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.
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.
