Thursday Night Football: Glendora dooms Ayala playoff hopes; Etiwanda wins share of Baseline title
Glendora 34, Ayala 20
After this Thursday night loss knocked them into fourth place in the Sierra League, Ayala's only avenue to the playoffs is the Central Division's one at-large bid, for which it will have stiff competition. The Bulldogs' only hope is for Claremont to knock off Upland in the Baseline League's fourth-place game tonight, giving Ayala and Claremont identical 6-4 records and an equal shot at the bid. If Upland wins, it will have an 8-2 record and easily be the at-large team.
Etiwanda 27, Rancho Cucamonga 24 (OT)
Folloiwing a Rancho Cucamonga field goal on its overtime possession, Etiwanda QB Angel Santiago hit Gary Ayala with a 25-yard touchdown pass on the Eagles first play of OT to earn the Eagles at least a share of the Baseline League title. All Los Osos needs for a co-league championship and the No. 1 seed in the league is a win tonight over winless Alta Loma.
Don Lugo 42, Garey 28
The Conquistadores won the third-place game in the Mt. Baldy League thanks to 291 yards and four touchdowns from running back Steven Bethley. Don Lugo claimed the last playoff spot in the league behind Colony, who clinched the league title with a 39-13 win over Montclair Thursday and second-place Chaffey which beat Ontario, 42-21.
Other Thursday night scores:
Summit 35, Riverside Patriot 12
Summit snaps losing streak, clinches final playoff spot in the Sunkist League.
Miller 52, Eisenhower 12
Win or lose, Miller was locked into third place in the Citrus Belt League.
Pomona 33, Ganesha 12
After costly loss to Covina last week, Pomona finishes in 4th in the Valle Vista League.
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Learn the CIF rules.
CIF has a point system for awarding the at-large berth.
Claremont owns the edge over Ayala.
Pete,
Please explain CIF point system. Thanks.
Thanks for bringing this to my attention, Pete...
As stated in the CIF playoff bulletin regarding criteria for at-large playoff berths:
1) Head-to-head competition of teams under consideration (4 points)
2) Overall strength of the league from which the team is entered (1 point)
3) Overall win-loss record (1 point)
4) Strength against common opponents (1 point)
5) strength of schedule (2 points using overall win-loss record of opponents)
6) freelance teams will be part of the pool for filling of at-large berths.
Applying these rules to Claremont and Ayala:
1) Claremont and Ayala haven't played head-to-head. (even)
2) I'm not exactly sure how strength of league is determined but the Sierra League would be hard pressed to prove its better then the Baseline. (point, Claremont)
3) Both Ayala and Claremont will be 6-4 if Claremont beats Upland tonight. (even)
4) Both lost to Damien and both beat Alta Loma. (even)
5) Claremont's opponents are a combined 43-52, Ayala's 39-55. (2 points, Claremont)
So, Pete appears to be correct. If Claremont wins tonight, it looks like it will the the Central Division at-large team.