{"id":25201,"date":"2012-07-23T17:58:49","date_gmt":"2012-07-24T00:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=25201"},"modified":"2017-06-10T11:09:54","modified_gmt":"2017-06-10T18:09:54","slug":"the-peterson-principle-72312","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=25201","title":{"rendered":"The Peterson Principle 7\/23\/12"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tim Peterson<\/p><\/div>\n

Most of the schools are on dead period which explains why I saw Arcadia Assistant Coach Eric Elias on the golf course Saturday afternoon. \u201cWhat? Are the Mid Valley guys out here playing for money?\u201d Elias laughed.<\/p>\n

The Apaches return to the field in early August to prepare for their home opener against Rio Hondo Prep on August 24. It\u2019s a game Arcadia should win but it can be a dangerous one as well. Rio Hondo Prep is a well coached team that always competes despite being in a lower division. It\u2019s good for the area with two Arcadia schools battling for supremacy and it\u2019s the first time the schools have ever met.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s exactly what we\u2019re telling our kids is that we can\u2019t take them lightly,\u201d Elias said.<\/p>\n

Arcadia advanced to the second round of the Southeast Division playoffs last year before falling to La Mirada. The Apaches finished 9-3 overall. Rio Hondo Prep won the Northeast Division CIF title going 13-1 on the season. Very interesting matchup.<\/p>\n

The season actually kicks off Thursday August 23. That is the earliest start time ever for the football season. Usually the players are just finishing up \u201cHell Week\u201d at this time. We all know the season is pushed up due to the State Bowl games at the end of the year but why subject the players to triple digit temperatures in the season opener? That\u2019s a topic for a column on a different day.<\/p>\n

Yes Joey Harmon did transfer to Arcadia from South Pasadena last month. But don\u2019t forget he won\u2019t be eligible to play for 30 days due to the CIF transfer rule. Under the current CIF transfer rule, Harmon will be eligible to play October 1.<\/p>\n

By then Arcadia will have played five games including two Pacific League games with Burroughs and Burbank. After RHP, Arcadia has tough non league games against St. Francis and Monrovia.<\/p>\n

Speaking of Monrovia, the Wildcats also have a transfer that has to sit out for 30 days in Gevontray Ainsworth. But that might not make a difference in them running the table. The Cats have fairly difficult non league schedule. They open with Ayala and also face San Dimas, South Hills and St. Francis. But once Rio Hondo league starts, they won\u2019t be touched.<\/p>\n

In the Rio Hondo, Monrovia is King but after that it\u2019s a scramble. South Pasadena looked like the second best team in the league but with Harmon transferring that\u2019s not a sure thing. There\u2019s not a whole lot separating San Marino, Temple City and La Canada. With the realignment three teams are eligible to get in the playoffs. That leaves four teams battling for two spots.<\/p>\n

Blair, the last team in the Rio Hondo, needs to take the season off. They haven\u2019t had a practice in over month and still don\u2019t have a head coach in place since Gary Parks stepped down at the end of the season. Even if a coach is hired tomorrow it would give them only a month before the regular season starts. Hire a guy and let him run the JV and freshman teams for the next year and see if the program can be rebuilt. The varsity can then regroup and come back in a year or even two if necessary. At this point it\u2019s not just wins or losses, it\u2019s a safety issue.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve seen numerous teams this summer in passing leagues across the San Gabriel Valley including prominent schools like Monrovia, West Covina, Arcadia, Arroyo, Bonita, Alhambra and San Gabriel. But I haven\u2019t heard anything fromSan \u00a0 Dimas. What\u2019s up with the Saints? Well they have guys like Jake Payton, Cody McNeil and Noah Reep coming back so they figure to be a contender in the Valle Vista. But I don\u2019t know. I\u2019m still waiting for the call from Coach Bill Zernickow saying they\u2019re going to be okay.<\/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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