Week 7 results: Cal, La Serna win to set up DRL titanic

Scoreboard is all that matters, I dont care if we would have rushed for 1 yard.

That's funny. Aaron Turner play on SF's JV team all season last year and this year as a junior is among the top of the area running backs. All be it in a losing effort he still out rushed you’re so called stud backs there at ER when the two teams played with 128 yards on 14 carries. Would you consider him not a “real football player”????

The reason JV doesnt mean anything is because all the real football players have already made varsity as sophs.

Elrancho

I see where you are coming from because this years seniors at SF as a JV team went 9-1 only giving up 6 point in league in their last game to Cal at the end of a blow out game. Their only loss that year if I remember correctly came on a bad call against Fountain Valley giving them a TD for a 14-10 final. I know things change between the time you’re a sophomore to your senior year but to say those games are meaningless is off base. Some kids have what it takes to jump quickly to varsity but many others need to be developed. That is what I was saying. I’d bet the farm if you looked up all the top ranked high school football teams in the country you’d find successful lower level teams as well and coaches that preach the importance of the PROGRAM as a whole.

I played JV my sophomore year, we went 10-0 no one even came close to beating us, we had 6 shutouts. What did that mean 2 years after that when we were seniors??? absolutely nothing. Freshmen and JV success does not dictate Varsity success is what im saying, it means alot to the players who are on the team, and their parents and coaches, but in the grand scheme of things it really means nothing. You dont get patches on your letterman jacket for winning JV League titles.

JV means nothing……that ranks near the top of the idiotic states ever made in these blogs.

I don’t think it’s much of a secret for anyone other than you elrancho but that is why they are referred to as football PROGRAMS. It’s the responsibility of the lower level coaches to get the kids read for their next level of play. There isn’t anything is this world that is built without a solid foundation and anyone playing any kind of sport that doesn’t go out in each game and strive for victory needs to stay home. So to say they don’t matter is so wrong. To those kids, coaches and programs, they matter!

Santa Fe's JV was not undefeated for 5 years, ER's JV was league champs from 1999 - 2005. Arguing about JV teams is stupid anyways, JV means nothing.

SF JV TEAM IS REALLY PLAYING GOOD FOOTBALL THEY IMPROVE EVERY WEEK THEY STOMPED LA SERNA TODAY THE DEFENSE PLAYED LIGHTS OUT !I THINK ALOT OF THE KIDS ON JV WILL SEE TIME IF NOT START NEXT YEAR ON THE VARSITY

"before last year, SF's JV was undefeated 5 yrs in a row"

So Santa Fe's Jv Was Undefeated from 2000-05?

its called building a program from the lower divisions on up!!!! 'FYI
before last year, SF's JV was undefeated 5 yrs in a row which just like Varsity
you can be sure most if not all will be on Varsity next year, so put to rest those recuiting comments
Good Luck ALL DRL teams JV-Varsity Frosh!! play hard play safe

PS Again please remember these are just kids don't call out a kid by name on any team, coaches are fair game but leave the kids out of it treat them like your own

so what if the jv are undefeated???? its a different level of play, and how many of those players are going to play again next year?? good job going undefeated.

True El Rancho spreads the ball more and I wasn't bagging on the El Rancho offense I was just defending the comment about its all the system. I don't agree its the players. Botello would not have 2000 yards in Whittiers system sorry. Whittier has outrushed El Rancho 2324-1355 big difference although El Rancho did beat Whittier I would not compare running backs. Speaking only of running backs specifically.

6 different Running Backs carry the rock for ER every game.

ryan,
whittier does run the el rancho offense, but the reason why el rancho backs dont have to same yardage as whittier one two punch is ER used more than two backs, what im saying is er has alot of running backs that are gettin the ball, its not the same player(s) getting the ball. sooo thats why ER dont have running backs that have 800 or 900 yards like whittier running backs. i think they all have about 150 or 200 yard per running back..

You are right!!!!
that JV Team @ SF is pretty good, even with alot of their key linemen pulled up to "the Show" they are going to be a force to deal with the next 2 years Cal Or LS streak is going to be short lived. Varsity, you finally played 4 Qtr's of football! good game you still made some mistakes BUT you didn't let it kill you like it did before, Pioneer you looked better than most years and you played to the end good job
good DRL teams good luck & play hard play SAFE

PS my friend and former teammate has a son on the JV team #54 GO POCKETS!!!!!

SURE SANTA FE LOST THE FIRST TWO LEAGUE GAMES TO DONS AND CAL HIGH
BUT JV IS UNDEFEATED IN LEAGUE PLAY
NEXT YEAR SANTA FE IS GONNA RUN STRAIGHT THOUGH LEAGUE AND WIN OUR CIF RING,

Joe,

I understand what you are saying, but I gotta give those two guys at Whittier credit they break alot of tackles and make some hardnosed yards as well as breakaway speed. My feeling is that you can out thise two in any offense any they would be successful...Although I disagree with your point that you can just throw anyone in Whittiers offense and they would be good, I believe that there is a difference between putting up good numbers and being a good football player. Those backs are a great running backs, and I jts dont think Botello or any other running backs in this league are quite at their level...you could argue that the Cal running backs are close but not in my opinion...and Rudy is good but he has no power like the Whittier backs got...Thye have both spped and power

To the fan:

Your opinion is your opinion. But Jonathan Quezada actually has more receiving yards then Rudy Jordan. So that argument kind of makes no sense. Quezada is a perfect example of all purpose player. I stand by my word they are number 1 and 2 in the league. And for Joe over at Pioneer it is not just the offense. Come on El Rancho runs the same offense and their backs don't have half the rushing yards. Those running backs are good. And if Botello is that good maybe he should transfer because they must be using him wrong. Because he doesn't look half as good and Pioneer's offense doesn't look good the last three games either.

The scenario -

If the La Serna/Cal Hi game is cancelled and both teams win out, they will be co-league champs and there will be a coin toss for the #1 DRL playoff seed.

If the La Serna wins the coin toss, that would mean they are the number two seed and Cal Hi gets put in La Habra's brackett.

Hey Joe tell Botello to transfer to Whittier for his senior year Like Jordan over @ Lancer so he can team up with Enriquez and be a winner.

hsfootballfan

i know that the whittier backs are the best two backs in the DRl, im just saying Botello would be as good as them if he was in the whittier offense. Whittier has had the best running backs in leauge the past couple of years, its just the offense they run, you could put anyone in that offense and they will have the same results

It is tuff to compare a pair of running backs to just one back. After watching Whittier play they are good and better as a pair then Cal high's two back set. If I am going to take a single back give me Jordan. He can catch it and run, in there offense that is why he is so important. Stats are not the only thing to go by, it is like the QB who throws for alot of yards trying to catch up on the scoreboard. Look at TD/INT's and how many receiver catch footballs. It is the number of different receivers you throw to that establishes you as a QB. All purpose yards evaluates how important you are to each team as a running back.

joe,

are you serious??
have you seen those whittier backs play...they are the best backs in the league hands down followed by the Cal Hi backs, then Rudy Jordan, then Aaron Turner, and the Botello will jump into the conversation after that

Ryan

Matt Botello is as good as the whittier backs, its just that Pioneer is a balanced offense with 4 or 5 different players that Juarez tries to get the ball to on offense. If you put Botello in the Whittier offense he would be putting up numbers like Quezada and Enriquez

Ryan,

I will give credit where credit is due, this year's best running back tandem is made up of Whittier's Quezada and Enriquez, followed by Cal's Urquiza and Meza. And congratulations to Quezada, 5th in the state in scoring.

"and what about all the touchdowns that La Serna got called back"

I dont understand how anyone can use this stupid logic when it comes to football, gee maybe if you wouldnt have done something illegal during the play then you probably wouldnt have scored. Im not saying had ER had better field position we would have been in the game, what im saying is that any team that turns the ball over on their first 2 drives is going to have problems winning games, unfortunately for us we did that and it was to much to overcome.

La Serna football fan,

Quick question:

How is it that the screen pass got called back, BECAUSE OF THE SCORE? Are you implying the refs did something illegal? Please clarify...

~LAP

PS. The long gains by La Serna were called back, because they did something illegal. Whether that "infraction" had anything to do with their ability to make a big gain is irrelevant, point is they cheated and got caught. No need for "what ifs"...move on...I dont think anyone who was at that game would deny that El Rancho got beaten by a better team. Why are you still talking about this?

To LSHS LANCERS VS ERHS DONS and El Rancho

I don't understand how you guys are saying that El Rancho would be in the game if they had better field position and how great of field position La Serna had, THATS FOOTBALL!! La Serna made the plays to get them in that situation, thats what separates the good teams from the bad teams. And what about all the touchdowns that La Serna got called back, thats what really kept the game within 20 points. And Rudy Jordan's screen pass that was called back that went for 70+ was probably the best overall play that has taken place in the DRL this year and yet because of the score it gets called back. El Rancho was lucky that the score wasn't 56-10 even more embarrassing.

Just thought its worth a note: According to maxpreps, Jonathan Quezada from Whittier High School is 5th in the state in scoring and 3 of the people in front of him have played 8 games already instead of the 7 he has played. He also leads his division in scoring.

When I read the paper today I was extremely disappointed. Whittier has beat Pioneer for four straight years and all coach Jaurez does is make excuses for them. Last year I watched Whittier dominate a game 20-7. The game was not nearly as close as the score would indicate. I went home thinking Whittier had won the game. Only to find out wednesday in the paper that Whittier didn't win at all. It turns out Pioneer beat themselves. Whittier had nothing to do with it. I know Pioneer had 6 turnovers but didn't Whittier forced those turnovers and its not like their defensive backfield wasn't making those five interceptions Palacios threw. Not to mention the fact that Isaac Garcia rushed for +190 yards and Keith Rodriguez rushed +100 yards that game where Whittier was too physical and dominated the game on the ground.

Now to this year Jonathan Quezada rushes for 252 yards and Daniel Enriquez rushes for 164 yards. Whittier drives at will the whole game only punts once. Absolutly dominates the game. Pioneer absoluley manhandled. Whittier gains almost 450 yards on the ground alone. And once again Pioneer gave them a game. Once again Juarez claims in the paper it was the 10 turnovers in two years and blah blah blah. Forget the turnovers how about tackling somebody. He didn't mention that Whittier also turned the ball over. That one of your scoring possesions you started inside your Whittier 20. Whittier absolutly dominated that game. Give the kids some credit. Between Pioneer and El Rancho and the what if we didn't make all these mistakes it would have been a close game. What if we just were able to put 13 players on the field at a time to the other peoples 11. Except the loss and give the other team credit. Every team thats lost a game has made mistakes. The winning teams make mistakes also.

On another note what happend to Titan Observer from the beggining of the year he got quiet fast. Botello and Hernandez from Pioneer obviously the best backs in the area. No ones close. I think not. Botello is a good back but not even in the league of Quezada and Enriquez at Whittier. As a matter a fact I have yet to see one that is this season.

Will La Mirada win their homecoming? Will the streak of 27 straight years come to an end? Will it be a full house or will it be much like the team on the field, No Heart, No Pride. What a shame it has become up on the hill....

well u guys lost because you guy's didnt recruit the right guys at the right time this time!! stick with home grown kids ya hear?

Roger, when do the previews come out for basketball??

Once a Chief always a Chief ,

actually 10 DRL Champioships out of 14...It's ok if another team wins the league champioship everyone knows SF will be back to compete for league and CIF next year...so Cal if you win it it will only be your 2nd league title "good for you", La Serna it would be your 1st league title "good for you" and Whittier I think it would only be your 2ND DRL title, "good for you"...try and win 10.

but not all is lost this year, the Chiefs can still make playoffs, although it will be difficult, Pioneer and Whittier are no push-overs this year, Whittiers offensive running attack is really good, and La Serna is also good...

I have to give Cal credit they came to play 4 Qtrs of football, good luck with the league title (for just 1 year :)) to my Chiefs streaks end, and thats ok but you need to look at your self and say I gave it I could and left it on the field, and still lost? I don't think you guys have we had 2 games and I feel we only played only 4 Qtr's (2 in each) in those games,
League title may be gone but still go out there play hard play with heart! show why are the 6 time league champs. DRL play hard & safe!! GO CHIEFS!!

Big Unk

If they are able to correct this they probably make the game against LS closer.

Well, DUH! Mistake free football. There is a noval idea!!!!

well schurr spanked montebello, montebello spanked alhambra, alhambra spanked san gabriel, san gabriel spanked bell gardens,bell gardens beat santa fe... i'm not saying that they cant lose just stating what i saw... they are a young team so it's possible for them to make dumb mistakes...

The Schurr defense really swarms? please.. They were playing Montebello!!!! They have three big games coming up. SG, AHS and BG, if they win those they might be ready for playoffs!!!

I went to the schurr/montebello game and noticed that the defense really swarms to the ball and they love to hit... they are not very big kids but man they have heart... they just have to keep focus and play mistake free football... i think that they are going to take league undefeated...

way too many mistakes.ER cant afford to keep putting themselves in these positions of having to catch up.Turnovers are bad enough but they compound their problems by being unable to make key stops on 3rd down countless times.If they are able to correct this they probably make the game against LS closer.Hats off to LS they played mistake free and capitalized on ERs errors.

I don't know how Montebello beat Alhambra, because Schurr really beat up on them. If it weren't for that Acosta kid (#5) Montebello would be in real trouble. It's never good when your QB is doubling at MLB.
The Almont league is still up for grabs, and I have a feeling that no one is going to go unbeaten. Here's to an exciting rest of the season. And here's to the kids playing some great football.

We just played horribly to start the game, throwing a pic and fumbling the ball deep in our own territory in the first quarter. Then kicking out of the end zone and having the punt go only 2 yards out of the end zone in the 2nd... That is going to be difficult for any team to overcome. We had horrible field position the entire first half, La Serna had great field position, to me that was the difference in the game. I'm not taking anything away from Rudy Jordan, he is a great great player, but before he broke on that 85 yard td late in the game, he only had 52 yards rushing. ER really has a problem with consistency and we need to fix that, if we quit turning the ball over we can play some great ball down the stretch. Congrats to La Serna, they are a good team and it should be a good game between Cal and LS on friday.

Cal SEEMS for real. You were at the game Murray. SF had ONE play that they scored on & that was IT. 85 yards total for the game according to your rag. The offense pounded it in the 2nd half. It's called wearing them down.

You keep picking their opponents Roger, we appreciate it.

Hey "LSHS LANCERS VS ERHS DONS"

Don't make it seem like El Rancho even had a chance to win against La Serna. La Serna has a lot of weapons which was simply too much for the Dons. Now Im not putting down El Rancho's program because they do have a good program but this season La Serna has a great team that beats teams with class.

Go Lancers!! Let's win League baby!!

I was 6-0 this week

Cal over SF, This game was a tale of two halves. SF played an excellent first half but eventually that running game and O-line play from cal took over the game and they played great d in the 2nd half.

Whittier over Pioneer
This game was closer than i thought, but Whittier pulled it off.

LS over El Rancho
easy game to pick

Crespi over SP
That SP defense over there is awesome but they NEED Lopez back at QB, or anybody else but Canales, . I know the coaching staff over there works hard there is no denying that but better play calling is expected

La Habra over Sunny Hills
duh, what did you expect??

Schurr over Montebello
Hopefully someone steps up to challenge Schurr soon
Next week Rivalary games
LS vs Cal
SF vs Pioneer
Whittier vs ER (not a big rivalry but a big game for the cardinals)
SP vs Chaminade opening of league play

first of all,the papers made everything sound like it was easy for la serna.but el rancho lost the game.too many mistakes and turnovers.la serna just got good field position.la serna weakness on the defense is just to pass on them.el ranchos is the flats.it could have been a better result but...that's football