20 Short Years

The 2022 season will mark the 20th anniversary of Rio Hondo Prep Football kicking off a new era. The Class of 2003 had the honor of leading Rio into the first full season of 11 Man Football in school history. Fresh off of the school's last 8 Man CIF Championship in 2001, the 2002 team was poised to show that RHP could compete at a higher level. Today, five seniors from that team will reminisce about what a very special year it became. Without a home field to play on, the Kares would beat eventual champion Pasadena Poly and were knocked out of the Playoffs by eventual runner up Grace Brethren. It was full of many sweet victories and a couple devastating losses, but it paved the way for a program that would soar to new levels of success at a rapid pace. It is my pleasure to be joined by my lifelong friends from the Class of 2003: Devon Drain, Bill Ritter, Renzo Roel, and Jordan Ross.