Lompoc 42, St. Francis 7
Although a number of 'nervous nellies' in the press box proclaimed variations of the "This is going to be a close game." theme, it wasn't. The Braves routed St. Francis, scoring enough points to win just on Taylor Cornejo returns. The offense, of course, did contribute some points of its own, namely 4TDs, but never really had to crank it into high gear. Despite the wailing that they were allowing too many passes to be completed, and far too many 3rd down conversions (true), the defense gave up just seven points (a smidgen above its 6.8 ppg average).
Cornejo took the opening kickoff back 92 yards, and later retuned a pick 25 yards for another score. Lavon Coleman scored on runs of 5 and 46 yards. Nikko Hayes had a 55 yard jaunt to start the second half scoring, and Tyler Ornales hit Willie Iribarren for 5 yards and the 6th Braves TD on the night. Jose Morales hit all 6 PATs and punted well on the two occasions he was called upon.
Can the Braves play better? Absolutely. Did they produce a Championship caliber performance? Probably not. What it was was just another 'Ho-Hum' Lompoc blow-out. Well that, and win number 31 in a row. That will do for now.
In other news, it was not a good Friday, for other area squads. The PAC-7 went 1-4, with the only win a shocker - Atascadero's upset of #1 Seed Palmdale. Neither AG nor SLO had their #1 QB's available for tonights games.
11 Man Playoffs
Friday, November 9th
WESTERN (IV) PLAYOFFS (LPL/Channel/Pac. View)St. Francis (La Canada) 7, at #1 Lompoc 42
Culver City 34, at Dos Pueblos (Goleta), 20
Templeton 0, vs. Santa Monica 44
at Santa Monica College (Santa Monica), 7:30pm
Oxnard 14, at #4 Serra (Gardena), 49
Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood) 21, at #3 Camarillo 48
Cathedral (Los Angeles) 28, at Santa Barbara, 23
Morro Bay 17, vs. Inglewood 14 The Pirates were down 14-3
at Coleman Stadium (Inglewood), 7:00pm
Pacifica (Oxnard) 11, at #2 Chaminade (West Hills), 64
NORTHERN (III) PLAYOFFS (PAC-7)
Atascadero 26, at #1 Palmdale 7
San Luis Obispo 9, at Canyon (Canyon Country) 42
Highland (Palmdale) 21, at Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) 35
West (Torrance) 45, at #4 St. Joseph (Santa Maria) 20
Antelope Valley (Lancaster) 13, vs. #3 Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes Estates) 49
at West (Torrance), 7:00pm
Hart (Newhall) 48, at Arroyo Grande 6
Redondo (Redondo Beach) 21, at Quartz Hill 38
Paso Robles 36, at #2 Valencia, 43
PR led 19-14 at Half, but couldn't hold it.
NORTHWEST (X) PLAYOFFS (Tri-Valley)
** #1 Bishop Diego (Santa Barbara) 43, at South (Torrance) 9
Village Christian (Sun Valley) 38, at Bishop Montgomery (Torrance) 21
Mary Star of the Sea (San Pedro) 17, vs. Gladstone (Covina) 54
at Baldwin Park, 7:00pm
Oak Park 0, at #4 North (Torrance) 27
Centennial (Compton) 12, at #3 La Salle (Pasadena) 10
El Segundo 31, at La Puente 7
Torrance 28, vs. Whittier Christian (La Habra) 38
at Whittier College (Whittier, CA), 7:00pm
Sierra Vista (Baldwin Park) 0, at #2 Nordhoff (Ojai) 44
** Bishop Diego fell afoul of CIF Regulations and has been sentenced to exile, well, at least to play all of their playoff games on the road. If the seeding holds that would be 3 straight in Torrance, and with one upset - all four.
NORTHEAST (XIII) PLAYOFFS (Freelance - Mssn Prep)
Frazier Mountain (Lebec) 8, at #1 Mission Prep (San Luis Obispo) 41
Flintridge Prep (La Canada) 34, at Ribet Academy (Los Angeles) 28
Desert Christian (Lancaster) 7, at Bishop 49
Capistrano Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano) 7, at Salesian (Los Angeles) 74
Hamilton (Anza) 0, at Boron 68
St. Monica Cath.(Santa Monica) 28, at Kern Valley (Lake Isabella) 26
Desert (Edwards AFB) 28, vs. Saddleback Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano) 21
at San Juan Hills (San Juan Capistrano), 7:00pm
Bellarmine-Jefferson (Burbank) 6, at Rio Hondo Prep (Arcadia) 57
EAST VALLEY (XII) PLAYOFFS (Frontier)
Rubidoux (Riverside) 36, at Ontario Christian (Ontario) 59
SATURDAY: Brethren Chrn/Big Bear (See Below)
Yucca Valley 0' at Citrus Valley (Redlands) 17
Jurupa Hills (Fontana) 47, at Fillmore (CA) 19
Shadow Hills (Indio) 3, at Banning 21
Malibu 21, at Linfield Christian (Temecula) 44
Rim of the World (Lake Arrowhead) 35, vs. Twentynine Palms 3
at Twentynine Palms JHS (Twentynine Palms), 7:00pm
Aquinas (San Bernardino) 0, at St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano) 28
PAC-5 (I) PLAYOFFS (Marmonte)
Cabrillo (Long Beach) 7, vs. #1 St. Bonaventure (Ventura) 39
at Ventura College (Ventura), 7:30pm
Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) 38, vs. El Toro (Lake Forest) 13
at Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo), 7:30pm
Moorpark 14, at Alemany (Mission Hills) 42
Lakewood 10, vs. Mater Dei (Santa Ana) 71
at Santa Ana Stadium (Santa Ana), 7:30pm
Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita) 17, at St. John Bosco (Bellflower) 38
Oaks Christian (Westlake Village) 27, at Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) 28
Bishop Amat (La Puente) 25, vs. Poly (Long Beach) 40
at Veterans Stadium (Long Beach), 7:00pm
Westlake (Westlake Village) 10, at Mission Viejo 42
Saturday, November 10th
EAST VALLEY (XII) PLAYOFFS (Frontier)Brethren Christian (Huntington Beach) 20, vs. Big Bear (Big Bear City) 27
at Big Bear Middle School (Big Bear Lake), 1:00pm
8 Man Playoffs
Friday, November 9th
8 MAN DIVISION I PLAYOFFSCate (Carpinteria) 21, at Mojave 63
8 MAN DIVISION II PLAYOFFS
Hope Centre (Compton) 28, vs. Cuyama Valley (New Cuyama) 12
Saturday, November 10th
8 MAN DIVISION I PLAYOFFSAvalon 8, at Thacher (Ojai) 28
8 MAN DIVISION II PLAYOFFS
Joshua Springs (Yucca Valley) 80, at Valley Christian Academy (Santa Maria) 6
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