Prep Preview: Serrano at Citrus Hill

Posted by Dennis Pope on November 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

I’m covering the Phelan Serrano-Perris Citrus Hill CIF-Southern Section Eastern Division championship game tonight for The Press-Enterprise and HSGametime.pe.com. The best part about this assignment is that it’s my first ever CIF section championship game, and that it’s pretty close to my house so I don’t have to drive far. THE LOW DOWN: Yep. My … Read more

Category Perris Citrus Hill, Phelan Serrano, Prep Predictions, Prep Previews, Prep Sports

Prep Preview: Upland at Centennial

Posted by Dennis Pope on November 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

I’m covering the Upland-Corona Centennial CIF-Southern Section Inland Division semifinal varsity football playoff game tonight for The Press-Enterprise and HSGametime.pe.com. The best part of this assignment will gauging the Inland Area’s best offense vs. one of its best defenses. THE LOW DOWN: One of two Inland Division games on the night, the winner will likely face … Read more

Category Corona Centennial, Football, Prep Previews, Prep Sports, Upland

Prep Preview: Kaiser at Temescal Canyon

Posted by Dennis Pope on November 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

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

Category Fontana Kaiser, Football, Lake Elsinore Temescal Canyon, Prep Previews, Prep Sports

Prep Preview: Paloma Valley at Summit

Posted by Dennis Pope on November 9, 2012 · 1 Comment 

I’m covering the Menifee Paloma Valley-Fontana Summit varsity football game for The Press-Enterprise and HSGametime.pe.com. The best part of this assignment is covering Summit, the 2011 CIF-Southern Eastern Division champions, for the first time this season. THE LOW DOWN: One team (Summit) seeks to become the first team ever to win CIF titles in two different … Read more

Category Fontana Summit, Football, Menifee Paloma Valley, Prep Previews, Prep Sports

Prep Preview: North vs. Arlington

Posted by Dennis Pope on November 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

I’m covering the Riverside North-Riverside Arlington varsity football game tonight for The Press-Enterprise and HSGametime.pe.com. The best part of this assignment is that the result will determine final Inland Valley League seedings for the upcoming CIF-Southern Section Central Division playoffs. THE LOW DOWN: Since both teams lost to Moreno Valley Rancho Verde and all three … Read more

Category Football, Riverside Arlington, Riverside North