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Bulldogs Advance to Silver Division Finals at Damien Classic

Written by tpeterson on December 30, 2023 — Leave a Comment

By Tim Peterson (La Verne) – Desmond Every scored 15 points and the defense did the rest as Pasadena beat Roosevelt (Seattle) 44-32 Friday Night at Bonita High School. With the victory the Bulldogs advanced to the Silver Division Finals of the Damien Classic.

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Mid Valley Sports 2023 Player of the Year: Owen Long-La Serna

Written by tpeterson on December 25, 2023 — 13 Comments

La Serna won the Del Rio League. La Serna won the CIF Division 4 championship and finally the State Bowl 2-AA State title. The Lancers had several players that contributed to the successful season but at the forefront of it all, leading the charge, was Owen Long.

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Late Kick Sinks Chargers, 24-22

Written by tpeterson on December 23, 2023 — 1 Comment

By Tim Peterson (Inglewood)- Tyler Bass kicked a 29-yard field goal with 28 seconds left to lift Buffalo to a 24-22 win over the Chargers Saturday night before a capacity crowd of 71,500 at SoFi Stadium.

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Cal Gives Covina the Third Degree

Written by tpeterson on December 22, 2023 — Leave a Comment

By Tim Peterson (Covina) – California erased a four-point halftime deficit with a big third quarter and went on to beat Covina 57-53 Friday night on the Colts home floor.

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Villasenor Takes the Reins at Nogales

Written by tpeterson on December 21, 2023 — 31 Comments

By Tim Peterson (La Puente) – Matt Villasenor was named the new head football coach at Nogales he confirmed Thursday.

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Blair Hangs a Hundred on Temple City

Written by tpeterson on December 15, 2023 — Leave a Comment

By Tim Peterson (Temple City) – Timmy Anderson scored 36 points and Nazsir Common added 28 as Blair passed the 100 mark in a 103-68 rout of Temple City Friday night in Rio Hondo League action.

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Chargers Fire Head Coach Staley, GM Telesco after Loss to Raiders

Written by tpeterson on December 15, 2023 — 4 Comments

By Tim Peterson (Inglewood) – The Chargers fired head coach Brandon Staley and General Manager Tom Telesco Friday morning after a 63-21 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders Thursday night at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

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Valencia Returns as Head Coach at Burbank

Written by tpeterson on December 13, 2023 — 2 Comments

By Tim Peterson (Burbank) – Hector Valencia has been named the new head football coach at Burbank, a school where he was previously the head coach for five years.

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No Offense But Chargers Lose

Written by tpeterson on December 10, 2023 — 1 Comment

By Tim Peterson (Inglewood) – The Chargers were held out of the end zone until the fourth quarter and never established a groove offensively in a 24-7 loss to Denver in front of 70, 240 fans at SoFi Stadium Sunday.

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Mayfair’s Run Ends in State

Written by tpeterson on December 10, 2023 — 3 Comments

By Tim Peterson (Torrance) – Mayfair fell behind 19-0 in the first half and could never recover in a 38-18 loss to Marin Catholic Saturday night in the CIF Division 3-A State Championship at El Camino College.

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