Tim Peterson
By Tim Peterson
I don’t know if Connor Van Ginkel’s catch was a touchdown or not, (it appeared his left foot was out) but I do know this. What a great catch! Who makes catches like that? Who does this guy think he is? Odell Beckham Jr.?
He’s been doing it all year as Brian Gadsby’s favorite target but that was off the charts. If you get a chance check out the video we posted on our site. Don’t focus on whether he was out of the endzone or not just look at the beauty of the play. Unbelievable! Please tell me this guy is getting some looks.
As for Downey’s Stacy Chukwumezie (did I spell that right?) it looked like a catch on the You Tube video. From my vantage point on the CV sideline I couldn’t tell at the time, but I saw the official was right on top of it and figured he got it right. But upon further review…it looked like a catch.
Now here’s the thing. A referee missed a call. Welcome to high school football. I’m trying to remember a high school football game when a referee didn’t miss a call. It happens every week. It might have been a bad call but it was probably one of at least ten bad calls on both sides through out the night. Van Ginkel’s catch? Bottom line is bad calls cannot be used as excuses. Downey is a good football team but Crescenta Valley won 21-14. The Falcons are the Southeast champs. So let’s accept it and move on.
Oh and the next guy that says that Jack Williams is a bad coach needs to sign up for a class called Football 101. Save those comments for another site. Oh and Chukwumezie is a great receiver.
What Dale Ziola has done at Los Altos is nothing short of remarkable. Did you know that as recently as 2010 Los Altos was 0-10? In three years Ziola led the Conquerors in the CIF Finals. “I hope that this is a launching pad,” Ziola said Saturday night after his team lost to Colony. If Ziola stays Los Altos could be a power for years to come.
Colony is legit…
Who is the most disappointed coach in the area right now? Is it Williams? Is it Norm Dahlia? Ziola? Maybe La Mirada’s Mike Moschetti after getting knocked out early? No it has to be Aaron Jamieson who had read about his team, Pomona, win the Mid-Valley Division Championship while he was on Administrative leave. Not taking sides here or saying who is right or wrong. I don’t know enough about the case. I’m just saying it’s got to hurt…and it’s a darn shame.
I would prefer an eight team college football playoff but four is better than nothing. And for once I think they got it right. No way Alabama or Oregon drop out after big wins and you can’t shut out an undefeated team (Florida St.) out of the top four. So that leaves Ohio State and the Buckeyes beat a good Wisconsin team 59-0. TCU and Baylor will be upset but somebody always is. Again let’s just accept it and move on.
That’s my principle.
Tim can be reached at tim@midvalleysports.com or on Twitter @tspeterson40
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