LITTLEROCK, QUARTZ HILL TEAMS TO WATCH PLAYOFFS FROM SIDELINES.Byline: Bryan Winchell Special to the Daily News Ask any Golden League football coach about the strength of the league this season and he will tell you it is one of the best in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , if not the country. A look at the five teams' combined nonleague record of 21-8 (a .724 winning percentage) and who some of those wins came against (Saugus twice, Long Beach Poly, Sylmar, Chaminade, Kennedy) confirms the truth of that feeling. ``I ain't a brain surgeon Noun 1. brain surgeon - someone who does surgery on the nervous system (especially the brain) neurosurgeon operating surgeon, sawbones, surgeon - a physician who specializes in surgery , but I can figure out it's a tough league and it's very balanced,'' Littlerock coach Jim Bauer said. For Littlerock (6-4 overall, 1-3 in league) then, not getting an at-large bid An at-large bid is a bid or berth in a sporting tournament granted by invitation, not right. This term is most commonly used in the United States to refer to berths that the NCAA grants in its annual Division I men's and women's basketball tournaments, although at-large berths are to the Southern Section Division II playoffs is a disappointment. ``Today's kind of a grim day around here,'' Bauer said. ``We're collecting uniforms, and we'd like to be out on the practice field.'' The playoff selection committee has five criteria to determine the at-large seeds and one is how well a team finishes. Chances are the Lobos didn't earn the at-large bid because they lost their final three games by a combined score of 101-32. Yet mixed in with the disappointment is a feeling of pride around Littlerock, as the Lobos again proved the naysayers wrong. ``We're very disappointed we didn't get an at-large bid, but at the same time, the kids played over everyone's expectations,'' Bauer said. Had Littlerock defeated Palmdale on Friday, it would most likely be in the playoffs. But as in its previous two league losses, mistakes proved costly. They included a pass-interference penalty which set up a touchdown, and a touchdown allowed on a fourth-and-29 play. While senior Devon Reese (1,001 yards, 12 touchdowns, 5.6 yards per carry) and junior Michael Woods Michael Woods could refer to:
For Quartz Hill, though, a playoff spot was out of the question as it suffered a 30-14 loss at the hands of rival Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley . The Rebels hung with the Antelopes in the first half, trailing 20-14 at the break, and had an impressive 93-yard, 13-play scoring drive on its first possession. Quarterback Justin Holtfreter was solid, completing 9 of 16 passes for 158 yards, as was Jacob Waasdorp, who carried 11 times for 70 yards. While Littlerock and Quartz Hill will watch the playoffs from the stands, Highland, Antelope Valley and Palmdale all finished 3-1 to split the league title. For Palmdale, that's its first league title since 1965 and for the Bulldogs, it's the first league title in six years of varsity play. The Antelopes, meanwhile, bounced back from their 7-0 loss to Highland to post a tense 22-14 win over Palmdale followed by their victory over Quartz Hill to capture their third straight league title. After a coin flip put Antelope Valley in the Division II playoffs as the No. 3 seed, it got the toughest opening draw, with a game at Walnut High School Walnut High School is located in Walnut, California, among the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley in Southern California. It is a public school in the Walnut Valley Unified School District. against Diamond Bar, which won the Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. title last season. Highland opens with Santa Monica at Quartz Hill High and Palmdale faces West Covina at home. In other divisions, High Desert League champion Paraclete was seeded fourth in Division XI and it opens with Kilpatrick at Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. . Rosamond faces Banning at Nicolet Middle School. In Division XII, Boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. is the No. 4 seed and meets Hamilton at home. Vasquez, in just its first full year of varsity play, meets Linfield at a site to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. later. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) REESE (2) HOLTFREDTER |
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