Keepin' it Real

As I mentioned in earlier posts, I covered the Inland Empire All-Star Football Classic last night, a game that didn't go too well for the San Bernardino boys, who fell 38-7 to Riverside.

The San Bernardino team, coached by Los Osos' Tom Martinez, didn't have the full arsenal that Riverside had, as several highly-touted, Division I-committed players who were scheduled to play during the week dropped out. Among those were Arroyo Valley offensive lineman Michael Philipp - the No. 1 guard in the nation according to Rivals.com, Los Osos QB Richard Brehaut, Cajon CB Marlon Pollard, Upland CB Osahon Irabor and Upland CB Taj Johnson. Upland QB Josh Nunes also didn't play, as a hand injury suffered in the Central Division title game with Rancho Cucamonga hasn't fully healed.

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Posted by TJ Berka at 6:00 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Got some changes in the San Bernardino roster for Saturday's game. If history is any precedence, these won't be the last.

Los Osos QB Richard Brehaut, a UCLA commit who played with Upland QB Josh Nunes (Stanford) in Sunday's Under Armour All-Star Game in Orlando, is out and will by replaced by Hesperia's Ian Harriman. Harriman has efficiently led Hesperia to 20 wins and a Mojave River League championship during the last two years.

Arroyo Valley offensive lineman Michael Philipp, who played Saturday in the U.S. Army All-American Game in San Antonio, also dropped out. Philipp, a four-star recruit and the best guard in the nation according to Rivals.com, is considering schools such as Oregon, Cal, Stanford, UCLA and Oregon State. He'll be replaced by Colony's Joshua Andrews, a first-team all-County and all-Inland Valley selection. Andrews has verbally committed to Oregon State.

A couple of Upland guys dropped out as well, as cornerback Osahon Irabor, an Arizona State commit, and cornerback Taj Johnson, another D-I caliber recruit, are out. They'll be replaced by Miller's Trayvon Ralph - a first-team all-County and all-Inland Valley selection - and Eisenhower receiver Taijuan Martin.

Other players on the original roster that won't play are Twentynine Palms wide receiver Montreal Harris, Etiwanda wide receiver Willie Mebane and Chino kicker Jared Taylor. Replacing them are Los Osos RB Arby Fields, a Northwestern commit, Aquinas fullback J.P. Ragan and Los Osos kicker Josh Repp.

Posted by TJ Berka at 11:15 AM | Permalink | Comments (3)

The title explains it all. The first practices for the all-star game will be from 8 a.m-noon Saturday at Los Osos.

Moe Barragan, OL/DL, Palm Springs
Ken Braden, LB, Riverside Patriot
Vontaze Burfict, LB, Corona Centennial
Arthur Burns, RB, Corona Centennial
Lawrence Butler, DE, Murrieta Valley
John Byrd, DB, Riverside Arlington
Jamar Calhoun, QB, Riverside North
Marquise Cox, CB, Riverside North
Mo Cox, LB, Riverside North
Maurice Culpepper, WR, Perris Citrus Hill
Andrew Fisk, WR, Riverside Ramona
Fontayne Fuga, LB/WR, Temecula Chaparral
Ryan Gann, OL, Corona
Kameron Henderson, OL/DT, Moreno Valley
Caleb Herring, QB, Perris Citrus Hill
Malik Humphries, DE, Moreno Valley Rancho Verde
Dennis Johnson, OL, Murrieta Valley
Jared Koster, LB, Norco
Omar Marroquin, OL, Moreno Valley Rancho Verde
Eric Martin, LB, Moreno Valley Rancho Verde
Sean Martin, DB/WR, Corona Santiago
Tren McSearch, DL, Palm Desert
Terrence Miller, LB, Moreno Valley Rancho Verde
Lyle Negron, QB, Murrieta Valley
Jonathan Norton, RB/DB, Moreno Valley
Eric Pesante, RB/DB, Roosevelt
Will Prescott, OL, Riverside King
Bradley Randle, RB, Vista Murrieta
Tyrone Richardson, RB, Hemet West Valley
Michael Sikorski, DE, Temecula Chaparral
Chance Simon, K/P, Norco
Greg Smith, TE/DL, Perris Citrus Hill
Richard Spencer, S, Moreno Valley Rancho Verde
Damion Stafford, DB, Norco
Jordan Stip, QB/DB/WR, Riverside Poly
Will Sutton, DL, Corona Centennial
Sam Tautolo, DL, Moreno Valley Valley View
David Watkins, DL, Temecula Chaparral
Trent Wilder, DE/TE, Palm Springs
Stevie Will, WR/DB, Riverside King
David Williams, CB, Wildomar Elsinore
Jeff Wright, OL, Riverside Poly

Posted by TJ Berka at 2:05 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

First of all, I hope everyone had a great holiday season. Now that it's over, I'll be posting again with a little bit more frequency. You'll be seeing more basketball posts, but with the Inland Empire Football Classic set to take place next Saturday at 7 p.m. at Los Osos High School, here's another football one.

This is the San Bernardino roster for the game, with college choice in parantheses. Of course, it's subject to change throughout the week.

Shawn Abbott, WR/DB, Montclair
James Adams, DT, Redlands East Valley
Jayson Allmond, RB, Bloomington
Nat Berhe, DB/RB, Colton
Richard Brehaut, QB, Los Osos
A.J. Cabello, DE, Arrowhead Christian
Nalik Davis, DL, Miller
Travis Everard, RB/LB, Lucerne Valley
Daniel Fonua, LB, Rancho Cucamonga
Kevin Garnuscio, DL, Alta Loma
Jesse Gonzales, LB, Los Osos
Ricky Gonzalez, OL, Eisenhower
Kevin Guerra, G, Colton
Jacob Guzman, LB, Miller
Montreal Harris, WR/DB, Twentynine Palms
Osahon Irabor, CB/WR, Upland
Alex Jefferies, WR/DB, Eisenhower
Larry Johnson, LB/TE, Granite Hills
Taj Johnson, DB, Upland
Walter Kazee, RB, Cajon
Louie Lara, OL/NG, Pacific
Robert Larivee, LB/TE, Ayala
Ray Lazard, WR, Ontario
Orie Lupear, OL, Redlands East Valley
Simon Martinez, OL/LB, Kaiser
Willie Mebane, WR, Etiwanda
Rex Meikel, DL, Yucaipa
Brock Morris, OL, Redlands
Michael Philipp, OL, Arroyo Valley
Joseph Pitre, OL, Silver Valley
Marlon Pollard, DB/WR, Cajon
Kevin Pope, DE, Serrano
Mitchel Rosnagle, LB/DE, Los Osos
Matt Shinn, OL, Los Osos
Tyler Stirewalt, QB, Aquinas
Irshad Stolden, WR, Rancho Cucamonga
Jared Taylor, K/WR/DB, Chino
Dominique Williams, WR/DB, San Bernardino

Posted by TJ Berka at 1:36 PM | Permalink | Comments (7)