Prep Preview: Temecula Valley at Riverside Poly

I’m covering the Temecula Valley-Riverside Poly varsity football game tonight, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, for The Press-Enterprise and the Southern California Newspaper Group. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Riverside King High School. BOTH TEAMS… TEMECULA VALLEY (0-4 overall) has been crushed week after week so far in 2017. Aside from a four-point loss … Continue reading

GAME OF THE WEEK: Norco vs. Riv. Poly

THE DETAILS: Norco vs. Riverside Poly At Riverside Unified School District Stadium, Riverside Kickoff: 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 23, 2016 THE LOW DOWN: NORCO (1-2 overall) has attempted to play up to the level of its competition this season, but the results have been mixed. After defeating Mesa (Ariz.)’s Desert Ridge in their season … Continue reading

FOUR & MORE: Best Off-Season Stories

PREP FOOTBALL 2016 BEST OFF-SEASON STORIES 1. New CIF-Southern Section Divisions — The Powers That Be decided it was best to go back to numerical (1-13) divisions as a better representation of the competitive parity which they hope to achieve. Locally, that means no more ‘Inland’, ‘Central’, or ‘Eastern’ in football. Is that a big … Continue reading