{"id":4909,"date":"2009-12-16T21:38:33","date_gmt":"2009-12-17T04:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=4909"},"modified":"2009-12-16T21:38:36","modified_gmt":"2009-12-17T04:38:36","slug":"water-logged-and-loving-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=4909","title":{"rendered":"Water Logged…And Loving It"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Tre<\/a>

Tre Evans Dashing through the Rain<\/p><\/div>\n

I can\u2019t remember when I stood in the rain for a longer time. For three hours, I was on the sidelines at Citrus College taking it all in. It hadn\u2019t rained for ten months but Saturday night at the CIF Mid-Valley Championship game it rained\u2026and rained\u2026and rained.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 Usually it lets up. Saturday night it didn\u2019t. It only seemed to pick up. I didn\u2019t bring an umbrella-I just don\u2019t think they\u2019re cool- and I paid the price. When it rains you expect your shirt to get wet and maybe your hat. Well they were but so were my jeans. The wind was blowing the rain sideways and by halftime the back of my pants were so wet you could have wrung a glass of water out of them.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 My shoes felt like I was walking in a permanent puddle. I had a jacket with a hood- still not sure if that\u2019s cool- but it didn\u2019t really help. My wallet in my back pocket was drenched. I draped it over the heater on Sunday and put the dollar bills in the microwave in an attempt to dry them off.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0 I had a cell phone \u2013 you know the cool old school flip phones- in my front pocket and it was soaked as well. Believe it or not it still works.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 The running joke on the sidelines was \u201cI don\u2019t think the heavy stuff will come down for quite awhile.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s clearing up,\u201d I said to former Monrovia Coach Steve Garrison. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u201cYeah, time to fire up the barbecue,\u201d he quipped as the rain cascaded off his umbrella- yeah he had an umbrella so I guess it\u2019s cool.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 Fortunately for San Dimas and Monrovia, Citrus has field turf. There was no mud but plenty of water. There were puddles on the sidelines, puddles on the field and puddles in my shoes. At one point, the 40 yard line marker was careening down the track that runs around the field like a power boat.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 As for the game there were plenty of gaffes. Fumbles, stumbles, bobbles and bumbles were the order of the evening as both teams had trouble getting a handle on the ball.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 Passing was basically out of the question. San Dimas and Monrovia have had success on the ground all year so they were content to stay that way.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 Monrovia beat San Dimas by nearly three touchdowns back in September but the weather was dry. There were 53 points scored in that game. In this game they might be lucky to get 53 yards.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 The conditions were bad, and the ball was slippery so when the Saints\u2019 drive stalled on their first possession it was a little surprising to see them line up for a 35 yard field goal. However Dillon Corona booted it through the uprights to give San Dimas a 3-0 lead. A field goal in the first quarter in any other game is no big deal. In this game it was huge.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 Monrovia got the ball back and immediately moved down the field. The Wildcats lined up for a 37 yard field goal to try to tie it up. But the attempt missed. The rain was falling harder and San Dimas\u2019 three points loomed larger. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0 Jordan Taylor got loose late in the first half for a 26 touchdown run to give the Saints a 10-0 lead. With the rain coming down in sheets ten points seemed like Mt. Everest to Monrovia.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 The Cats never could catch up. Nick Bueno scored late in the game but Justin Winrow\u2019s sack of Bueno in the end zone put the capper on a 12-7 San Dimas win.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 While San Dimas players leapt for joy, Monrovia walked off the field under the weight of not only water logged uniforms but also the burden of a ninth consecutive CIF Finals loss.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 I trudged off the field as well in puddle filled shoes and socks, a dripping hat and storm drenched pants. And all\u00a0I kept thinking was that there was no place I would rather have been.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0Tim can be reached at tcpeterson@charter.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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