"Chase Curren looks every bit like a 15-year-old. He has braces on his teeth, blond hair cut in the middle and hints on his chin that he might one day need to shave. It's his youthful appearance combined with his talent as a sophomore quarterback that has Crespi High football fans excited about a revival in a program that went 0-10 just three years ago."
"Brad Vonnahme, hired as a 34-year-old quality control assistant from Fresno State in 2022, has been given the task of rebuilding the program. The team went 2-8 in 2023, 5-6 last season and is 7-0 this season after a 49-7 win over La Salle on Friday night. With former Crespi and Oregon quarterback Bryan Bennett tutoring Curren, the future looks bright. Curren threw three touchdown passes and scored a touchdown on Friday, giving him 21 TD passes on the season."
"It was 40 years ago in 1985 when a freshman running back named Russell White enrolled at Crespi and changed the fortunes of the football program. By 1986, the Celts were winning the Big Five Conference championship by beating St. John Bosco in the final at Angel Stadium. White, a sophomore, rushed for 256 yards and four touchdowns against the Braves."
Chase Curren is a 15-year-old sophomore quarterback. Brad Vonnahme was hired in 2022 to rebuild the program. Crespi went 0-10 three years ago, 2-8 in 2023, 5-6 last season and is now 7-0 after a 49-7 win over La Salle. Curren threw three touchdown passes and scored a touchdown in that game, raising his season total to 21 touchdown passes. Former Crespi and Oregon quarterback Bryan Bennett tutors Curren. The defense had five sacks, with Grant Woods and Somto Nwude recording two each. Curren lives in Manhattan Beach and chose Crespi for the coaching staff. The 6-foot-2, 185-pound quarterback projects as a potential program-changing recruit.
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