Prep Impressions: Week 12
I covered the Wildomar California Lutheran-Bermuda Dunes Desert Christian CIF-Southern Section 8-Man Division semifinal varsity football game for The Press-Enterprise on Friday, Nov. 26, 2010, and came away thinking Desert Christian coach Justin Tidwell saw a ghost. Tidwell (center with white cap) was not on the sidelines when his team kicked off against Cal Lutheran, … Read more
Prep Predictions: CIF Inland Division
To revisit some of FOMB’s earlier predictions from this year’s Inland Area football playoffs… The predicted title game in the Inland Division is still intact, but little else. Rancho Cucamonga (now 11-1) has played up to meet its competition and has earned a spot in the semifinals against Vista Murrieta (11-1). Will Rancho Cucamonga be this season’s breakthrough … Read more
Prep Predictions: CIF Central Division
To revisit some of FOMB’s earlier predictions from this year’s Inland Area football playoffs… There’s always a need to balance the good with the bad. FOMB was 8-for-8 in the first round (awe-some) but got just 1-for-4 right in the quarterfinals. How could it all go so drasticaly wrong, aside from Rancho Verde (12-0)? Picking La Quinta … Read more
Prep Predictions: CIF Eastern Division
To revisit some of FOMB’s earlier predictions from this year’s Inland Area football playoffs… The Eastern Division is the only in which FOMB’s final four teams are still playing. Everyone’s pick, Kaiser (12-0), plays Elsinore (10-2) in one semifinal, while Summit (9-2-1) and Serrano (11-1) play in the other. Can Kaiser’s defense stifle Elsinore’s stout running game? … Read more
Inland Area Prep Soccer Top 10
1. Riverside Poly (0-0-0) – Coach Alex Figueroa has led the Bears to four consecutive playoff appearances, culminating in a spot in a CIF-Southern Section semifinal match last year. His task this year is to replace a senior defense that allowed just 22 goals in 29 matches in 2009-’10. He’ll need to first start at goalkeeper because … Read more
