David Cannon Jr. (#7) and the Muir Mustangs take on Bishop Montgomery Friday night.
By Tim Peterson
All kickoffs are at 7:00 PM unless otherwise indicated:
Thursday September 10
La Serna (3-0) at Northview (1-2) (Covina District Field)
Northview has played a brutal schedule this season. It doesn’t get any easier this week with La Serna coming to town. The Vikings won the opener at Thousand Oaks but have fallen short the last two weeks against La Habra and Torrance. La Serna is on a roll. The Lancers have scored more than 50 points in all three of their games. Last week they beat Salesian in a shootout 52-33. Northview has a good defensive front but can the Vikes make enough stops to hold off La Serna? Lancers’ offense right now looks unstoppable. La Serna remains unbeaten.
La Serna 35 Northview 21
San Marino (3-0) at Maranatha (1-2)
San Marino is off to a great start under first year head coach DJ Jones. The Titans are 3-0 and the offense is clicking. Maranatha beat Covina after a season opening loss but were humbled by Western Christian last week 49-6. San Marino looks like it will be 5-0 heading into a showdown with Crescenta Valley on October 2. Titans get the victory.
San Marino 27 Maranatha 14
Friday September 11
Alta Loma (2-1) at Glendora (2-1)
Alta Loma is looking to bounce back after a 37-14 loss to Etiwanda last week. Glendora lost by a field goal to San Dimas to kick off the season but has rebounded with wins over Walnut and Claremont. This one could go right down to the wire. Both teams have solid quarterbacks with Glendora’s Sebastian Lawrence and Maximus Fierro at Alta Loma. The Lions (yes, they’re the Lions now) grab the lead early and hold on in the end.
Alta Loma 27 Glendora 24
Bonita (3-0) at San Dimas (3-0) (Smudgepot)
Bonita is ranked number three in our Top 12 for good reason. The Bearcats beat Muir in Week Zero and blew out their last two opponents including a 41-7 rout of Western last week. And they’re doing it all without quarterback Isaiah Guerrero who is currently on sit out period. Evan Robbins has done a great job stepping up. San Dimas is off to a 3-0 start under new head coach Dylan O’Leary. Last week the Saints shut out Colony 12-0. San Dimas is trying to snap a seven-game losing streak in the Smudegepot. The Saints may be able to hold off Bonita at times but in the end Bonita will have too much. Bearcats come out on top.
Bonita 28 San Dimas 17
Montebello (1-2) at El Rancho (3-0)
El Rancho is the surprise team of the SGV – maybe not to head coach Adrian Medrano but to everybody else. The Dons are 3-0 including an impressive 17-13 road win last week over West Covina. Montebello lost its first two games before answering with a 38-0 win last week over Saddleback. El Rancho looks like a team that can do something special this year. Dons get the W.
El Rancho 21 Montebello 10
Nogales (3-0) at Arcadia (2-1)
Both teams have had nice starts. Nogales has been racking up the points. The Nobles have scored 100 points in the last two weeks- yes, 100! Running back Gatsbee Gumban and quarterback JoJo Venegas have been leading the high-powered offense. Arcadia has been impressive as well. Arcadia fell last week to La Salle but won its first two games handily over El Monte and San Gabriel. Nogales is on a heater right now. It will continue this week.
Nogales 38 Arcadia 20
La Canada (3-0) at South Pasadena (2-1)
Good local matchup. The Spartans have three solid victories to open the season including a 28-7 win last week over Village Christian. South Pas lost an out of area game to Maple Mountain after beating Peninsula in the opener but routed San Gabriel 31-0 last week. This one could go either way. Filp a coin and see what comes up. I did and it came up La Canada.
La Canada 24 South Pasadena 21
Muir (1-2) at Bishop Montgomery (0-3)
Muir rebounded from two straight losses by dropping 50 on St. Pius X.- St. Matthias last week. Muir quarterback Kaiden Agbunag left the game with an injury but he’s fine and ready to go this week. Bishop Montgomery is trying to get back on its feet after basically forfeiting the 2025 season. It’s going to take the Knights some time to get back on track. The Mustangs win big.
Muir 49 Bishop Montgomery 0
Quick Hits
Thursday September 10
San Gabriel at Costa Mesa – Costa Mesa
Golden Valley at Burbank – Golden Valley
Damien at Tustin – Damien
South Hills at Los Osos – South Hills
Bellflower at Whittier – Bellflower
Sierra Vista at Baldwin Park – Baldwin Park
Friday September 11
Garfield at Schurr – Garfield
Pasadena at Monrovia – Monrovia
Charter Oak at Tesoro – Charter Oak
Rio Hondo Prep at Marquez – Rio Hondo Prep
Burroughs at Arroyo – Arroyo
Rosemead at Bassett- Bassett
El Monte at California – California
Temple City at Bosco Tech – Temple City
Garey at South El Monte- South El Monte
Azusa at Alhambra – Alhambra
Hoover at Crescenta Valley – Crescenta Valley
St. Paul at Servite – Servite
Los Alamitos at Downey – Downey
La Puente at Ganesha – La Puente
Diamond Bar at Walnut – Diamond Bar
Canyon at Rowland – Canyon
St. Francis at Bishop Diego – Bishop Diego
La Mirada at Brea Olinda – La Mirada
Lakewood at Mayfair – Mayfair
Keppel at Workman – Workman
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El Monte at Cal? will it be a good one?
@ B to D …. If Los Al loses this one and goes to 0-4 , new coach will be on hot seat in heat wave .
Last years Los Al team ain’t playing on Friday.
Los Alamitos is a borderline D1-D2 program, which places them decidedly ahead of the Downey Vikings. I salute the Vikings for scheduling up, as it will do them a world of good, but I’m calling this a 2-touchdown win for the Griffins.
Projection? Do you think 71 year old head coach is too old for this position? If yes could you describe why
@Anon, I totally agree but I don’t see a lack of focus in this team. We can only wait and see.
@ ERFAN I don’t know about that. I’ve been watching some of their practices. The way Medrano is out there ranting and raving it looks like he’s keeping them focused.
The BG loss was not a lack of focus game, it was a game where ER hadn’t fully figured out who the QB was going to be, along with BG having one of their better senior groups in a while. ER shouldn’t be overlooking anyone. Montebello with throw everything they have at ER that’s for sure.
The Ranch seems to lose focus when they play teams they are favored to beat. Last year it was Bell Gerdens. Montebello has some athletes could be a trap game.
Kind of weird to see some old Rio Hondo League and Pacific League foes match up in “non-league” play. Hoover vs CV from the Pacific League days and La Canada vs South Pas from the Rio Hondo League days. Looking forward to the LC/SP game. Last year LC was favored and SP defense got a key stop against LC and won the game and killed LC’s chance for a long awaited Rio Hondo title. LC hasn’t beat SP since 2014 so there I am sure LC is looking forward to beating SP in their house.
Monrovia vs Pasadena is on Friday the 11th Tim. Fyi.
From T. Peterson: Fixed it. Thanks.
Whoooaaa! I thought I would never see it again. Pasadena – Monrovia! I never thought id see the day! Last time they played there was sissies! 1986 look it up. Police better be on hand!
I’m taking Servite with its 71-year-old coach to beat St Paul and its 22-year-old coach by at least 40. Naturally, there will be a running clock in the second half, which is why my projected margin of victory is so small. This is the week St Paul kicks off its 7-game losing streak, enroute to a solid 1-9 finish.
If Burbank can’t beat Golden Valley I will honestly be surprised and I’ll fully admit I was wrong about them and that they aren’t good. I know back to back blowout loses doesn’t look good but they were against 2 extremely talented teams with D1 commits and they even scored 41 on LV Centennial. Golden Valley ain’t those teams. If Burbank lost then they are in serious trouble. I think they get the W by 2 TD’s or more. I know I’m probably biased and I’m not acting like Burbank is the best team in the world, heck they are going to get embarrassed by Muir, but they aren’t bad enough to lose to GV. I’ll eat my words if I’m wrong.