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  • Burroughs Football No Match for Muir

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    Just two years ago the Burroughs High football team won on the road at Muir High and ended up winning the Pacific League title.

    But things have changed in big ways in the time since. Muir has arguably its best team this century and it showed on the scoreboard Thursday night as the host Mustangs handed the visiting Bears a 63-0 loss.

    “This is the best team we’ve faced in league. We came out and we played hard. It is tough. They are just so talented and well coached,” Burroughs coach Jose Calzadilla said. “They knew what we were going to do and were ready for it.  They took it to us from the very beginning, but the guys kept going out and kept trying to play and that’s all I can ask for.”

    Burroughs (3-5 overall, 3-2 in league) came out and put together a solid drive to start the game. 

    Quarterback Brandon Chapparo ran 12 plays that got Burroughs as close as the Muir 23-yard line. He completed three passes to Tony Sanchez on the drive.

    Muir (7-1, 5-0 in league) eventually took over on downs and went to work behind left-handed quarterback Trey Gamble. 

    Gamble completed 10 of 13 passes for 192 yards and four touchdowns.

    His first completion was a 30-yard touchdown to Alijha Smith.

    Later in the quarter he hooked up with junior Deveon Blaylock on a 25-yard touchdown pass.

    Muir running back Zion McDonald scored on an 18-yard run early in the second quarter to push the Mustangs’ lead to three touchdowns.

    McDonald scored on a 32-yard punt return later and Gamble and Blaylock hooked up on a 15-yard touchdown, both before the intermission.

    Burroughs did stop one Muir first-half drive as Ryder Bowne recovered a fumble.

    Muir’s Dre Arnold returned the second-half kickoff for a touchdown.

    Gamble and Smith hooked up on a 50-yard touchdown with 9:50 left in the third quarter to make it 49-0.

    Burroughs stopped another Muir drive in the red zone as Dominic Saraceno recovered a fumble.

    The Bears will host Crescenta Valley next Friday night at Memorial Field.

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  • New Name, Familiar Face Leading Burroughs Football

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    The John Burroughs High football program has its fifth head coach since current athletic director Keith Knoop stepped down after the 2015-16 season after having been the head coach since the 1997-98 school year and previously was an assistant going back to the 1993-94 year.

    One person who has been part of the Burroughs football program for nearly as long as Knoop is new head coach Jose Calzadilla, who has been an assistant since 1999.

    A former Burroughs player himself, Calzadilla now takes over a job he has more than a quarter of century getting ready for.

    “Our goal at Burroughs has always been to make practice harder than games,” Calzadilla said recently at the Pacific League’s Media Day. “Anybody can do anything right when you’re fresh. It’s all about doing it when you are fatigued. We’re very fortunate. We have 108 kids in our program, 55 at the varsity level. Our goal is to be as competitive as we can be. This league is tough with some amazing athletes.”

    Depth is something that Burroughs will definitely need to use as an advantage.

    The quarterback position has been a battle between juniors Brandon Chaparro (5-8, 164) and Sean Ghaman (6-3, 199). Chaparro is more of a running threat and Ghaman is more suited for the passing game. Sophomore Deegan Howell (5-10, 151) offers a third option at the position.

    Both should receive help from a solid offensive line that will be coached by longtime Burroughs teacher and coach Mike Reily, who returns to the program after taking a few years off to pursue other interests.

    Senior Rizon Williamson (5-10, 278) is the top returner.  Other seniors on the offensive line are Juan Carlos Barrera (6-0, 208), Josh Orosco- Diaz (5-11, 265), Hector Manjarrez (6-1, 245), Cedrick Velazquez (6-2, 169), Aaron Figueroa (6-1, 214), and Dominic Saraceno (5-11, 238).

    The Bears also have a number of underclassmen who will see time on either the offensive or defensive lines with juniors Cooper Beebe (6-2, 227), Jedidiah Cuevas (5-6, 195), Anthony Larios (5-8, 221), Nilon Boteju (5-9, 180), Ashton Reyes (6-0, 263), Kevin Radillo-Paz, Theodore Severse (6-4, 273), Erick Jacobo (5-9, 277), Jadan Ruffin (6-5, 296), Luke Ryan (5-10, 208), Brian Navarrette (5-10, 194), Matthew Westmoreland (5-10, 242) and Christian Garay-Dang-Mendez (5-10, 208).

    Sophomore Hunter Sandoval (6-0, 264) is also in the mix.

    At running back Burroughs will have seniors Jamar Saint-Fleur (5-9, 156), Tripton Slouthour (5-9, 177), juniors Carson Shrode (5-10, 163), Sho Fujita (5-6, 140) and sophomores Troy Acosta (5-9, 137) and Christian Mendoza (5-5, 127).

    In the wide receiver/defensive back positions, the Bears have a number of people who could fill the holes.

    Seniors King Milhouse (6-2, 184), Brendan Smith (5-10, 157), Tyler Lorenc (6-0, 170), Jayden Valle (5-5, 140), Anthony Castro (5-8, 141)  and Donovan Ybarra (5-10, 166) lead the group.

    Juniors Tony Sanchez (5-10, 146), Brendan Smith (5-10, 157),  Suede Richer (5-10, 145), Mikhail Fox (5-9, 160), Gavin Tubbs (5-11, 154), Carter Czekaj (5-7, 143), Joaquin Rodriguez (5-9, 147), Julian Tiangco (5-10, 161), and sophomores Jesus Gutierrez (5-11, 145) and Gavin Tubbs (5-11, 154) offer depth.

    Junior Ryder Bowne (6-0, 166) was an all-league pick at linebacker last year and will play exclusively on the defensive side of the ball. Fellow junior Jordan Frenkel (5-10, 195) will also play a number of roles for the Bears.

    Seniors Hasan Kahlief (5-11, 180) and Angel Del Real (6-0, 183), juniors Jason White (6-2, 185), Josh Kelly (5-8, 170), Manny Trujillo (5-10, 174) and sophomore Nicolas Taylor (5-11, 171) would also see time at tight end and on defense.

    Junior Michael Hernandez (5-10, 135) will be the kicker.

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