{"id":7624,"date":"2010-07-10T23:17:28","date_gmt":"2010-07-11T06:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=7624"},"modified":"2010-07-11T12:20:38","modified_gmt":"2010-07-11T19:20:38","slug":"aztecs-are-last-team-standing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=7624","title":{"rendered":"Aztecs are Last Team Standing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Azusa Coach Joe Scherf feels this may be his best team yet <\/p><\/div>\n

(Covina) \u2013 Azusa probably wasn\u2019t the team most people picked to win the SGV Shootout when the 18 team bracket was announced. But after knocking off Mid Valley Division contenders Whittier Christian in the semis and Monrovia in the Finals, The Aztecs were the champions of the Tournament Saturday at Gladstone High School.<\/p>\n

Wilson beat Baldwin Park in the consolation finals to take third.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Azusa, behind first year quarterback Jose Nunez, was impressive in matching Monrovia score for score, before going up and holding them off in the end. Nunez consistently hit Abraham Ochoa on big plays. Nunez has stepped in for the graduated John Chavez and the offense hasn\u2019t missed a beat.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was our middle linebacker last year. He\u2019s a real good athlete,\u201d said Azusa Coach Joe Scherf.<\/p>\n

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Monrovia's George Frazier is a nice option to have <\/p><\/div>\n

The Aztecs, who have gone 21- 4 in the last two years under Scherf, may have even better things on the horizon.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is probably the best team I\u2019ve had since I\u2019ve been here. All those freshman and sophomores that were playing when I first got here are now all grown up,\u201d Scherf added.<\/p>\n

Covina quarterback Billy Livingston didn\u2019t attend the Shootout. He was busy at the Peyton Manning quarterback camp.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s working under Tommy Maddox there specifically,\u201d said Covina Coach Darryl Thomas.<\/p>\n

San Dimas won their pool but the Saints were eliminated when they lost their next two. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cOur quarterback, Sean Kennedy is hurt and didn\u2019t play and we are without several other skill players as well. We really don\u2019t throw the ball a whole lot anyway in our offense,\u201d said San Dimas Coach<\/p>\n

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Whittier Christian linebacker Rudy Robles and WC DC Pete Karavedes <\/p><\/div>\n

Bill Zernickow.<\/p>\n

The way San Dimas ran the ball last year, I don\u2019t think be eliminated in a passing tourney will matter that much.<\/p>\n

Monrovia is scary enough with Nick Bueno running the ball but when he throws it well too it\u2019s a nightmare for defensive coordinators. Or how about this? At one point in the final, backup quarterback George Frazier hit Bueno for a touchdown pass when he came out of the slot.<\/p>\n

Luke Williams and Jay Henderson are nice targets for Bueno\u2026or Frazier.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Whittier Christian has a couple of avid supporters in Nick Karavedes, father of Whittier Christian DC Pete Karavedes and Rudy Robles Sr., father of WC Linebacker Rudy Robles. Anybody who sits in the hot sun for eight hours at a passing tournament to support their team deserves props.<\/p>\n

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Wardell Crutchfield III is a chip off the old block <\/p><\/div>\n

Ted Clarke, former San Dimas Coach, is now the DC at Monrovia. Former Los Altos Coach Felipe Aguilar has landed on the staff at Rowland. Randy Twist, who once had a tryout with the Denver Broncos, is coaching the offensive line at Arroyo, his alma mater. Twist graduated from Arroyo in 1977.<\/p>\n

With Mario Rodriguez, Wardell Crutchfield III and Demetrius Jackson, Baldwin Park will be fine in the Valle Vista.<\/p>\n

Andrew Gibson, a Temple City transfer, makes a solid Rosemead defense that much better. Rosemead got knocked out by Wilson in the consolation semis bracket.<\/p>\n

Junior Brandon Schreiman is the guy for Wilson at quarterback. The Wildcats were impressive considering several players weren\u2019t playing due to participation at a camp.<\/p>\n

Schreiman and running back Moses Vega along with a big offensive line makes for a legitimate contender.<\/p>\n

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Rowland QB Michael Ball <\/p><\/div>\n

I didn\u2019t see a lot of Diamond Bar a lot but I liked what I saw of quarterback Andrew Cameron.<\/p>\n

Interesting piece of information uncovered by Andy Villathedevil; Rowland Coach Craig Snyder is the uncle of Bonita running back Casey Horine.<\/p>\n

As for Rowland? The Raiders were eliminated by Monrovia in the semis with Michael Ball showing no ill effects from last year\u2019s injury.<\/p>\n

Arroyo was one of the teams Rowland knocked off along the way. Steven Rivera and Anthony Miller hooked up on a number of big plays for the Knights. Arroyo is still looking for another big target to bolster the passing attack.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The thing most coaches worry about during these events is an injury due to a hard hit in what is supposed to be touch game. And as frequently happens, it did get chippy at times. But the question<\/p>\n

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Baldwin Park QB Mario Rodriguez. Notice the BP slogan "FOCUS" on the back of their jerseys <\/p><\/div>\n

is how do you convince a football player that is trained to hit, to suddenly back off?\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s definitely a tough sell. In pads and helmets they get hammered if they don\u2019t make the hit. Here we hammer them if they do,\u201d said one assistant coach. \u201cIt\u2019s tough to coach that way too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tim can be reached at tspeterson32@yahoo.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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