{"id":77927,"date":"2022-11-01T19:08:31","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T02:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=77927"},"modified":"2022-11-01T19:08:34","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T02:08:34","slug":"game-night-cif-playoffs-1st-round-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=77927","title":{"rendered":"Game Night: CIF Playoffs – 1st Round"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Nico Iamaleava and the Warren Bears travel to Sierra Canyon Friday night in a Division 2 battle. (Photo by Duane Barker). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

All kickoffs are at 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise indicated: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Friday November 4 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DIV 2 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warren (8-1) at Sierra Canyon (6-4) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not a typical season for Sierra Canyon. The Trailblazers did lose four games. However they also won the extremely tough Mission League going 4-1 with their only loss coming at the hands of Bishop Amat in double overtime. Warren rolled through the season with a record of 8-1 falling only to Serra back in September. The Bears have an explosive offense led by quarterback Nico Iamaleava. Warren outscores Sierra Canyon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warren 38 Sierra Canyon 35 <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

DIV 3 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Palos Verdes (7-3) at La Serna (9-1) (California) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Palos Verdes won the Bay League with a perfect 5-0 record. We all know about La Serna. The Lancers cruised through the Del Rio and lost only once – to Warren- all year. Palos Verdes played a strong non-league schedule and is in a tough league. But La Serna is used to tough schedules. The Lancers will be ready. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

La Serna 28 Palos Verdes 24 <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

DIV 6 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Northview (8-2) at Ramona (9-1) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This Northview team reminds me a lot of last year’s Northview team – starting the playoffs on the road and winning. Then the Vikings won at home in the second round before winning big again on the road. I picked against them on the road last year. I’m not letting that happen again. Ramona is good. The Rams, yes the Rams, won some big games this season and are a solid team. But aren’t most teams in the playoffs? Northview gets the win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Northview 28 Ramona 21 <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

DIV 7 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glendora (4-6) at Mayfair (6-4) <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good first round matchup. Glendora was up and down all year finishing 4-6. The Tartans had to come back from a 27-point third quarter deficit last Friday night to beat South Hills or they would have been 3-7. Mayfair took third place in the Gateway League behind powers Warren and Downey. The Monsoons have a quarterback in Evan Tomich who is getting some serious looks. Mayfair should have enough to hold off Glendora. Monsoons win it in fourth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mayfair 30 Glendora 27 <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

DIV 8 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Northwood (9-1) at Monrovia (8-2) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monrovia dropped a couple of games this year but the Wildcats were without their quarterback Brian Salazar. Salazar and the rest of the Cats are ready to go now. Northwood went 9-1 and won the Pacific Hills League and won’t go down easy. But eventually they will. Monrovia is focused on not dropping a first round playoff game. And remember the Wildcats have Carlos Hernandez. Note to Northwood. Don’t kick it to Carlos! Cats win and advance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monrovia 34 Northwood 30 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DIV 9 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

West Covina (5-5) at San Dimas (6-4) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another nice local matchup. Both teams are coming off of losses. West Covina was shut out by Claremont while San Dimas got thumped by Northview. San Dimas is best when the ground game is working. West Covina butters the bread with the run as well. The Bulldogs threw the ball one time earlier this year against Baldwin Park and it went for a touchdown…of course. Should be a quick game with both teams running the ball. You could check out the game and still have time to catch a movie after. West Covina wins with a late field goal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

West Covina 24 San Dimas 21 <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

DIV 10 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Palmdale (6-4) at El Rancho (6-4) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

El Rancho has knack for finishing second in the Del Rio and then making a run. The Dons played a tough schedule and their four losses were against winning teams. Palmdale went 6-4 overall and should go toe to toe with the Dons. El Rancho will take a couple of hits but still survive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

El Rancho 27 Palmdale 24 <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

DIV 12 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

San Marino (5-5) at Arroyo (7-3) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A rematch of a Week 1 game in which San Marino scored in the last seconds to pull out a 14-13 win. Arroyo rolled through the Mission Valley League going unbeaten while the Titans went 3-2 and finished in a three-way tie for second in the Rio Hondo. Arroyo is a different team now but San Marino is improved as well. It’s hard to see the Knights losing twice to the Titans in the same year especially when the first game was in their grasp. Arroyo advances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arroyo 21 San Marino 14 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick Hits <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

D 3 – Charter Oak at Yorba Linda – Charter Oak <\/p>\n\n\n\n

D-10 – Covina at Cantwell – Covina <\/p>\n\n\n\n

D-11 – Bell Gardens at Bellflower – Bell Gardens <\/p>\n\n\n\n

D-13 – Alhambra at San Gabriel – San Gabriel <\/p>\n\n\n\n

D-14 – Bassett at South El Monte – South El Monte <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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