Friday's results
San Dimas 50, Bonita 33 -- Don't tell me the Saints can't play with the big boys, not after watching Nico Barbone rush for 201 yards and five touchdowns, and Daniel Joseph rush for 219 yards and two touchdowns. They rushed for 454 yards in all. Damn, that's impressive.
Bishop Amat 17, Diamond Ranch 6-- It would be easy to talk about the Lancers again, but what does this say about Diamond Ranch? I know they're 1-4, but they hung when West Covina and Damien couldn't. Next week, Charter Oak.
South Hills 14, Rosemead 10 -- Huskies trailed 10-7 at half. My cousin Mike was at the game and said he thought the Panthers outplayed them. Then again, he grew up Rosemead. Sumler, though, is the real deal, finishing with 138 yards on 27 carries. Deen got sacked four times.
Charter Oak 35, Etiwanda 32 -- Add this to the list of big-time wins for the Chargers. When you play Rancho Cucamonga and Etiwanda on the road and come home without losses, that's saying something.
La Serna 21, Los Altos 6 -- The rest of the schedule doesn't look good for the Conq's, who could be 0-9 by the time they meet rival Wilson at the end of the year.
Walnut 47, Sonora 13 -- Is this impressive or what? Leonard Rhodes ran for four or five touchdowns as the Mustangs improved to 4-1.
West Covina 35, Diamond Bar 25 -- This was close for most of the game. We knew the Brahmas were improved, just not improved enough.
South El Monte 35, Alhambra 7 -- I wonder what the coaches said during the week to inspire this Eagles defense. Finally, a great job on both sides of the ball.
Azusa 36, Sierra Vista 3-- Obviously the Aztecs are serious about winning the Montview League title. Mark Oct. 24th down, that's when they face Duarte.
Northview 40, Nogales 7 -- Not a surprise, the Vikings' only losses have come against two good teams.
Duarte 34, Gladstone 16 -- A much closer game than I expected. But then again, these two don't like each other very much, so it shouldn't be a huge surprise it was competitive.
Workman 20, La Puente 14-- I keep talking about Azusa and Duarte, but what about the Lobos. They quietly continue to win, improving to 2-0 in Montview.
Rowland 21, Baldwin Park 0 -- The Braves were down to their fourth-string quarterback, so an easy and expected win for the Raiders.
La Canada 28, Arroyo 0 -- Something's wrong in Arroyoland when you start getting shutout by La Canada.

Saturday's game and prediction
Brethren Christian vs. Western Christian at Citrus -- Robledoo (WC); Ramirez (WC)

Bishop Amat's Darien Johnson going for an interception.

For quarter-by-quarter updates of tonight's games, click link

Thursday's results
Glendora 24, El Dorado 14 - Tartans run attack comes up big
California 34, El Monte 14 - I can say I'm surprised
Chaffey 42, Wilson 7 - Gilmore, 'Cats stuffed again
SGV Football Standings
Serra League
San Antonio League
Sierra League
Miramonte League
Valle Vista League
Mission Valley League
Montview League
Christian League

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Time Warner's Reginald Miller, prep editor Fred J. Robledo and sports writer Steve Ramirez discuss three of Friday's big football games. By the way, Miller does a great job following our local teams and beyond on his popular site "A Local Sports Show" ... go check it out.

Friday's games
Smudge Pot, San Dimas (4-0) at Bonita (3-1), 7 p.m.
Diamond Ranch (1-3) at Bishop Amat (3-1), 7:30 p.m.
South Hills (3-1) at Rosemead (3-1), 7 p.m.

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Tonight's games and predictions
California at El Monte, 7 p.m. - Robledo (Cal); Ramirez (Cal)
Wilson at Chaffey, 7 p.m. - Robledo (Chaffey); Ramirez (Chaffey)
Glendora vs. El Dorado at Placentia Valencia; Robledo (Glendora); Ramirez (Glendora)

Isn't this South Hills-Rosemead game a bit intriguing? Rosemead beat South Hills the last time they faced in 2001, and Calpreps lists Rosemead as the favorite. Steve Ramirez talked to both coaches about the game.

South Hills-Rosemead: It's not listed on the resume, but sometimes a key ingredient for a good high school football coach is his ability as a history teacher. That trait will certainly come into play this week for South Hills coach Steve Bogan, whose Huskies continue their nonleague schedule with a trip to Rosemead on Friday. The last time South Hills (3-1) made this trip, in 2001, the Huskies were the 2000 CIF-Southern Section Division IX champions and lost, 13-11, loss to the Panthers (3-1). "We will bring that game up this week," Bogan said. "We weren't ready to play and I've always said its not about which team has the best players, but which team's players play the best. You have to show up."
Matt Koffler's reaction: "I have a lot of respect for coach Bogan and what they've accomplished over the last 10 years. We understand who they are and we have to be perfect, and they have to be not-so perfect for us to beat them. They are very physical and very fast on defense and make it very hard for offenses to be productive. It's going to be hard for us to move the ball. But we have to try, try real hard to control the line of scrimmage."
Bogan on stopping Tra Sumler:"We have to stop the run. When people can run on you, it opens up the play-action and all that stuff, and they've shown they can throw the ball. I don't think you can totally stop a back like Sumler, but we need to do a good job and try to control him where he can't hurt us."

Bishop Amat note: Coach Steve Hagerty said UCLA-bound linebacker Isaiah Bowens is expected to play on Friday against Diamond Ranch. "We're going to try (to get Bowens in the game). We haven't decided just yet, but he's been practicing with the team. He still has long way to go, but he might play sparingly."

San Dimas correction: We ran a story in today's paper on San Dimas' offensive line, in which Saints senior Kyle Withem was included and quoted in it. Withem is not on the team, he was removed a couple weeks ago for violating team rules. Unfortunately, that interview came before he was removed. Blame me, I should have caught it.

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The Scouting Guru has been all over the San Gabriel Valley and beyond, and like always, he's offered to share his thoughts, free of charge. Don't hate, enjoy it for what it's worth, which is one man's opinion on the talent in the San Gabriel Valley.

Scouting Guru's midseason state of the address: Time simply doesn't allow us to do some of the things that what we want to do. Each week with are meeting with Pac-10 teams, on the phone with other west coast schools, picking up film and sending film out to the colleges. It's a lot of work, but we love it because it allows us to watching a lot of film too. So, here are some observations as we close in on the first half of the season. To continue reading all of it, click thread

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There have been some intriguing games this year, like Bishop Amat taking on West Covina and Diamond Ranch, South Hills renewing its rivalry with Northview, but what others games should we see in the futre. Here are a few I would like to see.

Diamond Bar vs. Diamond Ranch -- This is interesting, I know that Diamond Ranch coach Roddy Layton wants to see it happen, but when I asked Diamond Bar coach John Martin about it earlier in the season, he started to answer, then said he better not. There's obviously something brewing here.

Bonita vs. Damien -- Shouldn't there be a battle between the big schools in La Verne? It would make sense. They're so close in proximity, and I'd imagine the games would be close over the years.

Charter Oak-South Hills -- I know they play in the same division. I know there's a good chance they can meet in the playoffs or the title game. But what a great game for the community. Bogan vs. Farrar every year. Who knows how long these two will keep coaching. Every chance we get to see them square off is a time capsule moment.

Baldwin Park-Sierra Vista - When two teams share the same community, they should play. Just like South Hills should take on Northview and Covina every year.

Bishop Amat vs. South Hills or Charter Oak -- We're probably running out of time. Coaches have said if you don't get the best of Amat this year, it might not happen as long as Steve Hagerty is there. Still, these are games everyone would love to see.

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Above: Graphic by Jermaine Trevino

What: Smudge Pot
When: Friday
Where: Bonita HS
Kickoff: 7 p.m.
When it started: 1972
Series record: San Dimas leads 18-16-1
Streaky: San Dimas won 24-10 last year, snapping Bonita's three game winning streak. However, the Bearcats have won 10 of 12 Smudge Pots since 1996.
Records: San Dimas (4-0), No. 1 in Mid-Valley Division; Bonita (3-1), No. 8 in Southeast Division.
Predictions: Robledo (San Dimas), Ramirez (San Dimas)
Thoughts: I attended my first Smudge Pot last year and it lived up to every expectation. I got there an hour before the game and there were already long lines of people waiting to get tickets, then lining up to get good seat. The atmosphere inside was electric, exactly what you think a huge rivalry should be, with somewhere between 5,000 to 6,000 fans. This year should be no different, considering this is the best team in San Dimas history going against an upper-division opponent waiting to knock them back to reality after getting stunned at home last year. I don't see how anything's going to change. The Saints basically have the same team coming back and manhandled the Cat's last year. I don't normally make scoring predictions, but here it is, San Dimas 24, Bonita 17.
As we build up to this game, it would be great if you could share your thoughts on one of the best rivalries in the SGV.

A must read: I found this story by Danny Craig and posted it last year. Craig wrote about the 2000 Smudge Pot in La Verne magazine. It's a great background article on the history of the Smudge Pot, and great insight into the game that season. To read it, click on this thread.

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Walnut's Jennifer Silva earned player of the week honors.

Tribune Top 10
Girls Volleyball
1. South Hills (5-3)
The Huskies, led by their big three of outside hitter Haley Musulman, middle blocker Melinda Gomez and setter Danielle Stewart, have yet to find their rhythm. But any doubts about South Hills' ability was put to rest last week after they took apart a good St. Lucy's team in a four-match victory .
2. Glendora (8-1)
Consistency is the key for the Tartans, and so far they've shown it by winning seven of eight matches coming into Tuesday's Sierra League opener against Diamond Bar, with the only setback coming to an improving Bonita squad.
3. Walnut (10-2)
Jennifer Silva came up big last week as the Mustangs earned a three-match sweep, including a pair of 3-0 wins over San Dimas and Los Altos.
4. Diamond Bar (8-2)
The Brahmas were taken down a peg by GlendoraTuesday, but this is a team that will be in the running in the Sierra League.
5. Bonita (7-4)
The Bearcats have rebounded quite nicely from a sluggish start, scoring wins over San Dimas and Glendora.
6. Charter Oak (10-0)
The Chargers have yet to be tested, but a 10-0 record is nothing to sneeze at.
7. St. Lucy's (7-4)
The Regents have looked like pawns recently, losing to Rosary, Upland and South Hills, but St. Lucy's will definitely have a word or two in the race for the Sierra League title.
8. Bishop Amat (4-3)
The Lancers were steady in a 4-game loss to South Hills earlier this season and they earned some big wins in tournament play. The big question is how they will do in a league that features solid teams like St. Paul, St. Joseph and Bishop Montgomery.
9. San Dimas (7-3)
The Saints don't have a signature win, but they will again be the team to beat in the Valle Vista League.
10. La Puente (10-0)
The Warriors are the new power in the Montview League, and make a trip to the top 10 by virtue of their perfect start.
Others: Northview (4-3), Ganesha (8-5) and Rosemead (5-2)
Note: Rankings and records are based on matches through Oct. 4.

South Hills, after an impressive win over St. Lucy's, is still the one.

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Rankings: Bishop Amat was idle and has a two week rest going into Friday's regionally televised game against Diamond Ranch on Fox Sports. The Lancers are expected to have UCLA-bound linebacker Isaiah Bowens back, who will want to make a splash in front the cameras. Charter Oak solidified its No. 2 ranking with an easy win over Damien, handling them much the same way that Bishop Amat did. South Hills was slow from the gate again, but woke up to defeat Northview, leaving them at No. 3. South El Monte drops out of the top ten after another futile defensive effort, which allows Diamond Bar to crack our top ten after a 3-1 start.

No stopping him: Rosemead's Tra Sumler rushed for 228 yards and three touchdowns in Friday's 45-14 rout over Temple City. Cal Preps has Rosemead favored in Friday's showdown against South Hills.

1. Bishop Amat (3-1) -- Expect something special on Friday, especially after a two-week rest with arguably their best player back on defense. This is the Lancers' chance to make a statement to the Southland, not just the San Gabriel Valley.

2. Charter Oak (4-0-1) -- That early talk about the Chargers' cupcake schedule is moot now, especially after tying Rancho Cucamonga, and crushing Diamond Bar and Damien, with another toughie on the road this week at Etiwanda. They have the second best offense in the SGV behind Amat, and their defense is producing as well.

3. South Hills (3-1) -- The Southeast Division's top-ranked team is winning but not as convincingly as one might expect. They actually struggled against Northview in the first half. Defensively they're solid, but they do not have the back-breaking running back that scares you. Cameron Deen and his wide receiving core are dangerous, but not sure if they can run against the best teams in their division.

4. San Dimas (4-0) -- With all due respect to Northview, Baldwin Park and the other teams in the Valle Vista league, Bonita is the only team that can stop the Saints from going undefeated in the regular season. But the way the Saints are running the ball, it's not happening, even with Bonita at home hosting the Smudge on Friday.

5. West Covina (4-1) -- Well, well, and to think it's only loss came at Bishop Amat? I sure at glad the Bulldogs don't play South Hills until the end of the season. Neither team is going to lose until they face each other on Nov. 14 at West Covina.

6. Bonita (3-1) - - The Bearcats have a chance against San Dimas because they can throw the football. QB Terry Paradez needs to have the game of his career, but not sure if they can stop San Dimas on defense. Still, it's a rivalry game and emotions will play a huge part.

7. Glendora (2-2) -- The Tartans pull another one out of their hat, scoring in the final seconds to beat West Ranch, 28-24. If there's one player I wanted in the clutch, it's quarterback Drew Kaluzny.

8. Rosemead (3-1) -- Can you believe this, Rosemead is favored over South Hills on CalPreps. If would be a monumental win for the Panthers, and if it happened, they would have to be the Mid-Valley Division favorites over San Dimas. So let's make this prediction now, Rosemead and San Dimas in the Mid-Valley final.

9. Rowland (3-1) -- The Raiders didn't have a letdown after defeating Northview, crushing Covina 42-21 at the District Field. We keep talking about South Hills and West Covina, but the Raiders look like spoilers more and more each week.

10. Diamond Bar (3-1) -- Never thought the Brahmas would crack our top ten after losing so big to Charter Oak, but it is their lone loss and it came against the No. 2 team. They've had impressive wins since and deserve the bump up in rankings.

Rounding out the top 33: 11. Walnut (3-1), 12. Diamond Ranch (1-3), 13. South El Monte (2-2), 14. Northview (2-2), 15. Damien (1-4), 16. Western Christian (4-0), 17. Baldwin Park (3-1), 18. Azusa (4-1), 19. Pomona (3-1), 20. Workman (3-1), 21. El Monte (2-2), 22. Wilson (1-3), 23. Los Altos (0-4), 24. Covina (1-4), 25. Duarte (1-4), 26. Ganesha (2-3), 27. Nogales (1-3), 28. Bassett (2-3), 29. Arroyo (0-4), 30. Mountain View (1-3), 31. La Puente (0-5), 32. Sierra Vista (0-5), 33. Gladstone (0-4).

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Once again, a local coach has stepped up and offered to help give insight to what's going on in cross country. This comes from Glendora assistant coach Bob Ramsey

Cool weather on Saturday enabled a number of strong performances by SGV teams, while the remaining area leagues held their first cluster meets on three different courses at Bonelli Park.

Cluster Meets: The Valle Vista League got things going on Tuesday, racing over the 3 mile Lake Course in hot conditions at Bonelli Park. Covina, led by senior Marleny Cifuentes (20:33) scored an easy girls' victory. On the boys side, Ganesha senior Oscar Castro (16:26) earned a convincing victory, while a team tie between Ganesha and Baldwin Park was decided for Ganesha by the faster sixth placed runner. On Wednesday, the extreme heat forced the Miramonte league to wait until late in the day. The league did not submit results, but from a comment left on last week's blog post, we know that Los Altos took the team title despite taking a wrong turn on the 3 mile course at Bonelli. Thursday, the weather cooled off and the performances heated up at the Sierra League meet. The CIF Div II 7th ranked Glendora boys won while the Div III 5th ranked St. Lucy's finished second against two other ranked teams. Lauren Justus (Glendora - soph) was the top area girl with her 19:07 for second on the Bonelli 5k course. Tartan senior Corey Bullock was second with a 16:10, just ahead of three teammates and Damien soph John Garcia's 16:17, which was good for fourth in this tough league.

Brea Invite at Carbon Canyon - Los Altos had a great day with a fourth place finish in the girls division and a fifth among the boys. They joined Baldwin Park (5th- boys), Charter Oak, Covina, Rowland and Wilson on this rolling 5k course. The SGV took a number of top individual honors as Carly Lake (Frosh/Charter Oak - 20:40), Reina Sotelo (junior/Los Altos - 20:43), and Vanessa Lopez (Soph/Rowland - 20:45), finished a close fourth fifth and sixth. Among the boys, Jayson Perez, a South El Monte junior and the returning SGV Tribune Athlete of the Year, ran 16:14 to win, while Los Altos senior Sergio Rodriguez was ninth overall in 17:00.

Pepperdine Invite - Arroyo and Rosemead competed on the beautiful rolling 3 mile course on the university campus. Top honors went to Panther senior Brittnie Munoz, who dominated the small schools race to win in 19:07, fourth best overall. Efren Alcala (junior/Arroyo) led the boys with a 16:23.

Warren Stauffer Invite in South Gate - Bonita and Diamond Ranch raced over a fast, flat three mile course. Taylor Harrison (senior/Bonita) led the area boys with an eighth place finish in 15:36, while sophomore teammate Heather Jackson was best among the girls with her 18:16 for sixth place.

Kenny Staub Invite in Cresenta Valley - Sophomore Illiana Vasqeuz dominated the Div 2 race, her 19:12 win was also 15th overall, and she led her Bishop Amat teammates to a third place finish. Western Christian junior Caleb Meister was the top area boy, with a 17:49 third place in the Div. 2-3 race.

Central Park Invite in Huntington Beach - South Hills senior Amanda Camarillo, second in 18:43 (and tenth overall), led her team to a third place divisional finish. Senior Michael Ramos (16:44) was the top boys finisher.

Up Next: Area leagues take a break from cluster meets, while most area schools will compete in Saturday's San Gabriel Valley Challenge at Mt.Sac. The Glendora boys will travel to Fresno's Woodward Park for the intersectional Clovis Invite.

Glendora's Corey Bullock

SGV Tribune Area Top Performers for Week 4
Note: It is notoriously difficult to compare XC performances over different terrain, distances, surfaces and weather conditions. The rankings below reflect a rough attempt to rank performances while trying to account those differences. Your mileage may vary.

Girls
Lauren Justus - Soph/Glendora 19:07 Sierra League 5k, rolling, warm
Illiana Vasquez - Soph/Bishop Amat 19:12 Staub 3m, hilly, cool
Brianna Horton - Soph/St. Lucy's 19:15 Sierra League
Heather Jackson - Soph/Bonita 18:16 Stauffer 3m, flat, cool
Brittnie Munoz - Senior/Rosemead 19:07 Pepperdine 3m, rolling, cool
Amanda Camarillo - Senior/South Hills 18:43 Central Park, mostly flat, cool
Katy Hebb - Frosh/St. Lucy's 19:45 Sierra League
Mariah Reyes - Frosh/St. Lucy's 19:45 Sierra League
Kristy Hebb - Frosh/St. Lucy's 19:51 Sierra League
Alex Thompson - Senior/St. Lucy's 20:04 Sierra League

Boys
Jayson Perez - Junior/So. El Monte 16:14 Brea 5k, rolling, cool
Corey Bullock - Senior/Glendora 16:10 Sierra League 5k, rolling, warm
Christopher Ramsey - Senior/Glendora 16:16 Sierra League
John Garcia - Soph/Damien 16:17 Sierra League
Anthony Castro - Soph/Glendora 16:29 Sierra League
Austin Goodheart - Junior/Glendora 16:30 Sierra League
Taylor Harrison - Senior/Bonita 15:36 Stauffer 3m, flat, cool
Sergio Rodriguez - Senior/Los Altos 17:00 Brea
Efren Alcala - Junior/Arroyo 16:23 Pepperdine 3m, rolling, cool
Oscar Castro - Senior/Ganesha 16:26 Valle Vista, 3m, rolling, hot

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Steve Ramirez and I will go head-to-head throughout the season, and I will update our records each Monday on the Tribskin Pick'em thread.

Robledo: Last week - 14-2; Season - 75-23
Ramirez: Last week - 13-3; Season - 71-27

Notes: First, sorry this is a day late, Stevie R., and I both called in sick on Monday but we're going to roll up our sleeves and get through the week, because this is a big one. We both picked Montclair to beat Nogales and Wilson to beat Montebello and were wrong. But I picked up another win by picking Pomona over Gabrielino . It gets tougher this week, San Dimas or Bonita? Diamond Ranch or Bishop Amat? Or how about South Hills and Rosemead? The only sure game is the Lancers over the Panthers.

Thursday's games and predictions
California at El Monte, 7 p.m. - Robledo (Cal); Ramirez (Cal)
Wilson at Chaffey, 7 p.m. - Robledo (Chaffey); Ramirez (Chaffey)
Glendora vs. El Dorado at Placentia Valencia; Robledo (Glendora); Ramirez (Glendora)

Friday's games and predictions
San Dimas at Bonita, 7 p.m. -- Robledo (San Dimas); Ramirez (San Dimas)
Diamond Ranch at Bishop Amat, 7:30 p.m. -- Robledo (BAmat); Ramirez (BAmat)
South Hills at Rosemead, 7 p.m. -- Robledo (SHills); Ramirez (SHills)
La Serna at Los Altos, 7 p.m. -- Robledo (La Serna); Ramirez (La Serna)
Walnut vs. Sonora at La Habra, 7 p.m. -- Robledo (Walnut); Ramirez (Sonora)
Diamond Bar at West Covina, 7 p.m. -- Robledo (WC); Ramirez (WC)
Charter Oak vs. Etiwanda at Colony, 7 p.m. -- Robledo (COak); Ramirez (COak)
South El Monte at Alhambra, 7 p.m. -- Robledo (SEL); Ramirez (SEL)
Azusa at Sierra Vista, 7 p.m. -- Robledo (Azusa); Ramirez (Azusa)
Northview vs. Nogales at CDF, 7 p.m. -- Robledo (NView); Ramirez (NView)
Duarte vs. Gladstone at Citrus, 7 p.m. -- Robledo (Duarte); Ramirez (Duarte)
Workman at La Puente, 7 p.m. -- Robledo (Workman); Ramirez (Workman)
Baldwin Park at Rowland, 7 p.m. -- Robledo (Rowland); Ramirez (BPark)
La Canada at Arroyo, 7 p.m. -- Robledo (Arroyo); Ramirez (Arroyo)

Saturday's game and prediction
Brethren Christian vs. Western Christian at Citrus -- Robledoo (WC); Ramirez (WC)

SGV Football Standings
Serra League
San Antonio League
Sierra League
Miramonte League
Valle Vista League
Mission Valley League
Montview League
Christian League

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Friday's results
South Hills 27, Northview 14 -- The Vikes came out with the tricks and looked like they might hang around for a while, but the Huskies were too big and physical.
Charter Oak 42, Damien 21 -- Hmm, should we start rethinking No. 1? After all, they're undefeated. Impressive Chargers, very impressive.
Baldwin Park 10, El Monte 0 -- After getting humbled last week, Braves defense does it again.
West Covina 20, Los Altos 7 -- Okay, so the Conquerors are the best 0-4 team in the Valley. The Bulldogs didn't play particularly well, but still good enough.
Rosemead 45, Temple City 14 - - Panthers keep smashing area teams, but they get South Hills next.
Rowland 42, Covina 21 -- It's looking more and more like the Raiders are back, beating up on another Valle Vista league opponent.
Ayala 42, South El Monte 21 -- It has to be tough when you can't stop anyone. But then again, they were 0-4 and rebounded last year.
Azusa 47, La Puente 17 -- This is what the Aztecs needed after last weeks hiccup against Aquinas. Back to scoring and scoring big.
Duarte 55, Sierra Vista 39 -- Falcons were losing this early, but came back and rolled a double-nickel on the Dons.
Workman 26, Bassett 14 -- In the wild, wild, Montview, don't forget about the 3-1 Lobos.
Glendora 28, West Ranch 24 -- Drew Kaluzny scores on quarterback sneak with nine seconds left to rally the Tartans to victory.
Nogales 28, Montclair 14 -- Nobles finally get in the win column, and beat a decent team to boot.
Diamond Bar 33, Troy 28 -- After a penalty on its Hail Mary, Brahmas get another chance and win it.
Walnut 14, Arroyo 10 -- This had blowout written all over it, but the Knights hung tough all the way to the end.
Montebello 42, Wilson 14 -- With or without Tim Gilmore, Wildcats need to find a way to slow teams down.
Pomona 21, Gabrielino 14 -- Another Valle Vista league wild-card keeps on winning.

Rosemead-Temple City Video

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SGV Football Standings
Serra League
San Antonio League
Sierra League
Miramonte League
Valle Vista League
Mission Valley League
Montview League
Christian League

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The annual Smudge Pot between rivals Bonita and San Dimas takes place next week at Bonita, but the festivities kick off on Friday at Warehouse Pizza in La Verne, where five players from each team will go at it in a Pizza eating contest at 3 p.m. This is the first time the two schools have ever agreed to it, with San Dimas coach Bill Zernickow saying the eating contest switches to Michaelangelos next year. But here's where it gets warm and fuzzy. The five players selected from each team are the top five pledge earners, with proceeds from this contest going to The Special Operation Warriors Foundation, which is a program benefiting all surviving children whose parent died as a result of an operational mission or training accident while assigned to a U. S. Special Operations Command unit. Pizza and a good cause? It doesn't get any better than that. It's open to everyone, so head down there and drop a few bucks for the cause.

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By Miguel Melendez
Adan and Rosa Alejandre Guillen went through a roller coaster of emotions when they left their native Michoac n, Mexico, some 20 years ago. They were relieved and excited to start a new life in a country where, if you work hard and show dedication, you can amount to anything. There also was a sense of fear, though, of not knowing how to adapt, a bit of culture clash where certain things are much different than what the Guillens were used to.

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