CIF Football Polls

Raul, your funny..... yeah they beat our team without certain players right? so answer this RAUL do you think it would have had a different score if ALL our players were in the game???? Our would it have been a different game if there Key players were injured???? We all not the answer to that one......

SD MOM you are funny! Should of, could of would of...hmmm. "We should of beat Northview, we could have beat Northview, we would have beat Northview...!" That is all you have said the past week! Just admit the better team won!!! HaHaHa! 8-1 and 2nd place!!! Nice!

What Raul is saying is that NV could of scored again but instead took a knee. It was not that we stopped them. And yes, i am a SD fan. It was a good game and i hope we do meet them in the playoffs.

Who ever is making the rankings has to pay attention more to what they are criticizing - it is obvious these people have not done any research at all with this. Shame shame.

Raul,
should of, could of, would of, well Northview didnt score again... they barely made it a point over... I hope there would be a possibilitie that SAN DIMAS would meet Northview in CIF...that would be most interesting.... GO SAINTS....8-1.....

Not sure why the anti-Rosemead sentiment runs high here. The Panthers play straight ahead fball, and run to their offensive left with extreme power and precision. The QB makes good decisions on passes and though not a rocket arm, has above average accuracy. His line pass blocks very well...and is aided by the threat of Sumler who lingers in the screen area at times, dangerous for a quick dump off. Sumler can drop his pad level way under the radar and really punish an upright or unprepared defender.
Diaz is a stud at TE and more so on the defensive side - believe me, your OT will not be able to block him one on one.
The Meads only glaring weakness remains a turnover mojo, which has trailed them all year. They have been good enough defensively to thwart a ton of points being scored off these turnovers...but in the playoffs that could change big time.
Overlooking this team may be a symptom of dislike or past performance judgement tied erroneously to 2008's Panthers.
The Mead is solid.

shout out

Yeah, I saw you play SH, Harvard then SEM...

Big difference playing better teams than the MVL.

Nice take NY.
I agree . The next month should be VERY INTERESTING !

Fight On
TM

JARHS,

Interesting...I've never seen the Massey rankings before. What really intrigues me about this one is how high they have Burroughs, who I happen to think will make some SERIOUS noise come playoff team. They have enough talent as a #3 seed to beat a #1 seed.....TRUST ME!!! And if they do just that, I guarantee a semifinal appearance for them.

Trojan Man,
The real question for Rosemead in the playoffs is whether or not they maintain discipline and composure AND whether or not Koffler's playcalling gets too conservative...the old playoff curse.

If south hills is #1 than this division is weak i was not inpressed with south hills win over rowland if south hills can barely beat rowland than i see them as a second round knockout and rowland a first round knockout if they even make it.

Massey Southeast ratings

1-CO--------1.44
2-Muir------1.41
3-SH--------1.27
4-La Serna--1.23
5-Santa Fe--1.07
6-Burroughs-0.87
7-Cal-------0.86
8-Cres Vall-0.84
9-Rowland---0.83
10-Bonita---0.80

NV Rocks I saw that game you guys played last week and the writers are right, Rosemead is a better team. We look foward to meeting San Dimas or Northview in the playoffs.

I love this new mid-valley division. So many local schools get to play each other "at last". All close enough for the fans. So many questions answered in the next 3 weeks. No more VVL against the world.

Raul

That's right boy! One point with three main guys out!

What about that over rated defense of NV? 39 without a full crew.

See you soon

Hey Saints fans! What is all of this "barely won by 1 point" sh*t? You do realize the Vikings could have scored again at the end of the game? Just admit that you are over rated and will not see the Vikings in the finals! You had your shot and missed! NV vs. RHS or Paraclete in the Final!

it could also land you in court.

Everyone knows behind closed doors Bogan hates #5! This is no kept secret. The problem is Bogan has a player like that now and has had players like that in the past but refuses to say or do anything publicly because winning is most important. Ask any of us former players and they'll tell you some astonishing stories. I would make large sums of money if I wrote an unauthorized book.

Although CO's ranking should leapfrog them ahead of Muir next week after beating a good Bonita team while Muir's might drop after they beat a horrible phs team. Strength of schedule seems to be Calpreps' key indicator.

Calpreps Southeast ratings:

1. Muir- 34.8
2. CO- 34.7
3. SH- 33.1
4. SF- 30.7
5. LS- 29.1
6. Cal- 24.5
7. BoHi- 23.3
8. Rowl- 22.7
9. Burroughs- 22.5
10.CV- 22.2
11.DR- 22.1
12.WC- 21.5

BEST OF LUCK TOO YOU SCHUSTER! Too bad you can't be there this Friday night when AZUSA clinches the LEAGUE! I know you have your own business to handle!

You planted the seed in our kids, on being the best you can be! I'll shake your hand on any given day!

I know your wishing AZUSA the best of luck in the play-offs, and the same goes for SAN DIMAS.

Good Job COACH!

Robert K,

You're a smart man. And no, this is NOT Shuster! Try again!

Looking forward to a complete Saints team with Nico and Kyle, Coach was smart to rest Nico and now with the best middle linebacker in league back they will kick ass everywhere

Go Saints!

those who put the saint behind any team is dumb. Northview barely beat them by 1 point and that was without Barbone, Withem and kohler. so we'll see who is the last standing

SD-35

Rose-14

Huskyfan,

We appreciate your concern, however it is quite unnecessary. I can assure you that we will be fine and no single player will detract from us having the best year that we possibly can. We are a very close family at South Hills and sometimes with family, things get a bit heated. We are all very intense, players and coaches. But I can assure you that this team is headed in the right direction. They are playing together and becoming more and more selfless each week. These kids are becoming a tighter team and peaking at the right time, and they know it.

As for Geoffrey, he has come extremely far and continues to take strides. He will be fine, we will be fine.

I hope this places your mind at ease. If you would like to discuss any of this in further detail, I will be down on the field at 2pm.

Best Regards

Hay Fred.
South Hills is on top now but it wont be if they dont come together as a team. That's right Mr attitude #5 Jeffery Vaughn walked of the practice field again? This kid is going to disrubt everything the team has been working for. It is not the compitetion that will beat SH's it will be from within from certain kids with the me attitude instead of trying to be a team player. Lets go Bogan time to get old school with the attitudes and let them see what sitting on the bench feels like. While the rest of the team is allowed to gel and win a championship with out them.

love4ftball

The funny thing about Rosemead is they have played in a weak league and anybody that could play they lost.
Go look at the numbers and Azusa, lets get real, your league ranks -139.9.

What a joke.

CIF is a joke! The top three teams are Rosemead, Northview, and San Dimas. I do not know much about the Olympic league but it has to be better than the Montview.

I like how people on here try to guess who everyone is... lol...

sgvfootballfan
do you believe that notre dame would be bishop amat by 24 or more? this should be a classic match up of great offense vs great defense. i'm really curious to see how this plays out friday as i believe the two best teams in the serra league are facing each other.

hey trojan man i just state the facts!!! but im sorry i dont see you guys winning it all either its gonna be a surprise who wins it i think you guys will beat ur selves in the semis but hey thats just what i think

GO HUSKIES!!

YES YES YES

R H S

SAINTS4LIFE!!!!!
guve it up buddy you guys stand no chance against the mead!!! who is saints for life? Schuster??? your the reason you won't be able to take on rosemead your d is too soft...
ill bet you right now you wont even see rosemead in the playoffs

Rosemead 49
SD 28

so why has Northview played already 5 conference games and the other teams have only played 4??? how does that effect the order or does it....???

Fred
If Notre Dame beats Amat by more than than 24 then their will be no at-large for Amat.

It's really interesting to read comments left by people who really have no clue. Fred, I can't wait until San Dimas faces Rosemead. You are correct, my man!

SHUT UP, JT!

Observantcat ,

ARE YOU KIDDING ?!!?

Rosemead is THE TEAM in the Mid Valley .

PERIOD .
Unearned win against MONROVIA ?!?!
WHAT A JOKE had Sumler played the 2nd half it would REALLY have been a blowout . Honestly MONROVIA was really are NOT that good.As sated by another blogger the ONLY team I see BEATING RHS is...

RHS. Solid play on both sides of the ball, and HANDS DOWN the best D In the Mid Valley , I see ONLY and this is a MAYBE , San Dimas @ FULL STRENGTH competing against them , or maybe a Northview team . THAT IS IT !
Azusa #1

Enjoy it for now ...

FIGHT ON
TM

fred,
you still have no faith in muir? The stangs will make you a beleiver again! Keep us as the underdogg

all i have to say is azusa is trash... so yeah you beat Duarte but we have more exp. than all your seniors!!! sorry aztec pride 80 88 are good
24 47 zaragosa are all trash just like your qb you guys wont get past the first round!!!

GO FALCONS!!!

okay yeah i went a bit far sayin you said that but even with those 2 guys back they dont stand a chance against a 2 demational team lets say someone like Rosemead northview Monrovia heck even azusa?!?!? 2 guys can only do so much fred i just dont see them getting past the 2nd round sorry

AZUSA has the talent to play and tell you why.

#80 Medina, is our fullback and linebacker who plays both ways. Has the most tackles for AZUSA.

#24 Ochoa, isn't afraid to hit anybody and can play defense.

Rauley ZARGOSA #1,The guy can catch a ball and is our leading receiver. Stands around 6'2, great size when catching against smaller DB'S.

#47 STEVEN ARCEO, 13 QUARTERBACKS! The most sacks of all the seven leagues.

#88 PETERSON, ONE HECK OF A DEFENSIVE BACK!

AND MANY MORE SEASON SENOIRS!

GOOD LUCK IN THE PLAY-OFFS!

MONTVIEW LEAGUE CHAMPS ~2008~

loveforftbal, now did I say two players make up the S.D. defense? I said they improve it dramatically, and will go a step further and say they're difference makers.

Fred:

I'll Take Jr. LB Josh Lowden and Sr. LB. Jermaine Arnold..they are just playing lights out D!!! add Marquise Williams to the mix along with DJ. Cole and you have a hell of a game....Monrovia by 7+

wow fred so your saying 2 players make up the saints d?!?!?.. so if nico and kyle they are gonna save the saints d?!?

Thanks Fred.

I'd love to get that clarification from them on how they will interpret it, because what I typed was cut and pasted from page 10 the playoff handbook.

Observant Cat, when San Dimas gets linebackers Nico Barbone and Kyle Withem back for the playoffs, the defense improves dramatically.

Oh Fred got to agee on all and like you, put Chargers in top spot. This week will show a lot how it plays out.

My Top Team's for The Mid Valley Division

1. Rosemead
2. Azusa
3. San Dimas
4. Monrovia
5. Northview

Rosemead - Is just unstoppable right the only team i see beating them is them.

Azusa - They're Just a well balanced team good running and a very good passing attack i see them losing in the second round, The reason why i that look at La Puente last yr. there just in a weak league.

San Dimas - Who know's how good Barbone will be when he get's back maybe use him as a decoy, but joe has been stepping it up, i see them going deep in the playoffs.

Monrovia - They showed what they can do in the playoffs, but i don't see them in the 'ship

Northview - They have a big win going into the playoffs.

It would be good to see a Rosemead vs. San Dimas at the end.

How does Rowland move down two spots below West Covina with a 7 pt loss to the top ranked SH team? Rowland just beat West Covina two weeks ago and they have identical records...I am not crying that we should have beaten SH or anything like that...Please make sense to me of the rankings and who are the knuckleheads that figure this out???

C.I.F. is a JOKE!!!!

!!!FEAR THE MEAD!!!WAR PANTHERS!!!

Joe, I asked Thom Simmons about that. His explanation was that the Serra submits its two teams, and the rest can apply as at-large. In the event of a three-way tie for second, you would be flipping for one spot. Why would you flip for third and fourth, they finished in a tie. You let CIF decide who goes based on their points system? I'll look further, but that was my understanding.

Fred:
Defense is the key to winning and going on to the finals in any of these divisions. San Dimas plays offense as good as any team in the east or west valley but their defense is very suspect. They are a team waiting to get shown the door. Monrovia could very easily be that team. With a Solid stingy D and a very potent offense It would'nt be a surprise to me or anyone who has played them. I still believe they have the fire power to Beat even the Almight Rosemead. Mistakes have hurt the Wildcats more than anything else. Even in the Rosemead game Monrovia had the momentum going into the half after being down by 14 and leading in the 3rd quarter by 7, but the mistakes did hurt them and thus game Rosemead an unearned win. But thats why you have playoff games, some for revenge some for comparison of talent on both sides of the ball but the ultimate reason is to see who is still standing at the end of the 4th quarter at the last game of the regular playoff season. You have been away from the West SGVN for awhile so I'm just keeping you abreast on whats going on. San Marino or TC could shock San Dimas if they get them in the first round. Remember Observant told you first!

Fred,
Just want echo your take on Amat. I don't think anyone really thought they would do what they've done this season. Win or lose at Notre Dame (I picked them so they better win!) they have to get the at large bid. They way they battled against Crespi and the big win against OL leads me to believe they can play with anyone. I think that includes the cream of the Pac-5 crop. Let's rock Lancers... it's yours for the taking...

Second... I agree with your take on the Mid Valley. Monrovia and Azusa 1&2... What the... they both have had great seasons and it's been a big turn around... but a healthy San Dimas is really the only team that has a shot agains the Mead. Also, NV will not have a chance against a healthy SD. Having said that, I will be interested to see if Barbone is on the radar this Friday evening...

fred are serious?!?!? how can you say san dimas will make the cif championship?!?!? did you not see northview beat sd?!? honestly if you cant play d then you wont win... use your head.. i agree rosemead should be on top then it should be northview azusa san dimas and so forth... But dont make the kids feel stupid fred by sayin that they shouldn't be where cif has placed them... monrovia won when they needed to and so did azusa and northview so dont say you will donate 100 bucks and make them feel dumb.. i for one hope they both make the cif championship now just to show your ignorance... think of the kids before you say something

i am not a mid valley parent but i was shocked reading that from you fred...

GO HUSKIES!!!!

Fred,

At the conclusion of the season, leagues submit their standings to CIF. 1, 2, 3, 4, etc based on finish and tiebreakers. Three way ties go to coinflips. By rule, the CIF pairings committee cannot choose a 4th place team over a 3rd place team from the same league.

Leagues will have the option of entering an at-large team for consideration should they desire.
Leagues will utilize the same guideline of designating a No. 1 entry, a No. 2 entry, or No. 3 entry. In
the event there is a tie for the at-large team, the league must specify which school will be submitted as the at-large entrant.

That 3-way tie for second is a slippery slope that no one wants to be in. A bad series of flips... and you could be home watching. even if your resume looks pretty good.

Best to take care of it on the field.