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CV still looks like the team in the Pacific

By Tim Peterson

If nothing else you just have to love the passion that football brings to the fans. I went to scrimmage at Monrovia High School on Friday at 4:00 in the afternoon. You would have thought it was a CIF Championship game.

There was no parking in the lot and hardly any on the street. I finally found one after a 15 minute search but I had to hike a couple of blocks to get to the game. The stands were full and the excitement was high. I understand Crescenta Valley won the Southeast title last year and expectations are always high at M-Town but wow! I didn’t expect nearly full stands for an afternoon scrimmage.

I ran into the same thing at Covina District Field that night as Northview squared off against Bonita. Again, no parking next to the stadium and I had to embark on a two block journey. Yeah, people are ready for football.

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How did the teams look? CV, with Tyler Hill at quarterback, has a potent offense. The Falcons did lose a ton of talent to graduation but they still have plenty of horses. Plus with a championship under their belt everybody wants to play now. There was no shortage of players. The coaching staff seems to have doubled in size as well. They still look like the Pacific Division favorite.

Asaph Zamora, Lawrence Spicer, Aubrey Mosley…the list goes on of talented players at Monrovia. The Wildcats won the scrimmage handily, whatever that means. But they did look good doing it. The Cats will have just one hurdle in the Rio Hondo-San Marino- but if they get by that, and get a couple of home games they could make a playoff run. Of course that Central Division is no joke.

Northview is a solid pick in the Valle Vista/Mid Valley Division but the Vikings did get dominated Friday night by Bonita. The Bearcats seemed to score at will and continually shut down Northview’s attack. Bearcat QB Tanner East, who came on last year and was a big part of the Bonita offense will be even better this year. He was poised and confident Friday night.

Good thing for Northview is it won’t have to face Bonita in the playoffs.

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If you haven’t seen Covina District Field yet make the trip. It did lose some of its intimacy- there is a track around the field now- but the facility is gorgeous. A nice new turf field and brand new aluminum stands adorn each side. You can expect a CIF Final, or three, to be held there in the very near future.

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Man, we post Azusa Pacific information and we get ripped for catering to the Cougars. We post USC information and we get hammered for being biased. Just a thought…If we cover the Rams when they move back to LA are we going to take heat for ignoring the Raiders?

That’s my principle.

Tim can be reached at tim@midvalleysports.com or on Twitter @tspeterson40.?