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.
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.
