{"id":469077,"date":"2026-09-19T13:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T13:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/469077\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T13:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T13:22:12","slug":"prep-talk-two-quarterbacks-making-their-older-brothers-proud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/469077\/","title":{"rendered":"Prep talk: Two quarterbacks making their older brothers proud"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Let\u2019s go back in time to the day when parents sent all their children to the same neighborhood public school, one brother after another, one sister after another. Coaches were thrilled. The youngest couldn\u2019t wait to follow the big brothers, especially in football, to the school where they were once ball boys.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward to Thursday night at Davidson Field in Newport Beach. The quarterback for La Serna High was Grady Long. He\u2019s the last of the Long brothers playing for La Serna. First was Dylan, a quarterback who went to Cal Poly Pomona to play baseball. Second was Jake, a quarterback who just got drafted by the Angels this year. Third was Owen, a 225-pound linebacker for Arizona State.<\/p>\n<p>On the other team was junior quarterback JD Annett of Corona del Mar. Eldest brother<a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/ucfknights.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/player\/kaleb-annett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Kaleb is the backup quarterback at Central Florida<\/a>. Middle brother <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/goeags.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/brady-annett\/10487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brady is playing quarterback at Eastern Washington.<\/a> JD made his first varsity start last week, then came Thursday night when he and Grady engaged in an entertaining duel that deserved to be on TV. Corona del Mar won 30-24 in a game that had four lead changes in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>Long passed for 347 yards and two touchdowns. Annett passed for a career-high 289 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran for two touchdowns. Each had best friends help them. Landon Armenta had nine catches for 221 yards and one touchdown for La Serna. Nolan Scott caught seven passes for 115 yards and one touchdown for Corona del Mar.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">They\u2019ve been best friends since kindergarten. La Serna raised in Whittier. What a game tonight for Landon Armenta and Grady Long in loss to Corona del Mar. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aZ4nmN5gUG\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/aZ4nmN5gUG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 eric sondheimer (@latsondheimer) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/latsondheimer\/status\/2100811767215747384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The game ended with drama. Long was driving La Serna to a potential game-winning score when he completed a pass to the 24-yard line on fourth down. The clock showed 0.00 on the scoreboard. Just like the Michigan-Western Michigan college game earlier this season, the officials put one second back on the clock for a final play. The La Serna crowd was getting excited. But then the officials realized La Serna was just short of a first down. Corona del Mar took possession and ran off the one second to win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a great football game,\u201d La Serna coach Andy George said. \u201cWe ran out of time. Both teams played hard. Nothing but growth from here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was a game between two 4-0 teams. One had to lose but it was fun for all, each team answering the other until time ran out.<\/p>\n<p>As Annett was leaving the field with a big smile, he said he was going to FaceTime his brothers. In defeat, the 6-foot-4 Long, who\u2019s also a star pitcher for the baseball team, held his head high speaking to family and friends, showing despite a loss he\u2019s ready for the next game, the next challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the Longs have no more boys arriving at La Serna, there\u2019s a sister who will be freshman next year at La Serna. And the brothers say she\u2019s the best athlete in the family. <\/p>\n<p>Can you say flag football?<\/p>\n<p>This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. 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