Divisional semifinal predictions

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Last week, I know took a couple knocks on the chin with my predictions (wins by Crespi, St. Bernard and St. Paul come to mind). However, I went 4-0 on the Northern Division quarterfinals to help me improve to 81-22 on the season. Now if I can only predict a little closer to the actual scores, I’ll be looking even better.

Here are my predictions for the semifinals. As always, I do not consult Calpreps.com before making my picks.

Northern Division
Hart 33, Newbury Park 27
Saugus 28, St. Bonaventure 24

Calpreps.com Predictions
Hart 31, Newbury Park 17
Saugus 28, St. Bonaventure 27

Northwest Division
Oaks Christian 35, Oak Park 29
Nordhoff 24, St. Bernard 21

Calpreps.com
Oaks Christian 31, Oak Park 21
St. Bernard 24, Nordhoff 22

Mid-Valley Division
Santa Clara 36, Cerritos Valley Christian 18
Paraclete 33, Bishop Diego 28

Calpreps.com
Santa Clara 38, Cerritos Valley Christian 24
Paraclete 26, Bishop Diego 21

Western Division
Dominguez 28, Palmdale 19
St. Paul 24, Gahr 21

Calpreps.com
Dominguez 31, Palmdale 27
St. Paul 28, Gahr 24

For complete playoff schedules, click here. Or download the bracket.

-- Austin Knoblauch