The Scouting Report

If two words describe Mira Mesa High School in San Diego they are tradition and excellence. One of the top academic schools in the city, the Mira Mesa Marauders also have an outstanding football legacy. Led by Head Coach Gary Blevins and Assistant HC Chris Thompson, Mira Mesa plays in the prestigious San Diego Eastern League. This fall they play Long Beach Poly in a non-league game. Poly, a perennial Southern California power, has the most alums of any school in the nation playing in the NFL.     Blevins has been at Mira Mesa for 27 years and as a head coach has a record of 83-46-3. Thompson, his OC and Quarterbacks Coach, is a Mira Mesa alum and has been on the Marauders staff for the past 17 seasons. We spoke with both coaches about the MMHS program and what they do weekly in preparing for their next opponent. 1. What is your overall process in analyzing an opponents’