{"id":17806,"date":"2011-08-29T21:47:39","date_gmt":"2011-08-30T04:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=17806"},"modified":"2017-06-10T11:10:50","modified_gmt":"2017-06-10T18:10:50","slug":"the-peterson-principle-82911","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=17806","title":{"rendered":"The Peterson Principle 8\/29\/11"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Covina Assistant Josh Washington (above) likes what he sees from Gevontray Ainsworth <\/p><\/div>\n

Earthquakes and hurricanes in the East, 110 degrees in the West and the Dodgers won five straight. It\u2019s the end of the world as we know it\u2026and I feel fine.<\/p>\n

We always talk about how being on the sidelines at a high school football game is great theatre. It\u2019s better than anything seen on Broadway. Friday night at Covina District Field was no different.<\/p>\n

Covina Coach Darryl Thomas was in rare form. After a pass interference penalty was called on the Colts, Thomas yelled to the officials. \u201cOk. I guess it\u2019s early for you guys too!\u201d<\/p>\n

Later when another referee called a holding penalty on his offensive line, Thomas bellowed out to the field, \u201cI need a number!\u201d \u201cIt was the right tackle,\u201d said the official with a quizzical look on his face. \u201cNo, a number! I need a number!\u201d Thomas said again. He finally started busting up knowing full well that his players were wearing all black jerseys\u2026with no numbers.<\/p>\n

When the official trotted back to the Covina sidelines Thomas turned to him and deadpanned \u201cOh ok it was one of those Covina guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

South Hills assistant Brian Johnson said \u201cI got my Fantasy Football league draft at 8:00. I gotta cut out of here.\u201d\u00a0 The side judge overhearing him turned and said \u201cDon\u2019t worry. You\u2019ll make it. We\u2019ll be out of here by then.\u201d<\/p>\n

A jarring hit delivered by Gevontray Ainsworth was heard through out the Stadium. The interesting thing about the hit which sent the South Hills player sprawling, was that it came while the Colts were on offense. Ainsworth was blocking!<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah he\u2019s really grown up,\u201d said Covina assistant Josh Washington. As for the scrimmage itself? \u201cWe looked pretty good. We still have a few things to clean up, but we\u2019ll be ok.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jamie Canada will be doing a lot of things for South Hills. He\u2019ll be running the ball, catching passes and playing defensive back. Watching him play it\u2019s hard to believe he hasn\u2019t played live football, in pads, in two years. It was great to see him back.<\/p>\n

Vince Hernandez will also be playing on both sides of the ball for the Huskies. He\u2019s playing cornerback as well as quarterback and doing it very well thank you.<\/p>\n

First play from scrimmage for Covina: Billy Livingston to Vinny Venegas\u2026touchdown! I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll be seeing a lot of that combination this year.<\/p>\n

The only bummer about the West Covina-Covina Saturday night is that the best game of the year is opening week. But on the flip side, what a great way to kick things off!<\/p>\n

Who do I like? \u201cGame Night \u2013 Week Zero\u201d will be posted soon.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

Jamel Hart was in mid season form for South Hills. He broke several tackles and ran past defenders as well. With Canada, Hart and Hernandez the Huskies will score some points.<\/p>\n

Word out of Buena Park was that the Coyote offense was in high gear Friday night in the scrimmage against Mt. View. The first two plays went 80 yards each for touchdowns.<\/p>\n

Buena Park quarterback J.J. Christy was terrific in guiding his troops.<\/p>\n

Mt. View\u2019s offense struggled at times lining up in their sets. The offense works, but the Vikings are young, especially along the lines and it\u2019s going to take a few games before the players get it down.<\/p>\n

Alhambra Coach Lou Torres was spotted at the scrimmage scouting his opening night opponent. Interesting fact: September 2 will be the first time Mt. View and Alhambra have ever played.<\/p>\n

Thank you to all the coaches that came in this past week for Rush Week; Darryl Thomas from Covina, Mike Maggiore from West Covina, Maragarito Beltran (and staff) from La Serna, Jim Arnold (and staff) from California, Maranatha\u2019s Pete Karavedas and Whittier Christian\u2019s Sergio Gradilla, Lou Torres and DC Jacob Ochoa from Alhambra (and quarterback Josh Mendoza.) It was a great way to kick off the season. We appreciate it. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Torres on the Mid Valley Sports Show last Thursday night: \u201cI thank Coach Gil Ruedaflores for where I am today. He gave me my start years ago and if not for him I would not be a coach today.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

I can still hear Ruedaflores voice encouraging his players on the Moor sidelines, \u201cYou gotta make plays! C\u2019mon boys! You gotta make plays!\u201d<\/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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