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by Jeff Fisher The High School Football Huddle Last year I had a chance to meet Dorsey High head coach Paul Knox, who has coached the Dons since 1985. I was at the legendary south LA school for a check presentation ceremony that kicked-off improving the practice facility at Dorsey, which isn't in great shape.
What I learned in the 30-minutes I spent with Coach Knox is that he's a no-nonsense guy that has seen a lot through the years!
Today, I read in the LA Times about the death of Knox's predecessor Glenn Bell, who passed away on Monday. It was interesting to learn about Bell, who, according to the report, put grades ahead of games.
Teaching in south LA is an under-appreciated job, and people like Coach Knox and Coach Bell need to be saluted for their dedication to the cause, no matter how bleak it looks at times!
Click here to read the LA Times story on Bell's death.
by Jeff Fisher The High School Football Huddle It appears as though there won't be an appeal to the February decision by the National Federation of State High School Athletic Association to ban the use of the controversial A-11 offense, invented by Piedmont High School in 2007, that made every player an eligible receiver.
Earlier this week, the Contra Costa Times reported that the California Interscholastic Federation's Football Advisory Committee decided against moving forward with a pilot program to study the effects of the A-11. Click here to read the Contra Costa Times story.
Below is video from a story last year in the Chicago Tribune about Riverside-Brookfield's use of the wide-open offense.
The California Interscholastic Federation will vote on May 8th on whether to add an additional regional playoff round for the 2010 season.
The proposal would push-up the start of the season by own week, which means games would begin before the opening of the school year. In addition, the sections would have to end their playoffs by the first weekend in December.
Yesterday, according to a report in the LA Times, the Southern Section council voted against the proposal, which comes on the heels of the Los Angeles City Section voting for it. To read that story, click here.
Long Beach Poly (#6 USA Today) had another close call Saturday. One week after surviving by four points in the opening round of the PAC-5 playoffs, the Jackrabbits just got by Esperanza. Poly's 17-10 win moves them into the semifinals where it will face Lakewood. Click here for a game story.
California High School Football Scores Saturday, November 29, 2008
SOUTHERN SECTION Quarterfinals
PAC-5 (I) Long Beach Poly 17, Esperanza 10
MID-VALLEY (XI) Paraclete 14, Northview 0
EAST VALLEY (XII) Maranatha 23, Big Bear 22 (OT)
NORTHEAST (XIII) Riverside Christian 49, St. Genevieve 28 Linfield Christian 26, Bell-Jeff 0
8 MAN DIVISION I Semifinals Faith Baptist 18, Thacher 14 Santa Clarita Christian 26, Windward 21
8 MAN DIVISION II Semifinal Desert Chapel 42, North County Christian 38
In keeping with our theme today of find the "feel good stories" in high school football. Please click here to read a wonderful story from Bill Plaschke of the LA Times about Rudy Lugo, who dedicated his life to high school football for nearly. The former Canoga Park head coach died a couple of weeks ago after battling cancer. If you know of a great story that should be told to The High School Football Huddle readers, please email me at jeff@blitzgroupllc.com.
By Jeff Fisher The High School Football Huddle In it's first big California test, Long Beach Poly showed that it's prepared to make a run at a Division I state championship. The Jackrabbits moved to 5-0 with a 12-7 win over previously unbeaten St. Bonaventure.
California High School Football Scores Friday, October 10, 2008
USA Today Super 25 #6 Long Beach Poly 12 St. Bonvaventure 7 #10 Centennial 38 Roosevelt 7
Post-Game Comments from Gardena Serra/Taft
CITY EAST VALLEY LEAGUE Arleta 47, Grant 7 Sun Valley Poly 47, Verdugo Hills 12
EASTERN LEAGUE Los Angeles Roosevelt 44, Bell 3 Los Angeles Jordan 44, Huntington Park 27
NONLEAGUE Belmont 35, South Gate 19 Lincoln 31, Los Angeles 6 Los Angeles Marshall 42, Santee 21 Los Angeles Wilson 52, Contreras 32 San Pedro 38, Sylmar 14
SOUTHERN SECTION BIG VIII LEAGUE Corona Centennial 38, Corona Roosevelt 7 Riverside North 35, King 17
CITRUS BELT LEAGUE Redlands East Valley 17, Fontana 0 Carter 34, Rialto 14 Miller 24, Yucaipa 0 Redlands 40, Eisenhower 13
GOLDEN LEAGUE Eastside 36, Antelope Valley 14 Highland 14, Littlerock 12 Palmdale 28, Knight 21 Quartz Hill 29, Lancaster 13
INLAND VALLEY LEAGUE Rancho Verde 21, Moreno Valley 0 La Sierra 36, Canyon Springs 27 Ramona 43, Vista del Lago 37 Valley View 41, Arlington 34
LOS PADRES LEAGUE Lompoc Cabrillo 28, Santa Ynez 20 Morro Bay 36, Templeton 26 Pioneer Valley 20, Nipomo 0 Santa Maria St. Joseph 42, Santa Maria 0
MARMONTE LEAGUE Thousand Oaks 38, Agoura 14 Moorpark 45, Simi Valley 14 Newbury Park 23, Royal 21 Westlake 49, Calabasas 21
MONTVIEW LEAGUE Azusa 36, Sierra Vista 3 Duarte 34, Gladstone 16 Workman 20, La Puente 14
MOORE LEAGUE Lakewood 30, Long Beach Cabrillo 8 Compton 30, Long Beach Wilson 22 Long Beach Jordan 21, Millikan 7
MOUNTAIN PASS LEAGUE Banning 35, Heritage 28 Beaumont 45, Tahquitz 31 Citrus Hill 48, Riverside Notre Dame 17
PAC-7 LEAGUE San Luis Obispo 42, Lompoc 33
PACIFIC LEAGUE Arcadia 22, Glendale 6 Crescenta Valley 20, Burbank 12 Muir 13, Burbank Burroughs 10 Pasadena 51, Hoover 0
SAN JOAQUIN LEAGUE Twin Pines 27, Animo Leadership 20
SUBURBAN LEAGUE Artesia 61, Cerritos 13
NONLEAGUE Crespi 37, Saugus 14 Los Osos 35, West Ranch 14 Bishop Amat 17, Diamond Ranch 6 Chaparral 56, Cathedral City 3 Arroyo Grande 34, San Marcos 21 Bell Gardens 24, Paramount 6 Beverly Hills 38, Desert Hot Springs 7 Big Bear 35, Rosamond 10 Bishop Diego 33, Grace Brethren 24 Boron 35, Vasquez 0 Buena 17, Hueneme 0 Camarillo 10, Oak Park 7 Campbell Hall 14, Lucerne Valley 0 Cantwell-Sacred Heart 33, Bosco Tech 7 Cathedral 37, Morningside 7 Cerritos Valley Christian 56, Godinez 0 Charter Oak 35, Etiwanda 32 Chino Hills 28, Silverado 20 Corona del Mar 17, Villa Park 5 Costa Mesa 35, Century 6 Desert 28, Pasadena Poly 8 Dos Pueblos 30, Rio Mesa 22 El Segundo 35, Bishop Montgomery 13 Harvard-Westlake 28, Chaminade 13 Hesperia 27, Ridgecrest Burroughs 24 Inglewood 31, Palos Verdes 30 Jurupa Valley 27, Perris 12 Kaiser 13, Colton 13 La Canada 28, Arroyo 0 La Serna 21, Los Altos 6 Lakeside 28, Calvary Murrieta 7 Leuzinger 35, Hawthorne 6 Linfield Christian 42, Chadwick 14 Lynwood 49, Lawndale 13 Malibu 20, Flintridge Prep 7 Maranatha 14, Rio Hondo Prep 7 Murrieta Valley 35, La Quinta 7 Newport Harbor 42, Mira Costa 14 Nordhoff 49, Fillmore 7 Norte Vista 40, Montclair 27 North Torrance 28, West Torrance 21 Northview 40, Nogales 7 Ocean View 27, Estancia 8 Oxnard 38, Ventura 7 Oxnard Pacifica 38, Santa Barbara 37 Paloma Valley 29, Bloomington 14 Redondo 23, Culver City 22 Rim of the World 27, Granite Hills 7 Rowland 21, Baldwin Park 0 San Clemente 28, La Habra 21 San Dimas 50, Bonita 33 San Gorgonio 40, Apple Valley 27 San Marino 29, San Gabriel 17 Santa Clara 50, Kilpatrick 8 Santa Fe 21, Downey 16 Santa Monica 28, Capistrano Valley 14 Santa Paula 27, Channel Islands 21 Schurr 7, Whittier 6 Silver Valley 21, Mojave 0 South Hills 14, Rosemead 10 South El Monte 35, Alhambra 7 South Pasadena 35, Keppel 6 South Torrance 27, Peninsula 7 St. Anthony 26, Downey Calvary Chapel 14 St. Francis 45, El Rancho 7 St. Paul 42, Pioneer 0 Summit 39, Sultana 14 Temescal Canyon 31, Hemet 20 Temple City 28, La Salle 17 Twentynine Palms 24, Aquinas 21 Walnut 47, Sonora 13 Warren 23, Torrance 21 West Covina 35, Diamond Bar 25 Whittier Christian 34, Kern Valley 7
INTERSECTIONAL Orange Lutheran 42, Wilmington Banning 7 Los Alamitos 41, Narbonne 28 Gardena Serra 49, Taft 13 Atascadero 20, Sanger 7 Calexico 10, Coachella Valley 8 Carlsbad Army-Navy 14, Sage Hill 6 El Centro Southwest 22, Desert Mirage 21 Gardena 24, Huntington Beach 7 San Diego Cathedral 63, Chino 7 San Diego Horizon 45, Anza Hamilton 0 San Diego Parker 49, Laguna Beach 7 Valencia 35, Westchester 0
8 MAN AGAPE LEAGUE Joshua Springs 20, Victor Valley Christian 15
EXPRESS LEAGUE Southlands Christian 46, Eastside Christian 14
MAJESTIC LEAGUE Temecula Prep 62, Marywood-Palm Valley 12
OMEGA LEAGUE Sierra Canyon 47, First Lutheran 0
VICTORY LEAGUE Bermuda Dunes Desert Christian 62, High Desert Academy 14 Desert Chapel 42, California Lutheran 6 Moreno Valley Calvary Chapel 24, Upland Christian 0
WARRIOR LEAGUE San Jacinto Valley Academy 56, Nuview Bridge 6
By Jeff Fisher The High School Football Huddle Long Beach Poly doesn't rebuild, it just reloads and tonight the Jackrabbits (4-0) will get a good idea how far they've come in rebuilding last year's PAC-5 division championship team.
Poly, ranked #6 this week by USA Today, will host St. Bonaventure (4-0) at Long Beach Veterans Stadium. Poly is ranked #2 this week in its Top 25, while St. Bonaventure is #3.
Click here for a preview from the LA Times and check-out the video below on some of Poly's top defensive players.
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