Tag Archives: Arroyo Knights football

The TEN: 1/25/2013

The TEN
(“The Ten” is not a top ten, but ten items worth being included in The TEN)
1.) Legendary El Monte wide receiver Ray McNeill passes away yesterday (1/24/13) at the age of 50.
In 1979 McNeill caught 90 passes for 1,453 yards and 17 touchdowns for the Lions. He earned a scholarship to Weber State and [...]

Mid Valley Sports: All Mid-Valley Division Football Team 2012

These bookends (RT) Matt Norman & (LT) Isaac Miravet were keys to M-Town’s third consecutive CIF title.
(We’ve said it before. No second team, no third team, and we don’t make someone an MVP to move them up and then slide someone else into their position. Lot of debate. In the end we realize we’ve made [...]

Mid-Valley Newcomer of the Year: Sierra Canyon’s Isaiah Renfro

Sierra Canyon free safety Isaiah Renfro
(“Newcomer” criteria: Player must be an underclassmen, with limited, or no, varsity experience.)
We could have, almost did, go with one of the quarterbacks on this list. The numbers are flashier, but in the end we settled on Renfro. From his free safety position in the Trailblazers’ secondary he led the [...]

The TEN: 10/5/2012

The TEN
(“The Ten” is not a top ten, but ten items worth being included in The TEN)
1.) Mid Valley Sports Staffer Andy Villanueva hit a Pick 4 & 5 at Santa Anita on Thursday for $16,000…(We hate his guts)
2.) Former Dodger prospect, Angel regular, San Diego Padre/New York Met/Seattle Mariner  Bobby Valentine was fired as [...]

The TEN: 9/11/2012

The TEN
(“The Ten” is not a top ten, but ten items worth being included in The TEN)
1.) “Are you guys ready? Okay, let’s roll.”— Todd Beamer
2.) Former El Monte American star and Arroyo standout Mark “L-Train” Larini turns 23 today.
3.) Duarte Falcon/UCLA Bruin/San Diego Charger left tackle Mike Harris.
4.) “All football coaches are liars.”— Legendary [...]

The TEN: 9/7/2012

The TEN
(“The Ten” is not a top ten, but ten items worth being included in The TEN)
1.) “We’re going to go for two on every possession. You can count on that. Regardless of the situation,” said El Monte Coach Joel Sanchez.
2.) San Dimas linebacker Austin Hill.
3.) “We certainly don’t aspire to be balanced. We aspire [...]

Fanview Lite: August 29, 2012

Nogales and Sebastian Hernandez get a tough one Friday against South El Monte.
Kick it!
Going into the Lions Den on Friday…to watch them feed on the Christians…
Nogales is better than it showed against Rowland…It has to be.
Guess the NFL has to have New Orleans win the Super Bowl again.
I don’t know if any of the Covina [...]

Fanview Lite: August 24, 2012

Joe T.
Kick it!
Bell Gardens will be starting a southpaw at quarterback but it won’t be Tristian Escobar. Instead the Lancers will go with former Charter Oak JV signal caller Charles Ontiveros
Whittier Christian offered me a ride up to Mammoth with them, but there was no mention of food…So…
I didn’t know New York City Mayor Michael [...]

The TEN: 6/19/2012

The TEN
(“The Ten” is not a top ten, but ten items worth being included in The TEN)
1.) Starting time for Bonita Air Assault on Friday in 2:P.M. not 3:P.M.
2.) ”I just try to be a leader, out on the floor, in the locker room, and do whatever it takes for us to win basketball games. [...]

Mid-Valley Football Daily Tracking Poll: 6/13/2012

It was a special run for Andy Guerrero and the SG Matadors in 2011
Wow Baldwin Park and Mt. View getting serious. Only one more day after today. Northwest poll goes up Monday morning.
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