September 2007 Archives

Week 5 prognostication time.
It's once again time to put our heads together to decide the winners in Week 5.

A mediocre week of picks for yours truly in Week 4

Weekly count:
Week 4 Galetti 10-6, Total 51-22-1; Calpreps 12-4, Total 51-21-1 (one no-pick)

The Pasadena Bulldogs close out the weekend at .500. How does this happen? Well, it seems that West Ranch used an inelligible player in its win a week ago.

But hey, 2-2 is better than 1-3 no matter how you slice it?

St. Francis High School quarterback Austin Heyworth runs for a first down against Los Altos on Friday night. (Keith Birmingham/Staff Photographer)

Knights upend Los Altos
St. Francis leads early, cruises to 35-21 win

St. Francis's quarterback Austin Heyworth runs for a first down in the first half against Los Altos. The Golden Knights won the game 35-21. (SGVN Staff Photo Keith BirminghamSXSports)

TOP 10 RESULTS
ARCADIA (4-0)
Friday: defeated Burbank 13-7.
Next: vs. Hoover at Glendale, Friday
2. ALHAMBRA (4-0)
Friday: defeated South Pasadena, 35-3.
Next: at South El Monte, Friday
3. ST. FRANCIS (3-1)
Friday: defeated Los Altos, 35-21.
Next: vs. Saugus, Friday
4. MUIR (1-2)
Thursday: defeated Hoover, 48-0.
Next: vs. Glendale, Friday
5. ROSEMEAD (3-1)
Friday: defeated Temple City, 34-12.
Next: vs. Orange, Friday
6. SAN GABRIEL (3-1)
9>Friday: Did not play.
Next: vs. San Marino, Friday
7. BLAIR (4-0)
Friday: defeated Whittier Chr., 38-26.
Next: vs. Golden Valley at Canyon, Friday
8. SAN MARINO (4-0)
Friday: defeated Keppel, 75-0.
Next: at San Gabriel, Friday
9. PASADENA (2-2)
Friday: defeated Crescenta Valley, 26-9.
Next: vs. Burbank at Burroughs, Thursday
10. MONROVIA (0-4)
Friday: lost to La Salle, 23-14.
Next: vs. South Pasadena, Oct. 12

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Golden Knights run over Conquerors
St. Francis impressive in 35-21 win over Los Altos.
Question: How good is Dietrich Riley? All the expectations of him being one of the best wide receivers around, but he is turning out to be one of the area's top running backs.

http://lang.sgvtribune.com/preps/scoreboard/week4.asp#

Click on this link for top ten rankings from Tribune, Star-News and Whittier, as well as the week-by-week season schedules.
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Thank you for your support.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to both Randy Backus and Temple City basketball coach Rich Hollinger and hope you both have a speedy recovery.

Rams press on without ailing coach

By Scott Galetti, Staff Writer

TEMPLE CITY - School has been in session and athletic practices have gone on as scheduled at Temple City High School.
At the same time, this hasn't been a normal week.
The Rams football team, struggling after a 0-3 start and playing without its star player Will Do, got the news over the weekend that it would be moving on without head coach Randy Backus, at least for the time being.
Backus had been diagnosed with prostate cancer over the summer and had surgery on Monday.
That same day, boys basketball coach Rich Hollinger also had cancer surgery after he discovered a lump two weeks ago.
Both coaches went home on Tuesday and Backus was happy just to be back on his feet.
"My wife and I did a great deal of research (after being diagnosed) and decided the best course of action would be the removal of the prostate at the City of Hope," Backus said. "It was done robotically which is the latest procedure, and I'm actually up walking around. But I won't be able to coach or teach for at least two weeks."
Temple City athletic director and acting head football coach John Van De Veere said Hollinger actually paid a visit to the school on Wednesday.
"Rich is in good spirits and we're all hoping for the best," Van De Veere said.
Backus will learn more about the success of his procedure today, while Hollinger will find out more over the weekend.
"They'll do an MRI this weekend to find out if the cancer has spread throughout his body or if they got it all," Van De Veere said. "They're probably going to perform chemotherapy or radiation, but they haven't made a decision."
After Backus informed his team of the situation on Saturday, the Rams have done their best to overcome the initial shock of losing their coach.
"Saturday there were a lot of emotions from the players," assistant coach Eric Sepulveda said.

Titans play follow the leader
San Marino's Trawick setting example in 3-0 start

Here are the latest boys and girls cross country polls.

BOYS
Division I
1. Murrieta Valley; 2. Valencia; 3. Trabuco Hills; 4. Crescenta Valley; 5. Vista Murrieta; 6. Royal; 7. Arcadia; 8. El Ranchol; 9. Upland; 10. Thousand Oaks.
Division II
1. Loyola; 2. Ventura; 3. St. John Bosco; 4. Newport Harbor; 5. Mira Costa; 6. Brea Olinda; 7. Ayala; 8. Foothill; 9. Granite Hills; 10T. Redondo Union; 10T. El Modena.
Division III
1. Barstow; 2. Lompoc Cabrillo; 3. Oak Park; 4. Servite; 5. Orange Lutheran; 6. Palos Verdes; 7. Corona del mar; 8. Santa Margarita; 9. Bosco Tech; 10. Laguna Hills.
Division IV
1. Big Bear; 2. Oaks Christian; 3. Maranatha; 4. Paraclete; 5. Morro Bay; 6. Laguna Beach; 7. Harvard-Westlake; 8. Nordhoff; 9. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame; 10. La Salle.
Division V
1. Woodcrest Christian; 2. Pasadena Poly; 3. Flintridge Prep; 4. Oakwood Academy; 5. Buckley; 6. Chadwick; 7. Webb; 8. Saddleback Valley Christian; 9. Brentwood; 10. Holy Martyrs.

GIRLS
Division I
1. Saugus; 2. Redlands; 3. Murrieta Valley; 4. Esperanza; 5. Fountain Valley; 6. Trabuco Hills; 7. Crescenta Valley; 8. M.L. King; 9. Great Oak; 10. Dana Hills.
Division II
1. Foothill; 2. Mira Costa; 3. Newport Harbor; 4. Anaheim Canyon; 5. South Hills; 6. Woodbridge; 7. Peninsula; 8. El Modena; 9. Northwood; 10. West Torrance.
Division III
1. Oak Park; 2. Orange Lutheran; 3. Corona del Mar; 4. Laguna Hills 5. Santa Margarita; 7. Rim of the World; 8. Irvine; 9. Palos Verdes; 10. Bolsa Grande.
Division IV
1. Maranatha; 2. Oaks Christian; 3. JSerra; 4. Laguna Beach; 5. La Reina; 6. Santa Maria St. Joseph; 7. Louisville; 8. La Salle; 9. Paraclete; 10. Morro Bay.
Division V
1. Woodcrest Christian; 2. Chadwick; 3. St. Margaret’s; 4. Ontario Christian; 5. Holy Martyrs; 6. Sage Hill; 7. Bell-Jeff; 8. Hesperia Christian; 9. Flintridge Prep; 10. Linfield Christian.

Thanks to staff writer Keith Lair
Question: Any shocks or surprises?

1. La Cañada
2. Arcadia
3. South Pasadena
4. Pasadena Poly
5. Temple City

Thanks to staff writer Keith Lair
Question: Any shocks or surprises?

1. La Cañada
2. Arcadia
3. South Pasadena
4. Pasadena Poly
5. Arcadia

Thanks to staff writer Keith Lair
Question: Any shocks or surprises?

1. Mayfield
2. Flintridge Sacred Heart
3. Arcadia
4. La Cañada
5. Westridge
6. Alverno
7. La Salle
8. San Gabriel
9. Pasadena
10. Maranatha

Question: Any shocks or surprises?

STAR-NEWS TOP TEN
1. Arcadia (3-0)
2. Alhambra (3-0)
3. St. Francis (2-1)
4. Muir (1-2)
5. Rosemead (2-1)
6. San Gabriel (3-1)
7. Blair (3-0)
8. San Marino (3-0)
9. Pasadena (0-3)
10. Monrovia (1-3)

Pasadena Star-News prep sports editor Scott Galetti gives you an inside look at some of this week's games.

Los Altos at St. Francis
http://lang.sgvtribune.com/multimedia/asps/092607_St.%20Francis-Los%20Altos.asp

South Pasadena at Alhambra
http://lang.sgvtribune.com/multimedia/asps/092607_Alhastp.asp

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Week 4 prognostication time.
It's time to put our heads together to decide the winners in Week 4.

Good guessing in Week 3

Weekly count:
Week 3 Galetti 17-2, Total 41-16-1; Calpreps 16-3, Total 39-17-1 (one no-pick)

Week 4
Thursday's Games
PACIFIC LEAGUE
Hoover vs. Muir at Glendale, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Muir); Calpreps (Muir 48-0)
NONLEAGUE
Gabrielino vs. Pomona at Ganesha, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Gabrielino); Calpreps (Pomona 20-19)
Eagle Rock at La Canada , 7 p.m. - Galetti (Eagle Rock); Calpreps (Eagle Rock 28-3)

Friday's Games
PACIFIC LEAGUE
Burbank at Arcadia, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Arcadia); Calpreps (Arcadia 27-7)
Crescenta Valley vs. Pasadena at PCC, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Pasadena); Calpreps (Pasadena 28-21)
NONLEAGUE
Alhambra vs. South Pasadena at Moor Field, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Alhambra); Calpreps (28-3)
Keppel at San Marino, 7 p.m. - Galetti (San Marino); Calpreps (San Marino 42-0)
Los Altos at St. Francis, 7:30 p.m. - Galetti (Los Altos); Calpreps (Los Altos 27-6) (Changed)
Maranatha at Mojave, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Maranatha); Calpreps (Maranatha 42-17)
Marshall at Compton Centennial, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Centennial); Calpreps (Centennial 50-6)
Monrovia at La Salle, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Monrovia); Calpreps (Monrovia 31-27)
Murphy vs. Bosco Tech at St. Matthias HS, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Bosco Tech); Calpreps (Bosco Tech 48-6)
Temple City at Rosemead, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Rosemead); Calpreps (Rosemead 41-14)
Whittier Christian vs. Blair at Muir, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Whittier Christian); Calpreps (Whittier Christian 38-21)

Saturday's Games
Brentwood at Poly, CA), 2 p.m. - Galetti (Brentwood); Calpreps (Brentwood 28-13)
Flintridge Prep vs. Santa Clara at Maranatha, 1:30 p.m. - Galetti (Flintridge Prep); Calpreps (Santa Clara 22-8)

The Skinny
The top game in the area this week, without a doubt, is Los Altos at St. Francis. Another intriguing matchup is South Pasadena and Alhambra. And of course, Pacific League play begins, so every game matters.

Question: How should the rankings look this week?

Arcadia's head coach on Dimalante walks his team onto the field before its game against Lynwood. (SGVN Staff Photo Keith BirminghamSXSports)

Alhambra's Anthony Brown rambles 79 yards for a touchdown run in the first half against Arroyo. (SGVN Staff Photo Keith BirminghamSXSports)

1. Arcadia - Beat Lynwood 33-21.
2. Alhambra - No problems with previously unbeaten Arroyo 42-14.
3. St. Francis - Held off late Burroughs rally 21-14.
4. Muir - Finally got its offense in gear in a 47-6 win over Jefferson.
5. Monrovia - Dropped a tought 21-14 loss at Beckman.
6. Pasadena - Roughed up in 41-22 loss at West Ranch.
7. Rosemead - Earned an impressive 35-21 win over Northview.
8. San Marino - Titans roll to 55-14 win over Workman.
9. San Gabriel - Matadors collect huge 41-20 victory over Temple City.
10. Blair - Vikings beat up on Hoover 45-10 for third straight win.

Friday's Results

Alhambra High School's Anthony Brown runs for a first down during the first half of Friday's nonleague game. Alhambra won 42-14. (Keith Birmingham / Staff Photographer)

Alhambra 42, Arroyo 14 - Anthony Brown (200 yards) and Dushine Smith (231 yards) run wild to the tune of 431 combined yards and six touchdowns. I'd say this team is for real. The line has been dominant the past two weeks.
Beckman 21, Monrovia 14 - Two big plays and a pivotal turnover prove costly for Wildcats.
Bosco Tech 13, La Puente 0 The Tigers improve to 3-0.
St. Francis 21, Burroughs 14 - Kyle Morgan and Joey Orlandini come up with late sacks to preserve narrow win for Golden Knights.
Flintridge Prep 18, Campbell Hall 13 - Flintridge Prep continues its impressive run.
South Pasadena 20, Glendale 17 - Jonathan Troast throws for 206 yards and three touchdowns to pace Tigers attack.
La Canada 19, Gabrielino 7 - Spartans get 221 rushing yards to earn their first victory of the season.
Mountain View 12, Keppel 6 - Aztecs stopped inside the Mountain View 5-yard line late in the game.
Rosemead 35, Northview 21 - Panthers used a couple of big plays to break 21-21 tie.
Ontario Christian 16, La Salle 15 - Knights get 93-yard TD run late in game to send Lancers to 0-4.
Muirrieta Calvary Chapel 31, Rio Hondo Prep 14 Kares a surprising 0-3 to begin the season.
San Marino 55, Workman 14 - Lobos not match for streaking Titans. John Trawick runs for 196 yards and three touchdowns to lead San Marino.
San Gabriel 41, Temple City 20 - Matadors bounce back from first loss with an impressive win over struggling Rams.
Muir 47, Jefferson 6 - Are the real Mustangs back after last weeks disappointing setback?

Saturday's Games
Burbank Bellarmine-Jefferson 55, Marshall 0 - Eagles fall to 0-3.
Maranatha 40, Poly 19, - Injury-riddled Minutemen respond in first home game under the lights.

Some thoughts:
Moors coming of age:
Alhambra truly impressed me on Friday against Arroyo. I picked the Moors to win, but had no idea that it would be so one-sided. The Moors defense came up with a goal-line stand and took the Knights out of the game with Brown and Smith. Olivarez struggled at QB, but didn't need to throw. South Pasadena is the next challenge and the Tigers bring a talented line of their own. Should be quite interesting. By the way, Alhambra actually took three points off the board. After a roughing the kicker penalty, the Moors had the ball inside the 10 and decided to go for it on fourth down with the reserves in, thus not re-kicking another field goal.

Bulldogs lose to second-year varsity school:
Here was a game where I changed my pick after thinking about the athletes Pasadena has. Crockom, Harrison and Ikner are among the most talented players in the West San Gabriel Valley. West Ranch, however, ran the ball at will against the Bulldogs (very un-Santa Clarita Valley like).

Golden Knights edge Indians:
St. Francis narrowly escaped Burbank with a win over Burroughs. I was surprised the Golden Knights weren't able to rout a down Indians team. I'm looking forward to seeing St. Francis play Los Altos. This should be a great game.

Good guessing:
I was called to the carpet about my picks in one of the posts. The score (Galetti 13-1 on Friday, 2-1 on Thursday, Calpreps 11-3 on Friday, 3-0 on Thursday). Not bad for guessing. Had I stuck to my guns, I originally had Pasadena and Flintridge Prep is making a believer out of me.

http://lang.sgvtribune.com/preps/scoreboard/week3.asp#

Click on this link for top ten rankings from Tribune, Star-News and Whittier, as well as the week-by-week season schedules.
http://lang.sgvtribune.com/preps/scoreboard/top10.asp#

Young brothers return to their roots

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Already a tennis veteran
Tigers' Valdeavilla young but savvy

Here are the latest boys and girls cross country polls.

Pasadena Star-News prep sports editor Scott Galetti gives you an inside look at some of this week's games..

Arroyo at Alhambra
http://lang.sgvtribune.com/multimedia/asps/091807_AlhaArr.asp

Pasadena at West Ranch
http://lang.sgvtribune.com/multimedia/asps/091807_PasWRan.asp

Blair vs. Hoover
http://lang.sgvtribune.com/multimedia/asps/091807_BlairHo.asp

Week 3 prognostication time.
It's time to put our heads together to decide the winners in Week 3.

Good thing I'm not a gambler, Calpreps not much better

Weekly count:
Week 2 Galetti 9-6-1, Total 24-14-1; Calpreps 9-6-1, Total 23-14-1 (one no-pick)

Week 3
Thursday's Games
Lynwood at Arcadia, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Arcadia), Calpreps (Arcadia 27-19)
Blair vs. Hoover at Glendale HS, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Blair), Calpreps (Blair 48-10)
Pasadena vs. West Ranch at Valencia HS, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Pasadena), Calpreps (West Ranch 31-19) Note: After giving it more thought, I changed my pick as of Wednesday morning.

Friday's Games
Alhambra vs. Arroyo at Moor Field, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Alhambra), Calpreps (Arroyo 28-27)
Beckman vs. Monrovia at Tustin HS, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Beckman), Cal Preps (Beckman 27-19)
Bosco Tech vs. La Puente at St. Matthias HS (Downey, CA), 7 p.m. - Galetti (Bosco Tech), Calpreps (Bosco Tech 31-13)
St. Francis at Burroughs 7 p.m. - Galetti (St. Francis), Calpreps ( St. Francis 20-17)
Flintridge Prep at Campbell Hall, 3 p.m. - Galetti (Campbell Hall), Calpreps (Campbell Hall 21-7)
South Pasadena at Glendale , 7 p.m. - Galetti (South Pasadena), Calpreps (South Pasadena 14-13)
La Canada at Gabrielino, 7 p.m. - Galetti (La Canada), Calpreps (La Canada 20-17)
Mountain View at Keppel, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Mountain View), Calpreps (Mountain View 35-19)
Northview at Rosemead, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Rosemead), Calpreps (Northview 28-26)
Ontario Christian at La Salle, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Ontario Christian), Calpreps (Ontario Christian 35-28)
Rio Hondo Prep vs. Muirrieta Calvary Chapel at Vista Murrieta HS , 7 p.m. - Galetti (Calvary Chapel), Calpreps (Calvary Chapel 17-14)
Workman at San Marino, 7 p.m. - Galetti (San Marino), Calpreps (San Marino 34-3)
San Gabriel at Temple City, 7 p.m. - Galetti (San Gabriel), Calpreps (San Gabriel 28-22)
Jefferson at Muir, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Muir), Calpreps (Muir 21-7)

Saturday's Games
Burbank Bellarmine-Jefferson vs. Marshall at Burroughs HS, 7 p.m. Galetti (Bell-Jeff), Calpreps (Bellarmine-Jefferson 38-20)
Poly at Maranatha, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Maranatha), Calpreps (Maranatha 35-20)

The Skinny
The biggest area game this week, perhaps, Arroyo invading Alhambra to take on the Moors. Another intriguing matchup is St. Francis at Burroughs. I like the Golden Knights in this one. And I'll go with Rosemead in a big battle with Northview.

Area rankings to follow

Question: Any shocks or surprises?

STAR-NEWS TOP FIVE
1. La Canada
2. South Pasadena
3. Temple City
4. Arcadia
5. San Marino

Area rankings to follow

Question: Any shocks or surprises?

1. Flintridge Sacred Heart
2. La Cañada
3. Arcadia
4. Pasadena
5. Maranatha
6. Mayfield
7. Westridge
8. Rio Hondo Prep
9. Alverno
10. San Gabriel

Area rankings to follow

Question: Any shocks or surprises?

STAR-NEWS TOP TEN
1. Arcadia (2-0)
2. Alhambra (2-0)
3. St. Francis (1-1)
4. Muir (0-2)
5. Monrovia (1-2)
6. Pasadena (0-2)
7. Rosemead (1-1)
8. San Marino (2-0)
9. San Gabriel (2-1)
10. Blair (2-0)

With so many schools out there, I thought I'd ask for some assistance in finding out about who had a big week in either girls tennis, girls volleyball, boys water polo, or cross country.

Thank you for your help.

Some questions: Should Arcadia remain No. 1? Should St. Francis move up to No. 2? How far should Muir fall after its disappointing loss? How high should Alhambra be?

I made some changes to the poll asking for more specifics on who should drop out. Feel free to post what you think is the top 10.

Alhambra slams Temple City 47-0
Do leaves game in second quarter with serious shoulder injury

Alhambra's Anthony Brown ,3, runs for a touchdown in the first half of Alhambra's 47-0 win at Temple City. (SGVN Staff Photo Keith Birmingham/SXSports)

Temple City's Williams Do is tackled for a loss by the Alhambra defense on Friday night at Temple City High School. Do was injured during the first half of the Moors' 47-0 victory and could be out the rest of the season. (Keith Birmingham/Staff Photographer)

Friday's Results
Alhambra 47, Temple City 0 - Do's absense had something to do with Temple City not scoring, but Brown and Smith are the real deal.
Arcadia 41, Monrovia 20 - Apaches appear worthy of area's top spot again.
San Juan Capistrano St. Margaret's 56, Maranatha 14 - So much for the much-awaited rematch of the CIF title game.
Eagle Rock 32, San Gabriel 13 - No surprise as Eagle Rock wins its 15th straight victory.
San Marino 35, La Salle 32 - Titans come up with huge goal-line stand in fourth quarter to preserve victory.
Franklin 23, Muir 20 - Ok, I wasn't expecting this one. The Mustangs go from competing with Oaks Christian to falling flat. Giving up 23 points in the fourth quarter won't get it done.
St. Francis 31, Crescenta Valley 10 - Golden Knights respond from loss to Monrovia in a big way.
Bosco Tech 49, Workman 16 - The Tigers find themselves 2-0 after another impressive win.
Brentwood 14, Rio Hondo Prep 0 - The season's not starting out the way the Kares expected it to.
South Pasadena 21, Hoover 19 - A closer game than I expected.
Poly 39, Marshall 20 - Neil Child was 9-of-10 for 175 yards and a TD to lead the Panthers.
Gabrielino 40, Keppel 6 - Big win for Gabrielino after a pair of losses.

Saturday's Games
Flintridge Prep 21, Burbank Bellarmine-Jefferson 14 - If this score is correct, that's a big win for Rebels.
Rosemead 32, San Jose Piedmont Hills 29 - Koffler's Panthers knew the way to San Jose.

http://lang.sgvtribune.com/preps/scoreboard/week2.asp#

Click on this link for top ten rankings from Tribune, Star-News and Whittier, as well as the week-by-week season schedules.
http://lang.sgvtribune.com/preps/scoreboard/top10.asp#

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, the last thing I want to be is a gatekeeper and I want this to be a forum where everyone can talk about their teams, get into solid discussions and even have heated debates.
All I ask is that we keep it clean. Comments with obscenities are not welcome and may be deleted.
If you want to bash me for my picks, I'm more than OK with that and expect it.
But it's not cool to bash the kids. This is high school sports, not the NFL.
There's a difference between comments being critical of a team and bashing.
So fire away, but please try to keep it clean.

Thank you for your support.

STAR-NEWS BOYS WATER POLO TOP FIVE
Thanks to staff writer Keith Lair
1. La Canada
2. Arcadia
3. Temple City
4. Pasadena Poly
5. South Pasadena

CIF Rankings below story

Do steps right in as Rams leader
Senior fills Broadnax's big shoes

Temple City High senior running back Will Do has established himself as a team leader for the Rams this season with the graduation of Dwight Broadnax. (Leo Jarzomb/Staff)

Question: How good can this guy be?

Pasadena Star-News prep sports editor Scott Galetti gives you an inside look at some of this week's games..

Temple City vs. Alhambra
http://lang.sgvtribune.com/multimedia/asps/091207_AlhamTC.asp

Arcadia vs. Monrovia
http://lang.sgvtribune.com/multimedia/asps/091207_MonArca.asp

Maranatha at St. Margaret's
http://lang.sgvtribune.com/multimedia/asps/091207_MaraStMar.asp

Rio Hondo Prep vs. Brentwood
http://lang.sgvtribune.com/multimedia/asps/091207_BrentRioHon.asp.asp

Mayfield duo ready for season

Mayfield volleyball players Rachel Aragon and Susan Carlson will be a big factor in whether or not the Cubs can mount another run in the CIF-Southern Section playoffs this season. (Greg Andersen/Staff)

Arcadia's win over St. Francis enough to put Apaches in top spot.
Question: Can they stay there?

1. Arcadia (1-0)
2. Muir (0-1)
3. Alhambra (1-0)
4. Temple City (0-1)
5. San Gabriel (2-0)
6. Monrovia (1-1)
7. St. Francis (0-1)
8. La Salle (0-2)
9. Pasadena (0-2)
10. Maranatha (0-1)

CIF-SOUTHERN SECTION RANKINGS
(As of Sept. 10)

FSHA No. 1

Here are the latest Star-News girls volleyball rankings

1. Flintridge Sacred Heart
2. Mayfield
3. La Canada
4. Arcadia
5. Gabrielino
6. Maranatha
7. Westridge
8. Pasadena
9. La Salle
10. San Gabriel

Below: Area top 10 story and CIF rankings

Week 2 prognostication time.
It's time to put our heads together to decide the winners in Week 2.

Not exactly a banner week for your's truly or Calpreps

Weekly count:
Week 1 Galetti 11-7, Total 15-8; Calpreps 9-8 (one no-pick), Total 14-8

Week 2
Thursday's Games
La Canada at Glendale, 7 p.m. - (La Canada), Calpreps (LA Canada 31-13)
Blair vs. Hollywood (Los Angeles) at Muir, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Blair), Calpreps (Blair 28-27)

Friday's Games
Alhambra at Temple City, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Temple City), Calpreps (Temple City 31-22)
Arcadia at Monrovia, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Arcadia), Calpreps (Arcadia 21-20)
Maranatha at San Juan Capistrano St. Margaret's, 7 p.m. - Galetti (St. Margaret's), Calpreps (St. Margarets (27-19)
Eagle Rock at San Gabriel, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Eagle Rock), Calpreps (Eagle Rock 28-10)
La Salle at San Marino, 7 p.m. - Galetti (La Salle), Calpreps (La Salle 26-20)
Franklin at Muir, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Muir), Calpreps (Muir 26-21)
Crescenta Valley at St. Francis, 7:30 p.m. - Galetti (St. Francis), Calpreps (St. Francis 31-7)
Bosco Tech vs. Workman at Downey St. Matthias HS, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Bosco Tech), Calpreps (Bosco Tech 28-17)
Brentwood at Rio Hondo Prep, 7:30 p.m. - Galetti (Rio Hondo Prep), Calpreps (RHP 21-20)
South Pasadena vs. Hoover at Glendale, 7 p.m. - Galetti (South Pasadena), Calpreps (South Pasadena 31-0)
Gabrielino at Keppel, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Gabrielino), Calpreps (Gabrielino 27-14)
Poly vs. Marshall at Pasadena CC, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Poly), Calpreps (Poly 46-7)

Saturday's Games
Flintridge Prep vs. Burbank Bellarmine-Jefferson at Maranatha, 1:30 p.m. - Galetti (Bell-Jeff), Calpreps (Bell-Jeff 26-19)
Rosemead at San Jose Piedmont Hills, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Piedmont Hills), Calpreps (Piedmont Hills 28-13)

The Skinny
The biggest area game this week, perhaps, is in the smallest division and quite a bit out of the area. Maranatha travels to San Juan Capistrano to face defending CIF champion St. Margaret's. An interesting matchup pits Temple City at home against Alhambra. The Rams put plenty of points on the board against Arroyo. Just not enough to beat Arroyo. Alhambra scored enough to beat Glendale, but it appeared tougher than expected. And can Monrovia get a victory against an Arcadia team coming off a huge upset win over St. Francis?

Question: With all of the upsets and not-so upsets this week, the rankings should look very different this week.

Here's your chance to chime in onw how the top-10 should look.

Arcadia holds its own to upset St. Francis

Arcadia's Todd Golper ,18, catches a pass in the first half. (SGVN Staff Photo Keith Birmingham/SXSports)

Question: How big does this rank as an upset?

Despite the talk about problems at Muir High School, FSN Prime Ticket will remind viewers of the positive side of the Turkey Tussle on Sept. 13.

Fresh off an FSN Prime Ticket press release.

Show Focuses on Pasadena’s 60-Year ‘Turkey Tussle’ Tradition:
Pasadena High School Proud Bulldogs vs. John Muir High School Mighty Mustangs

Plenty of stunners in the first full week of prep football

Arcadia's Shelby Klein, 33, intercepts a pass in the first half against St. Francis on Friday night. The Apaches scored a 17-6 nonleague victory over the Knights on Friday night.(Keith Birmingham/Staff Photographer)

Friday's results
Arcadia 17, St. Francis 6 - Galetti (St. Francis), Calpreps (St. Francis 27-12) - The Apaches refused to be pushed around by the Golden Knights and broke a four-game losing streak in the series.
Duarte 42, Monrovia 21- Galetti (Monrovia), Calpreps (Monrovia 31-19) - I can't say that I'm totally shocked, but I'm shocked.
Oaks Christian 36, Muir 20 - Galetti (Oaks Christian), Calpreps (Oaks 50-7) - I don't care how you slice it, Muir gave a powerhouse somewhat of a game.
Arroyo 38, Temple City 35 - Galetti (Temple City), Calpreps (Temple City 28-21) - The Knights spoil the debut of Randy Backus in a shootout.
Bakersfield Christian 24, Rio Hondo Prep 7 - Galetti (Rio Hondo Prep), Calpreps (Rio Hondo Prep 28-19) - The Kares taste an early defeat.
San Marino 12, Gabrielino 0 - Galetti (San Marino), Calpreps (San Marino 21-13) - Titans do enough to get win.
Bosco Tech 13, Salesian 0 - Galetti (Salesian), Calpreps (Salesian 31-21) - If the score's correct, I didn't see this one coming.
Crescenta Valley 20, La Canada 14 - Galetti (Crescenta Valley), Calpreps (La Canada 26-20) - Close game between a pair of rebuilding programs.
Alhambra 26, Glendale 15 - Galetti (Alhambra), Calpreps (Alhambra 46-14) - A bit closer than I expected.
Dominguez 49, Pasadena 20 - Galetti (Dominguez), Calpreps (Dominguez 44-6) - Bulldogs hung tough, but the Dons pulled away in the end. Dominguez showed up late to create a long night for Pasadena.
Los Altos 35, Rosemead 0 - Galetti (Los Altos), Calpreps (Los Altos 38-7) - Koffler's crew conquered in opener.
San Gabriel 14, South Pasadena 7 - Galetti (San Gabriel), Calpreps (South Pasadena 20-19) - Matadors do what they couldn't do last season - open up 2-0.
Workman 20, Keppel 18 - Galetti (Workman), Calpreps (Workman 27-14) - A close game between evenly matched teams.
Huntington Park 44, La Salle 28 - Galetti (Huntington Park), Calpreps (Huntington Park 28-21) - Lancers hope their not following last season's path of a 0-5 start.
Maranatha 44, Escondido Charter 0 - Galetti (Escondido Charter), Calpreps (No pick) - Yes, I was wrong. Dead wrong!!!

Saturday's games
Campbell Hall 23, Poly 17 - Galetti (Poly), Calpreps (Poly 38-10) - Poly opens with tough loss
Flintridge Prep 10, Malibu 0 - Galetti (Flintridge Prep), Calpreps (Flintridge Prep 24-17) - Flintridge Prep throws a shutout on the road.

Friday's video game of the week, Temple City at Arroyo

http://lang.sgvtribune.com/preps/scoreboard/week1.asp#

Click on this link for top ten rankings from Tribune, Star-News and Whittier, as well as the week-by-week season schedules.
http://lang.sgvtribune.com/preps/scoreboard/top10.asp#

Maranatha's home opener moved back a day

Maranatha has lights for the first time to enable the school to host Friday night games. Their home opener against Pasadena Poly, however, has been moved to Saturday, Sept. 22 in observance of Yom Kippur. The game is set to kick off at 7 p.m.

Question: Can Muir turn things around to remain open? And would you care if the Turkey Tussle was no more?

Star wide receiver now Apaches quarterback

No longer the new guy, Arcadia standout Kevan Walker is looking for another stellar season, this time at his new position of quarterback. (Keith Birmingham/Staff)

Question: How good is this guy and can he lead the Apaches to a Pacific League championship?

ARCADIA - When Kevan Walker burst upon the scene as a member of the Arcadia High School football team, he did so as an unknown transfer wide receiver from Virginia.
Walker now enters the 2007 season feeling right at home - both as a member of the Apaches' family and at his new position of quarterback.

Please click link to see the rest of the story.

Pasadena Star-News prep sports editor Scott Galetti gives you an inside look at some of this week's games..

http://lang.sgvtribune.com/multimedia/asps/090507_Twomindrill.asp

St. Francis vs. Arcadia
Muir vs. Oaks Christian
Temple City vs. Arroyo
S. Pasadena vs. San Gabriel

Water Polo rankings are out
Question: Who is the top team in the area?

Here is our preseason top five
1. La Canada
2. South Pasadena
3. La Salle
4. Pasadena Poly
5. Temple City

CIF Rankings
Division I
1. El Toro; 2. Newport Harbor; 3. Northwood; 4. Los Alamitos; 5. Loyola; 6. Harvard-Westlake; 7. Foothill; 8. Corona Del Mar; 9. Esperanza; 10. Millikan.
Division II
1. Villa Park; 2. Servite; 3. Mater Dei; 4. Ventura; 5. Riverside Poly; 6. Mission Viejo; 7. Santa Barbara; 8. Dana Hills; 9. Brea Olinda; 10T. Laguna Hills’ 10T. San Marcos.
Division III
1. Montebello; 2. La Cañada; 3. Damien; 4. South Pasadena ; 5. Ayala; 6. La Serna; 7. Temple City; 8. Bonita; 9. Whittier; 10T. La Habra; 10T. San Marino.
Division IV
1. Agoura; 2. Mira Costa; 3. Royal; 4. Oaks Christian; 5. Palos Verdes; 6. Malibu; 7. Arroyo Grande; 8. Thousand Oaks; 9. Oxnard Pacifica; 10. Righetti.
Division V
1. Los Osos; 2. Chaparral; 3. Murrieta Valley; 4. Redlands; 5. Corona Santiago; 6. Yucaipa; 7. Palm Desert; 8. Walnut; 9. Rowland; 10. Temescal Canyon.
Division VI
1. Cerritos; 2. El Segundo; 3. Beverly Hills; 4. Arcadia; 5. Pasadena Poly; 6. Crescenta Valley; 7. Chadwick; 8. Western; 9. Bolsa Grande; 10T. Burbank; 10T. Saddleback.

For those of you who missed it, we'll start off our volleyball coverage with Andrew Campa's top ten from August, as well as the new rankings that came out today. We'll have a preview printing sometime next week.

Former Pasadena star Kimmee Roleder has moved onto USC, leaving the Bulldogs with a huge hole to fill.

1. Flintridge Sacred Heart, Division I-A
The Tologs finished 28-6 last season and were Mission League Co-champions along with Harvard-Westlake, who will return this season stacked. FSHA was bounced in the semifinals for the third year in a row, which is starting to look like some sort of a hex. CIF-SS Division I first team setter "Sam" Samantha Orlandini, a Star-News First Team Selection, returns as the Tologs' leader.

2. La CañadaDivision II-A
The Spartans went 9-1 in Rio Hondo League play and 15-11 overall, taking the league title again, and advanced to the Division II-A quarterfinals before getting eliminated by champion Pasadena. Four of Six Starters return, including senior middle blocker senior Kim McCutchan (10 kills a game) and senior opposite Becky Hummel.

3. Mayfield, Division IV-AA
The Cubs finished 16-8 last year and had impressive wins over Arcadia, Maranatha, Chadwick and Bishop Amat. Overall, Mayfield finished third in the Prep League and advanced to the Division IV-AA quarterfinals before being knocked off by divisional runner up Arrowhead Christian. The dynamic duo of sophomore right side hitter Rachel Aragon and junior Susan Carlson return along with junior setter Megan Sweeney. Carlson and Aragon, both won gold medals as junior national Olympians on the U.S. 13-and-under team

4. Arcadia, Division II-A
Since 1978, Apaches have clinched the Pacific League title every year except three: 1980, 1998, 2006. The Apaches went 15-8, 12-2 a year ago with their lone league losses to eventual division champion and league rival Pasadena. Middle Blocker Susie Clinton will get more action now with the graduation of outside hitter Sarah Oglesby. Her 6-0 frame will probably allow her to produce a better kill ratio then Oglesby.

5. Westridge, Division IV-AA
The Tigers had the greatest season in school history last year, finishing 28-2, with their only regular season loss coming against Pasadena in the Gladstone Tourney. Westridge defeated heavy favorite Arrowhead Christian in the Division IV-AA Championship game and advanced to the second round of the CIF-State playoffs. CIF-SS Division IV first-teamer, junior Carolyn McLaughlin (6-foot-0) returns. She averaged about nine kills and five blocks a
contest a year ago.
6. Pasadena
7. Gabrielino
8. La Salle
9. Maranatha
10. San Gabriel

CIF polls (As of Sept. 4)
Division I-AA
1. Redondo Union; 2. Mira Costa; 3. Los Alamitos; 4. Santa Margarita; 5. Esperanza; 6. Lakewood; 7. Long Beach Wilson; 8. Vista Murrieta; 9. Great Oak; 10. Long Beach Poly.
Division I-A
1. Marymount; 2. Santa Barbara; 3. Harvard-Westlake; 4. Flintridge Sacred Heart; 5. Notre Dame Academy; 6. Upland; 7. El Dorado; 8. Arroyo Grande; 9. Valencia; 10. Rim of the World.
Division II-AA
1. Laguna Beach 2. Corona Del Mar; 3. Norco; 4. Oxnard; 5. St. Lucy’s; 6. Bishop Montgomery; 7. Ayala; 8. La Habra; 9. Lakewood St. Joseph; 10. University.
Division II-A
1. Elsinore; 2. Hemet; 3. El Segundo; 4. La Cañada; 5. Pasadena; 6. Burbank Burroughs; 7. M.L. King; 8. South Torrance; 9. North Torrance; 10. Cajon.
Division III-AA
1. Warren; 2. La Reina; 3. Oak Park; 4. Downey; 5. Oaks Christian; 6. Santa Ynez; 7. California; 8. Garden Grove Pacifica; 9. Lancaster; 10. Cypress.
Division III-A
1. Brentwood; 2. La Quinta; 3. Bell Gardens; 4. Bonita; 5. Valley Christian; 6. Maranatha; 7. San Dimas; 8. La Mirada; 9. Palm Desert; 10. Mayfair.
Division IV-AA
1. Westridge; 2. Arrowhead Christian; 3. Viewpoint; 4.Mayfield; 5. Providence; 6. Ontario Christian; 7. Pasadena Poly; 8. St. Margaret’s; 9. St. Monica; 10. Gladstone.
Division IV-A
1. Laguna Blanca; 2. Murrieta Calvary Chapel; 3. Twentynine Palms; 4. Yucca Valley; 5. Woodcrest Christian; 6. Alverno; 7. Linfield Christian; 8. Frazier Mountain; 9. Crossroads; 10. Dunn.
Division V-AA
1. Desert Christian; 2. Baptist Christian; 3. Lighthouse Christian; 4. Upland Christian; 5. Hesperia Christian; 6. West Valley Christian; 7. Santa Clarita Christian; 8. La Verne Lutheran; 9. New Roads; 10. California Lutheran.
Division V-A
1. Connelly; 2. Coastal Christian; 3. Saddleback Valley Christian; 4. North Co. Christian; 5. Shandon; 6. Santa Maria Valley Christian; 7. Liberty Christian; 8. Immanuel Christian; 9. Fairmont Prep; 10. Calvary Baptist.

Week 1 prognostication time.
It's time to put our heads together to decide the winners in Week 1.

Weekly count: Galetti 4-1, Calpreps 5-0

Week 1
Thursday, September 6
Blair vs. Marshall at Muir, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Blair), Calpreps (Blair 31-14)

Friday, September 7
Bosco Tech at Salesian, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Salesian), Calpreps (Salesian 31-21)
Crescenta Valley at La Canada, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Crescenta Valley), Calpreps (La Canada 26-20)
Gabrielino at San Marino, 7 p.m. - Galetti (San Marino), Calpreps (San Marino 21-13)
Glendale vs. Alhambra at Moor Field, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Alhambra), Calpreps (Alhambra 46-14)
Monrovia at Duarte, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Monrovia), Calpreps (Monrovia 31-19)
Muir at Oaks Christian, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Oaks Christian), Calpreps (Oaks 50-7)
Pasadena vs. Dominguez at Pasadena CC, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Dominguez), Calpreps (Dominguez 44-6)
Rosemead at Los Altos, 7:30 p.m. - Galetti (Los Altos), Calpreps (Los Altos 38-7)
South Pasadena at San Gabriel, 7 p.m. - Galetti (San Gabriel), Calpreps (South Pasadena 20-19)
St. Francis at Arcadia, 7 p.m. - Galetti (St. Francis), Calpreps (St. Francis 27-12)
Temple City at Arroyo, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Temple City), Calpreps (Temple City 28-21)
Workman at Keppel, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Workman), Calpreps (Workman 27-14)
La Salle at Huntington Park, 7 p.m. - Galetti (Huntington Park), Calpreps (Huntington Park 28-21)
Maranatha vs. Escondido Charter at Escondido, 7:30 p.m. - Galetti (Escondido Charter), Calpreps (No pick)
Rio Hondo Prep at Bakersfield Christian, 7:30 p.m. - Galetti (Rio Hondo Prep), Calpreps (Rio Hondo Prep 28-19)

Saturday, September 8
Campbell Hall at Poly, 2 p.m. - Galetti (Poly), Calpreps (Poly 38-10)
Flintridge Prep at Malibu, 2 p.m. - Galetti (Flintridge Prep), Calpreps (Flintridge Prep 24-17)

The Skinny
Let's face it, Muir will need to play like the New England Patriots and Chicago Bears put together to be Oaks Christian on the road. Pasadena needs the same type of help to beat Dominguez. Does Rosemead have any chance of making a game of it against Los Altos and can Arcadia snap the St. Francis hex?