Tim Peterson
By Tim Peterson
It seemed like no sooner had the story been posted about La Mirada winning the Southeast Division Championship that the comments began to pour in about the title being tainted due to La Mirada’s transfers.
But wait a minute. Wasn’t it just last year that head coach Mike Moschetti and the Matadores were being torched for not winning the championship with all of the talent they had on hand? They get knocked out of the playoffs and they get ripped. They win it all and they get hammered. Seriously you can’t have it both ways. Just congratulate them on a great season and move on.
I’m getting tired of schools being chastised for having transfers. Doesn’t nearly every school have at least one or more every year now anyway? Even CIF now rules that it’s legal…as long as you sit out 30 days. You still have to make plays and win games to celebrate a championship. You still have to coach up a kid whether he’s a transfer or not. And La Mirada did exactly that.
Did La Mirada have transfers? Maybe. Maybe not. But the fact is they beat everybody that was put before them in the post season and now they are champions.
I don’t think Sei-j Lauago is a transfer and he did a majority of the damage Saturday night against La Serna. Take away his 292 yards and three touchdowns and I don’t think anybody is complaining about transfers today.
Speaking of La Serna is there a better Southeast Division Coach of the Year candidate than Andy George? If Margarito Beltran is indeed not coming back as has been rumored, if the Lancers even consider naming anyone other than George it’s a crime.
The Lancers may have lost Saturday night but it wasn’t due to lack of fan support. La Serna may travel better than anybody in the area. The Lancer side was absolutely packed and was loud from the opening kickoff until the clock hit zeroes. If you got there late you were in the standing room only section.
I got there two hours before kick off and had to park in some residential section in Whittier.
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Even with the CIF Champions being decided over the weekend the football season is still not over. La Mirada will host Oceanside Friday night at 7:00 p.m. as the State Bowls get underway. Central Division champ San Marino will host Mid-Valley champion Sierra Canyon Saturday night. The Titans and the Trailblazers are both undefeated.
“It was a special night or us. These kids are relentless. We’re ready for Monday and excited to get back on the field Monday,” Moschetti said.
With San Marino heading into the State Bowl I got to wondering. Are J.P. Shohfi and Carson Glazier transfers?
That’s my principle.
Tim can be reached at tim@midvalleysports.com or on Twitter @tspeterson40.
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