MONROVIA ON TOP OF LATEST CIF POLL

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uh Broadnax got 170 yards, but in 40 carries...the d-line did their job...

and as its been all year the o-line doesnt cut it and thats what happened offensively.

After monrovias stomping we can all agree tehy are going to win league, and pretty easily at that, and just a matter of records TC will end up second and i honestly think that SP vs TC will happen again down the line with a different result

I say "undefeated" because who have u beaten that worth talking about loyal tiger. and i would say the only thing you will be smashing is blair but they're lookin pretty good too right now. u just better hope that broadnax is not healthy enough to play tonight cuz if he is it's over.south pas cannot match with the guys upfront. i mean the lineman if didnt know.

and regards to the comparison of past teams. yeah 98 was a good team but the 02' was the best because everyone was talkin bout desmond reed and all that jazz. and no one gave us a chance to win league that year and we won it outright. no sharing of the title that year. we had speed in every aspect of the game

how do you think san marino is gonna finish above tc and sp.

Whoever wins tommorrow in SP vs TC gets the second place in league behind monrovia. As simple as that.

Final Rio Hondo Standings Prediction:

Monrovia 5-0
La Canada 3-2
San Marino 3-2
Temple City 2-3
South Pas 2-3
Blair 0-5

But look for TC to move up if Broadnax gets healthy soon.

Philly,

what is this "undefeated" garbage?

We are undefeated. 5-0.

I cant wait to smash you fools from monrovia.

I can't beleive Philly and Anonymous are overlooking the 98 team: Senior QB, Senior RB, Senior O-line, plus all those seniors had the nastiness and were up the learning curve from the year before.

Monrovia definitely had the "we're gonna kick your a.." mentality back then.

oh by far the 02 team is way better than the 06 team of monrovia. i mean we were good on all aspects of the game defense especially pass defense and also run defense. our offense was unstoppable. and then when we went undefeated that year 10-0 the papers had the nerve to say "Well monrovia wasn't really challenged this year" i couldnt believe it when i read it. it was complete B.S. because desmond reed was a senior and did all the scoring for the rams and still lost at our house and we won league that year so. i say 97 and 02 was some of the greatest years of recent for monrovia. cant say anything bout 06 until we get through T.C. la canada, and i guess now since there "undefeated" south pas. then we can talk bout da 06 team. right now leave it alone

Monrovia fans dont worry about the leage that WEST COVINA is in focus on your own leage this is your year you guys have a great team and could all the way. good luck

as far as WEST COVINA we have a great chance also good luck to WC

i think the monrovia 97 was the best one of them all, that would have definitly competed for the championship are maybe won it.but that never happened. i dont know how good those teams where, but we were pretty good, i think we had why more talent on that team then this 06 team. i'm not trying to make anyone upset but the truth is the truth.

Monrovia beat Diamond Bar in 98. That was Diamond Bar's only loss during its back to back CIF title run.

" why cant we just be in The division with west covina, are even covina. if were there we would have 3-4 championships by now"
Anonymous, Monrovia is good enough this year to compete in the San Antonio,but as far as having 3 or 4 div. titles if they were in West Co's
division, I don't think so.
You have to remember that back when Monrovia was playing in their championship games,[late 90's early 2000's], West Co was competing in D2. To win a championship, Monrovia would have to had beat teams like Hart, Mission Viejo, the Diamond Bar & Upland teams that were power houses in the early 2000's & late 90's.
In 02 & O3 they would have had to beat South Hills, which in 03 they could not have done, I don't know if they would have done it in 02 but they would have had a better chance that year cause of the speed they had.[I remember that speed cause they lit up my WC.Bulldogs that year] But
South Hills was pretty good that year too as they rolled in the Div.Title Game, the score was like 36 to 7.
So at the most, Monrovia
maybe had a chance at 1 title if they were in West Co's division.

WC Fan...

You are right that we lost to WC this year... to be fair, by a FG with :01 on the clock. And we did lose the two previous years... when the ebb and flow of talent favored you and left us wanting. But the two seasons before ('02 and '03) we won 52-29 and 26-14, respectively... that was before the Wallaces got there and OUR talent was good.

The fact is, both teams have good talent this year... and in the only head-to-head match-up, they were, by all accounts, evenly matched.

Monrovia could definitely complete in the San Antonio... but, like WC and other hs teams, the rollercoaster of talent would not keep them atop the league indefinitely.

WC Fan,
Over the past 10-12 years, Monrovia and Westco pretty much even out. In fact, Monrovia has been better more often. It's a great intra-valley matchup. Monrovia would have no problem consistently competing in the San Antonio League. In fact, if Monrovia were to join that more competitive league, then Monrovia's level of play would increase and the opposition would really have to stand back.

Bryan,
My comment was in response to what seems to be you minimalizing the task of beating Amat, Chaminade and Crespi.

Despite the records, I would say that Amat is probably the toughest team to beat in the East SGV. They are still pretty deep, despite having fallen on tough times (tough times for Amat that is).

Furthermore, Chaminade is usually tough. I think Notre Dame is the only team that typically beat them from the Mission League. I'm not sure what Crspi looks like this year, but they have had a few very strong seasons recently.

It would be great for the West if SF pulls it out, though.

remember that West Covina won last year, the year before that and the year before that and OUT SCORED Monrovia 103-22 in the past 3 games I dont think Monrovia can compete in the SGV San Antonio Leage maybe in the leage with Covina or Baldwin Park. This year might be the year for Monrovia because you guys have a great team with great players BUT still lost to WEST COVINA.....

Mike...

You question the importance of Potts, Brooks, and Arnold in your post. Let me address each one.

Potts looks like a different QB this year. He spent the offseason lifting and running... and his overall speed and conditioning is off the chart. He has led his team to within 1 sec. of a 5-0 start... he has gladly traded stats for wins... and is showing first-class leadership for his team.

Brooks has injured his knee, and as reported, may miss considerable time during the season. In his first two games (before the injury), he started at TE and LB and remained Potts' favorite target. Even after the injury, he played against West Covina... he gutted it out dragging his bad leg behind him.

Albert Arnold leads his team in tackles... when was the last time you saw a D-lineman do that! He's a stud... and by asking where he is tells me you aren't paying attention.

The Senior leadership for the Cats is immpeccable... they'll need to be to survive what appears to be a very tough league this year.

it's a real tough loss to lose eric. he is a great player. he can block you and catch the ball. but we do have tyler thompson back, which is good. because our pass defense was killing us. and i hope that he also give some run support.

anonymous,
monrovia will not lost to two teams i promise you that. if you look at past years. between monrovia and temple city whoever has the home field wins league, this year the game is at our house. i dont remember a year in the past 7 or 8 where T.C. beat monrovia in monrovia. monrovia is that great and we are the faster team in RHL no one can really keep up with us. its just stupid mistakes or miscues that keep teams in the game with us. this friday will see how peterson can hold up through an entire season. i know has to be worn down by now.

Brooks is great and could certainly help the Cats, but I think they have just as strong of a team without his presence. Thats not to say that he would'nt make a difference it's just to say that they have other none mentioned players who could hold down his position. Who Knows, maybe we will see him during the playoffs. He's still a team leader on and off the field. I hope him the best.

I agree in spirit with one of anon's comments above, regarding the divisions in CIF, etc. The Rio Hondo has benefitted from the re-alignment in that there are no more trips to the Los Padres area, and the division is "weaker" (essentially division XI).
But I agree that at no time did the Rio Hondo not belong in Div. X - at least, speaking from a Monrovia fan perspective. The problem was teams from higher divisions being dropped down too far, and dominating. Santa Monica (1 Div.X title), Inglewood, and especially Lompoc (2 Div.X titles) and Crespi (2 Div.X titles) are examples. Monrovia competed fairly well with Lompoc in '02, and tried to last year with Crespi; but they've always belonged on the field with Paso Robles, North Torrance, Duarte, and teams like that.
So anyway...I agree that there's some bittersweetness to it.

BTW: anon mentioned the '97 Mira Costa team that MHS met in the finals...THAT was the best team this Cat fan has ever seen Monrovia line up against.

I'll check with our tech dept, but it works on my computer

Fred why arent your audio game previews working?

It is true, Eric Brooks will probably be sidelined the rest of the season after an MRI discovered a fracture in his right knee. He hurt it in the Arcadia game, played sparingly against West Covina and did not play against La Salle. It's a huge blow, but I don't think it's going to stop the Wildcats' chances of winning the RHL

I just heard that the highly recruited D-1 athlete Eric Brooks of Monrovia is goin to have to sit out the rest of the season with a knee injury. Will Monrovia be able to bounce back from this because he is a BIG lost to both the offensive side and deffensive side.

IS MONROVIA IN TROUBLE????

dwight did not play at all in the past two weeks, he didnt suit up for rosemead adn he was on the sidleine the entire game, siting on the bench in uniform, drinking gatorade and watching the game

new york, pretty much if the GK's area able to past by those teams, alemany and st paul should not be a challenge.

yea about this monrovia team... they are good and all that but i mean damn, wats all this about them being unbeatable? i can guarantee you all that they will lose at least once 2 any of these 5 other teams! u just wait and see people...

it means that they have future, and the future looks good.

I know this has nothing to do with rankings but did anyone else see that the midvalley news has reported that Monrovias tightend Eric Brooks is out for the rest of the season?

It's funny how you list the the records of the Jv and freshman teams because that does not mean a thing.....

Monrovia is a GREAT team.. James Davis and Shawn Sparks are gettin alot of glory but whatz up with the rest of the Cats? Eric Brooks? David Potts? Albert Arnold? Im not hearing much about those guys! The cats are going to have to start gettin more players involved before everyone picks up on this running game. And this was suppose to be Potts breakthrough season! I guess he is not as good as everyone thaught he was. Or the Coach is not using him. i dont know!?.

monrovia jv 5-0 monrovia freshman 5-0 winning cif next is very possible.

Can someone please explain why south pas is ranked three and la canada ranked below them it should be the other way around. what peterson did to gabrielino is crazy. and you mean to tell me that south pasadena os gonna be the sleeper in RHL!!!??????? give me a break. yeah T.C. needed to get knocked down after that upset from la salle i know that dwight played in the second half but i guess it was a little too late. but they should of won that one but la canada with one lose from a team out of state and a loss to a team that is on FSN on friday nights. they should be #3 by far. south pas is undefeated.. wow..... did they play arcadia, west covina, i dont think they did so i feel they haven't earned to be hyped up. as well as san marino. who have they played with team speed

that might be true but i feel we should give this a shot for at least a few years if monrovia wins back to back cif(which will not happen cuz we're losing so many seniors after this season) then i'll say CIF need to try again until then, leave it like it is. i feel that in this format anyone can win CIF in the divisions. i do agree we could compete with teams like covina and the east valley teams this year but i dont know about the future

i hate that monrovia has to play in a weak mid-valley div. cif always finds a way to mess something up. when were d-9 we had to mira costa in the ship, d-10 paso robles and a host of former d-1 schools. why cant we just be in he divion with west covina, are even covina. if were there we would have 3-4 championships by now.

i hate that monrovia has to play in a weak mid-valley div. cif always finds a way to mess something up. when we d-9 we had to mira costa in the ship, d-10 paso robles and a host of former d-1 schools. why cant we just be in he divion with west covina, are even covina. if were there we would have 3-4 championships by now.

well well well. it's about time that monrovia got the credit they deserve. Now the two respectable teams at first was monrovia and temple city not la canada. at least not at the 1 and 2 spots. i feel they are an team that relies on 1 player to do all the work it cant happen in the RHL. Temple city dissappointed me. i really wanted to see them go undefeated until they played monrovia to make more dramatic if u will. but unfortuantely la salle caught them slippin and slippin big. Honestly south pas is over rated by far along with alhambra. that team got alot oh hype this year and couldn't replace their running back. i think everyone from da RHL whooped on that squad that palyed them. i hope that the wildcats keep their poise and not let the rankings get to theiir head. cuz once ur on top every team is gonna go after them full force. all the teams will be playing thier best ball when they play monrovia. starting with la canada on friday. that game will be such a statement with la canada looking for an upset and monrovia tryin to live up to the hype. but la canada lost their middle linebacker to injury so i say james davis and sean sparks better light it up. it should be real show. they dont have the speed to keep up with us but la canada can capitalize on mistakes or miscues. so we'll see

Rio Hondo doesn't recruit, who is this guy who thinks this. I went there for 12 years they have a great program that starts in the1st grade and these kids play together for years. It is a private School that has a great sports program but the Education aspect isn't so great. Give the kids credit they have a great team just like when I was there during the 8 man days we wre a dynasty. I would not be convinced they could beat a team like Monrovia I transfered to Arcadia and started at Tailback, there was a clear difference between the size and talent of the players.

Monrovia is the best inthe league and has the bet backs and all around team. Davis and Sparks clearly are exceptional backs but they couldn't have these great teams without a great line. Some of the holes that they open up are huge, They have a sophomore #60 Calver who has weekly improved his performance every player he faces is much bigger and obviously more experienced but he still manages to controll is zone and is consistantly down field making key secondary blocks like he did against La Salle that scored a James TD. Keep youreye on him this week.

comon now wat is all this talk about the RHL??? they have 2 respectable teams in that league (monrovia, La canada) so wat is all this praise they keep on gettin!!?? SOME GENIUS decided to list TC as #1 in the Mid Valley and they really showed it against La Salle. No dissin La Salle. Why is South Pas listed so highly??? they have yet to play top competition. Wat is all this talk about San Marino??? THEY LOST TO GABRIELINO!!! they got lucky against la salle, scoring TD's on an INT return and a KICKOFF return. Monrovia is without a doubt the top team in the area, playing the likes of West Covina and Arcadia. But pleaseeee stop talkin about the RHL. Wheres some talk about the Camino Real??? Cantwell, 5-0, Verb, 2-3 but who has played the hardest schedule in the area (Compton who plays in the same league as LB poly).

Wait where is Verbum Dei?? before the season they were one of the favorites to win the div. Whats going on with those guys?

I think Monrovia deserves the respect. I think Monrovia should have been No. 1 from the beginning becuase of all the athletes.

RB James Davis and QB David Potts is going to lead this team to a Mid-Valley Division title! And I wouldnt be supprised if one of those two players wins the Player of the Year Award!

GO CATS!

Wow! 4 teams in the top 6! is the RHL that much greater than every other leauge in the Mid-Vally? I dont know what other team in the other league is going to step up but I like Monrovia all the way! When this team gets going there is no stoppin them!

GO CATS

Bryan, is that it? JUST Amat and Crespi and Chaminade?

if the golden knights can keep their composure for two more games, their ranking at #1 should stay. just amat, crespi and a somewhat tough mission league schedule.

I knew performance would eventually get the 'Cats atop the Mid-Valley polls. Not sure what Fred is thinking with Muir at number 2 in the West SGV, but oh well.