49ers PREP Selects Joe Bates as the 2020 Coach of the Year May 03, 2021 at 06:50 AM Copied!
As the 2020 spring season of high school football comes to an end, 49ers PREP presented by U.S. Bank announces its 49ers High School Coach of the Year to Joe Bates, head coach of Skyline High School. Coach Bates and the Skyline Titans are 3 -1 on the season going into a pivotal championship game against McClymonds High School on Friday night. Having held the head coaching position with his alma mater since 2015, Coach Bates continues to build a strong football program that is respected throughout the Bay Area and the city of Oakland.
Apr 7, 2021
One of the top offensive line prospects in the country for the 2023 recruiting cycle was on hand for the Tigers spring game last weekend.
Payton Kirkland, out of Orlando, made the trek to Clemson with another elite-level prospect and fellow Floridian, 2023 DE Derrick LeBlanc.
It was Kirkland s first trip to the campus and the rising high school junior came away thoroughly impressed. So impressed that the 6-foot-7, 315 pound offensive lineman, who is widely considered to be a Top-100 prospect, is hoping to get back to town over the summer if schools are allowed to host camps. It was a great environment and I thought it was like a beautiful campus, Kirkland told All Clemson. It is a great place to be at because you can really focus on a lot of the things that you have to do. I ll probably be back up there in the summer, probably June.