SCORECARD / COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FIRST ROUND OF THE SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS

Second-round games in the Southern Section playoffs, to be plaed Friday, Nov. 26 (sites to be announced): DIVISION I

* La Puente Bishop Amat (11-0) vs. Lancaster Antelope Valley (8-2)-Fontana (5-5) winner

* Mater Dei (10-1) vs. Long Beach Poly (10-1)

* San Clemente (9-2) vs. Encino Crespi (7-4)

* Los Angeles Loyola (8-3) vs. Rialto Eisenhower (11-0)

DIVISION II

* Los Alamitos (11-0) vs. Edison (9-2)

* Fountain Valley (9-2) vs. El Dorado (6-5)

* Newhall Hart (10-1) vs. Compton Dominguez (9-1)

* Cerritos Gahr (7-4) vs. Huntington Beach (11-0)

DIVISION IV

* Moreno Valley Canyon Springs (10-1) vs. La Verne Damien (8-3)

* Sherman Oaks Notre Dame (9-2) vs. Villa Park (8-3)

* Glendora (8-1-2) vs. Riverside Poly (7-4)

* Foothill (8-3) vs. Irvine (10-1)

DIVISION VI

* Valencia (10-1) vs. Santa Fe Springs Santa Fe (8-3)

* Savanna (9-2) vs. Covina (8-3)

* Anaheim (6-5) vs. Whittier (7-4)

* Western (7-3-1) vs. Pomona Ganesha (9-2)

DIVISION VII

* Baldwin Park Sierra Vista (11-0) vs. Rancho Alamitos (7-3-1)

* Culver City (8-3) vs. Arroyo Grande (5-5)

* Lompoc (8-3) vs. Manhattan Beach Mira Costa (10-1)

* Van Nuys Montclair Prep (10-0) vs. Kennedy (10-1)

DIVISION VIII

* Riverside Norte Vista (6-5) vs. Costa Mesa (7-2-2)

* San Marino (8-1-2) vs. Riverside La Sierra (10-1)

* Bellflower (9-2) vs. Trabuco Hills (8-3)

* Laguna Hills (8-3) vs. Yucaipa (10-1)

DIVISION X

* L.A. Baptist (10-0) vs. Panorama City St. Genevieve (9-2)

* Ontario Christian (9-2) vs Big Bear (7-3)-Los Angeles Cathedral (5-4-1) winner

* Brethren Christian (9-2) vs. Cathedral City (8-3)

* Sun Valley Village Christian (8-2) vs. Yucca Valley (7-3-1)

TOP PERFORMERS

Anaheim’s Reuben Droughns, who was No. 1 in the county in rushing this season, continued to lead the parade in the first round of the Southern Section playoffs. The sophomore gained 361 yards in 26 carries and scored four touchdowns as the Colonists defeated El Monte Arroyo, 34-32, in a Division VI game.

Senior Binh Tran carried 37 times for 241 yards and teammate Dwayne Crenshaw added 87 yards and three touchdowns in 11 carries to lead Costa Mesa past South Pasadena, 35-15, in a Division VIII game.

PAYING TRIBUTE

On their way to their first-round game against La Verne Damien, Santa Margarita players and coaches stopped off to pay tribute to their friend and teammate, Darren Wedertz.

Wedertz, who suffered a head injury in a game last November and was later diagnosed with leukemia, sat in his wheelchair on the lawn of his Mission Viejo home while the Eagle players performed cheers and presented him a hat, sweat shirt, team photo and the game ball from last week’s victory over Newport Harbor.

“It was absolutely wonderful,” Darren’s mother, Charlene, said. “Darren was so excited, he kept saying, ‘Go SM! Go SM!’ ”

THE STREAK IS DEAD

Mater Dei, which hadn’t defeated a Marijon Ancich-coached team since 1966, put an end to that drought with a 17-14 victory over Santa Fe Springs St. Paul in the first round of the Division I playoffs. St. Paul won 14 consecutive games in the series from 1967-80, when the teams were in the Angelus League. Ancich picked up two more victories over the Monarchs in 1989 and ‘90, when he coached at Tustin.

ON THE RECORD

“Our kids are excited about playing Los Alamitos. I think we’ll give them a closer game than most teams have given them so far.”

--Dave White, Edison coach, on the second-round Division II matchup.