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If Fred Robledo is the new guy, then I’m Da Real new guy.

I’ll be covering preps in the San Gabriel Valley region this year and you can consider this place the cool bachelor pad -- equipped with flat screen, PS3 and mini bar-- that you want to hang out in when you are not at home (The SGVT website).

Right now I’m getting ready to go to La Puente for Bishop Amat’s game against defending Baseline league champs Los Osos. Bishop Amat, as you may know, lost a lot of players from last year’s team (on offense alone two guys expected to battle for the starting QB job, an athletic running back and a playmaking wide receiver). Coach Mark Verti’s kids are coming off a 5-5 season, so it will be interesting to see how they start out.

One thing the Lancers have going for them is that their DB coach was playing in the NFL at this time last year. How many schools can say that? Former Lancers and USC star Daylon McCutcheon is the team’s defensive back’s coach heading into the season. The SGVT caught up with him earlier in August.

OK, guys, its almost kickoff time and I gotta run. Check back later and I’ll have something on tonight’s game. And, if you are really hardcore, check back again tomorrow when I’ll recap some of tonight’s games from the area.

-Jaime Cárdenas