Prep Football: Rim Scots Stomp Notre Dame Titans, 49-0
Rim of the World Fighting Scots rolled down the hill Friday night, and rolled over the Notre Dame Titans 49-0 at Riverside Community College’s Wheelock Field. The Scots held onto the ball for nearly half of the first quarter, slowly working their way down the filed and wearing down Notre Dame’s defenses. Led by the ...
Size Does Matter: Spartans 41, Knights 10
Teams with the largest and deepest rosters have invariably been victorious this season. Such was the case last night, as San Gorgonio Spartans, on a drizzly night at home, outnumbered and outscored the smaller Rialto Knights, 41-10. According to a pre-game search on MaxPreps, San Gorgonio fielded 70 players while Rialto fielded only 46. On the ...
Defense, Defense, Defense: Carter 16, Rialto 7
Short on offense but long on defense, Carter Lions defeated crosstown rival Rialto Knights last night to remain unbeaten in San Andreas League play, 16-7. After receiving the opening kickoff, the Lions proceeded to hold onto the ball for nearly seven minutes of the first quarter, maintaining possession by handing off mostly to running back ...
Onward Christian Soldiers: Knights 33, Falcons 16
The game that for much of the last decade has determined the Ambassador League title ended with Ontario Christian Knights defeating arch rival Aquinas Falcons, 33-16. After kicking off then taking over from Aquinas, Ontario Christian scored on their first possession as #25 running back Mike Salas, above, got around the Aquinas defense to set up a TD ...
Prep Football: Etiwanda 50, Eisenhower 17
Etiwanda Eagles soared on Thursday, defeating an Eisenhower by the same name, 50-7. Led by the area’s top quarterback, Larry Cutbirth, Etiwanda put on an impressive offensive performance, compiling 448 total yards and scoring on eight of their first nine possessions. Alex Green, above, scored on the next play after setting up the touchdown with ...
Bud Bracken: Local Prep Sports Supporter
During the recent Bloomington/Chaffey game as the prep football season kicked off, I encountered longtime local prep sports supporter Bud Bracken, camera in hand, shuffling back and forth on the home team’s sideline. Bracken, age 79, photographs local high school sporting events for Inland Empire Community Newspapers, and supports local high school athletics as a ...
