Golden State Prep (GSP) has announced its 2018-2019 Roster. The team is absolutely loaded with 5 kids with high/mid major D1 offers already.

Baptiste Oger - 6-9", Stretch Forward: French National Team, Cadet Player for Nantes Pro A Team. NBA Draft Express Player to Watch List.
Emmanual Miller - 6'7", SF: Canadian National Team Captain. Top Scorer. High Major offers such as Oklahoma, Illinois, etc.
Joshua Tomasi - 6-11" Center. Australia. Will be one of the top Centers on the West Coast.
Hunter Woods - 6-4" SG. SoCal. Team WhyNot (Peach Jam Runner Up). Big West Offers
Robert Heath Jr - 6-3" Combo Philadelphia - All-Team leading scorer at his high school. Mid Major offers.
Darrion Trammal - 5'7" - PG San Francisco - The General of the Group. Ultimate competitor. Perfect fit to run the GSP Program.
Quinn Collins - 6-10" MVP of Bay Valley Conference (Redondo Union). Major shooter.
Jameel Jones - 6'7" East Bay. Son of CAL Coach Wyking Jones. Great potential. A big year for him.
Lucas Saleh - 6'6" Napa. Former Prolific Prep player. D2 offers/interest
Trent Blackshire - 1st Team All League Blossom Valley
Marcellus Gomes - 6-5", Connecticut. Brother of LA Clippers Ryan Gomes
Jamar Ennis - 6'1", Memphis. Brother of Houston Rockets James Ennis
Kymani Ladi - 6-6" SF - East Bay, athlete, huge wing span, potential.
Lamont Couch Jr - PF, 1st team TCAL. Tracy

Coaches: Ryan Sypkens, Billy McKnight, & Nate Marsing

GSP will play its first event in the Prestigious Orlando, FL for the "All-American Showcase" against the top JUCO and Post Grad teams in the country. Opponents such as IMG, Montverde, etc. Other events include the Tarkanian Classic, Las Vegas Classic, Crush in the Valley, etc. The team will play around a 50-game schedule. The schedule will be posted shortly on our website.

For those interested in our 2019-2020 season, please email your full information to goldenstateprepbball@gmail.com

Beaumont 43, Perris 0

Citrus Hill 54, Pacific 0 (Tie with point spread! Who'da thunk?)

Hemet 28, Banning 12

Jurupa Hills 42, Arlington 32

Norco 49, Rancho Cucamonga 14

The Millikan Rams are rated as the #1 team in the CIFss Division 7 in the calpreps.com rating system.
They are rated #2 in the CIFss latest poll. They are hosting a good Division 5 team called Aquinas(1-0), of San Bernardino. So far it looks like Aquinas possesses a good defense. I expect a closely fought contest with the Rams doing just enough to prevail.

#2 Warren(1-0) of Downey will breeze at home against lowly Huntington Park(0-2), an LA City D-1 team.

#3 Santa Barbara(2-0) of the Channel League, should also breeze past Channel Islands(1-1) of Oxnard.

#4 San Jacinto(2-0) of the Mountain Pass League, should get the win against Carter(0-2) a Division 5 school from the Citrus Belt League. San Jacinto projects to make the playoffs in D-7

#5 Pacifica(2-0) of Garden Grove, should suffer their first defeat at the hands of Division 3 Capistrano Valley(2-0) of the South Coast League.

#6 Culver City(1-0) should prevail at home against Palos Verdes Peninsula(1-1) a Division 11 team in the Bay League.

#7 Citrus Valley(1-1) lost to Colony(3-0) a D-5 team from the Palomares League, 36-26, last night, but not unexpectedly.

#8 Grand Terrace(1-1) of the Sunkist League, should get an easy victory against Hillcrest(1-1) of Riverside, a D-10 school from the River Valley League.

#9 Crescenta Valley(2-0) of the Pacific League, should be able to get a victory similar to their prior 2 this year against Montebello(1-1), an Almont League school playing in D-9 this year.

#10 Northview(2-0) of the Valle Vista League, should get their toughest challenge so far this season against West Covina(1-1) of the Hacienda League who are playing in D-9 this year. But Northview should win.

No time left to run down others.

The Culver City Centaurs(1-0) will be hosting the Palos Verdes Peninsula Panthers(1-1). The Panthers rate as just slightly better than the Centaurs first week opponent West Torrance(0-1). I will be surprised though if Peninsula can handle the speed of the Centaurs and combined with the Centaur effort on defense last week, the game could be close to the same result as the 62-20 bludgeoning that Culver gave West last week. Having said that, the Panthers do possess some size and their QB is an adept scrambler. The Centaurs will need to contain the Panthers' run game and sieze the moment when Peninsula attempts to pass.

Lawndale(1-0) had an impressive 25-22 victory over highly regarded D-3 Sierra Canyon(0-2) in week 1. The Lawndale D is very impressive. They are taking on another huge challenge by traveling to face D-2 Calabasas(0-1) this Friday. By calpreps ratings, this is a huge step up in competition level. We will see how Lawndale handles it. They will likely need another big game out of USC bound RB Jordan Wilmore.

El Segundo(1-0) will travel to face North Torrance(1-1). While North currently rates out as a better opponent than last week's Peninsula(1-1), North looks less consistent at QB. Other facets of their game must present a challenge to their opponents.

Hawthorne(1-0) should have no problem handling South Torrance(0-1).

The Santa Monica Vikings(0-1) lost a close contest to the Compton Tarbabes last week. West Torrance does not rate quite as high as Compton, so I am interested to see how this plays out, especially after West lost 62-20 to the Centaurs last Friday.

Beverly Hills broke their 21 game losing streak last week with a resounding 32-0 victory over lowly Sotomayer of LA City D-3. This week will be much tougher as they host Malibu(2-0). It is great scheduling that has allowed Malibu to get to 2-0. A Beverly Hills win would be a huge step in the right direction

We have Citrus Valley(1-0) at Division 5 Colony(2-0). Citrus Valley is rated 9th in Division 7 right now by both calpreps.com and the CIFss latest poll. Colony is ranked 6th in D-5 by both. Citrus Valley projects to having trouble locking down a playoff spot out of the tough Citrus Belt league, but it is early and they are only one league upset away from changing that prognosis.

Newport Harbor(1-0) travels to Chino Hills(0-2) tonight. This should be a tougher game for Newport Harbor than their opening 30-13 win over Sequoia of Redwood City, but if they get the win, they will likely go through their preleague season undefeated. Unfortunately, that still does not project them into locking down a playoff spot out of the tough Sunset League. Newport Harbor is ranked 15th by calpreps.com in D-7. Chino Hills is in D-4 and plays in the tough Baseline League.

Sunny Hills(0-1) of Fullerton, faces D-11 Irvine(0-1) in Buena Park. This should be an easier contest for Sunny Hills than their prior 28-27 loss to D-9 Aliso Niguel(2-0). Dan Albano tweets a 49-21 final victory for Sunny Hills(1-1). D-9 Brea Olinda(1-0) should be a good match for Sunny Hills next week. Sunny Hills currently projects to third place finish in the Freeway League which should guarantee them a playoff spot.

6 minutes keft 1st half...
Norco 27 RC 0

Simple contest. You pick the winner of each high school game with the point spread included. The poster who picks the most games correctly wins the contest.
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Example: Norco is playing Centennial. Centennial is favored by 17 1/2 points. The line will look this way:

Centennial -17 1/2 Norco

If you choose Centennial. They must win by 18 points for you to win.
If you choose Norco. They must keep the game within 17 points for you to win.

Friday night, Centennial beats Norco 34-21. Centennial wins the game by 13 therefore those that took Centennial get a loss in our contest; those that took Norco get a win.

The poster with the most wins is our Victor.
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What do you win? STARS. Since there is no money involved, we play for STARS! The poster with the most correct picks, wins that week's STAR.

The poster with the most STARS at the end of the season becomes our CHAMPION.
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Sound easy enough? Then let's play!

Here are the point spreads for week 2:
*Denotes the home team

Thursday
Beaumont* -23 ½ Perris
Citrus Hill* -54 Pacific
Hemet -4 ½ Banning*
Arlington* -4 ½ Jurupa Hills

Friday
Centennial* -24 ½ Pittsburg (CA)
Murrieta Mesa -16 ½ Corona*
Paloma Valley -7 King*
Norco -13 Rancho Cucamonga*
Roosevelt -6 ½ Tesoro*
Santiago -8 Eastlake (Chula Vista)*
Upland* -26 Redlands East Valley
Etiwanda* -47 ½ Miller
Chino Hills* -2 ½ Newport Harbor
St. Francis (La Canada)* -21 Damien
Los Osos* -9 ½ Alta Loma
Chaparral -10 Redlands*
Heritage* -27 Great Oak
Cajon -26 ½ Murrieta Valley
Temecula Valley -21 West Valley*
Orange Lutheran* -16 Vista Murrieta
San Jacinto -13 Carter*
Citrus Valley -3 Colony*
Yucaipa* -4 Villa Park
Canyon Springs* -7 1/2 Vista Del Lago
Lakeside -4 Tahquitz*
Temescal Canyon -2 North*
Bonita -12 Riverside Poly*
Valley View -30 Jurupa Valley*
Moreno Valley -6 Norte Vista*
Chaffey* -3 Patriot
Ramona -38 Fontana*
Grand Terrace* -17 ½ Hillcrest
Rialto -8 Rubidoux*
San Gorgonio -10 ½ Summit*
Rancho Christian -16 Elsinore*
Notre Dame* -3 Tustin
Rancho Mirage* -20 ½ Colton
Kaiser* -17 Westminster

Some thoughts from the Week 0 games:

Santiago 42 Murrieta Valley 27...Does this say more about Santiago or Murrieta Valley?...How much do the Nighthawks miss Coach Duffy on offense...or maybe it does not matter, the Sharks are just really good this season.

Rancho Verde 70 Quartz Hill 0...Since we are on Coach Duffy...His Mustangs took a long bus ride and showed no ill affects...Dominating this game from start to finish...A match-up with Santiago next week is suddenly VERY interesting.

Centennial 35 Chandler 13...I only saw the first half, but that Husky defense is fast...They seemed to dial up the right calls defensively and limited a very good quarterback...Offensively, what can you say...They just pick up wherever they leave off...Coach Logan is the greatest high school coach of this era.

San Jacinto 40 Great Oak 6...I had to check two sources to make sure this score was right...The win does not shock me, Coach Galliano has been working hard to take this perennial 7-3 team to the next level, but the score was so one sided. Does San Jacinto finally have the squad to challenge Citrus Hill in the Mountain Pass? We'll see...It could be a long season for the Wolfpack.

Roosevelt 18 Rancho Cucamonga 14...I could not be happier for Coach Leach and his Mustangs...Reputation aside, he has lead this school without incident...This is probably the biggest win in his tenure...On the other side, this is not the way Coach Verti wanted to start his tenure...The next three games do not promise to be any easier (Norco, Bishop Amat, Calabasas), but, with no game this week, they do get extra time to prepare for Norco.

Do you have thoughts on any other games? I focus on the I.E. but there's no reason we can not discuss other teams/games.

Pacifica of Garden Grove has been launched into the #1 slot in the CIFss Div. 7 latest poll. I remain unconvinced of that high rating. A win over lowly Norwalk and a close win over a so-so Trabuco Hills does not make for a #1 ranking in my opinion and calpreps.com agrees as they rank them as the #5 team in D-7. Voters must have been impressed with Trabuco Hills Division 5 placement. Pacifica has put up stats on their maxpreps webpage and they do reflect a hard fought contest against Trabuco Hills in the 21-19 win. The defense may be pretty solid. They intercepted three passes against Trabuco Hills and Pacifica QB Sean Blake and WR Bryan Leonard had good games although you would not know by the video put up as the Recap, apparently of a JV or Frosh game. The next 3 games might be tougher for Pacifica, particularly their next against Division 3 Capistrano Valley(2-0). But the good news for Pacifica is that they still project as the favorite to win the Empire League and will likely be one of the Division 7 playoff teams.

The Culver City Centaurs had an explosive opening game in their 62-20 win over West Torrance. QB Zevi Echaus made his sophomore debut after 3 starts for the Centaurs last year as a freshmen. He is the only known QB to start for the Centaurs as a freshmen, even though it was really pressed into emergency service due injuries to senior star Jonathan Martin. The coaching staff was growing more confident with Echaus last year and he did not disappoint over the summer, winning the job with competition from a senior and a junior. Echaus was 21 of 32 for 415 yards and 5 TD's with no interceptions. He is supported by a cavalcade of talented athletes at the skill positions and perhaps along the line of scrimmage as well. Overall, the team had 503 passing yards and 6 TD's, back-up QB junior Nick Lucero was able to account for 88 yards and a TD. The Centaurs also amassed 214 yards on the ground, on just 21 carries.
The defense did a great job as well posting a first half shut out and intercepting a pass and returning it for a TD. Perhaps it is a down year for West, but the Centaurs look good. It may take a couple of more weeks to figure out where the talent level is for the Centaurs, they will face head coach Raul Lara's Warren of Downey. Considered to be one of the top Division 7 teams this season. But first the Centaurs will host the Palos Verdes Peninsula Panthers who were leading fellow Ocean League and Division 7 team, El Segundo 21-16 in the third quarter last week before El Segundo QB Matt Romero was able to rally his team with two late TD's to pull out the 31-21 victory.
Lawndale's Jordan Wilmore ran for 272 yards and 3 TD's. The defense created 3 turnovers and junior QB Jalon Daniels did just enough. The Cardinals created a late brake in the contest against highly regarded Division 3 Sierra Canyon(0-2) of Chatsworth, that allowed Lawndale to pull out an impressive 25-22 victory. Sierra Canyon had lost 35-30 last week to highly regarded Div. 2 Westlake. Lawndale has a real roller coaster of a schedule starting out with a couple of tough games including next week's game on the road against Division 2 Calabasas, who lost last week to Division 1 Junipero Serra of San Juan Capistrano.
The El Segundo Eagles managed to get that 31-21 victory over Peninsula and may face another step up in competitive level as they travel to face North Torrance(1-1). North suprised many with an opening week 0 win over San Pedro 7-6, but then fell to Division 8 Fountain Valley(2-0). The stat sheet does show a real achilles heel right now for North though, as it looks like they are struggling throwing the football. Being 1 dimensional is almost a death blow to a team and certainly will be even if they can manage to get to the playoffs. North must play very solid D.
While the competition was modest, the Hawthorne Cougars were able to open their season with a 41-12 victory over LA City Division 3 Legacy(0-2) of South Gate. Generous scheduling this year and last has the Cougars likely to rack up some wins. Last year they won their first 4 before running into local rival Leuzinger of Lawndale. And without a solid QB nor the services of super tailback Joe Taylor III, the Cougars were toast when they got to the meat of Ocean League play. But this year, junior QB Kyle Williams is showing some early signs of an ability to throw the ball, at least against lesser competition, to keep teams from keying on Taylor III. This team was young last year and has a lot of returning starters so they might be able to improve on last year's results. The first test will again be Leuzinger(1-0) on 9/14, but the Cougars will likely be 3-0 going into that contest.
The Santa Monica Vikings were the only Ocean League team to lose their opener, by 13-6, to the Compton Tarbabes. The Vikings were able to get their 6 points on the board in first half, on a defensive turnover, ran back for a TD. No stats yet published for Santa Monica, but there is a nice highlight of the Samo QB, #12, connecting on a throw to Melvin Hicks, probably the biggest star for the Vikings. QB #12 is a mystery because Samo has not bothered to list numbers yet for all the players on their roster, but #12 is capable of throwing a good pass so that is a step in the right direction for Samo. Santa Monica will face West Torrance on the road this week. That will be a good measuring stick for Samo & Culver City to see how they measure up against each other through the eyes of the same opponent.
After suffering through 21 straight regular season losses, the Beverly Hills Normans broke the streak emphatically with a 32-0 victory of Sotomayer(0-2), one of the worst rated teams in LA City Division 3. But a win, is a win, especially after 21 straight losses. So I am sure the Normans are happy to have and to pitch a shutout as well. The Normans have a new head coach named Jarrod Bunch and that may bring in a fresh attitude, at least for a little while. I do think the Normans probably hit bottom last year and have nowhere to go but up. And they have already proven that after week 1. They are actually favored in one other game this year and a couple more are not out of the question although they would be considered substantial underdogs at this juncture. A huge test for the Normans this week as they are at home against CIFss Division 13 opponent Malibu(2-0), not exactly a juggernaut, but a big test for a desparately struggling program. If the Normans prevail in this contest, they can re-evaluate and start thinking about targeting a win in league against one of the lesser Ocean League teams.

Courtesy Eric Sondheimer, LA Times

SOUTHERN SECTION

NONLEAGUE
Alemany 33, Charter Oak 3
Alhambra 16, Rowland 6
Aliso Niguel 28, Sunny Hills 27
Alta Loma 23, Monrovia 21
Anaheim 33, Westminster La Quinta 13
Antelope Valley 62, Golden Valley 7
Apple Valley 52, Granite Hills 9
Aquinas 9, Kaiser 0
Arrowhead Christian 34, Desert Hot Springs 6
Arroyo 48, Nogales 7
Beaumont 35, Morningside 0
Bellflower 41, Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 0
Bermuda Dunes Desert Christian 26, Southlands Christian 14
Bishop Amat 21, Paramount 6
Bishop Montgomery 20, South Torrance 14
Bloomington 54, Nuview Bridge 0
Bonita 62, Diamond Bar 20
Brentwood 34, Fillmore 7
Buena Park 32, Baldwin Park 25
Cajon 48, Paloma Valley 7
Camarillo 56, Buena 0
Capistrano Valley 38, La Mirada 7
Cathedral 33, Arcadia 10
Cerritos Valley Christian 34, Norwalk 19
Chaffey 44, Miller 7
Chaminade 49, Paraclete 3
Channel Islands 27, Hueneme 19
Chaparral 49, Riverside Poly 0
Chino 30, Indian Springs 13
Citrus Hill 13, Palm Springs 2
Citrus Valley 38, Valley View 10
Colony 14, Carter 6
Compton 13, Santa Monica 6
Corona 42, Rancho Christian 35
Corona Centennial 45, Orange Lutheran 28
Covina 41, South El Monte 9
Crescenta Valley 27, Santa Fe 7
Culver City 62, West Torrance 20
Damien 42, Claremont 7
Diamond Ranch 28, Chino Hills 27
Downey 33, Hart 21
Eastvale Roosevelt 48, Glendora 21
Eisenhower 60, Glenn 22
El Modena 13, Woodbridge 7
El Monte 59, South Pasadena 6
El Rancho 45, Bell Gardens 28
El Segundo 31, Peninsula 21
Esperanza 30, Magnolia 9
Estancia 34, Loara 21
Fountain Valley 28, North Torrance 7
Garden Grove 21, Orange 18
Garden Grove Pacifica 21, Trabuco Hills 19
Garden Grove Santiago 35, Costa Mesa 3
Garey 21, Cantwell-Sacred Heart 12
Great Oak 20, King 7
Hemet 41, Vista del Lago 0
Heritage 24, Oak Hills 7
Huntington Beach 48, Western 38
JSerra 49, Calabasas 21
Katella 49, Westminster 7
La Puente 40, Vasquez 0
La Serna 49, Troy 26
Laguna Beach 42, Hoover 14
Laguna Hills 46, Irvine 6
Lawndale 25, Sierra Canyon 22
Linfield Christian 63, Santa Clara 0
Los Altos 35, Hacienda Heights Wilson 0
Malibu 27, Viewpoint 13
Marina 31, Torrance 0
Mary Star 56, Whittier Christian 9
Millikan 28, Gahr 20
Mira Costa 27, St. Francis 22
Mission Viejo 30, Santa Margarita 20
Montebello 38, Inglewood 20
Moorpark 44, Burbank 21
Newbury Park 37, Thousand Oaks 0
Nordhoff 42, Eastside 6
Norte Vista 22, Sultana 21
Northview 28, San Marino 10
Oaks Christian 38, Edison 7
Ontario 38, Jurupa Valley 14
Ontario Christian 43, Calvary Murrieta 0
Orange Vista 36, Colton 14
Oxnard 36, Quartz Hill 19
Palm Desert 42, Cathedral City 0
Palmdale 64, Ridgecrest Burroughs 0
Pasadena 14, Maranatha 12
Pasadena Poly 34, Village Christian 7
Patriot 24, Rubidoux 0
Pomona 56, Arlington 31
Portola 51, Saddleback 0
Rancho Mirage 44, Coachella Valley 22
Rancho Verde 35, Corona Santiago 24
Redlands East Valley 22, La Habra 21 (OT)
Rio Mesa 24, Royal 14
Riverside North 28, La Quinta 20
Riverside Notre Dame 33, Hillcrest 14
Rosemead 26, San Gabriel 7
Salesian 7, La Salle 6
San Dimas 48, Long Beach Wilson 14
San Jacinto 33, Temescal Canyon 15
San Juan Hills 34, Anaheim Canyon 0
Santa Ana Valley 14, Beckman 7
Santa Barbara 32, Ventura 24
Santa Paula 51, La Canada 6
Santa Ynez 14, Carpinteria 7
Saugus 51, Agoura 26
Savanna 37, Rancho Alamitos 13
Segerstrom 55, Godinez 0
Serrano 26, Silverado 20
Servite 37, Norco 32
Shadow Hills 57, Banning 28
Simi Valley 49, St. Genevieve 14
St. Bonaventure 27, Bishop Diego 3
St. Paul 31, Lompoc 13
Summit 47, Long Beach Cabrillo 13
Tahquitz 61, Indio 0
Temecula Valley 35, Elsinore 14
Temple City 32, Keppel 6
Tustin 23, Foothill 7
Villa Park 57, Redondo 14
Vista Murrieta 38, Los Alamitos 35
Walnut 47, Gladstone 8
Warren 49, St. Anthony 14
West Valley 30, Desert Mirage 16
Whittier 21, Fullerton 0
Yorba Linda 20, Placentia Valencia 16
Yucaipa 34, Grand Terrace 13

INTERSECTIONAL
Beverly Hills 32, Sotomayor 0
Blythe Palo Verde Valley 41, Anza Hamilton 0
Carlsbad Army-Navy 27, Temecula Prep 0
Century 47, Maywood CES 6
Crespi 64, Taft 0
Dana Hills 46, Lincoln 10
Gabrielino 28, Contreras 25
Garfield 41, Schurr 0
Grace Brethren 52, Granada Hills 0
Heritage Christian 20, Chatsworth 0
Honolulu (Hawaii) Kamehameha 17, Carson 6
Lake Isabella Kern Valley 23, Silver Valley 6
Las Vegas (Nev.) Arbor View 17, Valencia 14
Long Beach Jordan 35, Rancho Dominguez 20
Long Beach Poly 26, Narbonne 3
Loyola 51, Fairfax 7
Mater Dei 42, Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman 0
Mendez 34, Glendale 21
Mountain View St. Francis 23, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 12
Newport Harbor 30, Redwood City Sequoia 6
Nipomo 45, Lompoc Cabrillo 14
San Diego Torrey Pines 47, San Clemente 45
San Fernando 42, Canyon Country Canyon 27
Santa Maria 29, San Marcos 28
Santa Maria Righetti 49, Oak Park 21
St. John Bosco 56, Bakersfield Garces 0
Trinity Classical Academy 58, Rivera 6
Venice 35, Harvard-Westlake 30
Victor Valley 14, Santee 7
Vista Rancho Buena Vista 55, Irvine 35
West Covina 21, Crenshaw 6
Westlake 28, San Marcos Mission Hills 13
Windermere (Fla.) Windermere Prep 28, Lakewood 2 (completion of Thursday's suspended game)

CITY

NONLEAGUE
Canoga Park 33, Chavez 12
Cleveland 33, Bell 20
Eagle Rock 53, Arleta 14
Franklin 49, Los Angeles University 13
Fremont 48, Belmont 0
Granada Hills Kennedy 21, Verdugo Hills 16
Jefferson 28, Huntington Park 18
Los Angeles Hamilton 26, Gardena 20
Los Angeles Marshall 13, Hollywood 0
Los Angeles Roosevelt 35, North Hollywood 0
Monroe 28, Marquez 27
Palisades 33, Sylmar 8
Panorama 12, Angelou 7
Reseda 29, El Camino Real 28
Roybal 16, West Adams 8
San Pedro 48, Grant 12
South Gate 12, Wilmington Banning 7
Sun Valley Poly 29, Van Nuys 14
Washington 61, Los Angeles Wilson 0
Westchester 56, South East 0

Courtesy LA Times

SOUTHERN SECTION

NONLEAGUE
Big Bear 26, Twentynine Palms 7
Etiwanda 45, Murrieta Mesa 20
Moreno Valley 49, Canyon Springs 0
Oxnard Pacifica 49, Dos Pueblos 0
St. Bernard 22, Santa Clarita Christian 21
St. Margaret's 51, Excelsior 0
Webb 35, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 7
Western Christian 60, Santa Rosa Academy 6
Xavier Prep 42, St. Monica 0

INTERSECTIONAL

Gardena Serra 41, San Mateo Serra 22
Verbum Dei 48, Manual Arts 18

The Dogs came home this week in a big way. 14 dogs pulled off the "upset." That is more underdogs winning than in any previous week in the history of our contest. Did that make it a tough week for the favoreds or poor lines from the committee. I will let you decide.
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Week 1 is our first binary week as both bigdaddybloom and King Marques I far outpace the field to earn their first coveted STAR. Four games separated our winners from the rest of the pack as only TVGB9582, 2i Tech, and div5prep finished above .500. It is bigdaddybloom and King Marques I first STAR of the season.
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Week 1 saw the favorites win only 23 of the 37 games, straight up. On the season the favorites are 48-22 straight up.

When the point spreads were included 7 more games flipped with the dogs beating the spread. That means the favorites fell to the dogs this week 16-21. Overall the favorites have fallen behind the dogs 34-36.
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Here is our week 1 Leaderboard:

25 wins- bigdaddybloom
25 wins- King Marques I
21- TVGB9582
20- 2i Tech
19- div5prep
18- takedwnmachine
17- warrenmlk
17- bigmitchdogg1
16- FmrOlineguy
14- Dave Keefer
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Our STAR Leaderboard for the season looks like this:

1 STAR- bigdaddybloom
1 STAR- King Marques I
1 STAR- warrenmlk
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Here are the results from Week 1:

Thursday
Los Osos -22 Northwood (Irvine)* 45-7
Ramona* -4 Lakeside 14-17
La Sierra* -20 1/2 Rialto 17-38

Friday
Orange Lutheran* -2 1/2 Centennial 28-45
Corona* -4 Rancho Christian 42-35
Great Oak* -3 1/2 King 20-7
Servite* -5 1/2 Norco 37-32
Roosevelt* -12 Glendora 48-21
Santiago -2 Rancho Verde* 24-35
Diamond Ranch* -16 Chino Hills 28-27
Damien* -13 1/2 Claremont 42-7
Murrieta Mesa* -7 Etiwanda (Dropped: Game is being played today: No impact on winners)
Chaparral -14 1/2 Riverside Poly* 49-0
Temecula Valley -8 Elsinore* 35-14
Vista Murrieta* -7 1/2 Los Alamitos 38-35
Cajon* -28 Paloma Valley 48-7
Colony -12 Carter* 14-6
Valley View* -10 Citrus Valley 10-38
San Gorgonio* -6 Redlands 26-21
Grand Terrace* -3 1/2 Yucaipa 13-34
La Quinta* -5 North 20-28
Colton* -15 Orange Vista 14-36
Heritage* -12 1/2 Oak Hills 24-7
Citrus Hill -21 1/2 Palm Springs* 13-2
Hemet* -23 Vista Del Lago 41-0
San Jacinto -13 Temescal Canyon* 33-15
Indio -4 1/2 Tahquitz* 0-61
Chino* -10 Indian Springs 30-13
Chaffey* -36 1/2 Miller 44-7
Pacific* -8 Adelanto 7-57
Rubidoux* -4 Patriot 0-24
San Bernardino* -3 1/2 Arroyo Valley 34-22
Hillcrest* -5 1/2 Notre Dame 14-33
Norte Vista -12 Sultana* 22-21
Eisenhower -35 Glenn* 60-22
Jurupa Hills* -20 Fontana 16-12
Arlington* -5 1/2 Pomona 31-56
Aquinas* -6 1/2 Kaiser 9-0

At the game which North won last evening against La Quinta but no Dubois .

What happened ?

Aquinas 3 Kaiser 0 halftime, it sounds like more bad offense than good defense. Both teams have squandered opportunities in the red zone

The Cougars of Escondido High School suffered their first loss of the game as they were defeated by the Marauders of Mira Mesa by a 42-7 score. Matt Malone scored the only touchdown for the Cougars on a 7 yard run.

The Knights of San Marcos came back from a 21-0 deficit on 2 touchdown runs of 36 and 20 yards by Zack Frost, Miles Hasting 12 yard touchdown pass to wr Jalen Baner along with 2 Aaron Norita's touchdown runs of 4 along with the game winner of 7 yards defeated the Grossmont Foothillers by a 32-21 score.

The Fallbrook Warriors even their record at 1-1 on Jake McBroom's 1 yard run and passed a 5 yarder to Trey Bellamy, Dru Calloway contributed on a 4 yard touchdown Miguel Diego Rojas 39 yard field goal and Jalen Webb's 3 yard touchdown paced the Fallbrook Warriors to a 30-12 win over the Red Devils of Sweetwater.

The Oceanside Pirates opened their home season on Kyrin Beacham's 2 touchdown passes of 40 and 76 yards to Kavika Tua and 1 to Dylan York and scored on a 15 yarder along with 2 kickoff returns for touchdowns by Dylan York of 89 yard kickoff return and Kavika Tua of 98 yards as they defeated the Westview Wolverines by a 42-29 score.

Simple contest. You pick the winner of each high school game with the point spread included. The poster who picks the most games correctly wins the contest.
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Example: Norco is playing Centennial. Centennial is favored by 17 1/2 points. The line will look this way:

Centennial -17 1/2 Norco

If you choose Centennial. They must win by 18 points for you to win.
If you choose Norco. They must keep the game within 17 points for you to win.

Friday night, Centennial beats Norco 34-21. Centennial wins the game by 13 therefore those that took Centennial get a loss in our contest; those that took Norco get a win.

The poster with the most wins is our Victor.
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What do you win? STARS. Since there is no money involved, we play for STARS! The poster with the most correct picks, wins that week's STAR.

The poster with the most STARS at the end of the season becomes our CHAMPION.
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Sound easy enough? Then let's play!

Here are the point spreads for week 1:
*Denotes the home team

Thursday
Los Osos -22 Northwood (Irvine)*
Ramona* -4 Lakeside
La Sierra* -20 1/2 Rialto

Friday
Orange Lutheran* -2 1/2 Centennial
Corona* -4 Rancho Christian
Great Oak* -3 1/2 King
Servite* -5 1/2 Norco
Roosevelt* -12 Glendora
Santiago -2 Rancho Verde*
Diamond Ranch* -16 Chino Hills
Damien* -13 1/2 Claremont
Murrieta Mesa* -7 Etiwanda
Chaparral -14 1/2 Riverside Poly*
Temecula Valley -8 Elsinore*
Vista Murrieta* -7 1/2 Los Alamitos
Cajon* -28 Paloma Valley
Colony -12 Carter*
Valley View* -10 Citrus Valley
San Gorgonio* -6 Redlands
Grand Terrace* -3 1/2 Yucaipa
La Quinta* -5 North
Colton* -15 Orange Vista
Heritage* -12 1/2 Oak Hills
Citrus Hill -21 1/2 Palm Springs*
Hemet* -23 Vista Del Lago
San Jacinto -13 Temescal Canyon*
Indio -4 1/2 Tahquitz*
Chino* -10 Indian Springs
Chaffey* -36 1/2 Miller
Pacific* -8 Adelanto
Rubidoux* -4 Patriot
San Bernardino* -3 1/2 Arroyo Valley
Hillcrest* -5 1/2 Notre Dame
Norte Vista -12 Sultana*
Eisenhower -35 Glenn*
Jurupa Hills* -20 Fontana
Arlington* -5 1/2 Pomona
Aquinas* -6 1/2 Kaiser

For some reason my account history is gone ?

Did this replace it and I missed the memo? I know the SoCalPreps forum was full of spam. Looked infected.

The Culver City Centaurs will open their 2018 campaign on the road, at recent traditional opening opponent, West Torrance. West has been a good challenging opponent for the Centaurs, not too soft, not too tough, well coached. They are usually a good gauge to how good/challenged the Centaurs will be that season. West may return a QB from last year, Brandon Poffenbarger, will be embarking on his senior season, but since West did not put up complete stats last year, it is hard to know for sure how good a lock he has on the starting position. There are 5 kids on the roster listed as playing QB. One player that will for sure be seen, barring injury or other issues, will be their SS & WR Dutch Silverlake. He made the Daily Breeze preseason all area team.
The Centaurs are potentially loaded with talent and look deeper along the line of scrimmage then they have been in years. It remains to be seen how many of the big guys will be actual players for Culver City but there is no doubt they should be very good in the slot and WR position. Kevin McGuire, committed to the University of Idaho, returns for his senior season in the slot position. McGuire had 922 receiving yards last year along with 9 TD receptions, averaging more than 18 yards a catch and also accounted for 4 more TD's while running the ball. They say he possess 4.48 speed. I expect he will see some action in the wildcat formation.
Fresno State bound WR Jamal Glaspie returns for his senior season after leading the team with 953 yards in receiving last year. If those two are not enough to keep track of, the secret weapon may be diminutive sized Tyler Luckett. The senior had 18 receptions last year, but 6 of them went for TD's and he had the longest reception of the year last year at 86 yards.
But the Centaurs lost their awesome QB of a year ago, Jonathan Martin, to graduation. He threw for 44 TD's last year. Attempting to fill those shoes will likely be sophomore Zevi Echaus. But he does not come with a lack of experience. Echaus was pressed into service at the varsity level last year, playing in 7 varsity games at QB. He started and played complete games in at least 2, including the first round playoff victory over Heritage Christian. The team has looked good in passing league competition this summer. Last years back-up running back, Joshua Ford, will likely be trying to fill the shoes of the graduated Brandon Oum. Ford had 4 TD's rushing last year along with 2 more receiving on just 9 catches. More on the Ocean League & Division 7 later.

DE Drake Jackson breaks down favorites

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While their was no week 0 action for Culver City nor any one in the Ocean League, about 2/3's of the teams in Division 7 elected to play this week.

The Millikan Rams of Long Beach came into the season as the number 1 ranked team in Division 7 according to calpreps.com, #6 in the CIFss poll. They pleasantly surprised the #2 ranked team in the LA City section, according to calpreps.com. Millikan beat the Carson Colts 7-3, in a come from behind victory on a well executed short TD pass from QB Qeanu Campbell-Caldwell to Dylan Davis. I was a little unsure of whether Campbell-Caldwell would be back as his name was missing from earlier roster postings. Campbell-Caldwell had a pretty good year for them last year throwing for over 2,500 yards, with 31 TD passes as just a sophomore.

#2 in Calpreps.com, Warren of Downey, opens next week, at home, against fellow Division 7 team, St. Anthony. Warren was ranked #1 in the CIFss D-7 preseason poll. St. Anthony currently is ranked 16th by calpreps.com and lost 24-0 to another Division 7 team, Valencia of Placentia in week 0. St. Anthony committed 4 turnovers while the stats suggests that they were very beneficial to the Valencia victory as Valencia's offense does not look particularly robust on the stat sheet. Valencia was unranked in the CIFss preseason poll and is now 9th ranked in the calpreps.com ratings for D-7.

#3 in Calpreps.com D-7 is Santa Barbara. They are unranked in the CIFss preseason poll. They came away with an impressive 42-14 victory over fellow division 7 team Buena, at Buena. Santa Barbara looks to have the services of last year's starting QB Frank Gambardella, who threw for over 2,800 yards and 24 TD's for the Don's last year.

#4 in Calpreps.com D-7 right now is the Grand Terrace Titans. They are ranked #8 in the CIFss D-7 preseason poll. They came away with a 21-0 victory over JW North of Riverside, at North. They led by 14-0 after 1 quarter and stretched the lead to 21-0 after 3 quarters. They shut down the North offense, holding them under 100 yards passing and 100 rushing along with 2 interceptions and 2 recovered fumbles. While it will get tougher against less mistake prone teams, Grand Terrace currently projects to be the champs of the once tough Sunkist League that does not appear to be as formidable as it once was.

#5 in Calpreps.com D-7 is Pacifica of Garden Grove. Pacifica is ranked #3 in the CIFss D-7 preseason poll. Pacifica played at home and crushed Norwalk, 55-6, in week 0. Most of the games will be tougher from here on, for Pacifica, but they still project as the favorites to win the Empire League.

Per Eric Sondheimer, LA Times:

SOUTHERN SECTION

NONLEAGUE

Adelanto 30, Hesperia 27
Agoura 30, Channel Islands 25
Alhambra 14, South El Monte 0
Aliso Niguel 49, Long Beach Jordan 8
Alta Loma 17, Don Lugo 0
Antelope Valley 32, Grace Brethren 29
Anza Hamilton 35, Santa Rosa Academy 6
Apple Valley 52, Silverado 42
Arcadia 64, La Salle 0
Arroyo Valley 32, Fontana 20
Ayala 14, Chino Hills 10
Beckman 30, Godinez 6
Bellflower 35, Long Beach Cabrillo 13
Big Bear 53, California Military Institute 12
Bishop Diego 42, Lompoc Cabrillo 0
Bonita 42, Arroyo 24
Burbank 45, Monrovia 12
California 63, Schurr 35
Camarillo 51, Rio Mesa 7
Campbell Hall 27, Village Christian 22
Capistrano Valley 42, Tustin 7
Carpinteria 17, Rancho Alamitos 14 (OT)
Chaparral 24, Hemet 7
Colony 41, West Covina 21
Colton 34, Chino 13
Compton 41, Compton Centennial 0
Corona Santiago 42, Murrieta Valley 27
Costa Mesa 37, Gabrielino 6
Crean Lutheran 40, Temecula Prep 0
Crescenta Valley 28, Redondo 7
Diamond Ranch 44, Pomona 21
Dominguez 47, Morningside 0
Dos Pueblos 31, Foothill 24
Eastvale Roosevelt 18, Rancho Cucamonga 14
Eisenhower 43, Miller 0
Etiwanda 34, Summit 0
Fillmore 49, Viewpoint 22
Fullerton 24, Santa Fe 19
El Monte 61, Baldwin Park 30
El Toro 21, La Mirada 13
Ganesha 41, Sierra Vista 15
Garden Grove Pacifica 55, Norwalk 6
Grand Terrace 21, Riverside North 0
Hacienda Heights Wilson 19, Gladstone 7
Highland 46, Golden Valley 7
Hillcrest 28, Arlington 20
Hoover 13, La Canada 12
Huntington Beach 41, Anaheim Canyon 15
Indian Springs 35, Garey 17
JSerra 49, Corona del Mar 7
Kaiser 41, Sultana 6
La Puente 48, Workman 28
La Serna 48, Thousand Oaks 14
La Sierra 27, San Bernardino 16
Linfield Christian 54, Saddleback 0
Lompoc 49, Simi Valley 28
Los Altos 35, Covina 27
Los Osos 27, Carter 6
Magnolia 30, Bolsa Grande 17
Malibu 47, Keppel 0
Maranatha 42, Glendale 0
Mater Dei 42, Bishop Amat 14
Mayfair 50, Long Beach Wilson 14
Montclair 31, San Gabriel 21
Muir 35, Charter Oak 24
Nogales 42, Cantwell-Sacred Heart 16
Northview 48, El Rancho 14
Northwood 21, Saddleback Valley Christian 8
Oak Hills 28, Victor Valley 0
Orange Lutheran 27, San Juan Hills 7
Orange Vista 39, Rialto 13
Palm Desert 28, Beaumont 21
Peninsula 42, Oak Park 21
Placentia Valencia 24, St. Anthony 0
Portola 39, Fairmont Prep 20
Ramona 59, Canyon Springs 14
Rancho Christian 39, Cerritos Valley Christian 3
Rancho Mirage 47, Twentynine Palms 7
Rancho Verde 70, Quartz Hill 0
Riverside Notre Dame 14, Xavier Prep 3
San Gorgonio 50, Rubidoux 28
San Jacinto 40, Great Oak 6
San Marino 42, Pasadena 7
Santa Ana 49, Buena Park 14
Santa Ana Valley 56, Firebaugh 0
Santa Barbara 42, Buena 14
Santa Clarita Christian 28, Santa Clara 14
Santa Paula 24, San Marcos 20
Savanna 32, Glenn 30
Segerstrom 35, Bell Gardens 14
Serrano 36, Barstow 0
Shadow Hills 21, West Valley 0
South Pasadena 35, Mountain View 14
St. Margaret’s 7, Aquinas 2
Tahquitz 31, Vista del Lago 14
Temescal Canyon 28, King 21
Tesoro 17, Edison 6
Trabuco Hills 35, Corona 0
Upland 24, La Habra 12
Vasquez 36, Whittier Christian 21
Walnut 27, Diamond Bar 20
West Ranch 39, Nordhoff 14
Westlake 35, Sierra Canyon 30
Webb 34, Excelsior 20
Western Christian 46, Nuview Bridge 22
Whittier 49, Sonora 36
Woodbridge 35, Cypress 14
Yucca Valley 34, Westminster 13

INTERSECTIONAL

Alemany 43, San Fernando 0
Apache Junction (Ariz.) 28, Royal 7
Birmingham 30, Harvard-Westlake 21
Bishop 6, Ontario Christian 0
Bosco Tech 35, Mendez 20
Cajon 43, La Mesa Helix 3
Cathedral 41, Wilmington Banning 14
Corona Centennial 35, Chandler (Ariz.) 13
Crespi 34, Sylmar 6
Eastside 32, Bernstein 7
Gahr 54, Jefferson 28
Garfield 28, Montebello 7
Gilbert (Ariz.) Higley 48, Paraclete 47
Heritage Christian 61, Granada Hills Kennedy 0
Hollywood (Fla.) South Broward 40, Marina 28
Las Vegas (Nev.) Arbor View 60, Valley View 13
Leuzinger 32, View Park 6
Long Beach Poly 37, Dorsey 8
Los Angeles Hamilton 21, Lynwood 0
Millikan 7, Carson 3
Mission Viejo 34, Bakersfield Liberty 10
Nipomo 17, Santa Ynez 14
Norco 49, Gilbert (Ariz.) Williams Field 21
North Hollywood 21, Bassett 13
North Las Vegas (Nev.) Legacy 31, Ridgecrest Burroughs 0
North Torrance 7, San Pedro 6
Oxnard 56, Granada Hills 6
Paramount 26, San Marcos Mission Hills 18
Phoenix (Ariz.) Desert Vista 42, Palm Springs 14
Pioneer 39, South East 0
Rosemead 28, Huntington Park 0
Rosamond 69, Littlerock 0
San Clemente 34, Oceanside 19
San Diego Lincoln 60, Bloomington 0
Saugus 63, Taft 0
South Hills 38, Crenshaw 6
St. Bonaventure 48, El Camino Real 7
St. Genevieve 55, Sun Valley Poly 0
St. John Bosco 49, Provo (Utah) Timpview 0
St. Paul 38, Venice 0
Vista 49, Hueneme 7

CITY

NONLEAGUE

Arleta 42, Los Angeles 6
Canoga Park 36, Grant 28
Chatsworth 43, Van Nuys 0
Chavez 20, Panorama 0
Contreras 7, Lincoln 6
Eagle Rock 50, South Gate 14
Franklin 44, Legacy 13
Hawkins 20, Sotomayor 0
Hollywood 40, West Adams 0
Los Angeles Marshall 38, Belmont 3
Los Angeles Roosevelt 32, Gardena 14
Los Angeles Wilson 14, Bell 3
Manual Arts 13, Los Angeles University 6
Palisades 27, Cleveland 0
Reseda 27, Monroe 8
Santee 56, Maywood CES 14
Torres 24, Verdugo Hills 16
Westchester 35, Locke 14

Kaiser 41 Sultana 6
St. Margaret's 7 Aquinas 2

De La Salle shuts out Folsom and scores a pair of second half touchdowns in a game between Northern California's top ranked teams. The Spartans are loaded on defense as they controlled a team that scored 49 points per game last season and returned almost every major piece.

Story coming later.