By Tim Peterson
So I get an anonymous e mail this week that a local football coach has been fired. Then I get a call from another source telling me he heard the same thing and was wondering if it was true.
What do I do? Well I have the coach’s number so I simply contact him, tell him what I heard and ask him if it’s true. I always hate doing this because 50 percent of the time the rumors aren’t true and the coach will tell me it’s ridiculous and that I’m foolish for asking. But it’s the other 50 percent that I’m concerned about so I do what I have to do.
In this case I tell the coach that it was an anonymous e mail so he doesn’t ask me where I heard it from but he does tell me that he is still the head coach and the rumor is just that, a rumor, and that he is looking forward to the next phase of summer workouts.
Okay, so how did the rumor get started? Why would somebody just throw it out there if there’s no validity to it? Does that person have a problem with the coach? A problem with the school? Who knows? I guess in today’s world of high school football anything is possible. Stay tuned.
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It was a long way to go win a tournament but that’s exactly what Monrovia did Saturday when the Wildcats made the trek out to Lancaster to not only win a passing tournament but the linemen competition as well. Last year wasn’t a typical year for M-Town losing in the second round of the playoffs to Los Altos. The Cats had won three straight CIF Mid-Valley Division titles under Ryan Maddox before losing to Paraclete in the semi finals in 2013.
This year Chris Stevens, entering his second year, will be looking for a way to get Monrovia back to the promised land. The Wildcats have the weapons, quarterback Asaph Zamora, receiver Aubrey Mosley and running back Laurence Spicer to name a few, and based on Saturday’s results it looks like they have the bubbas up front as well. They get Burbank, Bonita, St. Francis and Los Altos on the non league schedule so we should know what they have right away.
One odd thing about the tournament is that it was played at Lancaster High and Mid-Valley Division power Paraclete, which is right down the street, did not participate.
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Speaking of coaching changes Bellflower hired Raudric Curtis, former player and assistant coach for the Buccaneers as HC this past week. Derek Brown stepped down earlier this month after 13 years at the helm.
That’s my principle.
Tim can be reached at tim@midvalleysports.com or on Twitter @tspeterson40.
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