Birmingham makes it point, 41-6, and wonders what’s next

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Barbara Fiege can go to the state bowl game selection meeting on Sunday at the Home Depot Center in Carson with a straight face.

The City Section commissioner won’t have to exaggerate at all about how good Birmingham is. The Patriots (13-1), who walked through Carson (11-3), by a score of 41-6 in the City Championship Division final at the Coliseum on Friday night has made a strong case to be the south’s representative to the state Division I bowl championship game on Dec. 15 at the Home Depot Center.

Sure, some things still have to happen. It will help the Patriots’ chances if Long Beach Poly beats Crespi Saturday in the Southern Section Pac-5 final, as Crespi beat Birmingham and Birmingham beat Poly. Also in the mix is Corona Centennial, which beat Crespi. The Huskies will play Corona Santiago, a team they beat in league by 62 points, in the Inland Division final on Saturday

Birmingham is perhaps the best City team in the past 20 years. And if that’s not good enough to get the coveted state berth, who knows when another City team will emerge that is worthy.

-- Mike Terry