NUMBERS GAME

A look at some of the region’s top performers and teams.

EMMANUEL EVANS: Birmingham senior tailback rushed for 337 yards in 26 carries and scored four touchdowns in a 35-24 win over Kennedy.

NICK CZERNEK: Newbury Park junior quarterback passed for a career-high 429 yards and two touchdowns in a 51-15 win over Thousand Oaks. He leads the region with 2,869 yards passing and 20 tds.

Football Top 10

Rankings of Valley-region high schools by sportswriters of The Times:

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RK LW TEAM (League) REC. 1 1 Newbury Park (Marmonte) 10-0 2 2 Taft (Northwest Valley) 9-0 3 3 Hart (Foothill) 9-1 4 4 Crescenta Valley (Pacific) 10-0 5 5 Norte Dame (Mission) 8-2 6 6 Sylmar (Valley Pac-8) 9-1 7 9 Palmdale (Golden) 8-2 8 10 Westlake (Marmonte) 7-3 9 NR Buean (Channel) 8-2 10 NR Valencia (Foothill) 8-3

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