2012 Indians Weekly Week - 3
- 1. INDIANS’ WEEKLY! October 3, 2012 Volume IX SCOUTS SEEK OUT & DESTROY ARCADIA 26-0! The Indians’ Scouts went into Arcadia High School determined to win their first game of the season and win they did! Under a scorching sun, they dismantled the “other” Indians in the SGVJAAFC from Arcadia in convincing fashion and did so with a well balanced attack. The Scouts have worked hard to turn things around for themselves and it is paying off. “Rio’s Player of the Game” #27 Dominick Ortiz had a standout game scoring two TD’s, once on the ground D. ORTIZ & once through the air. QB Nathan Castro was on fire once again, completing all of his pass attempts including three for TD’s. “Rio’s Offensive Player of the Game” Carlos Alvarez III, went 45 yards to pay dirt for one of Castro’s TD’s. Isaac Mora, managed to get himself a Birth- day TD with a nice grab and run for another score. Returning Scout #2 David Morales managed a huge gain on a pass play that put the Scouts well inside Arcadia territory. The game proved to be a total success for the Scouts. They hope to keep the momentum going as they face the Haci- enda Heights Cougars on Saturday, under the lights at Los Altos High School at 6:00 p.m. C. ALVAREZ III “WHITE” TURNS STALLIONS INTO COLTS! The Running Bears “White” team traveled to El Sereno to face the Stallions on Sunday and came away “owning” them as Head Coach Frank Lopez put it. In a complete domination of the Stallions, the Indians ran over the Stallions led by the offensive line and “Rio’s Players of the Game” Zach Garcia, reaching the end zone five times with Jeremiah Sibrian as the lead blocker Z. GARCIA J. SIBRIAN on the TD runs and deserves equal credit for the scores. The defense stepped it up a notch with aggressive pressure in the backfield and flag pulling, denying the Stallions any success. “Rio’s Defensive Players of the Game” Adrian Ortiz and Teddy Herrera were instrumental in the de- fense’s success. Next up are the Huntington Park Spartans “Silver” Sunday, once again at Wil- son High School at 10:30 a.m. T. HERRERA “BLACK” COME UP SHORT IN PASADENA! The Running Bears “Black” team came up short while traveling to blazing hot Pasadena to face the Panthers. Although the Indians ran the ball fairly effectively all day, they failed to reach the end zone. The lone score came from “Rio’s Co-Player of the Game” Aidan Valencia picking off A. VALENCIA I. QUIROGA a Panthers’ pass and returning it for the touchdown in the 2nd quarter. The other “Rio’s Defen- sive Players of the Game” were Julian “Styles” Rosario and Isabella Quiroga, collecting a total of 16 flags between them to slow down the Panthers. Next up for the “Black” will be the Hacienda Heights Cougars “White” on Saturday at Los Altos High School at 10:30. J. ROSARIO
- 2. WARRIORS LIVE UP TO THEIR NAME, BEAT WOLFPACK 13-12! The Warriors walked into Roosevelt High School to face the PREVIOUSLY unbeaten and de- fending Del Rey League Champion Boyle Heights Wolfpack in a pivotal game. The game lived up to it’s billing as both teams scored early and then the defenses took over and it was a war of wills. B. MALDONADO The Indians scored first on #42 Steven Castro’s 2 yard TD, with #32 Jason Morago Jr. adding the extra point conversion on a QB follow to make the score 7-0. The Wolfpack would score twice before the half, but could not convert either extra point, making the score 12-7 at the half. “We made an adjustment at halftime and were able to stop the BH’s offense. The defense played big in the 2nd half with #5 Angel Ramirez leading the way. “Rio’s Defensive Player of the Game” #80 Angel Macias stepped up making his first start and played a solid game with limited practice time.” says Head Coach Jason Morago. “Rio’s Special Teams Player of the Game” was #72 Bobby A. MACIAS Maldonado who had some great punts and kickoffs, helping the Warriors win the battle of field position. Late in the game trailing 12-7, Morago hooked up with “Rio’s Offensive Player of the Game” #27 Russell Sweida for a 45 yard gain on 2nd and 11. The pass was anything but perfect, but it got there and Sweida made a great catch. Coach Morago says; “I’ve been an Indian since 1988 and this is one of the best regular season wins I’ve been a part of. Now it’s time to get ready R. SWEIDA for Hacienda Heights!” at Los Altos High School at 11:00 a.m. “GREEN”CONTINUES TO SOAR IN ARCADIA” The Indians’ “Green” team went into the game against the Arcadia Indians on a roasting hot day. Although Arcadia was a formidable opponent and gave the Indians some problems in the early N. RAMOS going, the Indians’ dominance soon became too much for Arcadia to handle. With a high powered A. ARROYO offense led by “Rio’s Offensive Players of the Week” Jesse Preciado, Efrain Martinez & Angel A. RIOS Adargaz, Montebello could not be stopped. “We ran the ball like a heard of buffalo and I’m very proud of our team” says Head Coach Johnny Adargaz. Once again, the stingy defense only allowed a single score, led by “Rio’s Defensive Players of the Week” Noah Ramos, Adam Arroyo & Adrian Rios, Montebello shut down everything Arcadia threw at them. Next up for the “Green” team are E. MARTINEZ the Hacienda Heights Cougars “Blue” at Los Altos High School at 9:00 a.m. J. PRECIADO A. ADARGAZ INDIANS BEAT BRUINS IN BARN BURNER 38-26! Although last week’s schedule had our teams playing at different venues, we were together in spirit. The spirit had to be with the Indians at Cortez Park in West Covina as they prevailed in a highly contested match-up. In what some may say was a “homecoming” for RB Greg Nevarez, where he played the last three seasons, the Indians held off a Bruins team that had their heart set on an upset. Unfortunately for the West Covina faithful and football team, Nevarez’ home- coming happened early this year when he came back to where he, his father and grandfather all A. NAVA played football early in their lives. As it turned out and although he was slightly hurt early in the “GREEN LINE” game, Nevarez’ was the difference maker in the end. Throughout, “Rio’s Offensive Players of the Game” the entire Offensive Line and QB Airrick Nava, guided the offense on one drive after another. Nava was pressed into his previously familiar duty by way of injury to QB Adrian Lemus. With only one day of practice, Nava flawlessly directed the offense without a hitch! RB Mike Vital was the work horse throughout the day, getting many hard earned yards and having the majority of the carries in the game. Don’t let the score fool you, the Indians’ defense was stout, but the Bruins have a difference maker of their own and the defense did well to hold them to “only” 26 points. The defense was led by “Rio’s Defensive Players of the Game” FS K. QUIROGA Dmitri Mata and LB Kobe Quiroga. Next up are the Hacienda Heights Cougars at Los Altos D. MATA High School at 2:00 p.m.
- 3. BRAVES IDLE, PREPARE FOR COUGARS! The Braves were idle this week with a scheduled “BYE” and set their sights on the Hacienda Heights Cougars this coming Saturday at Los Altos High School at 9:00 a.m. The Braves will concentrate on fine tuning their “machine” and getting more playing time for the “Lightning” offense in the upcoming weeks. Although the defense is playing “lights out,” there is no time for complacency! As the saying goes, “complacency breeds mediocrity” and Head Coach Ar- mando Valencia and his staff will not have any part of that. The road to a conference champi- onship is not paved, it is rough and rocky and the Braves have the “vehicles” to travel the rough and rocky terrain in order to meet their goal. Another popular saying is: “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” and the Braves are taking it one step at a time...or is it one STOMP at a time! Yet another says: SMASH!!! ARMANDO VALENCIA HEAD COACH MAIDENS OF THE WEEK!! MASCOT GREMLIN PEEWEE JUNIOR MIDGET RILEY HAILEY RAVYN JORDAN JONES RAYAS HERNANDEZ PEBLEY