See my post on Culver City & the Ocean League for details on the other Div. 11 quarterfinal game won by Culver.

The Covina Colts (10-2) hosted the Westminster Lions (9-3) at the beautiful Covina District Field facility. The Colts broke out on top and held a 28-0 lead until there were just 3 minutes left in the second quarter. The Lions had a serious hole to dig out of but started with a 14 yard TD pass at about 3 minutes before the half. The Lions pooch kicked and were able to recover the ball at the Covina 27 yard line. With about a minute left before the half, the Lions connected on a 14 yard TD pass to Joel Navarro to close the gap to 28-14 at the half.

With about 7 minutes left in the third quarter, the Lions crept even closer after a 5 yard TD run to make just 28-21 in favor of Covina. The score remained knotted there at 28-21 after 3 quarters. But with 11 minutes to play in the game Covina's QB Nin Burns was able to complete a 7 yard TD pass for a 35-21 lead.

The Colts kick left the Lions starting from their own 39. They were able to methodically move down the field and score on a 7 yard rushing TD with about 7 minutes left to play, closing to within 35-28. The Lions kicked off but did not use their pooch kick and the Colts ended up with the ball in the Lions territory at the Lion 46. With about 5 minutes left to play QB Burns II was able to complete a 40 yard pass play for a TD and a lead of 42-28.

The Lions got another chance to tighten the game but Covina's Anthony Ramirez intercepted a Lion pass and Covina had the ball on the Lion's 35 yard line with about 4 minutes left. The Colts were able to move to as close as the Lion's 17 yard line with about 3 minutes left. Then the Lions got another break on an interception by Lion Jose Diaz. But the Lions gave the gift back almost immediately when they fumbled and the Colts recovered at the Lion 45. Covina was able to control the ball and the clock in the final minutes before taking a knee in victory formation at the Lion's 5 yard line.

The Lions were a big bruising team but seemed to lack the speed to stay with the Colts. The Colts are led by a triumvirate of talented sophomores including QB Nin Burns II who was an incredible 24 of 27 for 309 yards & 3 TD's, with 2 interceptions. Burns also led the Colts ground game with 131 yards on 10 carries. Sophomore RB Erik Cuellar contributed another 71 yards on 17 carries as they amassed 215 yards on the ground.

The Colts got some senior help in the receiving corps with 10 catches for 114 yards from Tristan Sprague. Super speedy sophomore receiver Danny Urrea contributed 9 catches for 107 yards and was also a dangerous kick returner despite his roster size listing him at 5'4". Senior linebacker Ailaoa Tauvao was also very active for the Colts, intercepting a pass and leading the Colt defense in tackles.

The Rancho Mirage Rattlers (9-3) hosted the Arroyo Knights (11-1) of El Monte. The Rattlers were able to break out on top with a rushing TD & a fumble returned for a TD in the first quarter. With about 3 minutes left in the second quarter, Arroyo was able to post their first score with a 5 yard TD run by Daniel Mendoza. Arroyo kicked the ball to the Rattlers and Rancho had to start at their own 8 yard line and could not get much going. So they had to punt and Arroyo got the ball back at the Rattler 41 yard line with about 2 minutes left in the half. Arroyo junior QB Ernesto Camacho connected on a 25yd TD to Daniel Mendoza with under a minute left in the half and the two teams went into their respective locker rooms tied 14-14 at the half.

After a set of unsuccessful possessions for both teams to start the second half, the Rattlers, after stopping Arroyo on downs, took over at their own 30 at about the 8 minute mark of the third quarter. The Rattlers moved within the Arroyo 20 with about 4 minutes left in the third and they scored on a rushing TD with about 2 minutes left in the third quarter. The Rattlers managed to get inside the Arroyo 20 again with about 9 minutes left in the game, but missed a field goal.

Arroyo took the ball down the field and QB Camacho scored on a 1yd rushing TD with about 6 minutes left in the game. A good PAT tied it at 21-21. Neither team could score and the game went to overtime.

In Overtime, Rancho Mirage was able to score on a rushing TD but missed their extra point. It didn't matter as Arroyo was unable to score on their possession and the Rattlers advanced to the semi-finals in a 27-21 overtime victory. The Rattlers must face more Knights again as they will travel to Anaheim to face the Knights of Katella High (11-1)

The Katella Knights were on the road to face the Arcadia Apaches (8-4) in the Division 11 quarterfinals. This was another exciting game in Division 11, but I will just let you know that Arcadia led 35-14 with 9 minutes left in the third quarter before Katella came roaring back behind their QB Nathan Arrington and won in overtime, 41-35. See the article in the Pasadena Star News for details:

http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2017/11/17/arcadia-football-falls-short-against-katella-in-ot/

It will be the passing of Katella vs the running of Rancho Mirage in this Division 11 CIFss semi-final in Anaheim.

I was very concerned for the Culver City Centaurs (11-1) coming into their Division 11 quarterfinal game against the Coachella Valley Arabs (9-3). The Centaurs were banged up and had to travel to Thermal to take on the surging Arabs. CV had now won 8 straight games including a 45-7 opening round victory over Ramona. The Centaurs were facing the very talented senior QB Armando Deniz who is 13th in the entire state of California in passing yards per game, 2 spots ahead of the Centaurs star QB Jonathon Martin.

But in this contest, Martin did not even uncork the most spectacular throw of the game. That went to his slotback Kevin McGuire who uncorked a deep pass to the speedy Tyler Luckett that was right, stride for stride, on the money and resulted in an 86 yard TD allowing the Centaurs to jump out to a 14-0 lead.

But the Arabs would keep fighting their way back into the contest all night. Deniz gave it his all for the Arabs, completing 33 of 47 passes for 398 yards and 3 TD's. However the Centaurs were able to intercept him twice. One interception, by Tyler Luckett, stopped the Arabs in Centaur territory when the Arabs were down to a 4th & 8. The Centaur defense also came up with a coverage sack on 4th & 7 in Centaur territory that stalled another Arab threat. The Centaur D was also able to slow down any Arab ground game as QB Deniz and RB Angelo Fitzgerald combined for only 85 yards on 32 rushing attempts.

So the Centaurs broke out on to 14-0, but the Arabs came back to make it 14-7 with about 3 minutes still left in the first quarter. This contest had the makings for lighting up the scoreboard like fireworks. The other Centaur interception gave Culver the ball on the Arab 33 in the second quarter and it looks like they went to senior RB Brandon Oum, who took it 33 yards after a nice kickout block by whom I would have to presume was junior guard Jose Lopez.

The Arabs had a great chance to close the gap when they intercepted a Centaur pass and were inside the Centaur 20, but they ended up turning the ball over on downs and it was 21-7 at the half. The Arabs got possession to start the second half and were able to get down the field and score a TD with about 8 minutes to go in the third to pull with 21-14. The Arabs threatened again inside the Centaur 20 yard line with about 6 minutes left in the third but were unable to come away with a score. The Centaurs got the ball back and were able to score a rushing TD with still around the 6 minutes to go in the third quarter and they now had a 28-14 lead.

The Arabs had to punt on their next possession and the Centaurs ended up with the ball on the Arab 49. With about 5 minutes left in the third, they were able to score on a pass play to take a substantial 35-14 lead. After the Centaur kick off, the Arabs were able to move the ball into Centaur territory and QB Deniz was able to connect with Fitzgerald on a 5 yard pass play for a TD. The PAT was missed but the Arabs had closed the gap to 35-20 with about 3 minutes left in the third.

After the Arab kickoff to the Centaurs, CV got a break when the Centaurs fumbled at their own 40 yard line and the Arabs recovered. QB Deniz was able to capitalize, finishing the score off with a 10 yard TD pass that pulled the Arabs to within 35-27 early in the 4th quarter.

But the Centaurs came back with another TD pass with about 8 minutes left in the game to take a 42-27 lead. The Centaur D was able to keep the Arabs at bay on their next possession and they ended up punting to the Centaurs who got the ball back at their own 40 with about 6 minutes left. The Centaurs were able to chew up the remaining clock and finish the scoring off with a field goal with less than a minute left for the final score of 45-27.

The unsung heroes for the Centaurs have to be the defense led by Cortez Wright's 6 tackles for losses, the offensive line and the unsung exploits of Centaur RB Oum. Often an after thought in the Centaurs high powered air raid offense, Oum was called upon to carry his heaviest load of the season and responded with 20 carries for 199 yards and 2 TD's, along with 2 receptions for 40 yards and another TD.

The Centaurs move on to the semi-finals to take on the Covina Colts (10-2). A very slick executing team led by three super sophomores, QB,CB Nin Burns II, RB Erik Cuellar and the tiny but speedy & illusive WR,CB Danny Urrea.

The Ocean League champion Lawndale Cardinals(11-1) were cruising along in the Div 5 playoffs basking in the glow of their 41-21 first round victory over Los Osos (5-6), perhaps presuming they would be heading to a D-5 finals showdown against Paraclete. But they had a couple of distractions before they could get there including a quarterfinal match at their home against the Moorpark Musketeers (10-2).

The Musketeers were big and physical enough to challenge the Cardinals and they held back the Lawndale offense for the first three quarters with only a 56 yard interception return for a TD by the Cardinals to help keep them in the game. The game was knotted at 7 each after a quarter but the Musketeer D was able to get a very important 2 point safety in the second quarter and led at halftime 9-7. The Moorpark D was still a dominating force in the third quarter that Lawndale could not solve. Meanwhile the Moorpark offense was able to add a rushing TD with about 3 minutes left in the third and take a 15-7 lead that held up to the end of the quarter.

With about 9 minutes left in the contest, the Musketeers completed a 10 yd pass for a TD and a safer 22-7 lead with about 9 minutes left in the contest. The Lawndale offense finally responded to the urgency and were able to score on a 1yd TD run by Cardinal QB Jalen Hamler, closing the gap to 22-14 with about 8 minutes left in the game.

Lawndale looked like they had a good opportunity with about 6 minutes left when they got the ball on the Moorpark 38 yard line after a Musketeer punt. But Moorpark was able to intercept the Cardinals at the Musketeer 9 yard line. The Musketeers struggled to dig themselves out from deep in their own side of the field when the Cardinals made another opportunity with an interception of Moorpark at the Musketeer 42 yard line with about 3 minutes left.

Cardinal QB Hamler was able to score on a 5 yard rushing TD with about 2 minutes left. The Cardinals went for 2 and the tie, but the conversion attempt failed. The Musketeers were able to get the ball and move down to about the Cardinal 14 before turning it over on downs with less than a minute to go. Lawndale could not pull off the miracle finish and Moorpark won 22-20 and advance to play at Paramount (11-1).

Jeff Tuttle's 4 touchdown passes paces undefeated Mission Hills in win over Grossmont 52-42
By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-Jack Ashby Field at Grizzly Field-Mission Hills High School-San Marcos, CA-11-17-17-After a 49-48 win over the Foothillers of Grossmont High School in last years CIF quarter final round down in El Cajon, the miracle Grizzlies of Mission Hills pulled a rabbit out of the hat but on the key plays on the passing of Jeff Tuttle as the Utah bound qb had 17 completions out of 35 attempts for 328 yards along with 4 touchdown passes of 82 and 8 to Chris Olave 7 receptions for 193 (scored on a 60 yard punt return), 1 pass of 7 yards to Chris Jones 4 receptions for 93 yards and running of Damon Wigand carried the ball 17 times for 66 yards as he contributed as he ran 5 yards for a touchdown, Isaac Anderson scored on a 1 yard run, on the defensive side Chris Calhoun scored on a 10 yard interception for a score as they defeated the Grossmont Football (7-4) by a 52-42 score.

For the Foothillers of Grossmont High School Shevill Sterling carried the ball 24 times for 172 yards and surprises on defense, So Jamie Odom 12 completions out of 36 attempts for 121 yards threw 2 touchdown passes of 8 yards to teammate Josh Moala (4 receptions for 22 yard) plus off Grizzly turnovers, Erik Shanks scored on a 34 yard interception and a 32 yard fumble return by Julien Sanderlin and a Chris Callahan 10 yard interception.

I expected to win tonight as we watched the films on Mission Hills in last years quarterfinal loss at our school as you saw the score tonight our defense played lights out football as we battled the number one team in the county for 2 years in a row I couldn't be prouder of these kids for their performance on the field tonight." said Tom Carlo Head Football Coach at Grossmont.

"For these kids there were sad faces but as the head coach I couldn't be prouder of what they did." "My running back Sheveil Sterling played like a warrior as our offensive line played well for him these kids care about each other." "My quarterback Jamie Odom is a sophomore so we have underclassmen returning for us next season." said Coach Carlo

The Grizzles of Mission Hills outgained the Foothillers of Grossmont on total offensive yards 427 to 401 yards

The Grizzlies next opponent will be a familiar opponent they played during the season as they will play the Falcons of Torrey Pines a 40-0 winner over the Mavericks of LaCosta Canyon. Mission Hills will host Torrey Pines next Friday night kickoff is at 7:00 pm

Courtesy LA Times:

SOUTHERN SECTION

DIVISION 1 Quarterfinals
Mater Dei 55, Long Beach Poly 13
Mission Viejo 48, Orange Lutheran 35
St. John Bosco 55, Rancho Cucamonga 28
Corona Centennial 77, Murrieta Valley 34

DIVISION 2 Quarterfinals
Upland 59, Cathedral 20
Oaks Christian 42, Edison 13
Valencia 70, Norco 35
Heritage 41, Calabasas 7

DIVISION 3 Quarterfinals
Charter Oak 39, Westlake 28
Rancho Verde 55, Hart 27
El Toro 37, Lompoc 16
St. Francis 30, Citrus Hill 20

DIVISION 4 Quarterfinals
Capistrano Valley 34, Damien 7
Downey 49, Corona del Mar 42
Murrieta Mesa 54, Glendora 20
Cajon 42, San Juan Hills 21

DIVISION 5 Quarterfinals
Paraclete 55, Santa Maria St. Joseph 30
Paloma Valley 56, Yucaipa 21
Moorpark 22, Lawndale 20
Paramount 34, Chaparral 21

DIVISION 6 Quarterfinals
Bishop Diego 59, San Marino 21
Saugus 28, St. Paul 27
Golden Valley 41, Fountain Valley 14

DIVISION 7 Quarterfinals
Burbank 42, South Hills 30
Don Lugo 41, Yorba Linda 24
St. Margaret's 34, Fullerton 28
El Modena 35, Diamond Ranch 7

DIVISION 8 Quarterfinals
Rio Mesa 63, Kaiser 28
Antelope Valley 58, Cerritos Valley Christian 34
Grace Brethren 29, Millikan 22
Silverado 35, Garden Grove 20

DIVISION 9 Quarterfinals
Aquinas 56, Moreno Valley 7
Cypress 21, Palm Desert 17
Mayfair 42, Woodbridge 7
Ridgecrest Burroughs 32, St. Anthony 7

DIVISION 10 Quarterfinals
Apple Valley 59, Montebello 28
Quartz Hill 36, Grand Terrace 15
Valley View 59, Garden Grove Pacifica 28
Dos Pueblos 35, Gahr 28

DIVISION 11 Quarterfinals
Culver City 45, Coachella Valley 27
Katella 41, Arcadia 35 (OT)
Rancho Mirage 27, Arroyo 21 (OT)
Covina 42, Westminster 28 (Thursday)

DIVISION 12 Quarterfinals
Santa Maria 42, Schurr 21
South El Monte 42, Rancho Christian 35
Santa Ana 35, Godinez 6

DIVISION 13 Quarterfinals
Santa Clara 35, Santa Clarita Christian 14
Orange 27, Rio Hondo Prep 14
Silver Valley 35, Nogales 29 (2OT)
La Quinta/W 56, Webb 28 (Thursday)

CITY SECTION

OPEN DIVISION Quarterfinals
Narbonne 48, San Pedro 14
Fairfax 40, Birmingham 35
Carson 31, Venice 7
Crenshaw 61, Wilmington Banning 13

DIVISION I Quarterfinals
San Fernando 54, Arleta 0
Garfield 36, El Camino Real 7
Dorsey 42, Palisades 28
South Gate 45, Westchester 21

DIVISION II Quarterfinals
Eagle Rock 70, South East 0
Cleveland 47, Los Angeles University 21
Granada Hills 16, Reseda 13
Huntington Park 32, Los Angeles Roosevelt 9

DIVISION III Quarterfinals
Monroe 34, Santee 33 (OT)
Verdugo Hills 43, Torres 13
Locke 26, Los Angeles Wilson 14
Los Angeles Marshall 37, Granada Hills Kennedy 21

See my post on Culver City & the Ocean League for details on the Centaurs 24-8 victory over Heritage Christian(8-2) and next week's opponent, the Coachella Valley Arabs(10-2).

The Westminster Lions (9-2) hosted the St. Genevieve Valiants (7-3) of Panorama City last weekend and the Lions were able to stay on top for the win by a score of 42-20. The Lions broke out first, scoring twice in the first quarter but the Valiants kept trying to fight their way back into the game, scoring once in the first quarter. But the Lions were able to put another TD up in the 2cnd quarter to take a 22-6 lead. The Valiants closed the gap again with a TD before halftime to close within 22-12, but the Lions put up two more TD's in the third quarter and the Valiants were unable to keep pace.

The Lions senior QB Noah Melbon had a solid game going 10 of 13 passing for 178 yards and 2 TD's. The Lions junior RB Christian Jaime helped keep the game under control of the Lions with 154 rushing yards on 24 carries, with 4 TD's. The Valiants senior QB Anthony Smets had his moments, including throwing a TD pass to sophomore Bryce Smets. But ultimately, the Lions were able to put enough control over the Valiants to come out on top. Westminster moves on to face the Covina Colts (9-2).

Covina faced the Victor Valley Jackrabbits (5-6) in round one and came out victorious by a score of 21-7. The Jackrabbits broke out on top scoring first, in the first quarter. But the Colts responded with about 5 minutes left in the first on a 5 yard TD pass. Turnovers were helping the Jackrabbits keep the game close as they had both a fumble recovery and an interception in the first quarter but were not able to turn either of those into points. Covina intercepted a pass in the second quarter at the Jackrabbit 40 and were able to move the ball down to Victor Valley's 15 yard line. But the drive stalled and a field goal attempt was missed with about 6 minutes left before the half. With about 2 minutes to go in the first half, Victor Valley had to punt and the Colts' Danny Urrea was able take it back 70 yards for a TD and the 14-7 lead.

In the third quarter the Jackrabbits intercepted another Colts pass but were unable to capitalize on it. With about 4 minutes to go in the third, the Jackrabbits were forced to punt again and Covina took posession at their own 31 yard line. The Colts were able to move down the field and ultimately score on a 17 yard run by Erik Cuellar. Cuellar kicked the PAT for the Colts 21-7 lead. After an exchange of unsuccessful posessions, the Jackrabbits started at their own 6 yard line with 10 minutes to go in the 4th quarter. They managed to drive down to the Colts 34 yard line with 4 minutes to play but the Colts intercepted a Jackrabbit pass and were able to run the clock down to less than a minute with the help of a long Erik Cuellar run. Covina punted and the Jackrabbits had to try to start from their own 1 yard line but got almost nowhere. Covina and Westminster will have a Thursday night game in Covina:
Game Details
Thursday 7:00 pm Covina District Field. Confirmed.
Thursday 11/16/17 @ 7:00p
MaxPreps will have live scoring by Fan Patrick McCarthy for this game! Visit the contest page to see live scores.

The Arcadia Apaches (8-3), hosted the Hillcrest Trojans and were very lucky to escape with a 21-20 victory. Hillcrest had broken out to a 17-0 lead at the half. Arcadia came back in the third quarter with two TD's. The Trojans were unable to push the ball into the endzone in a 4th quarter drive but got a FG for a 20-14 lead. The Trojan defense had actually provided the key stop with about 2 minutes to play that turned the ball over to the Trojans on downs in Trojan territory. But on a gain of almost 10 yards on 1st down for the Trojans, they fumbled the ball back to the Apaches.

The Trojan defense was called upon again to stop the Apaches who got to start at the Trojan 37. The Apaches got closer to the Trojan endzone but were down to a 4th & 13 from about the Apache 18. Apache QB Maximillian Davila took the snap and was facing some pressure, but he moved around in the pocket although he looked like he was gonna get sacked when he zipped the ball into the endzone to Frankie Contreras for the TD to tie. The PAT was good with just 56 seconds left in the contest. The Trojans got the ball at their own 27 but were unable to move it downfield enough and Frankie Contreras broke up the 4th down desperation heave by the Trojan QB. You can watch the whole game and/or just the exciting finish on youtube courtesy of Riverside TV: Login to view embedded media The Apaches will host the Katella Knights(10-1) of Anaheim.

The Katella Knights opened the playoffs at home against the Crean Lutheran (6-5) Saints of Irvine. The Knights rolled out to 28-0 lead with 6 minutes still left in the second quarter. The Saints chipped away at the lead with one TD before the half, and another with 4 minutes left in the third quarter. Then they recovered a fumble and ran it back 35 yards for a TD in the 4th quarter to close within 7 points at 28-21. However Katella was able to come up with another TD to put the game away with a final score of 35-21. Ultimately, Katella was better on offense and defense, holding the Saints to 214 yards combined rushing & passing while racking up 426 themselves with 259 coming in the run game.

They had a real barnburner in the Rancho Mirage Rattlers (8-3) 41-39 last minute victory over the Jurupa Hills Spartans(6-5) of Fontana. Will try to add detail tomorrow.

The Culver City Centaurs (10-1) hosted the Heritage Christian Warriors (8-2), of the Olympic League. While the Centaurs were not as dynamic as they had been over the most of the season, the offense and defense did the necessary things to minimize the impact from the Warriors run game. Nasir Marshall had a couple of big break away runs for the Warriors and FB David Rozo had some success pounding the ball, but the Centaur defense made enough stops and Warrior passing game was not able to come up with enough impact to influence the game in favor of the Warriors.

The Centaurs had 343 yards combined, almost equally, running & passing, while the wing-T Warriors concentrated on their run game for 247 yards, but only 44 passing. After getting favorable field position on the Warrior 33 yard line on the Centaurs first play from scrimmage, Alexander Smith took a jet sweep 33 yards for a TD. To close out the scoring, late in the 4th quarter, the Centaurs threw a 70 yard TD pass to Jamal Glaspie.

Next week will be extremely different and extremely difficult for the Centaurs as they will have to travel all the way to Thermal to play the Coachella Valley Arabs (9-2), who beat the Ramona Rams (6-5), 45-7 last Friday. The Arabs feature star senior QB Armando Deniz who was 15 of 27 for 224 yards passing & 1 TD pass along with another 104 yards rushing on 9 carries with another TD. Deniz usually carries the load for the Arabs but he also got help from junior RB Angelo Fitzgerald who stunned Ramona with 226 yards on 25 carries. There is also a senior Fitzgerald on the Arabs squad along with a freshman. But the Centaurs are sure to try minimize the effect of Deniz who has 218 completions in 359 attempts, for 2,879 yards with 22 TD passes on the season.

In other Ocean League playoff action, the Ocean League Champion Lawndale Cardinals (11-0), defeated the Los Osos Grizzlies (5-6) of the tough Baseline League, by a score of 41-21. See the write up in the Daily Breeze Preps:

http://www.dailybreeze.com/2017/11/...ndale-football-teams-first-round-playoff-win/

But things get more serious this week as Lawndale will take on the Moorpark Musketeers (9-2). Moorpark shut out Los Altos (7-4) last week, 42-0. The Musketeers have not scored less than 21, even when they have lost. The Cardinals have not given up more than 26 points in any one game. The Musketeers have faced teams as good as Lawndale but have not beaten them. It looks like Moorpark executes well but I doubt they can size up against Lawndale. Calpreps projects it as a 27-26 Moorpark win but I think I will go the other way, maybe 28-21 in favor of big physical Lawndale.

The Ocean League's El Segundo Eagles (8-3) lost to the El Modena Vanguards (9-2), the #2 seed in the Division 7 playoffs, by a score of 38-22. The Eagles did not go down without a fight. Read the Daily Breeze Preps article for details:

http://www.dailybreeze.com/2017/11/...am-cant-keep-up-with-el-modena-in-cif-opener/

Californiapreps staff writer Jack Nelson took in a Mater Dei practice recently and came away impressed with the mixture of veterans and newcomers.

His early projected starting five include seniors Spencer Freedman, Bol Bol, Micheal Wang, and Reagan Lundeen, along with newcomer junior PJ Fuller.

But a top assistant Mater Dei coach calls this possibly the most deep Monarch team ever. It includes some intriguing freshmen: 6-3 guard Devin Askew, 6-9 F Wilhelm Breidenbach, and 6-8 F Harrison Hornery.

Then there's returning veteran senior Harrison Butler and soph Aidan Prukop who should get a lot of playing time, along with 6-7 soph guard Logan Cremonesi.

The team possesses a lot of talent but the players showed an impressive ability to share the ball and show some great passing skills.

By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-Friday, November 10, 2017-Oceanside High School-Oceanside, CA: In a game with a lot of turnovers, interceptions and miscues the Pirates found a way after trailing 13-7 came back and led for good on Furious Andrede's 36 yard interception Alex Miller's (4 completions out of 6 yards for 102 yards) threw a 32 yard pass to Kyrum Beacham along with a 41 yard pass to Kellan Duson (2 receptions for 52 yards), Kavika Tuai 1 yard touchdown run (14 carries for 112 yards) paced the Pirates of Oceanside High School to a 35-19 win in the first round of the Division I CIF Football Playoffs.

Dave Rodriguez Head Football Coach of Oceanside High: "When we trailed 13-7 in the game, our defense made some big plays tonight especially Furious Andrede's interception gave our squad the momentum as we battled Bonita Vista, the Pointers have nothing to be ashamed of they came to our place and played to win."

"Kavika Tua, a freshman on our squad is going to be a special ballplayer, when we upset El Camino last week he has to learn to learn to hold on the ball and will be more wiser for the weary." "When we played Point Loma at our place 2 years ago, it came down to the last play of the game as we have our hands full with the Pointers and we have to get better for next week's game."

For the Barons of Bonita Vista as they finished their season at 0-11, quarterback Franklin Forbes 9 completions out of 26 attempts for 105 yards and 12 carries for 54 yards threw a 11 yard pass to Isaac Hernandez (2 receptions for 44 yards) Running Back Taj Stewart 17 for 168 yards scored 1 touchdown run of 47 yards

Oceanside with the win improves their record to 5-6 on the season and will take on Point Loma at a site to be determined on Friday, November 17, 2017

Courtesy L.A. Times:

Friday:

SOUTHERN SECTION

DIVISION 1
Mater Dei 49, Vista Murrieta 7
Long Beach Poly 60, JSerra 44
Mission Viejo 38, Servite 36
Orange Lutheran 28, Chaminade 25
St. John Bosco 35, Bishop Amat 21
Rancho Cucamonga 28, San Clemente 10
Murrieta Valley 59, Santa Margarita 56
Corona Centennial 35, Gardena Serra 21

DIVISION 2
Cathedral 43, Redlands East Valley 26
Edison 28, La Habra 27 (2OT)
Oaks Christian 42, Arroyo Grande 13
Valencia 54, Great Oak 23
Norco 56, Los Alamitos 34
Calabasas 30, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 7
Heritage 55, La Mirada 21

DIVISION 3
Charter Oak 55, Crespi 14
Westlake 32, Palos Verdes 27
Hart 21, Sierra Canyon 7
Rancho Verde 28, Oak Hills 8
Lompoc 42, Camarillo 17
El Toro 50, Villa Park 45
St. Francis 31, La Serna 27
Citrus Hill 56, Newbury Park 35

DIVISION 4
Capistrano Valley 35, Carter 6
Damien 45, Paso Robles 28
Downey 47, Etiwanda 14
Corona del Mar 42, Eastvale Roosevelt 35
Glendora 38, Corona Santiago 23
Murrieta Mesa 51, Colony 28
San Juan Hills 24, Redondo 23
Cajon 48, Palm Springs 6

DIVISION 5
Paraclete 42, Ventura 0
Santa Maria St. Joseph 49, Harvard-Westlake 44
Paloma Valley 49, San Jacinto 8
Yucaipa 43, La Quinta 10
Lawndale 41, Los Osos 21
Moorpark 42, Los Altos 0
Chaparral 38, Placentia Valencia 0
Paramount 40, Long Beach Wilson 0

DIVISION 6
Bishop Diego 63, Norte Vista 7
San Marino 62, Summit 49
Saugus 44, Sonora 2
St. Paul 48, West Torrance 14
Mira Costa 13, Crescenta Valley 12
Canyon Country Canyon 35, San Gorgonio 28
Fountain Valley 38, Elsinore 23
Golden Valley 12, Nipomo 2

DIVISION 7
Burbank 55, Tustin 42
Don Lugo 26, Pomona 10
Yorba Linda 44, Monrovia 21
St. Margaret's 31, Ayala 17
Fullerton 43, North Torrance 30
Diamond Ranch 20, Palmdale 17 (OT)

DIVISION 8
Rio Mesa 41, Royal 7
Kaiser 35, San Dimas 34 (OT)
Cerritos Valley Christian 28, Riverside Notre Dame 13
Antelope Valley 39, Righetti 18
Grace Brethren 48, Buena 38
Millikan 55, Northview 23
Silverado 56, Citrus Valley 15

DIVISION 9
Aquinas 44, Maranatha 3
Moreno Valley 51, Leuzinger 31
Cypress 62, Agoura 27
Palm Desert 27, Saddleback Valley Christian 0
Mayfair 35, Chaffey 6
Woodbridge 35, Aliso Niguel 10
St. Anthony 31, Norwalk 19
Ridgecrest Burroughs 43, Rubidoux 0

DIVISION 10
Montebello 28, Pasadena Poly 24
Quartz Hill 48, Arlington 17
Grand Terrace 35, Alta Loma 8
Garden Grove Pacifica 57, Whittier 21
Valley View 49, Shadow Hills 28
Gahr 31, Santa Fe 28
Dos Pueblos 41, Brentwood 3

DIVISION 11
Culver City 24, Heritage Christian 8
Coachella Valley 45, Ramona 7
Westminster 42, St. Genevieve 20
Covina 21, Victor Valley 7
Arcadia 21, Hillcrest 20
Rancho Mirage 41, Jurupa Hills 39
Arroyo 35, Lakeside 6

DIVISION 12
Schurr 49, Santa Ana Valley 14
Santa Maria 56, Carpinteria 28
Rancho Christian 24, Laguna Beach 17
South El Monte 50, El Dorado 7
Big Bear 33, Banning 19
Patriot 27, Colton 14
Godinez 44, Verbum Dei 0
Santa Ana 46, Bell Gardens 20

DIVISION 13
Santa Clarita Christian 48, Anza Hamilton 10
Santa Clara 35, Workman 7
Rio Hondo Prep 42, Azusa 22
Orange 28, Cantwell-Sacred Heart 26
Westminster La Quinta 28, Savanna 15
Webb 28, California Military Institute 21
Silver Valley 40, Carnegie 36


Thursday:

SOUTHERN SECTION

DIVISION 2
Upland 59, Tesoro 12

DIVISION 7
South Hills 42, Oxnard Pacifica 21
El Modena 38, El Segundo 22

DIVISION 8
Garden Grove 42, Sunny Hills 28

DIVISION 10
Apple Valley 75, Twentynine Palms 0

DIVISION 11
Katella 35, Crean Lutheran 21

DIVISION 13
Nogales 42, La Puente 0

CITY

DIVISION I
San Fernando 46, Hawkins 0
Arleta 35, Jefferson 27
El Camino Real 30, Los Angeles Hamilton 18
Garfield 43, Taft 7
Palisades 56, Canoga Park 6
Dorsey 63, Sylmar 0
Westchester 38, Grant 14
South Gate 56, Los Angeles 7

DIVISION II
Eagle Rock 50, Hollywood 13
South East 28, View Park 20
Los Angeles University 35, Bell 21
Cleveland 45, West Adams 14
Reseda 62, Franklin 21
Granada Hills 39, Chavez 20
Los Angeles Roosevelt 22, Washington 20
Huntington Park 40, Belmont 8

DIVISION III
Santee 56, Van Nuys 14
Monroe 27, Contreras 6
Verdugo Hills 25, Fremont 10
Torres 34, Los Angeles Jordan 6
Locke 55, Bernstein 14
Los Angeles Wilson 28, Sun Valley Poly 14
Granada Hills Kennedy 35, North Hollywood 21
Los Angeles Marshall 49, Legacy 13

The Culver City Centaurs (9-1, 4-1) had an easy victory over the hapless Beverly Hills Normans (0-10). That makes 3 straight shutouts against the lower half of the Ocean League. 4 total for the season. I did not realize the Centaurs would be eligible for the playoff seeding since they were finishing second in league but apparently you can be seeded. First round home games are affected by where you finish relative to the rest of the playoff teams, but fortunately, second in the Ocean League with a good rating was good enough to secure a home game as well. There are seeded teams that have away games to opening round of the playoffs due to where they finished in league.

The Centaurs will be at home against the Heritage Christian Warriors (8-1, 2-1). The Warriors suffered their first defeat of the year 16-47, but not unexpectedly, against the Valley Christian (8-2, 3-0) Crusaders, the #5 ranked team in Division 8 according to the latest CIFss poll.

Calpreps projects a 48-17 victory for Culver City over the Warriors, but the good news for the Warriors is that the Centaurs are pretty banged up from injuries and might find it hard to play at the level that Valley Christian did against the Warriors. Expect a closer game than the projection. For more details, particularly on the Warriors, you might wanna read Ben Roger's posts on scout as he has seen the Warriors twice and the Centaurs once.

It was no surprise at all that the Arroyo Knights (10-0) were selected as the #2 seed in Division 11. When challenged this season, they have responded successfully. Arroyo had a bye for week 10. They were the Division 12 champions last season.

They pass almost as much as they run and they are led by junior QB Ernesto Camacho. He has thrown for 2,380 yards and 23 TD with only 4 interceptions. The running is spearheaded by senior Steven Ocariz who has gained 711 yards with 11 TD's. He is averaging 6.6 yards a carry.

Arroyo will open at home against the Lakeside Lancers (7-3, 2-3), of Lake Elsinore. Lakeside finished in a 3 way tie for third place after their 28-14 victory last week against Perris (0-10). The Sunbelt League has a couple of monster teams in it: Heritage (9-1) #2 in Div.2, and Paloma Valley (8-2) #6 in D-5. The strength of the league and Lakeside's favorable selection from their league probably helped get them into the playoffs. Arroyo is good, but I doubt Lakeside will be intimidated after what they have seen in Sunbelt League play.

Lakeside passes with modest success, about 25% of the time, but most of the time they rely on senior running back Adrian Burt. He was a workhorse last week against Perris as Lakeside played a freshman at QB and only threw the ball 4 times for 8 yards. It did not matter though as Burt carried 36 times for 295 yards and 3 TD's. Lakeside has made a switch at QB over the 2 last games but it is unclear to me whether it was due to performance or injury. Safe to say Lakeside will try to ride their horse, Adrian Burt, as far as he will take them in the playoffs. Burt has 1,626 yards rushing in 8 games of play. Yes, that is just over 200 yards a game, when he plays. He has scored 20 TD's on the ground. I am sure Arroyo will be keying on Burt.

The #3 seed went to the Arcadia Apaches (7-3, 6-1), but they will be on the road against the Hillcrest Trojans (7-3, 3-2) of the River Valley League. The Trojans finished in a crazy 5 way tie for first place in league after their 49-41 victory over the Norte Vista Braves (3-7, 3-2).

Hillcrest junior QB J. L. Jefferson was impressive going 27 of 40 for 490 yards against the Braves with 4 TD's. Senior receiver Elijah Dominguez was a superstar with 11 receptions for 253 yards and 3 TD's, but he got some help from sophomore receiver Isaac Perez who had 10 catches for 133 yards and a TD. Their running game may have been stunted some by the absence of senior RB Cordell Labrie. The team only ran the ball 16 times for 62 yards but had 3 rushing TD's.

Arcadia should beware of the QB keeper by Jefferson when the Trojans get in the red zone. Labrie has run for 961 yards & 11 TD's this season in 8 games. I don't know if he is out for the playoff's. They would run some wildcat offense with Labrie as well and he would sometimes throw out of the wildcat formation. Jefferson has thrown for 1,565 yards in 9 games with 14 TD's but 7 interceptions. Dominguez has 911 yards receiving in 9 games.

Arcadia probably impressed the selection committee with their week ten 22-16 victory over the highly regarded Crescenta Valley Falcons (8-2, 5-2). The win helped them get to second place in the Pacific League. The Apaches had to come from behind to win in the 4th quarter.

Senior RB Alex Guerra saved his most impressive game of the season for the right time, gaining 172 yards against the Falcons. Senior QB Maximillion Davila had a solid game but his stats for the season are more impressive, having thrown for 1,447 and 17 TD's with just 2 interceptions.

The Arcadia secondary appears to be pretty solid but they will be heavily tested by Dominguez and Perez. Calpreps projects this as a 28-19 victory for Arcadia, but I think this could be higher scoring and has upset potential.

The 4th seeded team is the Covina Colts (8-2, 4-1). They were able to defeat the Rowland Raiders (5-5, 2-3), of Rowland Heights in week 10 by a score of 28-17. Covina finished in a 3 way tie for first in the Valle Vista League.

Rowland led 14-7 at the half and was up 17-7 with 1 minute left in the third when Covina finally scored on a 45yd pass completion from QB Nin Burns II to Tristan Sprague. Then with just under a minute left in the third, Colt RB Erik Cuellar ripped off a 90yd TD run & a 21-17 lead. The Colts added an insurance rushing TD with just 4 minutes left in the contest.

Covina will be facing the Victor Valley Jackrabbits (5-5, 3-1) of the Desert Sky League. Victor Valley was able to squeeze by Barstow (2-8, 2-2) last Friday by a score of 21-20. The maxpreps statpages are not being cooperative at this hour so we will withold from further update for now.

The other contests are:
Ramona (Riverside, CA) (6-4, 3-2)
at Coachella Valley (Thermal, CA) (8-2, 5-0)
Friday, November 10th, 7:30pm

St. Genevieve (Panorama City, CA) (7-2, 2-1)
at Westminster (8-2, 4-1)
Friday, November 10th, 7:30pm

Crean Lutheran (Irvine, CA) (6-4, 2-1)
vs Katella (Anaheim, CA) (9-1, 5-0)
at Glover Stadium (Anaheim, CA)
Thursday, November 9th, 7:00pm

Jurupa Hills (Fontana, CA) (6-4, 4-1)
at Rancho Mirage (7-3, 4-1)
Friday, November 10th, 7:30pm

Mission Hills 2017-2018 Overview

22-9 in 2016-17 Lost in 2nd round of State Div. 2 playoffs.

Mission Hills boys basketball returns Warren Washington as a first team all Avocado East selection, as well as a 2nd team all CIF performer. He is signing Wednesday with Oregon State. Chris Olave was a solid double digit scorer for the Grizzlies a year ago, and comes off the gridiron as one of the top players in the county in Football as well.

6 lettermen return in all, including: Tanner Stanich who heads a solid cast of role players, speedy Shawn Peters, Trevor Davis (4 year starter in baseball), and Jackson Israel (perhaps our most explosive 3 point threat).

"Ours is one of the best leagues in the county, with Vista and San Marcos returning nearly everyone, and El Camino should be improved as well. It will be a fun challenge competing at that level every night. We need to be disciplined, defend with toughness, and shoot it well to be in the hunt for the league crown."

The Culver City Centaurs (9-1, 4-1) had a nice easy victory over the hapless Beverly Hills Normans (0-10), by a score of 49-0. I thought the Normans executed better than Santa Monica or Hawthorne did against the Centaurs, but the Normans could not throw the ball effectively and their defense was not up to the task of stopping the Centaur attack.

The Centaurs finished second in the Ocean League but apparently, for playoff seeding, league finish is not a factor. The Centaurs got the #1 seed in Division 11 and have drawn a first round home game against the Heritage Christian Warriors (8-1) of the Olympic League. The Warriors are a run first team, but have executed occasional passes for substantial gains when the defenses try to lock down the run box too much. #75 Cory Schauer seems to be a solid defensive end frequently providing pressure on opponent's QB's. His effectiveness will need to be minimized. It looks like the Centaur speed could be a difficult factor for the Warriors to handle. The Centaurs are pretty banged up right now and that could make this game a lot more challenging for Culver City. It will likely be closer than the calpreps.com projection of a 48-17 Centaur victory.

The Lawndale Cardinals (10-0) secured first place in the Ocean League with the blistering 76-6 win over the Hawthorne Cougars (5-5, 1-4). It looks like Lawndale received the #3 seed in the Division 5 playoffs and will open at home against the Los Osos Grizzlies (5-5, 2-3) of the tough Baseline League. Los Osos is a run first team that has been able to throw with some success as well. They are led by senior RB Kyle Jorgensen who has amassed 1,395 yards in 10 games, gaining over 100 yards in 8 of them. Senior QB Brett Cabral tries to keep Grizzly opponents honest with his 879 passing yards and 8 TD's. Lawndale is projected to win 42-19. If Lawndale RB junior Jordan Wilmore is healthy he might make the difference, as he has 1,520 rushing yards in just 7 games.

The El Segundo Eagles (8-2, 3-2) locked up the last playoff eligible position in the Ocean League by finishing alone in third place after beating the Santa Monica Vikings (3-7, 2-3) by a score of 40-6. Their reward is to take to the road this week and go to the #2 seeded team in Division 7, the El Modena Vanguards (8-2), champions of the North Hills League. El Modena will run about 60% of the time while passing about 40%, but senior QB A.J. Esperanza leads the way with 1,665 yards passing and 23 TD's while also running for another 651 yards. His biggest running mate is senior RB Andrew Carvajal, who has chipped in another 809 yards and 11 TD's. Calpreps says the Vanguards should come out on top 31-20.

Hawthorne, Santa Monica and Beverly Hills were unable to garner a playoff spot.

So I did a real quick run down of Division 7, just to make sure the Ocean League's El Segundo Eagles (7-2, 2-2) were going to make the playoffs. They are lock to win their final game and be the playoff eligible third place team from the Ocean League. Just using the calpreps ratings & projections, I believe they will safely make the playoffs, but will be on the road for the first round. Now there are a LOT of close games in this last week for Division 7 participating teams so a LOT could change, but for the heck of it, since I did this much(or little) research, hear is my WAG bracket for D-7:

#1 South Hills (7-1, 4-0) from West Covina, of the Palomares League
hosts
Linfield Christian (5-4, 2-2) from Temecula, of the Ambassador League

Monrovia (3-6, 3-0) of the Rio Hondo League
hosts
Yorba Linda (7-2, 2-0) of the Crestview League

Burbank (7-2, 6-0) of the Pacific League
hosts
Diamond Ranch (6-3, 3-1) from Pomona, of the Hacienda League

#4 St. Margaret's (7-2, 2-0) from San Juan Capistrano, of the Academy League
hosts
El Segundo (7-2, 2-2) of the Ocean League
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#3 Palmdale (6-3, 5-1) of the Golden League
hosts
Ayala (5-4, 3-1) from Chino Hills, of the Palomares League

North Torrance (7-2, 4-0) of the Pioneer League
hosts
Don Lugo (7-2, 3-1) from Chino, of the Mt. Baldy League

Pomona (5-4, 3-0) of the Miramonte League
hosts
Fullerton (6-3, 4-0) of the Freeway League

#2 El Modena (7-2, 2-0) from Orange, of the North Hills League
hosts
Huntington Beach (3-6, 2-2) of the Sunset League

One possible change I could see is perhaps swapping Don Lugo and El Segundo. The El Segundo vs. North Torrance contest would be much closer geographically. The Division projects to have 8 league champions with 4 from second place and 4 from eligible third place finishes.

I am listing 3 at-large teams that at least one of them could make the playoffs if something does not go as projected in week 10. I know of at least 1 team projecting to finish first in league, but if they lose, they will fall completely out of any eligible playoff spot.

The 3 that might want to file at-large entry paperwork are:
Warren (5-4, 1-3) from Downey, of the San Gabriel Valley League
Tustin (7-2, 2-2) of the Empire League
Canyon (4-5, 0-2) from Anaheim, of the Crestview League

I know we still have week 10 games to play, so there is definitely room for this bracket to change substantially, and I did not do all the math but relied heavily on the calpreps power rankings.

But if I read the selection rules properly, teams finishing first in league will get first shot at being seeded and I only foresee 4 teams in Division 11 finishing first in their leagues.

They are:
the Arroyo Knights (10-0) of El Monte from the Mission Valley League,
the Covina Colts (7-2, 3-1) from the Valle Vista League,
the Katella Knights (8-1, 4-0) of Anaheim from the Orange League, and
the Coachella Valley Arabs (7-2, 4-0), of Thermal, from the De Anza League.

After that, I simply took the calpreps power rankings plus the projected finishes of teams after week 10 games and came up with this:

#1 Arroyo of El Monte
hosts
#16 Irvine Vaqueros (5-4, 2-2) of the Pacific Coast League

St. Genevieve Valiants (6-2, 1-1) of the Santa Fe League
travels to
Heritage Christian Warriors (8-0, 2-0) from Northridge, of the Olympic League

Culver City Centaurs (8-1, 3-1) of the Ocean League
host
Crean Lutheran Saints (5-4, 2-1) from Irvine, of the Academy League

#4 Coachella Valley Arabs
host
Jurupa Hills Spartans (5-4, 3-1) from Fontana, of the San Andreas League
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#3 Katella Knights
host
Pacific Pirates (7-2, 2-2), from San Bernadino, of the Mountain Valley League

Westminster Lions (7-2, 3-1) of the Golden West League
host
Hillcrest Trojans (6-3, 2-2), from Riverside, of the River Valley League

Rancho Mirage Rattlers (6-3, 3-1) of the De Anza League
host
Victor Valley Jackrabbits (4-5, 2-1), from Victorville, of the Desert Sky League

#2 Covina Colts
host
Arcadia Apaches (6-3, 5-1) of the Pacific League

The Arcadia vs Covina match-up might seem odd to some in the first round since they are the #3 & #4 teams in the current CIFss D-11 poll, but because Arcadia is projecting to fall into third place, they may just be one of two lucky 3rd place teams to even make the playoffs.

The playoffs may consist of 4 first place teams, 10 2nd place teams and 2 third place teams with possibly two more eligible third place teams being left out of the playoffs and no room for at large entrants.

Another variable will be how teams pick playoff placement for teams that finished tied in second place in league. League policies could definitely change who is in or out of the playoffs. I made the assumption that teams that tied for 2nd in their leagues would somehow get that designation as a 2nd place team.

Anyhoo, this all gets answered with finality from the CIFss office, I believe, this coming Sunday. Until then, enjoy speculating or telling me how I am wrong.

The CIF-SS just released all the brackets:

https://cifss.org/sports/football-11/brackets/

Utah bound Jack Tuttle 5 passes paces Mission Hills in Discovery Bowl win over rival San Marcos




By David A. Willauer-Contributing Writer-Jack Ashley Field at Grizzle Stadium-San Marcos, CA-Friday, November 3, 2017: After a 14-10 win on the Knights Field at San Marcos High School things went the Grizzles way on their home field as the Discovery Bowl Most Valuable Player and University of Utah bound Jeff Tuttle known for his scrambling and touchdown passes tonight threw for 17 completions out of 33 attempts for 322 yards threw 2 touchdown passes of 50 and 38 yards to wide receiver Chris Olave (6 receptions for 150 yards) 2 to Maurice Jones of 18 and 23 yards (3 receptions for 55 yards) and 1 touchdown pass to Quinton Hadnot for 48 yards (4 reception for 78 yards) defeated their rival the San Marcos Knights by a 49-27 score to claim the 2017 Discovery Bowl Trophy.

Jack Tuttle qb for Mission Hills on the win over San Marcos: "It was a team effort we had a good work week to prepare ourselves for this game." On the 5 passes my touchdown passes were great as I give credit to my offensive line and receivers I am delivering the ball on MVP I dont pay attention who does what we i love my team this is what I have to focus on we have to take things one day at a time then we find out who we play

For the Myles Hastings 17 completions out of 30 attempts for 310 yards threw 3 touchdown passes of 11 and 70 yards to Discovery Bowl MVP Kyle Webb along with a 62 yarder to Kyle Phillips. San Diego State bound Josh Bornes led the Knights in rushing as he carries the ball 11 times for 56 yards

The Grizzles reclaim the 2017 Discovery Bowl Trophy and lead the series 12 wins to 2 losses. The MVP's went from each school for San Marcos goes to Kyle Webb and for Mission Hills is Jeff Tuttle. Details on the upcoming CIF Sections playoff will be decided tomorrow.

Courtesy LA Times:

SOUTHERN SECTION

ACADEMY LEAGUE
St. Margaret’s 50, Orange Vista 6

ALMONT LEAGUE
Montebello 45, Bell Gardens 15
Schurr 48, Alhambra 20

AMBASSADOR LEAGUE
Arrowhead Christian 21, Linfield Christian 13
Aquinas 55, Ontario Christian 0
Riverside Notre Dame 78, Western Christian 0

ANGELUS LEAGUE
Cathedral 28, St. Francis 16
Harvard-Westlake 53, La Salle 23
St. Paul 42, Salesian 6

ARROWHEAD LEAGUE
Carnegie 42, CSDR 0

BASELINE LEAGUE
Damien 34, Etiwanda 28
Rancho Cucamonga 62, Chino Hills 14
Upland 56, Los Osos 7

BAY LEAGUE
Morningside 44, Inglewood 19
Palos Verdes 28, Peninsula 7
Redondo 27, Mira Costa 23

CAMINO LEAGUE
Calabasas 33, Moorpark 21
Newbury Park 42, Thousand Oaks 17

CANYON LEAGUE
Agoura 42, Oak Park 14
Royal 27, Simi Valley 23

CHANNEL LEAGUE
Dos Pueblos 69, San Marcos 14

CITRUS BELT LEAGUE
Cajon 35, Redlands East Valley 14
Carter 63, Eisenhower 29
Redlands 20, Citrus Valley 7
Yucaipa 56, Miller 0

CRESTVIEW LEAGUE
Villa Park 35, Yorba Linda 31

CROSS VALLEY LEAGUE
Big Bear 49, Riverside Prep 6
Silver Valley 35, Excelsior 14

DE ANZA LEAGUE
Coachella Valley 33, Desert Mirage 29
Rancho Mirage 70, Desert Hot Springs 7
Twentynine Palms 34, Yucca Valley 12

DEL RIO LEAGUE
La Serna 28, California 7
Santa Fe 42, Pioneer 3

DESERT SKY LEAGUE
Granite Hills 28, Adelanto 24
Victor Valley 21, Barstow 20

DESERT VALLEY LEAGUE
La Quinta 61, Cathedral City 14
Palm Desert 61, Indio 14
Shadow Hills 30, Xavier Prep 16

EMPIRE LEAGUE
Garden Grove Pacifica 14, Placentia Valencia 0
Western 20, La Palma Kennedy 13
Tustin 39, Cypress 20

FOOTHILL LEAGUE
Golden Valley 34, West Ranch 12
Hart 22, Saugus 14
Valencia 59, Canyon Country Canyon 7

FREEWAY LEAGUE
La Habra 17, Fullerton 0
Sonora 21, Troy 14
Sunny Hills 49, Buena Park 7

FRONTIER LEAGUE
Malibu 21, Fillmore 20
Santa Clara 48, Carpinteria 35

GARDEN GROVE LEAGUE
Garden Grove 39, Bolsa Grande 6
Westminster La Quinta 48, Los Amigos 15

GOLD COAST LEAGUE
Paraclete 26, Sierra Canyon 7 (championship game)
Brentwood 41, Viewpoint 12 (third-place game)

GOLDEN LEAGUE
Antelope Valley 43, Eastside 0
Highland 45, Littlerock 20
Palmdale 51, Knight 27
Quartz Hill 42, Lancaster 6

GOLDEN WEST LEAGUE
Orange 22, Ocean View 14
Santa Ana 35, Segerstrom 14
Westminster 48, Loara 21

HACIENDA LEAGUE
Charter Oak 52, West Covina 0
Chino 29, Walnut 19
Diamond Ranch 42, Los Altos 6

INLAND VALLEY LEAGUE
Rancho Verde 45, Riverside North 0
Riverside Poly 54, Canyon Springs 37
Valley View 42, Arlington 26

LOS PADRES LEAGUE
Lompoc 71, Lompoc Cabrillo 13
Santa Maria St. Joseph 20, Santa Ynez 14

MARMONTE LEAGUE
Camarillo 35, St. Bonaventure 14
Oaks Christian 42, Westlake 7

MIRAMONTE LEAGUE
Garey 56, Bassett 0
Pomona 40, Ganesha 6

MISSION LEAGUE
Alemany 27, Loyola 24
Chaminade 57, Bishop Amat 33
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 41, Crespi 7

MISSION VALLEY LEAGUE
Mountain View 20, Gabrielino 14
Rosemead 41, El Monte 14
South El Monte 65, Pasadena Marshall 12

MOJAVE RIVER LEAGUE
Oak Hills 49, Serrano 7
Ridgecrest Burroughs 22, Sultana 16

MONTVIEW LEAGUE
Gladstone 31, Sierra Vista 28 (OT)
Nogales 41, Azusa 10
Workman 20, Duarte 0

MOORE LEAGUE
Long Beach Cabrillo 13, Lakewood 10
Long Beach Wilson 19, Compton 18
Millikan 53, Long Beach Jordan 8

MOUNTAIN PASS LEAGUE
Citrus Hill 63, Hemet 27
San Jacinto 28, Beaumont 21
Tahquitz 23, West Valley 15

MOUNTAIN VALLEY LEAGUE
Banning 35, Rubidoux 33
Moreno Valley 49, Vista del Lago 0

MT. BALDY LEAGUE
Chaffey 45, Montclair 15
Colony 46, Alta Loma 7
Don Lugo 41, Ontario 0

NORTH HILLS LEAGUE
Brea Olinda 36, Esperanza 6

NORTHERN LEAGUE
Morro Bay 27, Templeton 21
Santa Maria 41, Nipomo 25

OCEAN LEAGUE
Culver City 49, Beverly Hills 0
El Segundo 40, Santa Monica 6
Lawndale 76, Hawthorne 6

OLYMPIC LEAGUE
Cerritos Valley Christian 47, Heritage Christian 16

ORANGE LEAGUE
Santa Ana Valley 28, Century 27

ORANGE COAST LEAGUE
Godinez 45, Estancia 17

PAC-5 LEAGUE
Arroyo Grande 59, San Luis Obispo 14
Paso Robles 21, Atascadero 14

PACIFIC LEAGUE
Burbank 41, Burbank Burroughs 14
Hoover 35, Glendale 25
Muir 33, Pasadena 21

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Corona del Mar 41, Woodbridge 21
Irvine 20, Northwood 6

PACIFIC VIEW LEAGUE
Hueneme 17, Channel Islands 7
Oxnard 47, Oxnard Pacifica 17

PALOMARES LEAGUE
Claremont 42, Diamond Bar 35

PIONEER LEAGUE
Leuzinger 52, Compton Centennial 0
North Torrance 49, South Torrance 0
West Torrance 24, Torrance 21

PREP LEAGUE
Pasadena Poly 20, Rio Hondo Prep 13
Trinity Classical Academy 44, Firebaugh 0

RIO HONDO LEAGUE
Monrovia 40, Temple City 20
San Marino 55, South Pasadena 14

RIVER VALLEY LEAGUE
Hillcrest 49, Norte Vista 41
Ramona 19, Patriot 14

SAN ANDREAS LEAGUE
Jurupa Hills 59, Rim of the World 21
Rialto 54, Indian Springs 31
San Gorgonio 53, Arroyo Valley 0

SAN GABRIEL VALLEY LEAGUE
Paramount 58, Lynwood 10

SAN JOAQUIN LEAGUE
Saddleback Valley Christian 55, Capistrano Valley Christian 14

SANTA FE LEAGUE
St. Anthony 56, St. Monica 7
St. Genevieve 48, Mary Star 14

SEA VIEW LEAGUE
Aliso Niguel 38, Laguna Hills 0
Capistrano Valley 45, Dana Hills 0

SOUTH CATHOLIC LEAGUE
Cantwell-Sacred Heart 38, Bishop Montgomery 23

SOUTH COAST LEAGUE
Mission Viejo 49, San Clemente 21
Tesoro 42, Trabuco Hills 14

SOUTH VALLEY LEAGUE
California Military Institute 42, Santa Rosa Academy 14
Calvary Murrieta 59, Nuview Bridge 14
Rancho Christian 49, Temecula Prep 16

SOUTHWESTERN LEAGUE
Chaparral 16, Temecula Valley 10
Great Oak 26, Vista Murrieta 14
Murrieta Valley 45, Murrieta Mesa 28

SUBURBAN LEAGUE
Bellflower 41, Cerritos 26
Mayfair 49, Glenn 0
Norwalk 63, Artesia 14

SUNBELT LEAGUE
Elsinore 17, Temescal Canyon 7
Heritage 41, Paloma Valley 38
Lakeside 28, Perris 14

SUNKIST LEAGUE
Colton 47, Summit 40
Grand Terrace 49, Bloomington 0
Kaiser 65, Fontana 12

SUNSET LEAGUE
Edison 51, Marina 7
Newport Harbor 21, Huntington Beach 7

TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE
Nordhoff 30, Santa Paula 6

TRINITY LEAGUE
Mater Dei 51, Servite 7
Santa Margarita 38, Orange Lutheran 31
St. John Bosco 51, JSerra 10

VALLE VISTA LEAGUE
Covina 28, Rowland 17
Northview 35, Hacienda Heights Wilson 6
San Dimas 62, Baldwin Park 0

NONLEAGUE
Gardena Serra 24, Long Beach Poly 20
La Puente 21, Sherman Indian 13
Righetti 45, Pioneer Valley 13
St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 39, Bosco Tech 15
Whittier Christian 54, Ribet Academy 22

INTERSECTIONAL
Eureka St. Bernard's 45, Locke 18
Rosamond 32, Boron 8

CITY

CENTRAL LEAGUE
Belmont 35, Contreras 14
Hollywood 21, Marquez 15
Legacy 38, Roybal 6

COLISEUM LEAGUE
Crenshaw 54, Los Angeles 0
Dorsey 34, View Park 14
Manual Arts 28, Hawkins 0

EAST VALLEY LEAGUE
Arleta 56, Verdugo Hills 41
Grant 25, North Hollywood 21
Sun Valley Poly 31, Monroe 26

EASTERN LEAGUE
Garfield 56, Bell 14
Los Angeles Roosevelt 28, Huntington Park 18
South Gate 55, South East 33

EXPOSITION LEAGUE
Fremont 38, Rancho Dominguez 7
Santee 48, Angelou 19
West Adams 49, Rivera 21

MARINE LEAGUE
Carson 55, Wilmington Banning 7
Narbonne 76, Gardena 0
San Pedro 35, Washington 0

METRO LEAGUE
Los Angeles Jordan 24, New Designs Watts 14
Sotomayor 14, Mendez 0

NORTHERN LEAGUE
Eagle Rock 56, Franklin 7
Los Angeles Marshall 36, Torres 23
Los Angeles Wilson 48, Lincoln 7

VALLEY MISSION LEAGUE
Canoga Park 31, Granada Hills Kennedy 28
San Fernando 41, Sylmar 6
Reseda 47, Van Nuys 12

WEST VALLEY LEAGUE
Birmingham 72, Chatsworth 7
Cleveland 10, Granada Hills 7
El Camino Real 40, Taft 7

WESTERN LEAGUE
Fairfax 20, Venice 14
Palisades 36, Los Angeles University 8
Westchester 38, Los Angeles Hamilton 0

The #1 ranked Culver City Centaurs (8-1, 3-1) easily took care of business against the Santa Monica Vikings (3-6, 2-2) last week and are all but locked in as a second place Ocean League, Division 11 playoff eligible team. They have only the Beverly Hills Normans (0-9) to face next week and they should get the W even if they are experiencing the injury bug a bit.

#2 The Arroyo Knights (10-0) cruised to a 45-14 victory over the Mountain View Vikings (4-5, 1-4) of El Monte. Mountain View actually led after the first quarter but Arroyo turned it around after that, scoring 3 TD's in the 2cnd quarter & 2 more in the third. Arroyo will have the week off to recuperate and get ready for a more modest first round opponent, as I assume they should garner the #1 or #2 seed in the division for the playoffs.

#3 The Arcadia Apaches (6-3, 5-1) took care of necessary business in beating the Pasadena Bulldogs (2-7, 2-4) by a score of 39-13. It was the last possible threat to achieving a playoff eligible spot in the Pacific League. But there is still something to play for this week. Currently the Apaches are tied for second with the Crescenta Valley Falcons (8-1, 5-1) and that will be their opponent to close out the regular season this week. The winner will surely be guaranteed a playoff spot in their respective divisions, while the loser will have to wait and see how many third place eligible teams qualify for their respective divisions. If Arcadia wins they will also make a statement toward getting a top 4 seeding in the division 11 playoffs, that is, if a 2nd place finishing team is allowed to get a top 4 seeding. It won't be easy, the Falcons had been projected as league favorites until they were upset by Burbank (7-2, 6-0). Calpreps has the Falcons as 10 point favorites over the Apaches in a 31-21 Falcon win. All three of the top 3 D-11 teams had excellent performances from their QB's.

#4 is the Westminster Lions (7-2, 3-1) according to calpreps.com. They had a very crucial 21-7 victory over the Segerstom Jaguars (6-3, 2-2) last week. Segerstrom is another division 11 team and have all the same motivation and perhaps even a little more because this week, Westminster has it easy, playing league doormat the Loara Saxons (2-7, 0-4). A Westminster win should leave them in sole posession of 2nd place in the 6 team Golden West League and a locked in eligible playoff spot in Division 11. Segerstrom, on the other hand, is likely to get left just on the outside of the playoffs even if they beat the Santa Ana Saints (8-1, 4-0). They might have to hope for an unlikely third place eligibility or an at-large entry. Calpreps projects a Saints 21-17 victory over Segerstrom while Westminster is projected to win 49-7 over Loara.

#4 according to the CIFss poll are the Covina Colts (7-2, 3-1). Covina beat the Wilson Wildcats (2-7, 1-3) 28-9. Despite all their hard work, Covina finds themselves in a 3 way tie for first place in the Valle Vista League going into the last week of the regular season. The other two first place teams project to have easier last games than Covina. But fortunately, even Covina's opponent the Rowland Raiders (5-4, 2-2) are supposed to be a substantial tier below the top three in league. The Rowland passing game has had some success but with a higher than desirable turnover ratio and they tend to lean on the running game a little more with junior Nire Robinson being the lead runner with 98 carries for 623 yards and he also gets help from senior RB Eric Burton who has carried 39 times for 379 yards and 6 TD's. Calpreps projects it as a 48-14 Covina victory.

#6 everyone agrees is the Katella Knights (8-1, 4-0). They easily dispensed with the Magnolia Sentinels (1-8, 1-3) with a 35-0 victory. Katella will face the currently second place Savanna Rebels (6-3, 3-1). The records say it should be a competitive game but calpreps.com does not think Savanna measures up and is projecting a 44-14 Katella victory. Katella will be the toughest team Savanna has faced all season.

#7 is the Rancho Mirage Rattlers (6-3, 3-1). The Rattlers seem to have recovered from their midseason adversity and beat the lowly Desert Mirage Rams (2-7, 1-3) of Thermal, by a score of 47-8. They face their easiest game of the year in hosting the Desert Hot Springs Eagles (0-9). The Eagles are in such bad disarray that they had to cancel a game a couple of weeks ago because a fight broke out in the stands that ended up drawing a player into the stands.They ended up forfeiting to Coachella Valley. Calpreps projects it a 56-13 Rattler victory. The Rattlers should be a lock for the Division 11 playoffs.

#8 in the CIFss poll are the Heritage Christian Warriors (8-0). They beat the Maranatha Minutemen (6-4, 1-2) by a score of 53-32 in what was the most crucial Olympic League contest for the Warriors. The Warriors are now assured of at least 2nd place in the Olympic League and a lock on a Division 11 playoff spot. The Warriors ground out 432 yards rushing in their Wing T offense but threw the ball well enough to keep the Minutemen defense having to defend for the pass too. They completed only 5 passes but 2 of them went for TD's. See Ben Rogers posting in hscalifornia.scout.com under the week 9 scores for further details on the Warriors. The Warriors actually have a tougher league game this week, but even a loss will not effect their playoff eligibility. They will face the Olympic League favorite Valley Christian Crusaders (7-2, 2-0). Regardless of the outcome, this will be a good test for the Warriors to help them prepare for playoff caliber competition, as there will be teams with talent equal to the level of talent of Valley Christian. If the Warriors were somehow able to win this game, they will be the Olympic League Champions and have a good chance of ascending to a top 4 seed in the D-11 playoffs. Valley Christian was able to beat Maranatha 63-14 a few weeks ago. The Crusaders can both run and throw and do it efficiently. The Crusader run defense has been very stingy, rarely giving up more than 100 yards on the ground. The Warriors will obviously test that stat. Crusader senior QB Isaac Joseph has thrown for 1,407 yards and 23 TD's with only 3 interceptions while senior RB Gianni Hurd has led the way with 1,071 yards on the ground & 14 TD's. Calpreps projects a 46-21 Crusader win. Looks like a good one to watch if you're near Valley College in Van Nuys this Friday.

#9 are the Segerstrom Jaguars (6-3, 2-2), but their limited playoff options were discussed earlier above in the Westminster write up.

#10 in the CIFss poll are the Coachella Valley Arabs (7-2, 4-0). Some say they are fortunate to have faced both Yucca Valley and Rancho Mirage when they were without one of their top athletes, but nevertheless the Arabs command 1st place in the De Anza League after their 41-27 victory over the Twenty Nine Palms Wildcats (6-3, 2-2). Star QB Armando Deniz is making it difficult for other teams not to take notice of the Arabs. He passed for 310 yards and 4 TD's and ran for another 75 and 1 TD. Deniz has thrown for 2,298 yards in just 8 games. He gets help in the run game but still leads the team in rushing with 437 yards and 9 TD's. He has the third highest passing yardage total among Southern Section QB's who have played only 8 games. He trails only Culver City's Jonathan Martin (2,793-9 games) and Arroyo's Ernesto Camacho (2,380-10 games) in passing yardage in Division 11.

The Arabs have an easy final game against the Desert Mirage Rams (2-7, 1-3). Calpreps projects a 42-6 victory for the Arabs. We will see the Arabs in the Division 11 playoffs and it will be a welcome sight to see QB Deniz taking on the challenges of playoff football.

So who else is still in the playoff race?
Hillcrest (6-3, 2-2) on the bubble possibly finishing in a 3 way tie for second place in the 6 team River Valley League. It will depend on where the league assigns playoff eligible spots.

St. Genevieve(6-2, 1-1) Should be a lock for 2cnd place in the 4 team Santa Fe League and that should get them a playoff spot.

Victor Valley(4-5, 2-1) of Victorville. Likely to finish 2cnd in the 5 team Desert Sky League and get into the D-11 playoffs but will be challenged in the last game by Barstow(2-7, 2-1). Victor Valley are 1 TD favorites.

Lakeside(6-3, 1-3) of Lake Elsinore. Not sure if there is any way but an At-large entry.

Irvine(5-4, 2-2) holds the edge on third place eligibility from the Pacific Coast League and is favored to win in week 10.

Ontario Christian(6-3, 2-2) only wacky league tiebreaker rules could save them and get them 3rd place eligibility, otherwise hoping for At-large.

Crean Lutheran(5-4, 2-1) likely IN from 2cnd place in the Academy League.

Jurupa Hills(5-4, 3-1) heavily favored to finish 2cnd in the San Andreas League and make the D-11 playoffs.

Torrance(3-6, 2-2) only an upset of West Torrance(4-5, 3-1) in week 10 would give them an outside chance at playoff eligibility and selection.

Pacific(7-2, 2-2) of San Bernardino, likely to achieve 3rd place playoff eligibility from the Mountain Valley League. Will that be good enough?

Rancho Alamitos(5-4, 2-2) favored to achieve 3rd place playoff eligibility from the Garden Grove League but face a tough last test against Santiago(5-4, 2-2) of Garden Grove.

Ramona(5-4, 2-2) needs an upset win and help from others for any chance. Not likely.

Tahquitz(3-6, 1-3) could end up in a 3 way tie for third in the 6 team Mountain Pass League. A slim chance.

Northwood(2-7, 1-3) could get to third in the 6 team Pacific Coast League with an upset win over Irvine.

Bishop Montgomery(2-7, 1-2), the lowest rated team in D-11, currently tied for first in the weak, 5 team, South Catholic League, controls their own destiny, but projects to drop to third, out of playoff eligibility, by losing last game of the season.

This should be short. All the critical games in the Ocean League with unknown winners are over. See my post on Culver City (8-1, 3-1) for their details.

Ocean League presumptive 2017 champions, the Lawndale Cardinals (9-0), had an easy time of it last week in beating league doormat, the Beverly Hills Normans (0-9) 55-0. This week is only slightly tougher as they travel to play the Hawthorne Cougars (5-4, 1-3).

Hawthorne beat Beverly Hills 50-18 earlier this year, but that is about the most positive info I can give on this one. Hawthorne will have to play its best execution game of the year to score anything before Lawndale puts in all their scrubs. Lucky thing for Hawthorne, Lawndale might actually substitute a little early to rest their stars for the playoffs and give their back-ups some additional playing time. Calpreps project it as a 60-0 Lawndale victory.

Lawndale will be hoping that their undefeated season and high rankings will land them a top 4 seed in the Division 5 playoffs, although calpreps.com stats say that Lawndale has the weakest schedule strength of any team in Division 5.

The game of the week, might not be much of a game, but at least on paper, it should mean something. The Santa Monica Vikings (3-6, 2-2) travel to face the El Segundo Eagles (7-2, 2-2). The teams are currently tied for third place in the 6 team Ocean League. The winner will emerge with the last playoff eligible spot from the Ocean League, but the Eagles are far and above the better team with probably the top junior QB in the Ocean League this year.

The Vikings committed at least 6 turnovers against Culver City and cannot throw the ball effectively while El Segundo is well coached and not likely to make many stupid mistakes. El Segundo's biggest concern may not be the game against the Vikings but whether they can get a playoff spot in Division 7 when finishing in 3rd place in the Ocean League. There could be as many as 15 teams finishing 1st or 2cnd in their leagues that will get an eligible playoff spot in Division 7, ahead of them. Calpreps projects it as a 42-10 Eagle victory.

It will only be that close if Santa Monica can prevent the turnovers. If there is any good news for the Vikings, it is the return of athletic Tony Dancy playing both FB, TB & LB for the Vikings. Unfortunately, he does not have much talent around him.

The Culver City Centaurs (8-1, 3-1) had a laughably easy game against the Santa Monica Vikings (3-6 2-2). The Vikings fumbled the ball about 4 times and were intercepted at least twice and the Centaurs rolled out to a 35-0 lead after just one quarter of play. The Centaurs put it in cruise control for the rest of the game and cruised to a 42-0 victory.

Centaur QB Jonathan Martin completed all his pass attempts for 197 yards and 4 TD's. I thought the Vikings might provide more fight than Hawthorne (5-4, 1-3) but their sloppy play prevented them from challenging at all. The Centaur win pretty much locks up second place and a Division 11 playoff spot.

The Centaurs should be able to easily defeat the Beverly Hills Normans (0-9) in the last regular season and Ocean League contest of the year next week. Calpreps projects a 62-0 victory, but I have reason to believe it could be substantially closer, although I believe the Centaurs should still have enough talent to overcome any adversity they may be facing this coming week.

Courtesy of LA Times:

SOUTHERN SECTION

ACADEMY LEAGUE
Orange Vista 33, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 13
St. Margaret's 54, Crean Lutheran 2

ALMONT LEAGUE
Montebello 40, San Gabriel 6
Schurr 56, Bell Gardens 10

AMBASSADOR LEAGUE
Aquinas 74, Western Christian 0
Ontario Christian 34, Arrowhead Christian 0
Riverside Notre Dame 57, Linfield Christian 7

ANGELUS LEAGUE
Cathedral 46, Salesian 0
St. Paul 34, La Salle 9

ARROWHEAD LEAGUE
Anza Hamilton 37, CSDR 13

BASELINE LEAGUE
Los Osos 41, Chino Hills 34
Rancho Cucamonga 56, Damien 9
Upland 77, Etiwanda 21

BAY LEAGUE
Redondo 35, Inglewood 12
Palos Verdes 26, Mira Costa 7
Peninsula 41, Morningside 0

BIG VIII LEAGUE
Corona 35, King 7
Corona Centennial 63, Norco 28
Corona Santiago 31, Eastvale Roosevelt 28

CAMINO LEAGUE
Calabasas 40, Thousand Oaks 14
Moorpark 41, Newbury Park 28

CANYON LEAGUE
Agoura 38, Simi Valley 17
Royal 21, Oak Park 20

CHANNEL LEAGUE
Ventura 59, San Marcos 7

CITRUS BELT LEAGUE
Cajon 48, Carter 20
Yucaipa 62, Citrus Valley 14

CRESTVIEW LEAGUE
Yorba Linda 41, Foothill 6

CROSS VALLEY LEAGUE
Silver Valley 41, Riverside Prep 20

DE ANZA LEAGUE
Coachella Valley 41, Twentynine Palms 27
Rancho Mirage 47, Desert Mirage 8
Yucca Valley 51, Desert Hot Springs 23

DEL RIO LEAGUE
La Serna 42, El Rancho 17
Santa Fe 34, California 13

DESERT SKY LEAGUE
Silverado 72, Granite Hills 18

DESERT VALLEY LEAGUE
La Quinta 42, Indio 6
Palm Desert 56, Cathedral City 0
Palm Springs 24, Xavier Prep 21

EMPIRE LEAGUE
Garden Grove Pacifica 21, Tustin 15
Placentia Valencia 28, La Palma Kennedy 12

FOOTHILL LEAGUE
Canyon Country Canyon 35, Saugus 31
Hart 34, Golden Valley 27
Valencia 64, West Ranch 13

FREEWAY LEAGUE
Fullerton 34, Troy 10
La Habra 50, Buena Park 14
Sunny Hills 34, Sonora 7

FRONTIER LEAGUE
Carpinteria 56, Fillmore 26
Santa Clara 52, Malibu 0

GARDEN GROVE LEAGUE
Westminster La Quinta 55, Bolsa Grande 0

GOLD COAST - OCEAN LEAGUE
Sierra Canyon 49, Brentwood 0

GOLD COAST - VALLEY LEAGUE
Paraclete 49, McAuliffe 8

GOLDEN LEAGUE
Palmdale 21, Quartz Hill 14

GOLDEN WEST LEAGUE
Ocean View 42, Loara 7
Santa Ana 21, Orange 15

HACIENDA LEAGUE
Charter Oak 48, Chino 10
Diamond Ranch 59, Walnut 14
Los Altos 36, West Covina 22

INLAND VALLEY LEAGUE
Arlington 45, Canyon Springs 14
Rancho Verde 76, Riverside Poly 28
Valley View 33, Riverside North 26

LOS PADRES LEAGUE
Lompoc 50, Santa Maria St. Joseph 6
Santa Ynez 42, Pioneer Valley 10

MARMONTE LEAGUE
Oaks Christian 38, St. Bonaventure 0
Westlake 23, Camarillo 19

MIRAMONTE LEAGUE
Ganesha 55, Bassett 14
La Puente 27, Garey 21

MISSION LEAGUE
Bishop Amat 42, Alemany 22
Chaminade 40, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 35
Gardena Serra 48, Crespi 3

MOJAVE RIVER LEAGUE
Apple Valley 43, Sultana 13
Oak Hills 42, Hesperia 10
Ridgecrest Burroughs 40, Serrano 38

MONTVIEW LEAGUE
Azusa 50, Workman 7

MOORE LEAGUE
Long Beach Poly 64, Lakewood 0

MOUNTAIN PASS LEAGUE
Citrus Hill 30, Beaumont 0
San Jacinto 44, Tahquitz 12

MOUNTAIN VALLEY LEAGUE
Moreno Valley 28, Rubidoux 8
Pacific 22, Banning 20

MT. BALDY LEAGUE
Alta Loma 44, Montclair 6
Colony 49, Ontario 24
Don Lugo 16, Chaffey 8

NORTH HILLS LEAGUE
El Dorado 14, Brea Olinda 6

NORTHERN LEAGUE
Nipomo 52, Morro Bay 0

OCEAN LEAGUE
Culver City 42, Santa Monica 0
El Segundo 55, Hawthorne 8
Lawndale 55, Beverly Hills 0

OLYMPIC LEAGUE
Cerritos Valley Christian 67, Whittier Christian 14
Heritage Christian 53, Maranatha 32

ORANGE LEAGUE
Katella 35, Magnolia 0
Savanna 58, Santa Ana Valley 34

ORANGE COAST LEAGUE
Godinez 38, Costa Mesa 3
Laguna Beach 40, Estancia 21

PAC-5 LEAGUE
Arroyo Grande 35, Atascadero 7
Paso Robles 23, Righetti 14

PACIFIC LEAGUE
Arcadia 39, Pasadena 13
Burbank 38, Muir 31
Crescenta Valley 50, Glendale 7

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Corona del Mar 70, Irvine 0
Woodbridge 56, Irvine University 28

PACIFIC VIEW LEAGUE
Oxnard Pacifica 27, Hueneme 13
Rio Mesa 52, Channel Islands 10

PALOMARES LEAGUE
Ayala 45, Claremont 7
Glendora 55, Bonita 30
South Hills 56, Diamond Bar 6

PIONEER LEAGUE
North Torrance 21, Torrance 0
West Torrance 42, Leuzinger 41

PREP LEAGUE
Rio Hondo Prep 40, Trinity Classical Academy 14

RIO HONDO LEAGUE
Monrovia 42, San Marino 37
Temple City 33, La Canada 13

RIVER VALLEY LEAGUE
Hillcrest 49, Jurupa Valley 0
Ramona 29, Norte Vista 28
Patriot 35, La Sierra 27

SAN ANDREAS LEAGUE
Indian Springs 20, Arroyo Valley 0
San Gorgonio 41, Rim of the World 7

SAN GABRIEL VALLEY LEAGUE
Downey 48, Warren 27
Paramount 28, Gahr 13

SAN JOAQUIN LEAGUE
Southlands Christian 38, Capistrano Valley Christian 35
Webb 30, Saddleback Valley Christian 7

SANTA FE LEAGUE
St. Anthony 43, Mary Star 0
St. Genevieve 44, St. Monica 0

SEA VIEW LEAGUE
Aliso Niguel 51, Dana Hills 20
El Toro 42, Laguna Hills 7

SOUTH CATHOLIC LEAGUE
Bishop Montgomery 27, Bosco Tech 6
Cantwell-Sacred Heart 30, Verbum Dei 0

SOUTH COAST LEAGUE
San Clemente 56, Trabuco Hills 21
Tesoro 22, San Juan Hills 17

SOUTH VALLEY LEAGUE
California Military Institute 76, Calvary Murrieta 38
Santa Rosa Academy 41, Temecula Prep 6

SOUTHWESTERN LEAGUE
Chaparral 30, Murrieta Mesa 15
Murrieta Valley 49, Great Oak 21
Vista Murrieta 45, Temecula Valley 0

SUBURBAN LEAGUE
Artesia 87, Cerritos 32
La Mirada 41, Glenn 25

SUNBELT LEAGUE
Heritage 60, Temescal Canyon 7
Lakeside 23, Elsinore 16

SUNKIST LEAGUE
Colton 31, Fontana 8
Grand Terrace 50, Kaiser 14
Summit 56, Bloomington 15

SUNSET LEAGUE
Edison 51, Fountain Valley 14
Newport Harbor 52, Marina 35

TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE
Bishop Diego 52, Nordhoff 0
Grace Brethren 49, Santa Paula 0

TRINITY LEAGUE
Mater Dei 51, Orange Lutheran 21
Santa Margarita 36, JSerra 35
St. John Bosco 42, Servite 17

VALLE VISTA LEAGUE
Covina 28, Hacienda Heights Wilson 9

NONLEAGUE
Santa Maria 49, Viewpoint 14

INTERSECTIONAL
Carlsbad Army-Navy 39, Ribet Academy 8

CITY

CENTRAL LEAGUE
Contreras 36, Roybal 0
Hollywood 28, Bernstein 7

COLISEUM LEAGUE
Crenshaw 52, Hawkins 7

EAST VALLEY LEAGUE
Arleta 42, Monroe 21
Grant 14, Chavez 13
North Hollywood 19, Sun Valley Poly 14

EASTERN LEAGUE
Garfield 34, Los Angeles Roosevelt 14
Huntington Park 28, South Gate 21

EXPOSITION LEAGUE
Jefferson 46, Santee 32
West Adams 28, Fremont 19

MARINE LEAGUE
Carson 48, Gardena 0
Narbonne 72, Washington 0
Wilmington Banning 21, San Pedro 14

NORTHERN LEAGUE
Eagle Rock 53, Lincoln 3
Los Angeles Marshall 31, Franklin 7
Los Angeles Wilson 26, Torres 7

VALLEY MISSION LEAGUE
Reseda 59, Panorama 12
San Fernando 51, Van Nuys 0
Sylmar 30, Canoga Park 23

WEST VALLEY LEAGUE
El Camino Real 41, Granada Hills 12
Taft 35, Chatsworth 0

WESTERN LEAGUE
Venice 34, Palisades 28

Courtesy LA Times:

SOUTHERN SECTION

ANGELUS LEAGUE
St. Francis 77, Harvard-Westlake 27

CITRUS BELT LEAGUE
Redlands 47, Miller 12

DEL RIO LEAGUE
Whittier 11, Pioneer 10

EMPIRE LEAGUE
Cypress 49, Western 21

GARDEN GROVE LEAGUE
Garden Grove 41, Rancho Alamitos 17
Garden Grove Santiago 42, Los Amigos 27

GOLDEN WEST LEAGUE
Westminster 21, Segerstrom 7

NORTH HILLS LEAGUE
El Modena 45, Esperanza 10

ORANGE LEAGUE
Century 43, Anaheim 27

ORANGE COAST LEAGUE
Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 24, Saddleback 20

PACIFIC LEAGUE
Burbank Burroughs 49, Hoover 14

SAN JOAQUIN LEAGUE
Santa Clarita Christian 56, Fairmont Prep 20

SOUTH VALLEY LEAGUE
Rancho Christian 49, Nuview Bridge 18

SUNSET LEAGUE
Los Alamitos 35, Huntington Beach 0

VALLE VISTA LEAGUE
San Dimas 48, Northview 42

1. Culver City (7-1, 2-1). See my post on CC & the Ocean League.

2. Arroyo (9-0) of El Monte continues to cruise toward an undefeated regular season after beating Marshall(1-7, 0-4) 55-0 last Thursday. This week Arroyo faces a team somewhat better than the league doormat Marshall, as they travel to play the Mountain View, of El Monte, (4-4, 1-3) Vikings. Yes, they are purple & gold. The Vikings are a run almost exclusively team, throwing about 4 to 5 times a game. They feature senior RB Armando Flores who has run for 1212 yards on 111 carries in 8 games with 16 rushing TD's. When they do throw, they have had some success as senior QB Aaron Borrayo has completed 18 of 31 for 344 yards with 3 TD's and just one interception. The Vikings will have also had 2 weeks to prepare for Arroyo and they will need it. We can be sure that the Viking offense will stay mostly on the ground and try to keep the Arroyo offense off the field. It will be up to the Arroyo D to provide enough stops on the Vikings to allow the Arroyo offense opportunities to score and get out in front. I doubt the Vikings will be able to play catch up when Arroyo gets ahead. The Vikings are probably hoping for a close low scoring game, but calpreps projects it as a 42-7 Arroyo win. With the 2 weeks prep, and the type of offense the Vikings have, I will call it a little closer as a 35-14 Arroyo win. Then Arroyo will have a bye week to prepare for the first round Division 11 opponent. I would not want to be their opening round D-11 opponent.

3. The Arcadia Apaches (5-3, 4-1) hold onto third place in both the CIFss D-11 poll & the calpreps rankings. Arcadia had another easy week beating Pacific league also ran, the Glendale Nitroes (2-6, 0-5), 35-0. The league standings got shuffled a little last week by the upset victory of Burbank(6-2, 5-0) over league favorite, the Crescenta Valley Falcons (7-1, 4-1). The positive spin for Arcadia would be that the Falcons are still on their schedule so a win over the Falcons would allow them to lock up 2cnd place in league and be guaranteed a playoff spot. The negative spin would be that the Falcons are still considered substantial favorites against Arcadia which could bump the Apaches down into third place and hoping that there are not too many eligible 3rd place teams trying to get into the D-11 playoffs. Arcadia will likely still be a preferred choice, even from third place. This week they face the Pasadena Bulldogs (2-6, 2-3). This is a bit of a trap game for Arcadia and they don't want to get caught looking past the Bulldogs to their final league and regular season contest against the Falcons. Pasadena did put up a fight against the heavily favored Falcons a few weeks back, losing 48-33. Needless to say, a loss to Pasadena would be devastating for Arcadia, but not likely. Calpreps projects a 35-14 Apache win.

4. We have a disagreement among the 2 rankings starting at #4. Calpreps has #4 as the Westminster Lions (6-2, 2-1). They took care of business last week with a needed and very important 27-20 win against the Ocean View Seahawks (4-4, 0-3). With their prior weeks upset victory of 35-29 over the Orange Panthers (7-1, 2-1), the Lions have put themselves in the drivers seat for second place in the competitive Golden West League. But hoping to dislodge them from that seat is fellow D-11 participant, the Segerstrom Jaguars (6-2, 2-1). Both teams have a LOT at stake in this game and perhaps the Jaguars a little more as they must face league favorite, Santa Ana (7-1, 3-0) to close out the regular season while the Lions have what should be an easy win against league doormat, Loara (2-6, 0-3). I am not sure if all the fans will understand what is at stake, but all the coaches and players will know. I highly recommend this game if you are in area. The calpreps projection is for a 26-21 Lion victory over the Jaguars, but when the projection is that close, anything can happen. The Jaguars will have to travel to Westminster to try and get the win. Segerstrom is #7 in the calpreps rankings & #8 in the CIFss poll.

4. The CIFss poll voted for the Covina Colts (6-2, 2-1) as the #4 team while calpreps had them at #5. Covina took care of business against the modestly talented Baldwin Park Braves(3-5, 0-3). Baldwin Park was able to get out to the lead at the end of the first quarter at 14-7. Perhaps the young Colts did not take the Braves seriously enough at first. The Braves senior QB Jacob Robles had 272 yards passing for 2 TD's but also 2 interceptions and the Brave defense could not stop the Colt rushing game as they amassed 366 yards rushing and 6 TD's. Senior RB Ailaoa Tauvao had 3 TD's and 133 yards on 14 carries. Super sophomore Erik Cuellar had the other 3 TD's, carrying the ball 17 times for 150 yards. The Colts should have it even easier this week as they face the Wilson Wildcats (2-6, 1-2) of Hacienda Heights. Wilson did manage to beat Baldwin Park 27-14. Calpreps projects it as a 48-6 win for Covina.

#6 in both the CIFss D-11 poll and calpreps rankings are the Katella Knights (7-1, 3-0). Don't blame the Knights if they fall asleep at the wheel, getting bored playing bad team after bad in this lousy Orange League. Katella snoozed through an easy 34-8 victory over Century (4-4, 0-3) last Thursday. This week Katella faces the bottom of the league barrel in a game against Magnolia (1-7, 1-2). Magnolia may have actually avoided the bottom of the barrel by beating Century a couple of weeks ago 23-13. Calpreps says it will be a 44-3 Katella victory.

#7 in the CIFss poll are the Rancho Mirage Rattlers (5-3, 2-1). They are #8 according to Calpreps.com. Like fellow D-11 De Anza league team the Coachella Valley Arabs (6-2, 3-0), they had a seriously big game against the well respected Yucca Valley Trojans (6-2, 1-2) and the Rattlers were able to come out on top with a 32-28 win. Both sides had their offensive stars. The Rattlers had the combined rushing combo of senior RB Marques Prior going for 177 yards on 27 carries with 2 TD's and Rattler QB David Talley chipped in another 108 rushing yards on 15 carries with 2 TD's. The Trojans had a solid rushing night with junior Caleb Robinson carrying 21 times for 131 yards & 1 TD. Junior QB Elijah Lynch chipped in another 61 yards rushing along with 12 of 16 passing for 145 yards & 2 TD's. The difference might well be a fumble return for as long as 67 yards for a TD by Rattler junior linebacker Jose Rubio. The Rattlers should drop no lower than a tie for 2nd place in the De Anza League in which they hold the edge in the head to head. Their remaining 2 games are super easy starting with the Desert Mirage Rams (2-6, 1-2). Calpreps projects a 48-3 Rattler victory.

#9 is Sultana (4-4, 1-2) according to both, but I don't expect this team to make the playoffs as they project to finish 5th in the tough Mojave River league. Their last two game are against league leader Apple Valley (8-0, 3-0), the #1 ranked team in Division 10, followed by Burroughs (6-2, 2-1) of Ridgecrest, the #2 team in Division 9. Calpreps projects this weeks game against Apple Valley to be a 7-34 loss for Sultana.

#10 in the CIFss poll & #12 in the calpreps rankings is the Heritage Christian Warriors (7-0, 1-0). The Warriors secured a 48-7 win in their Olympic League opener against the struggling Whittier Christian Heralds (3-5, 0-2) on Friday the 13th and will have had 2 weeks to prepare for the significantly tougher Maranatha Minutemen (6-3, 1-1) of Pasadena. The Warriors are a run first most of the time team led by junior RB Nasir Marshall who has 1,070 yards and 7 rushing TD's but lots of other guys have successfully contributed running the ball including Sam McCutcheon who led the team with 159 yards and 2 TD's against the Heralds. The Warriors did attempt to open up their passing game a little against the Heralds and did so successfully with senior QB Jason Parraz going 9 of 14 for 172 yards and a TD. Maranatha beat the Heralds 58-29 last week. The most impressive difference I see between the two games is how the Warriors were able to shut down Whittier Christian's high octane passing game. Maranatha struggled a bit with that. Although if all the Herald's passing yardage came against 2nd stringers after the game was already decided, then those stats don't really hold any significance anyway. Both the Minutemen and the Warriors will attempt to establish their run games and which ever team can slow the other's run game down more, will likely emerge the victor. Turnovers could make the difference in this closely matched contest. This would be another highly recommended contest of lower division football. Calpreps projects a 28-27 win for Maranatha at Granada Hills, so that means anything could happen.

So who else is still in the D-11 playoff hunt?
Hillcrest(5-3, 1-2) of Riverside, likely OUT after their 13-21 upset loss to La Sierra last week.
St. Genevieve(5-2, 0-1) still likely IN. The easier league games are remaining.
Victor Valley(4-5, 2-1) likely IN from 2cnd place in the Desert Sky League.
Coachella Valley(6-2, 3-0) likely IN from 1st or 2cnd place in the De Anza League.
Irvine(5-3, 2-1) probably IN from third place in the Pacific Coast League.
Nordhoff(5-3, 0-1) of Ojai, OUT
Lakeside(5-3, 0-3) of Lake Elsinore, OUT
Crean Lutheran(5-3, 2-0), IN from 2cnd place in the Academy League
Ontario Christian(5-3, 1-2) OUT
Oak Park(3-4, 0-1) OUT
Torrance(3-5, 2-1) ON THE BUBBLE, more likely out
Highland(2-6, 2-3) likely OUT
Jurupa Hills(4-4, 2-1) IN,from 2cnd place in the San Andreas League.
Rancho Alamitos(5-3, 2-1), ON THE BUBBLE, from third place in the Garden Grove League
Bishop Montgomery(1-7, 1-1), ON THE BUBBLE, will likely need 2cnd place in league to get in.
Pacific(6-2, 1-2)of San Bernardino, ON THE BUBBLE will likely finish 3rd in 6 team Mountain Valley League

The Culver City Centaurs (7-1, 2-1) did indeed take care of business in their 47-0 victory over the Hawthorne Cougars (5-3, 1-2). The Centaurs returned the opening kickoff for a TD and never looked back, running out to a 47-0 lead before halftime. You could tell Hawthorne had some physical talent on their side of the ball, but a combination of penalties, dropped passes, horrible execution and bad coaching decisions resulted in Hawthorne presenting no significant threat to the Centaurs. Culver City senior QB Jonathan Martin threw for 236 yards and three TD's. Thanks to dropped passes and the aforementioned other issues Hawthorne had, the Centaurs were able to hold Hawthorne to just 17 yards passing and 76 yards combined both rushing & passing. Centaur slotback Kevin McGuire caught two of those TD's while getting 184 yards receiving on just 4 catches.

Next week is the trap game for Culver as they travel to face the Santa Monica Vikings (3-5, 2-1). Santa Monica beat Ocean League doormat, the Beverly Hills Normans (0-8, 0-3) 35-7 last week. The Centaurs are tied for second with the Vikings and might show up a little over confident and flat after their easy victory over Hawthorne and with the calpreps projection of a 50-7 Centaur victory. But this is a very important game for Culver. A win should lock up 2nd place while a loss might still have them with the edge for third place. That would mean they would have to hope everything falls into place with all other teams eligible for the Division 11 playoffs and a possibility of having to open the playoffs on the road.

The big game of the week in the Ocean League would have undoubtedly been the Lawndale Cardinals (8-0, 3-0) beating the El Segundo Eagles 49-14. See the details in the link to the Daily Breeze article:

http://www.dailybreeze.com/2017/10/...behind-another-big-night-from-jordan-wilmore/

Lawndale continues to dominate the Ocean League and has now beaten the two biggest threats in the Ocean League in both Culver City and El Segundo. This week, the Beverly Hills Normans (0-8, 0-3) must travel to Lawndale in a contest in which only the running clock will provide mercy for the Normans. Calpreps.com predicts a 62-0 Lawndale victory. Only the running clock will hold it down to that amount.

El Segundo will now host Hawthorne. The Eagles are a crisp executing team. Hawthorne stands no chance of even showing competitiveness if they play as badly as they did against Culver City. Calpreps.com projects it as a 48-13 Eagle victory.

The Culver City Centaurs (6-1, 1-1) maintained its spot atop both the CIF-SS Division 11 poll and the calpreps rankings despite their 14-33 loss to Lawndale (7-0). Lawndale has always been the Ocean League favorites and are the #4 team in D-5. I thought calpreps might keep the Centaurs on top, but I was almost sure the CIF-SS poll would go for undefeated Arroyo (8-0) of El Monte as the top dog in D-11. For the Centaurs it means they are almost surely relegated to a 2nd place finish in the 6 team Ocean League unless the El Segundo Eagles (6-1, 1-1) can pull the upset in what would normally be Lawndale's trap game. But since Lawndale lost to El Segundo last year, 14-7, I think Lawndale will be highly focused and motivated for this contest. For the Centaurs, that drops them into a four way tie for second place with two of those opponents still to be faced.

Culver did beat El Segundo 46-27 two weeks ago, so they don't have to worry about them and the Centaurs will be heavily favored in their final three games. However both the Hawthorne Cougars (5-2, 1-1) who Culver plays this week and the Santa Monica Vikings (2-5, 1-1) should be games in which the Centaurs need to stay focused, lest they might drop from 2nd to 4th with a slip up against either opponent. You would not know it by the record, but the Vikings look like the tougher game now after they beat the Cougars 42-14. Did the Vikings get new players eligible or did the Cougars lose some or some combination thereof is unknown, but first up is Hawthorne for the Centaurs. Calpreps projects it as a 61-12 Centaur victory, but that is awful high. How about we go with 52-28 in favor of the Centaurs?

The #2 Arroyo (of El Monte) Knights easily & methodically took care of business in a 33-0 victory over the El Monte Lions (4-3, 2-1). All 10 teams selected by the CIF-SS poll & by Calpreps.com are assigned to the same positions. Junior QB Ernesto Camacho was 24 of 36 for 306 yards and 4 TD's with no interceptions. The running game was not much to speak of but it was not needed with the passing performance of Camacho and his receivers. Senior receiver Ray Cotero led the way with 9 receptions for 143 yards and 2 TD's. Senior RB Steven Ocariz had 6 catches for 84 yards and the other 2 TD's. There was 1 rushing TD. It was only 13-0 at the half but Arroyo broke it open in the third with 2 more scores.
Arroyo has their easiest game of the year this week against Marshall (1-6, 0-3) of Pasadena. The calpreps prediction is a 62-0 victory for Arroyo.

#3 are the Arcadia Apaches (4-3, 3-1) and they had an easy game against the Hoover Tornadoes (0-6), winning 47-18 and they will have another easy one this week against the Glendale Nitros (2-5, 0-4). A great mascot name but a lousy team. Arcadia could fall into a tie for third place with a team or two in the Pacific League but they hold the edge against either of those teams if head to head is the first tie breaker. They will have to hope that their high regard in the polls and rankings makes them an early selection, among third place teams, for the D-11 playoffs. Calpreps projects a 52-3 win over Glendale.

#4 are the Covina Colts (5-2, 1-1). They suffered a 28-42 setback against the favored Northview Vikings (5-2, 2-0) in Valle Vista League play. Covina showed fight early but Northview stretched the lead out to 28-7 just before the half. Covina attempted to rally late in the third quarter closing the gap to 28-14, but Northview almost immediately scored again on a rushing TD. Northview senior QB Steven Comstock was a modestly good 7 of 14 for 152 yards passing with 1 TD, but he was an absolute beast running the ball, carrying 26 times for 236 yards & 3 TD's. RB & fellow senior teammate J. Castillo Jr. contributed an additional 187 yards & 2 TD's on just 7 carries including a 68 yarder.

Covina, like Culver City, is in a 4 way tie for second place in their Valle Vista League. The good news is that they hold the head to head advantage over San Dimas (4-3, 1-1) who they beat 36-35, and the other two current second place teams do not project to be a significant challenge for Covina. This week Covina faces the Baldwin Park Braves (3-4, 0-2). A loss by the Braves would virtually eliminate them from consideration for the Division 12 playoffs, but even with that motivation, the calpreps projection so heavily favors Covina, 50-14, that I don't think they have a chance. For Covina, much like Culver City, it will be a matter of just staying focused and taking care of business this last 3 weeks of league play, although Covina's path looks a little easier than what Culver City has to face in the Ocean League.

#5 is the Segerstrom Jaguars (6-1, 2-0). The Jaguars hold the mathematical advantage in the tough Golden West League due to their league record. They beat league doormat Loara (2-5, 0-2) last week 42-3, but the easy games are now over in league. This week they face the Orange High Panthers (6-1, 1-1). Last week Orange was defeated in league by fellow D-11 hopeful, the Westminster Lions, 35-29. Orange was favored by just 2 points in that contest. This week, Segerstrom is at home and Orange is favored by 1, in a 22-21 projected win for Orange.

#6 is the Westminster Lions (5-2, 1-1). They lost their first Golden West league contest to now league favorite, the Santa Ana Saints (6-1, 2-0), the #2 rated team in D-12. They had an exciting back n forth contest with Orange last week in which the lead changed hands several times and the score was at 22-22 after 3 quarters. With 8 minutes to go in the game, the Lion's Noah Melbon tossed a 25yd TD pass to Chris Samilton and they took a 29-22 lead. Orange started the next drive at their own 39 and with about 3 minutes to go, they scored on a QB Jason Wilkinson 10 yd pass to Jordan Schmidt which tied the game at 29-29. But with less than a minute to play, the Lions got inside the Orange 20 and finished it off with a 5 yard rushing touchdown by Christian Jaime. They missed their extra point but were able to hold on for the very important 35-29 victory.

While Segerstrom still faces the three toughest teams in league, Westminster's schedule is a little softer with an easy win against Loara to close out the regular season. Westminster and Segerstrom will meet in 2 weeks to determine Division 11 preferred selection position IF both teams can take care of business. This week Westminster is at home facing a winnable but still challenging game against the Ocean View Seahawks (4-3, 0-2). This would be the Lions trap game, if they find themselves looking forward to Segerstrom, they could get into trouble. Ocean View lost big to Santa Ana last week by 6-51 and lost to Segerstrom 28-13 the week before that. Ocean View features the two "Noah's" QB Noah Hickman with 891 yards passing & 10 TD's along with RB Noah De Loera who has run for 840 yards and 8 TD's in 6 games. Westminster will probably be able to slow them down some. Calpreps projection of a 35-21 Lions victory seems about right.

#7 is the Katella Knights (6-1, 2-0) and they are cruising through Orange League play, beating Valley (1-6, 1-1) of Santa Ana last week, 49-14. Katella is #7 in D-11 despite the fact that they beat Westminster by 2 points, 22-20, earlier this year. It will be just as easy for the Knights the rest of the league season. This week they will rout Century (4-3, 0-2). Calpreps projects a 42-10 Katella victory. With their 1st place league finish and their fairly high ranking, perhaps they may be able to secure a top 4 seed in D-11.