Tag Archives: El Monte Football
The Peterson Principle 4/15/13
Tim Peterson
It’s been a tough week for Southern California sports fans. The Lakers lose Kobe Bryant for six to nine months with a torn Achilles tendon, the Dodgers lose Zach Greinke for two or three months with a broken collarbone while also losing two out of three at Arizona and the Angels have started off [...]
The Peterson Principle 11/5/12
Tim Peterson
In the not too distant future all of the coaches will not be gathering together on CIF selection Sunday. It won’t be necessary. It’s really not necessary now. All of the playoff pairings are online already and a lot of gas money would be saved by simply having the coaches log in to check [...]
El Monte vs. South El Monte: History of the Game
South El Monte Bubbas Raul Bustos (52) and Tommy Moreno (73) will be ready for the Griffin Bowl
The griffin, is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. As the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts and the eagle was the king of [...]
The Peterson Principle 10/29/12
Can anybody beat Dallas Shipp and La Mirada?
Should we just pencil in La Serna and La Mirada for the Southeast Division Championship right now? When you look at the records of these two teams and how they have achieved them, there’s really nobody close.
La Mirada is 7-1 with its only loss coming against Bishop Amat, [...]
The TEN: 10/10/2012
The TEN
(“The Ten” is not a top ten, but ten items worth being included in The TEN)
1. After beating Arroyo 30-0 in 1990, El Monte lost to Duarte 20-13 the next week.
2. La Mirada’s Gerry Myres, Xavier Williams of Paramount and El Monte’s Brandon Martinez all made Roggin’s Heroes Sunday night.
3. Terry Francona named the [...]
Mid-Valley Division Top 10
Ruben Jimenez and the Lions get their biggest victory in the last two decades
Post week six:
The top six teams all won including number six El Monte which beat Arroyo for the first time in 21 years. Bell Gardens moves up with a big win over Alhambra while Gabrielino just keeps on winning. Keep an eye [...]