July 13, Arroyo HS
First games at 9 a.m.
Pool A
Bonita, Bell Gardens, Azusa, Lincoln
Pool B
Arroyo, San Gabriel, Marshall, Northview
Pool C
Diamond Bar, Temple City, Montebello, Mountain View
Pool D
Maranatha, Rowland, Gabrielino, Duarte
Pool E
Buena Park, La Puente, Baldwin Park, Keppel
Pool F
Monrovia, Crescenta Valley, Bassett, Rosemead
Toa and Greg. Goodnight now.
I had spoken to Big Lou Farrar on Wednesday morning and he told me his Chargers threw against La Habra on Tuesday and how impressed he was with the Highlanders … then La Habra linemen Toa Lobendahn (USC) and Greg Gaines (Boise St.) came in the office. Wow. Outside of D-Ranch’s Kammy Delp, who is Toa’s cousin, these are two of the biggest HS players I’ve ever seen. Kammy might be the biggest.
Everybody really needs to take notice of this La Habra team. They are all the way back … talent level is outstanding and they have serious size. I smell another CIF title. Get ready for that LA HABRA vs. LA MIRADA game. That might be the best local game this season.
Our Keith Lair has the scoop … go here to read it.
By now, all of you have heard the news that Todd Gerhart was let go as the head coach at Norco after a long and successful run. His son Coltin was the team’s QB. His son is now looking to transfer.
While reading the article in the Press-Enterprise, one line I came across struck me as interesting. “TOO MANY” … you read the paragraph for yourself and see what it was in reference to.
Todd said that they have not decided where Coltin will transfer to and have not filed any paperwork for a transfer yet. When asked what high schools they were looking at for Coltin to transfer to, Todd replied “too many.”
Does this smell of athletic motivation to you? I mean, if all you OLD SCHOOL, LETTER OF THE LAW, MORAL HIGH GROUND, DO GOODERS want to get your panties in a bunch AGAIN, then why not this?
Shouldn’t the kid be FORCED to say at Norco? I mean, the season is less than two months away. Transferring now kinda looks worse than transferring in, say, January or February or March … or even right after the school year ends.
The only I reason bring this up is because IT’S ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS that Antonio “Noodles” Hull’s eligibility hangs in the balance while we’ve seen MULTIPLE AND COUNTLESS transfers out of local schools in this tiny little plot called the SGV. And from the best anyone can tell, those kids are going to be eligible this fall.
Junior linebacker Matt Henderson, who was expected by many to be one of the top defensive players in the Mission Valley League this season, has left Rosemead and will play at Cathedral this fall.
Henderson got experience last season as a sophomore and was on his way to a big season, according to several MVL insiders. He is the second player the Panthers expected to have contribute to leave the program. Sophomore speedster Jesse Audelo also left for Cathedral. Audelo was a wide receiver/defensive back.
Aram’s take: Two big blows for the Panthers, who you’d like to think are going to be in the thick of a wide-open MVL this season. These two defections hurt.