HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK

By MIKE BRESNAHAN

Sept. 17, 1999 12 AM PT

Linebacker Jake Scott of Buena High has been cleared to play today against Rio Mesa.

Scott, the team’s leading tackler last season, sat out the Bulldogs’ 42-27 loss to Westlake last week.

“I’m pretty excited about having him back,” Coach Rick Scott said. “He gives us a coach on the field.”

The news wasn’t all good for Buena. Cornerback Ryan Cobos, an all-league selection last season, is questionable because of an undetermined allergic reaction.

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Mike Bresnahan

Mike Bresnahan previously covered the Lakers for the Los Angeles Times. He started the beat in 2004, a month after Shaquille O’Neal was traded, and covered several seasons of mediocrity before the Lakers won back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010. Now they’re back to mediocrity. Bresnahan is from Los Angeles, started with The Times after graduating the University of Wisconsin in 1994, and has also covered the L.A. Kings, pro beach volleyball and numerous colleges and high schools. He left The Times in 2016.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK

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