Mt. Baldy League prediction: They're baaaaaaaak
With Mt. Baldy League play getting underway on Friday, here is how I think the league standings will look after Nov. 12:
Colony 5-0
Chaffey 4-1
Don Lugo 3-2
Garey 2-3
Montclair 1-4
Ontario 0-5
At its lowest point during the Anthony Rice era, Colony still took Chaffey to overtime last season in a 20-14 loss. Chaffey went on to win the Mt. Baldy League title for the first time since 2005 and Colony dropped to third with a loss to Ontario.
The two years prior, Colony didn't lose a single game in the Mt. Baldy League (or the playoffs, for that matter). After a nonleague showing nothing short of shockingly good, the Titans (4-1) appear to have returned to their CIF title form. Whether or not they are equipped to win a championship in a revamped Central Division is another matter, but Colony appears poised for another run to a league title.
Chaffey is more dynamic this season, allowing QB Jacob Ahmad to throw it a little more, particularly to 6-foot-4, 250-pound tight end Christian Sanders. And the Tigers' clock-killing style is always dangerous if they get a lead. But Colony's defense is as big and physical as ever.
Entering league play on a three-game winning streak, Don Lugo is hoping to make some noise in league. The Conquistadores' wins, however, have come at the expense of less than stellar teams, leaving Don Lugo much to prove.
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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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