FOOTBALL: All-Almont League
Alhambra's Anthony Brown and San Gabriel's Javier Miranda are named Almont League co-Most Valuable Players.
CO - MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS: Anthony Brown, Alhambra; Javier Miranda, San Gabriel
LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: Chris McCoy, Bell Gardens
CO - MOST VALUABLE OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR: Dushine Smith, Alhambra; Isaac Valdez (San Gabriel)
MOST VALUABLE DEFENSIVE PLAYER: Raul Pintado, Schurr
Above: Alhambra running back Anthony Brown.
Above: San Gabriel wide receiver Javier Miranda.
First Team Offense
Receiver: Diego Delgadillo (Bell Gardens)
Receiver: Marcos Villalobos (San Gabriel)
Receiver: Alex Valdez, (Schurr).
Tight End: Joshua Giambalvo (Alhambra)
Tight End: Derek Zurita (Schurr)
Running Back: Albert Martinez (Bell Gardens)
Running Back: Nick Castillo (San Gabriel)
Running Back: Edwin Molina (Schurr)
Quarterback: Ricky Mendez (Schurr)
Tackle: Federico Garcia (Alhambra)
Tackle: Edward Soto (San Gabriel)
Tackle: Mike Krause (Schurr)
Guard: Jonathan Silva (Alhambra)
Guard: Cesar Estrada (Bell Gardens).
Center: Matt Matsuda (San Gabriel)
Place-kicker: Geovanni Salazar (Bell Gardens).
First Team Defense
Tackle: Erik Arias (Alhambra)
Tackle: Daniel Ramos (Bell Gardens).
Defensive End: Andrew Melber (San Gabriel)
Defensive End: Mike Olivares (Schurr)
Linebacker: Kaleo Orona (Alhambra)
Linebacker: Adam Acosta (Montebello)
Linebacker: Frankie Villalobos (San Gabriel)
Linebacker: Eric Estrada (Schurr)
Defensive Back: Robert Olivares (Alhambra)
Defensive Back: Derek Gomez (Montebello)
Defensive Back: Marcos Villalobos (San Gabriel)
Defensive Back: Alex Valdez (Schurr)
Punter: Alex Valdez (Schurr).
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SGV observer is smokin his socks! Probably sat on the bench in HS if he even played ball at all. The award isn't the Heisman... Football is a team sport... the value to the team is more than wins and losses of the team. Look at leadership and performance to arrive at the value of the MVP in any situation. Grow Up.
It depends on the league and sport... MVP usually is awarded to the best player on the winning team, but it can also be the best player in the league regardless of that player's team's finish.
The Pasadena High QB was the Pacific League MVP and his team did not come in first. They lost to Muir and Arcadia. But there was no more exciting player in the league than Tyron Crockom.
Alhambra came within a heartbeart of sharing the league title in the Almont, and they have, arguably, the best player in the league. So Brown winning MVP is not a surprise to me.
Anon-No, I don't think coaches' voting is always reliable. I've seen enough All-League meetings to know that it isn't always about who the best players are. A lot of politics and pettiness is involved.
What does the "V" in MVP stand for? Valuable. So, if the Moors don't have Brown, then they go 1-4 instead of 3-2? Please. They're a 3rd place team. Schurr tied for the league championship and got shut out on the MVP and Offensive player awards. Brown was the most talented player in the league, but that's not the name of the award. He put on the best performance in the league, but that's not the name of the award. He deserved the Offensive POY, but that's about it.
Quit trying to spin this as bitterness. It's common sense. If Alhambra had so much talent, why didn't they win the league or finish higher than 3rd? Must be those "hard working coaches". And by hard working, I mean finding more "godsons" and "grandsons" for Rudeflores to bring into the program.
How does it look for Alhambra next year??
Returnees?
honestly i played against smith and brown, they are the best of the almont league. They had about 250 combine yards in every league game. They werent bad DBs too.
Congrats Edson (only player from keppel)...sucks that you moved to upland
sgv observer(disgruntled parent),
The head coach nominates and Alhambra was a very good team. Did you ever think that awards voted on by different coaches are pretty reliable. Besides Alhambra was one of the top scoring offenses in the league and Brown and Smith were the two best players in the league both on offense and defense so stop hating. Get over yourself and all award winners deserved the accolades. It's to bad you have to hate on HS school players and coaches who put in alot of hard work. Who are you to pass such judgement?? What qualifications do you have? Everyone in the Almont knows who the two best players in the league were!! Stop hating and get a life loser!!
This is stupid. How does a 3rd place team get Co-MVP and Co-Offensive player of the year? Oh, that's right...because Manny has the nerve to put these guys up even though they barely squeezed into the playoffs. The other 2 coaches who went along with this should be ashamed, plain and simple.
The MVP should come from the 1st or 2nd place team, not from a 3rd place team who went 3-2. No wonder these awards are semi-meaningless nowadays.