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Man, who cares about Bassett HS and the pretend FTB drama that you (Aram) as well as other generate over the hiring nad firing of coaches. Hey, I've got a better idea...let's all blog about the use and function of the "door knob."

any word on who the coach is gonna be?

Chucky.....ouch...struck a nerve!

I see you got the point.

Dr. Seuss,
Remember The Titans, Coach Carter, Gridiron Gang, Lean On Me and Stand and Deliver just to name a few about "leaders" being brought in to "upstart" as you say the program...You say bring in white people in sarcasm cause they always do that...Hmm, Denzel Washington, Samuel Jackson, Dwayne the rock Johnson, Morgan Freeman, Edward James Olmos all starred as the "leader" to "upstart" the programs they were involved with...Let me think aloud here...Denzel-black, Samuel-black, The Rock-black, and Edward James- Mexican...Oh yeah, you're right...Ken Reeves did play the white coach in the White Shadow (70's tv show spoofing the white coach who was trying to lead the kids in the right direction). If I remember right, all of those movies did really well at theatres...Would it be fair to say that a lot of white people saw those movies in order for it to be a box office hit? Perhaps, us white people just like QUALITY movies. Put that in your pipe and smoke it...As the great "Flavor Flav" of Public Enemy used to say..."BOOYYYYEEEE"

Roosevelt Alum? Did you play for the Rough Riders?

Know the Campos brothers?

The problem with the La Puente school District is they don't see the "problem" as a problem. Gangbanging cholos and cholas is the "norm". There are hardworking families in La Puente that just want to do well for their families and yet the city council and mayor are doing nothing more than hiring "homies" and looking the other way. That's disgusting.

What does it take to improve La Puente? Start by getting rid of the "homie don't you know me" mentality that tolerates the vato status quo. Second, invest in more school police. Truancy and delinquency should not be tolerated. Third, change the school colors. You see the kids going to school in tyheir "black" only wear and you think it's a Raider game...and you know how bad they are! Get rid of "GANG BANGER BLACK" uniforms. Finally invest in girls sports.Finally hire as many white people as possible....that way they can profit from the movie that shows yet another "white" upstart, "you can believe" teacher /coach story...I love those.

Hey, to coin the phrase..."Where all the WHITE people at?"

So who applied at Basset?

Sad to read the latest blogs about a very sad area for football, in 5 years this area will be soo delapidated and void of talent not even the pisas will want to use the field for soccer.

dont get your feelings hurt pal but the truth is the truth, the sheer nonscense of hearing this talk of hiring a pop warner coach for a task like this is sheer stupidity not to mention a great risk for such a large investment as a new stadium.

with the area changing daily not to mention monthly the talent pool is drying up, not that there arent good kids out there, but they will be at los al or south hills, point closed.

If this district is run by total idiots than pick the pee wee coach who bullies kids to run the program, show the rest of the s.g.v. just how stupid you folks are. Try yelling at one of these made gangsters little brothers and you may find your little ass stuffed in a trashcan a few days later with a 45 hole in your cranium, bassett is a well known deeply rooted gang area and I mean deeply, watch what you ask for you may get it.

desperate is the coach who calls and begs for this job, field turf no big deal maybe at st francis or at upland not at gangster high.

As for the boy wonder at the pee wee level that was an inferior league in a lower division, remember there were other popwarner players at los altos from other programs but they played on varsity.

The only reason to even barely consider a pee wee coach is for the recruiting he may be able to do, but hey this guy cant steal any kids from gano, or from south hills thats for sure so where is his attraction, I hear he is now coaching in pico rivera and the way that St paul is growing he isnt going to take anyone from there so what is his attraction.

It is going to take a wise and crafty negotiator to build this program if that is even possible probably not the administration has all the power and they like to flex it, think why hasnt any good coach been or stood.

finally the answer is this close the program and allow any kid left to bus to la puente or west co or los al and rent the field to the mexican soccer league, its theres in about five years anyway.

And if you are the pee wee coach and really care about kids keep sending them to a good school with decent academics and support staff, if you are a concieted little pr&%c then keep calling basset you may be the only one to apply and we may all get to see why you could win the lower division title.

sincerely broken hearted san gabriel valley football guy.

Matty,
and that's why Damien at $5000 a year in beautiful La Verne is still the best private school value in So Cal.

Cost of Damien High Schools 4 years: $20,300 paid in full 4/27/07
Cost of University of Southern California $49,300 x 4 years: scholarship
Do the Math....

Worth every penny!

Does not matter where your HS in located it is what you with your education not your football or sports career. Bishop Amat in the heart of a gang infested La Puente....Loyola in the heart of a crime infested Los Angeles. MaterDei is the ugly part of Santa Ana..St. John Bosco Bellflower very low life there. These schools continue to send kids to college and even tho they are in the best areas they continue to produce not only on the gridiron but in the classroom. Private school does pay off in the long run. Back to Bassett...anyone ever ealize that your kids are reflection of you their parents and if you have gangbanger parents then you have glorified gangbanging in your house hold. Bassett and Banger hit it right on head with that text book picture of what goes on at Bassett....Now what is wrong with La Puente park will they ever finish that Community center construction...Someone is mismanaging the money in LP

To the swordsman: The highest crime rate in the IE is in the city of San Bernardino. I dont live anywhere near that mess. But, that place can be mentioned in the same breath as most of the La Puente area. When your area has no good parts too it, all the mess that surrounds it will eventually spread to the local schools. The same thing that has happened in the LP area also has happened in San Bernardino: Poor community has translated to poor schools.

As for people from Compton/South Central moving to my neck of the woods, let me give you a little history lesson: these same people (blacks) moved to the SGV in the 70's and 80's. Surprise, surprise when they moved to the SGV, the quality of there athletic teams improved. As the cholo mess became uncontrollable during the late 90's, these same families packed up and moved to the IE. Due to the cholo mess in the SGV by then, the same families who came from LA in the 70's/80's by passed the SGV and came straight to the IE. Surprise, surprise there athletic teams dramatically improved (Upland, Alta Loma, Etwianda, etc are all great examples). I'm not saying these families were perfect, but they didnt cause the same type of mess that is going on right now in the SGV!

As for housing pricing, your right: SGV housing prices do cost more. But, why would I pay all that money for a house and keep living near crap? The entire SGV is not crap (WC, SH, Covina, Walnut, DB are still lovely). If you even read my last post, I was talking only about the LP/BP areas.

The community that surrounds you will eventually affect your school and the schools athletic programs. If the community is crap and not safe for all cultures, why would quality parents send there kids there?

mrmanignoramus,

What a joke you put down the SGV and you talk about the IE, where do live, Fontucky or Rialto, Rancho Cuca? Have you looked at the latest crime stats lately. You got more crime, drive by's and murderers than all the SGV put together. Didn't Compton and the entire South Central LA moved down your neck of your woods. You got crips and bloods on crack who will shoot any anyone, and probably worse than any street hood in the SGV.

Look at your property values it's worth lower than SGV.

Besides we are talking about the kids and their school not about where the hell you live.

My final comments on Bassett and the SGV schools.

1. Why are we still talking about a 10th rate high school that has no chance of ever doing crap in football again? Bassett has a good football season every 13 years. So someone needs to write about them in the year 2013. Bangers comments were right on point and everyone knows it. If you've ever been to a Bassett game, you will know he is speaking the truth!

2. That entire La Puente area will continue to be a giant manure field until it is cleaned up. There are too many bad apples ruining the fine history of that city. Until the PARENTS learn how to control there illiterate and out of control children, Baseet, LP, BP, Workman, etc will continue to have problems at there schools and with there athletic programs.

3. Why do Aram and cats like him continue to talk about how great SGV football is. With the exceptions of 4 teams, SGV football sucks as a whole! If your not talking about the IE, the OC, or city teams now, your not really talking about football! The 70's, 80's, and early 90's are gone. 90% of the talent has moved away and is never coming back! The talent that is left ends up at one of the 4 remaining powers in the SGV. You guys might not like to hear this, but it is the truth.

I know you guys might not like the comments I just posted, but I dare someone to refute them. Yes, you might have your success stories every once in a while (Durate, Workman, etc), but overall the SGV is dominated by 4 schools: SH, LA, BA, and CO. Until the SGV fixes there crime, racial, and school issues, they face........there sports programs and schools will continue to go straight to the toliet. One of the reasons why I moved to the IE was to get away from the crap in the SGV. If I had stayed there, my son would have never went to any school except one of the big 4.

Joe,

I'm guessing that whoever reported the score probably said
"Twenty, Three & One"
as in 20 wins, 3 losses, and 1 tie. That could easily be confused as Twenty Three and One. Couldn't it?
Couldn't be an honest mistake over the phone could it?
Must be sinister or decieving on someones part.

Like the Trib saying on it's front page that " Amat's Jon Joe" was the Tribune Player of the Year". Joe plays at San Dimas. Sometimes mistakes just happen.

Ever make one?

I did not down the student body there at Bassett I was just stating the bad influx of people who attend there and that it spills over onto the sports area especially football where the gang members and their families try to run it from a intimidating nature. they should stick to the Raiders on Sundays and let Bassett be a HS with a clean operation....50 people in the stands is pathetic......wonder what that gate total was..is it even worth selling programs there?...that place needs a complete overhaul....

Baseball...what's with Bishop Amat saying they're 23-1 in today's boxscore? That's not accurate. They've lost 3 or 4 games. They lost two in Vegas tournament and a game at Arlington. Come on Amat, give the correct records.

Former Lancer,

I'm glad we can agree on something outside of the great Amat/St Paul rivalry.

Remember it takes a coward to burn down a school but a courageous one to build it from scratch.

You are right, they have talent, skills and speed but unfortunately, lack the right leadership and administrative support. Put in the right leader (like former HC Smolin and former HC Pettingil)and you will create a winning mentality. And good athletes will follow and want to play for you. Smolin turn around a losing team to win 2 league titles in 3 years (now he's trying to do the same at Cantwell), while Pettingil did almost the same. Unfortunately, they didn't hang around long enough. You put in an average coach and your local talent will flock elsewhere like Los Altos, Amat, Cathedral and yes even St. Paul. I know of at least 3-4 great area players that went to Amat and helped them win titles. One 6' 3" All CIF tight end Juarez that went to Los Altos....not to mention the Browns, Fields and Fletchers.

If they had, I'm sure a winning mentality would have garnished more wins and help establish a positive and winning image to their surrounding community.

Like you said, even nice public and private Schools like yours and mine have troublemakers and even gangbangers. Can you imagine if there was a Gang called Amat13 Gang, or Los Altos Vato locos, or St. Paul Homies? Not very nice huh?

By the way what is Difiori and Ancich up to?

ST. Paul Swordsmen,

Never thought this former Lancer would agree with you, but I do. Don't tell these kids that they are no good or just trouble. All schools have trouble makers, its the job as a leader to try and make a difference. I have seen the kids at Bassett, they have size and speed at the school and now they have a state of the art stadium. A good coach can make the difference. Win some games and other kids will follow. I saw a game a couple years ago and there were only about 50 people in the stands, that is unacceptable. I know there are more than 50 teachers at the school. The teachers need to get involved and the kids will see that they care. Parents take a few hours out of your day also and get to your kids game. Make it an atmosphere where the student body would want to come together on Friday nights. Check out Amat and see how many teachers are there. It makes a difference.

And Banger is not right with the attack on the Bassett student body.

As for the thought of the HLP coach wanting to come over. Wow, does he have a clue to what it takes if it is true.

Frank,

Ruedaflores unretired. He'll be back at Moor Field yelling at Manny.

Swordmen that's a great point...now why did they call if BASSETT? Best thing they could do is change the name....maybe to White Fence, lol

No seriously maybe they should name the school Valley Central or Central or Valley High but BASSETT...give me a break.

I like Basset but the colors got to go....maybe somthing simple like Penn State style uniforms. In the end it's time to START OVER and get the riff raff out of that school or at least develop after school program....like Tumbling, Gymnastics or Boxing....hey you have to start somewhere.

Best of luck Bassett. maybe you could hire Alhambra's recently retired Head Coach...Gil Ruedaflores.......the gangbangers don't stand a chance...lol

Gang bangers, vatos or cholos or whatever you wish to call them really have no athletic or academic association or ties with the school. So why even mention it? Unless you wish to make a bad situation worse than it deserves. It is a really and sad misfortune for the school to be stigmatized to a gang culture just because they share the same name (blame it on the stupid cholos, don't blame the school).

Demographicaly, majority of students at Bassett are not rich and priveliged kids, most of their parents are hard working blue collar workers who make a meager living. And most of these kids/atheletes work side jobs to help support their families put food on the table(mind you, not gas or spending money)while trying to earn an education or even try out for a sport. Some are forced to drop out of sports and school so they can work full time to support their families. How sad, but true. So whenever I hear of their victories and triumphs, I cheer for them because I know that it came at a very high price. So before any of you mock the school/students and associate them with the low lifes, try to understand and separate the student athelete/school from those street thugs who dont give a damn about the values of sports and a good education.

The program needs a strong, experienced coach, who is willing to roll up his sleeves and be ready to deal with the bitter realities that comes with this territory (just like the Rock did in that movie). And a very supportive administration who is willing to stick it out and help clean up the image problem. Not an easy task. Good luck Bassett.

Banger is not wrong..............he is 100% correct! It might not be politically correct, but it is true!

Aram: I remember that article vaguely............Repost it for us.

banger,

you ain't right

Better get hitched to Verti's as well because Amat is going to be tight this year.

After the column I wrote about Koffler when he left LP to go back to Rosemead, I'm surprised anybody would say I kiss his butt. Perhaps your memories are short. And what's this whole "someone you used to meet up with" stuff? I've never met up with anyone from Rosemead. What's that even mean?

Anyway, I don't care what Koffler says about me if he says anything at all. It's not anything different than what other coaches say anywhere else.

Plus, I'm not here to talk about anything other than tangible results and Koffler has those. He's won two league titles in the past two years, Rosemead was 10-0 in 2005, but I guess that's no good because it lost in the first round. Rosemead in 2001 (under Koffler) was one of three MVL teams this decade to reach the semis.

If stating the facts is kissing ass, then I guess I'll have to be surgically removed from Farrar, Bogan or Gano.

MrMann Hit it right on the Head. Aram u have to know how Koffler talks about behind their back and I mean Everyone. even you Aram. And someone u used to meet up with at Rosemead! he's mentioned that to me a few yrs back when u blasted him for leaving RHS. Plus look what he did to that Coach White who is at PCC and him Not wanting to help your staff succeed and get their own programs? What kind of mentor leader is that? at LP he won 2 games- Hernandez did the same! so are they the same quality coach? YES now please stop acting as if Koffler talks nicely about u and talk about Programs that do succeed with tough players and good Coaching like Schurr! Won actually won a playoff game and actually won CIF!

Well what Bassett should consider is shutting down the football program entirely and using that great field for Track and soccer...let's see they go thru coaches faster than the cholos running thru the alley ways...I could just see what a day to day job for a head coach there would be.......not only having to deal with classroom but the players that you cannot find come practice time because they are out hitting the reefer or spraying painting Vato Loco BG all over the back alley by the Catholic School... but you also have to deal with the Cholo and chola Parents of these kids that I am sure intimidate the hell out of the coach if Johnny Boy is not playing first string....talk about losing to La Puente and they turn it into the gangbanger theme.."We better not lose to La Puente Ese or else I am going to shoot the coach"...."what my Mijo is not playing well I am just going to have to send Crickett to talk to him"....This is what they are dealing with over there at Bassett and unless they clean up their act that football program is run like the Mex.Mafia...For any of the applicants that are applying for the job just know this is what you are going to be dealing with....not to mention the Mex./Blk. issues of playing time........close it down until order can be restored.

So i think what the real problem is at Bassett and LP and Workman for that matter are a couple of things. One of the problems is that you basically have 3 high schools all on the same street within 4 to 5 miles of one another. So each school has about lets say 1500 students per say. And then you got about4500 thousand kids so you figure schools with that size should have plenty of kids to choose from right! Wrong...you have to think that with all these kids that any coach would love to be able to choose from that many kids in one area. Well the truth is All three of these school usually have a program total of maybe 60 to 70 kids per program. that is what bearly 210 kids between three schools. What coach can seriously think that they can compete with a program the size of 60 kids and that is at all 3 levels combined. I coach at one of the 3 schools and it is tough. Kids no nothing of honor or school tradtion anymore. They do not want to be the ones to start any either. It is very tough for me at times to see this considering that i as a coach want the best for these kids. But everyday these kids deal with there surrounding friends telling them why play football you guys will suck and lose anyways. And kids fall into that and do not play. As a coach it is very difficult to change that perception of a school if they for one are not from the La Puente area and do not have a realistic out look on coaching at a program like this. Bassett LP and workman will never be your amats or South hills. Because there they have traditon and resources that people whisper about on here but are the truth to those who know football. So i say to who ever goes to Bassett go with a open mind..start with the understanding that you can not change things in one yr it will take time hard work and commitment. Know that you have to start what with you have and develop and teach these kids the fundementals of football that is were it starts. An implement a football culture of your own. When Bassett does that they will again be able to carry their heads high and be able to say i play for Bassett. So good luck to the next coach at Bassett...P.S. not to much luck though we still are going roll you guys next year...

I couldnt agree with Frank more. When you have to deal with the baggage that comes with Bassett or LP (gangs, unsupportive administrators, horrible parents, etc), you expect there football programs not to succeed.

Maybe a young coach could make a difference there. However, once they realize how backwards Bassett is, they will haul there butts out of there with a quickness. The Lamont Thomponson and Richard Parham(damn he was a great LB..........remember the Pomona hit) eras are over!

Oh yeah Aram...........could you get off Koffler's jock! The dude hasn't done much of anything except win 2 or 3 league titles. League titles are good, but I thought the ultimate goal was to win CIF? When you win league, you should at least win a playoff game. Last time I heard, he has never done that. Koffler is not some white knight who comes in and saves the day as you protray him to be. If he was all that, HE WOULD HAVE TURNED AROUND LP! Instead he knew he would get exposed for the fraud he was, so that is why he jumped ship. The only reason he has won at Rosemead is due to the talent at the school (Sulmer family is a great example) and because his league is so crappy! Hey Aram, let's call Koffler what he really is: A OVERBLOWN, OVER RATED, SELF CENTERED, BLOW HEART WHO COULDNT COACH HIS WAY OUT OF A PAPER BAG!

If anyone agrees with me, please chime in!

Oh my God! Somebody mentioned Happy Valley on my blog. What's next? White Fence? I actually have a Penn State t-shirt that says only "Happy Valley." It occurred to me once that I'd better not wear it in certain places.

Sorry Aram but that comparison doesn't really fly,

My kids went to the Catholic school next door to Bassett and on several occassions they saw cholos running across the yard..sometimes being chased by cops other times they were being chased by other cholos. Several times the Catholic school was on lock down because of what was happening at Bassett. Other times Cholos would sneak into the school and throw their weapons into the bushes.

When I coached basketball there we had to make peace with the cholos that would not leave the basketball court so we could conduct practice. That day I was glad I never took my dark shades off. lol Other times the cholos would try and take our basketballs. Again I had to go old school and change their minds.

Rule of thumb call the biggest one over...when he gets close ask him nicely, "Now that we're here together...and your friends are looking at "you"....what do you want them to see?"

I don't think Rosemead and Arroyo have those issues...and we were the elementary Catholic school across the street. That's why the cops call that area "Slaughter Alley"...I know it's tough but it can and should get done. Bassett needs something drastic to change that gangbanger reputation and loser mentality.

Sorry Aram...but Rosemead ain't Bassett anymore than Vanilla Ice is hard. Bassett could be compared to Lincoln Heights...which my other brother coached at for 9 years. Now that's a fair comaprison.....Happy Valley and Bassett Grande...very similar.

Now I wont speak on Rosemead and Koffelrs cupcakle schedule in the past, but Arroyo has made it PAST the first round before.

Aram I did use your arguement in my last sentence. READ, or is yur job only to write?! Rosemead beat S. hills once by 1 pt! like 9 yrs ago wow! Yipeeeeee! Monrovia was never realy good what last time they played rsmd barely won and monrovia lost to CO and West Covina 3-76 combined that yr! learn yur facts think of any other excuse.

Arroyo and Rosemead win because they play Mountain View, El Monte and Gabrielino?

You'd better look again. Rosemead and Arroyo have beaten more than just those teams this decade ... teams like Pasadena, South Hills, Monrovia and Temple City. And couldn't you use the same argument for one of the Montview League teams? "They only win because they play La Puente, Sierra Vista or Azusa." Sorry, but your argument doesn't fly.

3 coaches in 4 years? Something is seriously wrong with that program. Smolin, Rice et all would have stayed at Bassett provided they had support of their administration.Once Nero left, I knew the program would hit a dead end, he was their only source of support. Unless, the administration get their heads out of their asses, this program is doomed. Your Browns, Fletchers, Fields may have stuck around there. Long live the Thompsons and Parhmans during the Pettingill era, that was an awesome run in the 80's!

Aram Rosemead and Arroyo win because they play Mt. View, El Monte and Gabrielino. What bout Urias from South El monte? Arroyo is the only team that goes beyond the second round. Kofler did it once maybe 10 yrs ago, but chokes every other yr. Or plays easy schedule and you aram jump on his nuts. I dont get it i hear people say they like kofler for 2 reason 1 because they say he makes USC look bad and 2 because they play him first round of CIF. Arroyo has the best Coaching in that league for a while, and thats why they win. NOT Rosemead, Sumler could have been on any team in that league and did what he did Running behind Gonzales and Casey! Thats not Coaching thats luck. Come on ARAM

Zalva better take the Bassett job, because hes been saying hes going back to Rosemead, and Kofler is either telling him he's trying, or just saying that because he's a puss and scared to just say no. My guess Kofler doesnt want him there and Arrenas at NV doesnt want him there. So Basset here he comes!

basset can win, they do play workman and la puente so they always have a shot!

Demographics, ladies and gents, demographics!

I don't think that guys like Cuccia or Person would consider going to Bassett. Places like Bassett are a perfect fit for a young coach looking to make a name for himself. It's going to take a complete overhaul for Bassett to turn it around. I think a young coach WOULD go running thru campus to find out why his running back or quarterback or linebacker wasn't at practice. Do you think Person or Cuccia, at this point, would be up to that?

You see, this is why I have so much respect for programs like Rosemead or Arroyo. It's basically the same kids as a Bassett or an LP, but they have tradition there that the kids just won't let down. OK, there might be a bit more talent, but you get the point - the situations are basically the same.

Zavala has experience at schools that are demographically similar to Bassett. That's why he might be a good candidate. He's been at El Rancho, Rosemead and now Northview. But who knows, maybe Zavala thinks he's far enough along that he should start somewhere more established. I don't know, it's all speculation.

How about LA O or D coordinator taking the job. How about Coach Cuccia that got fired over at Diamond Bar.......then there is coach Persons over at Walnut........Coach Dicamilla at Amat wants to be a head varsity football coach.......Get McD over there to coach....the palleta man anybody for that matter.........Call the vineland swap meet or the baldwin park Home Depot.....someone will step forward to take that bassett job..........

Well trade Coach Verti to Bassett for whoever they land.

Frank,
Jaime, clearly has the pedigree and sounds like Bassett should have done that yesterday morning.
MATMTWTBAG,
Difiori left Temple City to come to amat, so money is not his issue. His wife is a doctor and he lives way better than he deserves to
(his words - toungue in cheek - not mine)
He is probably perfectly happy close to home at LaSalle as a Coordinator (which he is very good at)

All you JAA coaches think you can coach HS ball then there he is ,Looking for a coach job, call Snoop Dogg.....Shizo Nhizo!

Or at least one of them...lol

Whoever gets the job....here's a tip. DEFENSE wins Championships!

Great hire...Jaime Corona. Former Salesian Defensive Coordinator. Won a Championship with Carson (HC John Aguirre)Defensive Coordinator, coached linebackers at Dorsey (Championship GameHC Knox), coached linebackers at Wilson High (Championship HC Steve Martinez), Coached at Narbonne, coached at Cathedral, Coached at Compton Community College and is presently coaching the LAPD's Centurions.

He's a proven winner in every program he's ever been associated with. From big programs like Carson and Dorsey to smaller programs like Cathedral and Salesian. Private or Public he has continued to move players to the next level. That's called credibility. Bassett needs to do a better jopb of identifying talent like this in their own back yard. (Whittier)

Great defensive mind, outstanding resume, exceptional mentor to young kids and has coached several DIV I players ..many who are still playing today at USC, CAL and several other universities.

He is way over due to become a Head Coach. That's the kind of Head Coach Bassett needs...he knows kids, knows the game, has his teaching credentials, and is well respected in the coaching community. Experience, integrity and credentials.

Hey he's my kid brother but he's clearly the best man for the job.

Aram,
Where is the credentials to be head coach for Northview DC Zavala? That would be great for NV in my opinion. Legend mentioned J. Brown from Covina...Hmm, i think Glaspy calls the plays there and J. Brown does the most cheering. I'd say Glaspy for the Basset job.

One coach that comes to mind and would have some Amat kids jump ship and come play for him is Coach Mike Difiori ex-Amat coach.....You want Bassett to get to the top their is your answer right there and the last time I checked, Public Schools paid a hell of a lot more than private.

jeremy I understood you the first time. Think of it this way, So what what OC thinks. So what if they don't respect us. Winning cures all ills. If Charter Oak beats El Dorado...that's repect. The fact that CO did not win but competed well and held their own with class...that's respect.

Also if you were any kind of athlete you'd want the challenge of competing against the best. It's hollow to play down and win....at least in my mind. But the concept of putting our best athletes into "one" or "three" schools is not only fundamentally unfair it's offensive. Play with what you have and bring in great coaches. That's what happens at the lower level schools..they get young upcoming coaches and support them. That's a lazy administration that fail's the kids by not looking and FINDING young talented coaches. Look at Bassett I coached at the Catholic elementary school next to Basset and had the good fortune to "SEE" Bassett practice everyday next to our field....good coaching makes the difference. I'll toot my own horn....5 years prior to coahing that year the school at best won two games a season, even going winless once. That year we went 22-2....ever since they've gone last,last, last,last place in the next four years in league yet we won the Championship. Go figure.

Oh by the way I did not mean "you" as an athlete I was speaking in generic terms.

Frank,
what I said was: "we aren't that BIG"; Geographically we are not as big as Orange County, or the South Bay area. Look at the Santa Clarita Valley, how many "good" programs do they have? three. How many contenders do they have? three. How many perenial powers do they have? three.
Split the O.C. into regional sections, you will get about the same number. I feel that we, the SGV are just as talented as ANY of those areas, we just need to prioritize better. I mean look at the SFV, in my opinion that are is not as talented as ours and the football is very sub-par other than the private schools, the SCV, Birmingham, Simi Valley.
It would be nice to have great coaches other than Gano, DeSpain, Bogan, etc. I just wish that that the likes of Zane, and Kunishima would have taken thier leadership and vision elsewhere in the SGV.

the truth is nobody wants to play for a sorry team thats why kids transfer to better school's in the valley like Los Altos, Amat, South Hills etc. always have transfers

This is to the person calling himself LP1. Let's go on record with something: when the coaches who are and were at LP say they got most of there kids from outside the district, who am I supposed to believe....them or you. Whether or not they were recruited or the kids used false addresses, it doesnt matter. Bottom line is this: none of those kids lived anywhere near LP and did not have intra-district transfers. I can give a great example of this: The Samoan family that sent 5 kids to that school during those championship years.

As for Gene Ortiz........what did he do after those 3 great WR left (By the way, all 3 of those WR lived no where near LP)? I tell you what he did..........NOTHING! Koffler gave up on him and he eventually dropped out of school.

Finally, I will ask LP1 this: If there was all this talent near LP, were did it go to? They couldnt even win crap when they had Anthony Calvio and Dwayne Jones playing there in the late 80's/early 90's.

I dont give a crap how much tradition that school has, it has only won 4 league titles in 80 years! What type of tradition is that! No matter who coaches there, what type of field they have, etc no one is coming to that school to play football.

You can say I'm bashing coaches and schools all you want too. I'm just speaking the truth. Before you open your mouth, you need to make sure you got your facts straight. You sound like one of those people at LP that always say this same stupid statement: "This is the way LP has always been." Well I guess for most of LP's history, they have been losers!

Frank is indeed right. Put more queso in the football programs and you'd be surprised what happens. No coach makes even close to enough.

About the NFL coaches who coached Pop Warner. Uh, most of those guys coached under Walsh, so I'm counting it only as one. They're all his disciples. Wow, what a list of assistants he had.

Joe Amat

To win a CIF championship you need to be the best out of 30 to 35 teams. To win a Pop Warner National Championship you need to be the best out of 2,000 teams. Now these coaches didn't win the National Title, they only won the Western Regional, which is this side of the United States. Have any of your High School coaches, coached successfully at that level.

The coaching at the Regional and National level is Championship caliber; most of these coaches have 30 and 40 years of experience.

That is why it is harder to win in youth football.

For those of you that think Pop Warner to High School is to big a leap ask,

Bill Walsh - San Francisco 49ers
Mike Holmgren - Seattle Seahawks
Bill Bellichick - New England Patriots
Charlie Weiss - Notre Dame
Bill Callaham - Nebraska

They all made the jump and look where they ended up.

But how is it "harder" to win in youth football?

Joe Amat,

Yes I am serious,

There is lots of talent in the area, with great coaching the kids will stay home and the program will be very successful.

I also agree with Frank

"Invest in good coaches. It's not that the good players will come..How many 6'2"/6'4" players even play Pop Warner anyway....Good coaches make players ....great coaches make great programs...that's the ticket."

Look at Amat, good coaches, good program.....

Look at HLP, great coaches, great program.....

I am referring to got it wrong who like his name got it wrong and his comments about illegal recruiting and all of the players living nowhere near LP and when the talent ran out, etc. The talent rarn out? LP still had Gene Ortiz when Koffler took over among others.

Not sure Aram but I'm sure someone will find it! lol

Jeremy is right.

The only place the best kids should feed into from HLP is Los Altos period.

Not sure Aram but I'm sure someone will find it! lol

Whats's the unfounded attack?

I always love the recruiting allegations that go on to try to take away from the success of a program. Both schools have had hard times lately and it is an administrative problem. However, I really don't think it is malicious intent by the administration but rather the fact that they are so submerged with problems it is difficult to put a heavy focus on football. I know Pete Smolin and have respect for him as both a person and as a coach. He worked very hard to make the Bassett program a success.
Let's set the record straight right now, Neither school recruited but I can tell you this they were both victimized by Los Altos and Wilson. Do the math there. I will not accuse the coaches because I was not at those schools and the parents of some of the players might have made the decision for themselves to go there. And believe me those schools, at least on the exterior, would seem much more attractive to a parent. Regardless, it is a fact that they were in a different uniform and a reality that LP and Bassett were playing without their full contingent of players every year. In fact, a major portion of star players from the 2003 Wilson team (Lacey, Conchas, one other guy I can't remeber) were from Sparks junior high.
You challenge a person's integrity when you make veiled/anonymous comments about recruiting. You also belie a sense of dishonesty when you speak for people anonymously on a message board. It is really easy to hide behind this board and make bold generalizations but I would like to see you post your name and then list the names of the alleged recruits. Comments such as "a friend of mine" or "a coach I know" and variations of that ilk really lack credibility and boil down to you wanting to add credibility to your unfounded opinion.
If you are referring to Workman kids, I hate to break your heart but they went to LP because their whole family went there and were not going to go to Workman because of an attendance boundary. LP is an old school with alot of pride. Many families go back generations there.There are kids playing at Workman right now that are LP kids. Did they recruit them? What is interesting is that Los Altos made some big runs with alot of kids living as far away as Montebello yet nobody seems to bring that up. In their case it was just great coaching. Not that it wasn't but why do you try to detract from the hours of work these coaches put in to try to make Bassett and LP successful? So to me it sounds like you have a personal problem. You probably sat back and glad handed those coaches while they were there because you had not guts and now you are going to come on here and assassinate their character. That is really a low character type of thing for you to do.
So I assume everyone thinks the Lavea brothers were recruited.
As for the Lavea brothers well here is the story. Samson Lavea was sent to LP as a discipline transfer. He played football the last 5 games of his junior season then got hurt. His brother Andrew, who never played football before, decided to come to LP and play with him. Wow, big time player! Never played ball before. I am sure he was on everyone's radar screen right?
Here is a list of some of the LP players that were All League/All Valley and where they went to junior high school

Tofi Purcell -Sparks
Mario Maldonado - Sparks
Anthony Chiriboga - Sparks
Brian Porter - Sparks
Adrian Ortiz - Sparks
Gene Ortiz- Sparks
Ivan Torrez - Sparks
Tony Avila - Sparks
Sergio Serrano - Sparks
David Guerrero - Sparks

BTW - they all went to LP as freshmen except for Gene Ortiz who played his freshman season at, you guessed it, Wilson High School.

Kevin Jacobo and Gabe Burciaga were Workman kids. Don't get too excited - tHey played frosh football at LP in 98 when Kunishima was still the head coach. Did Kuni recruit? I don't know pretty suspicious. LOL

I know you want to come up with a way to trash the success as the result of some sinister dealings but maybe it was just alot of hard work and positive interactions with the players and maybe that is what is missing now. I know it is hard to give credit to people and easier to make them out to be a villain - whatever. I really don't value the opinions of anonymous bashers anyway.

Personal opinion - anonymity is for people who tell the truth and say positive things. If you want to call someone out you should sign your name to it.

What is funny, though, is that what I am saying here will probably have no impact on your opinion. But that is quite understandable and agreeable all at once.

I would just like to see some stability and success at both schools.

Like it or not and say what you want Bassett is 7-24 since Smolin left and LP has only won something like 8 or 9 games since their last league title (4 seasons ago). That is too big of a drop off in such a short time to be unfixable.

BTW - Aram what happened to the statement that you were not going to post unfounded attacks on coaches? Just wondering.

Jeremy...that's rich. Not enough good talent..concentrate on a few good programs....yup that works for Orange County.

Here's a tip. Invest in good coaches. It's not that the good players will come..how many 6'2"/6'4" players even play Pop Warner anyway....Good coaches make players ....great coaches make great programs...that's the ticket.

Look at Damien. That's the model that proves my point. They are as big and talented as any team in the SGV and yet only (1) signee and are .500 over the last four years with 8 of those wins coming against Ayala and Diamond Bar. Bring in a great coaching staff and Damien becomes a football powerhouse...but then again...I love Damien just the way it is.....down to earth with great academics.

Fight on!!!

good points living legend...i had heard the rumors about Zavala and the many stops he has made along the way to NV, but in his defense, he was not the DC at rosemead the year they went 10-0 and then got bounced in the 1st round, he was only a position coach, that blame has to directed elsewhere!
and on the OC at covina, had he accomplished anything before the last two years? and, yes, i am asking, because i really dont know? If he has been averaging 40 plus a game every year since his OC tag, then yes, i think he is a head coaching option anywhere....

HHfan

Did I just read that you wrote,

"In reality it is easlier to build a High School program than to accomplish what they did in two years at the HLP program. "

Were you serious?

Welcome to another edition of the Legends Lounge, yes that right the legend has returned!

Everyone keeps bringing up Zavala, what exactly has he done? I mean he has got run out of Workman, El Rancho (also suspended for illegal recruiting), was the dc at Koffmead and they went 10-0 and then got ran in the first round...last year at Northview there defense was suspect at best...so what has he done to be considered for a head coaching job...a better option is Joe Brown OC at Covina 55 points a game the last two seasons as OC..that is impressive...ask Zavala how Brown ran that vaunted spread offense to a total of 50 points and around 400 yards total offense against northview last season....i know the truth hurts

HSfotblfn,
Just want to correct you on one comment "Jr. All American can only pull kids from their area". Pop Warner has a waiver program that the other city needs to sign to release the child similar to Jr. All American.

They don't do anything different than the Jr. All American teams or a Local High School. Pop Warner promotes the waiver program, Jr. All American does it under the table (fake address's, cheating, lying about kids ages, playing high school and Junior All American at the same time).

The comment about Pico Dons and El Rancho High, first of all Pico Dons have been average for years and what little talent they have goes to St. Paul.

In reality it is easlier to build a High School program than to accomplish what they did in two years at the HLP program.

POP WARNER AND JUNIOR ALL AMERICAN COACHES HAVING A SHOT OF COACHING AT BASSETT! This logic is one of the reasons why Bassett and LP will always be terrible in football! Instead of hiring quality coaches, you would actually intrust your program to a person who has probably never coached high school football at all. There is a big difference in coaching little kids versus teenagers. As I said before, "until the mentality is changed at these schools, they will continue to suck.

How about this for a coaching staff...

The know it all Amat bloggers i.e. the Verti Haters...then we'll get to see what they really know.

Nahhhhhhhhh that will never happen. But it was nice to dream....hahahahaha

Ok, enough of the pop warner/Jr all american candidates...is there really no interest from the valley among current established varsity assistant coaches?
Aram mentioned White, but we all know he has since moved on to PCC.
What about Zavala at Northview? Is this a viable option? Is he even interested and ready for that jump?

HHfan,
Jr.Midget coach at Basset, or NO Jr.Midget coach at Basset, these kids will not, or atleast the marquee players will not go to Bassett, or even Wilson, as some of those coaches are trying vie for. HHLP as I have learned recently is trying to level the playing in this area according to some, but in fact HHLP thus far has been nothing but a Los Altos feeder. Good. Because if we want people in So.Cal to take us, the SGV seriously, we need to seriously invest in only a select few programs, we just simply aren't that big.

Heads up on the cross over Pop Warner to high school football machines.

Pico Rivera Dons...very strong feeder program
El Rancho Hi...0-10 this past season...go figure?

But not to worry Roddy Hyatt former Centurion , ULV ,St. Paul, ELAC coach is the new Defensive Coordinator.

Coaching matters. And Pop Warner coaching tio Varsity Head Coach is a big leap. Best of luck if they get it. Maybe the kids will buy in and all goes well. Bassett deserve to be in the paper for some positive news.

HHFan, I think that is awesome that a group of coaches can come into a struggling program and deliver a quality team in such a short amount of time.

Now let’s not get to far ahead of ourselves as most of us who have or are still coaching in the Jr. All American programs know that you basically have to win championships with the talent that is within your assigned boundaries. Unlike Pop Warner where you can go out and recruit the best talent from all the surrounding areas.

I’m sure if this group of coaches were to honestly display their roster you would find players from outside the HH area. I maybe wrong but years of coaching and viewing hundreds of youth football games tends to lead me into the belief that X marks that spot if you know what I mean.

I’m all for coaches getting the opportunity to come into a program and help get it back on its feet. Why not a group of youth football coaches? Maybe that’s what some struggling programs need, a fresh start.

If these gentlemen love to coach the game of football (because it most certainly can’t be about the stipends they receive at the end of the season) and are excited about coming to Basset, if they are given the opportunity, I would like to wish them Good Luck and much success in 07.

What are the names of these coaches. That is great what they're doing for those kids to expereince that.

GO BRAVES !!!!

Kappin,
First of all HLP "Hacienda La Puente POP WARNER", not junior all american, big difference. Second of all "perfer a teacher READ!" for those of use that are lacking the brain cells to understand it is spelled "prefer" and its meaning - to give priority. not must "prefer".

In two years these coaches built up a program from nothing to a National Recognized Pop Warner Program. They have sent two teams to the National Championships in their first two years, no other program in the Nation has ever done that and this league was established in 2005. You have league that have been around for fifty years and they haven't accomplished in fifty years what these coaches did in two years.

I do not like it when I hear “Bassett is Bassett” and “they will never be any good”. In fact there are many outstanding people involved with Bassett High School. I was first hired there by a very dynamic Principal, Dr. Marc Jackson an alumnus of Bassett and a standout athlete there (his bother played baseball for Bassett and the Reds organization later on), he told me to take the job and he would take are of me, and he did! The Superintendent Mr. Robert Nero was a strong advocate for athletics being the former track coach and football assistant at Bassett. These two men never said the word “NO” when it came to the advancement of Bassett Athletics. Toki Ochi who is a ledged Athletic Director was strong and professional in every sense of the word; her athletic programs were based on integrity and discipline. All of these people have since moved on and are no longer at Bassett. Back then with all these people in place like Mr. Fuentes the president of the school board was very supportive of the Football program he even was on the sidelines taking pictures, and an outstanding Booster club along with some of the toughest kids in the valley everything was prime for a coach with a program to come in make a difference. I was quoted as saying that “I hoped to make an immediate impact at Bassett” when I started at Bassett and people laughed at me and told me the same things they saying now.

The boosters have done a phenomenal job in raising money. They are good people who work extremely hard to provide for the school and community. Mrs. Rivas the President and the Lujan Brothers are proud hard working people who will do anything to support Bassett Athletics. The community is extremely supportive of Bassett Football! Bassett was a great place to coach from 3:00 till the end of practice, a coach can turn that place into a “football theme park” especially with the facilities they have now. The football kids were great at Bassett, they always played hard and never quit. We never had one problem with any of the football players at Bassett they were tough kids that liked to hit. Our staff came in a raised the bar and they responded 100%. Now the rest of the day may be a different story, the same structure and discipline that the football program thrived on was not that prevalent from 8:00 to 3:00 on campus. That is why most coaches leave Bassett; it is not the players, not the Boosters and not some of the administration that is the problem there. And believe me, not too many kids from the Bassett area go to Amat and if they did they might be better off anyway, most of the Bassett athletes are at the other public schools in the area you know which ones, about ten of the kids I coached in the all-star game were from the Bassett area.

There are fine teachers and administrators at Bassett, the football kids were a pleasure, the booster club provided anything a coach could want. I feel that Rice and Paredez are very good coaches and if they were in the same situation with the same leadership they too could have been just as successful. Yes there are other issues there just like any other public school, but to say things like: “they have losing attitude” and “they have a backwards philosophy about football, culture of losing at Bassett”. “No matter what type of field they have or what coach they hire, Bassett will still be horrible! Bassett is still run by people that think they know football” is just wrong and the people at Bassett deserve better than that.

you know when a program is struggling when people are excited because of an application turned in by a Jr. All American Coach-Sad. Simply sad. And the article said they perfer a teacher READ!

Hot off the press, I heard that the JR. Midget coaches from HLP you know the ones that went to the National Championships in Florida applied for the job at Bassett. Boy that would make things real interesting in the area. They are coaching the Jr. Midget team this year and I heard that this team is loaded, lost by 10 to the National Champions as Pee Wees last year and they are loading up for this year. Coaching the Powerhouse of youth football in the area and HC of Bassett, I can see the writing on the wall.

I nominate Verti from Amat to get some seasoning

Bassett altho it carries a bad rep. it still has been a LP school for years and that new field is nice and all but I would forget the local coaches and go get someone who is looking to relocate from another state and bring them here to coach...a fresh and new beginning it what that school needs........and if they do not want to go that route there is a coach that would fit the bill there...Coach Spoon at Amat would do a great job there. Altho he is not a teacher and works elsewhere he would do great job to turn that program around........

ROSTERSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

WHEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The way they can change philosophy is by letting coaches stay and build a program. Your right about Koffler abandoning them (the people at LP still dont feel that way, but it's not like they were ever smart to begin with).

As for McMillon, he did make some mistakes (hiring Angelo as a OC was the worse one of them all). However she should have been allowed to stay for that 3rd year. McMillon never got a fair shake from the get go. He was hired late, never had the support of people in the community (race played a part in that), and he had assistants and the AD undermining him at every turn. It was his first HC job and I know he learned a lot from it.

As for Hernandez, I think he is a good guy and good coach. However, he is in way over his head as HC. Many of the things that happened there last year were due to his ego and unwillness to compromise. Hopefully after getting blown out by Workman, he will change his stance on things (I heard he fired his DC which is a nice start). If he doesnt, he wont be fired, but I do see him quitting and running back to Koffler at Rosemead.

LP and Bassett are one and the same: horrible tradition, no stability in the administration or HC, no support from the community or school faculty, and little or no talent going to either one of those schools. Until they fix all those issues, Gladstone and Duarte will continue to dominant that league.

Got_It_Wrong,

How can a school change there backwards philosophy about football. Don't you just have to work with what you have? Seems at LP they got it all wrong with Hernandez at LP, with McMillion going to AB Miller. How bad could he have been. I know LP couldn't do much after Matt Koffler abandoned them. But LP is LP, Basset is Basset.

Aram, I will agree that LP and Bassett had winning records earlier in the decade. However, let's see how they got them.

Ward recruited his behind off! All of his star players did not live anywhere near LP. Say what you want, but he won with players who had no link to LP. When he couldnt find anymore talent, he quit LP and went to BP. We all see how that turned out.

As for Smolin, he is a fine coach. He had the luxury of keeping some of the kids at Bassett. However, when he was unable to do that anymore, he went to Cantwell and took his entire staff with him.

It doesnt matter if they have new fields or how young the coach is.........bottom line is this: Until the schools change there backwards philosophy about football, these schools will continue to be horrible at football.

It sounds like there is a culture of losing at Bassett. It will be hard to change for whatever coach takes the position. He will have to a great deal of drive, determination, and a tremendous work ethic. Good luck to the new coach! He definitely will need it.

If I've got it wrong, then Pete Smolin and Rick Ward must be Bill Walsh and Urban Meyer. Before guys like Rice, McMillon or even Koffler, Bassett and LP had some solid seasons this decade. They certainly weren't the sub-.500 programs they've become.

Here's your history lesson, if we can even call it that because I'm only talking about earlier this decade: La Puente was 8-3 overall and 6-0 in league in 2002. Bassett was 6-5 overall and 4-2 overall that same season. Bassett was 7-4 overall and 6-0 the following season.

You can blame the district all you want for those guys either not getting a long enough chance or simply not getting the job done, but please don't tell me I'm wrong when I say the situation ISN'T HOPELESS. Both teams had some very good seasons not that long ago, and a young coach who can mobilize the local players will get them back on track. Oh yeah, that and new stadiums which will only help.

I see Aram has it wrong as usual. No matter what type of field they have or what coach they hire, Bassett will still be horrible! Bassett is still run by people that think they know football. Also, Bassett wants to do it the Bassett way (whatever the heck that means). I spoke to Coach Rice a few days ago and he said, "I'm not surprised Paredez is gone. Bassett is one of the worse places to be a coach." When coaches like Rice say something like that, it has to be true.

The same thing goes for LP. No matter what LP does, that program will be horrible. They have a nice field, but the adminsitration sucks, the AD (Espinosa) does not know what he is doing, and Hernandez (HC) is in way over his head. They thought after they fired McMillon (the last coach), that things would turn around............well we see how wrong they were.

Bassett and LP will continue to lose games and kids to other schools. Every once in a while, Bassett might win, but that's about it. These 2 schools should now be considered the Atlanta Hawks of SGV high school football!

"whatever" is about I don't know what he is right now. He's not on Koff's staff anymore, so he was in limbo until I just found out he's at PCC. Are you sure he won't be applying?

Anthony White will not be applying for this position, He has moved on to PCC as the Special Teams Coordinatoor and Safeties Coach.

http://www.pasadena.edu/athletics/football/

Aram whats Rosemead "whatever" Anthony White about?

P.S.Need more Baseball Coverage!!!

I don't know, but if you're Northview DC Brian Zavala or Rosemead whatever Anthony White, this could be a good time to dust off the resume.

is it true Bassett has contacted the DC from rosemead about the job?

hey bravetown, SV is going to get a new coach. but cmon, you dont get tired of killing SV every year?
but hey, play Covina and theyll show u up

i dont really know a lot about basset but...aram...this guy steve dilbeck who wrote the laker article today needs to pack his bags and go write for the suntimes or somethin like that, he totally bashed the lakers from the opening sentence...were in LA buddy...lakers in 7...theres a lot of other choice words i have for this dude but i read about how your tryin to keep this blog clean

why is there such a high turnover of head football coaches at Bassat high school?

First off, about Bassett being competitive - they won league in 2003 and had an All-Area player in Tresvant. They almost won league the next season under Rice. The talent is there to win or vie for the league title every year. Just think about this - all the Brown (Randall, Chappelle and so on) who went to Los Altos, were Bassett kids.
Secondly, the new stadium should get kids excited to play there. If you look at what La Puente did in hiring Hernandez and what Duarte has going with Crutchfield, you can tell that Bassett is going to go the "young coach who wants to make a name for himself" route. And I don't think winning again will be too far away if they get a young coach who fires up the talent base.

Aram,
Who do you think they have in mind ? Sounds like you may have the inside track on this, let us know, or just tell us who your thinking about.

I know this thread is about a coach resigning and I'm not a big woman’s basketball follower.... But some of you honks need to read the " Refining her talents" story about Sonia Morales. I couldn't help but cut and paste this quote from the story. Here's a kid that gets it. And a coach that pushes his kids to excel.

"He's really hard to play for; he's always intense," Morales said of Locklear. "He's always pushing us to do our best and never give up. It's hard, but I understand he's trying to make us better. He does it so we can be successful."

Keith Locklear congrats to you coach. Success breeds discipline and discipline breed’s success. Keith you’re a winner no matter how many games you win or lose.

Sonia way to go kid hard work truly pays off and no matter where your next step will be your going to be just fine.

Check out the article it's an inspirational read.

Nice piece A.T.!

Out!

Mike the Clone

Aram, any truth to the rumor that Sierra Vista has fired their coach as well?

GO BRAVES !!!!!

Bassett + competitive = HAHAHAHAHA

if you're trying to say that there are talent in the immediate area, MAYBE. however, most of those talent (if not all) end up at bishop amat.

Just saw Paredez at a clinic in Long Beach a few monthes ago. No mention of him resiging came up. Matter of fact he was asking about hiring an assistant coach I knew. This smells like the classic, "I need you to resign before I fire you," speech. Paredez is a good coach who will land on his feet.

Bassett is horrible and will be horrible until they wake up and smell the coffee! Smolin and Rice left for the same reasons. Now as for Bassett beening the worse team in the Montview league, that is wrong. The worst team and school hands down has to be La Puente! If you think the Bassett situation is a mess, you should check out LP!

Deceptively decent talented? Bassett, traditionally has been the weakest and most pathetic program in a weak Montview league. Bassett might be competitive if was playing some of these small private schools.

are you kidding me? look how many hits and comments a football topic gets over a baseball topic...and a reasonable amount of the larger commented baseball topics have something to do with football in them as well

Aram this is baseball season, who gives a crap about football in April, specially Basset. Wake up and smell the coffee.