Garfield-Roosevelt playoff game to be held at Wilson High

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Thursday’s first round Invitational Division playoff game between Garfield (7-3) and Roosevelt (5-5) will kick off at 8 p.m. at Wilson High.

Garfield Coach Lorenzo Hernandez said other venues were considered, including East Los Angeles College where the teams played their annual Classic game on Nov. 2. Hernandez also said fans should buy tickets early because Wilson’s football facility is much smaller than East L.A.’s 20,355 seat stadium.

‘We’re telling fans to buy tickets through the schools starting Wednesday,’ Hernandez said. ‘I’m not sure how many tickets will be available at [Wilson].’

Roosevelt won the Nov. 2 game, 23-15, ending a two-game losing streak to Garfield. For Thursday’s game, second-seeded Garfield is the home team. Roosevelt enters as the 15th-seeded team.

- Mike Terry