{"id":59774,"date":"2017-06-21T10:00:31","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T17:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=59774"},"modified":"2017-06-21T10:38:14","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T17:38:14","slug":"the-peterson-principle-6212017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=59774","title":{"rendered":"The Peterson Principle: 6\/21\/2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tim Peterson<\/p><\/div>\n

By Tim Peterson<\/p>\n

Who’s a team to look out for this year?\u00a0Who’s a team\u00a0that\u00a0can jump up and bite somebody?\u00a0Who’s a team that can contend for a league title\u00a0that may not be on you radar?\u00a0It’s the Alhambra Moors.<\/p>\n

Montebello should win the Almont with competition from Schurr, but then there are the Moors. Bell Gardens isn’t quite there yet,\u00a0and of course Keppel and San Gabriel\u00a0are a few years, (more than a few years?) away.<\/p>\n

People forget Alhambra actually made the playoffs last year. The Moors fell in the first round\u00a0to Santa Ana 32-8 to finish 5-6 overall. But they went 3-2 in league\u00a0and knocked off Bell Gardens 26-21.\u00a0They gave\u00a0Schurr a battle before falling 41-28\u00a0and took third. The Moors have\u00a0several skill players back including\u00a0Salman Gurung (1045 yards rushing) and Dylan Araiza (244 yards receiving).\u00a0The Moors looked good Saturday at the El Rancho Tournament\u00a0beating Northview in the process.<\/p>\n

Don’t get all crazy on me. I’m not saying they will hold up the CIF\u00a0Trophy in December, but will they contend in the Almont and give opponents trouble?\u00a0Absolutely.<\/p>\n

**<\/p>\n

I’m getting word that Paraclete\u00a0is absolutely loaded. The Spirits landed transfer quarterback Brevin\u00a0White, who will be at his third high school,\u00a0but is receiving\u00a0D1 offers. White was most recently at Chaminade.\u00a0They also have\u00a0other D1 players all over the field including\u00a0up front where\u00a0they look physically intimidating.<\/p>\n

“They look like a college team,”\u00a0said one local coach who faced the Spirits recently in passing league.<\/p>\n

All of this and they’re coming off of a\u00a0Division 6 championship. Paraclete will compete in Division 5 this year but with all of that\u00a0talent a one division\u00a0jump\u00a0won’t make dent in the Spirits.<\/p>\n

**<\/p>\n

Crescenta Valley continues to impress.\u00a0The Falcons\u00a0keep on rolling\u00a0in passing league tournaments, they took second\u00a0at El Rancho, and now they have the\u00a0size to match the speed.\u00a0Heck, they call one kid “Gronk”. That’s all you need to know.<\/p>\n

Former CV receiver,\u00a0Jordan Lobianco, who was the Pacific League MVP in 2014, is now\u00a0on\u00a0the coaching staff helping the offense.<\/p>\n

Look out Pacific, the Falcons are coming.<\/p>\n

**<\/p>\n

No tacos at El Rancho\u00a0but the dogs weren’t bad.<\/p>\n

**<\/p>\n

I love the competition\u00a0at the passing leagues and the trash talking\u00a0doesn’t bother me, but please, it doesn’t need to escalate to blows.\u00a0I missed the fight Saturday morning at ER, but I did hear about it.\u00a0Passing leagues are coaching opportunities to coach your team. So worry about your team, not the team lined up across for you.\u00a0Even the\u00a0talking needs to be\u00a0held in check if it begins to escalate.\u00a0Nothing looks worse\u00a0than a cornerback\u00a0chirping to a receiver at the line of scrimmage only to\u00a0get beat on the next play for a touchdown.\u00a0I saw this happen\u00a0several times last Saturday.<\/p>\n

Just shut and\u00a0play.\u00a0C’mon man it’s passing league!\u00a0Oh\u00a0and while were at it can we lay off the referees and the kids running the tournament? It’s 100 degrees\u00a0outside\u00a0and\u00a0they’re working for a cheeseburger and a water. Just be thankful\u00a0that they’re out there.<\/p>\n

**<\/p>\n

It’s taken a long time but\u00a0it’s finally here. Northview quarterback Steven Comstock has reached his senior year. Doesn’t it seem like he’s been there for about seven years? That may be because\u00a0of how much he’s improved since he was a freshman.<\/p>\n

“He’s\u00a0progressed very well. He’s gotten so much better over the last few years,”\u00a0said Northview OC Chris Williams. “We’ll\u00a0be putting a lot of the offense on him now and he knows that and is ready for it.\u00a0“He’s a four year starter, he’s ready to go.”<\/p>\n

**<\/p>\n

It was fun to see San Dimas and Pomona go it Saturday renewing an old\u00a0Valle Vista League rivalry. When you look at the Red Devils, now playing in the Miramonte with the likes of Bassett, Ganesha, Garey and La Puente, they appear to be a slam dunk\u00a0for the league title.\u00a0Despite going 4-7 last year overall, they\u00a0were 4-0 in league and they look better this season. Keep an eye on\u00a0running back\u00a0Marshon Smith, who ran for 604 yards and 11 touchdowns last year as a sophomore.<\/p>\n

**<\/p>\n

Are you done with passing leagues yet?\u00a0Well there are two more big ones remaining. The Bonita Air Assault is this Friday and Saturday\u00a0June 23\u00a0and 24 and the SGV Shootout at Arroyo on July 1, so you’ll need to put up with the t-shirts and shorts a little longer.\u00a0Also the West Covina Lineman\u00a0Competition is this Saturday June 24.<\/p>\n

**<\/p>\n

So\u00a0I make it\u00a0out to\u00a0Chavez Ravine for the first time\u00a0this year and\u00a0Clayton Kershaw does something that he’s never done before.\u00a0He gives up four home runs. Of course.<\/p>\n

But rookie sensation\u00a0Cody Bellinger\u00a0saved the day with a pair of bombs in a 10-6 Dodger victory.\u00a0That and the fact that there was an obnoxious New York Met fan sitting right next to me made it all worth while.<\/p>\n

65 days until football season kicks off.<\/p>\n

That’s my principle.<\/p>\n

Tim can be reached at tim@midvalleysports.com or on Twitter @tspeterson40.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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