Prep Preview: Poly at North

I’m covering the Riverside Poly-Riverside North varsity football game tonight for The Press-Enterprise. The best part of this assignment is that this game will be played in venerable Wheelock Stadium on the campus of Riverside City College. It is the very best setting for a game in the Inland Area. THE LOW DOWN: The Bears (2-3 … Continue reading

Prep Impressions: Week 5

I covered the Eastvale Roosevelt-Riverside Poly varsity football game for The Press-Enterprise on Friday, Oct. 7, 2011, and came away with a bad case of Right School, Wrong Guy. Coming into this season Aaron Crone was THE quarterback at Eastvale Roosevelt. A three-year starter, he’d already amassed 35 TDs and more 3,500 yards through the air. I have covered … Continue reading

Prep Preview: Roosevelt at Poly

I’m covering the Eastvale Roosevelt-Riverside Poly varsity football game tonight for The Press-Enterprise. The best part of this assignment is the game’s relative significance as both team’s vie to stay in contention for fourth-place in the Big VIII League, and its coveted fourth-and-final playoff spot. THE LOW DOWN: The Mustangs (1-3 overall, 0-1 Big VIII) … Continue reading