Dylan Guerra led Arcadia to a win over Burbank for the first time since 2011. (Photo by Doug Brown.)
High School football scores from around the Mid Valley area.
Thursday
Burroughs 45, Glendale 6
Pioneer 47, La Canada 13
San Dimas 21, Cal 14
Whittier 56, Westminster 21
Friday
Capistrano Valley 49, Keppel 30
St. Francis 48, Harvard Westlake 27
Serra 21, Cathedral 19
Warren 47, La Serna 46
Brentwood 42, Maranatha 9
South El Monte 40, Mt. View 7
Bonita 40, Covina 33
Arcadia 45, Burbank 28
El Rancho 63, Cantwell 0
Crescenta Valley 47, Pasadena 26
Garey 34, Sierra Vista 7
Ganesha 62, Southlands Christian 0
Muir 67, Hoover 7
Ontario 33, Azusa 22
Valley Christian 38, La Salle 20
Arroyo 42, Gabrielino 7
Mayfair 35, Gahr 22
Rowland 27, Nogales 7
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Heck even big bad Alabama schedules a Little Sisters of the poor team every season. Sometimes two teams. They show up and sometimes an Alabama player gets hurt. Most times though the players love the game. I know ER had a few players banged up as well. With the NFL tossing people out of games for clean hard tackles your hope of football being gone is probably going to come true.
The Cantwell situation is symptomatic of a bigger issue that most of the lower level Catholic schools are dealing with ie Salesian, Bosco Tech, Verbum Dei as opposed to the wealthier (seemingly independent run) Catholic schools ie Cathedral, John Bosco, Mater Dei etc.
The archdiocese is in a dire financial situation due to the ongoing priest scandals. These lower level schools are pressured by the archdiocese to bring in a specific dollar amount based on enrollment therefore financial assistance or scholarships for athletes are not there.
The wealthier schools which are seemingly independent fall back on a strong alumni base, Booster club money, host families etc to support a strong athletic department.
Under the previous admin Cantwell was supporting an above average athletic department (specifically baseball and basketball) typical of the above schools mentioned. The current admin was pressured by the archdiocese to account for every student and dollar therefore you’ve seen the exodus of coaches as well as high end athletes as the current admin bowed down to the archdiocese.
Call it what you want but part of the catholic faith is assisting the underprivileged. Most of these athletes were given an opportunity to attend a catholic school based on that tenant. For all the complaining about Catholic schools dominating the high school sports scene remember there are many more Cantwell’s, St Monica’s, Mary Star of the Sea’s out there than John Bosco’s and Mater Dei’s.
Boneyard No one is bitter! just making sure you got your facts stright!! I see St. Gen is really doing well! How about you guys getting rocked by Semi Valley 49-14 by 35 points and followed up by West Ranch 46-24? Nice wins over a Poly 1-4, Taft 0-5 ,San Bernardino 1-5 (D13) Wow!!! LOL
If the rules allow you to change your mind and preserve the tie, then the rules allow it. It’s still totally shady, as the previous agreement quite possibly affected strategy. However, the rules should not permit take-backsies. Agree to it or don’t (and personally, I think OT in a non-playoff game is a bit silly – if you can’t win in four quarters., maybe you don’t deserve a win at all), but the rule should be that the decision is final.
My two cents is the guy in every conversation being condescending and talking down to people while knowing absolutely nothing about what he is talking about. Just because you have too much time on your hands does not give you football insight. Taking odds now on the fact that he’s never played a snap in his life. Keep the change son.
CHSH Parents, those boys from Cantwell showed so much heart and character on that field. Never quitting though the going was tough. You didn’t see them throwing up their hands in discuss. They are not willing to give up. I pray for their health.
@My Two Cents, Strategy?! I call it like @Uncle Rico calls it…
Lancers626, don’t be bitter, I asked a question based on a rumor I heard. I’m a St Gens fan, just looking to see why a league opponent has dropped so badly. In reality it would have been better if the reason they got whooped was because they were missing guys. IMO getting rocked by a -28.2 doesn’t mean “the coaching staff has done a great job!” but I guess we measure what a “great job” is differently. Of course “it was one of the better games for LaSalle this year”, Valley doesn’t come close to any of their other opponents.
Why are spectators so surprised by hobbie. he didn’t want to have 2 losses on the record after beating up on weaker teams this. Facts are those were soccer teams with pads on. When he did schedule a tough opponent Northview look what happened, got smoked. I guess he thought he’d sneak a win against the Vikings in the post comstock era without realizing Northview reloads. lol
Failing to finish out the game in OT after agreeing before game time is completely unethical – bad karma
It was not stopped but ERHS had Jv and freshmen playing the whole 2nd half. Cantwell kids fought hard but sad when you can only do so much.
@My Two Cents…That don’t sound like strategy to me. That sounds more like conveniently changing the rules and tucking your tail between your legs. San Marino parents aren’t too happy about this.
@ ?, I’m sure the kid that got hurt on Friday and the others that are real banged up are real happy their school hasn’t pulled the plug. At some point adults have to make adult decisions and sending these kids back out there is like sending the sheep to the slaughter but what do you expect from adults that got no clue. You get what you pay for. Sad situation.
Football is a game of strategy, whether or not to play OT is part of it. Coach Hobbie probably saw that his team didn’t have the momentum after Newport scored the tying touchdown and changed his mind about playing OT. That’s absolutely within his right and CIF rule. Why would he have to forfeit? LOL!
Is it true they stopped the Cantwell/El Rancho game at the start of the 3rd quarter?
Only one guy to blame for the Cantwin fiasco and that is the AD. He hires a 24 yr old coach that is dating his step daughter and has no clue what he is doing. All programs are garbage now. I bet the school is closed within 3-5 years.
@Anony LOL…Yup. I’ve never heard of a coach changing his mind at the end of the game. In his interview, Hobbie cited that a few of his starters were injured in the 4th quarter. After looking up Newport’ s roster, their quarterback and running back that started were both sophomores. Their leading receiver was a junior. Either Newport has some guys out too or they are a super young team. I can’t believe Hobbie would pull that. I wonder if Newport would have went for two for the win if they knew the game wasn’t going to overtime? #unethical #lowclass
Anonymous, if true that both coaches agreed to OT prior to kickoff, but then one decides to back away from OT agreement, I believe such act should warrant a forfeit loss. Sounds to me that Newport had all the momentum going into OT…
Boneyard Sounds like your the one making the rumor or had a kid leave the program!!! no protest, all players on La Salle Varsity we’re at the game Friday night. It was one of the better game for La Salle tihs year. Down early 28 -6 and fought back to 28-20 and than losing 38-20. Not sure you would call it a spanking! After all the players that transferred out and very young team. The coaching staff has done a great job! La Salle will be okay.
From the info I’m getting, both coaches were asked about overtime prior to the start of the game. The Newport coach stated he wanted to go to overtime prior to the opening kickoff. At that point, overtime was determined. Newport tied the game with 16 seconds left and at that moment, Hobbie decided he no longer wanted to go to overtime. This appears to be confirmed in Hobbie’s post game interview. Pretty weak if you ask me and even a bit unethical. What are they teaching those kids?
@Football Dude, league or non-league, OT is only played if BOTH coaches agreed to play. That’s normally determined during the pregame meeting with the crew chief but the coaches do have up till the end of regulation to change their minds.
I would think cause league coming up
@KeepinitReal, ties are not broken during the nonleague games.
It was said earlier that Arcadia had to go thru Burbank, Muir and CV. One down 2 to go Apaches….let’s continue to work hard and keep improving!!!!
Be ready Thursday night, the Lobos will be coming in full force!
Any truth to the rumor that a bunch of La Salle varsity kids jumped ship in some kind of protest? Would explain the spanking from Valley Christian Cerritos.
What’s up with San Marino refusing to play overtime this past Friday night and settling for a 20-20 tie? The coach had no problem playing his kids for 4 quarters of football and over 150 snaps on both sides of the ball but suddenly he don’t want to play eight more snaps to win a game outright due to injury concerns? #NoGutsNoGlory
i hope arroyo brings a better game against us because if not its going to be a long night for them.
Anony (LS Supporter)
You’re a true fan of La Serna unlike that “LS” nerd. Thanks for showing class.
@CA: I am guessing that is what happens when you base your athletic programs on supposed star recruits that are focused solely on themselves. If the grass seems greener somewhere else they leave. You see that happening all over at parochial schools. At least Cantwell did not pull a Whittier Christian and forfeit but played it out. Go to 8 or 6 man football and have a little fun. That for sure will weed out the super stars.
The haters are here hating on the Titans. I would not know why unless a kid from Los Nietos gave you a wedgie. Anyway PiHi football is being talked about. No such thing as bad publicity.
Out of respect for readers’ time, I won’t argue that there is any difference between divisions 11-13, so that if Pioneer were to hoist hardware in 11, it would still be a stepping-stone along the hard path back to relevance in the Whittier area. As I say, we should all wish the Titan organization God’s speed in reclaiming their spot as the Del Rio #6.
Pioneer Will go 1-3 In league
The principal at Cantwell is not interested in Athletics. He would be satisfied with intermural sports.
Pioneer is D12
If Pioneer can win CIF in division 13, it would be a good first step toward the bigger goal of becoming competitive in their own neighborhood. I wish them the best in their struggles.
How about Nogales. What happened to the offense of guru in Robles? Didnt a guy come on here and say he built Comstock. Didn’t that same guy say he was a master play caller at Workman, and that his offense was amazing. Another dud. Mustering up only 7 points on Rowland, coming off a bye week I might add. Pathetic! I bet Nogales and there kids really miss there old coach right about now.
Bro it was against Mountain view high school, anybody can do that against this team. I would be embarrassed to brag about my stats against a team like this.
Cantwell athletics is going down the drain. The entire basketball team transferred out, several top baseball players have also left. Girls basketball coach will more than likely leave after the season and let’s not even talk about the football fiasco…
Lol, bring it on Pi hole.
Wish we could line up against you Dudette. Go take your play helmet and bang your head against your play pen.
It really is, when it was signed it was going to be a good matchup, JV and Frosh played the whole second half tonight, sad state of affairs at cantwell..
@ Pi HI, Anytime you want to check your strength and play a real team play one of the schools from the league you ran away from. You’ll get a reality check. Think of that before you start thumping your chest thinking you’re world beaters. You’ll probably make a long run in the playoffs. C’mon schedule your old keague opponents for non league games
I guess mid valley did show a little respect when picking the Mountain View and south El Monte game.
The Cantwell vs El Rancho score is sad
What a game it was! Hard fought on both sides. Spectacular plays from both offenses, one in particular by one of Warren’s receivers, a reach back one handed TD catch!
Whoever said would be a blowout surely didn’t see how Warren lost it’s two game each as heartbreaking as this was for our Lancers. Now on to league and prepare for the playoffs.
Hats off to both squads, leaving it all on the field. Warren, good luck in league and your division!
Raul Lara and his Warren Bears have just scored the upset of the night, beating La Serna 47-46. This is a great confidence booster as the team looks to start league play, and I certainly wish the entire squad good luck with that.
Muir 67, Herbert hoover 7
Crescenta valley 47, pasadena 26
Arcadia 45, burbank 28-OH MY GOODNESS ARCADIA BEAT BURBANK FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2011!!!
It’s halftime 33-7! South El Monte finally making a great effort at getting Beltran the football. If you can believe it all of SEM offensive points have come through the air!!! Beltran also has a pick 6! Mario the SEM QB has already thrown for more yards and more touchdown passes than any other QB in Gallardos regime. This Sophomore is special folks. Let the kid sling the football!
Not a team but 5 teams have been blown out by the Titans. 5-1. The one loss was to 3-1 Pasadena 30-28 Go figure.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but when a team gets blown-out by PIONEER, it means they qualify for immediate Federal disaster relief from FEMA and/or the National Guard. We’ll sit tight on this developing story for further clarification.