LA MIRADA ROUTS CHARTER OAK: The La Mirada High School football team bounced back from its Week 0 thrashing at the hands of St. John Bosco to rout host Charter Oak on Friday night in a 35-14 victory.
BISHOP AMAT GETS MUCH NEEDED WIN: With so much in doubt and players missing left and right, Bishop Amat quarterback Damian Garcia and receiver Tyler Vaughns made sure Amat wouldn’t start 0-2.
Garcia threw for 215 yards and two touchdowns, and rushed for 76 yards and two scores to help Amat, ranked fifth in the CIF-SS Pac-5 Division, to a 28-10 victory over No. 10 Servite (1-1).
WEST COVINA FALLS SHORT: St. Francis wide receiver Jasher Foster scored two touchdowns, and running back Areg Nazarian added another to lead the Golden Knights football to a 36-24 win in its season opener against West Covina on Friday.
MONTEBELLO HOLDS OFF NORTHVIEW: Quarterback Ryan Rivera accounted for 316 yards and four touchdowns and running back Isaac Mendibles rushed for 226 and a touchdown to lead Montebello to a 43-42 victory over Northview on Friday in a battle of two of the top teams in the Mid-Valley Division.
SAN DIMAS ROUTS MARANATHA: San Dimas broke a 7-7 tie with 34 unanswered points and a dominant ground attack to knock off Maranatha 41-7 in the season opener for the Saints.“That first win feels good,” first-year coach Mark Holman said. “I was really proud of our discipline and our quarterback play plus we’ve got a bunch of guys that can carry the ball.”

Friday’s results
La Mirada 34, Charter Oak 14 — Raise your hand if you thought Charter Oak would do better than this?
Bishop Amat 28, Servite 10 — Someone drank their bottle of get tough. QB Damian Garcia went off throwing two TDS and rushing for two.
St. Francis 36, West Covina 24 — Bulldogs are 0-2 but have hung with Colony and St. Francis.
Damien 31, Roosevelt 28 — Spartans trailed 14-0 then rallied to win
Chino 53, Baldwin Park 20 — Could be a long, long season for the Braves
Bonita 40, Monrovia 30 — Bearcats are the real deal dropping Wildcats to 0-2
Diamond Bar 57, Walnut 7 — That’s back-to-back blowouts for the Brahams
Ganesha 26, Gladstone 23 — Gladstone hung tough but couldn’t get over the hump.
Glendora 24, Alta Loma 14 — Tartans weren’t perfect, but good enough to win in Matt Fink’s senior debut.
Covina 42, La Puente 0 — Colts christened the new Covina District with a rout of the Warriors.
San Dimas 41, Maranatha 7 — Saints looking good despite coach Z’s departure.
Montebello 43, Northview 42 — Vikings lose a tough one in a one-point thriller.
San Marino 84, Sierra Vista 6 — C’mon Titans, show some mercy.
Diamond Ranch 49, Rosemead 0 — Panthers blowout Panthers after Week 0 loss to South Hills.
Santa Fe 38, South El Monte 14 — Not surprised at all.
Pomona 26, Don Lugo 13 — Defending champs get a win after last week’s loss
La Habra 49, South Hills 0 — Huskies need to stop schedule the Highlanders.
Wilson 34, Workman 15 — Wildcats warming up for next week’s meeting with Los Altos
Arroyo 35, Temple City 6 — Knights bounce back with big win over the Rams.
Rowland 34, Alhamnbra 13 — Raiders might be a surprise in the Valle Vista.
Calvary Chapel 46, Bassett 16
Mountain View 31, Nogales 26 — Surpsing after Nogales’ win over Azusa last week.