Just a few obervations from the Cal Lu/Redlands game.  Both teams played hard and it was a good game to watch.  Redlands had the momentum the first half as Cal Lu struggled to find their rhythm.  Good opening drive with some great plays to open the game.  Redlands tended to have problems running the ball but they never quit.  #48 looked good for Redlands as well as a couple of the backers.  The punter for Redlands did a fine job and made some nice punts to put Cal Lu in a hole.  Cal Lu used a lot of folks on O as 4 recievers had 6 catches and their game plan seemed well balanced.  Charles Coleman WR for Redlands re-injured his knee and that hurt them I felt. Saras seemed to be hot and cold at QB.  Was wondering about Brown as he wasn't listed on the 2 deep line up but was still on the roster.  All in all it was a great day, (if you were pulling for Cal Lu) and an enertaining game.  Both teams worrked very hard and I thought Redlands showed a lot of class overall.

If Cal Lu wants to compete with Redlands they better clean things up in a hurry, the penalties are a killer, Redlands will not beat themselves Cal Lu better bring there A game or its gonna be a long homecoming day.  I have not had a chance to look at the boxscores but it sounds as if I was wrong about Redlands not being able to run on Oxy, sounds like you did OK, I gotta figure that you guys ran away from Bryant?  How did Coleman do??  Any info would be appreciated, thanks.

RFB, I thought that maybe I would throw in my perspective on the game as it has a big effect on the SCIAC as a whole.  I am a little concerned at QB with Redlands as they seem to bounce back and forth, maybe this is by design, I am not sure but in the stats I thought there was some sharing of the games.  Redlands will have a tough time running on Oxy, I know you have a good kid who has come on the last 2 games but I would be shocked to see that kind of success aganist Bryant and the bunch.  I really feel that the key to getting it done is thru the air, Coleman, Selway and the rest MUST step up big and the O line has to give them time to throw the ball.  I was not impressed with the DB's from Oxy and I think you guys can make a game of it through them.  The other trick is shutting down Collins, the kid plays a good game and can hurt you several ways, get to him, contain him and you got a shot.  The other trump card for you guys is Maynard, he's a good coach and I gotta believe he is gonna bring his best game plan to the table.  From the outside I gotta give the nod to Oxy, but my heart will be pulling for the Dawgs, I gotta agree with Scando, the tuff schedule Redlands plays has to help, and it appears thats why they play it to prepare for the 1 or 2 tuff games in league that show up every year.

One last thing that I noticed about the LaVerne/Cal Lu game was that the Leos #1 back, atleast I think he was aganist Redlands when they played was absent except for a few plays or series.  I think it was the Anello kid,  but may have been dinged up.  He ran well the few times I saw him but all and all he wasn't much of a factor. LaVerne was tuff the first few series but after that they kinda seem to stall, Cal Lu fumbeled a couple times and missed 2 field goals early, they need to elimante that and the penalties to get it done the whole game.

I really don't want to bash the Leos but it appeared to me that the LaVerne bunch were tiring by the middle of the 3rd quarter, they did not seem to be playing with the same intensity that they had in the first half.  Cal Lu blew 2 or 3 chances to score early and let them hang around, they need to improve on that part but the D stepped up very well and there were a couple young kids, (freshman) who showed they can play ball with the seniors, that was the best part of the win was seeing these youg kids realize they belong on the field.

In regards to the upcoming Redlands game with Oxy I would like to put my 2 Cents in, I gotta believe that there is no way Oxy is gonna let Redlands run on them, their D just plays the run tuff, atleast from what I have seen, Bryant and that bunch is very good at getting to the ball.  Several times I saw Bryant make tackels for a loss or short gain when he shouldn't have been near the play.  He has a very good knack for sliding down the line.  Redlands will need to pass to win the game, Coleman, Selway and the rest will need to step up and even more important the O line has to give the QB time.  As far as Oxy's O, if you can't contain Collins on the inital rush he will beat you everytime with his running or else his throwing, he looked very complete and has the WR to compliment him.  Their running game at the time I saw them wasn't that great but Collins made something from nothing over and over.
As far as Cal Lu/Laverne, last years game was a barn burner and I feel this one should be good also, I am gonna go with Cal Lu by 7, but not knowing much about LaVerne other then how they played Redlands it should be interesting.  Kinda wonder about the 10/7 half time score and the run away after the half time adjustments but I give Maynard alot of credit, he's a good coach.

Seems like I remember someone posting about the very good D line of LaVerne, did they forget to show-up or did they just get their ticket punched by a better O line for Redlands.  Good job Redlands, glad to see the win, but 13-7 at half, was it a matter of half time adjustments?  Maynard is good at mixing things up. and I was glad to see Coleman start to be getting more throws.

CawCdad, yea Cal Lu does like to throw the ball, although as stated before they have 2 backs who compliment each other very well, one tough and straight ahead the other shifty and quick, I kinda would bet the Danny Jones is gonna want to throw some balls up as he is from that area and was considering going to Menlo before heading to Cal Lu so I think he will want to make a good showing, but the game plan will dictate things to some degree and the success of it.  Also I see Menlo has given up about 1200 yards rushing so far this year and Squires (coach) may want to see how that will work out, Menlo has played a tuff schedule this year and with Lindfield and Whitworth on the near future they better get it together.  Last year aganist Cal Lu their db's were small but played pretty well, their LB's were bad though but that was last year.

The lights at Oxy seemed to work well for the kids on the field but from the stands they are bad, it made it tuff to see.  As far as the Whitter game I would like to reason that maybe Whitter has improved and the overall SCIAC is alittle more balanced this year.  It would seem hard to not say that Whitter showed a better game then the Cal Lu kids did.
Cal Lu played very well aganist PP and came right back and scored after falling behind.  The 2nd series on the first play PP put the ball in the endzone on a nice run.  After that it was all Cal Lu except the final score aganist the 2nd and 3rd teams.  Menlo has had a tuff time of it but has played a couple good schools, I think they will be after Cal Lu because of last years game, I really don't see them hanging with the Kingsmen though., and the D is getting better as the season goes on. Rbaikie, sorry you will not be at the game, I will give you a whatever on Sunday of the Oaks.

Just some thoughts on the Oxy team from last Sat's game with Cal Lu.  Collins made play after play when he got out of the pocket, he would get pressure and slide from inside out or just slide out, clearly Cal Lu did not contain.  Jones did a great job and is a real good player at WR, once he softened up the Cal Lu DB's deep he had his way underneath as they tried to prevent him on top and completed several plays underneath. Cal Lu will win more games this year and will compete, they just got an old fashion butt kicking from a better team Sat. night. Oxy will still have to beat a good Redlands team and a LaVerne team looking for more respect, a side note in my book the refs were probably as bad as any I have seen.  They did call a consistent game, just bad for both sides.

I think that the SCIAC probably has a lot of balance this year and Whitter should not be overlooked as they must be hungry. Not sure what PP and Clarmount are up to though, don't seem to get much input from those folks.  The Cal Lu / Oxy game will be won up front , I think the O's are pretty well balanced and am looking forward to a great game, hope that there is major support at the game.  Time wise can any one tell me how long it will take to get to the Oxy campus from Thousand Oaks?  I am kinda lost down there and any help would be appreciated.  Gotta love this time of the year.

The SCIAC should have a good game on Sat at Oxy,  the Tigers have averaged 46 points a game and gave up 18, although I think it was to  teams a little less skilled then Cal Lu. Collins has thrown for 7 TD's I believe and seems to have as many options as Cal Lu to throw to.  It should be a good game injury free I hope and most likely the last O with the ball may win.  I know little about the kicker for Oxy but Cal Lu's is a soph, who made all his extra points in the first game.  I gotta give a nod to the Oxy D as they seem to be loaded but the heart of the Cal Lu kids is large and they should play better this week. Cal Lu is well balanced and has a lot of ways to score points, should be an old fashion shootout.

The main red flag I saw in the stats was and I may be mistaken as its been a long week at work but I think Brown was the leading rusher, the passing game seemed OK but the DB's and the lack of a rushing attack, seems to be a concern, but alass Maynard is very good at getting things fixed and by league you can bet he will be hitting on all cylinders.

Tom, sorry I probably am over sensitive to some degree, but like I said before i am for all the SCIAC teams as of now Oxy is at the top but we need to pull for Redlands aganist Trinity and the other teams playing outside the conference, it helps us all when we win, but back in league well its every dog for himself and my kennel is at Cal Lu, take care and good luck this weekend.

For the NWC guys just a couple notes on some PLU kids.  The kids were very well disciplined and had an obvious team mentality in that they were behind each other good or bad.  The fans, were very good and a surprising amount made the trip.  #2 Kurt VanSelus played a very good game and was all over the field, this kid flat out played ball and deserves kudos from what I saw of him. Also #97 Andrew Eisentrout played well and had a couple good hits and was very active on the D line. The program represented itself very well and I wish them the best in the NWC food chain.