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Prep football playoff scores: Round 1

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:24:10 -0800

CENTRAL DIVISION
Colton 53, Don Lugo 3
Rancho Cucamonga 27, Glendora 14
Chaffey 34, Hemet West Valley 21
Los Osos 63, Arroyo Valley 35
Chino Hills 42, Wildomar Elsinore 13
Etiwanda 38, Cajon 6
Upland 30, Damien 6
Colony 21, Paloma Valley 6

EASTERN DIVISION
Summit 48, Perris Citrus Hill 36
Palm Springs 41, Barstow 0
Kaiser 55, Palm Desert 17
Rim of the World 49, San Jacinto 34
Apple Valley 48, Silverado 27
Riverside Norte Vista 36, Riverside Notre Dame 21
La Quinta 31, Ridgecrest Burroughs 28
Serrano 34, Menifee Heritage 0

INLAND DIVISION
Redlands East Valley 41, Riverside La Sierra 13
Temecula Chaparral 36, Corona Roosevelt 33
Corona Centennial 53, Miller 20
Moreno Valley Rancho Verde 58, Temecula Great Oak 17
Norco 48, Carter 14
Riverside Arlington 28, Murrieta Valley 9
Redlands 35, Moreno Valley Valley View 7
Vista Murrieta 38, Corona Santiago 17

MID-VALLEY DIVISION
Monrovia 40, South El Monte 7
Lancaster Paraclete 45, La Puente 0
Baldwin Park 38, Covina Gladstone 17
La Habra Whittier Christian 27, El Monte Arroyo 24
Azusa 41, Covina 13
San Marino 42, Rosemead 20
Cerritos Valley Christian 45, La Canada 0
San Dimas 48, City of Industry Workman 6

SOUTHEAST DIVISON
Covina Charter Oak 20, Pasadena Muir 19
West Covina 40, San Gabriel 14
Whittier California 55, Rowland Heights Rowland 27
Burbank 21, Alhambra 14
Montebello Schurr 14, Pico Rivera El Rancho 7
Diamond Ranch 41, Burbank Burroughs 18 (Thursday)
La Crescenta Crescenta Valley 27, Santa Fe Springs Santa Fe 24
West Covina South Hills 28, Bonita 21

Rancho QB Watson to play through leg injury

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:24:35 -0800

Reigning CIF-SS Central Division MVP Greg Watson will likely not be 100 percent when his Rancho Cucamonga High School football team takes on Glendora in Friday's first round of the playoffs, but the quarterback of the defending CIF champs will play, according to Cougars head coach Nick Baiz.

"He's fine," Baiz said. "He's good to go."

Watson suffered a leg injury when he was dragged down from behind with eight minutes left in Rancho Cucamonga's eventual 27-24 overtime loss to Etiwanda last Thursday, after which he didn't return to the game. I saw the play in question and it was clear that Watson's legs buckled awkwardly as he was horse-collared. He limped off the field and spent a good portion of the rest of the game on the trainers table before watching the rest of the game from the sidelines.

Baiz preferred not to elaborate beyond calling it a leg injury. "Let's just leave it at that," he said. "I'd tell you but I don't want to tell 1,000 people."

Central Division Playoff prediction

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:24:46 -0800

FIRST ROUND
No. 1 Colton over Don Lugo
Rancho Cucamonga over Glendora
Chaffey over Hemet West Valley
No. 4 Los Osos over Arroyo Valley
Chino Hills over No. 3 Wildomar Elsinore
Etiwanda over Cajon
Damien over Upland
No. 2 Colony over Menifee Paloma Valley

QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Colton over Rancho Cucamonga
No. 4 Los Osos over Chaffey
Etiwanda over Chino Hills
No. 2 Colony over Damien

SEMIFINALS
No. 1 Colton over No. 4 Los Osos
Etiwanda over No. 2 Colony

FINALS
Etiwanda over No. 1 Colton

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Inland Division Playoff Prediction

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:24:04 -0800

FIRST ROUND
No. 1 Redlands East Valley over La Sierra
Temecula Chaparral over Corona Roosevelt
Corona Centennial over Miller
No. 4 Moreno Valley Rancho Verde over Temecula Great Oak
No. 3 Norco over Carter
Murrieta Valley over Riverside Arlington
Redlands over Moreno Valley Valley View
No. 2 Vista Murrieta over Corona Santiago

QUARTERFINALS
Temecula Chaparral over No. 1 Redlands East Valley
No. 4 Moreno Valley Rancho Verde over Corona Centennial
No. 3 Norco over Murrieta Valley
No. 2 Vista Murrieta over Redlands

SEMIFINALS
Temecula Chaparral over No. 4 Moreno Valley Rancho Verde
No. 2 Vista Murrieta over No. 3 Norco

FINALS
No. 2 Vista Murrieta over Temecula Chaparral

Coming tomorrow: Central Division prediction

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Colony cornerback Jered Bell commits to Colorado

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:24:18 -0800

Colony cornerback Jered Bell verbally committed to Colorado this week after paying a visit to the campus in Boulder, Colo., on Nov. 6, according to Colony head football coach Anthony Rice.

The 6-foot, 179-pound senior is the 63rd ranked cornerback in the country by rivals.com and the 99th-ranked player in the state of California. Bell was drawing interest from Colorado State, among others, but Colorado was his only scholarship offer.

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Final Prep Football Top 10

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:24:19 -0800

1. Etiwanda (7-3) Last week: 4
2. Colony (9-1) Last week: 2
3. Chino Hills (8-2) Last week: 3
4. Rancho Cucamonga (8-2) Last week: 1
5. Upland (8-2) Last week: 5
6. Los Osos (6-4) Last week: 6
7. Kaiser (7-3) Last week: 7
8. San Dimas (9-1) Last week: 8
9. Damien (5-5) Last week: 9
10. Miller (5-5) Last week: NR
Dropped out: No. 10 Ayala

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Damien wins coin flip; Chino Hills No. 3 seed in Sierra

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:14:12 -0800

The three-way tie for first place in the Sierra League became official with Chino Hills 42-14 blasting of Diamond Bar Friday night. Damien, Glendora and Chino Hills each finished with four wins and one loss in league.

Since head-to-head results didn't break the three-way tie, a coin flip to determine the playoff seeds conducted prior to Friday night's game awarded the league's No. 1 seed to Damien, the No. 2 seed to Glendora and the No. 3 to Chino Hills. When Glendora, Ayala and Chino Hills were tri-league champions last season, Ayala won the coin flip and Chino Hills was the No. 2 seed.

In other news Friday night... San Dimas won the Valle Vista League with a 35-16 win over Baldwin Park.

Upland won the Baseline League fourth-place game with Claremont, 30-20, and will certainly get the lone at-large playoff bid in the CIF-SS Central Division when the playoff brackets are released Sunday.

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Friday night football scores: Week 10

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:24:07 -0800

Friday, November 13
BASELINE LEAGUE
Los Osos 56, Alta Loma 10
Upland 30, Claremont 20
CHRISTIAN LEAGUE
Aquinas 24, Ontario Christian 20
CITRUS BELT LEAGUE
Carter 28, Yucaipa 7
Rialto 23, Fontana 7
Redlands East Valley 37, Redlands 7
MIRAMONTE LEAGUE
Charter Oak 31, Los Altos 0
Diamond Ranch 35, Hacienda Heights Wilson 0
Walnut 30, Bonita 15
PREP LEAGUE
Rio Hondo 46, Webb 0
SAN ANDREAS LEAGUE
Cajon 34, Arroyo Valley 19
Colton 79, Pacific 0
San Bernardino 22, San Gorgonio 19
SIERRA LEAGUE
CHino Hills 42, Diamond Bar 14
SUNKIST LEAGUE
Riverside Norte Vista 46, Bloomington 18
Kaiser 65, Jurupa Valley 0
VALLE VISTA LEAGUE
San Dimas 35, Baldwin Park 16
Covina 24, Covina Northview 23

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Thursday Night Football: Glendora dooms Ayala playoff hopes; Etiwanda wins share of Baseline title

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:42:15 -0800

Glendora 34, Ayala 20
After this Thursday night loss knocked them into fourth place in the Sierra League, Ayala's only avenue to the playoffs is the Central Division's one at-large bid, for which it will have stiff competition. The Bulldogs' only hope is for Claremont to knock off Upland in the Baseline League's fourth-place game tonight, giving Ayala and Claremont identical 6-4 records and an equal shot at the bid. If Upland wins, it will have an 8-2 record and easily be the at-large team.

Etiwanda 27, Rancho Cucamonga 24 (OT)
Folloiwing a Rancho Cucamonga field goal on its overtime possession, Etiwanda QB Angel Santiago hit Gary Ayala with a 25-yard touchdown pass on the Eagles first play of OT to earn the Eagles at least a share of the Baseline League title. All Los Osos needs for a co-league championship and the No. 1 seed in the league is a win tonight over winless Alta Loma.

Don Lugo 42, Garey 28
The Conquistadores won the third-place game in the Mt. Baldy League thanks to 291 yards and four touchdowns from running back Steven Bethley. Don Lugo claimed the last playoff spot in the league behind Colony, who clinched the league title with a 39-13 win over Montclair Thursday and second-place Chaffey which beat Ontario, 42-21.

Other Thursday night scores:
Summit 35, Riverside Patriot 12
Summit snaps losing streak, clinches final playoff spot in the Sunkist League.
Miller 52, Eisenhower 12
Win or lose, Miller was locked into third place in the Citrus Belt League.
Pomona 33, Ganesha 12
After costly loss to Covina last week, Pomona finishes in 4th in the Valle Vista League.

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Prep football predictions: Week 10

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:24:25 -0800

Thursday, November 12
BASELINE LEAGUE
Etiwanda 36, Rancho Cucamonga 34
MT. BALDY LEAGUE
Colony 37, Montclair 6
Don Lugo 28, Garey 27
Chaffey 35, Ontario 0
SIERRA LEAGUE
Ayala 23, Glendora 21
Damien 32, Chino 10
SUNKIST LEAGUE
Summit 34, Riverside Patriot 23
VALLE VISTA LEAGUE
Pomona 25, Ganesha 13

Friday, November 13
BASELINE LEAGUE
Los Osos 31, Alta Loma 10
Upland 31, Claremont 28
CHRISTIAN LEAGUE
Aquinas 35, Ontario Christian 24
CITRUS BELT LEAGUE
Carter 33, Yucaipa 27
Miller 36, Eisenhower 10
Redlands East Valley 23, Redlands 14
Fontana 21, Rialto 12
MIRAMONTE LEAGUE
Diamond Ranch 27, Hacienda Heights Wilson 6
PREP LEAGUE
Arcadia Rio Hondo Prep 28, Webb 7
SIERRA LEAGUE
Chino Hills 36, Diamond Bar 16
SUNKIST LEAGUE
Kaiser 41, Jurupa Valley 6
Riverside Norte Vista 27, Bloomington 7
VALLE VISTA LEAGUE
San Dimas 36, Baldwin Park 27
NONLEAGUE
Santa Monica St. Monica 24, Western Christian 21
Bonita 23, Walnut 21

List of local high schoolers signing with colleges today

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:24:00 -0800

With the early signing period beginning today, here is a list of athletes and the schools with which they are expected to sign.

BASEBALL
Scott Frazier, Upland, Pepperdine
Derek Goodwin, Diamond Ranch, Sacramento State
Jack Heildman, Claremont, San Diego
Jake Hernandez, Los Osos, USC
Austin Reed, Rancho Cucamonga, San Diego State
Ernesto Zaragosa, Kaiser, San Diego State

BASKETBALL
Jasmine Bernard, Etiwanda, UC-Irvine
Derek Brown, Chino Hills, San Jose State
Janelle Kearney, Diamond Ranch, Boise State
Maiya Michel, Summit, Denver
Ericka Norman, Chino Hills, Sacred Heart
J.J. O'Brien, Alta Loma, Utah
Adrianne Thomas, Summit, Arizona State
Chloe Wells, Miller, Duke

GYMNASTICS
Jordan Williams, Los Osos, Arizona

SOFTBALL
Samantha Dodd, Miller, DePaul
Sarah Free, Claremont, Holy Cross
Jessica Garcia, Redlands, San Jose State
Stevie Goldstein, Aquinas, Loyola Marymount
Jessica Hall, Ayala, UCLA
Erin Jones-Wesley, Los Osos, Long Beach State
Whitney Jones, Upland, Washington
Alyssia Palomino, Kaiser, Auburn
Natalee Pulver, Etiwanda, Marshall
Sydney Stewart, Diamond Ranch, UNLV
Talee Snow, Chino Hills, UCLA

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Baseline League playoff scenario: Alta Loma holds the key

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:24:23 -0800

With one week left in the regular season, the outcome of this league appears fairly simple...unless, of course, winless Alta Loma upsets Los Osos on Friday. Before we get into the mind-bending scenarios that would create, I'll cover the more likely outcomes.

If Los Osos beats Alta Loma, it will share a league title with the winner of Thursday's Rancho Cucamonga-Etiwanda winner but Los Osos will be the No. 1 playoff seed thanks to wins over both Rancho and Etiwanda. Under this circumstance, the three automatic playoff berths will go to Los Osos, Rancho and Etiwanda, leaving Upland and Claremont to play the fourth-place game on Friday.

Despite being for fourth place, the Claremont-Upland game is vital because the winner could get the CIF-SS Central Division's lone at-large playoff berth.

Chino Hills, Ayala are who we thought they were

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:24:07 -0800

Though the Chino Hills High School football team won its crosstown rivalry game with Ayala for the first time in three years, I think it may have been Friday's 14-7 loss with which Ayala proved the last two years were no fluke.

There seems to be a perception that the better team hasn't won the game the last two years. I don't believe that but I think I finally figured out why a lot of other people do on Friday.

Ayala plays ugly (like it did Friday). It wins on the strength of its defense and special teams (it blocked a field goal Friday; Ayala won this game two years when it blocked a field goal late in the game that would have given Chino Hills the lead).

We all get caught up in offensive firepower and gaudy statistics, creating the perception that because Ayala isn't flashy, it isn't good.

CIF-SS Central Division poll: Los Osos climbs to No. 5

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:24:50 -0800

1. Colton (8-1) Last week: 1
2. Rancho Cucamonga (8-1) Last week: 2
3. Colony (8-1) Last week: 3
4. Wildomar Elsinore (7-2) Last week: 6
5. Los Osos (5-4) Last week: NR
6. Chino Hills (7-2) Last week: 7
7. Arroyo Valley (7-2) Last week: 8
8. Etiwanda (6-3) Last week: 4
9. Glendora (6-3) Last week: 9
10. Upland (7-2) Last week: 5
Others receiving votes: Ayala (6-3), Cajon (6-3 )

Other CIF-SS polls listed below...

Prep football player of the week: Chaffey RB Douglas

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:24:28 -0800

Though he has been a player of the week before, Douglas' 366 yards on 47 carries in Chaffey's 22-7 win over Garey on Friday warranted a repeat. The senior is now averaging over 200 yards on the ground per game with 1,812 on the season. His three touchdowns Friday gave him 16 in nine games this year.

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