Oakmont High School’s James Mintmier and his teammates stand for the National Anthem before their football game against Ponderosa High School on Friday, March 12, 2021, at Oakmont in Roseville. Oakmont beat Ponderosa 15-7 for their opening game of the short spring season, adapted after year-long coronavirus pandemic school closures hampered high school athletics.
Xavier Mascareñas
xmascarenas@sacbee.com
The opening-week of the spring football season in the Sacramento region featured some sterling efforts. Voting ends at noon on March 19.
Vote for The Bee’s Prep of the Week from the opening night action:
Joe Davidson has covered sports for The Sacramento Bee since 1989: preps, colleges, Kings and features. He was in early 2024 named the National Sports Media Association Sports Writer of the Year for California and he was in the fall of 2024 inducted into the California High School Football Hall of Fame. He is a 14-time award winner from the California Prep Sports Writer Association. In 2021, he was honored with the CIF Distinguished Service award. He is a member of the California Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Davidson participated in football and track in Oregon.
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