SOUTHEAST GLENDALE — The Glendale YMCA Quarterback Club, in its 67th year, meets Tuesday’s at the Elk’s Lodge. The following are odds and ends from the 11th meeting of the year.
COACHES RECALL
LATEST “BELL” AFFAIR
After hearing about the rivalry for years, Hoover High Coach Chris Long finally found out what it’s like to be on the winning side in the “Battle For the Victory Bell.”
The second-year coach guided Hoover to a 15-7 Pacific League victory against cross-town rival Glendale on Friday in the 81st installment of one of the state’s oldest rivalries.
“It was an exciting game to watch and coach,” Long said. “Glendale gave it everything they had.
“Our defense turned in a great effort by holding them to only one touchdown.”
Glendale first-year Coach Alan Eberhart, who played in the rivalry game while attending Glendale, said the atmosphere inside Moyse Field was second to none.
“It’s a great night having been a part of it before,” Eberhart said. “As a head coach, though, it’s different.
“When I coached at Crescenta Valley, we’d play St. Francis and the atmosphere there was amazing. To see a full Moyse Field was outstanding. I looked up, and it’s packed.”
It marked the first time since 2006 that the Tornadoes (2-8 and 1-7 in league) topped Glendale (1-9, 0-7). The Nitros are 46-33-2 against the Tornadoes in the lifetime series that began in 1930.
VAQUEROS ACCEPT
POSTSEASON AWARDS
Having concluded its season Saturday with a 38-22 home loss against Pasadena City College in a Northern Conference National Division contest, five players attended the club on Tuesday to represent the Glendale Community College football team.
The team most valuable player award, as voted on by the Vaqueros’ coaches, went to sophomore linebacker Kalii Robinson.
The recipient of a $500 scholarship for academic performance went to sophomore quarterback Steve Miller, who is an aviation major. The scholarship is handed out by the Glendale YMCA Quarterback Club.
The Vaqueros finished at 4-6 and 1-5 in the division.
ARBOGAST, SCIARRA
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Two guest speakers appeared at Tuesday’s meeting.
