DON'T THINK. IT CAN ONLY HURT THE BALLCLUB

FIRST ROUND
No. 1 Redlands East Valley over La Sierra
Temecula Chaparral over Corona Roosevelt
Corona Centennial over Miller
No. 4 Moreno Valley Rancho Verde over Temecula Great Oak
No. 3 Norco over Carter
Murrieta Valley over Riverside Arlington
Redlands over Moreno Valley Valley View
No. 2 Vista Murrieta over Corona Santiago

QUARTERFINALS
Temecula Chaparral over No. 1 Redlands East Valley
No. 4 Moreno Valley Rancho Verde over Corona Centennial
No. 3 Norco over Murrieta Valley
No. 2 Vista Murrieta over Redlands

SEMIFINALS
Temecula Chaparral over No. 4 Moreno Valley Rancho Verde
No. 2 Vista Murrieta over No. 3 Norco

FINALS
No. 2 Vista Murrieta over Temecula Chaparral

Coming tomorrow: Central Division prediction

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Eisenhower High School's own Victor Butler, a Dallas Cowboy by way of Oregon State, made a case to become a regular in pass-rushing situations with his Monday night performance.

The results of the rookie fourth-round pick's five snaps in Dallas' 21-7 win over Carolina last night: 2 sacks, 1 game-clinching forced fumble.

Think that's enough to earn some more playing time?

"I think so, yeah," Dallas Cowboys coach Wade Phillips told the Dallas Morning News. "It's the number of plays those guys [Anthony Spencer, DeMarcus Ware] are playing, but again, like I say, when you have 30-something passes or 40 passes a game, you really need somebody to come in and help some. He did an outstanding job."

The situation at strong side linebacker is shaping up nicely for Butler with the longtime occupant of that position, Greg Ellis, departed for Oakland. Starter Anthony Spencer, a former first-round pick, is a formidable run stuffer but hasn't shown the ability to rush the passer with any consistency. Butler, whose 12 sacks last season ranked second in the Pac-10, couldn't ask for a much better situation to sneak in the rotation as a pass-rushing specialist. He does, after all, have two thirds of the Cowboys' sacks this season.

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The Baseline League cleaned house at the All-CIF football meeting Wednesday, claiming 19 of the 40 first-team selections.

To nobody's surpirse, Rancho Cucamonga's nine were the most from any single team. The Central Division champion Cougars also produced both the offensive and defensive MVPs.

Offensive MVP: Greg Watson, Jr., QB
Defensive MVP: Daniel Fonua, Sr., LB

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