EL SEGUNDO HERALD October 15, 2015 Page 5 Eagles Go Through the Motions to Get Win By Gregg McMullin Photos by Gregg McMullin The El Segundo High School football team is off to a 7-0 record with their 35-6 trouncing of Beverly Hills. The score maybe a bit misleading, since the Eagles could have piled on twice that score, since the teams were that different ability-wise. On top of that there were at least five starters out due to injury, illness or other circumstances and the second half was a running clock by mutual agreement. This game was supposed to be a tune-up for the Eagles, who now face Culver City at home Friday night. The Normans were just downright bad and it may have contributed to the Eagles going through the motions. If the Eagles show up and just go through the motions against a vastly improved Centaurs squad it could be an interesting night for the Eagles. Head coach Steve Shevlin didn’t think his team was looking past the Normans, who have lost thirteen straight games and twenty-five of their last twenty-six games. Though he said he was pleased with the win he did say that the game against his Alma Mater, Culver City, would be a true test on how well the rest of the season will play out. It could also potentially setup a league championship game with Lawndale on the road on Friday October 30. “We’ll need a good week of practice and be ready for Culver City,” said coach Shevlin. The Eagles capitalized on two Beverly Hills turnovers to start the game. The Eagles kicked off and Danny McEntee put a punishing tackle on the Norman’s Hayato Kawamata who fumbled the ball. CJ Shevlin found the loose ball and recovered it at the Beverly Hills 20-yard line. Working on a short field Jason Kehl found Ashton Saltz open for a first down inside the 2-yard line. Two plays later Taz Tauaese found an opening to the end zone and the USC, UCLA Struggling With Losses “After such a bright outlook to start this year’s college football season for the UCLA Bruins and the USC Trojans, both teams are struggling lately against seemingly inferior opponents.” See USC, UCLA, page 8 See Eagles, page 6 ELECT CHRIS POWELL, CPA, CFO EL SEGUNDO BOARD OF EDUCATION Experience our district needs. Dedication our students deserve. ESUSD’S NEXT GOVERNING BOARD WILL OVERSEE A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES SUCH AS: • IMPLEMENTING NEW CALIFORNIA STATE STANDARDS AND ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT TESTS • ATTRACTING AND RETAINING THE HIGHEST CALIBER TEACHERS AND STAFF • LOBBYING AGAINST STATE LAWS RESTRICTING THE DISTRICT’S ABILITY TO QUALIFY FOR FULL STATE FUNDING AND TAKING AWAY THE DISTRICT’S ABILITY TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE RESERVES • ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN OUR SCHOOLS AND HELPING THEM TO NAVIGATE EVOLVING SCHOLASTIC STANDARDS • RETAINING OUR DISTRICT’S COMPETITIVE EDGE AS WE FACE A SOON-TO-OPEN WISEBURN HIGH SCHOOL WITHIN EL SEGUNDO CITY BOUNDARIES AND OF CRITICAL IMPORTANCE: • P ROVIDING PROFESSIONAL STEWARDSHIP TO PRESERVE FUNDS FROM THE SALE OF IMPERIAL AVENUE SCHOOL “Chris Powell’s background in business finance and his track record of prudent fiscal oversight make him the ideal school board candidate. His experience and dedicated service will be a welcome addition as we strive to further the District’s goals, among which are balanced budgets, well-planned capital projects and sufficient reserve funding.” – Bill Watkins, School Board Member, Former ESUSD Superintendent FINANCIAL ACUMEN Certified Public Accountant • Chief Financial Officer in private industry and for El Segundo Ed! Foundation • More than 25 years of experience balancing multi-million dollar budgets • Extensive knowledge of public school finance and balancing school district budgets COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP ESUSD School Board Member (14 years) • Past President, El Segundo Chamber of Commerce • Graduate, Chamber of Commerce “Leadership El Segundo” program • Past President, El Segundo Rotary Club • Member, ESUSD’s 7-11 Citizen’s Advisory Committee COMMITMENT TO OUR SCHOOLS El Segundo Ed! Foundation Superintendent’s Roundtable Charter Member • El Segundo High School Band Parent • Executive Board Member, ESHS PTA (2015 – 2016) • Past President, Center Street Elementary School PTA • PTA Board Member, Center Street, ESMS, ESHS and ES Council (Since 1992) • Past Race Director, PTA Run for Education • Executive Board Member and Campaign Chairman for School Bond Measures C and E CIVIC INVOLVEMENT 20-year Member, El Segundo Rotary Club • Church and Scout Youth Leader DEDICATED SERVICE El Segundo Citizen of the Year 2005 • Recipient, El Segundo Chamber’s Dave Jones Award for Commitment to Education 1994 PLEASE VOTE FOR CHRIS POWELL ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2015 THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE TO VOTE IN THIS ELECTION IS MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2015. Visit http://registertovote.ca.gov to register now, or to reregister if your address has changed since the last e lection. ChrisPowell4SchoolBoard@gmail.com • ChrisPowell4SchoolBoard.com • Paid for by Committee to Elect Chris Powell for School Board 2015 #1378958 By Adam Serrao, asixlion@earthlink.net After such a bright outlook to start this year’s college football season for the UCLA Bruins and the USC Trojans, both teams are struggling lately against seemingly inferior opponents. While the UCLA Bruins suffered a loss heading into their bye week to an Arizona State team that hadn’t had much success all season, the Trojans dropped two of three games at the hands of Stanford and Washington, respectively. The Pac-12 South was thought to be one of the strongest divisions in college football at the outset of the season, but USC and UCLA’s recent struggles highlight the reality that this year’s college football playoffs may be devoid of any Pac-12 team and will certainly not include either one of our Southern Californian hopefuls. For all it’s worth, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum should give any team that plays there a distinct upper hand. Don’t tell the Trojans that, though. The (once) Steve Sarkisian led team has now lost two straight home games at the Coliseum. One to Stanford - 42-14 - and one to Sark’s former team, the Washington Huskies - 17-12. As is status quo in L.A., a subpar season has fans looking for heads to roll. “This one, at the end of the day, is on me,” Sarkisian said after the team’s five point loss at home to Washington. Looks like the fans have found their target. Before the fans had the opportunity to get loud enough about Sarkisian’s inconsistency with the team, however, the head coach took an indefinite leave from the team on Monday, at USC’s request. While Sark’s career as a head coach at USC started just one season ago, a team that has now lost two in a row at home to division rivals that they should have beaten with their eyes closed may be better off without him. A team with so many talented recruits, picked to win the Pac-12 conference struggling so early is certainly a cause of pause, regardless of head coach. “There’s no magical solution or potion I get to sprinkle and it’s going to happen,” Sarkisian previously explained. “It’s going to take hard work.” The Trojans had appeared to have put in that hard work to solve most of their issues from their first loss to Stanford. In the very next game, they put a 42-14 whooping on Arizona State on the road. But a loss to Washington that saw the team struggle on offense to the effect of only 12 points highlights much deeper issues within the once No. 8 ranked USC Trojans than meets the eye. The Trojans will now look to move on and put in that hard work that they need without Sarkisian at the helm. While the Trojans are struggling in the standings with two losses, the Bruins were afforded a week off to think about their recent loss to Arizona State. The Bruins began the game against their Pac-12 foe ranked 7th in the nation and on a four game winning streak with tons of momentum on their side. Before you knew it, the final seconds ticked off of the clock at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena and the fans left the stands having witnessed a 38- 23 loss at the hands of an unranked Arizona State Sun Devils team. The loss meant the Bruins would drop 13 places in the rankings and also meant that Jim Mora’s team now had more questions to answer than anything else. “We have to own it, all of us, starting with me,” coach Mora said of the loss. “We have to learn and move on.” While Mora was brief and to the point, his defensive coordinator, Tom Bradley, was a bit more brash. “Excuses are for losers,” Bradley exclaimed. “Let’s go in and fight and get better.” So what does the loss mean for the Bruins? Sure, they were expected to win and win now, but while the loss may hurt this year’s playoff hopes for the Bruins, it may also help in the maturation process of young quarterback Josh Rosen. The Bruins don’t have the same coaching questions that the Trojans have. Fans, players, and staff alike all want Mora at the head of their team, as long as he doesn’t pull a Pete Carroll and jump ship to the NFL. A
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