| Foothills Christian Schools | |
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| Address | |
Preschool: 315 W Bradley Ave, El Cajon, CA 92020 Elementary: 10404 Lake Jennings Park Road, Lakeside, CA 92040 Middle: 350 Cypress Lane Suite C, El Cajon, CA 92020 High: 2321 Dryden Road, El Cajon, CA 92020 | |
| Information | |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
| Website | foothillsschool |
Foothills Christian Schools (FCS) is a private Christian school network in San Diego County, California, covering grades preschool-12.
Schools in the network:
Basketball coach Brad Leaf has coached the Foothills Christian High School boys basketball team to seven titles through 2020. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] In 2016 he was named California Interscholastic Federation Coach of the Year. [6]
In basketball, T. J. Leaf attended the school, and played basketball under his father. [7] As a junior, Leaf led Foothills Christian to the San Diego Section Division II championship. [8] Cal-Hi Sports named him their Division II State Player of the Year. [9] In his senior year, Leaf led the team to a No. 3 state ranking. [10] Leaf finished his high school career second all-time in the San Diego Section in both points (3,022) and rebounds (1,476). [11] [12]
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