Carson Palmer set 27 school records in two seasons while playing for Santa Margarita High School in California. Now, the Heisman Trophy winner from USC is back at his prep school, mentoring his son, Fletch.
Carson Palmer is helping coach the Santa Margarita freshman team. His son, Fletcher, is QB.
— eric sondheimer (@latsondheimer) August 16, 2024
Fletch Palmer is listed as a 6-foot-1, 170-pound quarterback in the Class of 2028.
While there’s a long way to go in his football journey, it’s a pretty great moment to have the Palmers on the same field — where Carson was 32-2-1 as a starter for the Eagles and created a massive vault of highlight-reel material.
CalHisSports remembered one of Palmer’s incredible games:
The Eagles did win a pair of back-to-back CIF Southern Section titles with Palmer at the helm. In the second of those years, they won a memorable 55-42 shootout over Tustin, finished 14-0 and sent Palmer to USC with a 25-game winning streak. Palmer passed for 413 yards and five touchdowns in that game against Tustin, which featured running back DeShaun Foster with 378 yards rushing and six TDs.
PREP HONORS:
1996: All-Seaview League First-Team selection.
1996: All-CIF Southern Section First-Team selection.
1996: All-Orange County First-Team selection
1996: Cal-Hi Sports Junior All-State Second-Team Offense.
1996: Santa Margarita Catholic Team Offensive Most Valuable Player.
1997: No. 1-Ranked Quarterback at the Reebok Football Combine at UCLA in May.
1997: Preseason All American candidate.
1997: SuperPrep National 50 selection.
1997: The Sporting News Top 100 selection.
1997: SuperPrep All-American selection.
1997: PrepStar “Dream Team” selection.
1997: PrepStar All-American selection.
1997: USA Today All-USA Honorable Mention selection.
1997: SuperPrep All-Far-West selection.
1997: PrepStar All-Western Region Super 30 selection.
1997: Long Beach Press-Telegram “Best in the West” First-Team selection (Unanimous).
1997: Cal-Hi Sports All-State First-Team Offense selection.
1997: All-CIF Southern Section First-Team Offense selection.
1997: All-CIF Division V Offensive Co-Most Valuable Player selection.
1997: Los Angeles Times All-Orange County First-Team Offense selection.
1997: Orange County Register All-Orange County First-Team Offense selection.
1997: All-Seaview League Offensive Most Valuable Player selection.
1997: Cal-Hi Sports Quarterback of the Year selection.