Van Nuys, San Fernando to Renew Football Rivalry Launched in 1919

The oldest high school football rivalry in the Valley will be renewed in the fall, 71 years after its inception.

Van Nuys and San Fernando, two of the first four high schools in the Valley, will meet in a nonleague encounter. The last time the teams met, in 1978, San Fernando won, 62-0. That victory marked San Fernando’s 13th consecutive win over its longtime rival.

San Fernando, which finished 5-6 last season and lost a first-round playoff game to Crenshaw, currently competes in the 4-A Northwest Valley Conference. Van Nuys, which finished 5-5 last season and lost a first-round playoff game to Locke, plays in the 3-A Valley Pac-8 Conference.

San Fernando leads the series, 37-25-4.

Phronsie Franco, a striker for the Thousand Oaks High girls’ soccer team who holds 32 school records, will sign a national letter of intent with UC Santa Barbara.

Franco, 17, holds Thousand Oaks goal-scoring records for a career (75), a season (26) and a match (12). Her high school soccer career will continue Thursday when the Lancers (13-3-2) meet Hart in the first round of the Southern Section 4-A Division playoffs at Hart.