Thursday's result:
California 33, El Monte 14
Condors take command early on Stern's 57-field goal, don't look back.

Friday's results:
Cantwell Sacred Heart of Mary 33, Don Bosco Tech 7
Cardinals fly high behind QB Hernandez's 12 for 19, 219 yards, 3 TDs.

La Serna 21, Los Altos 6
When ground game struggles, QB Burke steps up (13-20, 181 yards, 2 TDs).

St. Paul 42, Pioneer 0
Swordsmen take advantage of offensively-challenged Titans.

Santa Fe 21, Downey 16
Chiefs, Turner (23-169, 3 TDs) run past visiting Vikings

Schurr 7, Whittier 6
Cardinals waste late defensive stand and Schurr gets help to win

Whittier Christian 34, Kern Valley 7
Heralds recover from frustrating loss behind Camarillo's 121 yards.

St. Francis 45, El Rancho 7
Visiting Golden Knights score big early, breeze rest of the way.

San Clemente 28, La Habra 21
Highlanders lose early lead, late rally snuffed by Tritons' defensive stand.

La Mirada, Montebello, byes.

Thursday's result:
California 33, El Monte 14
Condors take command early on Stern's 57-field goal, don't look back.

Friday's results:
Cantwell Sacred Heart of Mary 33, Don Bosco Tech 7
Cardinals fly high behind QB Hernandez's 12 for 19, 219 yards, 3 TDs.

La Serna 21, Los Altos 6
When ground game struggles, QB Burke steps up (13-20, 181 yards, 2 TDs).

St. Paul 42, Pioneer 0
Swordsmen take advantage of offensively-challenged Titans.

Santa Fe 21, Downey 16
Chiefs, Turner (23-169, 3 TDs) run past visiting Vikings

Schurr 7, Whittier 6
Cardinals waste late defensive stand and Schurr gets help to win

Whittier Christian 34, Kern Valley 7
Heralds recover from frustrating loss behind Camarillo's 121 yards.

St. Francis 45, El Rancho 7
Visiting Golden Knights score big early, breeze rest of the way.

San Clemente 28, La Habra 21
Highlanders lose early lead, late rally snuffed by Tritons' defensive stand.

La Mirada, Montebello, byes.

Last Week's results: Roger Murray 6-5; Andrew Campa 5-6
Records to date: Murray 39-14; Campa 36-17

This week's games:

Thursday:
California at El Monte: Murray (California); Campa (California)

Friday:
Cantwell vs. Don Bosco Tech: Murray (Cantwell); Campa (Don Bosco Tech)
St. Francis at El Rancho: Murray (St. Francis); Campa (St. Francis)
La Habra at San Clemente: Murray (La Habra); Campa (La Habra)
La Serna at Los Altos: Murray (La Serna); Campa (Los Altos)
Pioneer at St. Paul: Murray (St. Paul); Campa (St. Paul)
Downey at Santa Fe: Murray (Santa Fe); Campa (Santa Fe)
<strong>Whittier at Schurr: Murray (Schurr); Campa (Schurr)
Kern Valley at Whittier Christian: Murray (Kern Valley); Campa
(WhChristian)

Just for fun:
Murray's upset pick: Whittier Christian
Campa's upset pick: Whittier

Last week's results: Roger Murray 9-2; Andrew Campa 9-2
Up to date: Murray 33-9; Campa 31-11.

Thursday's game:
Schurr at California: Murray (Schurr); Campa (Schurr)

Friday's games:
La Mirada vs. Cerritos: Murray (La Mirada); Campa (La Mirada)
Cantwell vs. San Marino: Murray (Cantwell), Campa (Cantwell)
Los Alamitos vs. La Habra: Murray (La Habra); Campa (La Habra)
Warren vs. La Serna: Murray (La Serna); Campa (Warren)
HH Wilson vs. Montebello: Murray (Wilson); Campa (Wilson)
Pioneer vs. Bolsa Grande: Murray (Bolsa Grande); Campa (Bolsa Grande)
Santa Fe vs. Bell Gardens: Murray (Santa Fe); Campa (Santa Fe)
St. Paul vs. St. John Bosco: Murray (St. John Bosco); Campa (St. John Bosco)
Whittier vs. Paramount: Murray (Paramount); Campa (Paramount)
Whittier Christian vs. Mission Prep: Murray (WhChristian); Campa (WhChristian)
El Rancho, bye

And just for fun:
Murray's upset special: St Paul over St. John Bosco
Campa's upset special: La Serna over Warren

Thursday's result:
California 34, Garden Grove Pacifica 27
Condors QB Perea shows little guys can play, too.

Friday's results:
La Serna 31, La Mirada 14
Gluck 129 yards, 3 TDs, Lozano 89 yards, 2 TDs key ground game
St. Paul 28, Cantwell 0
Swordsmen too big a bite for Cardinals to chew
Montebello 20, El Rancho 13
Big win for Oilers; puzzling loss for Dons
La Habra 52, Westminster 7
Badly overmatched, Lions seemed to be indifferent about it.
San Clemente 21, Santa Fe7
Score not indicative of how close the game really was.
Cypress 41, Pioneer 7
Yes, Cypress was favored, but where was Titans' offense?
Schurr 31, Hacienda Heights Wilson 28
Spartans apparently hadn't read Tim Gilmore's press clippings.
LA Roosevelt 16, Whittier 14
Does it hurt more when you play a team even and lose on a late FG?
St. Margaret's 42, Whittier Christian 26
Heralds don't have to worry about meeting Tartans again in playoffs.

Last week's results: Roger Murray 10-3; Andrew Campa 9-4
Up to date: Murray 24-7; Campa 22-9.

This week's picks:
Thursday's game: GG/Pacifica at California: Murray (California); Campa
(Pacifica)

Friday's games:
La Mirada vs. La Serna: Murray (La Serna); Campa (La Serna)
Cantwell at St. Paul: Murray (St. Paul); Campa (St. Paul)
El Rancho at Montebello: Murray (El Rancho); Campa (El Rancho)
Westminster at La Habra: Murray (La Habra); Campa (La Habra)
Cypress at Pioneer: Murray (Pioneer)l Campa (Cypress)
Santa Fe at San Clemente: Murray (San Clemente); Campa (San Clemente)
Schurr at HH Wilson: Murray (HH Wilson); Campa (HH Wilson)
LA Roosevelt vs. Whittier: Murray (LA Roosevelt); Campa (LA Roosevelt)
WhChristian at St. Margaret's: Murray (St. Margaret's); Campa (St.
Margaret's)

And, just for fun:
Murray's upset special: Santa Fe over San Clemente
Campa's upset special: Pioneer over Cypress

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The La Mirada vs. La Serna football game has been moved from Saturday to Friday.
Same time (7 p.m.), same location (Whittier College).
Also remember, both schools draw exceptionally well. Parking will be at a premium.
But then, walking is good, too.

La Habra defeated Southeast Division top-ranked host South Hills, and Santa Fe routed visiting Littlerock to lead local high schools to a 7-4 record in games this weekend.

La Habra 22, SouthHills 13:
Highlanders merely solidify reputation as area's best program.
Santa Fe 36, Littlerock 0:
Another big game for Turner overcomes Chiefs' sluggish start.
La Serna 14, Norwalk 8
Winners played just well enough to do just that.
California 14, La Mirada 10
Condors won battle of offensively-challenged teams.
Cantwell Sacred Heart 62, Bassett 0
Only running time in second half kept the score down.
El Rancho 31, Bell Gardens 30
Hopefully Aldecoa's injury won't prove the victory costly.
Whittier Christian 34, Savanna 16
Up to now, Heralds' perfomances impressive; Top-ranked St. Margaret's next.
Rowland 37, Montebello 6
Oilers seemingly can't find right combinations on either offense or defense.
South El Monte 49, Pioneer 40
Titans' offense stepping up; Should the defense feel guilty?
Downey 17, Schurr 13
Spartans lost home field advantage, then lost game.
Warren 42, Whittier 14
Cardinals spot Bears 21-0 advantage, can't recover.

Schurr athletic director Tom Thomson called to inform that tonight's game with Downey has been switched from Schurr to Downey High School. Seems the Spartans have lost power to light their field. Game time still 7, or whenever the officials arrive.

It took a while to get going, but Santa Fe managed to defeat visiting
Littlerock, 36-0, in a preseason football game Thursday night.
Senior running back Aaron Turner carried 26 times for 232yards,
including touchdown runs of 22, 50, 3 nd 11 yards. Turner has 579 yards and nine touchdowns in two games.
Junior quarterback Alex Flores was intercepted twice in the first half
but rallied in the second half to complete all five of his passes for 89 yards, including
a pair of 22-yarders to tight end Nikolai Crouch that set up Turner's
last touchdown.
Backup quarterback Ryan Garcia got the Chiefs' final touchdown on a
35-yard keeper in the final minutes.
Santa Fe sacked Littlerock quarterback Sean Duffy four times, two of
them by Crouch, and blocked a pair of punts, the first one setting up
Turner's 22-yard touchdown run.
Santa fe improves to 2-0; Littlerock slips to 2-1.

Several area schools opened the football season in spectacular
fashion, at least offensively. La Serna, 56 points; Cantwell, 49 points;
El Rancho, 49 points; La Habra, 40 points; Santa Fe, 40 points;
Whittier, 33 points.
And Whittier Christian scored 36 in a losing cause.

Last Week's picks: Roger Murray 10-3; Andrew Campa 9-4.
Totals to date: Murray 14-4; Campa 13-5.

This week's picks:
Thursday's game:
Littlerock at Santa Fe - Murray (Santa Fe); Campa (Santa Fe)

Friday's games:
California at La Mirada - Murray (California); Campa (California)
Bassett at Cantwell - Murray (Cantwell); Campa (Cantwell)
El Rancho at Bell Gardens - Murray (El Rancho); Campa (Bell Gardens)
La Habra at South Hills - Murray (La Habra); Campa (La Habra)
Norwalk at La Serna - Murray (La Serna); Campa (La Serna)
Rowland at Montebello - Murray (Rowland); Campa (Rowland)
Pioneer at South El Monte - Murray (South El Monte); Campa (South El Monte)
Downey at Schurr - Murray (Schurr); Campa (Schurr)
Whittier at Warren - Murray (Warren); Campa (Warren)
Savanna at Whittier Christian - Murray (WhChristian); Campa
(WhChristian)

Six area teams ranked among the Top 12 in their respective CIF-SS
divisions, with three of them moving up, two dropping and one remaining
the same.

La Habra continues as the Southwest (Div. VI) Division's No. 2 behind
El Dorado after whipping Downey, 40-15.

Improving their rankings were Santa Fe, from No. 5 to No. 3 and
California, from No. 7 to No. 5, in the Southeast Division (Div. VII),
and St. Paul, which moved from No. 6 to No. 3 in th Western Division
(Div. III).

Santa Fe rousted Warren, 40-14, and California defeated Rowland,
23-10.

Dropping were Schurr, from No. 4 to No. 10 in the Southeast Division
after a tough, 17-14 loss to Burbank Burroughs, and Whittier Christian,
which fell from No. 6 to No. 10 in the Mid-Valley Division (Div. XI).

Locals listed among others receiving votes were La Serna, Whittier
and Pioneer in the Southeast Division, and Cantwell Sacred Heart of Mary
in the Northwest Division (Div. 10).

Each of the Daily News' Top 5 ranked teams came out on top, four of them with decisive decisions and all of them impressive. As expected, in nearly all of the games, running backs were featured, and defense was a catalyst.

Thursday's result:
Whittier 33, Bell Gardens 30
Enriquez late run in clutch provides winning margin.

Friday's results:
La Habra 40, Downey 15
Hillman, Quezada and Co. set the stage for next week's titanic with
Southest Division favorite South Hills.
Santa Fe 40, Warren 14
Turner rushes for 275 yards, five touchdowns in three quarters; No chance for
Chiefs to sneak up on their DRL foes now.
St. Paul 31, LA Garfield 22
QB Lopez averages 10 yards per carry, throws for two TDs with top
rusher Bratcher still sidelined.
California 23, Rowland 10
Condors spot hosts the first score, then rallys as QB Perea throws
two TD passes, runs for another.
La Serna 56, John Glenn 0
QB Burke 7-11-150 yds, two TDs, runs for two more while defense
forces three turnovers, including two interceptions.
El Rancho 49, Cerritos 13
Marcus Aldecoa, Marcus Galan rush for 415 yards as Dons rebound in a
big way from loss in season opener.
Cantwell 49, Salesian 7
Visiting Cardinals showcase potent offense while defense manages
to grab some of the spotlight.
Fullerton 33, La Mirada 16
Visiting Matadores waste QB Poncedeleon's 213-yard passing.
Burroughs 17, Schurr 14
Second-half field goal spells defeat for Spartans.
Santa Paula 39, Whittier Christian 36
Sophomore QB Stephen Anderson, three TD passes, six in two games.
Charter Oak 52, Pioneer 28
Titans stay close for awhile, can't hang with powerful Chargers.
Baldwin Park 17, Montebello 7
Oilers still struggling to establish an offense.

Last week: Roger Murray 4-1; Andrew Campa 4-1

This week's picks:
Thursday's game
Bell Gardens vs. Whittier: Murray (Whittier); Campa (Bell Gardens)

Friday's games
California at Rowland: Murray (California); Campa (California)
Cantwell at Salesian: Murray (Cantwell); Campa (Cantwell)
Cerritos at El Rancho: Murray (El Rancho); Campa (Cerritos)
La Habra at Downey: Murray (La Habra); Campa (La Habra)
La Mirada at Fullerton: Murray (Fullerton); Campa (Fullerton)
John Glenn vs. La Serna: Murray (John Glenn); Campa (La Serna)
Montebello at Baldwin Park: Murray (Baldwin Park); Campa (Baldwin Park)
Pioneer at Charter Oak: (Murray (Charter Oak); Campa (Charter Oak)
Warren vs. Santa Fe: Murray (Santa Fe); Campa (Warren)
Schurr at B/Burroughs: Murray (Schurr); Campa (Burroughs)
LA Garfield at St. Paul: Murray (Garfield); Campa (Garfield)
Santa Paula vs. Whittier Christian: Murray (WhChristian); Campa (WhChristian)