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San Gabriel Wins First CIF Championship, 52-27
By Rich Whittington (San Gabriel) – The San Gabriel Matadors won the CIF Division 13 Football Championship, the first in school history, Friday evening, defeating the visiting Bishop Montgomery Knights, 52-27, in the friendly confines of Matador Stadium.
Vikings are Last Team Standing
By Tim Peterson (Downey) – Not until Cathedral quarterback Aidan Moss’ pass fell incomplete with 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter did Downey know that it had beat the Phantoms 55-54 Friday night at Allen Layne Stadium to advance to the CIF Division 4 Finals. The win also marked the 100th career victory for […]
Lancers Comeback Falls Short
By George Hernandez (La Puente) – Dane Dunn’s two touchdowns and three interceptions by the defense led the Trailblazers to a 29-23 victory over Bishop Amat at Kiefer Memorial Stadium Friday night.
Game Night: CIF Playoffs – Semi-Finals
All kickoffs are at 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise indicated:
SAINTS! SEMIS!
By Tim Peterson (San Dimas) – San Dimas piled up nearly four hundred yards on the ground and ran over Tahquitz 45-21 Friday night to advance to the CIF Division 9 Semi Finals.
Arroyo Advances to Semis
By Tim Peterson (Hacienda Heights) – Arroyo jumped out to a 21-0 lead and then held on for a 27-19 win over Los Altos Thursday night to advance to the CIF Division 12 Semi Finals.
Game Night: CIF Playoffs-Second Round
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USC Outscores Cal, 41-35
By Tim Peterson (Los Angeles) – Caleb Williams threw for 360 yards and four touchdowns and Michael Jackson III had 115 yards receiving to lead USC to a 41-35 win over California Saturday night. 64,916 fans were on hand to see the Trojans lead by three touchdowns late in the third quarter and then hold […]
Monrovia Comes up Short in Shootout
By Tim Peterson (Monrovia) – I went to a high school football game and an Arena Football game broke out. There were 119 points, 17 touchdowns, 685 total yards, just four punts, two turnovers and three lead changes. And in the end when the dust settled and the smoke cleared Northwood emerged with a 63-56 […]
Matadors Beat Moors Again; Advance to Quarterfinals
By Ron Vrooman (San Gabriel) – Freshman quarterback Ricky Garcia threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead the San Gabriel Matadors to a 28-17 first-round playoff victory over the Alhambra Moors last Friday night.