{"id":4246,"date":"2009-11-16T22:11:17","date_gmt":"2009-11-17T05:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=4246"},"modified":"2009-11-16T22:11:17","modified_gmt":"2009-11-17T05:11:17","slug":"game-night-mid-valley-division-playoffs-first-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=4246","title":{"rendered":"Game Night-Mid-Valley Division Playoffs: First Round"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Alex<\/a>

Alex Ho and Titans get Rosemead at Home <\/p><\/div>\n

Friday November 20<\/p>\n

South El Monte (3-7, MVL # 3) at Monrovia (10-0, Rio Hondo # 1)<\/p>\n

Common Opponents: Rosemead 31 South El Monte 28, Monrovia 33 Rosemead 7<\/p>\n

San Dimas 56 South El Monte 0, Monrovia 36 San Dimas 17<\/p>\n

\u00a0 Nice turn around for South. It\u2019s not easy going from 0-5 to a playoff berth. But Monrovia is the best team in the Mid Valley. Wildcats big.<\/p>\n

Monrovia 45 South El Monte 6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Paraclete (6-4, Olympic # 2) at La Puente (8-2, Montview # 2)<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0Don\u2019t write off Paraclete just yet. The Spirits are still dangerous whether it be on the road or at home. La Puente throttled Gladstone in the last game of the season and its only league loss was at the hands of league champ Azusa.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 It\u2019s a long bus ride for Paraclete while LP gets to enjoy all the comforts of home. That being said I like Paraclete. While the Warriors were getting fat off of the Montview, Paraclete was battling the beasts in the Olympic. Spirits advance.<\/p>\n

Paraclete 21 La Puente 10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Gladstone (7-3, Montview # 3) at Baldwin Park (8-2, Valle Vista # 2)<\/p>\n

Common Opponents: Baldwin Park 30 La Puente 7, La Puente 35 Gladstone 24<\/p>\n

Baldwin Park 49 Ganesha 14, Gladstone 35 Ganesha 6\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0 With a break here or there the Braves could have beaten San Dimas. Down by five in the fourth quarter they dropped an interception that was a sure pick six. They committed six turnovers- two of which led directly to touchdowns. San Dimas was the better team no question. But the Braves aren\u2019t far behind.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0Gladstone, although on the rise after a dismal 2008, has a ways to go. The Gladiators played Azusa tough but fell to La Puente in the Montview. BP should take care of business.<\/p>\n

Baldwin Park 28 Gladstone 14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Whittier Christian (7-3, Olympic # 3) at Arroyo (8-2, MVL # 1)<\/p>\n

\u00a0 Arroyo swept the Mission Valley League after a couple of early season losses. The offense is in a groove. The defense hasn\u2019t been bad either pitching three shut outs and allowing just seven points in the last four games.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 Whittier Christian stayed with St Margaret\u2019s falling by just 12 and also lost to defending CIF Champion Paraclete by only 12. But home field and a potent offense should be enough to propel the Knights. Arroyo advances.<\/p>\n

Arroyo 24 Whittier Christian 17\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Covina (5-5, Valle Vista # 3) at Azusa (9-1, Montview # 1)<\/p>\n

Last Meeting: 11\/21\/2008 CIF Playoffs First Round: Covina 27-6\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0 The Aztecs rolled through the Montview and were never really tested. Covina got into the playoffs with a close win over Pomona and then struggled to beat a 1-9 Northview team last week by one point.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0 Azusa might not make a title run but the Aztecs should be okay against the Colts. They won\u2019t be seriously challenged until round two.<\/p>\n

Azusa 31 Covina 13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Rosemead (5-5, MVL # 2) at San Marino (8-2, Rio Hondo # 2)<\/p>\n

Last Meeting: 9\/30\/2005 Rosemead 35-3<\/p>\n

2004: Rosemead 36-8\u00a0<\/p>\n

Common Opponents: Temple City 27 Rosemead 13, San Marino 19 Temple City 14<\/p>\n

Monrovia 33 Rosemead 7, Monrovia 14 Temple City 12<\/p>\n

Rosemead 37 Gabrielino 14, San Marino 34 Gabrielino 0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0 This could be the most interesting matchup of the first round.\u00a0 The Titans knocked off Temple City in the season finale to get in the playoffs and ended up second in the Rio Hondo. Stevie Yortsos has done everything for San Marino but Benny Hung and Joe Forgatch have come up big as well.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 Rosemead has won four straight to secure second in the MVL. Matt Fregoso has solidified the running attack and Matt Macias has a nice target to throw to in Greg Parham.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 San Marino\u2019s defense hasn\u2019t given up more than 14 points all year. That D and a capable offense should be enough to get the win. Titans survive.<\/p>\n

San Marino 20 Rosemead 16<\/p>\n

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La Canada (5-4, Rio Hondo # 3) at Valley Christian (7-3, Olympic # 1)<\/p>\n

\u00a0 La Canada did what it had to do under tough circumstances. Valley Christian stunned Paraclete to grab the Olympic title. Beating the Crusaders at their place will be too tall of a mountain to climb. LC\u2019s season comes to an end.<\/p>\n

Valley Christian 35 La Canada 21\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

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Workman (6-4, Montview # 4) at San Dimas (9-1, Valle Vista # 1)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Common Opponents: San Dimas 56 South El Monte 0, Workman 14 South El Monte 7\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0 If San Dimas\u2019 offense wasn\u2019t enough now the defense is getting into the act. Frankly if not in the Montview, Workman would be at home making plans for the holidays. The Lobos were outscored by a combined 66-0 by Gladstone and Azusa in the Montview Ugly.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 I\u2019ll go out on a limb- Saints.<\/p>\n

San Dimas 41 Workman 7<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Friday November 20 South El Monte (3-7, MVL # 3) at Monrovia (10-0, Rio Hondo # 1) Common Opponents: Rosemead 31 South El Monte 28, Monrovia 33 Rosemead 7 San Dimas 56 South El Monte 0, Monrovia 36 San Dimas 17 \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-school-sports"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4246","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\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4246"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4249,"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4246\/revisions\/4249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}