Prep Scene: Honorees, rankings and statistics

Above: Quarterback Reuben Thomas, AKA Mr. Everything, proved last week he's the real deal.
High school honorees, rankings and statistics. Compiled by Miguel A. Melendez
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Reuben Thomas
Muir
Football
Senior
Quarterback
Favorite hobby: Video games
Favorite movie: "Boss 'N' Up"
Favorite athlete: Devin Hester
Favorite food: Lasagna
Favorite television show: "CSI: Las Vegas"
Accomplishments: Just call him Mr. Everything. In leading Muir last week to a 16-6 victory over Diamond Ranch, Thomas played just about every position and was very effective. He played quarterback, wide receiver, safety, kicker and even returned punts. He threw for a touchdown, ran for a touchdown and also had a big interception. He threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Tyree Mills to score the game's first points and later after scoring from 2yards out, he ran in the two-point conversion.
HONOR ROLL
*Chase Rettig, La Salle: Rettig completed 18 of 37 passes for 237 yards and had two touchdowns in a tough 21-18 loss against Village Christian.
*Frank Sotelo, Bosco Tech: The senior running back rushed for 192 yards on 27 carries and scored two touchdowns in the Tigers' 28-14 victory over Contreras.
*Nick Bueno, Monrovia: The sophomore QB had an impressive varsity debut, completing 10 of 14 passes for 169 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions.
*Todd Golper, Arcadia: The UCLA-bound linebacker/running back rushed for 100 yards and scored two touchdowns in the Apaches' 41-27 victory over Monrovia.
*Josh Demuske, Pasadena: The senior quarterback completed 9 of 16 passes for 114 yards and a touchdown in the Bulldogs' 30-19 loss to Arroyo Valley.
*Jordan Canada, Duarte: In the Falcons' 33-12 loss to Ayala, Canada scored on a 97-yard kickoff return.
*Brian Rambeu, Arcadia: Returned the opening kickoff 96 yards for a score to put the Apaches on top early.
*Kishon Sanders, La Salle: Wide receiver had eight receptions for 93 yards and a touchdown in a loss to Village Christian.
*Chris Carino, Monrovia: Wide receiver caught five passes for 72 yards and two touchdowns.
*Josh Acosta, Gabrielino: The junior tight end caught a 30-yard pass from quarterback Anthony Zuniga with 20 seconds left in the first half to put the Eagles on top, 6-0. Acosta scored another TD on a 10-yard run in the third quarter to lead Gabrielino to a 12-0 upset over a loaded La Puente team.
STAR-NEWS RANKINGS
FOOTBALL
1. St. Francis (0-0)
Arcadia should be a good test
2. Muir (1-0)
Impressive win over D-Ranch
3. Arcadia (1-0)
Apaches have balanced attack
4. Rosemead (0-0)
Tough opener against Covina
5. Monrovia (0-1)
Can't afford turnovers
6. La Salle (0-1)
Tough loss to swallow
7. Alhambra (0-0)
Moors should beat Glendale
8. Temple City (0-0)
Backus Season 2 begins
9. San Marino (0-0)
Gabrielino will be tough Friday
10. San Gabriel (0-1)
Defense needs to get in game
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Thursday, Sept. 11
South Pasadena at San Gabriel, 7 p.m. -- Melendez (San Gabriel); Lair (San Gabriel)
La Canada vs. Crescenta Valley at Glendale, 7 p.m. -- Melendez (Crescenta Valley); Lair (Crescenta Valley)
Friday, Sept. 12
Alhambra at Glendale, 7 p.m. -- Melendez (Alhambra); Lair (Alhambra)
Arcadia at St. Francis, 7:30 p.m. -- Melendez (Arcadia); Lair (St. Francis)
Blair at West Covina, 7 p.m. -- Melendez (West Covina); Lair (West Covina)
Duarte at Monrovia, 7 p.m. -- Melendez (MONROVIA); Lair (Monrovia)
Keppel vs. Workman at La Puente, 7 p.m. -- Melendez (Workman); Lair (Workman)
La Salle at Maranatha, 7 p.m. -- Melendez (Maranatha); Lair (Maranatha)
Marshall vs. Azusa at PCC, 7 p.m. -- Melendez (Azusa); Lair (Azusa)
Oaks Christian at Muir, 7 p.m. -- Melendez (Oaks Christian); Lair (Oaks Christian)
Pasadena vs. Saugus at College of the Canyons, 7:30 p.m. -- Melendez (Saugus); Lair (Saugus)
Pasadena Poly at Campbell Hall, 3:30 p.m. -- Melendez (Campbell Hall); Lair (Pasadena Poly)
Mojave at Rio Hondo Prep, 7:30 p.m. -- Melendez (Rio Hondo Prep); Lair (Mojave)
San Marino at Gabrielino, 7 p.m. -- Melendez (Gabrielino); Lair (San Marino)
Arroyo at Temple City, 7 p.m. -- Melendez (Temple City); Lair (Arroyo)
Saturday, Sept. 13
Bishop Montgomery at Bosco Tech, 1:30 p.m. -- Melendez (BMontgomery); Lair (BMontgomery)
Flintridge Prep at St. Genevieve, 7 p.m. -- Melendez (Flintridge Prep); Lair (St. Genevieve)





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Golenarm:
This is kind on one of those laid back see what happens kind of seasons. As you see Monrovia is probably the Lone RHL team in my opinion to have chance to make some real noise in the div. playoffs. So I am not trying to be to critical about the other teams until we actually play them. Although I went to the Monrovia/Arcadia game I was not surprised but I was able to notice a couple of key players that will get the job done. DJ Cole has the spark of a good running back/reciever who can take a lot of the pressure off of Marquise Williams. Although the QB could hardly see over his lineman I give him a lot of credit for not being afraid to make his game happen. If Monrovia improves on its execution of that wing T offense, there could be a lot of lights out by halftime games this year. You know that I am also a DL TC supporter and always have been. I would love to see you guys come out tonight and make a statment against Arroyo in tonights game. As Far as the Duarte Game in concerned just looking at it from a MHS Alum point of view, I dont think they have a chance. Most of their guys were on the Monrovia Fresman squads in the past couple of years and feel as though they will have a better shot of playing time over at Duarte. When you loose guys like Canada to Duarte and Coach Crutchfield we hope them the best but want to prove to them that maybe that was the wrong move. With all that has happend this year I still think that MHS should bounce back and really make a statement in the MId-Valley div. By the Way the JV's Look very very good this year. Good Luck TC & MHS tonight......Lets recover those points from the Losses of the Other Rio Hondo League thurs. night games.
PurdueAlum05
We are young and don't have much depth.
We did fairly well in a meaningless scrimmage with El Monte, but tonight against Arroyo should answer many questions. The biggest and most important question - can we pound the ground game.
Tough loss last night...hopefully the coaching staff can get your kids back up and prepped for next week.
O-cat
You are way too laid back this season. I hope all is well with you man. Maybe Duarte will fire you up.
I saw Maddox working the other day, his head was beet red, glowing like a nuclear fire. He really connects with his kids, that is clear. I think after Beckman, it will be clear the Cats are for real. Beckman looks tough this year.
Observant Cat, I had to make the change after Jordan Canada's injury.
But I wasn't sneaky about it so give me some props for that; I bolded the change.
You're funny Miguel...MONROVIA?.....Well I'm glad you changed your vote. Canada without Toronto is like Duarte without Canada.....smart move.
You're funny Miguel...MONROVIA?.....Well I'm glad you changed your vote. Canada without Toronto is like Duarte without Canada.....smart move.
Yo Golden arm,
U hit it right on the money...
I haven't seen a S.Pas team that bad in a long long time.
Keppel might even beat em.....
And all this hype over SG???
They might not even get 3rd place this year...
No linemen,not much skill,QB's a tough lil guy,but
the team as a whole not very impressive 2 me either.
They play SERRA H.S. next week???
They will look like S.Pas against that team...
I think they got like 6-7 div 1 kids and I believe
like 3 are d-lineman.That SG QB better make sure he
buys a new pair of cleets cause he will be running aroun
quite a bit next week.
Goldenarm,
I was at the South Pas vs. San Gabriel game tonight and South Pas looks pretty bad. I don't see them winning a game this year, but to my surprise, San Gabriel didn't look great either. I don't see them repeating as Almont League Champs. How does TC look?
Sanders transferring to La Salle is bad for Blair, but good for La Salle.
Interesting views, Stang Fan. I too beleive in maximum choice. My ideal would be that the local school provides such a compelling environment for the students that they would choose to enroll at that local school, despite having unlimited choice. Unfortunately, many students are often captive to a subpar situation.
What would Muir be like if the integration flow had gone the other way, toward Muir rather than away from Muir?
What was the makeup of the enrollment when Van Halen's David Lee Roth attended Muir? I think his dad was a doctor and mom a school teacher.
MIQUEL,
this is a great column idea
My bad, that was me who posted below.
Huckster,
While I don't agree with open enrollment, I didn't mean to suggest that kids shouldn't have the opportunity to choose from all the 'Dena Schools. But the practice of kids attending their neighborhood school is something special and meaningful to all communities. Hell, if you think kids should be allowed to attend any school in Dena, do you also think they should extend that privalege to schools outside of Dena? Wouldn't it make sense for a kid who lives on Windsor and Woodbury to go to La Canada if he didn't want to go to Muir? After all, phs is waaaaay on the other side of Dena whereas LC would be a sixty second drive.
I'm just a believer in repping your neighborhood and being proud of where you grow up, which includes the local educational institution. If the community is intrinsically tied to the school EVERYONE wins. People have that tie-in and that connection of wanting what's best for the school even well after they graduate. That type of support is vital for the success of the school and the local community. And I don't know about you but I damn sure didn't grow up on Sierra Madre Blvd. or anywhere around Victory Park. I didn't play there, my mom didn't shop there, my friends didn't live there, my family didn't go to church there....bottom line, I was NOT seasoned on the east side. I did everything west of Los Robles. That doesn't make me better or worse than anyone else, but it most certainly makes me a proud west sider (or NWsider) and it definitely makes me a STANG!!!
Truth be told, the desegregation busing steered the schools away from that neighborhood education. Yes, there were some positive effects of desegregation, but the true community school took a major hit and has never recovered. Can you imagine if desegreation never took place and ALL kids who grew up on the west side had to go to Muir. DAMN!!!! You are possibly talking about some of the best high school football teams ever assembled. And Huckster you KNOW that's true!!!
Is Kishon Sanders the sophomore who played for Blair last year? Starting QB, grandson of Tip Sanders. It would make sense that he transfer to his grandfather's school, but why play receiver?
Stang fan,
We all live in "Dena" so we should be able to go to any school in the city!
Way to go "Bingo" eatem alive! Ball till ya fall!!!!
Let's go BULLDOGS!!!!
Sorry..La Salle stayed the same. Still just as shocking.
La Salle loses and moves up??? Maranatha wins big on the road and does not crack the top ten??? Wow!
That will make an MHS victory that much sweeter.
Congrats Bingo!!!
The thing about last week's game was the semi-success of back-up QB Jarron Williams (#10). That kid did WELL in managing the game and giving Bingo a breather. The other thing about Jarron playing well is that it creates a WR corp of Bingo, Myles Campbell, Marcus Graves, and Tyree Mills. WOW!!!! All of those kids are 6'0 or taller with damn good speed. That is DANGEROUS!!! With Tramel Clipper's pretty good ground game last week (5 yds. a carry) this offense can be explosive. Just HANG ON TO THE DAMN BALL!!!
Btw, Bingo did start at phs, but I bet a million dollars he lived inside of Muir's boundaries all along. Matter of fact, most of the decent players at phs live inside of Muir's boundaries. So in my eyes Bingo is a TRUE Stang!!!
Thanks Coach Mills.Another one you ran off.Hey,Got any linemem that want to win? Keep running them to the westside so they understand what it is to win and be a family. Just ask Bingo. "WE WANT BINGO!!"
BINGO!!!!!
WAY TO GO STANG!!!
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK YOUNG FELLA!!!