To the returning players and parents… These are unprecedented and difficult times for high school athletics. The resources provided by the schools and districts are fewer that at any time in recent memory. The El Toro Football Family must be ready to exhaust its resources in effort to create an elite football environment almost null in void of district and school monetary support. The future of this program is one that is bright and full of potential. The talent and resources to be successful are sitting in this room. What will set El Toro Football above other top county teams is the collective efforts and dedication of all involved. If we all do our part to enhance the opportunities available for our boys, we will then create an elite football environment to be desired and envied by all. My vision is not to simply be a competitive South Coast League and Pac 5 Division program, but instead to be a Championship one.

As we move forward in preparing for the 2012 season, we simply cannot expect success to happen without dedicated people who understand their roles are willing to do whatever it takes for the betterment of the El Toro Football Program. Sacrificing time and ego are a must. Clarity may not always be present while actions are taking place. However, there is not a decision that gets made that does not have the best interests of the players and program in mind.

If we are to be an elite high school football program, which meets the expectations of myself, and this administration, we must be ALL IN.

At the end of the day, each and every one of us must ask ourselves this question… Have I done everything within my means to give my child and these young men the best high school football experience possible?

Here is the JV/Varsity 2012 schedule. 

Spring Conditioning Camp: (Monday May 14 – Friday June 1)

Monday – Friday (3:45 – 5:15)
Senior Game June 1 (5:00PM)
No camp on Monday, May 28 (Memorial Day)

Summer Conditioning Camp:  (Monday, June 18 – Friday, July 13)

Monday – Friday (2:30 – 5:30)
No camp on Wednesday, July 4 (4th of July)

Dead Period: Saturday, July 14 – Friday August 3

Fall Camp:  JV/Varsity Report on Saturday, August 4 at 9:00AM

Enjoy the photos!

In football you can’t measure the success of a season by the score of the final game, which happened to have El Toro coming up 7 points short. The 2011 season that started with early season predictions

from the “experts” (back in May and June as the first passes of spring ball were flying through the air) where you would be hard-pressed to find anyone that had the Chargers finishing higher then
second place . . . in league! Go ahead, flip through your OC Varsity blogs, local sports beat writers columns, and national high school football publications and you will read that “El Toro will have a hard time replacing the graduating seniors”, or, our cross-town rival “has all of the momentum to repeat with no one to give them a real challenge”, or, “with one or two veteran seniors along with a few experienced juniors El Toro might get into the third playoff spot.”
On December 10, 2011, the El Toro Chargers were one of two remaining teams (out of a possible 25) who were able to invite a record number of rabid fans to be seated comfortably and scream loudly while taking in the CIF Southern Section Southwestern Division Finals at Anaheim Stadium. The atmosphere was electric and, as the team walked onto the beautifully manicured natural grass playing surface through the right field tunnel, the memories of an unforgettable season were firmly stamped into the minds of each and every coach and player.
El Toro won because of the accomplishments and the strides that the program made. They won because their hard work reaped the rewards that “giving it your all” deserves. The El Toro Chargers won because their fans outshined, out-signed, and out-screamed any fans that have ever attended a CIF championship game. In 2011, El Toro won. Thank you, players and coaches for letting all of us be a part of a journey we’ll remember for a lifetime.

Stay tuned for pictures and a slideshow from a game full of great plays later this week.

PLease click on the link below and you can have all the info regarding the BIG game on Saturday!

GO CHARGERS!!!!

“WE BELIEVE”

 CIF CHAMPIONSHIP GAME INFO

‎’PREP ZONE’ WEB COVERAGE ON WWW.FOXSPORTSWEST.COM/PREPZONE
2 p.m. – Southwest Division: El Toro vs. Tustin at Angel Stadium
Announcing Team: Brian Sieman (playbyplay), Tony Moskal (analyst)

Saturday December 10th – 2:00pm at Anaheim Stadium – Farmers Insurance Presents the 2011 CIF Southern Section Southwestern Division Finals – the Tustin Tillers versus the El Toro Chargers

Go to http://sportsnetusa.net/html/broadcasts.html . Once you get to the page scroll down to the link under the CIF Football logo that says El Toro vs. La Habra and click it

SportsNetUSA.net is proud to annouce that the CIF Southern Section Southwest Division Semifinal matchup on Friday December 2, 2011 between the El Toro Chargers, the Sea View League Champions and the La Habra Highlanders, the Freeway League Champions, will be broadcast in live video and audio on SportsNetUSA.net. Pregame will start at 6:50pm with the kickoff to the game to start at 7pm. Here is a link to the broadcast page of SportsNetUSA.net, http://sportsnetusa.net/html/broadcasts.html . Once you get to the page scroll down to the link under the CIF Football logo that says El Toro vs. La Habra and click it. You will then be re-directed to the video page where the game will be broadcast. Any questions or concerns during the game or if you would like to give a shout out to players or the team please email the broadcast crew at hssportszone@sportsnetusa.net SportsNetUSA.net is excited to have this opportunity to highlight these young players and their accomplishment this season and look forward to a great game.
CIF SS Southwest Division Semifinal December 2, 2011 : El Toro vs. La Habra live from La Habra High School at 7pm and in LIVE in video and audio only on SportsNetUSA.net. Listen as Andrew Palovik and Nathan Percy bring you all the action on SportsNetUSA.net.

El Toro beat La Habra, who had won the Southwestern Division CIF championship the last four years in a row, 47-41, and will face Tustin in the 2011 CIF Finals at Anaheim Stadium Saturday December 10th at 2pm.

December 2, 2011

ETFB 7:00 pm at La Habra High School