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Chargers Win Third Straight in Home Finale

By Tim Peterson (Inglewood) – Michael Badgley kicked a 37-yard field goal with 41 seconds left to give the Chargers a 19-16 win over Denver Sunday in their home finale at SoFi Stadium. It was the seventh field goal of the game and fourth for Badgley for the game winner.

The Peterson Principle: 12/25/2020

By Tim Peterson Football in December is much better than basketball in December. Don’t get me wrong. Football is better than basketball any month of the year but especially in December.

Two Sign from Sierra Vista

By Tim Peterson (Baldwin Park) – Anthony Rosas and Nick Dimitris both signed with UNLV Wednesday at Sierra Vista High School.

Azusa Pacific Drops Football Program

By Tim Peterson Azusa Pacific has dropped its football program after 55 years the school announced Tuesday. The Cougars did not play in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. They went 1-9 overall in 2019.

Chargers Get a Kick out of Badgley

By Tim Peterson (Inglewood) – Michael Badgley kicked a 43-yard field goal as time ran out to give the Chargers a 20-17 win over Atlanta Sunday at SoFi Stadium.

CIF Update: 12/01/2020

This is an update from CIF Commissioner Rob Wigod from December 1, 2020. Although it is dated we wanted to make sure there were no other updates or changes since that time before we posted as it is a fluid situation. This is the latest.

One Year Ago: Sierra Canyon Comes up Short in State

One more from our “One Year Ago” series as Sierra Canyon fell in the Division 1-AA State Final. The Trailblazers were within one in the third quarter but Central (Fresno) pulled away late at Cerritos College on December 13, 2019. Tim Peterson wrote the game story and Duane Barker was on the camera. By Tim […]

Patriots Pound Chargers, 45-0

By Tim Peterson (Inglewood) – New England jumped out to a 28-0 halftime lead and rolled to a 45-0 rout of the Chargers Sunday at SoFi Stadium.

One Year Ago: Lions State Their Case, 30-18

Our “One Year Ago” series moves into the State Playoffs. Davon Booth ran wild as El Monte’s perfect season continued with a win over Serra (San Diego) in the 5-AA Regional State Bowl. Tim Peterson wrote the game story and Duane Barker took the pictures as the Lions advanced to the State Final on Friday […]

Four Years Ago: Overtime is Knight Time; Arroyo CIF Champions!

Instead of “One Year Ago” we had to go back four years ago to bust this one out. It was on December 3, 2016 that Arroyo beat Rancho Mirage 35-34 on a dramatic walk off two point conversion at B.L. Bergstrom Stadium to win the CIF Division 12 Championship. Tim Peterson wrote the game story […]