By Tim Peterson
“Arcadia is a lot better than we thought” – Burroughs HC Keith Knoop.
Yeah I guess so. You still like Burroughs to win the Pacific? Or I guess the better question is do I still like Burroughs to win the Pacific?
The Indians won all right but it was anything but a walk in the park. In fact until Erick Hernandez hauled in an 18-yard touchdown pass from Steven Hubbell with nine seconds left on the clock it appeared the Apaches were going to pull off the upset.
Burroughs can score but Arcadia can score in a heartbeat. If the Indians are great then the Apaches are very very good. By the way Raeshawn Roland might be the most exciting player in the league. The kid can do it on offense, defense and special teams. He almost single handedly beat Burroughs.
“Yeah our defense played pretty good but we couldn’t stop number 6,” Knoop said.
Roland had 194 yards in receptions and three touchdowns. He also picked off a pass.
Burroughs is still in league control at 4-0 with Glendale, Cresecenta Valley and Burbank left. Then you have three teams at 3-1- Arcadia, CV and Burbank. And they’re all going to be playing each other. Burbank already beat CV but still has Arcadia and Burroughs. Arcadia has Burbank and CV as two of its three opponents and CV has Burroughs and Arcadia the last two weeks. The schedule makers couldn’t have done it any better.
Who has the inside track? Probably Burroughs with no losses so far, but the Indians were nine seconds away from their first. There could be a three or even four way tie by the time the Pacific smoke clears. And here’s the real interesting thing. Does somebody get left out of the playoff picture?
By the way how did Arcadia score just eight points against Muir? And if I’m Keith Knoop I run Chance Bell until his legs fall off. The kid is an absolute monster.
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Northview won the Valle Vista League title Thursday night. Maybe not mathematically but in reality the Vikings won it. It was a two team race between San Dimas and Northview and Northview just crossed the finish line. Actually until the fourth quarter they were dominant leading 35-14 until the Saints scored two late touchdowns.
Covina might argue and the Colts have a point. They are a playoff team no question but in 2015 they won’t be league champs. The Colts have San Dimas and Northview the least two weeks of the season which is about as tough as a two game stretch as you can get.
I can’t wait for the rebuttal from Colt74.
“We haven’t won anything yet. We’re just focused on our next opponent,” said Northview HC Marcel Perez. True and very good coach speak however Thursday night’s 35-28 win over San Dimas was huge.
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Over the last few days I’ve been continually asked my thoughts on the Dodgers loss. I’m not really sure. I was at the Northview game. The Dodgers aren’t on my radar. I’m a high school football fan.
That’s my principle.
Tim can be reached at tim@midvalleysports.com or Twitter @tspeterson40.
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