It's believed Covina Colts girls basketball HC Matt Kearns' NCAA brackets are completely FAROKHMANESHED!
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T-Minus-173 Days until “The Mid Valley Classic”
Gee, the Pac 10 has been awful hasn’t it?
I never was much of a Villanova fan… Kerry Kittles? Come on…
Actually, I’ve been Pullen for Kansas State.
I got the following scoop from Big George Hernandez this afternoon…
Its only 15 days, and two newspapers old, but it still bears mentioning; El Rancho quarterback Josh Perea signed earlier this month to play football at the University of Minnesota-Crookston, where he will join former Dons teammate Marcus Galan and former Schurr Spartan Michael Krause.
Perea was a two-year starter for El Rancho and Galan, heading into his sophmore season at the school, rushed for 1,000-yards as a Don in 2008.
Last Add Nova: Even though his key guards Scottie Reynolds and Corey Fisher gave him jack in the tourney, Wildcat HC Jay Wright was all class.
How many times already do you think Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco has taken Anquan Boldin to dinner?
Have a world class football “Mid Valley Sports Show” scheduled for March 30th featuring; Schurr quarterback Aaron Cantu, the soon to be graduating Spartan receiving standout Carlos Arredondo…and to San Gabriel HC Jude Oliva.
Cantu was tossing the ball around at a Legends of Character workout this morning, and alongside him was Bell Gardens quarterback Josh Adame.
How should we describe Adame? He’s big (6’3” 205 lb), has a strong arm, and plenty of tools. Did I mention Adame’s GPA is currently a 4.0?
I was thinking about Syracuse and this came to mind; In regards to ORANGE, what came first? The color or the fruit? Do we call it an orange because it is orange colored? Or did we have the orange first and use the color of the fruit to describe the tint/shade/hue of something else?
BYU should have got the ball into the hands of Fred Roberts more often.
Don’t want to sound rude or immature…but tell your mom to watch “The Masters”…
So with the Almont out of the Southeast, does the Pacific become the weak league in the division?
The new F-Word in Kansas this weekend is Farokhmanesh.
I actually heard President Obama, Covina Colts girls basketball HC Matt Kearns, and several others when they were stuck in traffic Saturday night slam the dash and yell; “Farokhmanesh!”
You have to love a poll that lets you pick four winners.
Stay thirsty my friends…
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Drop shot….lol! Don’t have me go “McEnroe white shorts” on you…lol!
As far as the argument goes, like I mentioned in my last post, I don’t consider the traditional bott0m-feeders in this. It’s kind of like how we look at conferences after the bowl season or after March Madness. The reasoning is that when these leagues actually compete against each other in November and December, those bottom-feeders are NEVER there…there’s no need to even bring them in the conversation. Holistically, yes, the league is worse when considering the Nitros and Tornados. The Glendale schools are the Pacific’s two-ton anchor and they weigh the league down tremendously. However, when you combine Muir, the two Burbank schools, and whichever 4th-wheel school that steps up from year to year (CV, Arcadia, or PHS), I think they comprise a heavier top than what the Del Rio offers. 3rd-place CV proved that last year by knocking out 2nd-place Sante Fe and 4th-place Muir would have done the same. When all of a league’s 1-4 seeds can beat another league’s 2-3 seeds, I consider the former a stronger league.
In the Del Rio’s favor, 1st-place Cal Hi did beat 1st-place Burbank.
did you guys notice that Lynch from La Mirada has joined White from TC – AT BUENA PARK??
Lynch is extremely popular and respected and you know what La Mirada did last year. Lynch also coaches track and has a rep for getting miracle performances out of non-miracle kids. Maybe White has been blessed because this is the guy you want on your staff! I am pretty sure my facts are straight on this – who else does BP plan on bringing in!!
Stang Fan,
My friend, you force me into a public statement I do no want to make…but…
My thinking was based on Glendale and Hoover being part of your league…and how much they weight you down.
…and to my discredit I didn’t consider your first round near “Miracle on Grass” at Charter Oak.
The Del Rio hasn’t been what it once was…but when I look at it I don’t see the Glendale schools…
And Arcadia has been down for two years… Pasadena had a great win over Burbank… but then you guys completely clubbed them… Now they are rebuilding after graduation…
CV is looking for a new coach… and they are losing talent…
I see two steady teams in Burbank and a reloaded team in Muir…
I consider this a drop shot…your turn to rush the net…
I like the video. Thanks Johnny
“So with the Almont out of the Southeast, does the Pacific become the weak league in the division?” – Joe T.
Whoa, whoa, whoa my friend. Slow down a little, and let’s take a look at the tape. It’s certainly a great question, but it needs a little more of an analysis, don’t you think?
My first comment is that when it comes to comparing/contrasting leagues, one must look more closely at the traditional playoff teams from each league. I mean, the bottom-feeders don’t need to be brought into the convo because they don’t compete in the SE playoffs, right? Btw, this division has it’s fair share of bottom-feeders.
Secondly, when we start with the playoff teams (let’s take last year’s playoff teams into consideration here) we should start with the 3rd and 4th place teams (depending on whether a team has/had 5-6 or 7-8 teams in its league.) In the new Hacienda the last team to qualify as the 4th-place team would be Bonita at 3-8. In the Del Rio the 3rd-place team was El Rancho at 5-6. In the Suburban Bellflower checks in at 4th-place at 3-8. The Pacific? Muir at 4-7. Well, as the only team to really compete with and put a scare into the eventual SE champ, it’s safe to say the Pacific edges out its competition here….by a large margin mind you.
Next let’s take a look at the league champs. In the Hacienda that would have to go to DR since CO left and DR made it to back-to-back finals. In the Del Rio you have Cal Hi who made a playoff run by beating Rowland, Burbank, and losing to CO by 28. The Suburban has La Mirada who went 13-1 and capped off the season with a D-9 championship. In the Pacific, Burbank finished out their year at 9-3 and losing to Cal Hi in the quarters by 3. The edge here has to go to the Suburban as La Mirada won a ring, though it should be noted their division was not as good as last year’s SE division.
Now for all the in-between teams. The Hacienda: WestCo was 7-5 and lost to CO by 28 in the playoffs, and Rowland went 8-3 and lost to Cal Hi in the playoffs by 28 (big QB issue of course.) The Del Rio: Sante Fe went 7-4 and lost to CV by 3 in the playoffs. The Suburban: Norwalk went 11-2 and blew out some pretty weak teams in the playoffs before losing in the semis to Garden Grove, and Mayfair went 4-7 and lost to Segestrom in the playoffs (though Mayfair did lose to some DAMN good teams in the preseason.) In the Pacific you have Burroughs at 7-4 who lost big to DR in the playoffs, and CV who beat Sante Fe before bowing out to South Hills by 10. I’ll give the Suburban the small edge over the Hacienda because of Norwalk’s run and Mayfair playing the likes of Pac-5 particiapants Los Alamitos and Lakewood.
Okay. What does all this mean? Well, IMHO I believe that it shows the Del Rio to be the weakest league in the new SE. When the 4th-place team from the Pacific plays the CIF champ MUCH tougher than the 1st-place team from the Del Rio, and the Pacific’s 3rd-place team beats the Del Rio’s 2nd-place team….well that’s strong enough evidence for me.
I hope I didn’t “Glen Beck” anyone and waste your last half-hour! Btw, does all this make me a loser….or passionate? Hell, probably a little bit of both! Thanks for the time and space MVS!
Mr. Torosian…it’s your serve.
I found this vid on youtube. Schurr vs. : Bell Gardens (38-6 W), El Rancho (14-7 W), and Diamond Ranch ( 33-27 L). Nice plays w/ cool music. The main guys in the vid are Carlos Arredondo and Aaron Cantu….. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMBuUF7TPkc
Seeing as former Bonita great, Brock Zylstra, is on the BYU squad I was pulling for them against K-State…oh well.
Villanova and Kansas on the same day? Who knew? I love seeing the underdogs battle the BIG boys. It’s amazing how kids can rise to the occasion. I’m really glad to hear Arredondo and Cantu are going to be on the show a week from Tuesday. I’d like to hear what Carlos’ plans are for next year. Add Oliva to the show, and it’s an Almont night. Have you guys seen the new San Gabriel football stadium/field? Pretty sweet. I wouldn’t mind seeing next years’ Midvalley Championship game played there….Oh, and it’s great voting for four winners…..
Also on the show will be El Rancho HC Rick Zepeda and Muay Thai standouts from Team Florez Muay Thai in La Puente…