2010 All Hacienda League Football
Player of the year: Chris Solomon, RB/LB, West Covina, Jr.
Offensive player of the year: Garrett Pendleton, Bonita, QB, Sr.
Defensive player of the year: Maurice Dupleasis, West Covina, LB, Sr.

Above: West Covina’s Chris Solomon all smiles after West Covina defeats Bonita 37-33 for Southeast championship. Solomon named the Hacienda player of the year.

First team offense
QB: George Johnson, West Covina, Sr.
RB: Beejay Lee, West covina, Sr.
RB: Chase Price, Diamond Ranch, Sr.
RB: Giamani Johnson, Bonita, Sr.
RB: Jacoby Carter, Diamond Ranch, Sr.
TE: Frankie Avalos, Los Altos, Sr.
OL: Mark Laffin, West Covina, Sr.
OL: Ray Amaya, West Covina, Jr.
OL: Jon Logan, West Covina, Sr.
OL: Joseph Gibson, West Covina, Sr.
OL: Mike Cortez, West Covina, Sr.
WR: Aubrey Coleman, Walnut, Sr.
WR: Jason Tsukada, Walnut, Sr.
WR: Leonardo Freeman, Rowland, Sr.
PK: Brian Drulias, Diamond Bar, Jr.
First team defense
DL: Justin Meaders, West Covina, Jr.
DL: Ryan Salausa, Rowland, Sr.
DL: Derek Edwards, Diamond Ranch, Sr.
DL; George Castro, West Covina, Jr.
DL: Daniel Herriman, Bonita, Sr.
LB: Eric Mikity, Bonita, Sr.
LB: Kyle Leon, Diamond Ranch, Sr.
LB: K.C. Huth, Bonita, Sr.
LB: Roger Paez, West Covina, Sr.
LB: Randy Collins, Walnut, Sr.
DB: Matt Gelalich, Bonita, Sr.
DB: Anthony Molina, West Covina, Sr.
DB: Andrew Fischer, Diamond Ranch, Jr.
DB: Garret Horine, Bonita, Jr.
DB: Jacoby Carter, Diamond Ranch, Sr.

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2010 All Mission Valley League Football
Players of the year: Steven Rivera, Arroyo, QB, Jr., Matt Fregoso, Rosemead, RB, Sr.
Backs of the year: Anthony Miller, Arroyo, WR, Sr., Michael Jimenez, El Monte, RB, Sr.
Lineman of the year: Sam Torres, Arroyo, Sr.

Above: Arroyo QB Steven Rivera in action. Rivera shared MVL MVP honors with Rosemead’s Matt Fregoso.

First team offense
QB: Matt Macias, Rosemead
RB: Mikey Vasquez, Arroyo
RB: Jossymar Ulloa, Mountain View
WR: Memo Silva, El Monte
WR: Steve San Miguel, Rosemead
WR: Hunter Duran, Arroyo
TE: Fabian Ramirez, Rosemead
OL: Coby Rubalcava, Gabrielino
OL: Julio Tlaxcuapan, Rosemead
OL: Vincent Martinez, Arroyo
OL: Nelson Leon, Rosemead
OL: Luis Nunez, Arroyo
AP: Omar Partida, Arroyo
PK: Cesar Barva, Arroyo
First team defense
DE: Fabian Ramirez, Rosemead
DE: Conner Salazar, El Monte
DT: Vincent Martinez, Arroyo
DT: Sal Chavrin, Rosemead
LB: Anthony Flores, Arroyo
LB: Andrew Gibson, Rosemead
LB: Sam Aholoka, Arroyo
LB: Ruben Jimenez, LB
DB: Mike Amaya, Arroyo
DB: Fernando Ochoa, Arroyo
DB: Frank Lopez, El Monte
AP: Andrew Kerkhoff, Arroyo.

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2010 All Montview League Football
Offensive player of the year: Jose Perez, La Puente, Sr.
Defensive player of the year: Jose Nunez, Azusa, Sr.
Lineman of the year: Edwin Garcia, Azusa, Sr.

above: Azusa’s Jose Nunez in action against La Puente

First team offense
QB: Andres Uribe, Gladstone, Sr.
RB: Bryan Nieto, Azusa, Sr.
RB: Steven Blount, Azusa, Sr.
RB: Joseph Herrera, Gladstone, Sr.
RB: Giovani Rivera, Sierra Vista, Jr.
WR: Abraham Ochoa, Azusa, Sr.
WR: Josh Paniagua, La Puente, Sr.
WR: Michael Pena, Bassett, Sr.
TE: Brandon Ross, La Puente, Jr.
OL: Juan Garcia, Ganesha, Sr.
OL: Andrew Pantoja, Gladstone, Jr.
OL: Adrian Pena, La Puente, Jr.
OL: Anthony Villa, Azusa, Sr.
OL: RJ Gutierrez, La Puente, Sr.
OL: Carlos Gutierrez, Sierra Vista, Jr.
OL: Steve Miranda, Workman, Sr.
PK: Christian Guzman, Gladstone, So.
First team defense
DL: Nick Valverde, Azusa, Sr.
DL: Federico Garcia, La Puente, Sr.
DL: Pedro Candia, La Puente, Sr.
DL: Adrian Solchaga, Gladstone, So.
DL: Aaron Sanchez, Gladstone, So.
LB: Stevent Blount, Azusa, Sr.
LB: Joseph Herrera, Gladstone, Sr.
LB: Freddi Ureta, Sierra Vista, Sr.
LB: Jorge Martinez, La Puente, Jr.
LB: Nick Barrientos, La Puente, Jr.
DB: Aaron Gaulding, Ganesha, Jr.
DB: Bryan Nieto, Azusa, Sr.
DB: Brian Avendano, La Puente, Sr.
DB: Josh Paniagua, La Puente, Sr.
DB: Aaron Arteaga, Gladstone, Sr.

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Bonita rolls in La Canada tourney: Bonita High School’s boys basketball team dealt St. Francis a 50-41 defeat in Pool B round-robin play during the Holiday Classic at La Caada High on Wednesday.

For your daily dose of results for boys and girls soccer, basketball, wrestling and girls water polo box scores, this is for you. During the week I will post box scores emailed or phoned into us the previous night. For you results to appear in the newspaper and on the blog, call your results to 626-962-8811, ext. 2233 or 2242 or email them to scores@sgvn.com. For Wednesday’s boxscores, click thread.

Above: My main man James Northup driving in for two points.

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San Dimas girls basketball tournament
Tonight’s semifinals at San Dimas HS
Chino Hills vs. Antelope Valley, 6 p.m.
Diamond Ranch vs. Santiago, 7:30 p.m.
Championship on Friday at 7:30 p.m.

The West Covina tournament was re-pooled after round-robin play and the weekend schedule is set, with Bishop Amat and Damien meeting in a highly anticipated finale on Saturday night at 7 p.m.

Chris Reyes pours in 27 points: Damien High School’s boys basketball team remained undefeated after a 63-49 victory over Monrovia in a pool-play game of the West Covina Tournament.

Tonight’s games
Bishop Amat vs. Charter Oak, 4 p.m.
Bassett vs. Nogales, 5:30 p.m.
San Dimas vs. Monrovia, 7 p.m.
Friday’s games
Monrovia vs. Don Lugo, 4 p.m.
San Dimas vs. Bassett, 5:30 p.m.
Damien vs.West Covina, 7 p.m.
Saturday’s games
Nogales vs. West Covina, 4 p.m.
Don Lugo vs. Charter Oak, 5:30 p.m.
Damien vs. West Covina, 7 p.m.

One of the most celebrated softball pitchers ever, four-time Olympic gold medal winner Lisa Fernandez, will be the -guest speaker at Bishop Amat’s “A Cut Above,” softball clinic at Bishop Amat high school on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.
Because of the strong possibility of rain the clinic has been moved to the school’s gym and will include instruction on hitting, fielding, base running, lunch and a question and answer session with Fernandez.
Pre-registration is $55 and $65 the day of the event. For more information, call 626-430-8443.
Hit and Hustle
Bishop Amat’s annual “Hit and Hustle,” football camp with Lancers coach Steve Hagerty will be held on January 15 from 9-3 p.m., for kids in third through eighth grade.
The $75 fee includes lunch, certificate of participation, t-shirt a group picture and instruction from the Bishop amat football staff.
For more information call 626-962-2495.