Pictured: Quarterbacks Demaricus Davis of Etiwanda, & Glendora’s Eric Najarro Editor’s Note: The stats in this story came directly from the MaxPreps page of both programs Football: One of the area’s most compelling week-four matchups pits Etiwanda against Glendora. The Eagles and Tartans have both started the 2023 season with identical 4-0 records, and they’ll […]
Pictured L-R: Citrus coach, Brandon Hayashi & running back Tayvonne Miller College Football: It’s a pretty cool and historic thing to be part of Brandon Hayashi’s Citrus College football team these days. On Saturday, the Owls ruined Mt. San Jacinto’s home opener in their new stadium by defeating the Eagles, 16-7. That extends the program’s […]
Photos by Gwen Pointer & RT Tolentino Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor For the fourth consecutive year, the West Covina football program proudly boasts the title of Kings of Cameron. And since his return to the sidelines, Mike Maggiore is 4-0 against South Hills, including Saturday’s 21-10 victory at Covina District Field. WCHS never […]
Photos by Josh Thompson of Champion Newspapers and stats/info by Shaun Kelley Football: In their first three games of the 2023 season, Bonita scored 89 first-half points in wins over Monrovia, Ontario Christian and La Salle. On Saturday, the Bearcats took a 7-0 lead to the locker room in the annual Smudge Pot rivalry game […]
Photos and game info from Ryan Tomey Football: After its offense struggled in last week’s seven-point loss to Long Beach Millikan, the St. Francis football program got back on track in a 45-14 victory at St. Pius. The Golden Knights improved to 3-1. They key ingredient in the first two wins of 2023 was a […]
Photos and game info from Josh Thompson of Champion Newspapers Football: Since a week-zero, last-second loss to Glendora, the Chino Hills football program has reeled off three consecutive wins. The Huskies began their win streak against Charter Oak (21-17), and then claimed a 36-3 victory at JW North. On Friday, Chino Hills scored the game’s […]
Photos by Susan Coulter and Tim Lunney Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Don’t let the final score mislead you. Rio Hondo Prep dominated its visitor from Huntington Park, 42-14, on Friday. The Kares scored the first 42 points before Marquez (2-2) was able to find their way into the end zone for a pair […]
Photos by Mario Veliz (@msvcreations_ on Twitter) Football: After week one and two losses, La Salle got back on the winning track. The Lancers went out to Alhambra and put a 49-13 beatdown on the Moors. La Salle led 42-0 at the break and evened its season record at 2-2. Zach Lifton had huge night, […]
Photos by Pyae May Football: Maranatha was about as efficient as it gets on Thursday night. Consider the following: They scored on their first play from scrimmage, as Miles O’Malley took a toss 61 yards for a touchdown. MHS quarterback Luke McNulty completed all seven of his passes for 254 yards and four TD’s, including […]
Thanks to Zack Morton for the stats, scoring plays & the photo Football: Eric Najarro had a quarterback’s dream night on Thursday. The Tartans senior tossed six TD passes to four different receivers in a 49-7 victory at Pacifica. And Najarro did it in three quarters of work. GHS officially improved their season record to […]
College Football: Chaffey College secured a convincing 34-9 victory at LA Valley College in Saturday’s season opener. The Panthers scored the game’s first 21 points and finished off the win on a 13-0 run. Chaffey had a 425-190 advantage in total offense, including a 242-95 edge in the ground game. Dereun Dortch had a solid […]
Football: League Records Through Week Two: Angelus League: Paraclete (3-0 overall, 0-0 in league) St. Francis (2-1, 0-0) Loyola (1-1, 0-0) St. Paul (1-1, 0-0) Crespi (1-2, 0-0) Cathedral (1-2, 0-0) Baseline: Etiwanda (3-0, 0-0) RCHS (3-0, 0-0) Damien (3-0, 0-0) Chino Hills (2-1, 0-0) Upland (2-1, 0-0) Citrus 4: Glendora (3-0, 0-0) Los Osos […]
College Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Wow. Citrus College opened the 2023 season on Saturday night, and the Owls jumped out to a 31-7, first-half lead over their visitors from College of the Canyons. Next thing you knew, the Citrus lead was cut to 31-28. The Cougars had two late drives that got as […]
Football: Maranatha responded well to last week’s 19-point loss to West Valley. On Friday, the Minutemen cruised to a 34-13 victory over visiting Garey. MHS took a 28-0 lead into the half and never got challenged. It also helped to get their most explosive athlete back in the lineup. Miles O’Malley made his season debut […]
Photos by Richard Quinton College Football: PCC opened the 2023 season with a rare Friday night game. And the Lancers made quite the statement. PCC scored the game’s first 24 points and cruised to a 55-35 victory over visiting Santa Ana College. The Lancers led by as many as 34 points (41-7). Santa Ana actually […]
A big thanks to Zack Morton for the game info Football: The lethal combo of (quarterback) Eric Najarro and Decker DeGraaf (tight end) shined bright on Friday night. The GHS tandem hooked up for three TD’s in a 46-22 victory over visiting Charter Oak. Najarro found DeGraaf on TD strikes of 51, 31 and 42 […]
Photos & game info from Ryan Tomey Football: In a game that will serve St. Francis well as they prepare for Angelus League play and the CIF-SS playoffs, the Golden Knights dropped their first game of the 2023 season on Friday. Long Beach Millikan visited Jim Bonds Stadium, and edged SFHS, 17-10, thanks to a […]
Photos by Tim Lunney & game info/stats courtesy of Harry Joe Football: Rio Hondo Prep took a 31-point lead into the half and claimed a 45-15 victory at El Monte. The Kares are now 3-0, including a pair of road wins. RHP had a 393-236 advantage in total offense. And in a rarity, the Kares […]
Thanks to Shaun Kelly for the game info and stats Football: While it might be just week two in the 2023 season, Covina has already made quite a statement. After the Colts picked up consecutive victories over California (42-0) and South Hills (40-14), CHS hosted unbeaten Diamond Bar on Thursday night. And Covina would get […]
Photos by Beth Oualline & Taegan Maysami (@madeby.taeg on Instagram) Football: Thursday’s nonleague showdown between La Salle and their host from Bonita was a mismatch from the start. The Lancers are down a few players and the Bearcats have arguably their deepest team in at least five years. Jayden Montenegro continued to find the end […]