{"id":80434,"date":"2023-08-22T19:30:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T02:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=80434"},"modified":"2023-08-23T22:09:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T05:09:34","slug":"game-night-week-1-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=80434","title":{"rendered":"Game Night: Week 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Jacob Garcia and BP are looking to bounce back against El Monte Thursday night. (Photo by Duane Barker). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

All kickoffs are scheduled for 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise indicated<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Thursday August 24 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baldwin Park (0-1) at El Monte (1-0) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baldwin Park is coming off a tough loss as the Braves let a big lead get away. El Monte picked up an impressive win at home over Pomona. Baldwin Park looked good early before stumbling. Jacob Garcia, Corey Lacy and company just need to finish. This time they will. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baldwin Park 31 El Monte 21 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

West Covina (1-0) at Los Altos (1-0) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

West Covina, which lost to Alta Loma in 2022, completely turned it around last week in a 40-3 rout of the Braves. Los Altos retained the wheel in the win over Wilson but that was as expected as hot dogs and fireworks on the Fourth of July. West Covina will pound the ball until it hurts. The Conquerors will eventually get worn down. Zander Requena has a big night for the Bulldogs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

West Covina 27 Los Altos 20 <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday August 25 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arroyo (0-1) at San Marino (1-0) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know it was ugly but whether ugly, pretty, or pedestrian a W is a W and that’s what San Marino got. The Titans beat Arcadia and they’ll take that to the bank. Arroyo got clubbed by Kaiser but Kaiser tends to do that to opponents on occasion. The Knights lost a one -point game to the Titans last year in the regular season but rebounded to beat them in the playoffs 28-0. Titans may jump out early but Arroyo rallies and gets first year head coach Johnny Argo his first win. Knights by a field goal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arroyo 20 San Marino 17 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Hills (1-0) at Covina (1-0) (Covina District Field) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both teams were impressive in Zero Week. Covina waltzed to a 42-point shutout of Cal while South Hills laid the wood to Nogales. Should be a good one, maybe the best game of the weekend this side of St. Paul- Bishop Amat. Jake Duronslet has come into his own and Adrian Rachal is a tough man to bring down. Could come down to a touchdown late in the fourth quarter with Rachal doing the damage. Colts come out with the victory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Covina 24 South Hills 21 <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charter Oak (1-0) at Chino Hills (0-1) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charter Oak got off on the right foot last week with a win over Temecula Valley. Chino Hills fell short but you can’t hang your heads over a loss to Glendora. The question is can Chino Hills make enough stops to get it done? Probably not. Charter Oak’s offense will be too much for Chino Hills. Corin Berry to Legend Lyons! Chargers win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charter Oak 31 Chino Hills 17 <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. Paul (1-0) at Bishop Amat (0-1) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best game on the docket this week will be played down in La Puente. Two weeks ago this looked like an easy pick. But St. Paul knocked off Newport Harbor and Bishop Amat fell to Valencia and here we are. There is a buzz going on at St. Paul right now that came with the hiring of Mike Moschetti. The Swordsmen are on a roll. Amat is looking to bounce back from last week and will give St. Paul everything it has. But St. Paul pulls off another W.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. Paul 27 Bishop Amat 24 <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rosemead (0-1) at San Gabriel (0-0) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rosemead needs to bounce back after taking a beating last week at La Canada. San Gabriel is coming off of a CIF title winning season but the Matadors also have a new coach and new players. Right now San Gabriel is the better team until Rosemead proves otherwise. This is the season opener for the Mats. They kick it off with a victory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

San Gabriel 24 Rosemead 10 <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Temple City (0-0) at Gabrielino (0-0) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tough one to call here. It’s the season opener for both teams. Gabrielino went 3-5 last year while the Rams are coming off of a 2-8 campaign. Gabrielino had to scramble to find a new head coach when the entire staff left in June. The Eagles found a coach with experience naming Dwayne Wright in July. Wright played running back at Fresno State and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills so he knows the business. That being said it still takes time to put together a staff and have the players learn all of the schemes. The Eagles have had only a month to do that. In the end it might be easier to flip a coin to pick this one. I flipped it and it came up Rams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Temple City 24 Gabrielino 20 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick Hits <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bell Gardens at El Rancho (Thursday) – El Rancho <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Montebello at Cantwell – Montebello <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lakewood at San Dimas – San Dimas <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Palm Springs at Monrovia – Monrovia <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alhambra at Wilson – Alhambra <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bishop Montgomery at South El Monte – Bishop Montgomery <\/p>\n\n\n\n

El Toro at Downey – Downey <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Xavier Prep at La Salle – La Salle <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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