A Charge To Keep

The official podcast of Rio Hondo Prep Football. Complete coverage of your 17 time CIF-SS Champions. Hosted by Matt Heersema (RHP 2003). 🎙🏈

[A Charge To Keep @ChargeToKeep]

A charge to keep I have,
A God to glorify.
A never dying soul to save,
And fit it for the sky.

Arm me with jealous care,
As in Thy sight to live.
And oh Thy servant Lord prepare,
A strict account to give.

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Rio Hondo Prep 🏐 will host Foothill Tech (15-5) from Ventura on Saturday 10/24 at 6:00pm for the 2nd Round of the Division 7 CIF Playoffs. The Dragons defeated St Genevieve 3-2 in the 1st Round.

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Rio Hondo Prep 🏐 rallies from a 2-0 deficit to win 3 straight Sets to defeat Arlington of Riverside. This is the first 🏐 Playoff win for the Kares since 2010. Way to go ladies!

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CIF 🏐 Playoff Update

The Kares rally for 3 straight Set wins to come back and win the 1st Round of the CIF Playoffs!

Rio Hondo Prep 3-2 (Best of 5)

Rio Hondo Prep 16
Arlington 14

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CIF 🏐 Playoff Update

Kares answer with another win to force a decisive Set 5! First to 15!

Playoff Match Tied 2-2 (Best of 5)

Rio Hondo Prep 25
Arlington 21

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CIF 🏐 Playoff Update

Kares answer with a Set win!

Arlington Leads 2-1 (Best of 5)

Rio Hondo Prep 25
Arlington 23

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CIF 🏐 Playoff Update

Arlington Leads 2-0 (Best of 5)

Arlington 25
Rio Hondo Prep 16

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CIF 🏐 Playoff Update

Arlington Leads 1-0 (Best of 5)

Arlington 25
Rio Hondo Prep 20

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WEEK 9 PREGAME SHOW

Brentwood (6-2) @ Rio Hondo (6-2)

Featuring Matt Johnson
- Kare Youth League Member
- Player & Coach for APU 🏈
- Player & Coach at West Covina HS
- Current Husband, Dad, and Teacher

https://t.co/0NftUaha1N

@Coach_MattyJ

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Come on out to the final home game of the Regular Season!

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Homecoming 2026

Freshman Princess- Drew Covey
Sophomore Princess- Jocelyn Wong
Junior Princess- Zoey Chen
Senior Princess- Emma Spinelli
Homecoming Queen- Ryen Covey

Freshman Prince- Tim Seto
Sophomore Prince- Phillip Quezada
Junior Prince- Sander Frary
Senior Prince- August Kellers
Homecoming King- Troy Seto

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Bingo Bango Boom

[Tim Peterson @tspeterson40]

https://t.co/E23rffYma6 Mid Valley High School Football Top 12

[Christian Lee @CLee_5]

Good team win this week
Week 8 highlights
205 rushing yds
3 TD’s
6 tackles
@ChargeToKeep @mrixta @RHPKares

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A few clips previewing our interview with Matt Johnson who is a former Kare Youth League member and coached football at Azusa Pacific University for many years. Watch the Full Episode on Wednesday night.

Week 9- October 23
Brentwood (6-2) @ Rio Hondo Prep (6-2)

Part 2 of 2

@Coach_MattyJ

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A few clips previewing our interview with Matt Johnson who is a former Kare Youth League member and coached football at Azusa Pacific University for many years. Watch the Full Episode on Wednesday night.

Week 9- October 23
Brentwood (6-2) @ Rio Hondo Prep (6-2)

Part 1 of 2

@Coach_MattyJ

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Matt Johnson is our guest on the Pregame Show this Wednesday. He was a Kare Youth League member in the 1990s and spent early a decade coaching football at Azusa Pacific University. Johnson has been a Teacher since 2012 and has kept a watchful eye on Rio Hondo Prep Football’s impact as one of the area’s top programs.

Week 9- Friday 10/23 at 7:00
Brentwood (6-2) @ Rio Hondo Prep (6-2)

@Coach_MattyJ

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Football: Thanks to David Guerrero for these video highlights of @RHPsports 38-14 victory over Viewpoint in the Gold Coast League opener. @RHPKares @ChargeToKeep @elias_har @CLee_5 https://t.co/mQm2ykSOrn

[Mark the Shark @coachmark_48]

Please vote for our @arts_barbershop Player of the Week. Top two vote getters on X & IG combined will then be voted on by the Wednesday Night Spaces Crew to determine this week’s winner
@SGVNSports @tspeterson40 @GabrielNDuarte_ @TheMatt_V @Coach_Maxie626

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Part 2 of 2

Just another night in the Big Ten for Rio grad Ryan McCulloch (2023). The Bruins improve to 6-0 behind a strong defensive performance.
@RyanMcCulloch42

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Part 1 of 2

Just another night in the Big Ten for Rio grad Ryan McCulloch (2023). The Bruins improve to 6-0 behind a strong defensive performance.
@RyanMcCulloch42