Oh Crutchfield ...

Come on over. I'm sure the St. Francis guys would love to talk. Good luck with Amat's challenge to compete in the brutal Pac-5.

Duarte is an interesting situation. This is one of the teams that Coach Garrison has a huge winning advantage on, yet they are supposedly our biggest rival. I never really considered them my rival as much as I did some teams in league (simply because league games have championship implications.) I hope Duarte is able to establish a strong program, just as I wish other teams in our league would. The competition would make us better. Duarte will not get better with a coach running his mouth to the paper though.

Frankly, I feel like talent across the SGV must be around an all-time low, not just at Amat, everywhere. It's just pure numbers. That's why so few leagues from the SGV are competitive in the playoffs.

NY,

thanks for visiting the east side. I'll have to drop in on the star now and then. how are things going after losing Big Fred? Your loss is our gain - although I guess that I was one of the few Aram fans on this side.

Good luck to your Wildcats. That could really put Duarte in a hole.

Joe,
I always think it is a bad idea to pop off, no matter the situation. Why fuel your opponents' fires?

NY,

TECHNICALLY I did the whole TECHNICALLY thing just to be annoying too, so I feel you.

You've gotta admit, it probably wasn't such a good idea to pop off now...was it?

Joe Amat,
You are right about everything. And just to be annoying again: TECHNICALLY this is a new season!

TECHNICALLY they got their ass kicked by the last place team in the Sierra League.

TECHNICALLY that Ayala team was 0-10 last year, yes that was ZERO wins & TEN losses

TECHNICALLY 4 of those losses were to Glendora, Damien, West Covina, and Diamond Ranch who ARE in the SGV

TECHNICALLY we know what lowly bishop amat did to those high and mighty Spartans and Tartans the year before.

so TECHNICALLY, as the coach, Wardell should have kept his mouth shut and let his teams play do the talking!

TECHNICALLY they got their ass kicked by the last place team in the Sierra League.

TECHNICALLY that Ayala team was 0-10 last year, yes that was ZERO wins & TEN losses

TECHNICALLY 4 of those losses were to Glendora, Damien, West Covina, and Diamond Ranch who ARE in the SGV

TECHNICALLY we know what lowly bishop amat did to those high and mighty Spartans and Tartans the year before.

so TECHNICALLY, as the coach, Wardell should have kept his mouth shut and let his teams play do the talking!

I mentioned the bit about Ayala's location just to be annoying. TECHNICALLY, Crutch has not yet been proven wrong...

Verb peaked last year in the playoffs. I feel you are a bit optimistic about Bonita, Glendora and South Hills and even Covina LAST year at playoff time.

New York, nice hearing from you, and not trying to hide.
In answering your questions...
1: I know Crutchfield well, and thought his answers to my questions would make interesting conversations.
2: Never said Ayala was in the SGV
3: I said Monrovia was the toughest team on their schedule, which is a true statement.
4. Bishop Amat, Charter Oak, Los Altos, South Hills, Covina, Glendora, Bonita, and Damien would have beaten Verbum Dei last year.

Fred,
You can't hide over here...

1) Why did you post this thread in the first place?
2) As far as I'm concerned, Ayala is not part of the SGV.
3) I don't like the way you downplay Monrovia in your assessment of Duarte's schedule...
5) I agree that the Mid-Valley division is weak, but how many SGV schools do you think would have beaten Verbum Dei last year at their peak?

Could not help but LMAO at the score this AM.

Talking smack just sets you up for failure - and boy did they ever.

You know how people always say,

"I'm not one of those people that says 'I told you so'"

Guess what - I AM one of those people

I TOLD YOU SO !!!!

Enough talk. Let's play some FOOTBALL....

Go Falcon Pride.....

Josiah is the big freshman QB right? He's going to be VERY good, probably starting next year. Last years freshman team for Monrovia destroyed everyone they played including BISHOP AMAT. They have a sophmore running back who is going to be a star. After this year Monrovia will probably be the best team in the SGV for a couple of years at least. There talent pool is incredible right now.

The Amat recruiters are always Hawking the Hawks. They missed out on one of the most talented players on the Hawkes (Josiah Throplay) he is a freshman at Monrovia and has his group of players from his Jr. High following right along with him. I look for Monrovia to be the talk of the SGV for the Next few years. This year will be their toughest year but from now on they will make a name for some of the younger players non of the lower group of kids have even lost a game since pop Warner and Josiah led them to the Pop Warner Super Bowl..Amat and Mater Dei were salivating over the idea they could recruit some of these players. But Monrovia got most of them the rest went to Duarte. Good Luck Duarte your team deserves some real props..Crutch is just doing his job.

BONEZ10,

you have been playing against them for FIVE YEARS? Where do you go to school? sllloooowww!!!

BONEZ10,

your team must be sllloooowwww.

man we will wait and see what happens with duarte ive been playing against them for the last five years the only thing they have is speed... if you bring a tough running game and a hard hitting team they will reveal weaknesses in duarte.... trust me

If I remember correctly, Amat's fullback, Tony Valenzuela was from Duarte. I think Dorian Wells from originally from Monrovia.

X,

No need to change your name - pride in your alma mater is admirable.

It sounds like that is exactly what Crutch said.

He offered ""We're the best team in the valley,"

When asked to clarify, he repeated "I'm telling you we're the best team in the San Gabriel Valley,"

When reminded that out there there is South Hills, Los Altos, Glendora, Charter Oak, Amat etc he insisted "That's what I'm saying," and defiantly said "You'll see. Just keep on doubting us."

And Carroll says the same thing before every game (as did John Wooden in the middle of his 11 straight NCAA championships) because it is the right thing to say.

Players follow the coaches lead. So now the players should hang out around the valley spouting the same foolishness? That ONLY sets them up for a fall.

You KNOW that any coach, College or High School, should not EVER go there. Even if they are!

Joe Amat,

You have been doing well, but you know that not what crutch said. He was asked a question and answered it honestly. He has not watch chartar oak, bishop or south hills practice. He has watched duarte pratice. Pete Carroll says the same thing before every game, Crutch is not carroll he is a high school coach.

PS IM not changing my name i like it.

Pete Carroll just came on an interview and when asked about his Trojans , who EVERYBODY picks as the consensus #1 team IN THE NATION he said this about his matchup with Idaho,

"Everytime we take the field it is a tremendous challenge..."

NOT

"We are the best team in the nation and we are going to blow these guys off the field!!!"

Crutch....take notes !

I agree with otherger that Duarte is good but has no depth, lose 1 or 2 key players and their season is done and over.

Amat also used to get alot more kids from Chino Hills, Rancho Cucamonga, Rialto Area...but the opening of Chino Hills H.S., Los Osos H.S. and others has to some degree impacted the talent stream.

Look at Fontana H.S., the premier powerhouse of the 80's and early 90's, where are they now? All the new schools i.e. Kaiser, AB Miller, Colony, Los Osos diluted all of their talent pool.

Sure amat gets it's share from Duarte. Kinda proving my point. Families in the area are willing to look for something better so a number choose amat. I simply said that *Stephon Pace (Amat/USC) may have been the best D-Rock "export"* certainly not the *only* one.

Pace from Duarte, Bieniemy (and recently Cornell and Bennett) from Azuza, and Royster from Pomona have been among those that have left similar communities for greener pastures

However to say that they have helped as much as any area, may be overstated. I bet that we may have had more athletes from Loorbeer Jr High *prior to the opening of Diamond Ranch* than any other school and still do alright there. That opening really hurt the flow from the DB/Pomona area to amat.

In the passed Duarte has had good skilled players but no disipline or coaching. Now they have one pretty good season and their coach thinks they've earned respect and should be regarded the Best in the valley. What have they accomplished? A Montview league title...what else. You need to be consistant before you gain respect. I'm going laugh my tail of when they start off the season 0-3. Best in the valley...I don't think so!

I doubt Duarte is the best in the SGV not because of talent but because of depth. Fatigue hurts them in the second half of games. And Mr. Amat, the armpit of Du-Rock has probably helped Amat as much as any other area, believe me way more than just Stephon Pace has been recruited over there. You ever want to see some Bishop representatives just come to a Duarte Hawks Jr All American game, Ive been presented literature from and about Bishop for 3 years straight regarding my nephews. One of them was only going into the 8th grade when Amat started recruiting.

To the bloggers who said that the QB snd RB got their stats from weak teams in the Montview League. You're wrong. Check their stats on Max Preps as the RB averaged 178 yards against the six teams in the Montview League. And in CIF playoffs against three good teams (La Canada, Santa Clara and Verbum Dei) RB had 525 yards for an average of 175 yards. QB averged 160 yards passing in League and an average of 162 yards in post play. Can you explain why you think the QB and RB got their stats in a weak Montview league? I don't think the last three games Duarte played were against week opponents and the pre-season games included Glendora and Monrovia. I did not look up on Cal Preps the average rating of their pre-season and post-season opponents but I am sure those teams had decent ratings. And Fred, I still remember the articles you wrote about Duarte not having any chance against the division's arguably best player - La Canada's "Beast". What RB showed up and who was victorious??? I enjoyed your article after the game was played. You had no choice but to give Duarte's athletes and Coach Crutchfield some respect after you had written 2 degrading articles that indicated Duarte definitely had no chance of winning! I'm looking forward to a successful football season. Go Falcons!!

Joe Amat,

BULLSEYE!!! Well said.

to EX-FALCON, this clown, g-tartan is a true poser. This idiot is not from Glendora. Glendora won the game but Duarte won the hearts. D-Town always played hard. We left with nothing but respect. Peace. Oh change ur name to FALCON. Nothing ex about you..

G tartan,

How cares was you think, worry about glendora. from what i read your not even from glendora. What type of loser are you?

G tartan is not from Glendora. Why do you keep posting under diffrent Glendora related monikers when its clear your a fake? Whats your G stand for this time? Why are you always starting things with other cites? You need help. Are you that lonely? Get a dog.

I hope Monrovia kills Duarte, just because of the statement made by your overly hyped coach. If this is his strategy to get his kids pumped up, he's wrong, all it will do is bring unecessary pessure on the kids. Just plain ignorant and irresponsible statement to make.

Just to be clear, I would slam any coach...our coach or Tony Dungy or Lovie Smith for making that statement.

I just think that it is not a coaches place to go around and talk about how good they are in relation to other teams.

Tell us your good- fine!

But to tell us that your better than everybody else - not very professional. Ask any professional.

Leave that kind of discussion for us fans to engage in. Then we can banter the facts and see where it all falls. But NOT a coaches (or a players) place to pop off. It rarely ends well.

I admire coach crutchfield for his loyalty and hard work with the Duarte program. The football program itself has improved tremendously since he has been head coach. Duarte has a bad reputation and Crutchfield has worked hard to change that. There is still alot of work to be done in terms of player discipline, but I think that every year they have gotten better and better. I do not think Duarte is the best in the valley due to their weak schedule. In terms of Stephon Pace...He has never given anything back to his hometown, nor to his former Amat players.

Good luck to the Falcons!

I support Coach Crutch. It is my understanding that he tried to book "Better ranked schools". Those schools had excuses why they could not play us. So if you don't like the comments talk to your school and schedule us. I'm sure Coach Cruth would give up his by week to beat any one of you guys. Remeber the date. October 5th is open for any of you guys.

GO FALCONS

We finished ahead of half the teams ranked before us with a very yound defense, Brian Zalva the DC has those kids ready to run the table much like he did at rosemead in 2005! the northview coaches were behind that whole 10-0 team at rhs in 2005! hernandez,hc now at la puente 2-8 -was 2005 rhs dc- and rhs was 5-6 last year with kofler being himslf!

Keep talking about the past if it makes you feel better! D-Rock!

JOE AMAT

that video shows nothing of the brawl. being there and having a pretty good look at everything. id have to say...i guess a new rivalry has started is all i can say

Ex-Falcon.

Not sure that the # of players that you *lose* to another school is really a feather in your cap, and may actually prove some of the other points in this debate.

Stephon Pace (Amat/USC) may have been the best D-Rock "export"

Pound for Pound with out recruiting and tranfers and also the size of the school. Duarte is by far the best. Say what you will about duarte but were truly westsiders, i dont even care about the east. Like Observantcat said we have put more kids in d-1 and the Pro the most every single recruiting power house in the east. Alot of great amat player are from duarte check that out joe amat.

#1,

I'll tell you who!

Neither Steve Bogan (South Hills) ,Darryl Thomas (Covina) ,Greg Gano (Los Altos), Lou Farrar (Charter Oak), Mike Maggiore (West Covina) ,Eric Podley (Bonita) , Mark Pasquarella (Glendora), Scott Morrison (Damien)or Mark Verti (Bishop Amat) would EVER say (in public) , "We're the best team in the valley" ?

They have too much class and intelligence to do that. Do you think that Tony Dungy or Lovie Smith would come out and say that they were the best team in their conference?

To Hostile17.. ADAM quit the tribune for a job with Fox. Fred is the new bolg czar

face it guys duarte has one of the best rb in the valley everyone knows what kind of player Harris is they also have a great qb. im not mad at crutchfield for saying that. what coach would not have belief in their team? get real giys and stop jumping down his throat. who knows duarte might be the best in sgv. why didnt any of the higher rank team schedule duarte? enough said...

i have falcon pride and im not going to let it hide.!

Can anyone even imagine
Steve Bogan (South Hills) ,Darryl Thomas (Covina) ,Greg Gano (Los Altos), Lou Farrar (Charter Oak), Mike Maggiore (West Covina) ,Eric Podley (Bonita) , Mark Pasquarella (Glendora), Scott Morrison (Damien)or Mark Verti (Bishop Amat) saying to a reporter, "We're the best team in the valley" ?

Unwise for Duarte Coach to say what he said,
Of course we don't expect him to down grade his own team or not have any passion for them, nobody expects any coach to say his team is no good, or that they would get killed if they were in a stronger league. But you also don't go around saying you're the best team in the valley.
Not even the best teams in the SGV would say that.
Duarte will now be a target that the opponents will all shoot for thanks to the statement he made. I'm sure that QB Goldsmith & RB Harris are very talented players, but like someone earlier mentioned if Duarte had a schedule like Glendora, Damien, West Co, etc. their stats would be a lot different, let alone a schedule like Amats.

Los Altos has been very quite lately ? Any word on who's going to be the starting QB ???

what happened to Adam? I thought he was in charge of prep sports

Northview...

You haven't proved ANYTHING! You shouldn't even be ranked.

Finished where last year???

Observant, I never said it wouldn't be a good year for the Falcons. I've already said I expect them to win the Montview, and wouldn't be surprised if they reached the Mid-Valley finals. In fact, if they beat Monrovia, and they probably will, they could be 13-0 going into the title game. But lets keep it in perspective. That still won't mean they're the best team in the SGV.

Duarte is like the little brother of Monrovia. If they had a larger student population they would be more compettive, but for what they are working with I think that Crutchfield is absolutely right, Pound for Pound they might just be the best team around. Look at the populations in the East Valley most of the schools have 3-4 times the enrollment of Duarte and 1/4 the talent. Its very hard to field a great team every year but when it comes down to producing players Duarte has fielded More Professional Football players then more than 95% of the teams in the East San Gabriel Valley, if you dont believe me look it up.

Observantcat...
good luck to Monrovia this year, however according to your observation Duarte and Monrovia are similar in competitive balance. Here is my observation: " In '04 and '05 Monrovia played West Covina and CO. If I remember correctly the games were not that close. Also, in '04 and '05 Bishop Amat handled CO fairly easily. My point is that talk is cheap... schedule the big players in the valley (or the I.E., O.C., etc.). The Duarte coach does an admirable job but let's not get carried away with ourselves.

THE FALCONS ARE THE BEST AROUND....

last year glendora stomped on duarte 40 something to 7 (tartan 1st string defense was off the field). Duarte had several d1 prospects playing including harris. Thats what happens when a lower divison school plays a upper divison school.

To All the East Valley Fans

Dont Underestimate Duarte Until you schedule them. They have the Best running Backs on your side of the Valley and I will bet you Chris Harris could be the Starting running back on any of the teams in the East Valley. They will run into problems playing Monrovia this year because the wildcats wont let Chris beat them by hiself and their QB is going to get worn out by the Monrovia Defense, but Crutchfield isn't too far off from the truth....I think they are in the top 5 in the East. Next year they may drop to #20 and last year they could have beaten 98% of the teams in the East Valley. Never underestimate good talent what most of you guys see in the East Valley as far as running backs isn't the real deal.....this Kid from Duarte is the real deal.......Fred you should know better....This could be a good year for the Falcons.

Joe Amat. You win. What was I thinking? Everybody sucks except the Mighty Amat. My Bad..Please forgive me. You are divine the rest are just slime. All hail Amat. I still believe in Duarte. They are not perfect. Glendora is not perfect.The San Gabrial Valley is not perfect. Except for a patch of dirt in Puente. You think Amat is a hospitable place for visitors? sh.. I would much rather be at Duarte for any event. Duarte has my vote..Please dont reply to my blog, you are so much better than the rest of us. Dont lower yourself.

Northview is better than most teams on the rankings... and I know they're better than Rosemead! We know what coaches made Rosemead go 10-0 in 2005 and they're not at rosemead anymore!

Sorry D-fan from G-town , but we've experienced the opposite - as have others. amat used to have a series with Duarte in basketball so being in their mini-airplane hangar was not too pleasant.

Often times it's like going to a restaurant- after a bad experience you are hesitant to go back. Or even if you HEAR of bad experiences you might have second thoughts

They have a history of being not too pleasant to visitors. Take a look at these videos from a basketball game vs Workman at Duarte. Whiel both teamsmight be at fault it was still AT Duarte

http://youtube.com/results?search_query=duarte+workman&search=Search

Joe Amat..Glendora played at Duarte last year. We tailgated and We were treated just fine. The snack stand was clean and the people were friendly and the field is in much better shape than the one your boys play on. Armpit? Where again is Amat? JOE, I thought you were better than that. You need to apoligize. Duarte is up and coming and always improving. I hope they have a great season

A few other things go into deciding who to play besides the obvious. Most agreements are 2 yr home and home series (my place this year-your place next).

If that is the case then #1 is how good are they going to be in BOTH years of the agreement, not just this year. Issue #2 is I have to consider how many people will you bring to our place to pay admission. Many times teams split the gate. Duarte travels poorly, so why should a school split the money with them. Finally #3 is, do I want my fans to have to travel to the armpit that is D-Rock?

I agree with ex- falcon.You're ripping the guy because he says his team is the best in the valley? What do you want him to say? "Ahh, we're no good. We would probably get killed if we were in a stronger league". And Fred it wasn't you specifically but nobody there did give him credit. Especailly Tolegian. That dude picked LC to beat them in the playoffs! LC! C'mon. Duarte has a shot to win the whole thing and if they do then what will you say? How do you like your crow? Broiled or fried?

Crutch needs a Crutch on his tongue...Come on now, we're using valuable time talking about Duarte isn't the problem, but talking about them being the best team is not worth our time and Fred, you have just opened up to the public that Duarte has an insane coach...In tomorrow's LA TIMES, UCLA Coach Karl Dorrell says, "We're the best team in the nation". That's how bad it sounds...hell, it's worse for Crutch because they've never won anything. my belly is starting to ache from laughter and to think this guy leads young men...WWWOOOWWW!

Crutch needs a Crutch on his tongue...Come on now, we're using valuable time talking about Duarte isn't the problem, but talking about them being the best team is not worth our time and Fred, you have just opened up to the public that Duarte has an insane coach...In tomorrow's LA TIMES, UCLA Coach Karl Dorrell says, "We're the best team in the nation". That's how bad it sounds...hell, it's worse for Crutch because they've never won anything. my belly is starting to ache from laughter and to think this guy leads young men...WWWOOOWWW!

That's some pretty good guessing since I only said it in like 1000 posts.

Don't just blame CO, do you see any of the other schools playing them?

Everybody knows the way to get better is to play better teams. You get ranked based on who you play win or lose.

why do you think that coach wants to play these schools? It makes his school look better. Amat, Damien, Glendora, Los Altos the list is long of schools that won't play them. Because it won't help them only hurt their ranking.

betty , dont know where your from, but my guess it co

everyone has to understand co BRO,
IF YOUR FROM CO THATS HOW THEY THINK,very good fotball teams very good coaches, very arrogent and clasliss, thats just the way they are, 3 and 4 years ago when co was beaten very early in cif, first and second round all these lou supporters were calling for him to retire,they dont understand its ok if someone happens to be better than them, sometimes there the best, but they wont except that, just the way trhey are

can someone please invite this guy to the tonight show?? he is one funny dude!!!!

then again saying your team is "the best in sgv" is almost equivalent to saying who is the smartest retard.....

If the so called powers are scared to play him, I would feel I'm the best as well.

Are you serious?? They aren't afraid and the coach knows it.

They don't want to waste a game on them.

If Coach Crutchfield thinks his team is the best in the valley, then let him think that. I know he was looking for new non leagues games for the upcoming season and none of power houses in the SGV wanted to play him. If the so called powers are scared to play him, I would feel I'm the best as well.

Lou is a humble man, even though he knows he can beat your team and many others, he will not say it publicly and then have it quoted in a Blog for everyone to see.

Duarte is good for their league, they may even give Monrovia a run for their money. I say they have the horses to win their league and go deep in CIF. But to say they are the best in the valley is like saying Mt. Sac is better than all the teams in the PAC 10.

CO Bro, Why are you so negitive? He believes in his team ,AS your Coach Lou believes in your team. Duarte has as more heart than Charter Oak. Nobody from Duarte is hiding in the shadows telling each other 'We are the quite ones' Looks like Duarte has something hanging. I applaud you for one reason.. you are the only one from your entire area with the nads to blog. You are more of a Falcon than a Charger. I like your heart. As misguided as it might be

GHS,,, Where you from? Talk to me ""girly""

Where are you from? .. POSER

Almost every good team in the east has tranfers are recruits big time. Your so good be like muir and schedule oaks christian.

On that good stuff, Duarte falcons football.

Ex-Falcon

Pound for Pound? Wow what are you on?

What is he supose to say " I think that where ok, but we can be better".Thats not a good coach. Why would he say that? For you bloggers and Fred. NO, Every team in the valley thinks there the best. Every single top team in those league recruit and there are so many tranfer its a joke. Duarte is a very small town. But we have history of put kid in D-1 and the NFL. So i think Duarte is the best team in the valley. Pound for Pound.

GHS Do you know G-Man? He is a poser too. What does your G stand for?

Come on Fred, I really love the spirit also, but Duarte is not really that good. They should not even be ranked higher than northview and Diamond Ranch. Also South El monte and Arroyo should not be in front of those teams either. That will be a disapointment if if those 3 schools are ranked higher than Northview and Diamond Ranch.

Wow, this coach is really out there.

Their league is VERY weak and not competitive and their entire schedule doesn't justify a top ten ranking at ALL.
Especially over teams in the Sierra, Valle Vista, Miramonte, Marmonte, Mission Valley, San Antonio Leagues, And Pac-5.

This has got to be on something...

What a joke!

Looks like Crutchfield might have a beef with Freeman's too.

Here is the list of all rated teams in the Sierra, Valle Vista, Miramonte, Marmonte, Mission Valley, and San Antonio Leagues, plus Amat.

Chino Hills 33.2
Bishop Amat 31.7
Charter Oak 24.7
Damien 23.6
Los Altos 23.2
Glendora 22.1
Covina 21.5
West Covina 17.2
South Hills 14.3
Bonita 14
Diamond Ranch 11.5
Wilson 8.8
Chino 6.1
Rowland 6.1
Baldwin Park 4.6
Diamond Bar 5.5
Duarte 2.6
South El Monte 0
San Dimas 0
Arroyo -0.2
Ayala -2.7
Rosemead -5.7
Pomona -9.3
El Monte -9.5
Northview -9.8
Walnut -15
Gabrielino -16
Nogales -17.3
Azusa -17.5
Workman -19.4
Gladstone -19.5
Mountain View -25.6
Sierra Vista -26.3
La Puente -26.9
Bassett -31.1
Ganesha -36.3

Duarte comes in 17th.

I appreciate the coach's confidence in his team. However, does he really think that his team can stand toe to toe with the better SGV teams? That being said, I do believe they will do well in the relatively weak Mid-Valley conference and of course they will trample most of the Montview League teams.

What happened to the Montview League? I don't remember the league being so weak. I remember that they a good league in the 80s with Baldwin Park, Charter Oak, Royal Oak (early 80s), and San Dimas.

You have tio got to lvoe the passion..Why is everyone getting on him?Sure, he is probably, likely, and undoubtedly wrong but what else is he supposed to say?I mean, are we seriously going to ahrp on a coach like this just because the guy is building up his kids?What else is he to say?Yeah, we're not very good when you look at our elague and schedule and talent...What kind of message does that send to the kids?I mean seriously.

No Romie, that's Kevin Mills at PHS

Is Crutchfield the coach who wears fatigues?

"So where does that leave Duarte in the pre-season top ten?"

Certainly well behind Glendora, Damien, Amat, Charter Oak, Los Altos, and South Hills.

So no higher than 7th.

8th if Chino Hills is in the SGV.

And that's saying they're better than Covina, Northview, West Covina, Bonita, or Diamond Ranch, which is dubious.

So somewhere between 8th and 15th, maybe...

Fred I like to see Coach Crutchfield's positive attitude But he needs to have a schedule with a team rated higher then a 2.8. Duarte has a rating of a 2.6 and the rest of his leauge has a avg. rating of -20. Check Cal preps. I know these are just #'s but these are not just low these are just plain bad teams they play. It's looks to me like they have good pass/rush #'s but against the teams they play they should. Coach if you want respect in the valley then earn it by playing a better schedule.

Good luck this year.

Duarte in the top 10? no way, maybe the top 15