
Inside the Trinity League playoff chase.
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Trinity League Football Podcast is a focused Orange County high school football show built around the Trinity League season. It moves from Week 10 recaps and CIF pairings to Division 1 final previews, postseason awards, and granular player-by-player discussion.
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About Trinity League Football Podcast
Trinity League Football Podcast is a deeply local Orange County high school football show centered on one of the country's most watched prep leagues. It follows the Trinity League from regular-season finish lines into CIF playoff brackets, Division 1 finals, and postseason awards. The episodes are built around recaps, previews, and arguments over who changed a game. The style is informal, but the attention is granular. Dan Albano and Scott Barajas talk through scores, defensive stands, fast starts, receiver production, rushing matchups, and the emotional texture around late-season games. JSerra's shutout of Servite becomes a way to measure Week 10 shock value. Mater Dei's defense gets studied through sacks, defensive scores, interceptions, and whether the offense started slowly. Santa Margarita, Orange Lutheran, Edison, Los Alamitos, Centennial, and St. John Bosco appear as opponents, measuring sticks, or bracket obstacles. The show is especially strong when the postseason arrives. CIF pairings and Division 1 paths are treated as a living map of matchups, stadium settings, and pressure. Mater Dei-St. John Bosco receives the full rivalry treatment, with focus on Pierce Clarkson, Jones, big-play offense, run defense, and the risks of broken coverage. Player awards are not just tossed off. Receivers such as Marcus Brown, Mosley, Nico Lopez, Bane Eisman, Conrad Hernandez, and DeAndre Moore are weighed through receptions, yards, touchdowns, role, injuries, and clutch value. The conversation can sound like notes being sorted in real time. That looseness works because the show is close to the games. It knows which details matter to people following the league week after week. It also respects the scale of these programs, where a league game can shape a playoff draw and a final can land at the Rose Bowl. The result is not generic football chatter. It is a running notebook on Trinity League stakes, performances, and postseason consequences.
Made for: For Orange County high school football followers, Trinity League families, local sports readers, and prep-football fans who want names, matchups, and playoff context.
What sets it apart: The show narrows its lens to Trinity League football and stays there, giving games and players a level of detail broader high school sports shows usually skip.
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Orange County Register high school sports reporter Dan Albano (@ocvarsityguy) talks Trinity League football with Scott Barajas, former publish of Gridiron magazine. Listen for the inside scoop!
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Episodes
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Unexpected final: Keys to the surprising CIF-SS Division 1 clash between Santa Margarita and Centennial
Nov 27, 2025·23m - 2
Road to the CIF-SS Division 1 title: Player awards and playoff preview (Pt 2)
Nov 14, 2025·31m - 3
Mater Dei's epic comeback against St. John Bosco creates rare tie for first place (Part 1)
Nov 8, 2025·41m - 4
Week 10 preview: Mater Dei and St. John Bosco to clash and playoff projections
Oct 30, 2025·1h 10m - 5
An unstoppable force: Can anyone slow down St. John Bosco?
Koa completed 17 of 21 passes, while St. John Bosco's receivers repeatedly turned catches into explosive gains.
Oct 23, 2025·1h 12m·2 clips - 6
Breaking down the shock: How did Santa Margarita upset Mater Dei
Santa Margarita used Trent Mosley, two USC commits, and a jumbo formation to score the winning touchdown.
Oct 16, 2025·1h 10m·2 clips - 7
Mater Dei vs. Santa Margarita: Who has the edge in the showdown?
Oct 9, 2025·1h 16m - 8
Mid-season awards: Top contenders for offensive and defensive MVP, and first round preview
Oct 2, 2025·1h 31m - 9
How Mater Dei got back on track against Bishop Gorman
Sep 25, 2025·1h 1m - 10
Breakdown: What happened to Mater Dei in stunning loss to Centennial
Sep 17, 2025·1h 5m - 11
St. John Bosco surpasses Mater Dei as Trinity League favorite after revealing Week 2
Sep 11, 2025·1h 14m - 12
Santa Margarita earns first win for Coach Carson Palmer as St. John Bosco-St. Frances showdown nears
Sep 3, 2025·1h 1m - 13
Trinity League sweeps Florida to highlight revealing opening week
Aug 27, 2025·1h 15m - 14
Trinity League facing several challenging foes in season-opening games
Aug 20, 2025·59m - 15
Trinity League football preview 2025: Strengths and concerns for each team
Aug 13, 2025·59m - 16
Top offseason developments in Trinity League football going into 2025
Aug 6, 2025·47m - 17
Preview and prediction for Mater Dei-St. John Bosco clash in CIF-SS Division 1 final
Nov 27, 2024·45m - 18
Mater Dei nearly sweeps Trinity League player awards, Week 10 review, CIF talk
Nov 7, 2024·1h 21m - 19
Mater Dei handles St. John Bosco with shocking ease for share of league title
Oct 31, 2024·1h 12m - 20
Mater Dei handles St. John Bosco with shocking ease for share of league title
Oct 31, 2024·25m - 21
Mater Dei-St. John Bosco national showdown highlights 'biggest week' of the season
Oct 23, 2024·1h - 22
Transfer of St. John Bosco starting QB Matai Fuiava delivers another shocker
Oct 16, 2024·1h 4m - 23
Santa Margarita places coach Anthony Rouzier on leave to kick off surprising week
Oct 9, 2024·1h 11m - 24
Mid-season watchlist for Trinity League awards, plus Round 1 previews
Oct 2, 2024·1h - 25
Santa Margarita, Orange Lutheran surprise for different reasons plus mid-season grades
Sep 25, 2024·1h 9m - 26
Santa Margarita, Orange Lutheran surprise for different reasons plus mid-season grades
Sep 25, 2024·1h 11m - 27
JSerra continues to rise as Orange Lutheran suffers first loss
Sep 18, 2024·1h 11m - 28
Mater Dei dominates Bishop Gorman as key storylines emerge
Sep 11, 2024·1h 24m - 29
Santa Margarita stuns Centennial; stage set for Mater Dei-Bishop Gorman
Sep 4, 2024·1h 16m - 30
JSerra stuns Sierra Canyon but Trinity League has more to prove
Aug 28, 2024·1h 17m - 31
Season preview: Team breakdowns, predictions and rankings debate
Aug 21, 2024·58m - 32
Top offseason developments heading into '24
Aug 5, 2024·47m - 33
Preview, predictions for Mater Dei-St. John Bosco, and Servite-Mission Viejo
Nov 22, 2023·36m - 34
Trinity League player awards for '23
Nov 7, 2023·38m - 35
JSerra's stunning shutout of Servite leads Week 10 review, plus reaction to CIF pairings
Hidden gemDan Albano and Scott Barajas recap Trinity League Week 10, with St.
Nov 1, 2023·51m·3 clips - 36
Servite's emotional win against Santa Margarita, and JSerra's challenge for Week 10
Oct 25, 2023·51m - 37
What went wrong for Mater Dei, and right for St. John Bosco, and what's next
Oct 18, 2023·1h 13m - 38
Trinity League Podcast: 5 keys that will decide the Mater Dei, St. John Bosco showdown
Oct 11, 2023·1h 22m - 39
JSerra knocks off Orange Lutheran as intrigue builds toward Round 2
Oct 4, 2023·1h 5m - 40
Midseason extravaganza: Team grades, watchlist for player awards entering Round 1
Sep 27, 2023·1h 17m - 41
How St. John Bosco lost in Hawaii, and what the upset means
Sep 19, 2023·1h 10m - 42
Trinity Football Podcast: Servite, Santa Margarita shake up Week 3
Sep 13, 2023·1h 16m - 43
Trinity Football Podcast: New stars emerge as momentous Week 3 arrives
Sep 7, 2023·1h 29m - 44
Trinity League: St. John Bosco's big win in Florida paces key Week 1 results
Aug 30, 2023·55m - 45
Trinity League: Season opening reviews, Week 1 previews
Aug 23, 2023·1h 16m - 46
Trinity League: Season preview show, Week 0 predictions
Aug 16, 2023·1h 8m - 47
Biggest offseason moves and questions for fall camp
Jul 27, 2023·1h - 48
Bonus episode: CIF Division 1 final preview for Mater Dei-St. John Bosco, coaching changes
Hidden gemDan Albano and Scotty Barajas open with a Division I final preview for Mater Dei and St.
Nov 23, 2022·43m·2 clips - 49
Season-finale: Week 10 review, regular-season awards, Division 1 playoff reactions
Hidden gemDan Albano and Scotty Barajas review Trinity League Week 10 on Monday, October 31, 2022, with playoff implications centered on JSerra’s 20-7 win over Orange Lutheran and a three-way tie for third place.
Nov 3, 2022·1h 14m·4 clips - 50
JSerra-Orange Lutheran showdown stirring the drama for Week 10
Oct 26, 2022·56m





