Northview takes a nine-game winning streak into the Division 8 playoffs.
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Southern Section Division 8 Playoff Preview

November 9, 2016

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LA City Section Division I

El Modena earned the top seed in Division 8 thanks to a 9-1 regular season that saw its only loss against Villa Park. The Vanguards’ offense is explosive, posting 316 points and will present a challenge to any opponent in their path. At the opposite end of the bracket is Northview, which also lost just once in the regular season. The Vikings went undefeated in league play and suffered their lone loss to open the season, a 44-22 defeat to Charter Oak. Since then, Northview has reeled off nine straight wins, with most coming convincingly. The Vikings will host Chino, which enters the playoffs on an at-large bid with a 4-6 record. The winner of that game will face the winner of Burbank versus Brea Olinda. Temescal Canyon travels to face Saddleback Valley Christian in the first round, while 8-2 Don Lugo matches up against Moreno Valley. Garden Grove plays host to Laguna Hills at the bottom of the top half of the bracket, while Yorba Linda will battle Kaiser for the right to play the winner of the aforementioned matchup. At 8-2 overall, San Dimas versus Rio Mesa rounds out the bracket.

Players to Watch:

El Modena: WR Frankie Islas, RB Dillon Keefe, RB Andrew Carvajal

Sunny Hills: RB Alex Jung, RB Brandon Castelo, RB Cade Caffrey

San Dimas: RB Jarell Sykes, RB Lyle Navarro, DL Arturo Placentia

Rio Mesa: QB Austin Maciel, RB Dylan Rusch, WR Mike Flores

Yorba Linda: QB Luke Wilson, RB Jayden Webb, WR Ricky Lane

Kalser: RB Tyler Allgeier, RB Amari Fitzgerald, LB Anthony Glaude

Garden Grove: QB Ruben Mendoza, WR Brandon Coleman, RB Domink Sanchez

Laguna Hills: DB Nathan Montes, WR/DB Logan Montgomery,

Don Lugo: RB Khoury Bethley, WR Daniel Munguia, QB Rudy Garcia,

Moreno Valley: RB Doryan Cole, WR Aurther Hoskins, RB Mikea Spivey

Saddleback Valley Christian: QB Cade Henjum, WR Jack Deavila, WR Jackson Greene

Temescal Canyon: QB Jaden Gomez, RB Brandon Clemons, WR Chris Frey

Burbank: QB Guy Gibbs, RB Nicolas Warren, WR Forest Fajardo

Brea Olinda: QB Dylan Flenniken, RB/WR Noah Rivera, RB Michael Martinson

Northview: QB Steven Comstock, RB Kevin Thomas, WR Antwaun Ayers

Chino: RB Andrew Almazan, RB Daniel Pena, WR Willie Morris

Sleeper team: Garden Grove finished the regular season with a 7-2 record and an undefeated league mark, and sits in a winnable half of the bracket. Garden Grove will have to get past Yorba Linda and top seed El Modena to make the title game, but it’s not inconceivable to see the Argonauts, with an offense that scored 315 points in 10 games, winding up battling for the Division 8 crown.

Predicted title game outcome: El Modena over Northview


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