Rio Hondo Prep completely dominated Ramona High School in Riverside for a decisive victory in the 1st Round of the Division 7 CIF-SS Playoffs. The Kares played extremely physical on defense and executed their offense to near perfection as they frustrated the previously unbeaten defending State Champion Rams. Ramona suited up more players than Rio has boys in the entire high school and yet the Kares refused to back down from the highly anticipated fight. Head Coach Mark Carson recaps the gutsy performance from his team as they will travel back to Riverside in the 2nd Round to take on the MLK Wolves. Junior OL/DL Elijah Gavia also stops by to discuss the big win and what it means to play Rio Hondo Prep Football.

Rio Hondo Prep (8-1) will travel to Riverside for the 1st Round of the CIF-SS Division 7 Playoffs to take on the Ramona Rams (10-0). The game features two Southern Section Champions from last season in Division 9 and 11 respectively. The Rams also won a State Title and are a very balanced football team. Rio is an underdog on the road once again and wouldn't have it any other way. Our alumni guest is Ryan Westervoorde (RHP 2002) who was a two time CIF Champ in 2000 and 2001. Ryan is a dedicated fan of his alma mater who almost never misses a game in person. We need every man, woman, and child to match his energy this Friday out in the Inland Empire for some Playoff Football! Win or Go Home........ Let's load up our slingshots and run out to meet Goliath on the battlefield.

FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!

It is Selection Sunday for the CIF Southern Section Football Playoffs! We react in real time as the brackets are released with Head Coach Mark Carson. The Kares will travel to Riverside for a 1st Round matchup with 10-0 Ramona High School. The Rams not only won a Division 11 Southern Section title last season but were also crowned State Champions as well. Rio Hondo has a tremendous challenge in front of them but are enthusiastic about the incredible opportunity. We are also joined by Senior Captain OL/DL Ivan Tkach to chat about his experience playing football at Rio.

The regular season is in the books as Rio Hondo Prep defeated the Brentwood Eagles 42-22 to capture the Gold Coast League Championship and an automatic bid to the Southern Section Playoffs. Rio will enjoy a week off as they patiently wait to see what division they will be placed in on Selection Sunday next weekend. Head Coach Mark Carson recaps the big game from Friday as well as the season as a whole. His team is poised to make another magical run similar to what we witnessed last year. Recently inaugurated Academy President Nate Curtis stops by to talk about his memorable 4 years of Varsity Football and how he is hungry for one more title run as a Senior Captain WR/DB.

It has been 1,106 days since Rio Hondo Prep has defeated the Brentwood Eagles. The past 2 seasons have been a humbling experience for the Kares when they have lined up against their league rivals from West Los Angeles. In the last game of the regular season, RHP faces BHS one more time with the Gold Coast League Championship on the line as well as the only automatic bid to the CIF-SS Playoffs. Former Rio great Alex Tayco joins the show to talk about the 2 Championship Teams he was on in 2008 and 2011. Alex is currently an Ambulance Operator and has also served as a Firefighter in the Forest Service as a Hotshot in the past. The Tayco family name is one of the most iconic in Rio Hondo history, and Alex is the perfect guy to get us in the right mindset for the biggest game of the season.

Homecoming is always a special night at Rio Hondo Prep and this year was no different. The Kares were victorious over the Viewpoint Patriots 54-19 as Kare Park in Irwindale was filled to capacity with fans and alumni. The Halftime Show included an enthusiastic performance by the girls of Kare Youth League as well as a humorous Snow White themed skit by recent graduates to reveal the Homecoming Court. In order to keep the party going, we are joined by Senior Homecoming Queen Sam Montez, Senior Defensive Back Josh Curtis, and Head Coach Mark Carson. It has been a memorable season thus far but now all eyes and attention shift to the incoming clash with the Brentwood Eagles in the regular season finale.

Rio Hondo Prep (6-1) welcomes the Viewpoint Patriots (5-2) into Kare Park for Homecoming and the Gold Coast League opener after both teams had a Bye last week. With only 1 automatic qualifier from the 3 team league, it is fair to say that the Playoffs unofficially begin right now. Ryan Wiley is a rather distinguished RHP alumnus who not only won two football championships in 2011 and 2012 but was also the leading scorer on Rio's first ever basketball title in 2013. Wiley continued to play hoops in college and now works as Behavioral Health Specialist down in the Temecula area. Let's see as many Kare fans as possible the next two weeks for the final home games of the season!