11/07/2009VICTORY IS TAYLOR MADE Eleven sets of eyes peered into Norco's backfield. For a brief second, the defenders lost sight of Taylor Viloria.
Viloria made the correct read on the option and dived into the end zone to score the deciding two-point conversion with 27 seconds remaining as Norco defeated Corona Centennial, 29-28, in a Big VIII League game Friday night.
REV stays undefeated despite Miller's late scoring rally The Redlands East Valley football team survived a desperate, last-ditch rally by Fontana Miller and some final-minute tomfoolery from both sides to defeat the Rebels 28-20 Friday night in a Citrus Belt League game at the University of Redlands.
Down 28-12 with 1:06 left after a 13-yard scoring pass from REV quarterback Tyler Shreve to Kevai Ellis, the Rebels appeared finished.
Turnovers turn tide to Broncos Unbeaten Vista Murrieta converted two key Temecula Great Oak turnovers into 14 points, and the Broncos held on to defeat the Wolfpack, 21-14, in a Southwestern League game Friday night.
Vista Murrieta (9-0, 4-0) clinched an Inland Division playoff spot, at least a share of the league title and the league's No. 1 playoff spot.Calkins: Beaumont a wheel winner It's good to live in Beaumont right now. Will be for the next 364 days, too.
Maybe the unemployment rate there will balloon over the next year. Maybe the weather will be completely miserable.
Whatever.
Friday night, Beaumont beat Banning. Any good from this point on is just bonus.
"This is as good as it gets," said Beaumont coach Paul Lopez.Going against grain Thomas Nieto grabbed what looked like a twig from the hands of a Moreno Valley Valley View assistant coach and lofted it high above his head in victory.
After his team's 14-12 victory over Moreno Valley on Friday, in which Valley View held Moreno Valley to 189 yards of offense, Nieto, a linebacker, cited the work of his defense. But he asked not to forget about the twig.
Tigers make Citrus Hill work harder Perris Citrus Hill keeps chasing history, and opponents keep chasing Citrus Hill. On Friday, however, the Hawks had to run a little faster and a little farther than usual to get away from San Jacinto.Reid a 'beast' in Arlington's victory- After scoring his fourth touchdown of the night, junior tailback Superiorr Reid stalked the Riverside Arlington sideline before pausing to yell: "I'm a beast!"
Reid scored on runs of 69, 43, 2 and 19 yards in leading the Lions to a 49-6 victory Friday night over Riverside La Sierra in an Inland Valley League game at Alvord District Stadium.
Stifling defense carries Hawks Quarterback Michael Yearwood's 300 yards of combined offense was only part of the story in Arroyo Valley's 47-15 win over San Bernardino on Friday night.
In a CIF playoff-clinching triumph, the Hawks (7-2, 3-1) held the Cardinals (2-7, 1-3) to an even 100 yards in a San Andreas League game dominated by Arroyo Valley's line play.Tahquitz picks off win over Heritage Ezekiel Gatson's second interception of the night, deep in Hemet Tahquitz territory in the fourth quarter, secured a 14-7 upset of host Menifee Heritage on Friday night.
Tahquitz improved to 4-5 overall and 3-3 in the Mountain Pass League. Heritage is 5-4 and 3-3.
Mustangs cruise past Ramona Laron Jackson rushed for three touchdowns and 140 yards to lead Rancho Verde to a 65-13 Inland Valley League victory over Ramona (2-6, 1-4 in league) Friday.
"Everybody kind of got into the act," Rancho Verde coach Pete Duffy said.
Roosevelt knocks off North Scratch one more item off of Eastvale Roosevelt’s checklist, and close the book on Riverside North’s playoff streak.
The host Mustangs pulled away in the second quarter and held off two late drives to defeat the Huskies, 27-21, in a Big VIII League contest Friday night.High school scoreboard for Nov. 611/06/2009Ex-pitching great to coach at King The players had a clue their new softball coach was distinguished. They just needed to know how to spell her name.
"We want to Google you," one player said.
If they didn't already know, those curious players soon will learn quite a bit about Keira Goerl.High School Scoreboard for Nov. 5 TENNIS
Girls
SUNKIST LEAGUE
Singles
SemifinalsRebekkah Ermac (Riverside Patriot) d. Jessica Arredondo (Jurupa Valley), 6-0, 6-0; Donovan Lozoya (Fontana Kaiser) d. Lavinia Muresan (Riverside Norte Vista), 6-0, 6-0.
ChampionshipErmac d. Lazoya, 6-1, 6-2.
Third placeArredondo d. Muresan, 4-6, 7-6, 6-1.
Doubles11/05/2009HSGT: Other top games FONTANA MILLER (4-4, 4-1) VS. REDLANDS EAST VALLEY (8-0, 5-0)
Humble star Ask anyone connected to Banning High athletics about star football player Derron Smith and they'll tell you what a humble -- even shy -- person he is.
"He's very modest," Broncos coach John Stockham said. "He knows he has a great future, but he's not a braggart. He's down to earth."Cooper puts area on alert Fours years ago, there was "Toby Watch," as Norco's Toby Gerhart chased several respected rushing records, including the state's all-time career yardage mark.
Riverside Arlington 14, Jurupa Valley 6. Goals -- Reza Behzadian (A) 5, Jesse Alvarez (A) 3, Chris Ward (A) 2, Riley Bottom (A) 2, Jack Galvan (JV) 3. Saves -- Levi Cooley (A) 12.
(Arlington is 12-14, 7-2 in league. Jurupa Valley is 5-4 in league.)11/01/2009Bloomington Christian takes control Charles Fortis tossed two touchdown passes in the opening quarter as host Bloomington Christian downed Inglewood Animo Leadership, 21-13, Saturday at Colton High to take over sole possession of first place in the San Joaquin League.
Bloomington Christian (5-3, 4-0 in league) took the early led when Fortis hooked up with Andrew Canton for a 38-yard touchdown.11/03/2009High school scoreboard for Nov. 211/01/2009High school scoreboard for Oct. 3110/31/2009Incredible comeback The Redlands High football team, trailing by six points and facing a third-and-10 at its 35-yard line with 1:20 left, seemed to be out of miracles.
Make no mistake, however, the 5-foot-10, 175-pound Matlock is quite the gunslinger.
Matlock tossed five touchdown passes for the second straight week, helping Murrieta Valley outlast Temecula Great Oak, 49-37, Friday night in a Southwestern League game.Huskies ride big-play defense to win Sweet memories for Corona Centennial defensive end Lee Adams on Friday were a nightmare for Corona Santiago.
Adams, a 6-3, 240-pound senior, had two interceptions, one he returned for a touchdown, and three sacks in the 52-21 victory that lifted Centennial (7-1, 5-0) into a Big VIII League showdown for first place with Norco next Friday.
Etiwanda rallies late for victory For the second year in a row, Rancho Cucamonga Etiwanda and Upland went to the final moments of a nail-biter.
This time it was Etiwanda that was celebrating at the end, scoring a touchdown with 2:07 remaining and then stopping Upland with a final interception for an 18-16 Baseline League victory at Colony High.Search for wins long and lonely Rialto
The nice thing about this game was that, if you happened to be running late, you didn't have to worry about parking.
Sometimes the lot at a high school football game can make you feel as confined as a puppy in a pound. Here? You'd be more like a wolf out in the wilderness.Schexnayder scores 4 TDs in North win The annual matchup between Riverside North and Riverside Poly may have lost its luster this season but certainly not its fervor.
While it is still possible for each to qualify for the playoffs, North and Poly both played Friday hoping to avoid last place in the uber-competitive Big VIII League.REV's offense blitzes Carter Redlands East Valley senior A.J. Fernandez continually burst out from behind the bright red-jerseyed blockers David Peterson, Brandon Greene, Matt Zwolinski, Zach Martinez and Ed Faimalo for big plays in a 41-14 victory over Rialto Carter on Friday night.
Fernandez, who had 183 yards and scored three touchdowns, seemed as if he were 5 or 6 yards up the field before any Lions defenders laid a hand on him.
The Titans kept Banning's Derron Smith contained all night and escaped with a 14-7 victory on Friday night. It was the third win in a row for Notre Dame after dropping its first two Mountain Pass League contests.
Wildcats dominate field The Menifee Paloma Valley Wildcats put together their most impressive performance of the season, dominating all facets of the game en route to a 35-0 drubbing over the Lake Elsinore Lakeside Lancers on Friday night.
The Wildcats' offense could do no wrong, rushing for 282 yards with four touchdowns while racking up 17 first downs.
Elsinore stomps past West Valley When Elsinore running back Jon Maricic went down with a broken ankle last week, the Tigers knew it would be difficult to overcome the loss of their leading rusher.
But Friday night, running backs Seth Middlemas and Linden Sidoryk, behind a punishing offensive line, picked up right where Maricic left off, gaining 309 yards as the Tigers defeated Hemet West Valley, 17-6, in a Sunbelt League game.Hawks RB seals win in 4th quarter In a game that turned into a war of attrition between Perris Citrus Hill running back Deontae Cooper and Menifee Heritage's defense, it was Cooper who was celebrating at the end.
Cooper carried the ball 46 times for 302 yards Friday night in a hard-fought 28-7 win that had the upstart Patriots close to ending the Hawks' unbeaten streak.
Temecula Prep d. Redlands Packinghouse Christian, 25-16, 25-16, 25-20.
(Records: Temecula Prep 12-6, 9-3. Packinghouse is 6-9, 4-6.)
SUNKIST LEAGUE
Fontana Kaiser d. Bloomington, 25-16, 25-17, 25-17. (Kaiser is 4-12, 2-6. Bloomington is 0-8 in league.)10/30/2009High school scoreboard for Oct. 29Malone, Colton run over Cajon The sage who said "lightning never strikes twice in the same place" never met Colton High running back Derrick Malone.
The highly recruited Malone (6-foot-2, 205 pounds) bolted for 80-yard touchdown runs on the first scrimmage play for Colton of each half to lead the Yellowjackets to a 38-9 San Andreas League victory against San Bernardino Cajon.
Kaiser scores key win over Summit, 13-7 While it may still be presumptuous to crown the Fontana Kaiser football team with its ninth consecutive Sunkist League title, its 13-7 win over Fontana Summit on Thursday may soon prove to be the decisive win.
And with its league victory Thursday at Fontana Miller High School, Kaiser showed why it may contend for the 2010 crown, too.
Terrific tandem powers Norco The backfield tandem of Kelsey Young and Deantre Lewis combined for 410 rushing yards as Norco controlled the clock to comfortably defeat Riverside King, 32-13, on Thursday night.
The Cougars (7-1 overall, 5-0 Big VIII) had won their previous three games by a combined total of 11 points.
10/29/2009Cornerstone commitment Let's assume Coach Monte Jones didn't think there was any real chance he'd be dressing up as Pippy Longstocking at one of his team's weekly "Wacky Wednesday" practices.
He will be, though, if his Cornerstone Christian eight-man football team wins one more game and brings its season total to a pretty-darn-sensational four.
Collision Course San Bernardino Cajon football coach Kim Battin is second to none when it comes to down-playing his team's chances and pumping up an opponent.
He's the Inland area's present-day version of John Ralston, the former Stanford University and Denver Broncos coach who poor-mouthed his teams to Rose Bowl titles and NFL victories.Summit uses a three-headed monster It's a little unconventional, but Fontana Summit alternates quarterbacks Josh Owes and Bernard Porter every series and sometimes even throws last year's QB -- sprinter Devon Blackmon -- into the mix.
(Heritage is 14-3, 9-2 in league.)10/27/2009HS GameTime Football Rankings Tyler Shreve and the Redlands East Valley Wildcats are the new No. 1 team in the latest HSGameTime rankings, released Tuesday afternoon.
REV replaces Rancho Cucamonga, which held to the top spot for six weeks before losing last week. 10/25/2009Great Oak girls power to Division 1 victory Temecula Greak Oak's girls team had a terrific showing at the Mt. SAC Invitational on Saturday at the 62nd invitational cross country meet that likely showcased next month's section and state champions.
Great Oak, ranked second in the state, won Division 1 in the Girls Team Sweepstakes, beating top-ranked Torrey Pines, 57-87, at a meet highlighted by nationally ranked teams.10/27/2009High School Scoreboard for Oct. 26 WATER POLO
BIG VIII LEAGUE
Eastvale Roosevelt 8, Corona 7. Multiple goals -- Tyler Huseman (R) 3, Jake Ainsworth (R) 2, Michael Miller (C) 3, Michael McFadden (C) 2. Saves -- Dylan Villamil (C) 8, Christian Chavez (R) 5.
SERVITE TOURNAMENT10/25/2009Gordon's 266 yards power Riverside Christian D.J. Gordon rushed for 266 yards and four touchdowns on 25 carries for Riverside Christian as the Cougars thrashed visiting Perris California Military Institute, 43-0, on Saturday in a Big Sky League game.
Gabriel Torres ran for 44 yards and one touchdown on 10 carries, while Brandon Harris added a score for Riverside Christian.
Riverside Christian (4-2, 1-0 in league) led 22-0 at halftime.High School Scoreboard for Oct. 24Sherman Indian falls on road Zac Rodarmel threw for 190 yards and three touchdowns for San Juan Capistrano Saddleback Valley Christian, which rolled past visiting Riverside Sherman Indian, 34-8, in a San Joaquin League game.
Eleven sets of eyes peered into Norco's backfield. For a brief second, the defenders lost sight of Taylor Viloria.
The players had a clue their new softball coach was distinguished. They just needed to know how to spell her name.
There was a time when the Norco football team dominated its rivalry with Corona Centennial.
Redlands East Valley remained atop the latest HSGameTime prep football rankings following last week's 41-14 victory over Rialto Carter. 
The Redlands High football team, trailing by six points and facing a third-and-10 at its 35-yard line with 1:20 left, seemed to be out of miracles.
The sage who said "lightning never strikes twice in the same place" never met Colton High running back Derrick Malone.
Let's assume Coach Monte Jones didn't think there was any real chance he'd be dressing up as Pippy Longstocking at one of his team's weekly "Wacky Wednesday" practices.
Tyler Shreve and the Redlands East Valley Wildcats are the new No. 1 team in the latest HSGameTime rankings, released Tuesday afternoon. 