Tag Archives: St. Francis Football

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, [...]

La Mirada’s Hills out for the Year

La Mirada RB Johnny Hills is out for the year
(La Mirada) – La Mirada running back Johnny Hills sufferred a broken fibula in last night’s win over St. Francis and is out for the year Matadore Coach Mike Moschetti confirmed Saturday.
“He’s a tough kid, he’s positive and he will work his tail off to get ready for baseball. He will be back,” Moschetti said.
Hills, [...]

The Peterson Principle 9/10/12

Tim Peterson, Arroyo, circa 1979
El Monte isn’t going to have a hard time scoring against anybody. You get the feeling that Brandon Martinez is going to get the ball in the endzone, throwing or passing or any other way every time he touches the ball.
I don’t remember in recent years a quarterback being that fast. [...]

The TEN: 8/29/2012

The TEN
(“The Ten” is not a top ten, but ten items worth being included in The TEN)
1. Former USC assistant Norm Chow will face his former team Saturday as the head coach at Hawaii.
2. Wisconsin police arrest three for attack on Badger running back Montee Ball.
3. Former Pro Bowl running back Brian Westbrook will retire [...]

Game Night: Week One

Diamond Ranch will line up against El Rancho
Thursday 8/30
Covina (0-1) at La Puente (0-0)
La Puente has Ivan Vasquez returning at quarterback and looks like a team that will contend in the Montview. The Warriors might be the favorites. It could be a long year for Covina. The Colts defense isn’t bad but offense is [...]

The TEN: 8/1/2012

The TEN
(“The Ten” is not a top ten, but ten items worth being included in The TEN)
1. The Dodgers acquire Shane Victorino from the Phillies for reliever Josh Lindbloom and minor league pitcher Ethan Martin.
2. The Rangers acquire starter Ryan Dempster from the Cubs for two minor leaguers.
3. The Giants land Philadelphia outfielder Hunter Pence.
4. [...]

The Peterson Principle 7/23/12

Tim Peterson
Most of the schools are on dead period which explains why I saw Arcadia Assistant Coach Eric Elias on the golf course Saturday afternoon. “What? Are the Mid Valley guys out here playing for money?” Elias laughed.
The Apaches return to the field in early August to prepare for their home opener against Rio Hondo [...]

The TEN: 4/26/2012

The TEN
(“The Ten” is not a top ten, but ten items worth being included in The TEN)
1. UCLA safety Dietrich Riley (St. Francis) will miss the entire 2012 season after successful neck surgery Monday.
2. Metta World Peace/Ron Artest has been suspended 14 times in 13 NBA seasons.
3. The NFL Draft April 26-28.
4. The Washington Nationals [...]