Quickie predictions

Only a few hours before title games start, so here I go. I did OK last week, just missing Barstow-Silverado.

CENTRAL DIVISION

Upland at Rancho Cucamonga
Just to relieve Upland fans, Josh Nunes is starting at QB. There was a snafu in this morning’s Daily Bulletin that ran the Cajon starting lineups instead of the Upland ones. For whatever reason, the correct Upland lineups were run in the Sun. Anyway, I could brag that I predicted this matchup, but the real bragging should go to the teams – Upland for shrugging off the Los Osos monkey and Rancho for continuing its undefeated march. I picked Rancho to win it all and I’m not turning back now.
Rancho Cucamonga 27, Upland 17

EASTERN DIVISION
Perris Citrus Hill at Barstow
Definitely an odd matchup. At one spectrum you have the Hawks, a No. 1 seed that killed everyone in its path before toughing out an 18-15 win over Serrano last week. Barstow, meanwhile, has bucked the odds all year to get to its first CIF title since 2000. Can the double-wing Aztecs pull the shocker? It should be fun in Barstow, but I got Citrus Hill in this one.
Citrus Hill 38, Barstow 26

EAST VALLEY DIVISION
Twentynine Palms at San Juan Capistrano St. Margaret’s
I should save internet space and not write San Juan Capistrano again, but I did. In talking to their coach, Harry Welch, a few nights back, he was raving about the raw ability and size of the Wildcats, which he should. Twentynine Palms has some serious ballers. But I’m going to stick with the undefeated team here, even if its playing possum a bit.
St. Margaret’s 31, Twentynine Palms 23

INLAND DIVISION
Temecula Chaparral vs. Corona Centennial
The Pumas were blasted by Centennial in the semis last year. They were also blasted by Norco in the title game two years ago. Chaparral got revenge on the Cougars last week and are looking to do the same against Centennial this week. But they won’t. Centennial rolls to another title.
Centennial 38, Chaparral 10

SOUTHEAST DIVISION
Covina Charter Oak at Diamond Ranch
I met Diamond Ranch coach Roddy Layton for the first time Monday. I was expecting him to look like what the Scots expected William Wallace to look like – seven feet tall with an ability to fire lightning bolts from any place on his body. He wasn’t quite that, but him and the Panthers deserve a lot of credit for getting to this point after a 1-6 start. That start involved a loss to Charter Oak, which will have Diamond Ranch’s number again.
Charter Oak 24, Diamond Ranch 13.

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Kiwanis bracket released

The bracket for the 51st Annual San Bernardino Kiwanis Boys’ Basketball tournament was released Thursday. The tournament will be played at San Gorgonio and Pacific High Schools and will start Friday, Dec. 26 and run through Dec. 30, with Sunday, Dec. 28 being a day off. All games on the 30th will be played at San G, with the title game running at 8:15 p.m.

First-round games at Pacific:
Los Osos vs. Pacific, 2 p.m.
Bloomington vs. Redlands East Valley, 3:45 p.m.
Barstow vs. Yucaipa, 5:30 p.m.
Sultana vs. Cajon, 7:15 p.m.

First-round games at San G:
Fontana vs. Summit, 2 p.m.
Rim of the World vs. Redlands, 3:45 p.m.
Rialto vs. Silverado, 5:30 p.m.
Aquinas vs. San Gorgonio, 7:15 p.m.

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All-Sierra League football team

Offense
MVP – A.J. Johnson, RB, Chino Hills

First Team
Drew Kaluzny, QB, Sr., Glendora
Andre Holmes, RB, Jr., Glendora
Courtney Samuel, RB, Sr., Ayala
Sylvester Stewart, RB, Sr., Diamond Bar
Chad Young, FB, Sr., Glendora
Wallace Gonzalez, WR, So., Glendora
Taylor Herrera, WR, Sr., Damien
Cody Ruiz, WR, Sr., Chino Hills
Aaron Stockham, WR, Jr., Glendora
Joel Baez, TE, Sr., Glendora
Cody Craver, T, Sr., Chino Hills
Chase Sipple, T, Sr., Damien
Cody Tescher, T, Sr., Glendora
Thomas Lilly, G, Sr., Glendora
Shane Sweeney, G, Sr., Chino Hills
John Gallardo, C, Sr., Glendora

Second Team
Ryan Verdugo, QB, Jr., Chino Hills
Robert Ignacio, RB, Sr., Diamond Bar
Jared Taylor, RB, Sr., Chino
Brandyn White, RB, Sr., Chino
Aaron Bales, WR, Sr., Diamond Bar
Obum Gwacham, WR, Sr., Ayala
Nate Harris, WR, So., Chino Hills
Colin Lockett, WR, Sr., Diamond Bar
Ryne Morrison, WR, Jr., Damien
Jace Dyson, TE, Jr., Chino
Derek Fredendall, T, Sr., Glendora
Curtis Mowery, T, Jr., Ayala
John Brandt, G., Sr., Diamond Bar
Adam Cychner, G, Sr., Damien
Chris Alarcon, C, Sr., Chino Hills

Athlete of the Year: David Quiroga, Sr., Ayala

Defense
MVPs: Lawrence Larivee, Sr., Ayala; Chad Young, Sr., Glendora

First Team
Ryan Castro, DL, Sr., Ayala
Josh Rottler, DL, Jr., Chino Hills
Jake Salter, DL, Sr., Damien
Nathan Tourtellotte, DL, Sr., Glendora
Michael Yllanes, DL, Jr., Ayala
Chase Murphy, DE/LB, Sr., Glendora
Jason Reyes, DE/LB, Sr., Damien
Logan Laszcyk, LB, Sr., Chino Hills
Erick Meraz, LB, Sr., Glendora
Justin Robles, LB, Sr., Diamond Bar
Nick Thomas, LB, Jr., Ayala
Derek Brandon, DB, Sr., Ayala
Olomu Ifo-Ekpre, DB, So., Chino Hills
Devin Jackson, DB, Sr., Ayala
Colin Lockett, DB, Sr., Diamond Bar
Alex Arroyo, P, Sr., Ayala
Ethan Betance, P, Sr., Damien

Second Team
Zach Figueroa, DL, Jr., Chino
Obiajulu Okafor, DL, Sr., Damien
Bryan Wright, DL, Sr., Chino
Brandon Cross, DE/LB, Sr., Chino Hills
Trevor Loza, DE/LB, Jr., Chino
Anthony Penalber, LB, Sr., Ayala
Justin Robles, LB, Jr., Ayala
Brock Tracey, LB, Jr., Damien
Andrew Yaroma, LB, Sr., Ayala
Duwani Bankhead, DB, Jr., Glendora
Travis Haywood, DB, Sr., Damien
Dylon Nichols, DB, Jr., Glendora
Jake Vieth, DB, Sr., Damien
Shane Taylor, P, Jr., Chino

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Irabor makes big move in Rivals250

Upland cornerback/wide receiver Osahon Irabor, a verbal commitment to Arizona State, cracked the Rivals250 Thursday, moving up to No. 248. In the process, the 5-foot-11, 180-pound senior was upgraded from a three-star recruit to four stars.

Other local players ranked in the Rivals250 are Arroyo Valley offensive lineman Michael Philipp (No. 38), Los Osos quarterback Richard Brehaut (No. 56) and Cajon cornerback/wide receiver Marlon Pollard (No. 148). Brehaut is committed to UCLA while Pollard is committed to Notre Dame.

Just outside the top 250 is Upland QB Josh Nunes (Stanford) and Diamond Ranch CB Brandon Sermons (UCLA).

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All-Sunkist League team

Also from John Rice.

Sunkist League

First Team

Offense
MVP – Devon Blackmon, So., Fontana Summit
First team
QB – Eric Johnson, Sr., Bloomington.
RB – Marquise Boyd, Sr., Bloomington; Anthony Brown, Jr., Fontana Kaiser; Ken Braden, Sr., Riverside Patriot; Andre Franco, Sr., Patriot; Montigo Alfor, Sr., Summit.
WR – Jayson Allmond, Sr., Bloomington; Nick Merancio, Sr., Kaiser; Kevin Washington, Sr., Patriot; Jamaal Anderson, Jr., Summit.
OL – Jeremy Salgado, Sr., Bloomington; David Esquivel, Sr., Jurupa Valley; Emmanuel Wilson, Jr., Kaiser; Christian Martinez, Jr., Kaiser; JR Latuela, Sr., Riverside Norte Vista; Kyle Estes, Sr., Patriot; Demetrius Watson, Sr., Summit.

Defense
MVPs – Simon Martinez, Sr., Kaiser; Josh Shirley, Jr., Kaiser.
First team
DL – Jose Mejia, Sr., Bloomington; Zack Collier, Sr., Patriot; Derrick Washington, Jr., Summit; Tim Parker, Sr., Kaiser; Christian Sandoval, Jr., Norte Vista; Eric Jammeshan, Sr., Patriot.
LB – Adam Ramirez, Sr., Kaiser; Jose Romero, Jr., Bloomington; Justin Johnson, Jr., Summit; Lou Mele, Sr., Patriot; Cody Bryan, Jr., Summit; Dwayne Boyd, Sr., Bloomington; Alec Goodman, Jr., Summit.
DB – Miles Basham, Sr., Patriot; Dennis Taylor, So., Kaiser; Taylor Hollowell, Sr., Jurupa Valley; Carlos Lacefield, Sr., Summit.
K – Luis Yanez, Sr., Patriot.

Second Team
Offense
QB – Richard DeLuna, Sr., Kaiser; Rolland Gibbons, Sr., Norte Vista; Kevin Sullivan, Sr., Patriot.
RB – Curtis Slater, Sr., Jurupa Valley; Anthony Eddington, Jr., Norte Vista
WR – Chris Vasquez, Jr., Bloomington; Tim Mast, Jr., Jurupa Valley; Dontrelle Jackson, Sr, Summit; Isaac Cisneros, Jr., Summit
TE – Erwin Sandoval, Sr., Norte Vista; David Amaro, Jr., Bloomington; Michael Gant, Sr., Bloomington
OL – Daniel Salgado, Sr., Bloomington; Brandin Stevension, Sr., Bloomington; David Togia, Jr., Jurupa Valley; Robert Reyes, Jr., Norte Vista; Oscar Carbajal, Jr., Kaiser; Randy Cardenas, Sr., Patriot; Joe Broda, Jr., Patriot; Ryan Vierra, Sr., Kaiser; Paul Ibarra, So., Summit; Tony Gallegos, Sr., Summit; Gabriel Perez, Sr., Patriot; Ramiro Hernandez, Sr., Patriot.
K – Francisco Picazzo, Sr., Bloomington

Defense
DL – Chad Marcy, Jr., Bloomington; Caleb Calderon, Sr., Jurupa Valley; John O’Brien, Sr., Jurupa Valley; Tildone Walls, Sr., Kaiser; Juan Martinez, Jr., Norte Vista; Angel Tejada, Sr., Kaiser; Keanu Carradine, Sr., Kaiser; John Soltero, Sr., Norte Vista.
DE – Joe Silva, Jr., Kaiser; Andrew Tapia, Sr., Bloomington; Jeffrey Fajardo, Sr., Bloomington; Perry Walker, Sr., Summit; Edson Gonzalez, Sr., Summit; Adam Patron, Sr., Bloomington
OLB – Joshua Allmond, So., Bloomington; Adam Delgado, Sr., Bloomington; Donavo James, Sr., Jurupa Valley; Cameron Vandostendorp, So., Norte Vista; Keenan Braden, Jr., Patriot; T.J. Garcia, Sr., Patriot
ILB – Michael Carranza, So., Bloomington; Danny Kozine, Jr., Kaiser; Matt Saevi, Sr., Jurupa Valley; Abraham Caisedo, Sr., Jurupa Valley; Ryan Beckman, Sr., Norte Vista.
DB – Mario Johnson, Jr., Bloomington; Edward Randolph, So., Bloomington; J’Mac Godlock, Sr., Bloomington; Jamar Robinson, Sr., Norte Vista; Desman Carter, So., Kaiser; Nathan Murphy, So., Kaiser; Josh Brewton, Sr., Patriot; David Hollingsworth, Sr., Summit; Joseph Henderson, So., Summit.

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All-Citrus Belt League football team

Fresh off the e-mail from Eisenhower’s John Rice.

Offense
First team
QB – Juan Flores, Fontana Miller; Tyler Shreve, Redlands East Valley.
RB – Kory Ozier, Fontana; AJ Fernandez, REV; Cameron Phillips, Redlands; Darrell Jackson, Rialto Carter; David Dash, Miller.
WR – Trayvon Ralph, Miller; Eric Rodgers, Redlands; Alex Jeffries, Rialto Eisenhower.
TE – Charles Harvey, REV; Albert Jackson, Eisenhower.
OL – Ivan Moreno, Fontana; Brock Morris, Redlands; Michael Armijo, Miller; David Peterson, REV; Mike Garcia, Redlands; Justin Corrales, Redlands.

Defense
First team
DL – Jeremiah Uti, Fontana; Philip Salas, Miller; Andrew Hudson, REV; Michael Poage, Redlands.
LB – Jacob Guzman, Miller; Cole Gridle, Redlands; Robert Canales, Rialto; Kenny Breaux, Carter; Sergio Ganados, REV; Taijuan Martin, Eisenhower; Calvin Stewart, Carter.
DB – Gary Walker, REV; Matt Marnati, Yucaipa; Mike Negrete, Yucaipa; Ryan Coleman, Carter; Cameron Villalobos, Redlands.
K – Manny Szwabowski, REV.

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All-Christian League football team named

The all-Christian League team. Drumroll please.

SUPERLATIVES
MVP: Jim Jones, WR/DB, Jr., Aquinas
Offensive MVP: Tyler Stirewalt, QB, Sr., Aquinas
Defensive MVP: Jake Henderson, LB, Jr., Aquinas
Co-Special Teams MVP: Zach Oliver, Sr., Ontario Christian; Zack Watkins, Jr., Western Christian.
Co-Coaches of the Year: Wayne Cochrun, Arrowhead Christian; Josh Henderson, Aquinas
Sportsmanship Award: Aquinas High School.

First team
Andrew Aivazian, Sr., Ontario Christian; Uche Amajoyi, Jr., Aquinas; Alex Barger, Sr., Aquinas; Alex Beaton, Sr., Western Christian; A.J. Cabello, Sr., Arrowhead Christian; Rob Coachman, Jr., Ontario Christian; Bob Jones, Sr., Aquinas; Jarid Lesh, Sr., Arrowhead Christian; Jimmy Lohan, Jr, Ontario Christian; Micah McClure, Sr., Ontario Christian; Derrick Radden, Jr., Aquinas; J.P. Ragan, Sr., Aquinas; Adam Schwartzman, Jr, Arrowhead Christian; Christian Solis, So., Western Christian; Spencer Summers, Jr., Arrowhead Christian; Daniel Sutton, Sr., Western Christian; Tyron Tarvin, Sr., Ontario Christian; Brandon Taylor, Sr. Aquinas.

Second team
Andrew Bethel, Sr., Aquinas; Chris Casaclang, Jr, Aquinas; Reed Covington, Sr., Western Christian; Jordan Kloosterman, So., Ontario Christian; Andrew Lachelt, Jr., Ontario Christian; Manuel Macias, Jr., Ontario Christian; Roberto Martinez, So., Aquinas; Alex Mucillo, Sr., Arrowhead Christian; Ryan Salausa, So., Western Christian; Nick Schodelbauer, Jr., Aquinas; Cameron Schweitzer, Sr., Arrowhead Christian; Mark Sowell, Sr., Arrowhead Christian; Tyler Struiksman, Sr., Ontario Christian; Elijah Winton, Sr., Ontario Christian.

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Nebraska offers Jefferies

The interest in Eisenhower wide receiver Alex Jefferies has picked up quite a bit, as Jefferies – who enjoyed a stellar senior season for the 5-5 Eagles – picked up a scholarship offer from the University of Nebraska. Nebraska is the first BCS school to offer Jefferies and they are looking to bring him up for an official visit in January once the Cornhuskers return from their Gator Bowl matchup with Clemson, according to an e-mail sent by Ike coach John Rice.

Rice also indicated that Nebraska is recruiting Jefferies as an athlete, as it has indicated to Jefferies that they are recruiting him at safety and wide receiver. Jefferies has taken one official visit to Fresno State at this point and is taking an official visit to Utah next weekend according to Rice.

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Looking for all-league football teams

With the football season entering its final week, its time for me to start putting together the All-County football team, which will run in the Sun on Christmas Day (and I’m sure Clay Fowler could use them for its all-Inland Valley team in the Bulletin as well). And to do that, I want to get as much pertinent information as I can, because unfortunately, I haven’t found a way to clone myself and attend every area high school football game.

So if any of you out there might have a copy of your all-league teams (looking for Baseline, CBL, San Andreas, Sunkist, Sierra, Desert Sky, Mojave River, Christian, De Anza and Mt. Baldy primarily), shoot an e-mail to tj.berka@inlandnewspapers.com, clay.fowler@inlandnewspapers or FAX a copy to (909) 484-5574. It’d be much appreciated.

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Final regular season top 25

Well, it looks as if there’s going to be a Florida-Oklahoma national title game. I still don’t agree with that though. Since very few played, the normal witty commentary isn’t going to be here this week. I’m sure you’ll survive.

1. Florida (2)
2. Texas (3)
3. Oklahoma (4)
4. USC (5)
5. Alabama (1)
6. Utah (6)
7. Penn State (7)
8. Texas Tech (8)
9. Boise State (9)
10. Ohio State (10)
11. TCU (12)
12. Cincinnati (13)
13. Georgia Tech (14)
14. Oregon (16)
15. BYU (17)
16. Oklahoma State (18)
17. Pittsburgh (20)
18. Georgia (18)
19. Michigan State (22)
20. Mississippi (23)
21. Virginia Tech (NR)
22. Ball State (11)
23. Boston College (15)
24. Oregon State (24)
25. Iowa (25)

Under consideration: Northwestern, Florida State, Missouri

Dropped out: No. 21 Missouri (lost to Oklahoma)

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