Justin Wyatt, the football coach at Highland High in Palmdale, has enjoyed every moment coaching his son, Justin Jr., a 6-foot-4 quarterback headed to Nevada.
Their final game together will come on Friday when Highland plays St. Vincent de Paul in the Division 4-AA state championship game at 4 p.m. at Veterans Stadium.
Wyatt, who played football at USC, said it’s been a great joy coaching the oldest of his four sons.
“We got one more,” he said. “It will be a special moment.”
There’s more sons on the way. Charlie Jackson III is a freshman receiver. Jalen Wyatt is an eighth-grade quarterback. Isaac Jackson is a seventh-grade edge rusher.
“The next three or four years are going to be fun,” he said. …
The city of Palmdale and Golden League has a second team playing for a state football title. Palmdale High (10-5) is playing in the 5-A game at 11 a.m. Saturday at Veterans Stadium against American Canyon (12-2). Palmdale finished fourth and Highland was second in the league standings. Palmdale junior quarterback Joshua Suarez has passed for more than 2,000 yards. …
Layli Ostovar of Mater Dei has been selected the player of the year in Division 1 girls volleyball. Here’s the link to the All-CIF team.
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