{"id":1066,"date":"2009-05-20T15:34:18","date_gmt":"2009-05-20T22:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=1066"},"modified":"2009-05-20T15:34:51","modified_gmt":"2009-05-20T22:34:51","slug":"hernandez-southmen-take-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=1066","title":{"rendered":"Hernandez, Southmen, Take Field"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1059\" style=\"width: 236px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1059\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1059\" title=\"sspring1\" src=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/sspring1.jpg\" alt=\"sspring1\" width=\"226\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ray Hernandez is excited about his first season in &quot;The Swamp&quot;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ray Hernandez has been here before. No not at South El Monte, but in the position of building a program when the cupboard is nearly bare.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re here to work hard,&#8221; says Hernandez. &#8220;And that&#8217;s what we&#8217;re going to do.<\/p>\n<p>At La Puente he won a Montview title in his second year and many would be <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1062\" title=\"img_0011\" src=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/img_0011.jpg\" alt=\"img_0011\" width=\"257\" height=\"203\" \/>hard pressed to name an offensive star on the squad.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He takes the field at South after the legendary careers of Jose Garay and Manny Acosta, after the transfer of Neiko Padilla, after a three year\u00a0Eagle run\u00a0producing two\u00a0Mission Valley League titles and a ton of points.<\/p>\n<p>Like every coach this time of year, he wasn&#8217;t about to name starters but likes what he sees out of the 55-plus out during the spring.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1064\" title=\"mark-acosta\" src=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/mark-acosta.jpg\" alt=\"mark-acosta\" width=\"193\" height=\"203\" \/>Quarterback, for now, will be a battle between to two players who didn&#8217;t throw a pass in 2008; Alex Ruiz and Mark Acosta.<\/p>\n<p>The running game looks like it will be in the hands of Rene Flores.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You know me,&#8221; Hernandez said not looking the least bit worried. &#8220;I&#8217;m not afraid to line up and pound the ball.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1065\" title=\"rene-flores\" src=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/rene-flores.jpg\" alt=\"rene-flores\" width=\"448\" height=\"277\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1060\" title=\"sspring5\" src=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/sspring5.jpg\" alt=\"sspring5\" width=\"186\" height=\"152\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1061\" title=\"sspring10\" src=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/sspring10.jpg\" alt=\"sspring10\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ray Hernandez has been here before. 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