Photos by Gwen Pointer Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Who could have believed a program that entered the CIF-SS playoffs at 2-8 would find itself in the Division 8 semifinals? Apparently, the Charter Oak football team. That’s who. The Chargers secured a convincing 23-7 victory over their visitors from Covina High School. The COHS […]
Photos by Susan Coulter & Clarissa Johnson, & game info from Harry Joe Football: With Friday’s 22-13 victory at Orange High School in the quarterfinal round of the CIF-SS Division 9 playoffs, Rio Hondo Prep now leads the entire San Gabriel Valley with 11 wins in 2023. The Panthers got out to a 7-0 lead […]
Football: CIF-SS Quarterfinal Round Scores: Division 2: Murrieta Valley 53, Rancho Cucamonga 52 (2OT) Division 5: Thousand Oaks 19, Bonita 13 Division 7: Mayfair 45, Chino 21 Muir 14, Agoura 7 Division 8: Charter Oak 23, Covina 7 Division 9: Kaiser 50, Los Osos 49 Rio Hondo Prep 22, Orange 13 Division 10: West Covina […]
Photos by Josh Thompson & Beth Oualline Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor If Friday’s CIF-SS Division 8 quarterfinal round game between Covina and their hosts from Charter Oak was played on paper, the Colts would have a decided edge. And one might think they’d cruise to victory. At first glance, CHS has nine wins […]
Football: Editor’s Note: Again, these are not the predictions of 210 Prep Sports. They come from Calpreps, whose state rankings factor in the forming of the playoff pairings. CIF-SS Quarterfinal Round Schedule & Calpreps Predictions: Division 2: Murrieta Valley (8-3) at Rancho Cucamonga (10-1) Calpreps: RCHS 35, MV 27 Division 5: Bonita (9-2) at Thousand […]
Football: Yup. The same Don Lugo football program that started the season at 1-6 and went on to claim a San Antonio League title, has earned its spot in the quarterfinal round of the CIF-SS Division 12 playoffs. And if you know one thing about the Conquistadores, it’s the reliance they have on junior quarterback, […]
Photos by Josh Thompson Football: While everyone talks about Rancho Cucamonga and Damien and other area powers, and rightfully so, there is this school in Chino that has quietly gone 11-0 thus far in 2023. And on Friday night, the Cowboys scored 21 fourth-quarter points, and dispatched of visiting Long Beach Jordan, 42-22, in the […]
Football: Jumping from CIF-SS Division 13 to D-11 in one year is a big step. It’s also going to be difficult without your starting left tackle and left guard, and losing both running backs in the second quarter doesn’t help. But Maranatha battled their butts off in a 25-7 loss at Cantwell Sacred Heart. Luke […]
Football: Covina was supposed to make the 30-mile drive east to Fontana on Friday evening and have their season ended by Summit in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 8 playoffs. Actually, the Skyhawks were going to send the Colts off with a 10-point setback, according to Calpreps, the website that sets the rankings, […]
Photos and story are courtesy of former Long Beach Press-Telegram Sports Editor, Jim McCormack Football: When you’re in the CIF-SS Division 9 football playoffs, it’s probably not a good idea to spot your opponent a 27-point fourth-quarter lead. That’s where Monrovia found itself Friday night against Troy at Fullerton High School. The Wildcats did their […]
Football: First Round Scores & This Week’s Quarterfinal Schedule Division 1: did not play on Friday. Division 1 Schedule: San Clemente at St. John Bosco Orange Lutheran at Centennial Corona Santa Margarita at Sierra Canyon JSerra at Mater Dei Division 2 Scores: RCHS 35, Edison 14 Murrieta Valley 43, Damien 40 Oaks Christan 41, Chaparral […]
Pictured L-R: Koy Riggin & Chandler Carthan College Football: Saturday’s game stats were much closer than the final score. The Owls traveled to Costa Mesa and defeated winless Orange Coast College, 38-22, in a National Central Conference contest. But check out these stats: First Downs: Citrus 18, OCC 18 Total Offense: Citrus 320, OCC 294 […]
Pictured L-R: Mt. SAC quarterback & running back, Alex Flores & Nick Floyd College Football: Mt. SAC did its part in setting up next Saturday’s winner-take-all scenario at Golden West for the outright National Central Conference title. The Mounties throttled their hosts from Long Beach City College, 70-14, and improved to 9-0 in 2023. In […]
Pictured L-R: PCC’s Kekahi Graham & Isaac Glover College Football: Pasadena City College crushed visiting Glendale, 37-0, in a game that decided the American Pacific Conference championship. PCC scored 20 second-quarter points, led 23-0 at the half, and GCC never mounted a threat to the 8-1 Lancers. Kekahi Graham completed 22-of-30 for 225 yards and […]
Photos by Josh Thompson College Football: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor Chaffey College freshman quarterback Dereun Dortch was in tears near the west end zone after Saturday night’s American Metro Conference showdown with Santa Ana. The winner would claim the conference championship, so one might wonder if Santa Ana handed Chaffey it’s first loss of […]
A big thanks to Zack Morton for sending in stats throughout the entire 2023 season Football: It has to be a rarity that a 4-6 program, which finished fifth in league, was rewarded with a first-round home game. But that was the case for Huntington Beach in the CIF-SS Division 6 opener. And to their […]
Photos by Yen Benton Football: Just when it looked like West Covina was petering out towards the end of the regular season, the Bulldogs regrouped, worked their butts off, and earned themselves a spot in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 10 playoffs. WCHS headed into San Antonio League play at 6-1, and narrowly […]
Thanks to Shaun Kelley for game info/stats & to Beth Oualline & Taegan Maysami (@madeby.taeg on Insta) for the photos Football: You had to be there to believe it. Five weeks after Northview claimed a 14-13 victory at Bonita, the Vikings traveled to La Verne again to face the Bearcats in the first round of […]
Thanks to Randy Reams for the game info: Football: Marquis Monroe played his final game for the Ayala High School football program on Friday night. And the AHS senior did exactly what he’s done for his entire career in Chino Hills. He left his heart and soul on the football field. Perhaps it was better […]
Photos by Susan Coulter, Tim Lunney & Clarissa Johnson, game info/stats from Harry Joe, & video by David Guerrero Football: It’s been said that stats can never tell the whole story. But in Friday’s CIF-SS Division 9 opener between St. Margaret’s and Rio Hondo Prep, the statistics are clear as day as to why the […]