Game on

Finally.

A fire between the 14 and 5 near Newhall Pass really threatened to mess things up tonight. School officials were contemplating suspending the the game around 2 p.m. because of heavy smoke in the area, but decided to greenlight the game later in the afternoon.

The biggest problem was the traffic from the San Fernando Valley to the Santa Clarita Valley. The Chaminade team buses showed up much later than usual, and their warm-up time was severely shortened. It will be interesting to see what affect that has on the game.

It certainly didn't help the Eagles first drive _ a three and out that stalled at their own 20-yard line.

Canyon is on the move at the Eagles 17.

There is a weird vibe throughout the stadioum. First off, there's hardly anybody on the Chaminade side _ no doubt the result of heavy traffic. But the late start and the rush job Chaminade made to get game ready has really thrown things out of whack.

On the field and off it.