Prep Preview: Kaiser at Temescal Canyon
I’m covering the Fontana Kaiser-Lake Elsinore Temescal Canyon CIF-Southern Section Central Division Quarterfinal Round game tonight for The Press-Enterprise and HSGametime.pe.com. The best part of this assignment is that the game will be a contest of teams with very similar styles. THE LOW DOWN: Matching two-yard-and-a-cloud-of-dust offensive playbooks with physical run-stuffing defensive systems, tonight’s winner … Read more
Prep Preview: Sunbelt League
The Sunbelt League is top-heavy, per usual. It used to be Elsinore that carried the league on its back, but no longer! Menifee Heritage will tote the load this year with a sterling senior class featuring exceptional skill players. Heritage (12-2) was the Eastern Division runner-up in 2011, losing to Fontana Summit by seven points … Read more
FOUR & MORE: Worst Preseason Predictions
1. Temecula Chaparral was a No. 3 team. Way to lay an egg at home, Pumas. Could I have been more wrong about this team? Could this year possibly be worse than 2010? 2. Rick Bray was an elite coach. Heck, he’s not even a coach anymore following his tendered resignation. Weird stuff going on over … Read more
Prep Impressions: Week 0
I covered the Lake Elsinore Temescal Canyon-Riverside Norte Vista varsity football game for The Press-Enterprise on Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, and came away thinking that it’s probably a good thing that Temescal Canyon ran the ball 67 of 75 offensive plays. Why? Because the Titans had serious issues catching the football, and not just on offense, where … Read more
Prep Preview: Temescal Canyon at Norte Vista
I’m covering the Lake Elsinore Temescal Canyon-Riverside Norte Vista varsity football game at Alvord District Stadium tonight for the Press-Enterprise. The best part of this assignment is sure to be observing the battle between Temescal Canyon’s senior-heavy defensive line and Norte Vista’s re-tooled offense, led by senior RB Ryan Ruiz. THE LOWDOWN: Both look, again, … Read more
