OC Varsity » corona http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com High school sports talk by the staff of the Orange County Register Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:51:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en-us hourly 1 La Quinta losing its longtime athletic director http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/2008/12/30/la-quinta-losing-its-longtime-athletic-director/22374/ http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/2008/12/30/la-quinta-losing-its-longtime-athletic-director/22374/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:29:06 +0000 STEVE FRYER, ocvarsity.com http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/?p=22374 Jim Perry has resigned as La Quinta's athletic director after 26 years in the post.

Including 14 years as the school's boys basketball coach, Perry spent more than 27 years at La Quinta.

He is leaving to become athletic director and assistant principal at Corona, in Riverside County, effective in two weeks.

Perry, 57, was La Quinta's athletic director for many of Dave Demarest's 34 years there as baseball coach.

I will have more details in my column that will be posted shortly.

]]> http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/2008/12/30/la-quinta-losing-its-longtime-athletic-director/22374/feed/ Frankly Fryer: Santiago of Corona-Esperanza http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/2008/09/03/frankly-fryer-santiago-of-corona-esperanza/4274/ http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/2008/09/03/frankly-fryer-santiago-of-corona-esperanza/4274/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:43:31 +0000 STEVE FRYER, ocvarsity.com http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/2008/09/03/frankly-fryer-santiago-of-corona-esperanza/ SANTIAGO OF CORONA (8-5) vs. NO. 7 ESPERANZA (10-2)

Site, time: Valencia High, Friday, 7 p.m.

Outlook: The Inland Empire is seeing great growth in the quality of its football programs. Santiago is part of that growth. The Sharks beat Servite two years ago, and this year they are ranked No. 7 in the Inland Division. They will give Esperanza an interesting opening-night test. The Aztecs will, as usual, run the ball effectively with Jared Moore at running back and one of the better offensive lines in recent years at a school famous for its linemen. Esperanza should be fine defensively, too.

Winner: Esperanza

]]> http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/2008/09/03/frankly-fryer-santiago-of-corona-esperanza/4274/feed/ Game to watch: Week 2 http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/2008/09/01/game-to-watch-week-2/4250/ http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/2008/09/01/game-to-watch-week-2/4250/#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:44:53 +0000 STEVE FRYER, ocvarsity.com http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/2008/09/01/game-to-watch-week-2/ WEEK 2 – SEPT. 19

MATER DEI VS. CENTENNIAL OF CORONA
AT SANTA ANA STADIUM

One of the crazier games of 2007 happened when these two met last year. Mater Dei 51, Centennial 37. There were a season's worth of big plays, and everybody went home emotionally exhausted. Centennial went on to win the CIF-Southern Section Inland Division championship, and averaged 55 points a game in the playoffs. The Huskies are ranked No. 1 in the Inland Division, and Mater Dei is No. 4 in the Pac-5 and No. 1 in our county preseason rankings. Centennial has linebacker Vontaze Burfict, one of the top defensive players in the state. Graduation took some key offensive players, but the addition of quarterback Taylor Martinez, a transfer from Cajon, should help make the Huskies offensively formidable again. When you think of quarterbacks, of course one's mind turns to Mater Dei's Matt Barkley who won just about every conceivable football award as a junior last year, and he is going to be better this year. This actually is Centennial's home game, but Huskies coach Matt Logan realized that no location in the Corona area could house the large crowd this one will draw. Kudos to Logan for doing what's best for the many fans who will see this game, and who will be thoroughly entertained by what they see.

Next: Week 3

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