My relationship with the Internet was shaky a best while I was at Tesoro High, hence the lack of updates on the playoff scores.
The game I was at was kind of strange: Los Alamitos was in position to win the thing until the last few minutes although, watching the contest, I always felt Tesoro was the better team.
The Titans' defense had much to do with the win as it collected four turnovers, three of those picks of quarterback Clark Evans.
Brian Barnes' team will take its 11-0 record into a second-round game against Mater Dei, at home, next Friday.
It should be a good one. The Titans have the better defense but it will get a stern test via quarterback Matt Barkley and a very good running attack by the Monarchs.
It sounds as if the Poly High Jackrabitts escaped their game with at-large invitee Bishop Amat by the hair on their chinny chin-chins.
Coach Raul Lara's team gets a second-round game, at Valencia High in Placentia (since the Jackrabbits lost a coin flip for the right to host the game Sunday at the Southern Section office in Los Alamitos), against Esperanza, which was a mild upset-winner against San Clemente, 24-16.
I thought Lakewood had a solid shot at "upsetting" Trinity League tri-champion Servite and that the Lancers did, in overtime, 35-34.
So Thadd MacNeal's team gets a second-round game for the first time in four years, this time against South Coast League runner-up Mission Viejo, whose only lose during a 10-1 season came against South Coast championTesoro, which eliminated Los Alamitos Friday night.
The Lancers are 7-0 (and counting?) during games in which junior running back Jerry Stone was in uniform.
It sounds as if Jordan High hung in pretty tough, at least for a half, at the Santa Ana Stadium last (Friday; it's 12:30 a.m. as I write this from my dining room table) night before the Monarchs prevailed, 35-15.
I've heard or read no details from the Notre Dame-Compton game, won by the Knights, 42-0.
I don't think the Tarbabes had their two running backs, each injured over the past couple of weeks.
Lakewood, Jordon, Los Alamitos, Compton....ever hear of the "other" high School in Lakewood? Yes, that would be Mayfair High. After starting the season 0-4 against such "powerhouses" as Lakewood and Los Alamitos, the Monsoons proceeded to decimate their Suburban League opponents one by one on their way to an eigth consecutive, undefeated in League play, Suburban League Title. They handled Artesia's passing game and Norwalk's wing-t rushing games while compiling 49 consecutive League victories. And this year the Monsoons have reversed their trend of early playoff departures by scoring on their first 6 posessions in last Friday's 43-13 route of Calvary Chapel Santa Ana. Yes,Lakewood,Compton,Poly and Los Alamitos may be the media magnets, but in the end, I have a feeling only one area team will be getting fitted for CIF rings and Oh what a Friday night that will be.