Prep Impressions: Week 8-A

Posted by Dennis Pope on October 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

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I covered the Riverside King-Corona Centennial varsity football game on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012, for The Press-Enterprise and HSGametime.pe.com, and came away thinking what if King had actually defeated Centennial? What would be the impact? First, there’d be the initial response. Centennial and its supporters would laugh it off as a fluke. King and its supporters … Read more

Category Corona Centennial, Football, Prep Impressions, Riverside King

Prep Impressions: Week 7

Posted by Dennis Pope on October 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Category Corona Santiago, Eastvale Roosevelt, Football, Prep Impressions

Prep Impressions: Week 1

Posted by Dennis Pope on September 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Riverside King coach Kevin Corridan addresses his team following their 30-13 victory over Norte Vista on Friday, Aug. 31. / Dennis Pope Photography

I covered the Riverside Norte Vista-Riverside King varsity football game for The Press-Enterprise and HSGameTime.com on Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, and came away thinking I was quite close to being oh-so-right. I predicted a 34-21 victory for King. The final score? 30-13 for King. That’s kinda close. No? The Wolves (1-0) ran the ball effectively … Read more

Category Football, Prep Impressions, Prep Sports, Riverside King, Riverside Norte Vista

Prep Impressions: Week 0

Posted by Dennis Pope on August 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Los Angeles Crenshaw varsity football players line up with a sideline referee before the start of the Cougars' 43-31 victory over Corona Santiago. / Dennis Pope Photography.

I covered the Los Angeles Crenshaw-Corona Santiago varsity football game for The Press-Enterprise on Friday, August 24, 2012, and came away thinking the game was over before Santiago, or their fans, even knew it. So why, then, did the game not end until 10:12 p.m. PDT? Maybe because it didn’t start until 7:36, totally playing … Read more

Category Corona Santiago, Football, Prep Impressions, Prep Sports

Prep Impressions: June 4, 2012

Posted by Dennis Pope on June 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

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I covered the Inland Empire Baseball Coaches’ Association all-star game for The Press-Enterprise on Monday, June 4, 2012, and came away thinking I hit the nail on the head when I told several people I thought that the over/under for errors was five. Why five? Have you ever seen high school baseball? Howabout exhibition high … Read more

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