Eric Sondheimer is the prep sports columnist for the Los Angeles Times. He has been honored seven times by the California Prep Sportswriters Assn. for best prep sports column. A graduate of Cal State Northridge, he joined the Daily News as prep editor in 1980. He left for 18 months in 1990 to be West Coast correspondent for the National Sports Daily. He returned to the Daily News in 1991 and joined The Times in 1997 covering high school sports. He has covered Southern California high school sports for more than 40 years.
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A look at the L.A. Times’ top 25 high school football teams in the Southland heading into Week 8.
Oct. 8, 2023
Marcus Brown has been the go-to receiver for Mater Dei quarterback Elijah Brown (no relation) since they were youth football players.
Oct. 8, 2023
Birmingham, Garfield, Carson lead this week’s City Section football rankings.
Oct. 7, 2023
A look at some of the top performances in high school football games across the Southland on Thursday and Friday.
Oct. 7, 2023
Brian Bonner is the first Valencia player since former NFL player Shane Vereen to wear No. 34, and he showed plenty of next-level skill against West Ranch.
Oct. 7, 2023
South L.A. Classic at the Coliseum will be similar to last season’s Roosevelt-Garfield game with halftime performance by Warren G and Xzibit.
Oct. 6, 2023
Jonathan Martinez made a 30-yard field goal to lift Narbonne to a 22-21 victory over Banning in a game that ended with a fight.
Oct. 6, 2023
Analyzing the top high school football games for Week 7: West Ranch at Valencia; Crenshaw at Dymally.
Oct. 4, 2023
Glendora High’s Decker DeGraaf is a versatile tight end with a bright future because the position is “thriving at the upper levels.”
Oct. 4, 2023
There’s a group of freshmen making an impact at the varsity level in high school football. Let’s take a look at a few.
Oct. 2, 2023