Football/ Sep 07 2022

Monrovia-Ayala Game Preview: Bulldogs Defense Facing a Wildcats Offense That Averages 48 Points Per Game

Photo L-R: Monrovia & Ayala quarterbacks, Brian Salazar Jr, & Bryan Wilson Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor It’s only one regular season game, and it’s not even a league contest. But Friday’s showdown between Monrovia and Ayala has much of the SGV area football world talking. The Wildcats and Bulldogs are both 3-0, they’re […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 06 2022

Week Three Football Schedule: Monrovia vs Ayala, San Dimas-Bonita & Chino Hills at Charter Oak Highlight This Weekend’s Games

Photo by Alex Veliz Football: Week Three Schedule: Thursday: Alta Loma at La Sierra Los Altos vs Glendora at Citrus College Jurupa Hills at Etiwanda Los Osos at Rim of the World Friday: Arcadia at Woodbridge Monrovia at Ayala Chino Hills at Charter Oak Covina vs Northview at Covina District Field Damien at Orange Lutheran […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 04 2022

Every Week 2 Score & Updated Records; Claremont, Etiwanda & La Salle Secured its First Victory of 2022 Season

Photo by Carlo Montalbo Football: Week Two Scores: Thursday: Pasadena 22, Damien 21 Banning 14, Muir 13 Ayala 40, Leuzinger 33 La Salle 30, Bonita 22 Monrovia 58, El Rancho 26 Lawndale 36, Arcadia 7 Etiwanda 45, Rancho Verde 7 Rio Hondo Prep 28, Linfield Christian 7 Friday: Colony 35, Alta Loma 3 San Dimas […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 04 2022

Mt. SAC Thumps LA Valley College, 69-7, in Season Opener; Mounties Defense Surrenders Just 98 Yards & Seven First Downs

College Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Mt. SAC put its 2022 season opener away early on Saturday evening. The Mounties scored 24 points in the first 10:52 of the first quarter, and they cruised to a 69-7 blowout of visiting LA Valley College. Mt. SAC scored the game’s first 62 points before LAVC got […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 03 2022

Crescenta Valley’s Miles Vallejo Boots a 40-Yard Walk-Off FG to Secure 31-28 Victory at West Covina; Bulldogs Fall to 1-2

Editor’s Note: I apologize ahead of time for not having stats and the names of all scorers. I didn’t get much help, but I can guarantee to the 210 Prep Sports readers that game stories will be more complete as the season moves forward. Football: When Mike Maggiore walked off the field on Friday night, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 03 2022

Don Lugo’s Offense, Defense & Special Teams Key in Friday’s 40-0 Thumping of Visiting Hawthorne

Photos and scoring plays by Josh Thompson Football: After starting the season 0-2, and being outscored by El Rancho and Alta Loma by a combined margin of 60-40, Don Lugo picked up win No. 1 of the 2022 football season on Friday. The Conquistadores thumped their visitors from Hawthorne, 40-0, and they scored via run, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 03 2022

Michael Martin Throws 4 TD Passes & Rushes for Another in Maranatha’s 56-28 Victory at Garey

Football: Whatever Maranatha coach Rand Holdren said at the half of Friday’s showdown at Garey sure did the trick. The Minutemen trailed 28-21 at the break, but MHS would outscore the Vikings, 35-0, in the second half, and claimed a 56-28 road victory. Maranatha is now 2-0. Michael Martin has gotten off to a great […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 03 2022

Richie Munoz Throws Three TD Passes in Charter Oak’s 37-7 Victory Over Glendora; Chargers Open Season 2-0

Thanks to Carlo Montalbo for the photos & Zack Morton for the stats and scoring plays Football: Glendora traveled to Charter Oak on Friday night in a game that showcased two SGV area power programs going in opposite directions to start the 2022 season. Last week, the Chargers opened with a 14-point victory over the […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 02 2022

Rio Hondo Prep Rushes for 323 Yards in 28-10 Victory Over Linfield Christian; Nate Curtis Scored Twice for Kares

Thanks to Harry Joe for the stats and game info, & Susan Coulter for the photos Football: In a battle of opposing offensive philosophies, Rio Hondo Prep defeated visiting Linfield Christian, 28-10, on Thursday night. The Lions had a 230-82 advantage through the air, but RHP out-rushed LCHS by a margin of 323-82. Rio Hondo […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 02 2022

Ayala Outlasts Leuzinger, 40-33, After Bulldogs Tally 431 Yards of Total Offense & Get Big Plays on Defense & Special Teams

Thanks to Gustavo Vargas for the photos & Randy Reams for the stats Football: Ayala was tested big time on Thursday night. And thanks to a 40-33 victory, the Bulldogs passed that test against a gritty Leuzinger program. AHS is now 3-0. Ayala had 431 yards of total offense. The best illustration of just how […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 02 2022

Will Clougherty Steps in at QB & Leads La Salle to a 30-22 Victory Over Bonita; Lancers’ Senior Tosses TD Pass & Rushes for Another

Photos by Alex Veliz & stats by Shaun Kelley Football: And that’s why they play the game. Heading into Thursday’s nonleague contest at La Salle, the Bonita High School football program was riding pretty high. The Bearcats had rebounded from a week-zero loss to Monrovia (36-35) in OT by trouncing Mater Academy, 38-6, in a […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Sep 02 2022

Brian Salazar Jr. Torches El Rancho Defense for 450 Yards Passing & Five TD’s in Monrovia’s 58-26 Road Victory

Thanks to the Monrovia program for the stats, and Randy Bell for the photo Football: One of the biggest questions facing a Monrovia football program that went 10-1 in 2021 was whether Brian Salazar Junior could successfully replace an explosive Noah Rodriguez at quarterback. And with Rodriguez looking on from the Wildcats’ sideline in a […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 31 2022

Week 2 Includes Eight Thursday Games; PHS-Damien, Monrovia-El Rancho, Northview-South Hills & Alta Loma at Colony Highlight List

Photo by Gwen Pointer Football: Week Two Schedule: Thursday: Leuzinger (0-1) at Ayala (2-0) Etiwanda (0-2) at Rancho Verde (0-2) Banning (1-1) at Muir (0-2) Linfield Christian (1-1) at Rio Hondo Prep (1-0) Pasadena (1-1) at Damien (1-1) Los Osos (1-0) at La Serna (1-1) Bonita (1-1) at La Salle (0-2) Monrovia (2-0) at El […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 30 2022

Claremont Welcomes Tustin on Friday Night to Open 2022 Season; Experience on Both Sides of Ball Has Wolfpack Optimistic

Pictured L-R: Claremont quarterback Nathan Giles, and running back/defensive back, Caden Campuzano Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor On Friday night, there will be no one more ready to drop their shoulder into an opponent quite like Claremont. The Wolfpack had a week-zero bye, and were scheduled to face off with Norte Vista last Friday. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 29 2022

Week One Scores, Team Records, Points For & Against, & Week Two Schedule; Muir Has Yet to Score in 2022

Photo by Josh Thompson Football: Week One Scores: Thursday: Charter Oak 38, Northview 24 Lakewood 16, San Dimas 7 Village Christian 30, La Salle 20 Friday: Pasadena 35, Glendora 10 Alta Loma 34, Don Lugo 20 Los Osos 41, Redlands East Valley 6 South Hills 16, Covina 14 Ayala 28, Etiwanda 7 Rancho Cucamonga 13, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 28 2022

Noah Gonzales Hits Messiah Luter on 13-Yard TD w/3 Minutes to go, Lifting South Hills to a 16-14 Victory Over Covina

Photos by Gwen Pointer Football: Don’t look now, but the South Hills football program is making a dramatic 180-degree turn for the better. Heading into its season opener in week zero, the Huskies hadn’t won a football game for 1,034 days. SHHS would end that streak with a 21-7 victory last Friday at Diamond Ranch. […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 28 2022

Bonita’s Daniel Andrade Throws Four TD Passes on Saturday; Bearcats Pick Up 38-6 Victory Over Mater Academy in Las Vegas

Photo by Alyssa Cruz Football: Eight days after a gut-punching 36-35 loss to visiting Monrovia in OT, the Bearcats were back on the field. Bonita made a 244-mile drive to the Mater Academy in East Las Vegas. And if having 50-plus teenagers in Vegas on a Friday night isn’t challenging enough, the Bearcats had a […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 27 2022

Dominic Alloway Shines Three Days After Death of Cousin, Adrian Alloway; Ayala Senior Catches Two TD Passes in 28-7 Victory Over Etiwanda

Photos by Josh Thompson & game info/stats by Randy Reams Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor In America, we get caught up placing too much importance on an athletic event. And then there are stories like that of Ayala senior Dominic Alloway that puts sports in its proper perspective. On Tuesday, Alloway called his cousin, […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 27 2022

Ryan McCulloch Rushes for 178 Yards & Two TD’s in Rio Hondo Prep’s 29-6 Victory Over El Monte in 2022 Season Opener

Photos by Susan Coulter & game info & stats by Harry Joe Football: A few weeks before the 2022 season kicked off, this reporter met up with RHP coach Mark Carson, and his two-way star, Ryan McCulloch, at the Arcadia school. Both Carson and McCulloch acknowledged the loss of several key players that graduated in […]

By Brian Baiotto


Football/ Aug 27 2022

St. Francis Edges Mira Costa, 52-48, in a Friday Night Shootout; Jack Jacobs Throws for 390 Yards & 5 TD’s

Photos & game info and stats from Ryan Tomey Football: As difficult as it might seem to believe, it’s true. In the first two games of the 2022 season, St. Francis has allowed 109 points in road games at West Ranch and Mira Costa. And yet the Golden Knights are now 1-1. On Friday, St. […]

By Brian Baiotto