
Matthew Escobedo – Cantwell
NFF Players of the Week: Week 4
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Gatsbee Gumban and Nogales move into the Top 12 with fifth straight victory. (Photo by Duane Barker).
Bishop Amat remains on top with close loss to powerful JSerra. Bonita moves up to number two and Charter Oak climbs to three. Tough losses for La Serna and El Rancho. St. Francis and Nogales jump into the mix.
By Joe Torosian
Kick it!
Before I dive into the Rams and NFL, go Ole Miss. Great game, but I find premeditated F-Bombs lame.
Rams win tonight 29-23. It’s close for a while, but the ability to run the ball makes the difference, and no one will be impressed. Proclamations will continue about the sky falling as the team improves to 1-1. Read more »

By Tim Peterson
(Inglewood) – The Chargers turned the ball over three times, including twice in the fourth quarter in a 26-14 loss to Las Vegas Sunday before 71, 567 fans at SoFi Stadium. Many of the fans were dressed in silver and black.

By Alex A. Gonzalez
Pasadena – Saturday night’s Big Ten Conference opener at the Rose Bowl saw the UCLA Bruins explode on offense for 645 yards against the Purdue Boilermakers as both teams traded touchdown drives, ultimately leading to a 52-38 Bruins win in front of 30,916 fans.
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By Tim Peterson
(Glendora) – Azusa Pacific led 14-3 at halftime, increased the lead in the third quarter and went on to beat Whittier 35-17 Saturday night at Citrus College. For the Cougars the victory was not only their first of the season but also marked the first since the football program returned.

High School Football scores from around the area:

(La Puente, CA) The Nogales Nobles got three touchdowns on the ground each from Gatsbee Gumban and JoJo Venegas in getting a big win 47-22 over the visiting Covina Colts at Jake Jolley Stadium on the campus of Nogales High School.
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