Sylmar to Open Its Title Defense Against Jefferson

With a 24-game winning streak and City Section 4-A player of the year Durell Price in his senior season, Sylmar not surprisingly was chosen Friday as the section’s top-seeded football team for the playoffs, which begin next week.

Sylmar, which defeated Crenshaw, 38-6, in last season’s title game, will open defense of its division championship at home against Jefferson, the Southeastern Conference’s third-place team.

Dorsey, the Southern Pacific champion, is seeded second in 4-A, with Northwest Valley champion Kennedy third and Southeastern winner Locke fourth.

Northern Conference runner-up Eagle Rock is seeded first in Division 3-A and will face Canoga Park of the Valley Pac-8.