GoldenStatePreps.com
Staff
- Brandon Huffman - Publisher - Email
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- Scottie Lewis - Football Editor - Email
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- Herb Lissade - Football/Basketball Beat Writer/Scout - Email
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- Hayden McElroy - Football & Basketball Staff Writer - Email
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Staff Bio's
Brandon
Huffman - GoldenStatePreps.com - Publisher
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Brandon Huffman has been
the publisher of GoldenStatePreps.com since 2007. He covers high school
sports throughout the state of California, primarily football and basketball.
Huffman is also currently the West Regional Recruiting Manager, and prior to
that, the California/Nevada recruiting analyst.
Before joining the
Scout.com recruiting team in 2005, he was the football recruiting writer for
BruinReportOnline.com and still covers the football program for BRO.
Previously, he served as
the managing editor for college and prep sports for FanStop.com, overseeing prep
football, recruiting
and the national college football beat and was the Pac-10 beat writer for football for College Football Digest.
He was the assistant sports information
director at Azusa Pacific University and was an arbitration analyst for the
Scott Boras Corporation for a year. Huffman also covered various high
school sporting events as a stringer for several Southland local newspapers.
A Southern California native, Huffman graduated from Ventura HS in 1994, where
he played football and volleyball for the Cougars. He has a bachelor's degree in
communication.
Scottie
Lewis - GoldenStatePreps.com - Football Editor
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Scottie Lewis, a former college defensive back,
is the primary football scout for GoldenStatePreps.com, covering summer passing
league and fall football games, as well as numerous spring combines and camps.
Lewis played football collegiately
at Azusa Pacific University, starting out as a wide receiver and converting to
strong safety his final two seasons for the Cougars.
After working for the Los
Angeles Dodgers for two years, Lewis is now a financial planner in Southern
California.
He graduated from Bonita HS in La Verne, Calif., in 1994
and was a four-year football and baseball player for the Bearcats. He has a bachelor's degree
in business.
Herb
Lissade - GoldenStatePreps.com - Football/Basketball Beat Writer & Scout
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Herb is an avid Sports Photojournalist.
He’s been covering high school sporting events for many years. His main
focus has been on high school football and basketball in the greater
Sacramento area. He’s helped promote high school and college athletes
through MySportsCred.com. Herb was the photographer for the 2006 South Lake
Tahoe Triathlon.
A native New Yorker, Lissade was on the track
team at Brooklyn Technical High School. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering
Degree in Civil Engineering, and is a licensed Professional Engineer in
California. He currently practices Civil Engineering throughout the state of
California.
Hayden
McElroy - GoldenStatePreps.com - Football/Basketball Staff Writer
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Hayden joined the staff of GoldenStatePreps.com
in the fall of 2007, and is the primary football writer.
McElroy compiles our weekly rankings for
Southern California and Northern California and spearheads the all-state
football team compilations.
Previously, he wrote for
HS Football Online and College Football Digest. He
sees, on average 3-4 HS football games a weekend and another 2-3 basketball
games in the prep ranks. Currently, he works as a youth counselor in
Southern California.
A native of
Whittier, McElroy played four years of football and baseball and wrestled in
high school. He has a bachelor's degree in marketing.
