Trinity League Football Podcast

Unexpected final: Keys to the surprising CIF-SS Division 1 clash between Santa Margarita and Centennial

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 22:00:00 -0800

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas preview the CIF-SS Division 1 final between Santa Margarita and Centennial on Nov. 28, 2025 at the Rose Bowl.

Road to the CIF-SS Division 1 title: Player awards and playoff preview (Pt 2)

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 22:00:00 -0800

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas preview the 2025 CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs and hand out their annual Trinity League player awards.

Mater Dei's epic comeback against St. John Bosco creates rare tie for first place (Part 1)

Sat, 08 Nov 2025 01:00:00 -0800

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas break down Mater Dei's rally against St. John Bosco that helped create a three-way for first place in the Trinity League between the Monarchs, the Braves and Santa Margarita.

Week 10 preview: Mater Dei and St. John Bosco to clash and playoff projections

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 23:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas review Rd 4 of the Trinity League season, discuss playoff projections and preview the clash between Mater Dei-St. John Bosco on Oct. 31.

An unstoppable force: Can anyone slow down St. John Bosco?

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas breakdown the latest results in the Trinity League, including St. John Bosco beating Santa Margarita to take sole possession of first place.

The guys also preview Week 9 and the Santa Margarita-Orange Lutheran game.

Breaking down the shock: How did Santa Margarita upset Mater Dei

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 22:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas breakdown Santa Margarita's upset of Mater Dei and preview the Eagles'clash with St. John Bosco as potentially the game of the year in the Trinity League.

Mater Dei vs. Santa Margarita: Who has the edge in the showdown?

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 10:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas breakdown the opening round of the Trinity League season and preview the second round highlighted by Santa Margarita-Mater Dei on Friday, Oct. 10.

Mid-season awards: Top contenders for offensive and defensive MVP, and first round preview

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 01:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas hand out their midseason awards and preview the first round of the Trinity League.

How Mater Dei got back on track against Bishop Gorman

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 18:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas breakdown Week 4 for the Trinity League teams, including Mater Dei's win at Bishop Gorman of Nevada in a national showdown.

The guys also preview Santa Margarita's clash against Bishop Gorman this week in Orange County.

Breakdown: What happened to Mater Dei in stunning loss to Centennial

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 23:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas breakdown the latest results in the Trinity League, led by Mater Dei' 43-36 loss to Centennial.

St. John Bosco surpasses Mater Dei as Trinity League favorite after revealing Week 2

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 21:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas discuss the latest results in the Trinity League, including the significance of St. John Bosco's win against Saint Frances and Mater Dei's struggles with Kahuku of Hawaii.

Santa Margarita earns first win for Coach Carson Palmer as St. John Bosco-St. Frances showdown nears

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 21:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas breakdown a thrilling Week 1 led by Santa Margarita's win v Centennial in OT.

And the guys preview Week 2 led by Bosco-St. Frances.

Trinity League sweeps Florida to highlight revealing opening week

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and insider Scott Barajas review the opening week for the Trinity League teams, highlighted by a 3-0 record in Florida.

The guys also preview Week 1's top matchups, led by Santa Margarita-Centennial and Murrieta Valley-Servite.

Trinity League facing several challenging foes in season-opening games

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 13:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas preview the season-opening games for the Trinity League teams in 2025:

Aug. 22

Santa Margarita-Mission Viejo at Trabuco Hills

Servite at Corona Centennial

JSerra at Sierra Canyon

St. John Bosco at Manatee (Fla)

Aug. 23

Mater Dei at St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla)

Orange Lutheran at Northwester (Fla)

Trinity League football preview 2025: Strengths and concerns for each team

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 20:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas preview each team in the Trinity League by breaking down their returning starters, strengths and concerns, newcomers to watch and schedule.

Top offseason developments in Trinity League football going into 2025

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 22:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and insider Scott Barajas begin their preview of the 2025 Trinity League football season by discussing top offseason developments.

Preview and prediction for Mater Dei-St. John Bosco clash in CIF-SS Division 1 final

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 15:00:00 -0800

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas breakdown the CIF-SS Division 1 final between Trinity League rivals Mater Dei and St. John Bosco on Friday, Nov. 29 at Veterans Stadium in Long Beach.

Mater Dei nearly sweeps Trinity League player awards, Week 10 review, CIF talk

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0800

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas conclude their 10th season by reviewing Week 10, handing out their player awards and talking about the upcoming playoffs!

Mater Dei handles St. John Bosco with shocking ease for share of league title

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 23:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas breakdown Mater Dei's 59-14 win against St. John Bosco that highlighted the fourth round of league.

The guys also discuss JSerra's narrow victory against Santa Margarita, Orange Lutheran's rout of Servite and preview the fifth and final round.

Mater Dei-St. John Bosco national showdown highlights 'biggest week' of the season

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas preview the Mater Dei-St. John Bosco showdown that highlights the fourth round of league play on Oct. 25.

The guys also breakdown all the action from last week, including a close duel between Orange Lutheran and Santa Margarita.

Transfer of St. John Bosco starting QB Matai Fuiava delivers another shocker

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas react to St. John Bosco QB Matai Fuiava moving to Hawaii in the middle of the Trinity League season.

The guys also breakdown the Round 2 games, including the Braves' narrow win vs. Santa Margarita, and preview this week's games.

Santa Margarita places coach Anthony Rouzier on leave to kick off surprising week

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 22:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas breakdown a surprising opening week of Trinity League play, beginning the news of Santa Margarita coach Anthony Rouzier being placed on administrative leave.

On the field, there were more surprises with Servite's upset of JSerra and the emergence of a freshman QB at St. John Bosco in a thrilling rally against Orange Lutheran.

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Mid-season watchlist for Trinity League awards, plus Round 1 previews

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas reveal their watchlists for their Trinity League awards plus preview Round 1 games on Oct. 4, 2024.

Santa Margarita, Orange Lutheran surprise for different reasons plus mid-season grades

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas breakdown the surprising results that highlighted Week 4: Santa Margarita's loss to Leuzinger and Orange Lutheran's rally past Sierra Canyon.

The guys also hand out their mid-season grades.

JSerra continues to rise as Orange Lutheran suffers first loss

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and insider Scott Barajas analyze the Trinity League's results from Week 3, including JSerra's big win in San Diego and Orange Lutheran's loss to Bishop Gorman in Nevada.

The guys also cover big road wins for Mater Dei and St. John Bosco, and preview Week 4's sneaky-good schedule.

Mater Dei dominates Bishop Gorman as key storylines emerge

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas breakdown all the action from an epic Week 2 highlighted by Mater Dei's win vs. Bishop Gorman, Orange Lutheran's triumph against St. Frances and an exciting victory by St. John Bosco over Sierra Canyon.

They also look forward to Week 3 led by Orange Lutheran at Bishop Gorman.

Santa Margarita stuns Centennial; stage set for Mater Dei-Bishop Gorman

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 22:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas review an eventual Week 1 highlighted by Santa Margarita's win against Corona Centennial.

The guys also preview the Week 2 schedule led No. 1 Mater Dei playing host to No. 1 Bishop Gorman on Sept. 6 in Santa Ana.

JSerra stuns Sierra Canyon but Trinity League has more to prove

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas breakdown Week 0 for the Trinity League teams and preview Week 1.

Season preview: Team breakdowns, predictions and rankings debate

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 23:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas preview the 2024 Trinity League season by breaking down each team's strengths, concern and top newcomer to watch.

The guys debate the rankings of Orange Lutheran and Mater Dei cornerback Chuck McDonald. They also share their predicted order of finish in league and discuss Week 0 games.

Top offseason developments heading into '24

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 09:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and insider Scott Barajas begin their coverage of the 2024 Trinity League football season by discussing top offseason developments.

Preview, predictions for Mater Dei-St. John Bosco, and Servite-Mission Viejo

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 23:00:00 -0800

Bonus episode: OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas preview and predict the CIF-SS Division 1 football final between Mater Dei and St. John Bosco on Nov. 24 at the Coliseum. The guys also discuss the Servite-Mission Viejo clash in Division 2 on Nov. 25.

Trinity League player awards for '23

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0800

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas share their player awards for the 2023 regular season. The show is Part 2 of the guy's season finale following Week 10.

JSerra's stunning shutout of Servite leads Week 10 review, plus reaction to CIF pairings

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas break down the Week 10 games , highlighted by JSerra's stunning 49-0 win against Servite.

The guys also cover St. John Bosco sealing the league title and Mater Dei's struggle to put away Santa Margarita.

This Part 1 of 2 show ends with reactions to the CIF-SS playoff draw.

Servite's emotional win against Santa Margarita, and JSerra's challenge for Week 10

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 22:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas review Week 9 results led by Servite's emotional victory against Santa Margarita.

They also preview Week 10 games, highlighted by the Servite-JSerra clash that appears especially pivotal for the Lions' postseason chances.

Dan provides bonus content at the end of the show that better explains the Lions' challenge.

What went wrong for Mater Dei, and right for St. John Bosco, and what's next

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 23:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas break down the Mater Dei-St. John Bosco showdown, and analyze huge wins by Orange Lutheran and Santa Margarita in the third round of league.

The guys look at this week's schedule:
Mater Dei-Orange Lutheran (Thursday)
St. John Bosco-JSerra
Santa Margarita-Servite

Trinity League Podcast: 5 keys that will decide the Mater Dei, St. John Bosco showdown

Tue, 10 Oct 2023 21:00:00 -0700

It's the biggest show of the season on the Trinity League Football Podcast: It's Mater Dei-St. John Bosco week.

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas review Round 2 games from last week and preview Round 3. Scott delivers his five keys for the Mater Dei-St. John Bosco clash on Oct. 13. while Dan offers his insight. They guys both predict a final score.

JSerra knocks off Orange Lutheran as intrigue builds toward Round 2

Wed, 04 Oct 2023 12:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas analyze the first round of Trinity League games and preview the second round games on Oct. 6, 2023.

Midseason extravaganza: Team grades, watchlist for player awards entering Round 1

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 23:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas reach the midpoint of their season by releasing their midseason grades and watchlist for their play awards entering Round 1 of the Trinity League season.

How St. John Bosco lost in Hawaii, and what the upset means

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 16:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas breakout St. John Bosco's 30-23 loss at Kahuku of Hawaii, and the potential ramifications to lead off their latest show.

They also discuss Orange Lutheran's surprisingly lopsided loss to Sierra Canyon, a surprising loss for JSerra at Clovis North and a victory by Santa Margarita against Leuzinger.

Trinity Football Podcast: Servite, Santa Margarita shake up Week 3

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 23:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas break down Week 3, led by big developments at Servite and Santa Margarita, and preview Week 4.

Trinity Football Podcast: New stars emerge as momentous Week 3 arrives

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas review the key takeaways from Week 2 and preview an exciting Week 3 with three out-of-state matchups.

Trinity League: St. John Bosco's big win in Florida paces key Week 1 results

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas review the Week 1 games and preview the schedule for Sept. 1-2, 2023.

Trinity League: Season opening reviews, Week 1 previews

Wed, 23 Aug 2023 14:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas review all six of the season-opening games for Trinity League teams and preview the Week 1 schedule, highlighted by St. John Bosco's trek to Florida to take on St. Thomas Aquinas of Florida.

Trinity League: Season preview show, Week 0 predictions

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas preview each team in the Trinity League and preview the opening week of the 2023 season.

Biggest offseason moves and questions for fall camp

Thu, 27 Jul 2023 12:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of the OC Register and insider Scott Barajas discuss the top offseason developments for the Trinity League and the biggest questions heading into fall camp.

Bonus episode: CIF Division 1 final preview for Mater Dei-St. John Bosco, coaching changes

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 23:00:00 -0800

Dan Albano and Scott Barajas are back for a bonus episode of the Trinity and O.C. Football Podcast. The guys preview the CIF-SS Division 1 final between Mater Dei and St. John Bosco and discuss the coaching changes at Servite, JSerra and coming at Mater Dei.

Season-finale: Week 10 review, regular-season awards, Division 1 playoff reactions

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 11:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas conclude their season with a review of Week 10 and hand out their regular-season awards in the Trinity League and look at the Division 1 playoffs.

JSerra-Orange Lutheran showdown stirring the drama for Week 10

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 22:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas review the Week 9 games in the Trinity League, discuss playoff scenarios and take a look Week 10.

Mater Dei takes sole possession of first, St. John Bosco bounces back

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano and Scott Barajas review Round 3 of the Trinity League, talk about about a potential Division playoff bracket, preview this week's game and give an update on freshman football in the Trinity League.

Mater Dei-St. John Bosco recap and analysis, plus Week 8 previews

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano and Scott Barajas take a deep dive review into the Mater Dei-St. John Bosco showdown as they review the week and preview the next round of games in the Trinity League.

In-depth breakdown of Mater Dei-St. John Bosco leads Round 2 preview

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas review Round 1 of the Trinity League and preview Round 2 led an in-depth look at Mater Dei-St. John Bosco.

Orange Lutheran, Santa Margarita, JSerra, Servite wrap up in-depth previews (Part 2)

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas complete their in-depth previews of the Trinity League by looking at Orange Lutheran, Santa Margarita, JSerra and Servite heading into the start of the Trinity League.

Mater Dei, St. John Bosco kick off in-depth Trinity League preview (Part 1)

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas talk about the performances of El Modena and Servite in Week 5 before beginning their in-depth preview of the Trinity League. This is Part 1 of an expanded episode. Part 2 previews Orange Lutheran, Santa Margarita, JSerra and Servite.

Los Alamitos-Santa Margarita, Trinity-USA showcase lead Week 4 review

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:00:00 -0700

Take a deep-dive review of an epic Week 4 with analysis of the best games: Santa Margarita-Los Alamitos, Edison-San Clemente and the Trinity League vs. USA showcase.

Get ready for Santa Margarita-Los Alamitos, and the Trinity vs. USA showcase

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano and Scott Barajas review Week 3 of the football season and preview Week 4, including the Trinity vs. USA showcase.

Reactions to Makai Lemon ejection and Mater Dei's big win, plus Week 3 preview

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 23:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano and Scott Barajas react to an eventful Week 2 that included Makai Lemon's ejection, big wins for Mater Dei and Edison and Mission Viejo slip against Long Beach Poly.

Mater Dei-Centennial Corona leads loaded preview of Week 2

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 23:00:00 -0700

Huge Week 1 preview: California elite teams vs. Nevada, Texas and Florida!

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 23:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano and Scott Barajas preview Week 1 showdowns involving Mater Dei, St. John Bosco and Los Alamitos, and also review Week 0 games,

Preview of Week 0, top-10 rankings, Mater Dei scrimmage recap and more

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 15:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano and Scott Barajas kick off another season of the Trinity League and Orange County football podcast by previewing the top games of Week 0 along with sharing their top-10 team rankings, under-the-radar transfers and reviewing the Mater Dei scrimmage at Centennial Corona.

The top games: Capistrano Valley-Tustin; Sierra Canyon-JSerra; Serra-Orange Lutheran and Santa Margarita-San Juan Hills

Summer check-in: Battle at the Beach, top transfers and freshmen, early top 10

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 23:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano and Scott Barajas review the Battle at the Beach passing tournament, discuss the top freshmen to watch and discuss an early, preseason O.C. top 10.

Trinity League Football Podcast (Pt2): CIF finals preview, predictions

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0800

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas preview and predict the Mater Dei-Servite clash for the Division 1 title and the Alemany-Orange Lutheran showdown for the Division 2 crown.

Trinity League Football Podcast Pt 1: Mater Dei, Servite, Orange Lutheran reach finals

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 19:00:00 -0800

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas kickoff their bonus episode by reviewing victories by Mater Dei and Servite in the Division 1 semifinals and Orange Lutheran in the Division 2 semifinals.

Trinity League Football Podcast: Regular-season awards, playoff preview!

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 11:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas cap Season 7 with their annual Trinity League awards and preview the playoffs. The guys promise a bonus episode if a Trinity League team makes the CIF-SS final.

Trinity Football Podcast (Pt 1): Servite-St. John Bosco analysis kicks off huge Week 10 show

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 18:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas review Week 10 games led by Servite-St. John Bosco and Orange Lutheran-Santa Margarita.

Trinity League Football Podcast: Mater Dei-Servite review, Week 10 preview!

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 11:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas review the epic Mater Dei-Servite clash plus preview Week 10's huge games: Servite at St. John Bosco and Orange Lutheran-Santa Margarita at Saddleback College.

Trinity Football Podcast Part 2: Monster Mater Dei-Servite preview leads Week 9

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas take an in-depth look at Week 9 in the Trinity League, especially the Mater Dei-Servite clash on Oct. 23 at Santa Ana Stadium. They also discuss what is at stake in the Orange Lutheran-JSerra and Santa Margarita-St. John Bosco games.

Trinity Football Podcast Part 1: Mater Dei-Servite preview begins with Week 8 review

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas begin their Rivalry Week podcast by reviewing Week 8 games:
Mater Dei-Santa Margarita
Servite-JSerra
St. John Bosco-Orange Lutheran

Trinity League Football Podcast: Week 8 preview as stretch drive begins

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 22:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas review last week's games7 and preview Week 8 as the stretch drive in the league begins. Servite safety Brock Beuerlein also caps the show by talking about his interception return for a score against Santa Margarita.

Trinity League Football Podcast: Mater Dei-St. John Bosco rewind, Week 7 preview

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 22:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas breakdown the Mater Dei-St. John Bosco showdown from Oct. 1 to highlight their weekly analysis. They also preview a Week 7 schedule led by Santa Margarita-Servite on Thursday, Oct. 7.

Trinity League Football Podcast: Mater Dei-St. John Bosco preview, Watch List for postseason awards

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 23:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas preview the Mater Dei-St, John Bosco showdown and the other round one games in the Trinity League, plus share their Watch List for postseason awards.

Trinity Football Podcast: Coach Scott McKnight of surprising JSerra leads off Week 5 show

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 11:00:00 -0700

JSerra football coach Scott McKnight talks about the Lions' impressive win at Rancho Cucamonga to kickoff the analysis of Week 4, which also included big wins by Santa Margarita, Servite, St. John Bosco and Orange Lutheran. OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas also preview this week's games:

JSerra-Newport Harbor
Helix-Servite
La Mirada-Mater Dei

McKnight also talks about why the JSerra-Newport Harbor game holds a special meeting with him.

Trinity Football Pod: Week 3 review featuring Rouzier, Negro, and Week 4 preview

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 16:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas breakdown an eventful Week 3 with a report from Scotty on Mater Dei's trip to Nevada while Santa Margarita coach Anthony Rouzier and St. John Bosco coach Jason Negro talk about the Trinity League vs. The USA Showcase.

The guys also preview a Week 4 lineup that includes Santa Margarita vs. Los Alamitos, St. John Bosco-Smith of Va. and Servite-Sierra Canyon.

Trinity Lg Football Podcast: What the loss of Domani Jackson means to Mater Dei, Week 2 rewind and Week 3 preview

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 23:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas react to the news that Mater Dei cornerback Domani Jackson will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. They also review the three Week 2 games and preview an exciting Week 3 that includes three out-of-state opponents plus Servite at Bishop Amat.

Trinity League Football Podcast: Mater Dei-Duncanville review, Week 2 preview

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 23:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano and insider Scott Barajas review an eventful Week 1, highlighted by Mater Dei's victory at Duncanville of Texas, and preview an abbreviated but intriguing Week 2.
This week's games: Orange Lutheran-Edison; St. John Bosco-Bishop Amat and Santa Margarita-St. Augustine

Trinity Football Podcast: Michael Huntley recaps Servite win, Mater Dei-Duncanville headlines week

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 21:00:00 -0700

OCVarsity's Dan Albano is joined by special guest Michael Huntley on the show to review Servite's season-opening win while the Mater Dei-Duncanville of Texas showdown highlights Week 1 previews.

Trinity Football Podcast Part 2: Predictions, awards watchlist, Week 0 preview

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 09:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano and Scott Barajas conclude their preview of Trinity League football by making their predictions, including a surprise scenario by Dan. Scott also shares his watchlist for postseason awards and the guys discuss Week 0 highlighted by Miami Central-St. John Bosco.

Trinity League Football Podcast: Team by team breakdowns kickoff mega preview (Pt 1)

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 18:00:00 -0700

In Part 1 of this week's episode, Dan Albano and Scott Barajas begin their Trinity League preview by breaking down the strengths and weakness for each team and discussing emerging and most important players on each roster.

Trinity League Football Podcast: Offseason highlights, emerging stars, camp storylines

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 15:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and insider Scott Barajas begin their coverage of the 2021 football season in the Trinity League by reviewing top offseason highlights, discussing new standouts to watch and top questions heading into fall camp.

Trinity League Podcast Pt 2: Postseason awards, lower-level recap, offseason questions

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 19:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and insider Scott Barajas share their postseason awards for the 2021 spring football season, deliver a lower-level recap and discuss top offseason questions.

Trinity Football Podcast Part 1: Mater Dei-St. John Bosco leads Round 5 review

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and insider Scott Barajas review last week's season-finale football games in the Trinity League, led by the St. John Bosco-Mater Dei tilt on Saturday, April 17.

Trinity Football Podcast: Mater Dei-St. John Bosco preview, Round 4 review

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 11:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and insider Scott Barajas review last week's games and preview the week ahead, highlighted by the St. John Bosco-Mater Dei clash on April 17.

Trinity League Football Podcast Part 2: Santa Margarita-Mater Dei preview leads Rd 4

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 16:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and insider Scott Barajas preview this week's games led by Santa Margarita vs. Mater Dei at Santa Ana Stadium on April 10. Other games previewed: Servite-JSerra and Orange Lutheran-St. John Bosco.

Trinity Football Podcast: Mater Dei-Servite upon further review (Part 1)

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 14:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano and Scott Barajas review last week's games, led by the Servite-Mater Dei clash, in Part 1 of their podcast.

Trinity League Football Podcast Part 2: Top newcomers, Mater Dei-Servite preview

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 01:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and insider Scott Barajas discuss the top newcomers in the league and preview Rd 3 games, led by Servite-Mater Dei.

Trinity League Football Podcast Part 1: Servite-St. John Bosco leads Round 2 rewind

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 10:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and insider Scott Barajas begin the latest Trinity League Football Podcast by recapping Round 2 games led by Servite-St. John Bosco but also discuss some surprises in the Mater Dei-Orange Lutheran and Santa Margarita-JSerra games.

Trinity League Football Podcast: Servite-St. John Bosco highlights Round 2

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and insider Scott Barajas review Round 1 games in the Trinity League and preview the upcoming Round 2 led by Servite vs. St. John Bosco.

Trinity Football Podcast: Previewing Round 1 showdowns

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 22:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and The Orange County Register and insider Scott Barajas breakdown last week's games and preview the opening round of the Trinity League. The previews are for Servite-Orange Lutheran, Mater Dei-JSerra and St. John Bosco-Santa Margarita.

Trinity Football Podcast: Week 1 previews, preseason awards & predictions

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:00:00 -0800

Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and insider Scott Barajas preview three Week 1 games, offer their preseason award picks and predict the league finish.
The Week 1 games:
Servite at Damien
Santa Margarita v. Mayfair at Bellflower
Sierra Canyon at St. John Bosco

Trinity Football Podcast: Embracing shortened season, key opt outs

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 16:00:00 -0800

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas return for their first show previewing the 2021 spring football season in the Trinity League.

Trinity League Football Podcast: Transfer QB Miller Moss shifts power back to Mater Dei

Fri, 19 Jun 2020 23:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano and Scott Barajas analyze the impact of Alemany QB and USC commit Miller Moss transferring to Mater Dei

Top offseason developments in Trinity League football heading into an uncertain offseason

Wed, 01 Apr 2020 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas discuss top offseason developments for each football team in the Trinity League heading into an uncertain offseason because of the coronavirus.

Trinity League Football Podcast '19: Extended Mater Dei-St. John Bosco CIF final preview

Mon, 25 Nov 2019 23:00:00 -0800

Extended preview of the Mater Dei-St. John Bosco match-up in the CIF-SS Division 1 championship on Nov. 30, 2019.

Trinity League Football Podcast '19: Year-end awards, playoff preview (Part 2)

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0800

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas reveal their awards year-end awards for the 2019 Trinity League football season and preview the playoffs.

Trinity League Football Podcast '19: Week 10 breakdown, lower-level wrap-up (Part 1)

Mon, 04 Nov 2019 23:00:00 -0800

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas breakdown the Week 10 games in the Trinity League and wrap-up the lower levels for the freshmen and junior varsity.

Trinity League Football Podcast '19: Mater Dei-St. John Bosco analysis, Wk 10 preview, playoff chatter

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 23:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas review the Mater Dei-St John Bosco showdown from Oct. 25 and preview the final week of the Trinity League season.

Trinity League Football Podcast '19: Mater Dei-St. John Bosco preview leads Week 9

Wed, 23 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano and Scott Barajas preview the Trinity League showdown between Mater Dei-St. John Bosco game on Oct. 25 and review the previous week, award players of the week and provide updates on the lower levels.

Trinity League Football Podcast '19 (S5:E10): Mater Dei-Servite analysis, lower-level controversy, Round 3 preview

Mon, 14 Oct 2019 23:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas discuss the latest developments in Trinity League football.

Trinity League Football Podcast '19: Servite-Bosco recap, lower levels update, Mater Dei-Servite preview

Tue, 08 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas talk Trinity League football after an epic opener between Servite and St. John Bosco and preview Round 2 games.

Trinity League Football Podcast '19: Midseason awards, Rd 1 previews led by Servite-Bosco

Mon, 30 Sep 2019 22:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas review the two Week 5 games, reveal their midseason awards and preview Round 1 of the Trinity League season:

St. John Bosco vs. Servite
Santa Margarita vs. JSerra
Orange Lutheran vs. Mater Dei

Trinity Lg Football Podcast '19: Wk 4 analysis, Mater Dei-St. John's preview, Bryce Young reaction

Mon, 23 Sep 2019 22:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas breakdown Week 4 games, select their players of the week, preview Week 5 led by Mater Dei-St. John's and react to Bryce Young's commitment to Alabama.

Trinity League Football Podcast '19: Mater Dei-St. Frances analysis, JSerra-Calabasas preview leads Week 4

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 23:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas breakdown the Mater Dei-St. Frances tilt at the Trinity League vs. The USA showcase and preview Week 4 games led by JSerra-Calabasas and St. John Bosco-Mililani.

Trinity League Football Podcast '19: Week 2 analysis, expanded Mater Dei- St. Frances preview

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 23:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas analyze Week 2 games for the Trinity League teams, select Players of the Week and preview and predict winners for Week 3, led by Mater Dei-St. Frances showdown on Sept. 14, 2019.

Trinity League Football Podcast '19: Mater Dei vs. 'Giant Killer', Servite-Gorman lead Week 2 preview

Mon, 02 Sep 2019 23:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas analyze Week 1, select their players of the week and preview Week 2.

Trinity League Football Podcast '19: Week 0 analysis, players of the week, Santa Margarita-Mission Viejo preview

Tue, 27 Aug 2019 09:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas breakdown Week 0, hand out their players of the week and preview Week 1 games, highlighted by Mission Viejo-Santa Margarita.

Trinity League Football Podcast '19: Mater Dei-Centennial Corona preview for Week 0

Mon, 19 Aug 2019 22:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and insider Scott Barajas preview Week Zero games, including the anticipated tilt between Mater Dei and Centennial Corona.

Trinity Football Podcast 1: 2019 team previews, predictions

Tue, 13 Aug 2019 09:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of the Orange County Register and insider Scott Barajas preview the 2019 Trinity League football season with summer recaps, team previews, player listings and predictions.

Trinity League Football Podcast: Division 1 final preview - Mater Dei vs. St. John Bosco

Thu, 22 Nov 2018 02:00:00 -0800

Dan Albano of OCVarsity previews the 2018 CIF-SS Division 1 final between Mater Dei and St. John Bosco with five keys to the game for the Monarchs.

Trinity League Football Podcast Part 2: Defensive players of the year, D1 playoff preview, freshman wrap

Wed, 31 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0700

In their final scheduled show, Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas share their picks for defensive player of the year, preview the Division 1 playoffs and recap an exciting freshman season.

Trinity League Football Podcast: Wk 10 reaction, regular-season grades, awards

Tue, 30 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas return to breakdown Week 10 games, assign grades to each team for the regular season and begin their 2018 awards.

Trinity League Football Podcast: Mater Dei-JSerra reaction, Week 10 previews, playoff scenarios

Mon, 22 Oct 2018 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas analyze Week 9 footballl games from the Trinity League and preview the Week 10 matchups and discuss Servite's playoff scenario.

Week 10
Mater Dei-Orange Lutheran
Servite-St. John Bosco
JSerra-Santa Margarita

Trinity League Football Podcast: Mater Dei-St. John Bosco rewind, Mater Dei-JSerra preview

Tue, 16 Oct 2018 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas review the Mater Dei-St. John Bosco tilt and preview Week 9's games led by Mater Dei-JSerra.

Trinity League Football Podcast: Mater Dei-St. John Bosco preview, predictions

Mon, 08 Oct 2018 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas review Week 7 games, award players of the week and grades and preview the Mater Dei-St. John Bosco tilt set for Oct. 12 at Santa Ana Stadium.

Trinity League Football Podcast: JSerra-St. John Bosco reaction, freshmen update, Round 2 previews

Mon, 01 Oct 2018 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas review Round 1 games in the Trinity League, led by the JSerra-St. John Bosco showdownm, award players of the week and grades, provide updates on the freshmen games and preview Round 2.

Trinity League Football Podcast: Mater Dei-IMG reaction, JSerra-Bosco preview, Round 1 predictions

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 21:00:00 -0700

In their latest show, Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas review the Mater Dei-IMG and Orange Lutheran-Mission Viejo tilts, hand out their weekly grades and players of the week and preview the Round 1 of games: JSerra-St. John Bosco, Mater Dei-Servite and Santa Margarita-Orange Lutheran

Trinity League Football Podcast Part 2: Mater Dei-IMG Academy breakdown, Orange Lutheran-Mission Viejo preview

Tue, 18 Sep 2018 21:00:00 -0700

Part 2 of the Trinity League Football Podcast as Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas preview the big games of the week: Orange Lutheran-Mission Viejo and of course, Mater Dei-IMG Academy

Trinity League Football Podcast: Wk 4 rewind, mid-season awards, lower-level report (Part 1 of 2)

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas review Week 4 of the season -- highlighted by Villa Park's upset Servite and Santa Margarita's narrow loss to a Utah power - and hand out their mid-season awards and give their first lower-level report. In Part 2, the guys will preview Friday's IMG Academy-Mater Dei clash and the Orange Lutheran-Mission Viejo showdown

Trinity League Football Pod #6: OLu coach Presley talks balance, JSerra-Pinnacle thriller leads rewind, Servite-Villa Park preview

Mon, 10 Sep 2018 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas offer comments from Orange Lutheran coach J.P. Presley on the Lancers' offense before reviewing Week 3 games, led by the JSerra-Pinnacle thriller on Saturday. The guys also hand out weekly grades and players of the week awards. They also preview Week 4, led by the Servite-Villa Park clash and end the show with a few more comments by Presley.

Trinity Lg Football Podcast: JSerra, Santa Margarita play close games, Lions take on Arizona power

Tue, 04 Sep 2018 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas return for their fifth show of the 2018 season where they review some close games for JSerra and Santa Margarita and preview the Lions' game against an Arizona power. The guys also hand their weekly grades and award their athletes of the week.

Trinity League Football Podcast #4: Mater Dei forfeit talk, massive Week 1 review, Week 2 previews

Mon, 27 Aug 2018 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas discuss Mater Dei's forfeit, review a massive week of games and preview better than expected Week 2.

Trinity League Football Podcast: Week 0 grades, players of the week, preview of huge Week 1

Mon, 20 Aug 2018 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas breakdown Week 0 games involving the Trinity League and preview the big games of Week 1, led by Mater Dei-Bishop Gorman and Orange Lutheran-Centennial Corona.

Trinity League Football Pod: Team outlooks, predictions, breakout players

Mon, 13 Aug 2018 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano and Scott Barajas continue to preview the 2018 Trinity League football season by sharing team outlooks and predictions. They also preview Week 0 games: Mater Dei-Bishop Amat, JSerra-Corona del Mar, Timpview-St. John Bosco, Orange Lutheran-San Juan Hills, Servite-Bakersfield

Trinity League Football Podcast '18: Offseason highlights, team breakdowns, under-the-radar players

Mon, 06 Aug 2018 21:00:00 -0700

(S4 E1) Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and insider Scott Barajas return to preview the 2018 Trinity League football season. The guys name a top offseason highlight for each team, list strengths and weaknesses and reveal an under-the-player to watch this season.

Trinity Football Podcast: Final grades, individual awards, CIF playoff preview

Tue, 07 Nov 2017 21:00:00 -0800

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and The Orange County Register and insider Scott Barajas give their final team grades for each team, hand out several league awards and preview the 2017 CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs,

Trinity League Football Podcast: Wk 10 previews, Santa Margarita-JSerra rewind, playoff chatter

Wed, 01 Nov 2017 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and The Orange County Register is joined by insider Scott Barajas for another Trinity League Football Podcast. The guys preview the final week of the regular season, talk playoff scenarios and review Week 9.

Trinity League Football Podcast: Week 9 previews, review of thrilling Week 8

Wed, 25 Oct 2017 21:00:00 -0700

Trinity League Football Podcast for Week 9 games, and review of Week 8 with Dan Albano and Scott Barajas

Trinity League Football Podcast for Week 8: Mater Dei-Bosco rewind, Monarchs-JSerra preview

Wed, 18 Oct 2017 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and The Orange County Register joins insider Scott Barajas to bring you a closer look at the Trinity League. In this show, they review and grade last week's games and preview Week 8 games, led by Mater Dei vs, JSerra.

Trinity League Football Podcast: Rd 1 grades, Mater Dei-St. John Bosco preview

Wed, 11 Oct 2017 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas return with another edition of the Trinity League Football Podcast, This week, Scott reveals his grades for Round 1 and the guys preview Round 2, led by the Mater Dei-St. John Bosco clash.

Trinity League Football Podcast Mid-season grades, awards, Round 1 previews

Tue, 03 Oct 2017 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas reveal their mid-season grade and awards for the Trinity League football teams and preview Round 1 games: Orange Lutheran-St. John Bosco, Servite-JSerra and Mater Dei-Santa Margarita.

Trinity Lg Football Podcast: Wk 3 grades, SM-Mission preview, physicality rankings

Wed, 20 Sep 2017 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas preview the Santa Margarita-Mission Viejo clash and grade performances from Week 3

Trinity Lg Football Pod: Wk 2 grades, players of the week, Wk 3 previews

Wed, 13 Sep 2017 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and insider Scott Barajas check in with the Trinity League teams after Week 2, hand out their grades and players of the week and preview Week 3

Trinity League Football Pod: Mater Dei-Gorman rewind, Week 2 previews

Wed, 06 Sep 2017 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and Scott Barajas review the Mater Dei-Bishop Gorman clash and preview Week 2 led by St. John Bosco-Chaminade

Trinity League Football Podcast: Mater Dei-Bishop Gorman preview, Week Zero grades

Tue, 29 Aug 2017 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas preview the Mater Dei-Bishop Gorman game on Sept. 1, 2017 and grade performances in Week Zero.

Trinity Football Podcast Pt 2: Bosco preview, under-the-radar players, predictions

Thu, 24 Aug 2017 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano and Scott Barajas conclude their podcast by discussing the strengths and weaknesses of St. John Bosco, listing surprise players to watch and offering their predicted order of finish in the league.The show ends with an interview with Mater Dei left tackle Tommy Brown

Trinity League Football Pod: Team-by-team previews for 2017

Wed, 23 Aug 2017 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas preview the Trinity League in 2017 by breaking down strengths and weakness for each team. In Part 1 of the podcast, the guys discuss JSerra, Santa Margarita, Orange Lutheran, Servite and Mater Dei.

Trinity League Football Pod: Summer 2017 Part 2

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and insider Scott Barajas discuss JSerra, Orange Lutheran and Santa Margarita in the second half of their summer podcast on the Trinity Football Podcast.

Trinity League Football Pod: Summer 2017 Part 1

Mon, 17 Jul 2017 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and Insider Scott Barajas return for Part 1 of their 2017 summer preview of the football teams in the Trinity League.

CIF finals preview with Palos Verdes coach Patrick O'Brien

Fri, 24 Feb 2017 21:00:00 -0800

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com is joined by Palos Verdes coach Patrick O'Brien to preview the CIF-Southern Section girls water polo finals for Feb. 25, 2017.

Division 1 girls water polo playoff preview with Matt Szabo

Sat, 11 Feb 2017 21:00:00 -0800

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register is joined by Matt Szabo of The Daily Pilot to preview the 2017 CIF-Southern Section girls water polo playoffs in Southern California.

Trinity League Football Podcast: Division 1 playoff prevew

Thu, 10 Nov 2016 21:00:00 -0800

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register and insider Scott Barajas preview the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs.

Inside O.C. Water Polo Podcast: Division 1 preview

Mon, 07 Nov 2016 21:00:00 -0800

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register joins Matt Szabo of The Daily Pilot to discuss the 2016 Division 1 boys water polo playoffs.

Trinity League Football Podcast Part 2: Bosco-OLu, Mater Dei-JSerra previews, projected CIF draw

Wed, 02 Nov 2016 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register joins insider Scott Barajas to preview Week 10 games between St. John Bosco-Orange Lutheran, Mater Dei-JSerra and share a projected Division 1 playoff bracket.

Trinity League Football Podcast Part 1: Week 9 grades, Servite-Santa Margarita preview

Tue, 01 Nov 2016 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register joins insider Scott Barajas for their weekly Trinity League Football Podcast, which in Part 1, reviews Week 9 and begins to preview the Week 10 games.

Water polo podcast: Albano, Szabo talk stretch drive for D1, D2 boys

Mon, 31 Oct 2016 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register joins Matt Szabo of the Daily Pilot to discuss the stretch drive in Division 1 and Division 2 boys water polo in the Southern Section.

Trinity League Football Podcast Part 2: Mater Dei-Servite, OLu-Santa Margarita previews

Thu, 27 Oct 2016 21:00:00 -0700

Part 2 of the show for Oct. 28, 2016: Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register joins insider Scott Barajas to preview the Mater Dei-Servite and Orange Lutheran-Santa Margarita games. The episode ends with a lower-level report from the Mater Dei-St. John Bosco games last week.

Trinity League Football Podcast Part 1: Mater Dei-St. John Bosco rewind, JSerra-Bosco preview (Part 1)

Wed, 26 Oct 2016 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register joins insider Scott Barajas to review the epic Mater Dei-St. John Bosco game, hand out their grades for Week 8 and begin their previews and predictions for Week 9 with the Braves' class against JSerra.

Trinity League Football Podcast: Mater Dei-St. John Bosco preview (10-20-16)

Wed, 19 Oct 2016 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register joins insider Scott Barajas to preview the biggest game of the 2016 Trinity League season: Mater Dei v.. St. John Bosco on Oct. 21, 2016. The guys also talk about Servite-Orange Lutheran and Santa Margarita-JSerra and hand out their grades from last week.

Trinity League Football Podcast: Rd 2 previews, Rd 1 grades, Div1 check-in

Wed, 12 Oct 2016 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register joins insider Scott Barajas for the latest Trinity League Football Podcast. This week, the guys preview Round 2 games between St. John Bosco-Santa Margarita, Servite-JSerra and Mater Dei-Orange Lutheran and also hand out their grades for last week. They also take an early-look at the landscape in CIF Division 1 and playoff qualifications.

Trinity League Football Podcast: Rd 1 previews, predictions, transfer updates

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register joins insider Scott Barajas to preview the Trinity League football games for Oct. 7, 2016. They also offer their predictions and update listeners on transfers who have observed the sitout period and will be eligible for the first time this season.

Trinity League Football Podcast: Mid-season awards, grades, forecast

Thu, 29 Sep 2016 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and OCVarsity.com joins insider Scott Barajas to review last week's games and hand out their awards and grades for the Trinity League teams at the midpoint of the season.

Trinity League Football Podcast for Wk 4: Grades for Wk 3, Mater Dei-Edison preview

Wed, 21 Sep 2016 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register joins insider Scott Barajas to hand out their grades for Week 3 of the Trinity League football season and preview Week 4, highlighted by the Mater Dei-Edison and Orange Lutheran-Mullen clashes.

Trinity League Football Podcast for Wk 3: Grades for an epic Wk 2, Mater Dei-Upland preview

Wed, 14 Sep 2016 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register joins insider Scott Barajas to hand out their grades after Week 2's epic games, including St. John Bosco-Bishop Gorman and Servite-De La Salle, in the latest episode of the Trinity League Football Podcast. The guys also preview Week 3, led by Mater Dei-Upland clash on Friday, Sept. 16, 2016.

Trinity League Football Podcast for Wk 2: Get ready for Bosco-Gorman

Wed, 07 Sep 2016 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register is rejoined by insider Scott Barajas to hand out grades from Week 1 and preview Week 2 games in the Trinity League. The game of the week pits St. John Bosco v Bishop Gorman.

Trinity League Football Podcast Pt 2: Week 1 preview

Thu, 01 Sep 2016 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register gets you ready for the Week 1 in the Trinity League with a preview of six games for Sept. 2, 2016.

Trinity League Football Podcast Pt 1: Grades for Week Zero

Wed, 31 Aug 2016 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register and insider Scott Barajas share their grades for the Trinity League football teams after Week Zero games.

Part 2: Trinity League Football Podcast 2016 season preview

Thu, 25 Aug 2016 21:00:00 -0700

In the second half of the season-opening podcast, Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register and partner Scott Barajas make their predictions for the 2016 Trinity League football season, dish out their offensive and defensive stars to watch and preview the games for Aug. 26.

Part 1: Trinity League Football Preview 2016

Wed, 24 Aug 2016 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and OCVarsity.com and partner Scott Barajas preview the 2016 Trinity League football team by selecting slogans for each of the six teams: St. John Bosco, Mater Dei, Orange Lutheran, Servite, Santa Margarita and JSerra.MUSIC CREDIT"Clash Defiant" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Trinity League football '16: Rapid reaction 'Battle at the Beach' 7on

Wed, 13 Jul 2016 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and OCVarsity.com and Scott Barajas debut the 2016 Trinity League Football Podcast by sharing their observations from the Battle at the Beach 7on passing tournament at Edison, along with their super-early preseason poll and breakout players to watch.INDEXMater Dei (1:40)St. John Bosco (4:00)JSerra (6:50)Santa Margarita (9:50)Orange Lutheran (13:50)Servite (17:00)

Inside O.C. Water Polo Podcast: CIF finals rewind, analysis

Wed, 25 Nov 2015 21:00:00 -0800

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register and Coach Steve Carrera of Orange Lutheran discuss the highlights from the CIF-SS boys water polo finals.

Inside O.C. Water Polo Podcast: boys semifinal preview

Tue, 17 Nov 2015 21:00:00 -0800

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register and Orange Lutheran coach Steve Carrera preview the Division 1 boys water polo semifinals set for Nov. 17, 2015 in Irvine. They also spotlight the Division 2 and Division 3 semifinals, also set for Irvine.

Trinity League Football Podcast Finale: Team grades, player awards, playoff preview

Thu, 12 Nov 2015 21:00:00 -0800

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register joins Scott Barajas, former publisher of the Gridiron magazine, to wrap up the 2015 Trinity League season with team grades, individual awards, lower-level reports and a look at the Pac-5 Division playoffs,

Trinity League Football Podcast: Week 10/playoff scenarios

Wed, 04 Nov 2015 21:00:00 -0800

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register joins Scott Barajas, former publisher of Gridiron magazine, to review the fourth round of Trinity League and preview the final round of games in Week 10. The duo talk wild playoff scenarios and share interviews with Orange Lutheran coach Chuck Petersen and St. John Bosco coach Jason Negro.

Inside O.C. Water Polo Podcast: Surging Segerstrom visited by coaching legend

Mon, 02 Nov 2015 21:00:00 -0800

The Inside O.C. Water Polo Podcast with Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register returns with a chat with Segerstrom boys water polo coach Tim Fredericksen, a former O.C. coach of the year and CIF champion to preview Division 6 and share a story about a coaching legend in O.C. who visited the Jaguars' practice.

Trinity League Football Podcast: Crunch time hits teams for Week 9

Wed, 28 Oct 2015 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register and Scott Barajas, former publisher of the Gridiron magazine in Orange County, break down Round 3 off the Trinity League football season and preview the showdowns in Round 4. The podcast ends with interviews with Coaches Rick Curtis and Chuck Petersen of Orange Lutheran.

Trinity League Football Podcast (E:8) Mater Dei-Servite rivalry in spotlight

Tue, 20 Oct 2015 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and Scott Barajas, former publisher of the Gridiron magazine in Orange County, review the second week of the Trinity League and preview a pivotal Week 3.

Inside O.C. Water Polo Podcast: North-South Challenge preview

Mon, 19 Oct 2015 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com is joined by Dana Hills coach Matt Rosa to preview the North-South Challenge, Oct. 23-24, in Atherton. The tournament features many of the best teams in the state, including Mater Dei and defending champion Harvard-Westlake.

Trinity League Football Podcast (Episode 8): Mater Dei-St. John Bosco clash highlights Round 2

Wed, 14 Oct 2015 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and OCVarsity.com and Scott Barajas, former publisher of Gridiron magazine, preview Round 2 of the Trinity League football season.

Inside O.C. Water Polo Podcast: Part 2 with Szabo on private-public, transfer debate

Tue, 13 Oct 2015 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and OCVarsity.com and Coach Steve Carrera of Orange Lutheran are joined by Matt Szabo of The Daily Pliot and covers the private vs. public and transfer debates that have been popular topics in recent months.

Inside O.C. Water Polo Podcast: Szabo talks CdM, midseason showdown (Pt1)

Mon, 12 Oct 2015 21:00:00 -0700

Matt Szabo of The Daily Pilot joins Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and Coach Steve Carrera of Orange Lutheran to discuss Corona del Mar's boys water polo team after the the S & R Sport tourney and preview Wednesday's showdowns: Newport Harbor-Huntington Beach and Mater Dei-Harvard-Westlake. This is Part 1 of a podcast that covers the transfers and the public vs. private debate in Part 2.

Trinity League Football Podcast (Episode 7): Round 1 previews

Wed, 07 Oct 2015 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and OCVarsity.com and Scott Barajas, former publisher of Gridiron magazine, preview the opening round of the Trinity League.

Inside O.C. Water Polo Podcast: Previews of league showdowns, transfers, S & R Sport

Mon, 05 Oct 2015 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register joins Coach Steve Carrera of Orange Lutheran to preview the start of play in the Sunset and Trinity League, impact transfers from the sitout period and this weekend's S & R Sport Cup in Irvine.

Trinity League Podcast Episode 6: Rankings, grades going into league

Wed, 30 Sep 2015 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register and Scott Barajas, former publisher of Gridiron magazine, stay sharp in the Trinity League bye week by ranking positions and unit based on nonleague performance and grading each team going into league play Oct. 9.

Inside O.C. Water Polo Podcast: Rankings shaken after South Coast Tournament

Tue, 29 Sep 2015 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register talks about the O.C. water polo scene with Orange Lutheran coach Steve Carrera.

Trinity League Football Podcast Episode 5: What happened to Santa Margarita and Pac-5 preview

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register joins Scott Barajas to breakdown the latest news in the Trinity League and take a first look at the Pac-5 Division.

Inside O.C. Water Polo Podcast: South Coast Tournament preview

Mon, 21 Sep 2015 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and Coach Steve Carrera of Orange Lutheran preview the South Coast Tournament and look ahead to the top league races in boys water polo.

Trinity League Football Podcast Episode 4: Mater Dei's Daniels, Santa Margarita flying high

Wed, 16 Sep 2015 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County joins Scott Barajas, former publisher of the Gridiron magazine, to review the first start of freshman QB J.T. Daniels of Mater Dei, the Orange Lutheran-Centennial of Corona clash last week and check in with Santa Margarita and Coach Rick Curtis to discuss the emergence of running back Tre Gree and the Eagles' Week 3 clash at Westlake.

Inside O.C. Water Polo Podcast: Santa Barbara Invite rewind, Week 2 preview

Mon, 14 Sep 2015 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register teams with Orange Lutheran water polo coach Steve Carrera to review the Santa Barbara boys water polo invitational and preview two top matches in Week 2. h

Trinity League Football Podcast Episode 3: Orange Lutheran-Centennial clash

Wed, 09 Sep 2015 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register chats with Scott Barajas, former publisher of Gridiron magazine, to review the Trinity League's trek through Week 1, Mater Dei's change at QB (10:40) and preview this week's top games, led by Orange Lutheran v Centennial of Corona. Lancers coach Chuck Petersen (6:50) also checks in with an interview while Scott talks about Santa Margarita's emerging wide receivers (2:45) and some of the background of Mater Dei freshman QB JT Daniels (11:25).

Inside O.C. Water Polo Podcast: 2015 boys season preview

Mon, 07 Sep 2015 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register joins Orange Lutheran water polo coach Steve Carrera to share their Top 10 preseason rankings in Orange County, breakdown the players to watch in the classes of 2016, 2017 and 2018, preview the Santa Barbara Invitational and discuss the competitive scheduling teams deliver on a yearly basis. Are you hard-core to handle this much water polo talk?

Trinity League football podcast Episode 2

Wed, 02 Sep 2015 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and The Orange County Register returns with Scott Barajas, former publisher of Orange County's Gridiron magazine, to discuss the Trinity League's trek through Week Zero and preview Week 1 games. The pod also includes interviews with Mater Dei coach Bruce Rollinson (6:59) and senior RB Brandon LaMarche (20:15) and players of the week from each school: Mater Dei, St. John Bosco, Orange Lutheran, Servite, JSerra and Santa Margarita.

Trinity League Football Podcast: 2015 preview

Wed, 26 Aug 2015 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and OCVarsity.com and Scott Barajas, former publisher of Gridiron magazine in Orange County, debut their new Trinity League football podcast by previewing the 2015 season, revealing their playoff picks and highlighting the players to watch.

California summer high school water polo championships preview

Thu, 16 Jul 2015 21:00:00 -0700

Dan Albano of The O.C. Register and OCVarsity.com and Coach Steve Carrera of Orange Lutheran preview the biggest boys and girls high school water polo tournament of the summer.

CIF-SS Div. 1-2 girls water polo championship previews

Thu, 26 Feb 2015 21:00:00 -0800

Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and OCVarsity.com joins Coach Steve Carrera of Orange Lutheran and GoLivePolo to preview the CIF-SS Division 1 and Division 2 title matches in girls water polo set for Feb. 28, 2015 in Irvine. It's Laguna Beach-Foothill in Div. 1 and El Toro-San Clemente in Division 2

CIF-SS Div. 1 girls water polo semifinal preview

Tue, 24 Feb 2015 21:00:00 -0800

Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and OCVarsity.com and Coach Steve Carrera of Orange Lutheran and GoLivePolo.com preview the CIF-SS Division 1 girls water polo semifinals on Feb. 25, 2015 in Irvine between Laguna Beach-Corona del Mar and Foothill-Newport Harbor.

Inside O.C. Water Polo: CIF Division 1 girls playoff preview

Sat, 14 Feb 2015 21:00:00 -0800

Sports writer Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and OCVarsity.com and Coach Steve Carrera of Orange Lutheran and GoLivePolo.com preview the CIF-SS Division 1 girls water polo playoffs draw with reaction and analysis on teams from Orange County to Santa Barbara. They also discuss potential changes to the CIF-SS playoff pairings process.

Inside O.C. Water Polo Podcast 2-5-15

Wed, 04 Feb 2015 21:00:00 -0800

Dan Albano of The Orange County Register and OCVarsity.com and Coach Steve Carrera of Orange Lutheran talk water polo rankings and preview the Irvine Southern California Water Polo Championships, Feb, 5-7, in Irvine

Talking water polo: Wrapping up the Holiday Cup, previewing Santa Barbara

Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:00:00 -0800

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and Coach Steve Carrera of Orange Lutheran and GoLIvePolo.com wrap-up the Holiday Cup and preview the Santa Barbara TOC in another water polo podcast.

CIF-SS Division 1 girls water polo season preview

Tue, 16 Dec 2014 21:00:00 -0800

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and Orange Lutheran girls coach Steve Carrera preview the Division 1 girls water polo season in the Southern Section.

CIF-SS Div. 1 boys water polo final preview (Part 2)

Thu, 20 Nov 2014 21:00:00 -0800

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and Orange Lutheran coach Steve Carrera of GoLivePolo.com continue their preview of the Division 1 water polo final between Mater Dei and Harvard-Westlake on Nov. 22, 2014 at William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine.

CIF-SS Div. 1 boys water polo finals preview (Part 1)

Thu, 20 Nov 2014 21:00:00 -0800

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and Steve Carrera of GoLivePolo.com and Orange Lutheran water polo discuss the CIF Division 1 boys water polo semifinals and preview then fial between Mater Dei and Harvard-Westlake of Studio City on Nov., 22, 2014 in Irvine.

CIF-SS Div.1 boys water polo semifinal preview (Part 2)

Mon, 17 Nov 2014 21:00:00 -0800

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and Steve Carrera of Orange Lutheran and GoLivePolo.com preview the Division 1 boys water polo semifinal between Mater Dei and Huntington Beach on Nov. 19, 2014 in Irvine.

CIF-SS Div. 1 boys water polo semifinals preview (Part 1)

Sun, 16 Nov 2014 21:00:00 -0800

Dan Albano of OCVarsity.com and Steve Carrera of Orange Lutheran and GoLivePolo.com preview the CIF-SS Division 1 boys water polo semifinal between Harvard-Westlake of Studio City and Corona del Mar on Nov. 19, 2014 in Irvine.