Catholic and Torrey Pines!

Valley Center Head Coach Rob Gilster breaks down their game against Mira Mesa on Friday as well as talks about his opinion on San Diego "Super Teams."

Mira Mesa Head Coach Chris Thompson joined John Kentera to talk about his first year as head coach at Mira Mesa after being an assistant at Mira Mesa for years as well as an alum. Thompson also breaks down their game against Valley Center on Friday Night!

CIF San Diego Section Commissioner Jerry Schniepp joins John Kentera to breakdown all the CIF Finals in the next two weekends, and gives important information on what you need to know to attend the games at Southwestern College.

Cathedral Catholic running back Shawn Poma joins John Kentera on the Lolita's High School Football Show. Shawn talks about bouncing abck from an injury plauged junior season and what it means to be a PPR Silver Pigskin Finalist as well as playing Torrey Pines in the Open Division Championship on Saturday Night. We will be broadcasting the game live on 97.3 the Fan as well as the radio.com app! Pregame Show starts at 7pm with kickoff at 7:30pm![fembed ftype="iframe" src="{protocol}s://www{*}facebook{*}com/plugins/video{*}php?href={protocol}s%3A%2F%2Fwww{*}facebook{*}com%2F973TheFan%2Fvideos%2F369623070440685%2F&show_text=1&width=560" width="560" height="407" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0 " provider="facebook"][/fembed]

Coach John Kentera and Braden Surprenant break down the Quarter-final matchups in all Divisions! From 8-man football to the Open division we have you covered!

Reds Hall of Fame announcer Marty Brennaman joins Coach Kentera this morning to break down the Padres series with the Reds, why he believes that the legendary Pete Rose deserves to be in the Hall of Fame & more!

San Diego Padres General Manager A.J. Preller joins Coach Kentera this morning to discuss if the Padres are going after Free Agent pitcher Dallas Keuchel, making a move to improve the team's offense & more!

The Athletic's Dennis Lin joins Coach Kentera this morning to to explain why he believes signing Dallas Keuchel is NOT a good move for the San Diego Padres, extending Fernando Tatis Jr. to a long-term deal & more!

ESPN's Eric Williams joins Coach Kentera to explain the real reason on why the Chargers switched the Powder Blues to their primary jersey, the Chargers biggest need in the NFL Draft, bringing back Antonio Gates & more!

Sports Business Journal's Daniel Kaplan joins Coach Kentera this morning to give an update on Robert Kraft's case, how Kraft may be getting treated unfairly during this process, what destroyed The AAF & more!

San Diego Padres Hall of Famer Randy Jones joins Coach Kentera this morning to discuss if he is worried after the Padres 3-game losing streak, what the Padres should do with Francisco Mejia, Eric Hosmer's struggles & more!

LA Times' Arash Markazi joins Coach Kentera to discuss how the Los Angeles Clippers pulled off the biggest comeback in NBA postseason history against the Golden State Warriors, the next move for the Los Angeles Lakers & more!

NFL Draft insider Dan Shonka joins Coach Kentera to talk about why he likes Dwayne Haskins over Kyler Murray, who he believes the Arizona Cardinals should draft with the No. 1 overall pick & more!

San Diego Padres Hall of Famer, Randy Jones, is with Coach John Kentera to break down this LOADED Padres roster, where this roster ranks up against the talented rosters for the Padres in the past & more!

Assistant GM of the San Diego Padres, Josh Stein, joins Coach John Kentera to discuss what it was like being apart of one of the most dramatic off-seasons in the history of the franchise, the process of signing Manny Machado & more!

Bob Chandler joins Coach Kentera to talk about how impressed he is with the San Diego Padres roster, why he believes they will compete for a playoff spot, what he expects out of this team this season & more!

Derek is back from Arizona and shared the buzz around the Padres camp with the Manny Machado in Peoria.

Annie Heilbrunn (SDUT) Reports On Manny Machado News From Peoria 

Matt Snyder (CBS Sports) Talks Manny Machado Reportedly Signing With The Padres

Richard Justice (MLB.Com) Talks Manny Machado Reportedly Signing With The Padres

Randy Jones Talks About Manny Machado Reportedly Signing With The Padres

Bleacher Report's Scott Miller joined Rich & Ryan this morning to talk about the dominance of Chris Paddack and compare him to a former Padres pitcher. They also discussed the emergence of Franmil Reyes and more!

Did you miss the previous San Diego Padres game? Take a listen to Padres Rewind to catch some of the best moments from yesterday's game!

LA Times' Arash Markazi joined Rich & Ryan this morning to discuss what the next move is for the Lakers after Magic Johnson's comments, if NBA stars are going to want to play for Rob Pelinka's Lakers and more!

MLB Network's Carlos Pena joined Rich & Ryan this morning talk about what Wil Myers needs to do in order to get out of his awful slump, the incredible talent of Chris Paddack and more!

NBA Front Office Insider for ESPN, Bobby Marks, joined Coach Kentera to talk about tonight's NBA Draft lottery aka The Zion Williamson Sweepstakes, question if Zion can succeed in the NBA, his position in the NBA & more!

Storm manager Tony Tarasco joined Coach Kentera and talked about the top prospects in the minors 

Head Coach for the San Diego Gulls, Dallas Eakins, joined Coach Kentera this morning to talk about how amazing it is to be coaching in America's Finest City, the incredible fan support the Gulls get in San Diego and their path to winning the Calder Cup

Did you miss the previous San Diego Padres game? Take a listen to Padres Rewind to catch some of the best moments from yesterday's game!

Bleacher Report's Scott Miller joined Coach Kentera this morning to talk about the surprise team in MLB who is dominating under the radar, how the 2019 Padres feel different than teams of the past & more!

Did you miss the previous San Diego Padres game? Take a listen to Padres Rewind to catch some of the best moments from yesterday's game!

National columnist for USA Today Sports, Dan Wolken, joined Coach Kentera this morning to discuss the major controversy surrounding the Kentucky Derby and if they made the right decision by disqualifying Maximum Security

Los Angeles Dodgers Manager & former San Diego Padre Dave Roberts joined Coach Kentera this morning to break down this weekend's series between his former teams, talk Clayton Kershaw's comeback, Bellinger's hot start to the season & more!

Padres Assistant GM Josh Stein joined Coach Kentera this morning for Friar Friday to discuss the young Padres talent producing at the big league level, his confidence in manager Andy Green & more!

MLB Pipeline's senior writer Jim Callis joined Coach Kentera this morning to break down the Padres' LOADED Farm System, Cal Quantrill's quality start during his MLB debut, the dominance of Mackenzie Gore & more!

Did you miss the previous San Diego Padres game? Take a listen to Padres Rewind to catch some of the best moments from yesterday's game!

1983 NFL MVP Joe Thesmann joined Coach Kentera this morning to explain the reason he is letting Redskins' 1st round pick Dwayne Haskins wear his iconic No. 7, why he believes the Redskins need to retire Sean Taylor's No. 21 & more!

2x  FIFA Women's World Cup champion and Olympic gold medalist, Julie Foudy, joined Coach Kentera this morning to discuss the possibility of the USWNT repeating as World Cup Champions, teaming up with Dick's Sporting Goods for a special event & more!

San Diego Padres Hall of Famer, Randy Jones, joined Coach Kentera this morning to discuss Cal Quantrill making his MLB debut for the Padres today, gives insight on what it was like to make his professional debut & more!