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Good Afternoon!

This was intended to be a morning column…My internet went dead for three hours…

Congrats to the Arroyo Knights…A difficult finish to a great year was made better by the addition of quarterback Steven Rivera, wide receiver Chris Rodriguez, safety Mike Chavez, and two-way lineman Javier Lozano to the All-CIF squad. (Lozano making it both on offense and defense)

Speaking of Arroyo, the boys basketball team has celebrated the return of former coach Carlos Barajas to the bench with four wins in their first six games. The Knights are being led by Mark Roche’s 15-points per game clip.

Please tell me the Rams, if they get the top pick, will not waste their number in the draft on either Jimmy Clausen or Sam Bradford…If it’s too early to take one, then slide down and grab another lineman and definitely an outside linebacker…They are not in need of a quarterback just yet…Well they are…but why spend 30-million on a guy who is going to get the crud beat out of him for the next few years?

Do you think Oakland is in the market for another quarterback?

I hear Frankie Bernard is available.

Note to Bonita Alum: I like your team, I like the size, the names intrigue me, and your off to a decent start…but I need some stats! Can you do a bro a solid and get me some stats…?

All I want to know is…who is Marcus Camby? Where has he been all my life?… Nice numbers for the Clips last night against Minnesota…Did you know if the Clips, currently in the 12th playoff spot in the Western Conference, were in the East they’d be in the sixth spot?

Yeah, Kobe (who seems to inspire F-Bombs galore on Facebook) was pretty good last night as well…

After spending the year at Arcadia, where does defensive coordinator deluxe Randy Backus land next season. Is he not the coaching free agent of this off season?

Not buying just yet, but got sent a text from a reliable source saying Muir and Montebello have been added to the Rosemead schedule for next fall?

Earlier this season we heard the Panthers had picked up San Marino…With both the Mustangs and Oilers in the Southeast this does makes sense…Perhaps The Piper could lob me a line or two…

In fact when we had The Piper in studio last February we said a Muir-Rosemead match would be good to see…

Last Add Camby: Just in case… I saw him play at UMass, I do know who Marcus Camby is.

You know, I’m pro-Stevie R.

With the Arcadia boys basketball team currently standing at 5-1, I wonder what complaint Villathedevil will have about Taylor Lagace…

I remember brother Brent being a pretty good ball player…

Jay Gauthier’s Lady Panthers are off to a typical start, but my question is Evelyn Ramirez. She’s currently averaging 19-points per game but what is she? Is she a fifth year senior? Did she have a redshirt season? She seems like she’s been there since the days of Cindy Poon and Sharky Guerrero…

Its been a real rough start for the Lady Mats at San Gabriel this year…Not a senior on the squad, but take heart San Gabriel faithful…Starting in January we will be dropping in a few stories from the Lady Mats celebrated seasons from 30-years ago…It should be fun…

JoeStaDamus Pick of the Day: I like Fresno State over Wyoming in the New Mexico Bowl on Saturday night…

I knew you were waiting for that forecast…

Stay thirsty my friends…

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