Tag Archives: Los Altos Football

The Peterson Principle: 4/2/2017

By Tim Peterson It’s not unprecedented. Temple City hired a head coach in May one year. There have been other hires as late as June. But with the football season a year round thing now if you don’t have a head coach in place by April 1, you may already be a step behind.

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: 2/5/2017

By Tim Peterson The Burbank hire may have been a surprise to everybody except the people who knew Burbank. While former Bulldog quarterback Adam Colman may have been under that radar as far the next head coach, to Burbank it made perfect sense.

“I’m not going to Los Altos!” – Frank Gallardo

By Tim Peterson (South El Monte) – South El Monte Head Coach Frank Gallardo wants the truth to be known. He wants to dispel all the rumors. He is not going to Los Altos!  

The Peterson Principle: 12/18/2016

By Tim Peterson So apparently the requirement to step down as head coach is your team has to lose in the CIF Finals. Dale Ziola of Los Altos, Mike Moschetti at La Mirada and Burbank’s Richard Broussard all fell in the final game and resigned the next week.

Ziola Steps Down at Los Altos

By Tim Peterson (Hacienda Heights) – Just five days after his team appeared in the Division 6 CIF Finals Los Altos head coach Dale Ziola has stepped down according to multiple sources. 

Paraclete-Los Altos: A Few More Shots

Paraclete-Los Altos: A Few More Shots:

That’s the Spirit, 21-14

By Tim Peterson (Hacienda Heights) – Paraclete survived four turnovers and scored twice in the fourth quarter to beat Los Altos 21-14 Friday night to win the CIF Division 6 title before a capacity crowd at Los Altos.

Game Night: CIF Finals

All kickoffs are at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise indicated.

The Peterson Principle: 11/30/2016

By Tim Peterson Sierra Canyon won the CIF championship last year. But they were supposed to right? I mean it was the Mid-Valley Division.