San Bernardino High School: August 2011 Archives
San Bernardino coach Nick Monica can count the number of returning seniors he has on two hands. In a competitive San Andreas League, that makes for quite the challenge for the Cardinals as they strive to make the playoffs for the first time since 2004.
"We have about 8-10 seniors and roughly 43 juniors and sophomores," Monica said. "Because of that, it's taken a little bit longer than normal to come together and get that camraderie, that family atmosphere. We had a lot of seniors last year and we'll have a lot coming back this year, but we are caught in the middle right now."
Having a lot of juniors isn't necessarily a bad thing, especially when they are guys like quarterback/safety Khleem Perkins. Perkins (6-4, 185) has already started receiving Division I recruiting interest and is rated among California's top 25 for the 2013 class by ESPN.com.
"Khleem is a stud," Monica said. "We are looking for big things out of him, both on the field and as a leader. He's definitely a guy that we are going to lean on both on offense and on defense."
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