A placekicker and punter for the school's football team, he was selected as an all-state player as a senior.

As a junior and senior, he was named a first-team all-state player.

This 4A state-runner up team produced three all-state players from the Class of 2008.

He found his métier, basketball, and was an all-state player.

He was a two-time, first-team all-state player who averaged 25.5 points as a senior and 26.1 points as a junior.

In high school, Philistin was named an all-state player three times.

He was named an all-district, all-region, and all-state player.

That year, he was named an all-conference and all-state player as well as conference player of the year.

He was selected as an all-state player in both football and soccer.

He was also an all-state player in football and an All-American in track while in high school.