The Culver City Centaurs came into the Bonita Air Assault with high aspirations after winning two prior passing tournaments this summer. But this was a step up in competition level compared to the overall strength of the other tournaments. The Centaurs have been moved to the Southern Sections Division 7, after losing, in overtime, in the semi-finals in Division 11 last year. They lost their star QB, Jonathan Martin, who had thrown for over 8,400 yards and 103 TD's in 3 seasons, to graduation, but they have apparently reloaded. They also lost senior receivers Alex Smith to Wisconsin and Charles Ross to the University of Nevada, at Reno. They had the possibility of a talented receiver corps coming back, despite those key personnel losses, and it looks like they are gelling. The Centaurs were able to beat Division 2 Norco 48-42 in quadruple OT and Division 1 Rancho Cucamonga 26-12 in the semi-finals before falling to Division 2 Upland by 30-26 in the final. Passing league plays to the strength of the Centaurs, so it remains to be seen if they will be able to duplicate these kind of results in the fall.
Culver City Centaurs excel during passing tournaments
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Hi Dave, with the website changes, I found it a little difficult to find the forum. But it came up easier this time, so maybe I am getting used it.
Here's LA Times' Eric Sondheimer's thoughts on Culver City:
"Culver City’s football team is going to be heard from this season in both Division 7 and in the Ocean League.
An Oct. 5 game at Lawndale should produce lots of entertainment.
On offense, the Centaurs showed off a promising passing attack in seven-on-seven summer competitions, with sophomore quarterback Zevi Eckhaus making steady improvement. He’ll have standout receiver Jamal Glaspie.
On defense, the secondary should be very good, led by junior cornerback Khary Crump."
"Culver City’s football team is going to be heard from this season in both Division 7 and in the Ocean League.
An Oct. 5 game at Lawndale should produce lots of entertainment.
On offense, the Centaurs showed off a promising passing attack in seven-on-seven summer competitions, with sophomore quarterback Zevi Eckhaus making steady improvement. He’ll have standout receiver Jamal Glaspie.
On defense, the secondary should be very good, led by junior cornerback Khary Crump."
Dave, the Centaurs decided to be a late entrant in an elite passing tournament in Mission Viejo and although not able to beat the elite level teams, they were very competitive. Another good sign for the upcoming season. University of Idaho commit, Kevin Mcguire (wr, sb) could make a big splash for the Centaurs this year as well.
