CALENDAR

The Montclair Prep football team plays a 3:30 p.m. game today at Malibu High. Malibu is a first-year program playing a mostly junior varsity schedule.

Without this game, Montclair Prep would not have the eight varsity games required by the Southern Section for a free-lance team to qualify for the playoffs.

Mountie Coach George Giannini has convinced Malibu Coach and Athletic Director Rich Lawson to play the game under varsity conditions. That means the Sharks, who have a dozen 14-year old freshmen, seven sophomores and nine juniors, may use only those freshmen who have received clearance from a parent and personal physician.

As of Tuesday morning, Lawson said four Shark freshmen had been cleared to play.

Other high school events in the region today include:

Water polo: At 3:15 p.m, Crescenta Valley at Hoover, Newbury Park at Westlake, Milken at Calabasas, Cate at Nordhoff. At 3:30 p.m., Harvard-Westlake at Alemany.

Girls’ volleyball: At 2:45 p.m., Monroe at Van Nuys, Canoga Park at Reseda, North Hollywood at Sylmar, Eagle Rock at Verdugo Hills. At 3:15 p.m., Hoover at Crescenta Valley.

Girls’ tennis: At 2 p.m., Peninsula at Harvard-Westlake. At 3 p.m., Campbell Hall at Simi Valley. At 3:15 p.m., Crescenta Valley at Hoover.

Cross-country: At 3 p.m., Channel League meet at Arroyo Verde Park. At 3:30 p.m., Maranatha at Village Christian, La Salle vs. Bell-Jeff at Griffith Park.

College events in the region today include:

Men’s soccer: At 2 p.m., Cuyamaca at Oxnard.

Women’s soccer: At 2 p.m., UCLA at Pepperdine. At 4 p.m., La Verne at Cal Lutheran.