Football Playoffs

CIF Football
The 8-man playoffs started last weekend and the 11-man team selection and brackets were announced today. Below are the brackets for the local 11-man leagues & the 8-man results so far.

11-Man Playoffs (LPL/Pac-7)
Division X (Northwest) [Los Padres League]
This division consists of 25 teams in 4 leagues - 16 teams made the playoffs.
The breakdown is as follows: Los Padres - 4, Tri-Valley -3, Del Rey- 4, Pioneer- 3, At-large - 2 (Pioneer, Tri-Valley).

Northwest Div (X) Bracket
#1 Nordhoff [Ojai] 10-0 (4-0) (Tri-Valley #1) hosts #16 Verbum Dei 5-5 (3-3) (Del Rey #4)
#8 North Torrance 7-3 (4-1) (Pioneer #2) hosts #9 Santa Ynez 5-5 (4-2) (Los Padres #3)
#5 Lompoc 7-3 (5-1) (Los Padres #1) hosts #12 El Segundo 6-4 (2-3) (Pioneer #4/AL)
#4 Cantwell-Sacred Heart 9-1 (5-1) (Del Rey #2) hosts #13 Carpinteria 7-3 (2-2) (Tri-Valley #2)

#3 Bishop Montgomery 8-2 (6-0) (DelRey #1) hosts #14 Templeton 6-4 (4-2) (Los Padres #4)
#6 Oak Park 6-4 (2-2) (Tri-Valley #2) hosts #11 Centennial [Compton] 5-5 (3-2) (Pioneer #3)
#7 Morro Bay 5-5 (4-2) (Los Padres #2) hosts #10 Mary Star of the Sea 4-6 (4-2) (Del Rey #3)
#2 South Torrance 9-1 (5-0) (Pioneer #1) hosts #15 Santa Paula 5-5 (1-3) (Tri-Valley #4/AL)

Not Selected:
Los Padres - Cabrillo 4-6 (3-3), Santa Maria 3-7 (1-5), Nipomo 0-10 (0-6) Tri-Valley - Fillmore 7-3 (2-2) Del Rey - Bosco Tech 6-4 (3-3), St. Bernard 3-7 (1-5), Lasalle 0-10 (0-6). Pioneer - Torrance 2-7-1 (1-4), Lawndale 2-8 (0-5).

Comments:
1. The two teams with winning records that were left out did it to themselves in the last week of the season. Fillmore lost to Santa Paula & Bosco Tech fell to Mary Star of the Sea, who in both cases took those respective slots.
2. Lompoc drew a very tough 1st-rounder. The El Segundo Eagles were ranked #1/#2 in the division for a portion of the season. The looked to contend for the Pioneer League title, before dropping their last 3 games - to North Torrance (14-10), Centennial (17-10), and league champs South Torrance (38-3). Their other loss was to a good Oak Park squad (29-21).
3. Lompoc also has the possibility of a great 2nd round match-up. If (when ?) they get past El Segundo, they could face Carpinteria, provided the Warriors can knock off a very good Cantwell-Sacred Heart team.
4. Morro Bay has a very winnable game, although MSS has been coming on late in the season. Both Santa Ynez and Templeton have a shot, but they will have to play much better on the road than they have previously this year..

Division IV (Western) [Pac-7 League]
This division consists of 36 teams in 6 leagues. Each league has 2 Automatic Qualifiers & there are 4 at-large places.

Western Division (IV) Brackets
#1 Serra 10-0 (5-0), (Mission #1) hosts #16 Beverly Hills 6-4 (3-2), (Ocean #3/AL)
#8 Dos Pueblos 7-3 (4-0), (Channel #1) hosts #9 Camarillo 7-3 (4-1), (Pac View #2)
#5 Inglewood 8-2 (5-0), (Ocean #1) hosts #12 Downey 6-4 (3-2), (SGV #2)
#4 Paso Robles 8-2 (6-0), (Pac-7 #1) hosts #13 Oxnard 8-2 (4-1), (Pac View #3/AL)

#3 Chaminade 9-1 (4-1), (Mission #2) hosts #14 Culver City 6-4 (3-2), (Ocean #2)
#6 Atascadero 8-2 (4-2),(Pac-7 #2) hosts #11 Ventura 6-4 (3-1)(Channel #2)
[#7] Rio Mesa 6-4 (4-1),(Pac View #1) hosts [#10] Arroyo Grande 8-2 (4-2),(Pac-7 #3/AL)
#2 Dominguez 9-1 (5-0),(SGV #1) hosts #15 St. Francis 6-4 (3-2), (Mission #3/AL)

Not Selected:
Pac-7 -Righetti 6-4 (3-3),St. Joseph 5-5 (2-4), San Luis Obispo 4-6 (2-4), Pioneer Valley 3-7 (0-6). Channel - Buena 5-5 (2-2), Santa Barbara 2-8 (1-3), San Marcos 1-9 (0-4). Pacific View - Pacifica 4-6 (2-3), Hueneme 2-8 (1-4), Channel Islands 2-8 (0-5). Mission - St. Paul 6-4 (2-3),Cathedral 5-5 (1-4), Harvard-Westlake 2-7-1 (0-5). Ocean - Santa Monica 6-4 (3-2), Hawthorne 2-8 (1-4), Morningside 1-9 (0-5). San Gabriel Valley - Warren 4-6 (3-2), Gahr 5-5 (2-3), Paramount 5-5 (2-3), Lynwood 2-8 (0-5).

Comments:
1. I'm sure (?) it is entirely co-incidental that the 3 southern leagues (Mission, Ocean, SGV) play all their games amongst each other & so do the 3 northern leagues (Pac-7, Channel, Pacific View).
2. CIF did Paso Robles no favors, despite awarding them a #4 Seed. The Bearcats get to host #13 Seed & PacView #3 Oxnard, but the Yellowjackets were the tri-champs of the Pacific View. Their two losses were by a touchdown (35-28) to Camarillo, and to then State #1 ranked Westlake (42-14).
3. #10 Arroyo Grande received a de facto #7 Seed, drawing the least impressive of the PV tri-champs - Rio Mesa.
4. The Channel champs, Dos Pueblos, garnered very little respect for their achievement, drawing only an #8 Seed - the lowest possible. They did end up with a tough but potentially winnable game against the Camarillo Scorpions.

8-Man Playoffs
There are two local 8-man leagues - one in each division. Three squads from each league made the playoffs this year - and went 5-1 in the first round.

8-Man Division 1 [Condor League]
The Condor League has only recently sanctioned football as a league sport, but some member schools have been playing for a while. The CL only has 4 members for football, but several more in other sports (i.e. 8 in basketball). [Orcutt Academy has also talked about joining the CL.] One of those other teams, Ojai Valley, has recently started a football program, but the Spuds (Yes, the Spuds) were a Div. 1 freelance team this year, going 0-6.

2010 Condor League Standings:
Cate (Carpenteria) 8-0, 3-0
Thatcher (Ojai) 4-3, 2-1
Laguna Blanca (Santa Barbara) 5-3, 1-2
Dunn (Los Olivos) 2-6, 0-3

All but the Dunn Earwigs made the Div. 1 playoffs. The Cate Rams drew the #2 seed, while at-large selections Thatcher (Toads) & Laguna Blanca (Owls) were seeded 9th & 11th respectively.

1st Round
Saturday - #15 Pacific Lutheran 4-4 (2-2) [Coastal #2/AL] at #2 Cate
Friday - #9 Thatcher at #8 West Shores 7-2 (4-0) [Warrior #1]
Friday - #11 Laguna Blanca at #6 Capistrano Valley Chrn. 7-1 (5-0) [Express #1]

Cate 54, Pacific Lutheran 6
Thatcher 66, West Shores 20
Laguna Blanca 28, Capistrano Valley Christian 12

2nd Round
#2 Cate (9-0) [Ranked #7 in State 8-man by Maxpreps] vs.
#10 Excelsior Education Center (5-4, 3-1) [Agape #2/AL]{def Public Safety Acad (6-2) 56-20}

#9 Thatcher (5-3) vs.
#1 Faith Babtist (10-0, 3-0) [Heritage #1] {def Victor Vlly Chrn. (5-4) 54-6 }

#11 Laguna Blanca (6-3) vs.
#3 Santa Clarita Chrn. (9-1, 2-1) [Heritage #2/AL] {def Riverside Prep (5-5) 46-0 }


8-Man Division 2 [Coast Valley League]
The Coast Valley League is somewhat more established in football, but also has a few teams that fade in-and-out of the scene (Coastal Chrn, etc.). Cambria's Coast Union HS is a CVL member for many sports, but, with a 17 man roster, they are currently an 11-man member of CIF- Central Section for football.

2010 Coast Valley League Standings:
Cuyama Valley (SB County) 7-2, 4-0
North County Chrn. (Atascadero) 8-1, 3-1
Shandon (SLO County) 4-4, 2-2
Maricopa (Ventura County) 2-6, 1-3
Vlly Chrn Acad (Santa Maria) 3-6, 0-4

The Cuyama Valley Bears received the automatic bid and the #5 seed, while the NCC Crusaders (#6) and Shandon Outlaws (#15) received at-large picks. The Maricopa Indians and the VCA Lions were passed over.

1st Round
Friday - #12 Westmark 4-3-1 (3-1) [Omega #2/AL] at #5 Cuyama Valley
Saturday - # 11 Lighthouse Christian 4-3 (2-2) [Coastal #2/AL] at #6 NCC
Friday - #15 Shandon at Desert Chrn. Acad. 7-2 (3-1) [Victory #2/AL]

Cuyama Valley 56, Westmark 20
North County Chrn. 44, Lighthouse Chrn. 36
Desert Chrn. Acad. 58, Shandon 0

2nd Round
#5 Cuyama Valley (8-2) vs.
#4 Big Pine (9-1, 4-1) [Hi-Lo #1] { def Calvary Babtist (4-4) 34-20}

#6 North County Chrn. vs.
#3 California Lutheran (10-0, 4-0) [Agape #1]{def Lee Vining (2-7) 60-15}

Other Teams (11-man):
Div. XII
Bishop Diego [Santa Barbara] 5-5 (3-1) (Frontier League #2) at #3 Sierra Canyon [Chatsworth] 9-1 (6-1) (Alpha #2).

Div. XIII
Mission Prep [San Luis Obispo], played as a freelance team in CIF-SS this year. The Royals posted a 6-4 record, but did not receive a playoff berth.

CIF-Central Section: Division 5
The Coast Union [Cambria] Broncos went 3-7 (2-2, 3rd of 5 in the East Sierra League). They had the 10th best record of the 15 teams in their division, but only 7 teams made the playoffs.