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Southern Section Division 5 Playoff Preview

November 7, 2016

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LA City Section Division I

Calabasas hails atop the Division 5 playoffs, and for good reason. Quarterback Tristan Gebbia already cemented his place in the record books and it seems nothing is getting in the way of the Coyotes. But the postseason produces unexpected results, and the other 15 teams will be out to prove that right. Calabasas opens the playoffs with a matchup against Harvard-Westlake, and at the opposite end, Capistrano Valley faces Santa Ana Foothill. Ventura will host Moorpark, and Bishop Diego faces Salesian in what should be an entertaining contest. Paloma Valley will battle King, while top Desert Valley selection La Quinta will play at-large bid Redlands. In a battle of No. 2 selections, 9-1 San Jacinto will face Roosevelt, while St. Joseph will host Troy.

Players to Watch:

Calabasas: QB Tristan Gebbia, WR Darnay Holmes, WR Keyshawn Johnson Jr.

Harvard-Westlake: QB Jameson Wang, RB Thomas Glover, WR Zac Harleston

St. Joseph: RB CJ Cole, WR Nate Guzman, LB Fenton Will

Troy: RB Skyler Taylor, RB Cole Thomas, DB Austin Leocadio

Roosevelt: QB Jeremy Moussa, WR Erik Brooks, WR Chase Williams

San Jacinto: QB Isiah Bolding, WR Garrett Geboy, RB Eddie Guerrero

La Quinta: RB Benji Cordova, RB Justin Anderson, RB Derrick Kennedy

Redlands: QB Steven Garcia, RB Doug Haugh, WR Adam McLeod

Paloma Valley: QB Chance Nolan, RB Corey Maddox, WR Blake Moore

King: QB Bradley Kleven, RB Cardell Walder, WR Jarrod Favors

Bishop Diego: RB John Harris, RB Mark Soracco, WR Evan McKeegan

Salesian: QB Robbie Blosser, RB Deommodore Lenoir, WR Ajani Johnson

Ventura: QB Jack Gutierrez, RB Broc Mortensen, WR Joey Thompson

Moorpark: RB Jeremy Harris, QB William Westerling, WR/DB Zane Pope

Capistrano Valley: QB Kevin Brown, WR Riley Kasper, WR Michael Dyer

Foothill: QB Bobby Garci, RB Dante Swayne, WR David Lopez

Sleeper team: Roosevelt lost just twice in the regular season, with their second defeat coming against the powerful Corona Centennial. Outside of that and a Week 1 loss, it has been the Mustangs’ season, with wins coming by wide and the smallest of margins. Roosevelt has proven it has the chops no matter the situation, and will get to put that to the test starting with the first round of the playoffs. A semifinal matchup with Calabasas would be entertaining to say the least.

Predicted title outcome: Calabasas over Paloma Valley


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