CIF football: A tough day at the office for the locals

Listen; why is it that a large number of the alum’s kids go to other schools public and private? And not because of the current recession, enrollment has been dropping for more than 10 years. We need education reform. Maybe everything in your mind or view is tied to sports? But it should not because you’re short changing the students.

so... if St. Paul is only about football, why aren't all boys required to play... why aren't are girls required to be on the cheerleading team... why aren't all students required to attend games... Yes, they do have tradition, but their priorities are slightly higher than football at the moment...

I played St Paul when Ancich was at Tustin, then the school gave up a lot of tuition money to bring him back and a coach and his son from the same school. So if you’re a SP alum you know who they were and what was given up. Head in the sand only stop you from facing reality; the chickens have come home to roost. Mile-away maybe you’re too far away? Don’t comment if you’re not in the loop. If St Paul is much more than football, explain why so much emphasis only on football

so... you wanna ask a small portion of the enrolled students why they went to st. paul... that's probably not a good sample of the general students... there's about 80% that don't play football... I doubt st. paul is only about football...

St Paul has never been about education It's always been about football. Ask any football player from SP, why did they go there.

Please 90%+ to secondary education institutions, not “institutions “that’s not the education parents are seeking. Why is enrollment at a fast race to the bottom? That 90%+ is an erroneous statement. A comprehensive ST.Paul is what is desired, a re-examination is needed. A NEW DEAL; education is a right not a privilege.

Whittier said:
No you ( St Paul ) have more problems then those schools. Why are you under anonymous are you ashamed of your deeply probematic school? No compensation to the admin. But more like a 3rd world country? give more for less is it reverse welfare?

WTF are you talking about? The anonymous name is given if you don't leave a name. Like your Whittier handle isn't anonymous?

Pull your head out of your a*& before you speak.

SP is ghetto and poor. They don't even have a school website. Old school, old facilities and old way of thinking. Nothing wrong with living in friendly hills, wish I did.

No you ( St Paul ) have more problems then those schools. Why are you under anonymous are you ashamed of your deeply probematic school? No compensation to the admin. But more like a 3rd world country? give more for less is it reverse welfare?

Sir Crest:

As St. Paul has similar demographics to Cal, Santa Fe, Whittier, Pioneer and El Rancho does that in your estimation make those ghetto schools as well? We draw from those areas and we don't have some of the problems those schools have.

What makes SP a ghetto school? Education? Nope, SP sends 90%+ of its graduates to secondary education instituions. Location? Sure we have an industrial park on one side but I don't think that qualifies us as a ghetto school. Appearance of school? Perhaps in the past but the physical plant has been updated.

Hmmm, what does that leave? Is it because we are a Hispanic majority school? In case you hadn't noticed there are a lot of brown people in the area and we aren't going away. You'd better head for the "Friendly Hills" where you'll be safe!

Sir Crest; Please, again please leave us Pico people out of this. I only know a few kids who go there. So please leave us out!

If Mrs Barr were to get the head gig at any Trinity League school, her son would follow. No one wants to go to SP. The only people who want to go there are the Pico people who think they have money. SP is ghetto and is on its way to being an all girl school. They don't even have a website! How are you going to attract any kids outside the area without a site? Go to any Trinity League school and check out their site, that's how you are supposed to do business. SP is like Notre Dame, they live in the past.

She fell in love with the school, bsbsbsbs, are you stupid? Nobody is hiding anything but the serious change St Paul needs. Because I agree at your gutter stand SP can only shoot up. Hum college prep environment is at all schools it’s provided to all…….And yes why up root a kid from a school who has many problems, to a school who is in the gutter. Wow if Mrs. Barr has to consider a financial investment to save a few bucks? So again St Paul won’t pay the administration.

I agree with Anonymous. Area Fan is obviously not aware of pertinent info such as she came from another Catholic school to SP to implement change. She fell in love with the school only after being there for a short time. Those were her exact words just spoken last week. You SP bashers hiding behind your keyboard should emulate Mrs. Barr who is a person who has stood up and wants to make positive change for the school as a whole. The primary focus will be on the students in a college prep environment, rather than the perception in years past of athletics (football) being of utmost importance. When was the last time you haters made a stand for what's right and promoted positive change? Stand up or shut up haters.
And regarding the bonehead comment about her son staying at Loyola: Why uproot him from a successful program at a premier DI school that he is clearing having tremendous success in not only in football but also in the classroom? Mrs. Barr made the correct decision to leave her son there.
And on the flip side...if she brings him then the "transfer hater bloggers" would have a field day with that! Plus throw in the tuition differential of Loyola vs. SP, clearly Mrs. Barr sees the investment of her son going to Loyola rather than try to save a few bucks and bring her son to SP. You peolpe just don't get it do you!!??
Go Swordsmen!

Area Fan said:
Very well put 70's SP Alum. Also, the Principal does have some sense in sending her son to Loyola, not St. Paul. She's sending a message there.

Just another ignorant comment from another hater. The prinicpal at St. Paul only arrived at St. Paul last July. Her son was had already been at Loyola for 2 years. Why uproot him just to have him go to the same school as her. Besides as a kid would you want to be at your Mom's work every day?

70s SP Alum said:
This is painful to say, but I think that St. Paul's days are numbered. The enrollment is closer to 600 than 700. In this economy, that number is bound to decline rapidly as more families begin to feel the financial crunch.
To be honest, I don't know why one would pay that much money to send their child to a substandard school even if they could afford it. The teachers are not required to have a credential. Most of the teachers are young and inexperienced. Those that have ability get their credential and move on to a public school where the pay is much greater.
Most St. Paul alumni don't send their own children there, and for good reason. Sure there are some exceptions, but the vast majority understand what the school has become. It's very doubtful that a change in principals is going to make much of a difference. It might only prolong the inevitable.

It is obvious you don't know what the hell you are talking about as reality does not reflect your ignorant statement. Just another St. Paul hater trying to rip SP.

The same effort or emphasis placed on football should be equivalent in the class room. Has the football program so dissevered the school? This problem is not just irritating but dishearten to some of the Alum who feel the partition drawn out.

Very well put 70's SP Alum. Also, the Principal does have some sense in sending her son to Loyola, not St. Paul. She's sending a message there.

This is painful to say, but I think that St. Paul's days are numbered. The enrollment is closer to 600 than 700. In this economy, that number is bound to decline rapidly as more families begin to feel the financial crunch.
To be honest, I don't know why one would pay that much money to send their child to a substandard school even if they could afford it. The teachers are not required to have a credential. Most of the teachers are young and inexperienced. Those that have ability get their credential and move on to a public school where the pay is much greater.
Most St. Paul alumni don't send their own children there, and for good reason. Sure there are some exceptions, but the vast majority understand what the school has become. It's very doubtful that a change in principals is going to make much of a difference. It might only prolong the inevitable.

Great posts by 'Rosales' and 'mile-away.'
I for one would definitely like to know the reason(s) for decreased enrollment at SP. My guess would be that since tuition costs are high and go up every year, struggling families can't afford to send their kids there. Especially in a day and age when more families are having to cut back on everything in order to survive. Again, its only a guess.
I know change is in the works after attending SP's Back to School Night this week. And yes SP put its best foot forward for all to see. Yet with Mrs. Barr behind the push for change, and with most of the current faculty from this point on, we will see definitely see positive change in the students, academics, and athletic programs. And regarding the football staff: It is confirmed that an unamed person or persons from the football coaching staff will step down by the end of the school year. That is confirmed. Beyond that, I do not know who(m).
Go Swordsmen!

On comment 82, Anonymous very well said and thought out. The mind is a beautiful thing! Life is a series of lessons that don’t stop until you or we stop learning whether it’s by death or we refuse because of stubbornness or a close mind due too ideology Good job. Next football season will have its lessons.

LSHS parent, most of the kids in athletics at LS do have their heads in the game and are good kids. Like any school, there are some guys who have beefs with other guys (the kids who fought were all LS kids, not school vs school), and many now days are all into the stupid gangsterish "respect" thing, where they're ready to fight at the drop of a hat. The kids faced and will face consequences: they let their teammates, coaches and school down on the eve of the biggest football game of their high school careers (think they will EVER get over that one?); they embarassed themselves and their families; some kids were suspended, and at least one was expelled. Hopefully, it is a good life lesson for these knuckleheads. To say other schools' kids are classier than LS's- that's bunk. Macho jerks who make bonehead decsions come in all colors, classes and are at all schools.

La Habra plays in the Southwest Division (VI) Semi--Final game this Saturday 12/06 against a Orange County public school power, Trabuco Hills Mustangs.

Come watch a good playoff game. It should be a barn burner!!!!!

...and to think the last principal (Laurenzello) actually thinks he left St. Paul better than when he got there... One number that proves he didn't, is enrollment... 10 years ago there was over a thousand students... now they are lucky if they have 700... been downhill since Gallagher left... Hopefully Barr revives that school somehow and gets enrollment back up over 1000...

Considering its one of the lesser expensive private schools, it shouldn't be hard... smaller class sizes, faith based education, competitive athletics... although teachers' qualifications are always questioned by outsiders, they are closely monitored and everyone from the top down is encouraged to enhance their education whether its going to workshops or earning advanced degrees...

anyone with questions should head down there and give a look...

By the way... They really aren't afraid to schedule anybody, especially the del rio league...

are you people serious? Every educational system is in financial trouble. In case you didn't know; We are in a recession. Sinking that low are we? You must really be ashamed of your programs.

SF people dont even try to put your name next to La Habra, they have actually won a CIF title, you have not! I hate st paul with a passion but at least they actually won a CIF title so they can go ahead and put their name next to La Habra. St Paul would roll anyone in this area with ease, the only team that would stand a chance would be La Habra and thats it.. no one else...

Seriously we need to encourage kids to enroll at St Paul and not just for football. If we don’t want to see the numbers to continually drop, because more cut backs will follow. And just maybe we won't see the kids of our Alumi going to public schools.

Rosales... are hinting the fact that St.Paul is rumoured to be in a little financial problem ? i heard this b4 ...Only their top admin. knows this for sure

LSHS Parent
Your post sounds like an St Paul rant bad spelling and bad grammar.

that just shows how classy the la serna players are, a couple nights before i a big game some of their starters get into a fight to a school altercation at Band Jamboree. Not to mention last years controversey with Gluck. Get your head in the game boys.

SP vs SF

what in the world would this do for SF??? Nothing this is just a bragging rights game. The two best programs over the last ten years are SF and LH now that is much better match-up for both teams

Why would they want to play a team in SP that is coming off a last place finish and didnt even make playoffs. Both SF and LH schedule better games against San Clemente and Los Alamitos. and they actually compete. So SP go ahead and keep scheduling your difficult schedule no doubt but keep on getting blown out

When it comes to enrollment numbers there’s been a race to the bottom for several years now. I believe the school has more pressing needs than football.

California @ Wilson Hacienda Heights
This Tuesday @ 6:30p.m.
The Condors have the Coyote Cup right now, but who will win it this year?!

Coyote Cup
Coyote Cup
Coyote Cup

the del rio league area basketball teams are weak,
and now even more weak with some of their best players leaving the schools!!!

wonder what school will take the title???

could it be??..
is it really back??..

http://drlsports.com/basketball/

Barber is the BEST coach EVER!!!

SP vs. SF,

What planet are you people on? What would SP gain in playing SF. Bragging rights? Who cares. SP only plays the very best year in and year out. It's no secret. It would be a step down to play SF. We only try to compete with the best and SF in my opinion is not the best. They loose every year in the first or second round. So what's to gain?
Playing La Habra is a different story. They have a rich history in the football department(SP alumni coach). We try to get our young men ready for league play. Playing the likes of the Bosco , ND,Crespi, and Servite does that for us. SF would do nothing for us. To many Al Bundy's in Santa Fe Springs wearing Chief jerseys!!!!!

Whittier Area Fan; Pleas don’t you know that the national power St Paul is the greatest place to play? That we should all play there. Wow why is SP enrollment going down!

Whittier Area Fan said:
I have attended a few La Habra games this year. It seems a lot of St. Paul Alumni have kids attending La Habra.

Don't know, maybe LH is a good place to be.

November 28, 2008 2:32 PM

Hmmmm....every think maybe their kids go to La Habra because they live in La Habra??? Same with those alumni who live La Mirada, Whittier and other LOCAL cities> Perhaps they send their kids to their LOCAL high school because they are all fine schools and they don't cost them anything. Sending your kid to a private school is a choice but can be an expensive choice for some.

I've been to some lccal high school games like Santa Fe and La Serna and I know alumni there that send their kids to SP? I don't know, maybe is SP is a good place to be?

St.Paul you had to play them! (Hank)

Long Beach Poly (public school) receives national attention for its athletic program. There are a lot of kids who leave with athletic scholarships, but there are also a lot of kids who leave with academic scholarships. Poly is the #1 feeder school to our California University’s. Diversity and social structure play an important role in the school success, community involvement and a sense of family. Public schooling is what made our country great.

Oh and Roger Murray, good job reviewing your comments that are posted, what ???posted should not even be considered being accepted to the discussion.

No he did not have a gun. That was just another La Serna rumor. And why does something like that have to be posted on a sports blog? Grow up.

Yo, SF; Dan Galvan is the new Santa Fe boys basketball coach. Coach Geren, indeed, did step down to spend time with his family. He doesn't rule out returning to coaching, but it will be considerably in the future.

CH Hi

FYI, St. Paul did play LB Poly almost 5 years ago. Just thought i'd give you a little history lesson.

SF-
Pretty similar to what I recall, except for the 'rival' part of it - Santa Fe is 0 for 17 against St. Paul. Not what I'd call a rivalry.

To Disgusted Condor Fan:

Since Mr. Murray already addressed one of your falsehoods, I'll address the others.

Seven players did NOT quit 2 years ago--three players did. And the rest of the team dedicated themselves to following Barber's system and tried to salvage the season.

The next year CalHi was co-champion of the Del Rio League and went the farthest of the area teams in the CIF Playoffs. Again, the team worked Barber's program and came away with a League Championship, a first in a long time! While everyone may not appreciate Coach Barber, my son benefitted from his style and now has a League Champ patch on his Varsity jacket!

Also, one of those five players that is no longer on the team was expelled from the school and his brother (Player #2) then quit the team. This is hardly a reflection of Coach Barber and his coaching.

Stay out of the stands if you can't support the team--the players that stayed and are dedicated to playing basketball for CalHi and Coach Barber!!

Go Condors!

I have attended a few La Habra games this year. It seems a lot of St. Paul Alumni have kids attending La Habra.

Don't know, maybe LH is a good place to be.

Football Watcher,

You talk about GANAS. It does not take GANAS to schedule a team like SP did. It takes GANAS to actually compete against teams you schedule. SP should NONE!!! They got BLOWN OUT OF THE WATER and DO NOT belong in the SAME CLASS with the teams they schedule. So, you say your tough schedule was gonna have you ready for league play and playoffs. Well you went 1-2 in league and got LAST PLACE, and playoff, you were talkin about playoffs, didnt make it did you!??

So now you say other local temas have to show GANAS to schedule SP ha!, there are better teams out there to schedule.

Roger Murray,

Who was named new basketball coach at Santa Fe?. Heard the other coach stepped down after last season. To spend more time withhis family.

Yo, Disgusted Condor Fan: The only reason your post was released was so that it could be answered thusly: (in part) " ...that's why cal high never wins. ... , the Condors will never win in basketball." California was the Del Rio League co-champion last year. So much for the credibililty in your rant against the coach.

Word out of the La Serna Camp is that they will be without their starting Linebacker and Starting Wideout/DB. Both were suspended for fighting during a school function (Pep rally). Better luck next year La Serna...

BASKETBALL ...in the middle of the football playoffs...Are you kidding? Let's adore every last second of the football season because we'll soon go 8 long months wihtout it.

In 1995 Santa Fe vs St. Paul was the last time they played each other ... Santa Fe accused St. Paul of having their practices watched, so a few members of the SF team followed the starting QB of St. Paul to his ReHab center, basically jumped him ... It was all over the news, & the papers ... St. Paul went onto kicking SF butts that year! They haven't played since, & really don't see it happening because of this ... Not saying this will happen again ... Its really sad to see this game never being played again, was a huge rival game ... Remember the bonfires that Friday for the game!

ST.Paul with your schedule openings and like Mr Murray says it's not about fear or not wanting to lose to a public school,then call on LB. Poly the one in California. Then your schedule will really be tough with the top team in the nation.

good luck this week vs. Rowland

To Cal high basketball fans:

it's going to be a long year for the Condors with coach Barber. two years ago 7 players quit, this year 5 are gone before season even starts, what a coach. he doesn't know how to work with the kids, thats why cal high never wins. until we FIRE Barber, the Condors will never win in basketball. Boot Barber out somebody please i miss watching basketball games, i hate watching barber on the sideline blowing every game. FIRE Coach Barber NOW!!!!!!!!!

Hey what happen, what incident? You can't just make a comment like that and not shed some light on what happen with ST Paul & SF in 1995?

Would be it possible to see Santa Fe and St. Paul. Who's decision is it to play each other? They have not played each other since 1995. It can't be from that incident that happen in 1995 that they Don't want to play each other. Babys that were born in 1995, we will be freshmen next year. So lets just forget what happen long ago, because I believe we will never have an incident like that again. If that game does happen can you imagine the crowd for that game. We'll see!

To the clown who commented on SP's schedule.....

Your ignorance is showing....again.

Loyola is off the schedule because SP plays them every other year. It is part of the Mission/Serra cycle. That is why SP is playing Amat and Crespi this year and they played Loyola and ND this year.

Servite I believe was a 2 year contract. Obligation met...maybe they will play again...who knows. Sometimes it comes down to the money each team came make.

As far as playing local teams SP has always tried to play local teams. Some want to play SP, some don't. Whose fault is that?

Even with 3 open games SP's schedule will be tougher than many of the local teams. How tough is your teams schedule?

To Big Bad SP... not:

Your ingnorance in scheduling is very obvious. Loyola and Notre Dame are league cross over games that the CIF have set. If you have notice our schedule for the past years, Loyola and ND alternate with Amat and Crespi. But im sure you wouldnt know any of this since your so involved in your mighty DRL. Well , there are some openings, if your teams are so mighty have the GANAS to sign up like ER and Pioneer have had. And you overlooked we still have SJB and our Mission league which has toughened in the past few years. So who really cares who we play. I dont see your team on the schedule. if you have one.

Yo Murray:

You need to do some more research. Single schools can and have been moved up and down divisions. The whole league doesnt have to move. Its about points accumulated by the league titles and CIF titles. So if LH wanted to they could move up and play some real competition. But of course if they want to remain mediocre well then they will never be a true champion. Yes they got a RING, but if there are so sure of there talent and power, how bout putting it to test. El Dorado will be a good test.

enough football, basketball season is here!!!

who is going to win the del rio league in boys basketball???

why all of a sudden did los altos,co,dr,south hills ,muir ,west cov , sneak into the southeast, why>? because they couldnt hang with the big boys!!!!!!

So looking through the paper today and it looks like SP is going to avoid signing to play Servite again...or maybe Servite just wants better competition, Im pretty sure Servite just wants better competition. And you took off Loyala. So now you want keep pounding your chest about your tough schedule. A tough schedule yes, but SP did not even compete. And look you decided to keep 2 of your grand total of 4 victories in Garfield and DRL celler dweller Pioneer.

And now you want to play the local teams!! I know this is what the community wants, but I find it funny that you cant hang with D1 teams so you want to come down to play the local teams at D6 and D7. HAHAHA! I hope that this happens and any of those teams accept.
Well at least SJB, Crespi, and Bishop Amat will have fun playing their second stringers by the 4th quarter with you guys.

Here is the portion from the article.

St. Paul athletic director Marc Hernandez says the Swordsmen have two openings on their 2009 football schedule, and he has sent inquiries concerning possible games to La Serna, Santa Fe, California, La Habra and La Mirada.

St. Paul's open dates are Weeks 0, 3 and 5.

Next season's schedule: Week 1, at Garfield, 7 p.m.; Week 2, at Pioneer, 7 p.m.; Week 3, open; Week 4, St. John Bosco; Week 5, open; Week 6, Bishop Amat; Week 7, at Crespi; Week 8, at St. Francis; Week 9, Chaminade; Week 10, Alemany.

Yo, Sal; Like a lot of folks with your philosophy on why teams don't play other teams, you need to consider that very few coaches don't play a team for fear of losing. There are other factors involved, none of then involving "lining up and manning up," or public vs. private.

Yo, CONDOR-O-LINE-DAD: It's not just a matter of a school deciding to move up or down. A school can make a request via a proposal but it would be for the league it is in, not by the school alone. The rest of the Freeway league has not enjoyed the same consistent success La Habra has had. While it is true the Highlanders can compete in a higher division, and in some seasons Troy and Fullerton might be able to, it is doubtful Buena Park, Sunny Hills and/or Sonora would be anxious to jump up to another level.

Someone said, I believe you have a partial fair comment. And yes Murray, most of us in the area have seen La Habra play and we know they are for real. But having said that, when you totally dominate your competition year after year, isn't it time you take all that talent and move it up a notch. What division are they currently playing in? VI or VII. To be honest, I am not really sure which one. I have been thinking maybe they would be better suited to play in a higher division than where they are now, its been done before with other teams, hasn't it? as it is, in league they only have Fullerton as a competitive opponent.

Yes Murray you’re right and that why it’s obvious St Paul won’t play La Habra. Fear on losing to a public school, and maybe a big lost, but you have to line up and man up, no fear in football.Please stand up and pencil us in for next year.

Now that La Habra is in a real division, their reign is over. Come on LH, come on over we got some openings

Looks like there is a chance for SF, LS, LH and CAL to step up to the plate and back up the BS they talk. SP has some open weeks for a game. How about it? You can talk the talk. Now let's dance. Give Hernandez a call or shut up forever about your weak a%% teams and league.

To ??? if you could read it's G L U C K! Looking forward to the Ls.vs Rowland game. I'm sure coach Beltran will have the boys ready to play.

Yo Murray! I've seen them play, and beating up a team by 83 points doesn't make it obvious! Really, it's time for them to move up again, perhaps another notch or two or three. Then, they can show us what they're really made of! Coach Mazzota should be ashamed of himself!!!

Yo, Someone; Actually, all you need do is watch them play to "see what they're really made of." It's obvious.

La Habra should join the big boys in Division 1! Then we can see what they're really made of!

did someone mention Kyle Glock?
o gluck.. excuse me

Ya basketball fans of CalHi, timmy Palomino has been transfered to another school in the district by the district!

And the other 3 players were asked to rededicate themselves to playing basketball at calhi or to leave the program. What i heard was that they couldn't commit to the program and left!

Go Condors

Mazzota you ran the score up, 42 at halftime and still came out with the starters. I was at the game and any one there could see it was over in the first quarter. In the second half you went on fourth and short with your #1 running back, sounds like a St Paul Alum, no ethical principles.

Hey Dog Spot,
What were they suppose to do, take a knee... Read today's sport page... Mazzotta tells it like it is.. For many years the Highlanders were nothing.. No disrespect to Alumni.. Coaching is everything.. READ TODAYS FINE PRINT!!!!

Dear Santa Fe Fans,

I read your comments every week and to me it seems to me that you have some problems dealing with adversity. Yes your teams play great during the regular season and what a great year they had after last season's disappointment. But the fact is when you guys lose in the big game, (CIF PLAYOFFS), all you have to offer is excuses. You forget the fact that maybe the other was just better on that day. And, as one fan as stated recently here, to want to request Santa Fe to go to a stronger league.....for what? You can't even win a CIF championship where your at now! Give the other teams there due and until you actually win something other than a league championship, you will just have to deal with the fact that you are the BUFFALO BILLS of high school football.

chief people if your other backs are so good,why did"nt help you fri. night co, and south hills would have waxed you. no excuses you cant win the big one with all that d1 talent you had in the past

Dog spot,

I was at the game and the latter points were scored by the 2nd and 3rd string. Startes were out 5 minutes into the 3rd Q. Everyone played, the benches were cleared. Anaheim could not stop the 2nd and 3rd offense and kept committing turn-overs. Sad, but true.

WE ARE ST. PAUL,oo yes , our program you cont get out of your mind success will do that. All you public schools will salute us, your public schools are not very successful. La Habra will win!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Dog Spot:
The Highlanders were not unsportsmanlike...I know for a fact that their second team scored 3 touchdowns against Anaheim. The mercy rule only applies during league - CIF have different rules- so the game went on. What would you suggest? Stop playing.. They already put the 2nd and then the 3rd teams in. These are playoffs and every player is in it to win it. Anaheim had plenty opportunities to score- but La Habra defense came on strong. Stop trying to distort their victory with your "zero class" remark. La Habra is not ponding on their chest....(yet)their journey is not over...they play one game at a time.

Being a former player of the old Whitmont league, and at the same time a current W.Covina and San Antonio league fan, its tough to pick between Rowland & La Serna, I would be happy with either team winning.
To any Santa Fe fans, I was suprised and sorry for your loss as I was looking forward to driving down to my old Alma Mater's stadium to see a W.Covina
vs Santa Fe quarter final game. Now we have to go to Burbank to see a Bulldog vs Bulldog match up, should be interesting.
Not being sarcastic or not trying to rub it in, but I am curious about Burbank, are they one of those good scrappy teams that happened to meet a flat Santa Fe squad, how physical where they, and do they have size?

now that your favorite Del Rio league team is eliminated from CIF maybe you can write a positive piece about the Lancer's. Your bias is very obvious, even to us who don't have players on the team.

As a La Serna alumni, I am really proud, and hopeful they can beat Rowland.

As for La Habra, what they did in their game was was unsportsmanlike and showed zero class. They were ahead 45-0 after 3 quarters; did the Highlanders have to add an additional 38 points to the scoreboard?

John Vadurro – maybe you should do a little research about SF. This year SF’s preseason schedule only had 1 team in the same division as SF while including 3 Div. 3 & 1 Div. 1 school.

Del Rio League Fan for Life – hate to add fuel to your fire but let’s keep it real. SF lost to a 4th place team that was probably only in the playoffs since their league had an extra team so they automatically sent 4 teams while the division had no at-large team. To make matters worse they did it with a back up QB most of the game. Keeping that in mind let’s not forget DRL Fan that they did what no other DRL team could this year so if you’re a true fan I am assuming you’re a SF fan as well.

And to the smart “A” that claimed to be here if I needed some love. I really don’t need to say what you can do with your blog. That’s why you have to come to play each game. Burbank was fired up and just brought to SF who still managed to stay in the game until the last second ticked off the clock and the yellow flag hit the floor, props to them and their coaching staff. Best of luck to Burbank the rest of the playoffs. SF wasnt the only ones to exit abruptly, I believe Muir was a 7-0 league champ and lost as well so it happens.

Overall in rebounding from last year SF did a great job and has nothing to lower their heads about. The future still look very bright with solid seasons on the lower levels with a 5-0 freshman team and JV team that won league as well having beat San Clemente’s JV team on the road. And returning they have a hand full of 6’+ linemen as well as the sophomore running back that some had better take notice of from the Burbank game. I can’t confirm it but I have heard a rumor that he is actually faster then Turner and from what I saw in the game is WAY more powerful as a runner. He will flat out run some people over in the coming years. Another RB that somehow got lost in the shuffle this year but I’m pretty sure we’ll be hearing about is William Bomer.

It’s been said in some circles that SF is not a victim of a weak schedule but being stuck in a weak league (gotta talk to CIF about that not SF). Best of luck La Serna, prove people wrong about our league.

La Serna DAD – I know I’ll be there and will grab as many boys as I can to come support your team. You sir are a class act!!!

The public school that La Habra will compete against this week (El Dorado) has numerous championships in a number of sports, and an academic program that St Paul can’t match. La Habra you have your work cut out for you!

Here is a pretty interesting news story from up north for those who are interested.

High school football playoffs halted by judge.....

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/24/MN4714APE7.DTL&nopu=1

Good Luck to both La Habra ans La Serna going forward. As I stated, SF will learn so humity in the playoffs, it was just sooner than I expected. It is still nice to see that your fans can blame a loss to a third place team on injuries?????

wow... that was a tough 1st round for most teams locally...Lets not bash on teams ,please after all these are high school teenagers...if your an adult Act like one...Congrads to the local teams that advanced to the next round...good luck the rest of the way in cif...with that said "Tech Savy" out...

hello all area schools students and parents don't forget to come out to cal-high on friday nov 28 at 7:00pm to support la serna and the del dio league. Please come and wear you lettermen jacket from your school but as a league we must come together to see one of our school try to get a ring. We would love to see all the school come together on friday. good luck LA SERNA LANCERS.

P.S SANTA FE YOU HAVE NOTHING TO BE SAD ABOUT YOU DID GREAT BUT YOU HAD A BAD NIGHT O WELL BUT YOU ARE STILL DEL RIO CHAMP. WE HAVE NOTHING BUT LOVE FOR YOU GUYS(LA SERNA LANCERS)

P.S.S

CAL HIGH GREAT JOB YOU DID WHAT YOU HAD TO DO TO GET TO THE PLAY-OFF AND THAT TELL US A LOT ABOUT CAL. YOU KIDS WORKED HARD TO GET THERE AND YOU ARE STILL A GREAT TEAM. WE HOPE TO SEE WHITTIER,CAL HI, SANTA FE,PIONEER,AND EL RANCHO ON FRIDAY THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND SEE YOU THERE.

same old chiefs,injuries are part of the game,go ask Pioneer no Ronnie P all yea.No simpathey here

Once again ... One & Out ... How do you lose to a 4th place team?! They need to get someone in there that knows how to win the BIG game ... No way a 9-2 team should be out of the playoffs in the 1st rd ...

YO,SANTA FE FAITHFUL
Iam a santa fe alumni,but please understand you will never, (Mr Murray advised me to never say never)ok lets rephrase that SF WILL ALWAYS find it difficult to advance in the pairings there schedule is WEAK!I would think that if santa fe scheduled some schools ,A division or two above them every year they will have a better chance of advancing or getting that ring.

LS will have to step up their game against rowland. Team is healthy. Kyle Gluck is maturing as a football player. Always thought he had the most talent out of the senior class. Remember they went 10-0 freshman year. With only one close game that year. Kyle is now showing his talent. Louis Lozano has been thier MVP all year. Nobody talks about their underrated OLine, that Mike Saeinz is a monster!

santa f lost, a big upset, the players were sad, the seniors played with heart all year, there were alot of key injuries for santa fe and the first playoffs, arron turner been playin with ankle injury but he only got two plays in against burbank and nick finney probably one of the areas best d-linemen which was out for a pull muscle by his ankle in last two weeks game against la serna. raul ortiz(waterboy) in the game of la serna he dislocated his ankle, and jacob martinez in practice on wendsday broke his collar bone. everyone was a starter. arron turner runnerback, nick finney d-line and fb, waterboy linebaker, jacob martinez strong safety and runnerback. it was a great season for the cheifs but they have to finish it with a ring next time.

Hey roger, your wrong about the SH vs. Schurr half time score. It was SH 12 Schurr 7. Schurr scored on the first drive of the 3rd and went up 12-14, then SH went to work.

What About Azusa

Well football is over now :(
you guys played your hearts out

But got news about Cal Basketball..i was checking out the other blogs on here and saw that timmy palomino is not gonna play his last year of basketball in high school. then i heard about three other players on the team quiting. that brings the the team to 11 players..just check out their maxpreps page...according to someone i know, the players that are left are really dedicated...

With La Serna the lone school still alive and going strong, our area schools should collaborate on supporting their playoff run, both public and private schools. La Serna has shown to be the most stable team without a sporadic identity and proficient on scoring points. All area schools will experience attrition with our football season’s end, but LS’s team is still in tact. From ER go Lancers!!!

chiefdumb alumnut , I'm here if you need me. love always doc