Tim Peterson
By Tim Peterson
I took a lot of heat for picking Downey to beat Warren last week. The Bear faithful had plenty to crow about when they proved me wrong with a 23-6 win over the Vikings.
The Bears gained control of the San Gabriel Valley League with the win, moved into the top ten and had control of their own destiny – the whole enchilada. So, in the words of the great Ricky Ricardo “Wha hoppen?”
Dominguez beat up Warren Friday night the way Mike Tyson used to beat up opponents. The 47-19 rout by the Dons not only threw the Bears back on their heels but it also threw the San Gabriel Valley League into a three way tie for first.
Dominguez lost to Downey but beat Warren. Warren of course, beat Downey before being throttled by Dominguez. All three teams play the ladder half of the league this week so it appears the three will end the season deadlocked.
And I picked Warren to beat Dominguez! Do you know what this does to the top ten? I can’t have Warren ahead of Dominguez now- not after that thrashing. And I really shouldn’t have Dominguez ahead of Downey because of the Vikings victory over the Dons. Well, I guess I’ll figure something out. Man, this really threw a wrench into things. Thanks guys.
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As for the rest of the Southeast Division a couple of leagues are still up on the air while the other two are set in stone. La Serna and La Mirada will run the table in the Del Rio and Suburban Leagues respectively. La Serna (4-0) gets Pioneer this week. Nobody has come within four touchdowns of the Lancers this year in the Del Rio and you can expect more of the same on Friday.
It’s been an even bigger party in the Suburban for La Mirada. The Matadores have outscored their five league opponents 295-14. Mayfair, who is second best team in the league, fell to La Mirada last week 52-7. The Mats will finish the Suburban Sweep this week with a blow out of Cerritos.
But don’t fret, there is still drama in the Pacific and the Angelus. The Pacific comes down to Friday night when Burroughs squares off against Burbank. The traditional rivalry is even bigger this year with Burroughs coming in at 6-0 and Burbank at 5-1. Burbank’s only loss was to Muir while Burroughs blitzed the Mustangs by 40. I give Burroughs the slight edge but Burbank is playing its best football of the year right now. A Great atmosphere and a capacity crowd is expected.
In the Angelus Cathedral’s one point win over Harvard-Westlake threw the Angelus into a frenzy. The Phantoms and Wolverines are tied at 3-1 while St. Francis, coming off two straight victories is 2-2.
Here’s the rub. Salesian, which beat St. Francis, and St. Paul, which beat Salesian, are also both 2-2. The only one that is out is La Salle at 0-4.
I won’t go into all the playoff possibilities here. I’ll let the CIF powers that be figure it all out. It should be interesting.
That’s my principle.
Tim can be reached at tim@midvalleysports.com or Twitter @tspeterson40.
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