SOUTHERN SECTION

Friday, Nov. 26

SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS

Quarterfinals

DIVISION I

Los Alamitos 52, Bishop Amat 6
Since losing to Mission Viejo in week two, Los Alamitos has been on a tear, keeping opponents in check and surrendering 13 points in just one of its last nine games, including a 42-6 drubbing of Long Beach Cabrillo in the first round of the Division I playoffs.

Friday night’s second round opponent, Bishop Amat, proved no different. Cortes Rice ran 28 times for 224 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns to lead the second-seeded Griffins to a quarterfinal victory at Bishop Amat.

Orlando Scandrick ran for an 80-yard score on the game’s first play enroute to 195 all-purpose yards as Los Alamitos (11-1) outgained Bishop Amat, 501-243, in total yards.

Bishop Amat (6-6) was penalized for 85 yards and committed five turnovers, including two fumbles by William Wagner, who ran 21 times for 171 yards and an 80-yard score to pull Bishop Amat to within 14-6 with 9:32 remaining in the first quarter.

Jimmy Barnes completed of 16 of 22 passes for 232 yards and three touchdowns, including a 16-yard pass to Jeremy Childs, to give Los Alamitos a 35-6 lead at halftime.

Los Alamitos will face Lakewood, which upset defending Division I champion Loyola, 14-7, in the semifinals next Friday.

--Mayar Zokaei

Esperanza 42, Colton 9
Lakewood 14, Loyola 7
Long Beach Poly 27, St. John Bosco 6

DIVISION II

Upland 29, Canyon Country Canyon 28
Quarterback Dan Millus completed a fourth-down pass of six yards to Brian Haith, then connected with Haith on a two-point conversion play to lift Upland (10-2) over host Canyon (10-2).

Upland built a 21-7 halftime lead, but the Cowboys scored three unanswered touchdowns in the third quarter to pull ahead, 28-21.

Justin Williams led Canyon with 208 yards rushing in 29 carries, including scoring runs of one and 52 yards.

Haith finished with seven receptions for 191 yards and two touchdowns. Upland travels to play top-seeded Mission Viejo in the semifinals.

Mission Viejo 50, Hart 20
San Clemente 20, Chino 16
Valencia 37, Chino Hills 13

DIVISION III

Dominguez 13, Lancaster 12
Host Lancaster scored a touchdown with four minutes to play to pull within a point at 13-12, but the Dons (11-1) stopped their two-point conversion attempt and held on for the win.

Peninsula 13, St. Paul 10
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 49, Muir 26
St. Francis 17, Redondo 16

DIVISION IV

Agoura 24, Rio Mesa 2
St. Bonaventure 35, Hawthorne 18
San Luis Obispo 45, Royal 21
Ventura 35, Thousand Oaks 14

DIVISION V

Corona Centennial 42, Murrieta Valley 20
Brandon Minor rushed for 295 yards and five touchdowns in 30 carries to lead a Centennial offense that amassed 510 yards in a Division V quarterfinal at Centennial.

Centennial (11-1) won its 11th consecutive game and advanced to the semifinals for the third consecutive season. The Huskies, section champions in 2000 and ‘02, will face Temecula Valley next Saturday.

Centennial has averaged 42 points a game this season, but figured to be held in check by Murrieta Valley (8-3-1), which allowed an average of only 13.8 points in its first 11 games and yielded only 81 total yards in its playoff victory last week.

“It’s definitely satisfying,” said Minor, who tallied his sixth 200-yard game this season and was a couple of holding penalties short of his third 300-yard game. “They were supposed to be the number one defense and we just did what we always do.”

Murrieta Valley had not allowed more than 21 points in a game this season, but Centennial had that in the first quarter after Minor touchdown runs of 11, 63 and five yards gave the Huskies a 21-0 lead on their first three possessions.

Minor added a 46-yard touchdown run in the second quarter that gave the Huskies a 28-7 halftime lead and made the score 35-14 with a 23-yard score with 4:32 left in the third quarter.

It was the second consecutive five-touchdown game and third this season for Minor, who is among the Southland leaders with 43 touchdowns. Quarterback Chris Scott completed his first 10 passes and finished 13 of 18 for 197 yards and a touchdown.

Dashan Miller caught eight passes for 142 yards, including a 55-yard touchdown that gave Centennial a 42-20 lead with 4:55 to play.

Adam Luckey had 65 yards and three touchdowns in 20 carries for Murrieta Valley. Quarterback Chris Mayabb completed 12 of 22 passes for 120 yards, but was sacked five times.

--Peter Yoon

Norco 33, Riverside North 18
Temecula Valley 21, Corona Santiago 13
Temescal Canyon 38, Arroyo Valley 28

DIVISION VI

Newport Harbor 14, Charter Oak 7
Mayfair 28, Tustin 21
Orange Lutheran 42, La Mirada 7
Villa Park 37, Aliso Niguel 7

DIVISION VII

Arroyo 37, La Serna 13
South Hills 31, Westminster 23
Walnut 29, Schurr 12
West Covina 35, Santa Fe 0

DIVISION VIII

Ridgecrest Burroughs 33, Kaiser 12
Karsten Sween completed 21 of 34 passes for 314 yards and five touchdowns, Hayo Carpenter had eight catches for 173 yards and three touchdowns and Jacob Hess had three catches for 51 yards and a touchdown for host Burroughs.

Ethan Cubit had four catches for 44 yards and one touchdown and now has 998 receiving yards on the season for the Burros (8-4), which avenged a loss in the championship game last season to Kaiser. Sween now has over 4,000 passing yards this season.

Second-seeded Kaiser finished at 10-2.

Diamond Ranch 23, Silverado 14
Palm Springs 56, Chaffey 20
Serrano 62, Palm Desert 33

DIVISION IX

Fullerton 17, Northwood 7
La Habra 35, Savanna 14
Tesoro 49, Troy 28
Western 42, Los Amigos 27

DIVISION X

Crespi 15, Morro Bay 0
Randle Harris rushed for 159 yards in 26 carries, including a 53-yard touchdown run, for Crespi (9-3), which held Morro Bay (7-5) to 146 yards of total offense. Martini Ciccolini interecepted a pair of passes for Crespi.

Santa Maria St. Joseph 42, Cathedral 14
Casey Cathcart completed nine of 13 passes for 160 yards and three touchdowns and Brad Escobar had 99 yards in 14 carries, including a 42-yard touchdown run for St. Joseph’s (11-1) first score at St. Matthias High School in Downey.

David Wolfe had two interceptions and returned a fumble 12 yards for a touchdown for the Knights.

Ricardo Galvez had 103 yards in 13 carries for host Cathedral (9-3), which had four turnovers.

Lompoc 49, Torrance 0
North Torrance 28, La Cañada 23

DIVISION XI

Oaks Christian 52,Verbum Dei 0
Quarterback Jimmy Clausen completed 10 of 18 passes for 263 yards and five touchdowns (51 on the season), and Aaron Ware had seven carries for 101 yards and two touchdowns for top-seeded and visiting Oaks Christian (12-0). Clausen and Ware did not play in the second half. Verbum Dei completed the season 8-4.

Cerritos Valley Christian 34, La Salle 16
Nordhoff 34, Village Christian 14
Oak Park 56, Banning 14

Division XII

Ontario Christian 40, Bishop 20
Top-seeded Ontario Christian (11-1) advanced to the semifinals with the road victory.

Grace Brethren 53, Vasquez 20
Mojave 35, Aquinas 14
Pasadena Marshall 23, Rosamond 13

DIVISION XIII

Linfield Christian 28, Malibu 20
Junior cornerback Dan Bautista intercepted a Malibu pass with 1 minute, 30 seconds left and returned it for a touchdown to seal the victory for Linfield Christian (10-1-1).

Bautista, who also intercepted a pass on the Malibu’s ensuing possession to end the Sharks’ final drive, returned his first interception 25 yards to extend Linfield Christian’s 21-20 edge to 27-20. Bautista’s interceptions were his first two of the season.

Mike Rainey scored what turned out to be the decisive score on a two-yard run that put the Lions ahead 21-20 with eight minutes to go in the third quarter. Malibu (10-2) scored on a run with nine minutes left, but missed the point-after kick to pull within 21-20.

Linfield Christian rallied for the victory after trailing 14-0 early in the first half, before Ryan Chamberlin scored on a 65-yard pass from Drake Fages with eight minutes to go in the second quarter and Chuck Wilson scored with 40 seconds left in the half for a 14-14 halftime tie.

Anza Hamilton 35, Pasadena Poly 13
Rio Hondo Prep 22, Campbell Hall 20
St. Margaret’s 28, Brentwood 21

8-MAN

LARGE DIVISION

Semifinals

Faith Baptist 51, Bloomington Christian 6
Senior Joshua Stott scored on a one-yard run for the only touchdown for Bloomington Christian (10-2) in a loss to Faith Baptist at Colton High.

King’s Christian 18, California Lutheran 6

SMALL DIVISION

Semifinals

Desert Chapel 51, Maricopa 42
Desert Chapel (8-4) pulled off the road upset at top-seeded Maricopa. Desert Chapel will host third-seeded Lighthouse Christian (4-4) in the Small Schools championship next Friday.

Lighthouse Christian 78, Liberty Christian 16
Lighthouse Christian improved to 4-4; Liberty Christian finished 9-2.

CIF-SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS

Semifinals

Division I

Esperanza (9-3) at Long Beach Poly (11-1), Saturday; Los Alamitos (11-1) at Lakewood (11-1), Friday.

Division II

Upland (10-2) at Mission Viejo (12-0), Saturday; San Clemente (10-2) at Valencia (11-1), Friday.

Division III

St. Francis (9-3) at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame (12-0), Saturday; Peninsula (11-0-1) at Dominguez (11-1), Friday.

Division IV

San Luis Obispo (10-1) at St. Bonaventure (11-1), Saturday; Agoura (9-3) at Ventura (10-2), Friday.

Division V

Corona Centennial (11-1) at Temecula Valley (8-4), Saturday; Norco (11-1) at Temescal Canyon (12-0), Friday.

Division VI

Orange Lutheran (11-1) at Villa Park (11-1), Saturday; Newport Harbor (11-0-1) at Mayfair (11-1), Friday.

Division VII

Arroyo (12-0) at South Hills (8-4), Saturday; Walnut (11-1) at West Covina (9-2-1), Friday.

Division VIII

Serrano (12-0) at Diamond Ranch (9-2-1), Saturday; Ridgecrest Burroughs (8-4) at Palm Springs (11-1), Friday.

Division IX

Fullerton (9-3) at Western (11-1), Saturday; La Habra (9-3) at Tesoro (10-2), Friday.

Division X

Crespi (8-4) at Lompoc (12-0), Saturday; North Torrance (11-1) at Santa Maria St. Joseph (11-1), Friday.

Division XI

Nordhoff (8-4) at Oaks Christian (12-0), Saturday; Cerritos Valley Christian (11-1) at Oak Park (11-1), Friday.

Division XII

Pasadena Marshall (10-2) at Ontario Christian (11-1), Saturday; Mojave (11-1) at Grace Brethren (10-1), Friday.

Division XIII

St. Margaret’s (9-1-1) at Anza Hamilton (11-1), Saturday; Linfield Christian (10-1-1) at Rio Hondo Prep (10-2), Friday.

Note: Championships, December 10-11.

Championship game schedule:
December 10--Division I championship at Angels Stadium, 7:30 p.m.; Division III, IV, V, VII, IX, and X championships at sites TBA.
December 11--Division II championship at Angels Stadium, 7:30 p.m.; Division VI championship at Angels Stadium, 2 p.m.; Division VIII, XI, XII, and XIII championships at sites TBA.

CIF-SOUTHERN SECTION 8-MAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

8-MAN LARGE

Championship, December 3
Kings Christian (11-0) at Faith Baptist (12-0).

8-MAN SMALL

Championship, Friday
Lighthouse Christian (4-4) at Desert Chapel (8-4).