Tag Archives: Roddy Layton

The Ranch Claims The Mayor’s Cup

Diamond Ranch HC Roddy Layton kisses the Cup
By Tony Solorzano
(Pomona) – Diamond Ranch scored three touchdowns in the third quarter to erase a 15-14 halftime deficit and went on to roll over Diamond Bar 50-22 Saturday night at Ganehsa High’s Nancy McCracken Stadium, capturing the Diamond Bar Mayor’s Cup.
It was a happy occasion for Panther Head [...]

The Peterson Principle 8/13/12

Is La Mirada number one?
Tracking Down the Saints
San Dimas Coach Bill Zerncikow gave us the grand tour of the new stadium last Wednesday night. It’s state of the art from the new turf to the new grandstands on the East side of the field. The most impressive thing was the blue track that runs [...]

We Are…DR!

Xavier Beltran has emerged as the frontrunner to start at quarterback
(Pomona) – It may have been close to 100 degrees as the players strapped on the helmet and pads for thier annual intra-squad scrimmage Saturday morning. But for Diamond Ranch it was all good because it meant football season is here and well…isn’t that the most wonderful time of the year up on [...]

The TEN: 7/25/2012

The TEN
(“The Ten” is not a top ten, but ten items worth being included in The TEN)
1. Monrovia’s Mason Bryant works out at Stanford Elite Baller camp.
2. The Insight Bowl becomes the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl under a new sponsorship agreement. The game which was once known as the Sun Bowl is played in Tempe, [...]

The Peterson Principle 1/16/12

It started as soon as the season ended in mid November. Glendale Coach Al Eberhart stepped down and was eventually replaced by long time area assistant John Tuttle.
Nobody knew it at the time but Eberhart was the first of a slew of resignations of high school football coaches in the area.
Then at the Southeast Division [...]

Diamond Ranch’s Ardron Verbals to Columbia

Jacob Ardron Heading to Columbia
(Pomona) – Diamond Ranch linebacker Jacob Ardon verbally committed to Columbia Sunday morning said Coach Roddy Layton.
Ardron who had previously visited Penn before taking a trip to Columbia was all CIF at backer and was a key player for the Panther defense last year. He was also served as a captain for [...]

Diamond Ranch Captains March and Advance

Andrew Fischer smart on and off the field; He's headed to Harvard
(Pomona) – Diamond Ranch Coach Roddy Layton obviously knows what he’s doing when he picks his captains for his football team. The four that he selected last year turned out to be really special. All four are going on to distinguished universities.

Andrew Fischer is [...]

The Peterson Principle 10/17/11

Pasadena's Brandon Cox is putting up numbers that are hard to ignore
It’s hard to minimize the importance of El Monte’s win over Rosemead Friday night. To rally in the fourth quarter to beat a team that was expected to finish either one or two in the Mission Valley League is more than huge. It’s [...]

Los Altos Powers by D-Ranch

Justin Fa'aola of Los Altos ran over Diamond Ranch for 162 yards and a touchdown
(Pomona) – Los Altos played old fashioned smash mouth football in a 27-14 win over Diamond Ranch Friday night in Hacienda League play.
“They beat us the way I would have liked to beat them,” said Diamond Ranch Coach Roddy Layton. “They [...]

The TEN: 9/20/2011

The TEN
(“The Ten” is not a top ten, but ten items worth being included in The TEN)
1.) Los Altos 3-0 for first time since 2007
2.) Arcadia tackle James Gardner: 6-0, 300lbs
3.) Open Enrollment.
4.) Former Temple City trenchman Tony Forrand is 29 today.
5.) Covina QB Billy Livingston has thrown 48 Td passes in 25 career games.
6.) [...]