Burroughs finishes seventh out of eight teams in the tournament
On a sunny Saturday afternoon on Memorial Field at John Burroughs High School, the Claremont Wolfpack came out on top defeating Maranatha 21-12 in the championship game of the tournament in the second annual Bear Paw Classic 7v7 passing tournament. The purpose of this circuit is to get each team’s quarterbacks, wide receivers, and defensive backs practice reps for game play. In last year’s tournament, King Drew came out on top over St. Monica in the first installment of the series.
The teams that participated in the Bear Paw Classic are the host John Burroughs Bears, Glendale Nitros, La Canada Spartans, Maranatha Minutemen, Eastlake Titans, Claremont Wolfpack, Alhambra Moors, and Harvard Westlake Wolverines.
Pool A records:
Harvard Westlake 2-1-0
La Canada 2-1-0
Alhambra 1-1-1
Burroughs 0-2-1
Pool B records:
Maranatha 3-0-0
Claremont 2-1-0
Eastlake(Chula Vista) 0-3-0
Glendale 0-3-0
Harvard-Westlake and La Canada both finished tied for first place in the Pool A standings, while Alhambra and Burroughs rounded out the group.
The Maranatha Minutemen almost hit perfection in the tournament with a 3-0-0 record in pool play and advancing to the championship round where the second place Wolfpack would be their opponent. Eastlake and Glendale both did not get wins throughout the tournament.
Listed below are the Playoff results:
Round 1
Claremont 22-Burroughs 12
Maranatha 40-Glendale 15
La Canada 24-Alhambra 26
Harvard Westlake 20-Eastlake 9
Final Four
Maranatha 32-Alhambra 7
Claremont 19-Harvard Westlake 15
Championship Round
Maranatha 12-Claremont 21
“I thought our team did a lot of good, especially with our timing with our throws and our running. Super happy with the rest of the teams here that competed hard,” said Bears coach Jose Calzadilla. Calzadilla mentioned that he was happy to reunite during the tournament with his former colleagues Ran Holdren (Head Football Coach at Maranatha High School) and Bernando Castro (Offensive Line Coach at Eastlake High). He also added that Brandon Chaparro showed some moments in the tournament with his quarterback play. Chaparro is currently competing with Sean Ghaman for the starting quarterback role, and one of them will be under center for the week 1 game against Hart.
The John Burroughs Bears will spend all of July and the first three weeks of August gearing up for the 2025 season with more summer practices and, of course, training with pads and helmets.
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