{"id":80279,"date":"2023-08-13T12:43:56","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T19:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=80279"},"modified":"2023-08-13T14:44:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T21:44:48","slug":"the-peterson-principle-8-14-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=80279","title":{"rendered":"The Peterson Principle: 8\/13\/2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Tim Peterson <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I didn’t make it out to Charter Oak last Thursday night for the scrimmage between the Chargers and Northview. Who won? Well based on what side of the field you were on both teams did. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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I was told that Charter Oak quarterback Corin Berry made some big plays including a 75-yard touchdown pass on a screen to Legend Lyons (cool name). I also heard that the Charger defensive front is much improved this year and completely shut down the Vikings running attack. Which would be much improved because last year Northview, despite falling to Charter Oak, ran roughshod over and through the Chargers defense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the Northview side I was advised that Vikings quarterback Erik Jimenez looked good in the pocket and made all the throws. Also I was made aware that the Northview defense stonewalled Charter Oak’s running game as well and that the Northview ground game will be fine. After all the Vikings best back, Angel Barraza, only had one carry in the contest so the Chargers were reportedly stopping the twos and threes. Hey, don’t shoot the messenger, this is just what I was told. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After all of the back and forth there was only one way to resolve it. Put up a Twitter poll. The question was easy enough. Who won Thursday night’s scrimmage? 199 votes were submitted and here are the final results. Charter Oak 57.8% Northview 42.2%. That settles it Charter Oak won right? Not so fast. I was then sent a tweet of what looked like a box score from Max Preps that showed Northview winning 29-27. The tweet has since been deleted. Of course it has. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Northview gets after it for real Thursday night at home against Muir while Charter Oak hosts Temecula Valley Friday night. The good news is there won’t be a question who won these games once the clock hits zeroes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I didn’t think Matt Villasenor would last long at La Salle. Nothing against La Salle or Villasenor but it just didn’t seem like a good fit. Not unless Villasenor was on the sidelines with a headset on calling plays. But I did think he would last the season – like a one and done type thing. Well he’s gone already and has landed at Nogales as the OC. Ok then. Nogales blows up on social media in 3…2…1. Villasenor and the Nobles open with South Hills Thursday night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It’s been the narrative this off season that new Monrovia head coach Jose Casagran has brought in his own staff and nobody from Monrovia is returning. Well there will be a couple of familiar faces. Former Monrovia assistant Anthony Craft has been hired to coach the quarterbacks and DBs and former Monrovia running back and assistant Maury Rams IV will be on staff as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re still looking for a Zero Week game head over to Monrovia to check out the Wildcats as they host Bonita. In case you forgot last year Monrovia beat Bonita 36-35 in overtime in an instant classic. Could be a nice way to open the season. Note: Keep an eye on Bonita linebacker Noah Mikhail. He’s the real deal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Other notable Zero Week games: Montebello at Baldwin Park (The Robert Maxie era gets underway), Alta Loma at West Covina (Bulldogs tested right out of the gate), Arcadia at San Marino (great local matchup), Cal at Covina (can Cal break through?), El Rancho at Don Lugo (we’ll know about Don Lugo right off the bat), Upland at La Habra (two powerhouses slug it out in the opener). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What’s the best fan rivalry in the area? Arroyo and Rosemead used to go at it pretty good. Charter Oak and Northview as mentioned above got it going last week and that was just over a scrimmage. There was a time when Montebello and Schurr fans blew up our boards trading barbs constantly every time those two teams squared off. Pasadena and Muir heated up recently as the Bulldogs rose to prominence. But for the last couple of years El Rancho and La Serna have been off the charts. Nobody has been able to touch them. Anytime we post a story mentioning El Rancho and La Serna, regardless of what is, the boards explode. A schedule, a passing tourney, a transfer…doesn’t matter…The Dons and the Lancers faithful light up the message boards. Just this week we posted the ER schedule and mentioned that the Dons will be playing all of their games on the road due to the Stadium renovation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s what we got: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“FBFan” commenting on ER’s schedule – La Serna – W <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Tank” – FBF, you been drinking again? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Correction Please” – “You have incorrectly listed the La Serna game as an ER win. All democrats will love Trump before that happens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“TheRanch18” – 10-0 WE PLAY TO BEAT EVERYONE!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Anonymous” – No correction needed. the Whittier ALL STAR team looks very suspect this year. Personally was not impressed by yesterdays scrimmage vs Tustin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Anonymous 2” – ER fans are delusional again lol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And on and on it went. Classic! Right now arguably the best fan rivalry in high school football. The two teams will face off on October 20 at Pioneer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The season kicks off in four days. Let the games begin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can be reached at tim.midvalleysports@gmail.com or on Twitter @tspeterson40 and Facebook- Tim Peterson. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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