Thursday, September 26, 2024

What a Fast Moving Few Days We've Enjoyed


Mon.-Wed., Sept. 23-25, 2024
Monday was the start of the 2024 Camarillo Middle School's Co-ed Flag Football season.

We had mentioned to Jacob on the flight home from the East Coast not to expect much playing time in this game due to his inability to practice because of his back issues last week.

Jacob is a Seventh Grader at Las Colinas Middle School playing his second year of Flag Football for the Mustangs 6th, 7th and 8th grade team.

Jacob's Mustangs were undefeated
in the 2023 season

The Mustangs were opening the season
at the home of their arch rival, the
Monte Vista Toros

The Mustangs kicked off first

So much for our counsel, Jacob #24,
started at Outside Linebacker

Pursue . . .

. . . Breakdown . . .

. . . Pull the flag

Sounds simple enough to me.

Mustangs on the attack!

Michael in the background pointing the
way to the End Zone for the Mustangs QB

She scored a TD on this play thanks to Michael's detailed instructions.

Back on Defense

RUN TO THE BALL!

End of the First Quarter
Las Colinas - 6
Monte Vista - 0

There she goes again!

GET THERE!

May I have this dance?

Our QB is FAST!

Successfully reaching for the
Goal Line on a two-point PAT

Halftime
Las Colinas - 19
Monte Vista - 0

Also at Halftime, Mary did a
GREAT Superwoman impression!

The Mustangs substituted liberally from the beginning of the Third Quarter.

A hole big enough to
run a truck through

RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!

Often, a short pass can lead to . . .

. . . a long TD pass reception

End of the Third Quarter
Las Colinas - 27
Monte Vista - 0

EXCELLENT PURSUIT BY
LAS COLINAS

Watch out for your glasses!

The essence of Flag Football,
one on one match ups

Final Score
Las Colinas (1-0) - 27
Monte Vista (0-1) - 0

Before the game, Laurie and I had headed up to Oxnard for lunch.

We were about to become
over the moon happy

I have this body type

Three street tacos here are truly
not close to being enough

Moderation in all things . . .

Actually, we felt so good after lunch that we stopped off at the Carmax lot in Oxnard on the way home and bought Laurie a car.

It is a Honda CRV Sport

She has been driving her reliable 2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser for 17 years. It was time for a change. 

Laurie sent me this over the
weekend but I didn't hold a grudge

On Tuesday, I enjoyed a wonderful
three hour lunch with Scott Savoie

We coached together in at Westlake H.S. in the 1980s and I always thought of him as an excellent teacher. Besides football, Scott coached wrestling and track for the Warriors.

He left Westlake and continued his spectacular coaching career at first Canyon Springs H.S. and then at Bear River H.S. in Northern California.

I have been fortunate to meet some good people through coaching, Scott Savoie is one of them.

It happens


While we were on the East Coast and
the Camarillo Stingers Blue team had
a Bye, the GCYFL played games

Gold Coast Youth Football League
Junior American Conference

Saturday, September 21, 2024 Results
Saugus Spartans White (3-2) - 42
Camariilo Stingers Grey (2-2) - 12

Simi Valley Bulldogs Black (3-1) - 12
Santa Clarita Wildcats White (2-2) - 6

Newbury Park Steelers Gold (2-2) - 34
Saugus Spartans Grey (1-4) - 6

Simi Valley Bulldogs Orange (2-2) - 36
Ventura Packers White (1-3) - 6

North Valley Bears (4-0) - 44
Santa Barbara Saints Black (0-5) - 0

Oxnard Knights (2-2) - 32
Santa Clarita Grizzlies (1-4) - 0

Byes:
Camarillo Stingers Blue (4-0)
Santa Clarita Aztecs (4-0)
Calabasas Rams Gold (1-3)


GCYFL American Junior Conference
Week #5 Standings
1T. Camarillo Stingers Blue 4-0
North Valley Bears 4-0
Santa Clarita Aztecs 4-0

4. Simi Valley Bulldogs Black 3-1

5. Saugus Spartans White 3-2

6T. Camarillo Stingers Grey 2-2
Newbury Park Steelers Gold 2-2
Oxnard Knights 2-2
Santa Clarita Wildcats White 2-2
Simi Valley Bulldogs Orange 2-2

11T. Calabasas Rams Gold 1-3
Ventura Packers White 1-3

13T. Santa Clarita Grizzlies 1-4
Saugus Spartans Grey 1-4

15. Santa Barbara Saints Black 0-5


Saturday, September 28, 2024 Schedule
Simi Valley Bulldogs Black (3-1) at
Camarillo Stingers Blue (4-0)

Ventura Packers White (1-3) at
Saugus Spartans White (3-2)

Santa Barbara Saints Black (0-5) at
Santa Clarita Wildcats White (2-2)

Oxnard Knights (2-2) at
Simi Valley Bulldogs Orange (2-2)

Santa Clarita Aztecs (4-0) at
Saugus Spartans Grey (1-4)

Calabasas Rams Gold (1-3) at
North Valley Bears (4-0)

Newbury Park Steelers Gold (2-2) at
Camarillo Stingers Grey (2-2)

Bye:
Santa Clarita Grizzlies (1-4)

The Huskies are now 3-1 after winning
their BIG-10 Conference opener

No, I don't!

The European League of Football
played their Championship Game
last Sunday

The Rhein Fire (14-1) easily defended
their crown against the Vienna Vikings (13-1)

A great comeback win for the Rams
over the hated 49ers

The truth in this
Mark Twain statement . . .

. . . could help with this one
by Dan Rather

We are just having WAY
too much being alive!

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