The Division I scholarship offers just keep on rolling in for the La Mirada football team.
Offensive lineman Anthony Cerillo is the latest to receive interest from a NCAA FBS program, getting an offer from Colorado of the Pac-12 Conference.
Cerillo is the fifth Matadore to receive a FBS offer. The others are linebacker Koa Kaleopaa, who has nine, including Cal, Arizona and Mississippi; offensive lineman Spencer Ueli Fa’atoalia, (Hawaii, Nevada); tight end Tyler Luatua, who has 18 offers, including UCLA, Notre Dame, Michigan, Alabama, Ohio State and Oklahoma, and quarterback Kevin Dillman, who has eight offers, including UCLA, Florida State, Colorado and Mississippi.
La Mirada was 8-5 last season and advanced to the CIF-Southern Section Southeast Division semifinals, losing to champion West Covina. The Matadores open the season Aug. 24 with a home game vs. area stalwart St. Paul at 7 p.m.

Here’s a clip from Richard Nixon, who said it best when it’s time to leave.

It is with mixed feelings I let everyone know that as of next week, I will no longer be the prep sports editor for the Whittier Daily News.
As many as you know that our Pasadena Star-News prep editor resigned in June and I’ve been chosen to succeed him in Pasadena. Eric Terrazas will take over here.
I’m sure most of you know Eric, who has been here the past few years, helping out with our coverage. He’s a graduate of La Serna High School, so he certainly knows the area. He will take over this blog and the area, beginning next week, and I’m sure he will do a great job.
I leave here with mixed feelings. I’m obviously looking forward to covering some new schools in the Pasadena area, but I will miss interacting with the coaches and players of our Whittier area schools, especially this coming season, which promises to be one of the better area football seasons in recent memory, with many top games.
I’m sorry I could let people know before, but had to wait until it became official.
I know I will definitely miss the area.
All I can really say is what Richard M. Nixon said in 1974 when he left the presidency, Au revoir — we’ll see you again.

This is the time of the year when big-time colleges begin their push in football recruiting, and La Habra defensive lineman Greg Gaines, a key player for the Highlanders this season, felt it first hand Monday. He received an offer from Colorado, of the Pac-12 Conference.
Gaines is expected to be the leader of a La Habra defense that loses the area’s best defender – Aaron Porter – to graduation. His presence will solidify the defense and allow the Highlanders to make another run at the Freeway League title and become a player in the CIF-Southern Section Southwest Division.
La Habra was 8-5 last season, advancing to the division semifinals.
“He’s just another great kid,” La Habra coach Frank Mazzotta said. “He works his (tail) off, is big, strong and fast.”
Colorado was 3-10 last season, but is considered one of the up and coming programs under second-year coach Jon Embree.

As part of the 2012 PrepXtra, we will again publish a preseason All-Area football team. Now’s the chance to give us your picks of who should make the list. I will be deciding the actual list this week, so fill out who you think should make the list.

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Titan Stadium at Pioneer High School, which has approval for major reconstruction, will be available to the Titans and Santa Fe after all.
Officals at Pioneer and Santa Fe have informed me that the reconstruction will not begin until after the football season, keeping the Titans and Chiefs at the corner of Pioneer and Slauson.

PIONEER
Aug. 30 at Glenn at Excelsior HS, 7 p.m.
Sept. 7 at Rancho Alamitos at Bolsa Grande HS, 7 p.m.
Sept. 14 At Mountain View, 7 p.m.
Sept. 20 MONTEBELLO, 7 p.m.
Sept. 28 at Laguna Beach, 7 p.m.
Oct. 5 *LA SERNA, 7 p.m.
Oct. 11 *at California, 7 p.m.
Oct. 19 *WHITTIER, 7 p.m.
Oct. 26 *EL RANCHO, 7 p.m.
Nov. 2 *SANTA FE, 7 p.m.
*league game

SANTA FE
Aug. 24 GODINEZ, 7 p.m.
Aug. 31 at Esperanza at Yorba Linda HS, 7 p.m.
Sept. 7 ST. JOHN BOSCO, 7 p.m.
Sept. 14 SANTIAGO, 7 p.m.
Sept. 28 at Chaparral, 7 p.m.
Oct. 5 *at WHITTIER, 7 p.m.
Oct. 12 *EL RANCHO, 7 p.m.
Oct. 19 *at California, 7 p.m.
Oct. 25 *at La Serna, at Cal HS, 7 p.m.
Nov. 2 *at Pioneer, 7 p.m.
*league game