Arcadia quarterback Myles Carr is the epitome of efficiency. The senior standout made an impression as a junior when he completed 67 percent of his passes for 1,872 yards and 26 touchdowns with four interceptions.

Carr, a 6-foot-2, 205-pound senior, is on pace to better those numbers across the board and make a strong case for postseason honors. He’s completed 64 percent of his passes for 1,888 yards for 25 touchdowns and three interceptions. He’ll lead the Apaches (8-2) against Southeast Division runner-up Bonita (6-4) on Friday at 7.

Paramount loaded with size

St. Francis (8-2) is no stranger to teams in the San Gabriel Valley League, but perhaps for the first time will face a team from that league with considerable size when the Knights visit Paramount (6-4) in the Western Division playoffs.

Paramount has an offensive line that features Thomas Puefuna (6-5, 340), George Aliimatafitafi (6-3, 350), Chris Borrayo (6-4, 290) and Wes Edwards (6-2, 315).

With considerable size up front, it’s no wonder the Pirates run the ball by committee, producing 2,330 yards and 27 touchdowns.

Paramount finished 1-4 in nonleague play, and that includes a loss to Monrovia at home. The Wildcats trailed 23-7 at the half and 23-13 heading into the fourth quarter in that game before mounting a comeback.

By Keith Lair, Staff Writer

The Pasadena Poly water polo team learned about patience in its overtime victory over Palm Springs in the CIF-Southern Section Division5 quarterfinals.

That was a good thing because the Panthers will need a lot of patience and a big defensive effort in their semifinal game today. Third-seeded Poly will face Hoover at 6 p.m. at Mt. SAC, with the winner facing either top seed Bonita or fourth seed La Serna on Saturday in Irvine.

“That (win) did help in the sense that it built confidence in working together as a team,” Poly coach Ryan Katsuyama said.

The Panthers’ defense will need that confidence in trying to stop Hoover’s Hakop Kaplanyan. The senior holds the CIF-SS record for most goals scored in one season.

“We can’t stop him, but we can try to contain him,” Katsuyama said. “That is our best chance to win the game. He is capable of scoring from any place, so if our defense falls apart, we’ll be in trouble.”

Poly goalkeeper Colin Woolway has 63 saves this season. The most goals he has given up in one game has been 12, in a Prep League loss to Webb. He held Hoover and Kaplanyan to eight goals in the first round of the CIF-SS playoffs last year.

The Panthers, 25-2, are playing a Pacific League team for the second consecutive year in the semifinals. They beat Crescenta Valley last season en route to their first CIF-SS championship game appearance.

The Tornadoes, 17-6, knocked off No. 2 seed Palm Desert in the quarterfinals on Saturday. They finished second in league to Glendale, which fell to La Serna in the quarterfinals. Bonita will play La Serna immediately after the Poly-Hoover game at Mt. SAC.

La Canada vs. Laguna Beach at Irvine High, 3:30 p.m.

The fourth-seeded Spartans will play the Breakers for the second time this season in a Division 3 matchup. Earlier this season, Laguna Beach scored a 14-13 overtime victory.

Junior Alden Geller and senior Trevor Rozskos led the Spartans, 22-6, to a 9-7 quarterfinal win over Aliso Niguel at Pasadena City College on Saturday. Laguna Beach is 20-5.

The winner will play the Palos Verdes-Damien winner on Saturday.

LA SALLE 3, SOUTH TORRANCE 0: La Salle ruined the grand opening of South Torrance’s new gym with an upset 25-16, 25-17, 25-23 win over top-seed South Torrance on Tuesday night in front of an electric crowd in the CIF Southern Section Division II-AA semifinals. La Salle (29-5) contained South’s offense with an impressive passing game and good size up front. South might have been thrown off by La Salle’s late arrival after the Lancers got stuck in heavy rush-hour traffic. La Salle arrived at 6:40 p.m., just 20 minutes before the scheduled start time. South had done its routine warmup, but had to take an unexpected break. “Bottom line is that we didn’t play great and they did,” South Torrance coach Robert Kutsch said. South had trouble slowing down LaSalle’s attack. Haley DeSales led La Salle with 10 kills. Katrina Palffy added nine kills and Riley Spriesterbach had seven kills and two aces. Diamond Ridley-Pierce had six kills and seven blocks, including a stretch of five straight points to help break open Game 1. La Salle used a 10-4 run in Game 2 to break open another tight set. Then La Salle rallied from a 21-18 deficit in Game 3 to close it out. — Tony Ciniglio, Torrance Daily Breeze Staff Writer

PASADENA POLY 3, SANTA MONICA 0: The Pasadena Poly volleyball team has some unfinished business. The Panthers reached the CIF-Southern Section championship game last year. Well, they’re back. Poly easily knocked out Santa Monica in just over an hour in Wednesday’s Division 3AA semifinals. “We weren’t expecting it,” senior outside hitter Alexis Genske said of making the finals again. “We were definitely hoping for it and I think we worked hard enough to earn it. We’re excited.” The second-seeded Panthers, who trailed only in the first game, scored a 25-18, 25-13, 25-16 victory to set up a rematch with Prep League champion Chadwick. The teams split their league matches with home victories and will meet for a third time this weekend at Cypress College. — Keith Lair, Star-News Staff Writer