Norco linebacker Jared Koster had landed funny after trying to pick off a pass during a 21-13 loss to Eastvale Roosevelt. While he didn't get the interception, he did come down with internal bleeding for his efforts.
The doctor said he wouldn't be able to participate in contact drills for eight weeks. His coaches were thinking more like six.
Quarterfinals Murrieta Valley 68, Woodcrest Christian 50. Top scorers -- Jake Tarabilda (MV) 10, Dylan Bohanan (MV) 18, Bryce Lenhart (MV) 18, Brandon Ward (WC) 11, Troy Watkins (WC) 23.
(Murrieta Valley is 2-0. Woodcrest is 1-1.)12/02/2008Centennial faces high-flying Murrieta Valley The playoffs' most surprising team collides with a squad that no longer surprises anybody.
Murrieta Valley dropped three games in the regular season, was bounced in the first round last year and had seemingly slipped to the No. 2 team in its own city.
But now the Nighthawks find themselves riding a six-game winning streak that includes a 27-6 win over then-unbeaten Fontana Miller last week.
12/03/2008REV wins regional title Krista Vansant's kill was Redlands East Valley's fifth unanswered point, giving the Wildcats a 15-8 lead in Game One of the CIF Southern California Division 2 championship and prompting Newport Beach Corona del Mar coach Darryl Gan to call a timeout.
First Round Woodcrest Christian 89, Colton 26. Woodcrest Christian top scorers -- Brandon Ward 22, Troy Watkins 16, Jake VanDael 14, Bobby Mendez 11.
(Woodcrest Christian is 1-0. Colton is 0-1.)
Highlight: Brandon Ward had 22 points, eight rebounds, five assists and six steals to lead Woodcrest Christian.12/02/2008RC will test Cajon's defense Cajon coach Kim Battin likens this week's Central Division semifinal opponent, Rancho Cucamonga, to the Etiwanda team his Cowboys squeaked by two weeks ago, 28-27.
"They have great athletes and they move the ball around a lot," Battin said. "Our defense will have its work cut out for (it)."THE RANKINGS 1. CENTENNIAL (12-0)
The Huskies overcame a sloppy start to defeat Vista Murrieta in the Inland Division quarterfinals.
Last week: 1
2. CHAPARRAL (11-1)
The Pumas took another step toward a potential rematch with Centennial by shutting out REV.
Last week: 2
3. RANCHO CUCAMONGA (11-0-1)Citrus Hill faces running challenge Perris Citrus Hill football coach Doug Dubois has a good idea what to expect from Phelan Serrano in Friday night's Eastern Division semifinal game.
"We've watch a lot of film, and I'd expect them to run on every down," Dubois said. "I'd be real surprised if they passed at all."12/01/2008PLAYER OF THE WEEK DEONTAE COOPER
School: Citrus Hill
Junior running back
WHAT HE DID: Cooper keyed an offensive eruption in the Hawks' 56-28 quarterfinal victory at Palm Desert. He rushed for 383 yards and four touchdowns on 30 carries. His scoring runs covered 1, 32, 68 and 76 yards.12/02/2008Monday's high school scoreboard BASKETBALL
Boys
Jurupa Valley-Rubidoux
Tip-off Tournament
Pool Play Jurupa Valley 63, San Jacinto 51. Jurupa Valley top scorers -- Marced Farley 29, Chamron Morgan 21, Chris Olguin 11. San Jacinto top scorers -- Emanual Hamilton 17, Anthony Collins 14.
Highlight: Jurupa Valley maintained a double-digit lead in the season opener for both teams.
11/30/2008REV advances to state volleyball semifinals Redlands East Valley coach Tricia Vansant was forced to call a timeout after Cami Martin aced the Wildcats and gave La Cañada a 10-7 lead in the second game of its CIF State Volleyball Championship quarterfinal match Saturday night.
"I figured it out. We had a lack of focus and intensity early," Vansant said of the timeout. "We basically had to maintain our focus and block better."
Jeanson held on to win the Division 5 title in the CIF State cross country championships at Woodward Park to avenge a runner-up finish in 2007 and lead the Lions to a fourth consecutive team championship.Linfield Christian advances with shutout Temecula Linfield Christian defeated Burbank Bellarmine-Jefferson (9-3) behind a balanced offensive attack to advance to the Northeast division semifinals with a 26-0 victory Saturday in the CIF playoffsHarris, Gordon lead Riverside Christian to quarterfinals win Riverside Christian turned back an offensive onslaught by visiting Panorama City St. Genevieve to post a 49-28 victory in the CIF-Southern Section Northeast Division quarterfinals on Saturday night.
The Santa Fe League champion Valiants (9-3) put up 564 total yards, but the Big Sky League champion Cougars (11-1) got enough stops to limit St. Genevieve's scoring opportunities.Scoreboard FOOTBALL
Saturday's CIF-SS Playoff Games
EAST VALLEY DIVISION
Pasadena Maranatha 23, Big Bear 22, OT
NORTHEAST DIVISION
Temecula Linfield Christian 26, Burbank Bellarmine-Jefferson 0
8 MAN DIVISION 2 SEMIFINALS
Palm Springs Desert Chapel 42, North County Christian 38
WATER POLO
Boys Masters Tournament11/29/2008Chaparral rolls by REV, 20-0 Witnessing Temecula Chaparral's dominance Friday merely required a spot on the couch and a cable television subscription.
There, on the prime-time airwaves, the Pumas thrashed Redlands East Valley, 20-0, in the CIF-Southern Section Inland Division quarterfinals. GALLERY
Just like they did back in October, the Cougars dominated Riverside North on Friday, winning the Inland Division playoff game 40-26.
The result catapulted the Cougars into an even more familiar situation: the CIF-Southern Section semifinals, where they will meet Temecula Chaparral next week at Eastvale Roosevelt High.
Murrieta Valley hands Miller its first loss, 27-6 During the fourth quarter of Murrieta Valley's 27-6 victory against Fontana Miller, it was announced that rival Vista Murrieta was losing handily to Corona Centennial.
A cheer went up from the Murrieta Valley faithful, who are used to rooting against Vista Murrieta.
"I don't think they know who we have to play now," one press box wag and Nighthawks partisan said.Los Osos pulls it out What Richard Brehaut's last pass lacked in beauty, it more than made up in effectiveness.
Brehaut threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Sean Alston with 6.4 seconds left to lift Rancho Cucamonga Los Osos to a 28-24 victory over Chino Hills on Friday night. The Grizzlies advanced to the CIF-Southern Section Central Division semifinals next week, where they will meet up with Baseline League rival Upland again.
Citrus Hill battles back to keep its streak going Perris Citrus Hill football coach Doug Dubois gathered his players together following Friday's game and proudly stated he wouldn't trade them in for any other team.
"You guys took a TKO blow from a good team, but you got up off the floor and fought back," Dubois said. "I'm proud of that."
- Centennial finally gets cranked up In the first half Friday night, Corona Centennial hardly looked like the undefeated and, according to USA Today, fifth-ranked team in the nation.
But once the mistakes stopped, and its offense kicked it into gear, Centennial cruised to a 41-14 victory over Vista Murrieta in the Inland Division quarterfinals.Cougars strike quickly, then hold off Wildcats In order for Rancho Cucamonga to stay unbeaten, it needed two big plays in the first half.
The Cougars then hung onto dear life, coming away with a 28-20 win against Menifee Paloma Valley on Friday in a CIF-Southern Section Central Division quarterfinal to advance.
Irshad Stolden hauled in touchdown passes of 66 and 67 yards in the second quarter to help Rancho Cucamonga take a 21-14 lead into halftime.Cajon's defense plays a big role Marlon Pollard's two second-quarter interceptions ignited San Bernardino Cajon in a Central Division quarterfinal playoff game Friday night.
Pollard's picks and a stingy defense helped pace the Cowboys to a lead at halftime that turned into a 34-14 win over Chino Hills Ayala High.
Cajon (11-1) will square off in the semifinals against Rancho Cucamonga.Upland cruises to easy victory In their previous meeting on Sept. 12, Upland came away with a 14-point win over Glendora. Friday night, it was a bit more lopsided.
Davion Fleming rushed 25 times for 183 yards and three touchdowns to help the Highlanders gain its first berth in the CIF-SS Central Division semifinals since 2003 with a 54-14 victory.Bradford's plays deck Banning Two big plays by Dionza Bradford at the start of the second half changed the complexion of the game, sending Phelan Serrano to a 21-12 CIF Eastern Division quarterfinal victory over Banning Friday night.
With his team trailing 6-0, Bradford returned the kickoff 25 yards to the 45-yard line.
Twentynine Palms 40, Aquinas 0 The rematch between top-ranked San Bernardino Aquinas and Twentynine Palms wasn't nearly as close.
Twentynine Palms improved on its three-point win of Oct. 10, knocking off the Falcons 40-0 on Friday night and rolling into the CIF-Southern Section Eastern Division semifinals.11/28/2008Aquinas football a family affair Dusk turns to darkness at Aquinas High, and a football player scurries to turn on the stadium lights.
Coach Josh Henderson pays no mind. He keeps on teaching, encouraging ... sometimes goading.
When a snap goes seriously awry, Henderson is not pleased.11/27/2008Calkins: Football practices now gravy It's one of the biggest holidays of the year and yet these guys are forced to slog into work.
No overtime. Heck, no pay. And they still get an earful from the boss for the mildest of slip-ups.
You ask: Why don't they form a union?
Well actually, they kinda did -- about three months ago when the season began.All-League Teams
SOUTHWESTERN LEAGUE
Girls volleyball
MVP
- Britney Graf, Sr., Lake Elsinore Temescal Canyon
11/26/2008Calvary Murrieta volleyball moves on Down two games to none against the undefeated Riverside Notre Dame Titans, the Calvary Murrieta girls volleyball team lauched an improbable comeback sweeping the final three game to advance to the second round of the CIF-SS State Division 4 Finals with a 23-25, 20-25, 25-15, 25-19, 15-13 victory.
REV advances with ease in volleyball Tori Brummett closed out Redlands East Valley's first-round CIF-State Championship match against El Cajon Valhalla with four aces to complete a 3-0 sweep Tuesday night.
The Wildcats (36-1) were never seriously challenged, winning 25-6, 25-7 and 25-13. REV's second-round match will be between Hanford or La Canada at Redlands East Valley High on Saturday at 7 p.m.11/25/2008THE RANKINGS 1. CENTENNIAL (11-0)
The Huskies opened defense of their Inland Division title with a 62-7 victory over Yucaipa.
Last week: 1
2. CHAPARRAL (10-1)
The Pumas ran their win streak to 10 games with a 48-10 victory over Vista del Lago.
Arlington wins tennis title In its first appearance in the CIF-Southern Section championship, the Riverside Arlington girls tennis team wasn't going to let the first title in its 30-year history to go into the record books as a tie.
"We wanted to win the right way," Deanna Gomez said.
WHAT HE DID: Flores had a huge effort in the Rebels' 48-21 first-round victory over Eastvale Roosevelt. Not only did he complete 14 of 16 passes for 235 yards and three touchdowns, he also ran for 133 yards and another score.CIF state volleyball pairings Last season, Redlands East Valley girls volleyball coach Trish Vansant called the state playoffs "icing on the cake" after her team won the school's first CIF-Southern Section title.
The Wildcats' outlook on the tournament is completely different this season.Inland high school football coaches' recruiting strategy targets middle-schoolers A football coach clad in school colors. A handful of elite prospects huddled around him. A sales pitch imploring them to come play for a school whose struggling team needs a massive talent overhaul.
It's a scene with all the makings of a typical recruiting proposition except Eric Rodriguez is the coach at Rialto High School and his can't-miss prospects are years away from attending their first frat party or even getting a driver's license.
The Titans maintained a spotless record Saturday, sweeping an undersized but scrappy team from LA Bishop Conaty, 25-22, 25-17, 25-17, in the Division 4A title match at Cypress College.
In the end, things didn't go its way in a 7-6 loss to Montebello in the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 championship at the Woollett Aquatics Center. But it wasn't for lack of trying.
Back-to-back titles for REV Last season, the Redlands East Valley girls volleyball team needed and came up with an unlikely rally to capture the school's first CIF-Southern Section title.
No such dramatics were necessary this time. Redlands East Valley made quick work of its opponent, sweeping Corona del Mar, 25-16, 25-20, 25-14, Saturday afternoon in the Division 2AA final at Cypress College.
The father-in-law of Eric Cypher, Rancho Cucamonga Los Osos' boys water polo coach, wanted to capture the jubilant Grizzlies for posterity.
What a moment it was. The Grizzlies, minutes earlier, had captured the CIF-Southern Section Division 5 title by defeating Fullerton Troy, 9-7 on Saturday at the Woollett Aquatics Center.Riverside Christian rolls in football Defenders couldn't keep Mitch Lunney out of the end zone Saturday as he ran for two touchdowns and threw for two more to lead host Riverside Christian to a 37-21 victory over La Canada Flintridge Prep in a CIF-SS Northeast Division first-round football playoff game.Area cross country teams advance Everyone seemed to be chasing Dana Point Dana Hills in the Division 1 competition at the CIF-Southern Section cross country championships Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College.
But no team could catch either one of the top-ranked Orange County squads.High School Scoreboard WATER POLO
Boys Playoffs
DIVISION 5
Championship Rancho Cucamonga Los Osos 9, Fullerton Troy 7. Goals -- Keegan Condon (T) 3, Riley Green (T) 2, Josh Stedman (T) 2, Ryan Molina (LO) 3, Wade Bible (LO) 3, Sean Evans (LO) 2, Michael Wong (LO). Saves -- Taylor Abbott (LO) 10, Clark Barry (T) 12.
Broncos rally to win Moreno Valley's defense was in a bend-but-don't-break mode for over three quarters in Friday's Inland Division playoff game with Vista Murrieta. Unfortunately for the Vikings, three costly mistakes in the span of six minutes allowed Vista Murrieta to score 21 points, and the Broncos held on for a 28-20 victory.
Norco beats Rancho Verde, 19-9 All season, this Norco team has hardly looked the part of traditional powerhouse, which the school is known as. On Friday night, the Cougars returned to their roots.
Playing smashmouth football along the line and using a dominating defensive effort, Norco earned a 19-9 victory over previously undefeated Moreno Valley Rancho Verde in the first round of the CIF Inland Division playoffs.
Warriors grab title Calvary Murrieta lived up to its No. 1 raking against a team with a better record in Friday night's CIF Division 4AA girls volleyball final.
In the Warriors' 25-23, 26-28, 25-14, 25-18 triumph over third-seeded Whittier Christian, the desired result came by way of defense, height and momentum.
Miller still on march The talent of undefeated Fontana Miller is obvious. The margin of the Rebels' victory over Eastvale Roosevelt in the first round of the CIF Inland Division playoffs was deceptive.
Miller (11-0) advanced to a second-round road game against Murrieta Valley with a 48-21 win over Roosevelt (6-5).Roosevelt's playoff debut rough The first time, no matter what the endeavor, is usually pretty special.
Someday, the trophy cases at Eastvale Roosevelt High School may be filled with trophies and plaques, game balls and team pictures of championship football teams. At that point, those associated with the program from its genesis might look back on Friday night in north Fontana as the first bricks in building a legacy.Kazee stars in Cajon's 28-27 win over Etiwanda Dragging tacklers, sacking the quarterback and even leading cheers, Walter Kazee did it all Friday night for the San Bernardino Cajon football team.
The result: a 28-27 CIF-Southern Section East Valley Division playoff win over an Etiwanda team oozing with talent.North escapes with 14-11 win over Redlands Even the ugliest of wins can be excused in the playoffs, only because it beats the alternative.
While Riverside North's victory in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Inland Division playoffs hardly resembled the thumpings of years past, the Huskies will play on.West Valley falls to Glendora, 56-21, in playoff opener Getting around Southern California the day before a weekend isn't always easy, but the traffic lanes were clear for the Glendora Tartans on Friday at Hemet West Valley.
With a running game that turned West Valley's defense into speed bumps, Glendora trampled the Mustangs, 56-21, in the opening round of the Central Division playoffs.Murrieta Valley tops Arlington, 43-6 in playoff opener It must have felt like a punch to the gut followed by an uppercut to the chin.
Riverside Arlington's most promising offensive drive of the night ended with a fumble in the shadow of the goal line.
Murrieta Valley then drove 99 yards in less than three minutes to help put the finishing touches on a 43-6 victory in an Inland Division first-round game.Chaparral too much for Vista del Lago, 48-10 Temecula Chaparral jumped out to an early 28-0 lead and went on to defeat Moreno Valley Vista del Lago, 48-10, Friday night in the first round of the Inland Division playoffs.
Chaparral junior running back Jonathan Diaz, who sat out the fourth quarter, scored five touchdowns while picking up 162 yards on 20 carries.
On the night, the Pumas' offense gained 551 yards, 380 of those on the ground.Centennial routs Yucaipa, 62-7 About the only area in which Corona Centennial came up short Friday night was in trying to post a shutout.
The Huskies scored on nine of their first 11 possessions and cruised to a 62-7 victory over Yucaipa in a CIF Southern Section Inland Division first-round game. Centennial will play at Vista Murrieta, a 28-20 winner over Moreno Valley, in the second round.
The clocked ticked off the closing seconds and the Broncos began their celebration after a 13-12 victory over Fontana Kaiser in the opening round of the Eastern Division playoffs.11/21/2008Patton: Riverside Christian's for real Worst-case scenario for Riverside Christian's eight-man football team two years ago?
CORONA SANTIAGO (6-4) VS. REDLANDS EAST VALLEY (9-1)
Where: University of Redlands, Friday, 7:30 p.m.11/22/2008West Valley falls to Glendora, 56-21, in playoff opener Getting around Southern California the day before a weekend isn't always easy, but the traffic lanes were clear for the Glendora Tartans on Friday at Hemet West Valley.
With a running game that turned West Valley's defense into speed bumps, Glendora trampled the Mustangs, 56-21, in the opening round of the Central Division playoffs.11/18/2008FOOTBALL RANKINGS 1. CENTENNIAL (10-0)
The Huskies capped off a perfect regular season with a 31-7 victory over Norco.
Last week: 1
2. CHAPARRAL (9-1)
The Pumas defeated Great Oak to clinch their first Southwestern League title in five seasons.
The playoffs' most surprising team collides with a squad that no longer surprises anybody.
Cajon coach Kim Battin likens this week's Central Division semifinal opponent, Rancho Cucamonga, to the Etiwanda team his Cowboys squeaked by two weeks ago, 28-27.
1. CENTENNIAL (12-0)
Perris Citrus Hill football coach Doug Dubois has a good idea what to expect from Phelan Serrano in Friday night's Eastern Division semifinal game.
DEONTAE COOPER
Dusk turns to darkness at Aquinas High, and a football player scurries to turn on the stadium lights.
EASTERN DIVISION
JUAN FLORES
A football coach clad in school colors. A handful of elite prospects huddled around him. A sales pitch imploring them to come play for a school whose struggling team needs a massive talent overhaul. 
FIRST-ROUND PREVIEW
1. CENTENNIAL (10-0)
ADAM RAMIREZ