{"id":17837,"date":"2011-08-30T22:44:58","date_gmt":"2011-08-31T05:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=17837"},"modified":"2011-08-30T22:49:57","modified_gmt":"2011-08-31T05:49:57","slug":"2011-pacific-league-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=17837","title":{"rendered":"2011 Pacific League Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Taylor Legace leads a talented Arcadia team. (Photo by Anne Cypress)<\/p><\/div>\n

Projected order of finish:<\/p>\n

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  1. Arcadia \u2013 Jon Dimalante<\/li>\n
  2. Burroughs \u2013 Keith Knoop<\/li>\n
  3. Muir \u2013 Ken Howard<\/li>\n
  4. Burbank \u2013 Hector Valencia<\/li>\n
  5. Pasadena \u2013 Randy Horton<\/li>\n
  6. Crescenta Valley \u2013 Paul Schilling<\/li>\n
  7. Glendale \u2013 Hal Eberhard<\/li>\n
  8. Hoover \u2013 Andrew Policky<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Don\u2019t remember when the last time Arcadia<\/strong> was on the verge of something special. This could be the season that the Apaches put all its pieces together and make a run for the Southeast Division title.<\/p>\n

    Division-1 talents Myles Carr and Taylor Legace lead a group that will put points up in a hurry. A duel running back system with Sheldon McKinley and Rodney Arnett make it difficult for any defense to \u201czero in\u201d on any one player.<\/p>\n

    Clarence Irvin is the returning tackler for Arcadia.<\/p>\n

    Eli Peppmuller is slated to replace three-year starter Lucas Yanez at quarterback. Peppmuller gets some help in the backfield with Zander Anding carrying the ball for the Burroughs<\/strong> offense.<\/p>\n

    Returning defensively is defensive lineman Nick Brown and linebacker Cody Jensen.<\/p>\n

    Muir <\/strong>is loaded with two Division-1 athletes in Kevon Seymour and Tairen Owens on offense.<\/p>\n

    Denzel Talifero returns after a solid sophomore season on the defensive side of the ball. Talifero ended 2010 with 73 tackles.<\/p>\n

    At the beginning of 2010, Burbank<\/strong>\u2019s biggest question was who Adam Colman would throw to. Now the question is who replaces him? Zac Tomlinson is the leader heading into the season opener.<\/p>\n

    An abundance of running backs with Quortney Brazier and Teddy Arlington getting some looks along with Joseph Pendleton.<\/p>\n

    Replacing Ryan Seidler is Daniel Martinez at linebacker and Steven Kim will anchor a young defensive line.<\/p>\n

    If speed kills, then Pasadena<\/strong> will be tough to stop. Quarterback Brandon Cox will have an array of receivers to throw to with Marcus Green, Armon Easley, C.J. Collins and Rian Simpson.<\/p>\n

    Cleo Bates is solid at the running back spot after two productive seasons for the Bulldogs.<\/p>\n

    Easley will do double-duty at the cornerback spot.<\/p>\n

    Crescenta Valley<\/strong> can only look forward after a promising preseason turned into a nightmare after the loss of Marro Lee. With Lee returning, Zac Wilkerson will get a shot at reestablishing himself in the quarterback role.<\/p>\n

    Nathan Sarreal will be asked to be the leader on the offensive and defensive line.<\/p>\n

    Could Glendale<\/strong> surprise this season? Maybe.<\/p>\n

    Evan Norton takes the leadership role on the offense with a speedy target in Michael Davis. Defensively, Alex Yoon will be asked to stop the opposing receiver.\u00a0 Player to watch is receiver\/defensive back Matt DeFrance.<\/p>\n

    Too many questions surround Hoover<\/strong> this season. A new coach is just the tip of the iceberg. The Tornadoes will have Alexander Rangle under center. Rangle still has a good receiver in Jesse Pina. Luke Taboyoyong will handle most of the carries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Projected order of finish: Arcadia \u2013 Jon Dimalante Burroughs \u2013 Keith Knoop Muir \u2013 Ken Howard Burbank \u2013 Hector Valencia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[3960,5852,5845,836,5847,3257,5841,4072,5082,4013,5849,3843,5843,1422,3842,1120,3918,5851,5850,981,5848,2914,5842,5846,980,4127,5844,3359,674,5741,5689,3919,2110],"class_list":["post-17837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-alex-yoon","tag-alexander-rangle","tag-armon-easley","tag-brandon-cox","tag-c-j-collins","tag-clarence-irvin","tag-cody-jensen","tag-daniel-martinez","tag-denzel-talifero","tag-eli-peppmuller","tag-evan-norton","tag-jesse-pina","tag-joseph-pendleton","tag-kevon-seymour","tag-luke-taboyoyong","tag-marcus-green","tag-marro-lee","tag-matt-defrance","tag-michael-davis","tag-myles-carr","tag-nattan-sarreal","tag-nick-brown","tag-quortney-braxzier","tag-rian-simpson","tag-rodney-arnett","tag-sheldon-mckinley","tag-steven-kim","tag-tairen-owens","tag-taylor-legace","tag-teddy-arlington","tag-zac-tomlinson","tag-zac-wilkerson","tag-zander-anding"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17837"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17837\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17841,"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17837\/revisions\/17841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}