Let us begin by rejoicing! Thirty days from now will mark the eve of the return of high school football. And that, quite frankly, is a welcome thought. So we’re not going to waste any time. Let’s get right to the first question of our daily countdown.

What will be the East Bay’s best league in 2009?

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Hello to all the high school football fans across the East Bay:

By our count, this coming Tuesday will signal the 30-day mark before 2009 Prep Football season will begin in earnest across the East Bay. (That will be Sept. 4, for anybody who was unsure). Thus, it will be time to begin our Prep Corner countdown feature that we’ve termed 30 Questions to Kickoff.

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Nick Montana, the son of Joe Montana and a former quarterback in the De La Salle football program, has garnered an invite the highly-prestigous ESPN RISE Elite 11 quarterback camp. Montana transferred to Oaks Christian-Westlake Village after his sophomore year and had a standout junior season with the Lions. He recently gave an oral commitment to Washington for the Fall of 2010. Montana was one of three California QBs to earn an invite.

Click here, for the full list.

John Wade has stepped down as the Miramonte High football coach, becoming the second high-profile coach in as many weeks to step down. In a phone interview with reporter Ben Enos, Wade said his decision was primarily based upon the hope of spending more time with his daughters.

Wade tentatively has plans to help out with the Chabot JC coaching staff, but should not be ruled out of a head coaching job in the Tri-Valley area. He lives in San Ramon and was recently a finalist for the California vacancy. He did not express interest either way in the opening at San Ramon Valley, created when Dave Kravitz resigned late last week.

Flip, flop and fly. Las Lomas four-star wide receiver recruit Diante Jackson has chosen Oregon, the original school he orally committed to in October. The Ducks’ official Web site lists letters of intent in the order they were received, and Jackson is listed as submitting his at 7:59 this morning. Ben Enos, who has been on this story since Jackson scored his first TD this season, will add more later.

9:30 update: Ben Enos here. And so begins letter of intent day eh? We’ll have to wait until the noon press conference at Las Lomas but in the end DIante went with the school he originally chose, Oregon. It’s turning out to be a huge year for Oregon in terms of getting East Bay athletes. You can add Diante to a list that includes Nick Cole, Avery Patterson, Keaton Arden and Jackson Rice. I’ll have more for you as the day goes, including quotes from Diante himself early this afternoon.

Well, Chace Bryson got a call a few minutes ago from De La Salle athletic director Leo Lopoz, who had the 2009 football schedule ready for release. Here’s what Chace wrote.

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We’ve got a couple slideshows for you to enjoy today. First, here is the weekly feature on the photos of the week.

Photos of the week

Next, in case you missed it, here’s the Cream of the Crop slideshow

Cream of the Crop

Ygnacio Valley coach Josh Davis said Thursday that he has stepped down as head football coach of the Warriors, citing a need for a change.

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By now, most wrestling fans know that De La Salle beat Granada 43-15 last night to open the EBAL league season. I was there to see for myself what was up and here are a few impressions I got (cue the Mighty Mighty Bosstones).

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Acalanes football coach Randy Takahashi has stepped down as coach of the Dons, but will remain the school’s athletic director.

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