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Mid Valley Scoreboard CIF Playoffs: Semi Finals

High School Playoff Football scores from around the area:

South El Monte Advances to Semis

By Duane Barker (South El Monte) “The Swamp” on the campus of South El Monte High School lived up to its name Friday night as the South El Monte Eagles hosted the Indian Springs Coyotes in the quarterfinals of the CIF Division 14 playoffs and came away with a rain soaked 14-7 victory.

Bearcats Jump Out Early, Hang On For Victory

(Covina, CA) The Bonita Bearcats and the Northview Vikings faced off in the opening round of the CIF Division V playoffs Friday night and the Bearcats finished off the Vikings 31-19 at Covina Valley District Field.

Braves Take Down Minutemen in Opening Round

(Baldwin Park) The Baldwin Park Braves hosted the Maranatha Minutemen in the first round of the CIF Division 11 football playoffs, and the Braves showed the Minutemen the exit door to the post season with a decisive 42-28 victory Friday night at Baldwin Park High School. Below are a few images from the action.

Alta Loma Stuns Northview 21-20

By Duane Barker (Covina, CA) The Northview Vikings played host to the Alta Loma Lions in a Valle Vista matchup that could determine the Valley Vista League title and dropped the closely battled contest 21-20 Friday night at Covina Valley District Field.

Maranatha Improves to 6-3 With Win Over Big Bear

(Big Bear) The Maranatha Minutemen traveled into the mountains to take on the Big Bear Bears in their final road game of the regular season and came away with a 21-14 victory in the cool night air at Big Bear High school. Below are a few images of the game.

La Canada Shuts Out Monrovia

Joe Bell scores twice to lead La Canada to victory. By Duane Barker (La Canada) The La Canada Spartans played host to the visiting Monrovia Wildcats Friday night in a game with plenty of Rio Hondo League implications. The Spartans managed a couple of second half scores and went on to beat the Wildcats 14-0 […]

Minutemen Dominant In Win Over Arrowhead Christian

(Pasadena) The Maranatha Minutement rushed out to a 37-0 halftime lead and with a running clock in the second half, cruised to a 37-14 victory over the visiting Arrowhead Christian Eagles Friday night at Maranatha High School. Below are a few images from the game.

Braves’ Offense Stifled by Lion Defense

By Duane Barker (Baldwin Park) The Baldwin Park Braves hosted the Alta Loma Lions Friday night in a Valle Vista League battle, and the Lions came away with a one-sided 35-6 victory to improve to 5-2 while the Braves fell to 4-3.

Maranatha Comes Up Short Against Western Christian

(Pasadena) The Maranatha Minutemen came up short Friday night in the matchup against Western Christian High School dropping the game 40-34 in front of a home crowd at Maranatha High School. Here are a few images from the action.