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The Peterson Principle: 1/2/2021

Written by tpeterson on January 2, 2021 — 3 Comments

By Tim Peterson “Firing Tom Herman and replacing him with Steve Sarkisian is like taking out your Creed CD and putting in Nickelback.” – Ed Orgeron on Twitter.

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The Peterson Principle: 1/1/2021

Written by tpeterson on December 31, 2020 — Leave a Comment

By Tim Peterson Ah, the Bowl season. Is there anything better? We made it through most of them, the Cheez-it Bowl, the Alamo Bowl, even the Duke’s Mayo Bowl. We also got to see a major brawl break out at the conclusion of the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl. They weren’t exactly practicing social distancing, […]

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Chargers Win Third Straight in Home Finale

Written by tpeterson on December 27, 2020 — Leave a Comment

By Tim Peterson (Inglewood) – Michael Badgley kicked a 37-yard field goal with 41 seconds left to give the Chargers a 19-16 win over Denver Sunday in their home finale at SoFi Stadium. It was the seventh field goal of the game and fourth for Badgley for the game winner.

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The Peterson Principle: 12/25/2020

Written by tpeterson on December 25, 2020 — 3 Comments

By Tim Peterson Football in December is much better than basketball in December. Don’t get me wrong. Football is better than basketball any month of the year but especially in December.

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Two Sign from Sierra Vista

Written by tpeterson on December 16, 2020 — 1 Comment

By Tim Peterson (Baldwin Park) – Anthony Rosas and Nick Dimitris both signed with UNLV Wednesday at Sierra Vista High School.

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Azusa Pacific Drops Football Program

Written by tpeterson on December 15, 2020 — 5 Comments

By Tim Peterson Azusa Pacific has dropped its football program after 55 years the school announced Tuesday. The Cougars did not play in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. They went 1-9 overall in 2019.

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Chargers Get a Kick out of Badgley

Written by tpeterson on December 13, 2020 — 1 Comment

By Tim Peterson (Inglewood) – Michael Badgley kicked a 43-yard field goal as time ran out to give the Chargers a 20-17 win over Atlanta Sunday at SoFi Stadium.

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CIF Update: 12/01/2020

Written by tpeterson on December 12, 2020 — 3 Comments

This is an update from CIF Commissioner Rob Wigod from December 1, 2020. Although it is dated we wanted to make sure there were no other updates or changes since that time before we posted as it is a fluid situation. This is the latest.

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One Year Ago: Sierra Canyon Comes up Short in State

Written by tpeterson on December 12, 2020 — 2 Comments

One more from our “One Year Ago” series as Sierra Canyon fell in the Division 1-AA State Final. The Trailblazers were within one in the third quarter but Central (Fresno) pulled away late at Cerritos College on December 13, 2019. Tim Peterson wrote the game story and Duane Barker was on the camera. By Tim […]

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Patriots Pound Chargers, 45-0

Written by tpeterson on December 6, 2020 — 3 Comments

By Tim Peterson (Inglewood) – New England jumped out to a 28-0 halftime lead and rolled to a 45-0 rout of the Chargers Sunday at SoFi Stadium.

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