HS Football: Friday Night’s Southwestern League Previews

Published on: Sep 3, 2015 @ 06:54

Game of the Week: Chaparral home Riverside Poly

SOUTHWESTERN LEAGUE
Chaparral home against Riverside Poly
11949429_1185722778121718_8999608326782621736_nThe Pumas looked impressive in their opening game as Chaparral crushed La Quinta 37-7 at home. They will face Riverside Poly this Friday, a very talented team that lost to Redlands East Valley in the Inland Division Championship game last year. It will be the Bears’ first game of the season.

“Poly is coming off a great season, they were 10-3 and are well coached” said Chaparral Coach Jeremy McCullough. “It’s going to be an interesting game and I think they are going to be great competition for us on Friday”.

                                                                               Vista Murrieta home against Ballard
1375935_562803583768376_1707889759_nVista Murrieta will open the season against the Beavers of Ballard High School from Seattle Washington.

“We return seven guys on offense and six guys on defense” said Coach Candaele. “These guys have been to the CIF championship game. They’ve been there and know what is expected to get there again. We have the capability of doing great things again this year”.

Coach Candaele also stated that this year’s offensive line is one of the best to play for the Broncos. This will also be Ballard’s first game of the season.

                                                                               Great Oak at King
1620792_531727553641202_2772663167099321773_nThe Wolfpack is looking to rebound Friday night after last week’s 35-13 loss to Heritage. Great Oak Coach Robbie Robinson said that his team is young this year and it may take a few games to get the experience that is needed.

The Wolfpack has one of the best defenses in the Southwestern league.
King lost to the Wolfpack 27-21 last season and ended the year with a 5-5 record finishing fourth in the Big VIII league.

                                                      Murrieta Valley home against Citrus Hill
11950446_531799866967304_5701818424679690885_oCoach George Wilson’s overhaul of the Nighthawk coaching staff looks to be paying off, as Murrieta Valley blew past Temescal Canyon 34-19 last week. “We are obviously happy that we won, but we know that we have to clean a lot of stuff up for his week,” said Wilson.

Murrieta Valley will be home to play a very tough Citrus Hill team. The Hawks beat Rancho Verde in a close 28-21 game last Friday. They were 11-2 last season losing to REV in the CIF SS Inland Division Semifinals.

Temecula Valley home against Elsinore
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The Golden Bears will open the 2015 Football season at home against Elsinore this Friday night. The Tigers were crushed in their opening game 63-35 last week by the Corona Panthers. The Tigers have always been one of the top teams in the Sunbelt League.

Temecula Valley was the Southwestern League’s most improved team last season under new Head Coach Rick Mey. The Golden Bears were 6-5 overall and 2-3 in league. Their 38-10 victory over Murrieta Valley gave the Golden Bears their first CIF SS playoff berth since 2005.

                                                                               Murrieta Mesa home against Rancho Verde
10404109_385347691617977_506345334623426940_nThe Rams are back on the mainland this week after crushing St. Francis 39-0 in Honolulu Friday night. The Saints had previously racked up 126 points and had given up just 12 in their first three games.

Murrieta Mesa opened their season by simply dominating the game on both sides of the pigskin
This week’s home opener  will be against a tough and nasty Rancho Verde team. The Mustangs lost a thrilling 28-21game to Citrus Hill last week and are looking for their first victory of the season.

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