2020-21: D-VIAA Blythe and Quartz Hill Are Miles Apart
The teams in the Southern California Division 6-AA playoffs tonight play the long game. The Quartz Hill Royals (9-4), located 70 miles north of Los Angeles and on the upper edge of the Southern Section boundary, will travel almost 250 miles, a distance not unfamiliar to their opponent, Blythe Palo Verde Valley. The Yellow jackets […]
Read More2021 Week 15: Patriots versus Patriots in D3-A
Resurgent Patrick Henry, 19-9 in three seasons under coach J.T. O’Sullivan and 10-2 in 2021, takes on visiting Lake Balboa Birmingham Saturday night in the Southern California Division III-A playoffs. San Diego Section schools don’t often play those from the Los Angeles City Section, usually only in postseason matchups such as this. Birmingham (8-5), which […]
Read More2021 Week 15: Scripps Ranch Travels to DII-A Playoff
Scripps Ranch and the rubber will hit the road Saturday for a 6 p.m. game in the Southern California Division II-A playoffs at Santa Clarita Valencia, 160 miles away. Coach Marlin Gardinera’s team, 11-1 and averaging 44 points after a 42-0 win over La Jolla in the San Diego Section finals last week, are on […]
Read More2021 Week 15: Local Turf War in DII-AA Pits Helix Against Mater Dei
The CIF came up with an unusual pairing this week: teams representing the same section and which should have intimate knowledge. Intimate knowledge was denied, because COVID canceled a Highlanders-Crusaders match in Week 3. There is shared common knowledge, however. Mater Dei defeated Otay Ranch, 41-7, and St. Augustine, 35-0. Helix beat the former, 29-14, […]
Read More2021 Week 15: DI-AA Matchup, Final Top 10 Poll
Cathedral has won its last two Southern California Division I-AA playoff games, 35-28 in 2016 and 24-21 in 2018, each time at home against Harbor City Narbonne. In attempting to win a third the Dons will head 70 miles North Friday to play Orange Lutheran, a four-loss team that was fifth in its league, at […]
Read More2021 Week 14: How We See the Finals
We’re on holiday, in the process of enriching the Las Vegas economy, so this will be short, in more ways than one. This week’s fearless, if not peerless, Division I-V predictions: D-I, Lincoln 31, Helix 20. Can’t go against my alma mater. D-II, Scripps Ranch 38, La Jolla 35. I live in the community of […]
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