2011 Schedules: Bishop Amat Lancers …

Week 0 — Garfield
Week 1 — at Servite
Week 2 — La mirada
week 3 — at Damien
Week 4 — Cathedral
Week 5 — Venice
Week 6 — Alemany
Week 7 — at Crespi
Week 8 — Loyola
Week 9 — at Notre dame
Week 10 — BYE

Aram’s take: I was particularly hard on Amat coach Steve Hagerty and last year’s schedule because all it did was get Robledo and Lancer Nation artificially excited before the fall. Well, this year’s is slightly better because of one name: SERVITE. The fact that game comes in Week 1 should do wonders and tell Amat where it is and where it needs to go long before we get to a point so late that nothing can be done. The rest of the nonleague schedule is pretty soft. I thought we were going to see four more quarters vs. Muir, but I guess not. Not that it would’ve made me feel different. Anyway, I still don’t see why Amat can’t play teams from the Inland Empire. There is life past the 57 Freeway beside Damien. The league schedule is tough as always with Alemany cycling from the final game of the regular season to the first game of league. Last year’s major issue was Amat did not have PAC-5 championship-caliber defense. I’m not sure how that gets better with a guy like Julian Gener not around. But the offense should be special with Nine back under center and Jalen Moore running wild. A healthy Zach Shay will also do wonders. Only Servite looks the lone threat in the nonleague, so I think 8-2 looks about right for an early record projection.