Tag Archives: Ellis McCarthy

Minter’s Top Five

Mike Minter, who has been an area assistant coach for nearly two decades, chimes in with his Top 5. Minter coached at Monrovia from 1998-2013 and at Bosco Tech from 2016-2018. He has since returned to Monrovia and will be on the Wildcats staff this year.

Lopez’ Top Five

Matt “The Suave One” Lopez has been a assistant coach in multiple programs and picked a player from each of his schools.

Elias’ Top Five

Eric Elias has been an area assistant for the last 15 years. The majority of that time was spent at his alma mater, Arcadia and he also had stops at Buena Park and most recently Schurr. Here are the top five players he has ever coached as well as the top five that he coached […]

The Peterson Principle: 3/22/2017

By Tim Peterson You know you’re getting old when high school football players that you covered are now taking head coaching jobs.

The Peterson Principle: 5/4/2015

By Tim Peterson I understand that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a boxer. He’s a tactician, he makes opponents miss, he moves, he sticks, he jabs and he gets out. I get all that.

Ellis McCarthy Signs with Miami

By Tim Peterson (Monrovia) – Former Monrovia/UCLA  defensive tackle Ellis McCarthy has signed a free agent contact with the Miami Dolphins multiple sources have confirmed.

The Peterson Principle: 1/19/15

I’ll be the first to admit that it’s tough to get up for high school basketball – especially here in the San Gabriel Valley. The football season ends in December with all of the division championship games and then you’re getting ready for the holidays. There are tournaments going on but the start times are […]

Ellis McCarthy Declares for the NFL Draft

By Tim Peterson UCLA defensive lineman Ellis McCarthy, who graduated from Monrovia in 2012, has decided to forgo his senior season to enter the NFL Draft McCarthy announced on Twitter.

Notes From The Big Antoine: UCLA vs. Arizona-First Half

Pasadena – Tonight the Big Antoine brings you some news and notes from high atop the Rose Bowl, as UCLA and Arizona duke it out for lead in the PAC-12 South.

The TEN: 8/29/2012

(“The Ten” is not a top ten, but ten items worth being included in The TEN)