CAN THEY DO IT?: La Salle looks to make its turnaround compete when it faces Bishop Monty in a Del Rey League showdown on Friday. I like the Lancers.
Staff photo by Sarah Reingewirtz
Keith Lair and I will go head-to-head in the Star-News Pick’em. Here is this week’s predictions along with how we did last week.
Last Week: Ramirez (12-6); Lair (12-6)
Season: Ramirez (91-42); Lair (92-41)
Last week: Keith and I both went 12-6, missing on a few upsets — Flintridge Prep over Pasadena Poly and Temple City over South Pasadena.
This week: It’s championship week with three games featuring league title implications. The biggest one might be La Salle, which has gone from 1-9 last year to 7-0 this fall. The Lancers face their toughest battle to date, a trip to the South Bay and Bishop Montgomery for Del Rey League supremacy. I like La Salle to prevail. I also like Muir, and its quick-strike ability to beat Burbank and a first-place showdown at home in the Pacific League. The Mustangs have just too much. The other first-place battle comes in the Prep League, where Flintridge Prep, coming off a surprise win over Pasadena Poly, hosts Rio Hondo Prep at Occidental College. I like the Kares. All three games are Friday night under the lights.
This week’s schedule and predictions:
Keith Lair will have his picks on Tuesday.
THURSDAY
Serra at St. Francis, 7:30 p.m. — Ramirez (Serra); Lair (TBA)
Monrovia vs. Blair at Muir HS, 7 p.m. — Ramirez (Monrovia); Lair (TBA)
Sierra Canyon vs. Marshall at Pasadena HS, 7 p.m. — Ramirez (Sierra Canyon); Lair (TBA)
FRIDAY
La Salle at Bishop Montgomery, 6 p.m. — Ramirez (La Salle); Lair (TBA)
Burbank at Muir, 7 p.m. — Ramirez (Muir); Lair (TBA)
Arcadia at Pasadena, 7 p.m. — Ramirez (Arcadia); Lair (TBA)
Gabrielino at Rosemead, 7 p.m. — Ramirez (Rosemead); Lair (TBA)
Duarte at La Puente , 7 p.m. — Ramirez (Duarte); Lair (TBA)
San Marino at Temple City , 7 p.m. — Ramirez (San Marino); Lair (TBA)
Flintridge Prep vs. Rio Hondo Prep at OCC, 7 p.m. — Ramirez (RHP); Lair (TBA)
Maranatha vs. Whittier Christian at Whittier College, 7 p.m. — Ramirez (WC); Lair (TBA)
South Pasadena at La Canada, 7 p.m. — Ramirez (SPas); Lair (TBA)
Schurr vs. Alhambra at Moor Field, 7 p.m. — Ramirez (Schurr); Lair (TBA)
Keppel at San Gabriel, 7 p.m. — Ramirez (SGabriel); Lair (TBA)
Bosco Tech vs. Mary Star of the Sea at Daniels Field, 7 p.m. — Ramirez (Bosco Tech); Lair (TBA)
Pasadena Poly vs. Webb at Damien, 7 p.m. — Ramirez (Poly); Lair (TBA)
