Prep Scene: Honorees, rankings and statistics
Above: Maranatha quarterback Matt Schilz put on an impressive display in the Minutemens' last two minutes of the game last week against La Salle.
High school honorees, rankings and statistics. Compiled by Miguel A. Melendez
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Matt Schilz
Maranatha
Football
Senior
Quarterback
Favorite hobby: Video games
Favorite musical artist: Shwayze
Favorite favorite movie: "The Replacements"
Favorite athlete: Tom Brady
Favorite food: Pizza
Accomplishments: The Kansas State-bound senior led a nine-play drive that started at Maranatha's 21 with 2:01 left and the Minutemen trailing, 26-20. Schilz completed passes of 4, 17, 15 and 8 yards before finding an open Terell Cornell from 21 yards to lead the Minutemen over La Salle 27-26 on Friday. Schilz completed 17 of 33 passes for 309 yards and three touchdowns.
Caitlyn Ward
Arcadia
Girls tennis
Senior
Singles
Favorite hobby: playing and listening to music
Favorite musical artist: Chris Brown
Favorite movie: "Pirates of the Caribbean"
Favorite athlete: James Blake
Favorite food: Sushi
Accomplishments: The senior, the Apaches' No. 1 singles player, won 6-1, 6-0, 6-0, in a victory over Pasadena Poly last week and won two of three sets Monday to help the Apaches (2-0) edge La Canada 10-8 in a nonleague match.
HONOR ROLL
*Dietrich Riley, St. Francis: The junior rushed for 113 yards on 11 carries, including a 25-yard TD, and had an interception to lead the Golden Knights to a 54-7 victory over Arcadia.
*Marcus Graves, Muir: Caught five passes for 121 yards in a 43-14 loss to Oaks Christian.
*Vailele Peko, Alhambra: The sophomore caught three of the Moors' four touchdown passes in a 44-28 loss to Glendale.
*Marquise Williams, Monrovia: The senior running back helped the Wildcats jump to a quick 7-0 lead after sprinting for a 70-yard touchdown run in Monrovia's 14-6 win over Duarte in the inaugural MD Classic.
*Morgan Hatch, Temple City: The senior quarterback completed 10 of 14 passes for 190 yards and four touchdowns in the Rams' 34-0 win over Arroyo.
*Gianni Bruno-Lopez, Temple City: Caught six passes for 108 yards and two touchdowns.
*Scott Dooley, San Marino: Rushed for 148 yards and a TD on 20 carries, including 117 in the first half, to lead the Titans past Gabrielino, 21-0.
*Justin Sciarra, St. Francis: Completed 7 of 9 passes for 129 yards and two touchdowns.
STAR-NEWS RANKINGS
FOOTBALL
1. St. Francis (1-0)
Golden Knights are real deal
2. Muir (1-1)
Mustangs should be applauded
3. Rosemead (1-0)
Panthers quite a strong force
4. Arcadia (1-1)
Apaches thankful for bye
5. Temple City (1-0)
Impressive shutout to start
6. San Marino (1-0)
Titans of the past returning?
7. Monrovia (1-1)
Wildcats offense staggering
8. San Gabriel (1-1)
Serra will be no walk in park
9. Maranatha (2-0)
They keep finding ways to win
10. Alhambra (0-1)
Offense can't start late again
Thursday's Game
South Pasadena vs. Hoover at Glendale, 7 p.m. -- Melendez (Hoover); Lair (South Pasadena)
Friday's Games
Temple City at Alhambra, 7 p.m. -- Melendez (Temple City); Lair (Temple City)
Long Beach Jordan at Pasadena, 7 p.m. -- Melendez (LB Jordan); Lair (Jordan)
Glendale at La Canada, 7 p.m. -- Melendez (Glendale); Lair (Glendale)
San Marino at La Salle, 7 p.m. -- Melendez (San Marino); Lair (La Salle)
St. Francis at Crescenta Valley, 7 p.m. -- Melendez (St. Francis); Lair (St. Francis)
Muir at Venice, 7 p.m. -- Melendez (Muir); Lair (Muir)
Monrovia at Rosemead, 7 p.m. -- Melendez (Rosemead); Lair (Rosemead)
Pomona at Duarte, 7 p.m. -- Melendez (Pomona); Lair (Duarte)
Keppel at Gabrielino, 7 p.m. Melendez (Keppel); Lair (Gabrielino)
Serra at San Gabriel, 7 p.m. -- Melendez (Serra); Lair (Serra)
Capistrano Valley Christian at Maranatha, 7 p.m. -- Melendez (Maranatha); Lair (Capo Valley)
Bosco Tech vs. Gladstone at St. Matthias, 7 p.m. -- Melendez (Bosco Tech); Lair (Gladstone)
Rio Hondo Prep at Brentwood, 4 p.m. -- Melendez (Rio Hondo Prep); Lair (Brentwood)
Flintridge Prep vs. Villanova Prep at Occidental, 7 p.m. -- Melendez (Villanova); Lair (Villanova)
Saturday's Game
Marshall at Pasadena Poly, 2 p.m. -- Melendez (Pasadena Poly); Lair (Pasadena Poly)
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Melendez worked as a correspondent for the San Gabriel Valley Tribune for three years and later landed a job as a freelance writer at the Los Angeles Times before accepting an offer at The Orange County Register covering high schools. Melendez covered Major League Soccer at The Register for three years before being promoted to report on the Lakers, Angels and Dodgers for the Web. Melendez also worked for the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Fresno Bee, Oakland Tribune and The Boston Globe. E-mail opinions, suggestions and tips to miguel.melendez@sgvn.com. |
Love all the opinions expressed here! How is everyone? Love how everyone expresses whatr they feel :)
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Took me time to read all the comments, but I really enjoyed the article. It proved to be Very helpful to me and I am sure to all the commenters here! It’s always nice when you can not only be informed, but also entertained! I’m sure you had fun writing this article.
Nice Article on TC's Hatch & Conora...Can't wait on the TC & Rosemead game where the Conora last name has ties with the PANTHERS..yes his Dad and his Uncle played there.....
Miguel,
I need to give credit where it is due. So far, you have done a great job of spreading coverage across the West. It took guts to cover the "small schools" last week rather than SF/Arcadia or Muir/OC. As a Monrovia alumn, I realize that those "small" schools really are not what they were ten years ago. They have made significant strides.
Furthermore, nice work on the articles this morning: TC, South Pas, LS/Maranatha, RHP, etc.
Miquel,
Thanks for the piece on Conora and Hatch.
Role models of a different sort, on a "different" than norm TC team.
Whether that difference equates to winning games - alot will be tested Friday night.
Good luck to the kids and the TC coaching staff.
Great pick for Athlete of the Week and congrats to Shilz.
I see Graves had over 100 yards vs. OC...I'm looking for both he and our othre recievers to have a field day this Friday.
Of course, I'm just kidding....that should be 11 carries on Riley. That's my bad. That's what happens when I don't cut my nails like I'm supposed to every other week.
No, that's right. He had just one carry.
Mig,
You have Dietrich Riley with 113 yards rushing on '1' carry. Either he is better than Devin Hester, or that's a typo!
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