{"id":17160,"date":"2011-07-05T12:00:06","date_gmt":"2011-07-05T19:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=17160"},"modified":"2017-06-10T11:10:51","modified_gmt":"2017-06-10T18:10:51","slug":"the-peterson-principle-7511","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=17160","title":{"rendered":"The Peterson Principle 7\/5\/11"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tim Peterson<\/p><\/div>\n

While Hall of Fame Coaches Ryan Maddox and Darryl Thomas continue take the slings and arrows after last week\u2019s All-Star contest I\u2019ve been thinking about more important things.<\/p>\n

Based on the comments that have surfaced since the game was played one would think that the Super Bowl was on the line. Anyway yeah it would be nice to get everybody in the game. But it\u2019s an All-Star Game and there are a lot of players on the roster.<\/p>\n

Also we don\u2019t know all of the details. Who was at practice? Who wasn\u2019t? Who was comfortable playing another position? Who wasn\u2019t? All of theses things come into play when a coach has to make a decision as to who gets on the field.<\/p>\n

But the bottom line is this: It\u2019s an All-Star game in June. It really doesn\u2019t matter. Sure it\u2019s nice to have but all it really does is take away two weeks of the coaches practice time for the upcoming season. I\u2019m telling you – move it to the last week in January and everybody is happy.<\/p>\n

Now speaking of the upcoming season, the question coming out of Monrovia is will the Wildcats lose a game? Our poll says 18 percent of our readers think they will run the table. Arcadia is the most popular choice to knock them off at 26 percent. Glendora was right behind with l one less vote than the Apaches. San Dimas was next at 25 percent.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What do I think? I think you\u2019re right on. Although I think Monrovia is the clear favorite in the Mid-Valley Division to win the CIF title, I don\u2019t think the Cats will escape the regular season without a loss. With non league games against Glendora, Arcadia, San Dimas, and South Hills they\u2019ll slip somewhere. However if they get through those games, they will go 10-0. Nobody in the Rio Hondo will touch them.<\/p>\n

Did you know the Desean Ramirez saga still isn\u2019t settled? Don\u2019t ask. If he\u2019s in the lineup on opening night then we\u2019ll call it settled. \u00a0<\/p>\n

We know about Josh Mendoza at Alhambra (see Mid Spotlight) but we confirmed the receiver\u2019s name is Essien Frank and he\u2019s Mitchell Crockom\u2019s cousin. He kind of resembles Crockom \u2013 tall thin build, and long arms. Moor fans are hoping he can do the same things Crockom did on the field.<\/p>\n

Other names I\u2019m hearing out of Alhambra \u2013 Demetrius Russell and Ezra Broadus.<\/p>\n

San Gabriel has its quarterback(s) returning and Bell Gardens is always a team that can bite somebody. And we know Alhambra will be improved. Schurr, losing such stand out players as Aaron Cantu, Abraham Gonzalez and Albert \u201cRhino\u201d Perez, is the one team that would seem to be coming back to the Almont pack. But if you think I\u2019m going to count Schurr out you\u2019re sadly mistaken. I learned my Spartan lesson when Elvin Dick was the coach.<\/p>\n

Who do the Spartans have? Eric Magos and Bradley Powell should provide an effective ground game. Powell had nearly 300 yards rushing last year in a reserve role. Who is replacing Cantu? Edgar Jimenez? Jose Cornejo? Help please?<\/p>\n

Ok maybe Tanner Diebold isn\u2019t the guy at Bonita. Aaron Burgett has been pushing him in the summer and performed well at the Bonita Air Assault.<\/p>\n

Interesting note: of the 23 teams competing in the SGV Shootout July 9 at Arroyo, only 10 have returning quarterbacks. That includes Covina\u2019s Billy Livingston but he won\u2019t be there because he will be participating in the Manning Passing academy that weekend.<\/p>\n

Also I didn\u2019t consider Kamiak because I don\u2019t know who Kamiak is. Does anybody know who Kamiak is? Anybody?\u00a0<\/p>\n

That\u2019s my principle.<\/p>\n

Tim can be reached at tim@midvalleysports.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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