Valle Vista League prediction
After a co-championship last year, I think this is the year San Dimas will emerge as the clear class of this league... and with the Saints' move to the Mid-Valley Division, maybe as the class of that too.
San Dimas' nonleague schedule isn't particularly revealing. The Saints rolled over inferior opponents with the possible exception of a good Bonita team than only lost by 17. But then, there are plenty of good teams capable of being blown out by San Dimas; it didn't schedule giants, but it handled inferior teams the way it should have.
Pomona (4-1) is emerging as a legitimate force in this league in Don Cayer's second season at the helm. I'd be surprised if the Red Devils miss the playoffs. Even Ganesha (2-3) is making significant progress, evidenced no stronger than by snapping its California state losing record at 49 the second game of the season.
Northview (3-2) and Baldwin Park (3-2), playoff teams last year, aren't in our coverage area, so I'm far from an expert on them. But their nonleague performances don't exactly scream greatness. Covina (1-4) however, is far better than their record indicates.
Here is how I think the league will play out
San Dimas 5-0
Pomona 3-2
Covina 3-2
Northview 2-3
Baldwin Park 1-4
Ganesha 1-4
About Clay
Clay Fowler has been covering high school sports for six years in California and Texas. He was born in Dallas, attended the University of Texas and worked in Central Texas before joining the Daily Bulletin staff in 2006.
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