West Covina vs. South Hills to be televised on FOX Sports ...

This blog is awesome full of usefull information that i was in dire need of.

I agree LA has a really good athletic program and are competitive in many of their sports and have every right to be PROUD but don't go saying you are the best in all of them. Bragging doesn't wear to well. Especially when people can bring in statistics to prove otherwise.
I'm not hating on LA just sticking up for the other schools that also are proud of their accomplishments in athletics.

LAHS stacks up with justabout anhyone in FB, but the comment that LA is "tops" in "all sports" is where the over-statement lies.

They have had competitive years in Baseball and Basketball but as far as I can recall, no CIF championships in either. Quality swimming and Water Polo, solid wrestling, and even some strong showings in tennis.

I would wish that LA would get some of their "tech students" to take on the project of really upgrading their website and get to postig all of their atheletic accomplishments with some detail. There would indeed be a lot to post!

to back up what conq76 said, there are only 2 schools in southern section cif with more cif titles in football, why noy give credit where credit is due, hes not braging just pure facts

Stating that any school is the best at every sport would definitely been "over-stating", however, LAHS certainly does stack up well, historically, with just about any school. And I include many of the storied schools outside of the SGV as well.

LACONQ
well, we all know that los altos is the best school ever we are at the top of every sport the is ... so we are the best

Every sport? you sure you want to stick with that statement?

LAHS surely has had its share of success over the years!

I didn't appreciate him at the ime, but Despain set some very high levels of expectation and the traditions he established 40 years ago has resulted in a level of success that would be the envy of many schools.

well, we all know that los altos is the best school ever we are at the top of every sport the is ... so we are the best

We are laughing at you WSGV and loudly you just can't hear us.....

I'm new to Jim Rome "gloss". Could someone explain wsgv post to me. Thanks

REACT TO ME, CLONES! REACT TO MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!(LAUGHING OUT LOUD).

C-Rome

Your right about the e-mails. They are just so funny and have been for years. Welcome to the Jungle. Too bad Rome is in the basement next week.

C-Rome

Your right about the e-mails. They are just so funny and have been for years. Welcome to the Jungle. Too bad Rome is in the basement next week.

Dear C Rome,

I'm beginning to take back all those things I was saying to myself about you.

Romey is an acquired taste.

Out!

Mike the Clone

Christopher,

Welcome to the Jungle!

Just like anybody, we don't ever want to be judged by our worst moment. Once you put "the incident" out of your mind and the "Chrissie" gloss is archaic it's easier to judge it for what it is.

Late!

Thata Girl Betty!

You go girl!

MTC

Pro-Set

"This offense is based on a Pro Style system that employs simple run blocking schemes and easy timing route passing principles. From Freshmen to Varsity, regardless of school population, all levels of high school football can install this offense easily and execute it effectively. The running game makes use of "down hill" blocking and uses very little pulling and trapping among offensive linemen. The passing game uses routes that most any receiver can run with precision and provides the quarterback with simple reads that are not confusing. The ease of teaching the basic pass protections allows for greater deal of success when throwing the football. Plays and formations are related and interchangeable. The responsibility of each player remains virtually the same regardless of what play is called out of which formation. The beauty of using this offense is that it looks complex to anyone scouting it or playing against it but is fundamentally simple for those who use it."

Found on the net, and it definetly does not describe what LAHS did in the 70's.

JOE AMAT,,,,I made through the first hour. Gotta say.. Romey was good. Interesting interview, interesting "takes", The listener E-Mails are killing me, they really make me laugh. Since I dropped the "vid" image, I'm thinking Romey has a new listener. Just dont call me a Clone just yet. Clone sounds a little derogatory. No offence Mike,"just like your Tartans". Sorry had to go there. I AM OUT, RACK EM, Tally HO, Peace!

The "Pro" or "Pro-set" was still very much a run, run, pass scheme where the coach went about "establishing the run" to setup the pass. That was decidely NOT what Despain strove for.

Hey you "has been's" I just posted my "rant" to WSGV over at the Star-News blog. So I fully expect you guys to defend East San Gabriel football when those "powder puffs" come over trying to convince us how much better they are over on the West Side.

Let's get this party started!

Late!

Mike the Clone

Mike the Clone,

wow. well said, well said. It's a whole different ball game east of the 605. Monrovia who????

Yeah,

West Covina Spartans+Edgewood Trojans=West Covina Bulldogs?

How did that work?

Despain had been working on his schemes for quite awhile, but it was not until Hertel and company came along, was he able to actually put them to proper use. Walsh built his offense around finding the right atheletes to fill the roles. Despain was blessed to have those atheletes show up.

Another accomplishment I like to point out about LAHS, is that they acheived their success with a decided lack of D1 talent. Until recently, when Cody and Harwell, stepped into the SC and UCLA defenses, people would be hard pressed to name a lot of other D1 players.

Hertel, (Rob), had some success at SC back in the 70's. Sproul played a few years at Arizona St. and was drafted into the pro's, (as was Hertel), neither of which went very far at that level. Randy Hertel set a bunch of passing mark's at Rice but never had a pro-career.

Smith opted for a BB scholarship at BYU and went on to play with the Celtics and now does radio for the Clippers, (last I heard).

I am sure there were a few others, linemen, what have you, but compared to some schools, Hart comes to mind, Despain did a lot with what he was given.

That wasn't a trivia question, I just cannot remember!? LOL! Is there a way to edit typo's on this form?

I worked at In/n/Out for a looong time and worked closely with some Edgewwod grads who had played ball with the Roenickes. It was surely a shame that that school went the way of the dinosaur. Today the W Covina team is called the Bulldogs, who dod they merge with to become the Bulldogs?

Best SGV team all time?

For what is's worth, Los Altos '73, I think it was, was ranked second nationwide, behind Faust's Moeller High in Cincinatti.

As to the great rivalries of the SGV in the 70's, don't forget the W. Covina Spartans. For several years, the old Sierra league came dowm to LA, WC or SH.

cong'76 & alum,

No real peeing here. A lotta respect to the Los Altos teams of that era.

I remember the LA/Amat game in a packed MSAC stadium ('74 or '75?) that went OT and ended in a California Tiebreaker victory for the Lancers when a 4th down pass was caught at the Los Altos 49 to win by 1 yard. On an interesting note, and help me if I have the details slightly off, the game went OT after Amat was driving for a game-winning score and on a crucial play from the LA 5 yd line USC/NFL bound Paul McDonald lined up over the tackle instead of the center. (in his defense the tackle had just moved over from center due to an injury) The play resulted in LA recovering the fumble and forcing the California Tiebreaker.

I will back up '76's description of the offense as correct and LA's balanced attack was very "West-Coast-ish". Those QB's (Hertel, Sproul, Smith) were very good at it. Rumor had it that McDonald's dad was shopping for schools in '72 and chose Amat late due to their passing attack. When did DeSpain start to open things up?

Los Altos (as well as South Hills, Royal Oak, and to some extent Covina ) had some great squads back in those days and it seems as though there was more respect among all of those good valley teams during the mid '70s-early'80s. Even Amat/Edgewood was not the "hated-rivalry" that one would expect from private/public less than 1 mile apart (Freddy will attest to that) .

It seems the animosity back then was directed toward the so-called wannabe programs of the time like Workman, Northview or Sierra Vista who tried to pretend that they were good.

Conq Alum ,
You could have just mentioned your 82 team which by the way was a very good team and left it at that . But it was nice of you to use AMAT as the measurin stick by which you gauge the accomplishments of that 82 team. We do not have to do anything to your parade you do it yourself.

"Mark"

As long as your talking 1982.....

LA Conqs, led by 6'10" QB Mike Smith.

Throwing to:
6'5" TE Matt Stark (115 catches 1000+ yards).
6'4" WR Darren Davis (90+ Catches 1000+ yards).
6'0" WR Don White (70 catches 1000+ yards).

Smith, and Company broke most of Pat Hadens passing marks (4000+ yards total) that year, on the way to beating Esperanza for the CIF Championship.

I'm sure the Amat fans will pee on our parade, but just a thought for 1982 anyway......

Conq---
It was called the "pro".

ENOUGH ....If Coach Walsh created the WCO or not , HE DEFINITELY HAD THE MOST SUCCESS .MOVE ON ...NEW TOPIC .What school has had the best team in the SGV ALL TIME . I say the 1982 RHS PANTHERS . SOLID D , GREAT RB & RECIVERS .

"The young man who took the snaps last year had a big heart, but lets face it, he wasn't a Hertel, Sproul or Smith, (I go waaayyy back). The beauty of Despain and now Gano, has always been balance. Los Altos has been running a "West Coast" offense long before anyone ever heard of (RIP) Bill Walsh.

Gano will pull something out of his hat."

I see where the confusion might lie. By my placing "West Coast" in quotation marks, apparently it did not make it clear enough that I was refering to the concept of the scheme and not the literal reference. This is a literary approach, and I apologize to any who may have been confused by the reference.

So, can someone tell me what an offense based on many of the schemes and tactics that would later be dubbed the "West Coast Offense", (literal reference) would have been called in 1972?

Let me make this as clear as possible.

Despain ran an offense that consisted of short, accurate passes, many underneath, to backs out of the backfield and to the tight end. He off-set this strategy with traps, draws and other misdirection plays. After a steady diet of such, after the defense had bunched up in an effort to stop the assault, he would then use play action and have his QB's throw down field to receivers who were left in single coverage and often those long passes would result in scores or long gains.

The pass routes were often delayed, crossing or otherwise depended on accurate timing. For high-school kids in the 70's it was extremely sophisticated.

Now perhaps you could tell me what an offense that depended upon such tactics as these, was called in 1972? Obviously it was not the "West Coast Offense", so, I guess you are correct, since there was no official WCO in 1972, it would be technically incorrect to call Despains a WCO. Maybe you could tell me what it was refered to 10 years before Walsh and the Niner's won their first Super Bowl?

Conq76'
That was NOT the crux of your point! You wrote that Despain was running the WCO before anyone even heard of Walsh. The other guy caught you and mentioned, correctly, that you apparently didn't know what the WCO is. He was right.

Ok WSGV,

Me bad for not paying attention to you tough guys on the westside (laughing)

Chief, sitting here doing the war chant and chop!

Late!

Mike the Clone

This is for the person who is siging their name as "ok"

The only thing I am assure of is that you are an moron. First off the letters "u" and "r" are not to be used as words. They are letters and when you put them with other letters you create words. Next if you have these pictures and video why dont you show them. Oh wait cause you dont. Or I have a better idea why dont you go up to Coach Thomas and say this to him man to man. Oh wait cause you dont have the balls to do this.

Son this is the big leagues and you better stop pissing like a puppy if you want to play with the big dogs.

Chief Legend has spoken

ok i didnt know that the covina vikings were ugly red and grey and that they practice at 1 2 oclock in the day camon u know who u r your just covering up u must be like a player or somthin. ive got video proof and pictures. u think i didnt see your guy's ugly coach thomas out there with his white shirt and bergandy hat. ima go to cif and the district and ima spread the word. i guess it is true about Covina they will try anything to win like taking in convicts not only one but several and not fowlling the rules gosh that shows how unashure they were about themselfs. all i gatta say is karma why do u guys think u guys never win cif. When u cheat or perform dirty work your never win a championship

clone if u paid attention, the team that is talked about the star news blog is m-town, hell when aram started the blog here, thats the team that got the most ink on this blog. it is clear that talking out of your arse isn't uncommon for u, just stay on the eastside and talk about the skirt wearers or who ever it is that u follow!

This is the first night the V.I.P. lounge is open for the upcoming season and the one allowed in V.I.P. is the clone, Aram turned his card in when he went to work for Rupert.

So the legend has returned...just really fast....um before you start throwing accusations at people...you might want to look up a word call slander...remeber just because you hide behind a screen name does not mean that your true idenity can not be unmasked. So just for furture reference if you are going to make a statement about a person or persons you better be dame well sure that it is accurate!

Secondly thats funny how this one moron says the colts have been practicing for weeks with helmets on and there coachs are out there...i happen to know a few of there coachs and they were out of town the last week and a half...some of you people gossip more the an womens sowing circle...oh wait excuse me since your home life is miserable you have gone and joined a sowing circle and now you come on here and spew your ingornant views...

Knowledge has been posted
Chief Legend on the warpath

This is the first night the V.I.P. lounge is open for the upcoming season and the one allowed in V.I.P. is the clone, Aram turned his card in when he went to work for Rupert.

So the legend has returned...just really fast....um before you start throwing accusations at people...you might want to look up a word call slander...remeber just because you hide behind a screen name does not mean that your true idenity can not be unmasked. So just for furture reference if you are going to make a statement about a person or persons you better be dame well sure that it is accurate!

Secondly thats funny how this one moron says the colts have been practicing for weeks with helmets on and there coachs are out there...i happen to know a few of there coachs and they were out of town the last week and a half...some of you people gossip more the an womens sowing circle...oh wait excuse me since your home life is miserable you have gone and joined a sowing circle and know you come on here and spew your ingornant views...

Knowledge has been posted
Chief Legend on the warpath

Christopher (is that more manly for you : )
No worries - all in good fun. And not passionate really, but Rome just beats the sports talk alternatives. Plus, if I put on classic rock in the background. I'll just want to go get a cold one, sing along and get nothing done.

Rome even mocks the "Chrissy" episode himself. Earlier in the year a caller was calling Carl Pavana of the Yankees "Carla" because he is so injury prone and Rome went into a long rant about "how he NEVER would condone calling a male athlete by a female name...he WON"T be a party to that..etc...etc" and we all know what he was referring to. He knows it was dumb. But he's laughing all the way to the bank.

Yeah that's who I wanna beleive some guy that actually calls himself TIMMY Oh TIMMY dinners ready, time to change your shorts. TIMMY fly back over to the westside will ya fruitcake mommies calling and make sure you get caught up on your volleyball while your at it to ok TIMMY the clone or is it CHRISSY the clone.

WC Bruins just might be able to whup up on those mighty Kares. They'd at least be the toughest on their schedule.

thats the Covina vikings practicing at Covina idiot. Covina's first official practice is next week. Helmets on wednesday.

WestCo Bruins books are open for anyone to see.. even disgruntled parents starting rumors.

Hey, Tony the clone sent me from the west side of SGV (star news paper)to check out this blog.He said it was really happening with a lot West Covina bruin gossip. This is much better than anything Rio Hondo Prep has happening.Ya, east side rules Ya. Hey clone stay on your side of the 605 with your bones

Rio Hondo Prep isn't that the school where all the teachers are all married or somehow related to each other. And their kids marry each other. Someone once told me that if you look at the faculty directory everyone is related to each other one way or another. One parent told me it's just a creepy place and took their kids out of there.A cult.

Hey Showing,

I'm here man just been busy at the grind I have a start up that I'm in charge of so my play time has been limited.

So here is a bone for you since your bored.....

Any of you guys been over to the Star-News blog lately?....

Let me fill you in..... All those powder puffs have to talk about over there is that power house Rio Hondo Prep.....yup you heard me right RIO HONDO PREP. You know those guys who claim to be somebody put play nobody. You guys really have to sneak over there it's a good laugh. Beside things are pretty slow around here.

Tell em the Clone sent ya!

Oh well I'm sure Fred will fill us in on the "Who Kares" and how they would match up with any of us if they played in the big leagues.

OUT!

Mike the Clone

some one do something

You should spend more time hitting the books rather than spread rumors about Covina. I got one for you...it's called "See Spot Run And Learn How To Spell."

Hey Mike the Clone where are you? Your always good at getting things started. You have been MIA the last week or so.

hey every one listen up ive been watching covina high school practice for the past 3 weeks everyday. VIOLATION they had their coaches out there and they were running drills with helments during their dead period because i asked onne of the players and they said they wernt sapost to because it was dead week. they should be penolized and someone should tell cif. hurry!!!!!

someone needs to start playing this blog sucks now

Betty B.,
Good to hear from you, yeah I'm excited about the
game on TV, I hope both teams make a good showing
for the SGV, Good luck to you & Charter Oak this year, sounds like you guy's will have another strong team again, see you in week 7. Dan

Coach Lok

I appreciate this and I am sure I could learn much more about the WCO, but the crux of my point, is that Despain ran an offense very much like what has been dubbed the "West Coast Offense" a decade before Walsh and the Niner's made history with it.

WC Bruins......Hmmmmmm....... Sounds like the Amat Administration on a smaller scale.

This is nothing new in these types of sport organizations . How many times on these boards are there people who do not even have kids playing in the leagues anymore but are still active as members. Most of this is cash money so it is very hard to account for the exact amount of dollars that are taken in. When my daughter played bobbie sox something similar happened with the league president.Soon after being elected he shows up in a brand new mini van and then the stories started coming out that money was missing from the treasury. Also got the league cheaper prices on uniforms of better quality but got voted down by the board because of commitments to uniform companies. ( kickbacks to board members ).

UCLA Alumni- Don't these people have kids in the league? Why would they mess with funds? How do people benefit off of kids? I hope this is looked into.

Breaking News : The President is Charlie Ramirez
I heard something thats very distrubing that he has been taking kick- backs from apparel company
in the City of Covina . I understand he has personally been taking checks to this business
If I remember correct I think he also coaches a Covina High School I will report him to CIF that he breaking rule under Recruitment article .How people stand for a person running a league and he isnt even a tax paying resident just reviewed my taxes for the year $13,000.00. I will address this tonight with Steve H. and Mike .

It hard for me to swallow 3 years ago the people
that were in charge : President John Andrade
Trasure Martha Sandoval . They seemed to be trust worthy people . I remember both people saying if you ever want to review books please do so. I understand in many youth sports its majority in cash.

UCLA Alumni: How are the funds being used? Just the facts...

wow , send the West Covina Police dept after the people .I will contact my contact at the DA office to review

Please read this email that was sent to out local
city officials . This is why there should be a governing body over youth sports .

M.McNeill@westcovina.org,
Mike.Touhey@westcovina.org,
Sherri.Lane@westcovina.org,
Shelley.Sanderson@westcovina.org,
Roger.Hernandez@westcovina.org
date Aug 9, 2007 12:33 PM
subject Conerns w/ West Covina Bruins Football League
mailed-by gmail.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I would like a little direction; it has been brought to my attention that this league is mishandling funds by its President/Treasury. I would like to address this to the leagues board of trustees, although as it has been brought to my attention if I do so my 2 nephews would get removed from the team and they can do this according to the rules of only caring 35 kids on any one team. I have been an active sponsor and contributor to the local city kids program. I was also a sponsor to the West Covina program when Eddie Perez and Jennie Howell were Presidents.

Thank you

conq'76

We use the Bill Walsh example in Positive Coaching Alliance workshops, and last fall we were doing some research in preparation for a "Mentor Coaches Institute" that we developed. I came across this article that I thinnk that you'll enjoy.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/s/westcoast/history.html

Read Steve Youngs comments about footwork at the bottom of the article and make sure that you click on the link that says "Launch" for an great and definitive graphic about the geneology of the West Coast offense. The Young comments were taken from an excerpt of an accompanying article by Young about the West Coast, found at
http://espn.go.com/nfl/s/westcoast/popularity.html

If you're a Walsh friend or fan and a West Coast afficianado you'll enjoy them

JOE AMAT.. Dude, If you are that passionate about Rome, I will step back and listen to him again. Maybe Im bias from seeing that vid. We all make mistakes, maybe that was Romes. I still dont get this guy. but I trust you. Aquired taste? All righty then. Tomorrow at nine, I just pray he doesnt start the show with Barry Bonds. "Chrissy"? Hey, that really hurt.

Great name for this wise As- (Anon-Anus)

Quit sucking up to Amat? my son does not thank me?...trying to bait me loser?...not going to happen..dont be down or hate on everyone because you dont have a Kid playing varsity or he sits the bench or as the other blogger put it he is a male cheerleader. Grow up lady all that comes out of you is negativity towards everyone here on this blog. what were you in HS a Trumboner player or a skin flute player? maybe a rumpleforeskin seeker....grow up loser...

Jim Romes show is awsome, if you have alzheimers.

Anon-anus,

Rix is Lenhart private tutor away from the Amat football field...ever hear of private lessons?..again your a blowhard that is bent on contridicting everyone here on this blog. Whats wrong your wife dont let you wear your big boy pants at home so you come on here to be a tough guy. Most likely a stundent in his day that everyone picked on. This your way of getting back or you mad because your Son is a male cheerleader and not a football player.

hey chris rome have a take and dont suck right now you sound like a Chris and your take sucks

Chris Rome who cares! Turn the station jack ass if you dont like it.

"Chrissy"

for someone who dislikes it - you sure seem to listen often.

Haven't turned it on yet, but it seems as though you rushed to the radio to get an early fix. Maybe it starts like that car wreck that you promise yourself not to look at when you drive by, or the freeway chase on the news that always ends the same way. Or that first swig of beer or sip of coffee.

It does serve as background "white noise" during the work day. You, yourself, said that the interviews are good-and they do get some good ones. Maybe it sound the same because the topics are the same. If there is nothing new to talk about, people are still going to talk about Bonds, Vick, Pacman, Donaghy, etc. But you will find that when there are controversial topics, as abrasive as you might think Rome is, he almost always is on the *right* side of the controversy.

As you might find out - it is an aquired taste

I'm listening to Jim Rome. I think its the same show from yesterday. I cant tell. zzzzzzzz

Fred:

We need NEW TOPICS

Maybe zero weeks games coming up soon...

How come every time I read a post from an Amat parent I hear that "oh no' voice inside my head? How is it you all blame the administration for players wanting to leave. I have never seen a group of people suck the air out of a room faster than an Amat parent. Stop suffacating (sp?) your children. Amat will shine? Go get your own life, Amat parents and stop boring the San Gabriel Valley with your 'expert' views.

Hiring DMC at Amat as the football coach just might bring that program back to where it once use to be. The school would benefit by hiring more African American coaches. And I just don't mean in football. A new AD would be the best thing that school ever did for itself. Kids are leaving other sport teams - baseball, basketball, and track. And, it all falls back on him.

Response 2: Fred Robo

Over the past few months we have had the pleasure of following AT's post as to who he thought was going to be the shackers and movers in SGV for 2007.

I think you need to chin-up and do the same. After all I wouldn't think that you would agree with AT on every one of his opinions.

So, what's your opinion for the coming season? What's in your wallet?

PLAID LAD

Response 2: Fred Robo

Over the past few months we have had the pleasure of following AT's post as to who he thought was going to be the shackers and movers in SGV for 2007.

I think you need to chin-up and do the same. After all I wouldn't think that you would agree with AT on every one of his opinions.

So, what's your opinion for the coming season? What's in your wallet?

PLAID LAD

Amat Dads Club:

The Best Dads at Amat R the Wrestling Dads !!!There is'nt a tighter group of parents at Amat. We follow our team to every match, Dual & tournament in town, out of town & out of State. We root for each others kids ! If one can not be there, we look out for each others kids & make sure that they have a ride, are fed & call each other for updates. R.I.P. Mr. Escamilla. Going for 2 in 08.

Big Blue,

For your info, Coach Koelle is the QB Coach for Amat. Rix was asked to leave back in the day at Amat (Remember) You can find him at South Hills

amat dads club: quit suckin up to bishop amat gees we all know ur son doesnt thank u come on now

DMC and Verti played with each other for two years at Amat. They are Amat brothers first. If you ever strapped on a helmet with the Golden A, you would know what I am talking about.

Amat Dads Club:

I totally understand that politics run in every school. That did not sway us a bit about our son attending that school as well. It was the best decision we could of ever made for our son. He often thanks us every once in awhile for keeping him there regardless of the hurdles he had to face. Mighty are the men who wear the blue and gold!

AmatwillShine,

Amat has that togetherness in family and that is one great thing. Family of players anxiously waiting for their kid to come out of the locker room after a win or loss. What support these brothers, sisters, moms and dads have for their football kids and their teamates. The tailgates are the ultimate feast of great BBQ smell coming from the girls softball field. The three old wiseman back there grilling. Opposition parents coming by and mumbling these people really know how to get ready for a game. Win or lose this season, we can go 5-5, 9-1 or 0-10 but our hearts never change for our Men in Blue and gold we have their backs. The Amat parents are the most loyal when it comes to their players, it just does not change and the tradition continues. The season is just around the corner and the excitment is definitley building. Adding Daylon MC to the coaching staff FUGGETABOUTIT, AWESOME!.......our Lancers are getting ready to do battle. As far as the politics go, that is at every school. My kid did not get a fair shake at another sport due to politicking but that in no way swayed us from leaving The Great Amat...He did turn out to be a good Football player tho. I'll be there Friday nites with all the support for all of our Lancers.

Hey I got an idea let's make Fred feel right at home and let's discuss girls volleyball and preseason picks!

Correction,

your right it is McBrides loss. Coach McCutchen, Coach Taylor, Coach (not official)Minor, Coach (with QB Lenhart) Rix. This will help this seasons team tremendously. These coaches names speak for themselfs. As far as the hiring process of DMC ,the question is, was DMC forced on Verti or did Verti ask for DMC. My gut guess is with Verti's Big EGO and not wanting someone looking over his shoulder to replace him it had to be DMC was forced on him......hope it all works out and they put egoS aside and tune up a good season for the Amat Faithful.

we still come here 2 blog?

Welcome back Dan

I saw that WestCo would be featured and was wondering where the heck you were it was too too quiet in here..lol

Big Blue,
I guess that's McBrides loss.

Those that stayed gain something very special.

Reguarding Verti:

Daylon is there to take his job. It will help to have him on the sidelines this year but in no way is Verti going to show a ex-NFL player how to coach a team. Bryce McBride never goes to Los Altos if this was announced before the season. DM is a total recruiting tool for Amat and if he becomes head coach the door swings back open to players coming to Amat. Maybe the Monsignor is listening...come on the football season is their bread and butter... bringing in DMC was genius, just wish it was done earlier. I cannot wait to hear his input if he is at the chalk talk. Varti does not expand at all in chalk talk and just goes over play by play...no insight or direction of what he is doing. DMC is a great hire...Just want to know at what capacity is his job?...RB coach? Def. Corrdinator? Assistant Head Coach...Very good news for a change over at Amat...Dont think it stops there either. DMC knows some coaches and ex-players out there that would be glad to work with the team this year. Big name hire and bigger crowds for games..perfect timing Carroll.

Daylon is coaching this season.

To the Valley:

Do you actually believe that Daylon would come back because he believes in what was being accomplished???? Pleeeze...Daylon knows a whole lot more than Verti and that is why he is there. They need his insight, ideas, advise, leadership, vision, and experience at the ultimate level. Verti needs that help, and hopefully he will welcome and listen to the ideas Daylon brings to the program.

The popular term "West Coast Offense" as a general concept is more of a philosophy and an approach to the game than it is a set of plays or formations. Traditional offensive thinking argues that a team must establish their running game first, which will draw the defense in and open up vertical passing lanes downfield ( passing lanes that run perpendicular to the line of scrimmage ).

Bill Walsh's West Coast Offense, however, differs from traditional offense by instead emphasizing a short, horizontal passing attack to help stretch the defense out. The West Coast Offense as implemented under Walsh features precisely-run pass patterns by the receivers that make up about 65% to 80% of the offensive scheme. With the defense stretched out, the offense is then free to focus the remaining plays on longer throws ( 14+ yards ) and mid to long yard rushes

The majority of West Coast Offense routes occur within 15 yards of the line of scrimmage. 3-step and 5-step drops by the quarterback to take the place of the run and force the opposing defense to commit their focus solely on those intermediate routes. Contrary to popular belief, the offense also uses the 7 step drop for shallow crosses, deep ins and comebacks. The Michigan Wolverines utilize the 5 and 7 step drops about 85% of the time with West Coast pass schemes implemented by Quarterbacks Coach Scot Loeffler. If the WCO only utilized the 3 and 5 step pass game the offense would be ineffective with the speed today on the defensive side of the ball, the defense would be squatting and breaking hard on those short to intermediate throws with no fear of a downfield pass.

Once the defense is focusing on one area only, this will then open up running and passing lanes for the backs and receivers to exploit. In theory, this makes the offensive play calling unpredictable and keeps a defense's play "honest" because most down and distance situations can be attacked with the pass or run in Walsh's West Coast Offense

From Wikipedia....the verbage sounds vaguely familiar, to what I posted a few hours ago! LOL!

The popular term "West Coast Offense" as a general concept is more of a philosophy and an approach to the game than it is a set of plays or formations. Traditional offensive thinking argues that a team must establish their running game first, which will draw the defense in and open up vertical passing lanes downfield ( passing lanes that run perpendicular to the line of scrimmage ).

Bill Walsh's West Coast Offense, however, differs from traditional offense by instead emphasizing a short, horizontal passing attack to help stretch the defense out. The West Coast Offense as implemented under Walsh features precisely-run pass patterns by the receivers that make up about 65% to 80% of the offensive scheme. With the defense stretched out, the offense is then free to focus the remaining plays on longer throws ( 14+ yards ) and mid to long yard rushes

The majority of West Coast Offense routes occur within 15 yards of the line of scrimmage. 3-step and 5-step drops by the quarterback to take the place of the run and force the opposing defense to commit their focus solely on those intermediate routes. Contrary to popular belief, the offense also uses the 7 step drop for shallow crosses, deep ins and comebacks. The Michigan Wolverines utilize the 5 and 7 step drops about 85% of the time with West Coast pass schemes implemented by Quarterbacks Coach Scot Loeffler. If the WCO only utilized the 3 and 5 step pass game the offense would be ineffective with the speed today on the defensive side of the ball, the defense would be squatting and breaking hard on those short to intermediate throws with no fear of a downfield pass.

Once the defense is focusing on one area only, this will then open up running and passing lanes for the backs and receivers to exploit. In theory, this makes the offensive play calling unpredictable and keeps a defense's play "honest" because most down and distance situations can be attacked with the pass or run in Walsh's West Coast Offense

From Wikipedia....the verbage sounds vaguely familiar, to what I posted a few hours ago! LOL!

So howie does listen, howie still talking out of both sides of your mouth....give us a break Howie and just give up you just keep burying your self. howie with two s's cossell the Rome listner that who you are from now on.

Again Anon-anus,

Why would I have a opinion of Jimmy Rome if I never heard his show. The point is I have heard his show and I am not impressed. He is all gloss of what we all read in our sports pages. He just does it in a comedy quick quip style. It is his style for fools like you to enjoy. This also shows that I do stand corrected on Show me your lightning bolt..shows how much I listen to your hero. The only thing I give Jim Rome credit for and why I have tuned in from time to time is the athletes he gets for interviews. I listen to the interview and after it is done I have no need to listen to his off the wall BS he puts out.

Couldn't listen to the whole hour, but what I heard was pretty much like the first hour.. 'myopic'. instead of clones it should be drones. Mike, my question is still open. Maybe Jim's just having a bad day. Everybody has them. Anyway, my radio is off. Oh the listener e-mails are great. lmao

It looks like Verti hit one out of the park. Daylon is coming back to coach for the Mighty Lancers. I don't think DAYLON COMES BACK IF HE DIDN'T BELIEVE IN WHAT WAS BEING ACCOMPLISHED OVER THERE RIGHT NOW. Check out the website. That's where I saw it First.

Posted by: To the Valley at August 8, 2007 10:37 AM

Please, you are reaching at best. YOU GIVE VERTI WAY TOO MUCH CREDIT. He had nothing to do with that. Daylon comes in '08 and Verti probably wont be there. Do you really think a former Amat star and NFL player is going to take orders from a college walk on? Stop trying to put Verti on a pedestal. He doesn't have what it takes.

yea hes gonna coach too bad its not until 08 though.

Sorry its been so long, I'll be back from Hawaii and in work on Friday to update the blog. Reg, I will be in touch, we've got a lot of football to preview. Thanks to all of you for your kind words, and we'll get things going in a couple of days...

It looks like Verti hit one out of the park. Daylon is coming back to coach for the Mighty Lancers. I don't think DAYLON COMES BACK IF HE DIDN'T BELIEVE IN WHAT WAS BEING ACCOMPLISHED OVER THERE RIGHT NOW. Check out the website. That's where I saw it First.

I listened to the first hour of Jim Rome. I was expecting more of a circus type of show. He sounds bored with his own show.He repeats himself as if his show is on a ten minute loop. The listener e-mails are really funny. He needs a side kick or something. Here comes hour two.

chris rome romey is on am 570 9-12 but mike will probably let me know if im wrong

FRED!
Welcome to the SGV man. When are you back from Hawaii?
-Reg

It's going to be a great Fall Sports Season. Can't wait.

Mike the Clone. Since you wont answer my question. When and what station is your master on so I can listen for myself

Comments
I couldn't help but to put my two cents in...

First of all, I have to admit that being a part of the "Amat Family" is a love/hate relationship.
Like all schools, as a parent you must hurdle the politics, and as an athlete you must hurdle the mind games the coaches play.

When DiFiori was coaching, I initially thought he was a jerk and was an idiot in terms of the calls that were made during the game. After he left and Verti was hired, I found out that DiFiori was allowing Verti to call the offensive plays. In turn, DiFiori took the heat for this and it eventually cost him his job as head coach. I'm not saying it was the only thing, but part of the reason.

DiFiori had an excellent relationship with visiting college recruiters. Once Verti signed on, this changed. Verti's ego is very big. He is also obviously young...too young to be a head coach and have the experience and knowledge needed to communicate, lead and LISTEN to input from others and wear the many hats that is necessary from a head coach.

Our family learned first hand how the recruiting process worked. The help came from the other coaches at Amat, not Verti. The assistant coaches will record a DVD specifically with highlights of that particular player so that the player can mail to colleges. Help also came from past players who had close ties to other colleges and universities. There is alot of networking between coaches. If your son is not a "DIV. I" player or over 5'10", they are looked over the majority of the time. The head coach at Amat determines what player will be the "spotlight" player for the media and colleges. It's all to promote the school. If the player is not of the Division I level (according to Amat standards), it is his and his family's responsibility to get to the next level. Skill players will receive letters from many colleges and universities, but ultimately, these letters are to get the players interest in attending that school, not because
of their playing ability.

After saying this, I must mention that the "LOVE" side of being a part of the Amat family. It includes meeting a great group of parents. The Amat staff is "stuffy" at times, to say the least, but I must tip my hat to the mothers and fathers of the football players (past and present)...they are an integral part of the football program and our family enjoyed our time together witnessing "our boys" playing under the Friday Night Lights, waiting outside the locker room for each player (skilled or not)to walk out into the massive group of supporters, and the infamous tailgate parties that continue well into the night. It doesn't get any better that.

Posted by: amatwillshine at August 7, 2007 03:32 PM

Fred
The Babe Ruth Baseball World Series 16-18 year olds will be represented by the San Gabriel Valley Pacific Southwest tournament champs!!!!! Their first game will be Friday, August 10...
I hope you can check out the tournanment and keep the San Gabriel Valley posted.
2007 Babe Ruth Baseball 16-18 World Series in Newark, Ohio

FRIDAY, AUGUST 10
Game 3 11:00 AM American Division DENHAM SPRINGS, LA vs. SAN GABRIEL VALLEY, CA *
Game 4 1:30 PM National Division LOUISVILLE, KY vs. OVIEDO, FL *
Game 5 5:00 PM American Division COLUMBIA BASIN, WA vs. MUSKINGUM VALLEY, OH *
Game 6 7:30 PM National Division LICKING COUNTY, OH vs. HEARTLAND EAST, IA *

Conq76,

Enjoyed the "Well mine can" story from coach. That was sweet.

My kind of guy!

Late!

Mike the Clone

Despain was operating a clinic for other high -school coaches explaining his passing schemes, strategies and tactics. After it had concluded, one coach approached him and said his kids could never grasp the intricacies of what he, Despain, was teaching. Despains simple response was, "Well, mine can."

Los Altos ran throughout the seventies, an extremely well balanced offensive scheme that utilized short, accurate passes, men in motion, play-action passes and quick draws. All of this set-up the defense and when they had all but forgotten about the long pass, one would be uncorked and would result in a quick score on many occasions. His use of the tight-end both as a quick slant target and as a pulling blocker further drew defenses in making the sudden long ball even more effective.

He did all of this from a pro-set formation and if you were to look, you would see that the trademark success of Los Altos was based on a commitment to balance, of developing every facet of the offense so that no single weakness could be focused on.

Despain had the atheletes and the creative ability to use them in what were, at the the time, very sophisticated methods for high school kids.

It may not have been the exact replica of what Walsh introduced, but it was based on many of the same principles.

WOW,
A week & a half vacation & I come back & everything's changed. Good luck at Fox Aram,
thank you for starting the best blog on high school football & I'm gonna miss your coverage
of the East SGV football teams. Fred R. welcome
to the east side, We'll see you when you get back
from the island.
Glad to see the West Covina / South Hills game
will be on TV, to all the jealous ones out there
eat your hearts out, GO BULLDOGS!!!

heard south hills changed its school colors to cardinal and yellow, just like usc how bout that

heard south hills changed its school colors to cardinal and yellow, just like usc how bout that

heard south hills changed its school colors to cardinal yellow, just like usc how bout that

wheres the media when LA plays.... theres talented players over there!!!!

MIKE THE CLONE Im really disapointed with you,I thought the Great Mike the Clone could answer a simple question.WHAT is Jim Romes attraction? All we got is you smacking on someone for 'gloss" and how to spell Cossell. If this blog is dead,its because you killed it. I AM OUT. ERRRRR

Thinking the same thing Anonymous. For a guy that doesn't like Rome he sure does know the "Gloss"

Also I beleive Howard spelled his last name Cosell not COSSELL some of the oldtimers here can ya help me out on that.

Oh well Plaid your right it is dead in here.

Out!

Mike the Clone

Jim Rome is NOT a reporter he is a talk show host dufus! Big Difference Howie!.For a guy who claims to be not a clone you sure seem to know a lot about Jim Rome you certainly know the glossary. I beleive the lighting bolt is hacksaw's line. So you keep putting that foot in your mouth Howard your still doing it after all these years.

Hey Fred looking good up there..
I hope you plan on covering all prep sports.. I'd like to see water polo and soccer and every other sport get at least a thread in here so people can blog about them..

Response 2: Fred Robo

Hate him..love him...disagree with him...smack back at him...make fun of him...miss him.

So far Robo, your site is no Aram T grey space to brag about.

What else you got to offer before the Plaid Lad free jumps out of this bug-smasher without a chute.

Tally-ho...till someone wants to talk SGV Football.

BORED LAD

Conq 76'
Apparently you don't know what the West Coast offense is!

ANONANUS,

You miss the whole point dufus. Sure lot of reporters get news off news wires etc. but Jim Rome you tell me what as he done as far as earn his stripes as a journalist?..he feeds off others stories. He is all smoke and mirrors. 90% of his takes are spun off someone elses story. Can Jim not come up with his own news for a change. What is liked about him are his quick one liners like Epic! fishwrap! i'm out now! rack him! errrrrrrr! show me your lightning bolt! thats all good for the comedy part of it but the bottom line is Jim has not really done much journalism. He hangs on the coatails of others...but hey whatever works, he came up with the idea and has made a good living off it so I do give him that credit. He is just not much of a reporter thats all.

The young man who took the snaps last year had a big heart, but lets face it, he wasn't a Hertel, Sproul or Smith, (I go waaayyy back). The beauty of Despain and now Gano, has always been balance. Los Altos has been running a "West Coast" offense long before anyone ever heard of (RIP) Bill Walsh.

Gano will pull something out of his hat.

So Howard let me get this right, if you gather information from newspapers, wire sources, or other sources of material to do a show that doesn't count? you'd have to be at each game and every game first hand to get the story or comment on it. Huh?
If you use your analogy there goes FUK he exploits the wire services everynight because someone else has written the story for the AP or Brietbart from which he gets his stories from and just reads them off the prompter.
Howard even in this altered state, you still make no sense.

Conq.76,

I think the LA defense will win some games for them this year. The O will sputter if those QB's cannot get the job done. With that O-line they just might have the time to throw the ball. You are right that is why we play the games. Gano will know by game 2 where he needs to adjust to win. Good smart coaches know all this...Rosemead is a good game to start with, not a heavy hitter like So. Hills or CO.

Big Differance between doing you journalism as the Vin Scully's and the Rob Fuk's of the world but openly saying you read different news papers (as he put it FISHWRAPS)and then come on the air to discuss the topics, what is jim doing but exploiting someone elses journalism. I give him credit he siezed the opportunity and came up with it and has spun it into TV and radio but he is really not doing much but commenting on what someone else wrote. The CLONES that live off his every word are just as useless.

MIKE THE CLONE I did not bring this subject up to 'SMACK" on you, Joe Amat or anyone. I really dont understand Jim Romes attraction. After reading all your posts and then seeing that clip of Rome. You seem nothing like that weasel. I would think you would knock that guy down first. What if he called your favorite high school quarterback,"Chris" I think he would if it would get him ratings. Please straighten me out if Im wrong. I just dont get it.

chris rome is mike the clone

Yep, QB seems to be the BIG "?", but thats why they play the games.

Feeling U, do I really need to respond to a couple of guys that call themselves “Chris” if you know what I mean.

Late!

Mike the Clone

Chris Rome I'm listening to the Loose Cannons right now and you mean to tell me the the Saw and Hartman dont knock anyone, Give me a break you must be deaf.Hartman is all over Kobe always. I'm not a big Rome fan and i have never smacked anyone

even though i have played football and baseball my whole life so far.....there are people that know just as much if not more about sports than i do....so playing the sport is not a necessity

Roone Arledge: You can make your list,

The only gripe I have against Jim Rome compared to the people you listed.

He tried to punk Jim Everett (A NFL PLAYER) on his show. He had no RESPECT for the man!!

You just don't become a NFL star by chance alot of hard work it takes to get there.

Man if I was infront of Jim I would have b**ch slapped his ass in that interview.

instead of

eerh! OUT!

OUCH!

Chris ARLEDGE....Great list of quality people.You completely missed the point. None of the greats you mention disrespect the hard work of any athlete. They are not pretenders. They dont put down ('Smack' as you would say)people to get ratings. Rome is like the Jerry Springer of radio. Am I wrong? I like your list. How long did that take to compile?

So if you guys go along with theory that everyone should be an expert and had to of played the game and can't comment on anything then throw this list under the bus too:
Joe McDonnell, Steve Hartman, Hannah Storm, John Ireland, Rob Fukasaki, Fred Roggin,Keith Jackson,Tom kelly, Lindsay Soto, Lisa Guerrero, Chris Berman, Charlie Steiner, Dan Patrick, Steve Mason, Andrea Kramer, Leslie Visser, Vin Scully, Lee “Hacksaw” Hamilton, Matt money Smith, Vic the Brick Jacobs, Rory Markus, Dave Smith. Bill McDonald. And I guess you could throw in some national print guys too if you wanted too say like Mike Riley of Sports Illustrated
Anyone else want to add to this list? So if you buy into Chris Romes theory all these people are worthless time to turn off sport talk on radio and TV.

Conqs get spanked again this year. No QB..WHAT IS UP WITH THAT?....McBride gets his, no doubt, then he gets keyed on and the season is over for Conqs and Conq fans. Heck he may even get banged up in the process of LA being one dimensional. Tamayo, Longoria or Tillis is not your QB solution.

I just hope it is a better game than last time the SGV was featured. If I am recalling correctly, the last game featured my Conq's getting spanked by Charter Oak. It was a bit embarrassing!

What say you Mike the Clone?

Northview does not play Schurr in week 1, they actually play Montebello at Schurr high on a thursday during week 1.....

I agree with Chris Rome here. Jim Rome has never played a real mans sport but does have all the answers and quick quips. Sure he does. What Jim Rome has is that he is a good and fast speaker and that is his talent. If you go out and read 10 different sports pages from around the country and are a opinionated person and a good speaker you can become a Jim Rome. That is what made this guy. He has no gridiron Experience to really know what happens out on the field. He is your Oprah of sports and thats it..he found his niche, and he made good on it and is making the the big money..good for him and Tom Leykis they bank their trade into $$$ from people who live on their every word...Sad but what these so called experts are doing is reading you the newspaper in a different way and people but into it....This does not mean they know it all, if fact they dont know shi-, only what you and I do every morning and that is reading what someone else wrote....

So Hills home vs Trabuco Hills- trabuco hills. south hills to to overrated

West Covina vs Mater Dei home- well its mater dei

Bonita Home vs Covina- both teams lost qbs, but im giving it to covina

Upland home vs CO- upland in this one.

Los Altos home vs Rosemead-la

Bishop Amat home vs Los Osos- guess we will just have to see how bishop does ill go with them

Schurr home vs Northview- nv is overrated as well, schurr wins

JOE AMAT: I have read your blogs and have a lot of respect for you. I dont have respect for a tennis player from Santa "Barbara" who thinks being a NFL quarterback is easy. Jim Everets line sucked. I would love to see Jim Rome play one down. Its a shame guys like you and the Clone would even consider this guy as some kind of expert. He must laugh his ass off every week when he cashes his check. Rome is a pretender. I guess "Slamming" guys who work their backs off to succeed at a higher level is ok. I cant see how anyone who has played, can like this guy. I must be missing something. What is it? I dont get this guy..

TOPIC:

Predictions on first game openers and Why?: Be fair, be honest.

So Hills home vs Trabuco Hills (battle of the Hills)

West Covina vs Mater Dei home (David vs Goliath)

Bonita Home vs Covina (No McD in this one)

Upland home vs CO (CO weaker or stronger this year)?

Los Altos home vs Rosemead (QB still a concern for LA?)

Bishop Amat home vs Los Osos (will the loss of Wells, Bonilla and McBride really hurt the Lancers this year)?

Schurr home vs Northview (champions at home vs a much improved NV squad)

I'm not sure that "Chris" put Rome "in his place" but he may have helped launch a career.

Where is Everett now and how did he rank among his peers during his playing days?

Rome may be one of the most powerful men in sports broadcasting. Most in the industry have put the "Chris" incident out of their mind. Rome can get the biggest interviews - first. No one has easier access to the biggest names, from players to commissioners.

He has come a long way since his earliest days doing a show while in in Santa Barbara (and, believe it or not, was a favorite among the athletic staff at that time). He also was a pretty good tennis player on the Junior Circuit back in the day out of Calabasas HS

Like him or not "Rome is Burning" and the guys that aren't afraid to "stir the pot" (*cough-AT-cough*) are the ones that blow up in the business.

So thats Jim Rome? What a little weasel. You can tell he was always picked last in school. My sister could kick his little ass. Thats somebodys idea of a hero? No wonder He says "I'll take that smack like a man. He has no choice! I know now who the real CHRIS is..Sad, Sad, Sad.. What a joke!! Chris(the weasel)Rome. I cant stop laughing..

Mike the Jim Rome clone,

Hey do you remember this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOVxitMy47c

Chris is not the best speaker but definitely scared the crap out of Jim Rome.

CLASSIC!!

Be carefull who you Idolize.

Put the punk little man in his place!

WAR! Out! errH!

RAckam!

sounds like you are joe colt... sounds like you. try delievering your pizzas quicker next time... you just might get a tip for once. don't want to end up back in the fields picking lettuce now do you?

Re: Posted by: DavidBrownFromCTown IsADouche at August 6, 2007 07:20 PM
"nope. my moms is across the room from me right now joe colt. are you sure you didn't get confused and end up picking up a hooker on lark ellen?

afterall, most c town high grads either end up delievering pizza or in jail so your confusion comes to no surprise."

Im not confused, that was your "moms" I picked up on lark ellen.

Joe Colt

Is there anyway to spell check on this blog?

NEW TOPIC:Due to the over-welming responce from my last topic, I guessing all of them. OK, Lets try this one. What school has the best mascot and cheer leaders? What is football without spirt?

nope. my moms is across the room from me right now joe colt. are you sure you didn't get confused and end up picking up a hooker on lark ellen?

afterall, most c town high grads either end up delievering pizza or in jail so your confusion comes to no surprise.

NEW TOPIC. CONFIRM OR DENY. Other than Coach Lou.What other coaches have forbiden their players and staff from blogging? Morrison?Bogan? Pasky?Gano?Verti?

Boys, chill out. When Fred gets back, he's going to start firing away and there will be topics. I just spoke to him from Hawaii. He's pretty pumped. Soon this address won't be good anymore, but you'll be re-routed to Fred's blog.

Someone, somebody needs to pumped some juice in this blog. If Freddie is in Hawaii and Aram is chasing around Jenie Zolasko over at Fox Sports.....someone step up here and get this boring blog going. Mike the clone, Amat 73,Orca,Joe Amat,Matbag........make up your own story line and lets get it going......lets not wait for a host......your on gentleman.!

Re: Posted by: DavidBrownFromCTown IsADouche at August 6, 2007 02:12 PM
joe colt... hurry up and deliver your pizzas. btw its time to pick up your welfare check.

Just finished delivering and picked up my check, I am headed over to your moms house again so if you need me just call over there.

Joe Colt

joe colt... hurry up and deliver your pizzas. btw its time to pick up your welfare check.

Aram,
With you gone who is going to run things?? Who will update the Blogs???

re: justwondering.The answer to your question is YES.. Big Time YES. More than anybody. WAAAAA!! You grow up.

What's with all the cry babies? Do you think if CO,G,BA were going to be on TV that WC and SHHS would be b*****g like you all are?? GROW UP..........

What is the Big Deal about So Hills this year?..they get one alleged Star from Bishop Amat and they have them on TV???.....Heck they could well possibly start their season off 0-2..Trabuco Hills is no slouch and La Habra has So Hills number plus La Habra is at home for that game, also the rest of So. Hills schedule, all teams have 5 losses or more the previous year with exception of Rowland, and we all know Rowland this year is not the Rowland of last year. Someone had them in a So Cal vs No Cal bowl game?...I cannot see how they would qualify with that schedule. Walnut and Nogales on their schedule...Very Weak.....I would not punch their ticket to the Bowl game or a CIF championship just yet.

What is the Big Deal about So Hills this year?..they get one alleged Star from Bishop Amat and they have them on TV???.....Heck they could well possibly start their season off 0-2..Trabuco Hills is no slouch and La Habra has So Hills number plus La Habra is at home for that game, also the rest of So. Hills schedule, all teams have 5 losses or more the previous year with exception of Rowland, and we all know Rowland this year is not the Rowland of last year. Someone had them in a So Cal vs No Cal bowl game?...I cannot see how they would qualify with that schedule. Walnut and Nogales on their schedule...Very Weak.....I would not punch their ticket to the Bowl game or a CIF championship just yet.

When is Freddie going to take over this blogg? Hi CO Dad. How is Lou?

Re: Posted by: DavidBrownFromCTown IsADouche at August 5, 2007 09:04 PM

and we all assumed that you were the smartest guy on the short bus, oh well.

Joe Colt

pffft talk about a waste of airtime. you might as well air some little league ws bs than watch these 2 scrub teams play.

then again i will admit shhs is decent... but that is like saying who is the smartest retard.

GOOD LUCK ARAM!!!

Thanks for the blog man. It's been real fun and it gave fans a voice...finally. There is no doubt that this blog can indeed make things happen if the right things are said and heard. I wish you the best of luck in your next step of your career. What an exciting time in your life! Take care and our prayers go with you! Shine on man!

Mighty Are The Men That Wear Blue And Gold And Now Work At FoxSports!!! hahaha!

yea ok jommy clausen you are not startin at notre dame u dont have the experience sure u went there early but in game situation ur gonna get hurt

BARRY LAMAR BONDS TIES HENRY AARON WITH 755 CAREER HOMERUNS!! BELIEVE IT FOLKS!!THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME TAKES ANOTHER MILESTONE IN HIS HALL OF FAME CAREER.

Hello Fighting Irish fans, I'm informing all of you loyal bloggers that I will be starting for Notre Dame.

hey aram so ur not gonna put the top 10 lineman up or wat,since u are leavin

OK when you get that "Price is Right" gig I'll come on and wear a Kilt and show off that new car and my hot my legs.

(laughing)

MTC

Congratulations with the new job Aram, you work hard and deserve it. You've been extremely valuable to the Trib.
I don't understand, however, how the Trib let go of a Brian Baiotto, a man who was just as valuable to the prep sports coverage as anyone else. He did a great job covering wrestling this year and had some outstanding human interest pieces. Everyone knows how much effort he gave to the company. With you and him gone, there are going to be some really big shoes to fill.

Uh, even if I was the next host of Price Is Right, I'd never forget anybody.

And he will be going Joe Who and Mike who? Like he is a big shot.

Exactly Joe............the kid will be back sitting next to Soto on Friday nights...writing his own stuff and going Parham who?

And the Dog count is...????????(laughing) oh it's not time for the left overs yet for the Scribes.

MTC

AT,

...for now : )

And I'm sitting here at Dodger Stadium enjoying the last two days of my writing career.

Aram,

You know I'm sitting here watching this stuff and I hate to admit it but I just have tears in my eyes because those were the days when we worked hard,never complained,just did it,it was expected of us and when I was playing and coaching I expected it from my kids.

Call me old fashioned and I'm glad in my family we hold to this day that hard work will eventually pay off.

Micheal Irviing said it right "Don't tell me it's just a game" you take what you learn from that game and it will carry you through life.

Late!

Mike the Clone

MTC,

Everything started going down the tubes with the "Icky Shuffle."

Is it just me or after watching some of the NFL induction ceremonies the recurrent theme was "the game is not about you as an individual and your me me me attitude" it's a team sport treat it as one. So get your butt into the endzone put the ball down and get there again.

Coach Marv Levy we need more guys like you today.

Damn I miss the days when guys respected the game.

OUT!

MIke the Clone

Scot shields and FN get a job both of them need to get a job somewhere else.

FN get a job,

Nice! I'm taking that blast at the Clone for what it's worth.OOOOOOhhhhh let's just say..........not much.

Late!

Mike the Clone

Response 2: OT the OG

Well said! After all how do you defend one persons opinion, if not your own?

Although, some agree on this site, as do some don't... it's still the best HS sports grey-space in town.

Regarding the Fox/Sports airing of the West Covina and So. Hills game....I think it's the best DAM thing that could have happened to all of us in SGV....regardless of who plays, wins or loses. Of course, like all large families someone is always bound to be a little jealous.....spoiled kids.

Father Plaid Knows Best

Long time reader, first time blogger. First, AT, great job with the blog, and congrats with your promotion. Second, I totally enjoy the enthusiasm of the participants of this blog. It gets the 'good fan' blood going on friday nights. That being said; Who in the hell is "conqs r us", and who died and left him in charge of determining the pecking order of sgv football? It's high school football! Kids do their best. Win, lose, draw. High school! I so hope that sometime this season L A faces West Co. Don't care if it's your house. I want to be there when it's all on the line. You WILL know then. Till' then, get a life.
Out!
OT

CBaseball,

No writing and no TV. I will be strictly behind the scenes at FOXSports.com.

Mike the Clone........singing on the blog? you need a life bro. Typical Glendora loser...You and Tart mom come up with that rendition over at the local pub.....Have another pack of unfiltered Pal mals and another shot of Burbon with a beer back...geeze it has come to this......lyrics to the ex-host...........that was totally weak.........Songs to your defense on friday nites......"you dropped a bomb on me"...dazed and confused....tip toe thru the tullips.....one of these nites......

Thanks for doing a great job for the Trib Aram. Best of luck at FoxSports. Will we see you on TV or any articles on the website by you?

check maxpreps and that will show you a complete list of every team's schedule in the southern section.
from what i saw our game south hills vs. west covina may be on an off week compared to the other bigger southern sections schools. some of our other local matchups different weeks just dont compare with some of the other bigger matchups those weeks. sorry!
i think the only other time our valley was on foxsports was years ago when los altos and charter oak played each other. congratulations to our boys on representing the valley. fox won't cancel the game if west covina is below .500 by the time that game is going to be on tv will they? check their schedule!

What weeks are Los Altos and So. Hills Or So. Hills and CO.

Check that against the schedule and we may have our answer

It should have been Los Altos and So. Hills Or So. Hills and CO..........West covina has a Shi--y team this year.....they will lose ratings for SGV next year....no one going to want to watch WC after MD gives them a a-- kicking

Aram thanks for the blogg. The few bloggers that support West Covina will miss you...
I glad WC will be on TV

Hey A.T.

I think this is basically your last day to be the “Big Papi” here in this little jungle you have built. So I figure this was relevant because the blog truly was your baby.

Hit it Frank…………..

It's quarter to three, there's no one in the place
Except you and me
So set 'em' up Joe, I got a little story
I think you should know
We're drinking my friend, to the end
Of a brief episode
Make it one for my baby
And one more for the road

I know the routine, put another nickel
In the machine
I feel kind of bad, can't you make the music
Easy and sad
I could tell you a lot, but it's not
In a gentleman's code
Make it one for my baby
And one more for the road

You'd never know it, but buddy I'm a kind of poet
And I've got a lot of things I'd like to say
And if I'm gloomy, please listen to me
Till it's talked away

Well that's how it goes,
and Joe I know your gettin'
Anxious to close
Thanks for the cheer
I hope you didn't mind
My bending your ear
But this torch that I found, It's gotta be drowned
Or it's gonna explode
Make it one for my baby
And one more for the road

Frank Sinatra

Late Buddy and Again thanks!

Mike the Clone

So AT if your leaving, who is going to run this blog, and who is going to be covering the local prep sports scene?

Coming to DISH in 2008: Your choice

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Here are the ESPN National games

Sat., Aug. 25 Booker T. Washington (Fla.) vs. Summerville (S.C.) Noon ESPN
Sat., Aug. 25 First Coast (Fla.) vs. Berkeley (S.C.) 4 p.m. ESPNU
Fri., Sept. 7 Wichita East (Kan.) vs. Dodge City (Kan.) 8 p.m. ESPNU
Fri., Sept. 14 Yough (Pa.) vs. Jeannette (Pa.) 8 p.m. ESPNU
Sat., Sept. 15 Miami Northwestern (Fla.) vs. Carroll (Texas) 7 p.m. ESPNU
Thurs., Sept. 20 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame (Calif.) vs. Birmingham (Calif.) 11 p.m. ESPN2
Fri., Sept. 21 McDonogh #35 (La.) vs. St. Augustine (La.) 8 p.m. ESPNU
Fri., Sept. 28 North Bergen (N.J.) vs. St. Peter's (N.J.) 8 p.m. ESPNU
Thurs., Oct. 4 Daphne (Ala.) vs. Foley (Ala.) 9 p.m. ESPN2
Fri., Oct. 5 Parkway North (Mo.) vs. Parkway West (Mo.) 8 p.m. ESPNU
Thurs., Oct. 11 Poway (Calif.) vs. Torrey Pines (Calif.) TBD ESPNU
Fri., Oct. 12 Cherry Creek (Colo.) vs. Grandview (Colo.) TBD ESPNU
Thurs., Oct. 18 Cy-Fair (Texas) vs. Cypress Falls (Texas) 7 p.m. ESPN2
Fri., Oct. 19 Clovis (N.M.) vs. Artesia (N.M.) 10 p.m. ESPNU

Here are the games

9/7 – Redlands East Valley @ J.W. North
9/15 – Corona Centennial @ Crespi (at Pierce College)
9/21 – Oaks Christian @ St. Bonaventure
9/28 – Los Alamitos @ Orange Lutheran
10/5 – Servite @ S.O. Notre Dame
10/6 – De La Salle @ Mission Viejo (national telecast)
10/12 – Hart @ Canyon
10/26 - Vista Murrieta @ Temecula Chaparral
11/2 – West Covina @ South Hills
11/9 – Mater Dei @ Servite

Aram,

You need to make calls to Fox Sports for their HS Spotlight show and get them on board for televising some of the big games this year like LA vs SH or LA vs CO. No better way to build credibility for a state bid then that.

Posted by: LUVTHISGAME at June 12, 2007 11:55 AM

At least they got it half right :), but its a start. Way to go SGV!!!!!

Conq Alum,

No, I don't have a link, but the portion of the LA Times article listing the games should tell you what to expect. It doesn't say anything about Week 0.

From what I hear, CIF actually gives FOX a list of suggested games to do from week to week ... match-ups they feel will be very meaningful games. Obviously, they do this before the season. OK, now follow along, one higher-up from CIF told me he reads this blog, and you all know that I think of South Hills this season ... put everything together and maybe they bought the South Hills hype and said "We have to suggest a South Hills game at some point this season." I know this sounds way out there, but you never know.

Aram,

I heard that FOX Sports/Prime Ticket was going to air the week 0 game (Friday, 8-31) of Dominguez vs. Centennial (Corona).?.?

Do you have a link at FSN with the high school tv listings?

congrats...

pretty cool that aram works for FOX now. we get the latest inside scoop on FOX. yea boii!

DavidBrownFromCTown IsADouche, you are a waste of blog space. Get off this site if you don't like it. Awesome that SGV football is getting some So Cal pub!

Who's Aram?

Late!

Mike the Clone

Excellent,

Thanks Aram. Keep it coming.

This is from Eric Sondheimer's article in the LA Times ...

The Southern Section has sent out letters to individual schools notifying them that their games have been selected to be televised by FSN Prime Ticket this season, and leading off the schedule is the Sept. 7 game between Redlands East Valley and Riverside North.

Also scheduled to appear is Corona Centennial, which will have its Sept. 14 game against Encino Crespi televised. And on Oct. 26, Vista Murrieta and Temecula Chaparral will be televised.

The Inland Empire is expected to have one of its strongest group of football teams in years.

Other games selected for broadcast include Ventura St. Bonaventure vs. Westlake Village Oaks Christian on Sept. 21, Los Alamitos vs. Orange Lutheran on Sept. 28, Anaheim Servite vs. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame on Oct. 5, Newhall Hart vs. Canyon Country Canyon on Oct. 12, West Covina South Hills vs. West Covina on Nov. 2 and Santa Ana Mater Dei vs. Servite on Nov. 9.

Oh, I wasn't reporting this because of anything I got from FOX. I haven't started there yet and I'm not even with the TV side. I got this info from Coach Bogan, who called to say adios today. Then, I went to the LA Times story. I'll post the sked in a second.

AT,

come on big buddy - take the credit!

No one will be the wiser : )

Keep visitin'

Sounds good Aram, I will set the TIVO, as you know Amat plays Notre Dame that nite....I would have liked if it were Thursday nite but oh well. Is there a set schedule you can share with us on the games that will be televised?. Also will the Amat Oluth game be one that is on the list. Are you at liberty to discuss this.....