Football: Roosevelt QB has had big season
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With a crowd approaching 25,000 expected for Friday night’s East L.A. Classic featuring Roosevelt and Garfield at East L.A. College, it’s time to salute the performance this season of Roosevelt senior quarterback Jesse Diaz.
He has passed for 1,726 yards and 18 touchdowns with just one interception. And Roosevelt (8-1) has won eight consecutive games, including a 5-0 mark in the Eastern League.
‘He’s a much better quarterback,’ Coach Javier Cid said.
Roosevelt is a much better team considering the Roughriders made it to the City Invitational playoffs last year only after Jefferson failed to show up for a film exchange. In fact, Roosevelt is the overwhelming favorite to win the City Invitational title and probably could be competitive in the City Championship Division.
Cid said next season, Roosevelt would consider moving up to the Championship Division, just like Garfield (5-4) decided to do.
-- Eric Sondheimer