Saugus, West Ranch, Golden Valley and Valencia earned playoff berths and will represent the Foothill League. Trinity Classical Academy finished in third place in the Cross Valley League and is playing in the CIF Southern Section Division 13 playoffs.
Saugus is the Foothill League champion and plays Rancho Cucamonga in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoffs on Friday at College of the Canyons. Saugus comes in with a 9-1 record, an undefeated 5-0 record in the Foothill League and a six-game winning streak.
Rancho Cucamonga is 5-5, finished 2-2 in the Baseline League, and comes in as an at-large team in the playoffs. Rancho Cucamonga won its Baseline League finale, 45-44 in overtime, against Damien, which went 0-4 in league.
Rancho Cucamonga lost to Valencia, 31-28, in Week 2 on Sept. 10.
Saugus went 5-0 in the abbreviated Foothill League season in the spring. The last time Saugus won the Foothill League championship was 13 years ago, in 2008, when the Centurions went 9-4 and 5-0 in league.
West Ranch, the second place team in the Foothill League, plays Lawndale in the first round of the Division 4 playoffs at Valencia High School on Friday. West Ranch was 8-2 and 4-1 in the Foothill League. The Wildcats beat Hart, 21-16, in the Foothill League finale.
Lawndale won the Pioneer League championship, is 6-3 overall, and went 5-0 in league play. Lawndale enters the playoffs with a four-game winning streak and is coming off a 55-7 win over El Segundo in the Pioneer League finale.
Valencia is scheduled to play Rio Mesa in the first round of the Division 5 playoffs in Oxnard on Friday. Valencia ended the season with a forfeited loss to Saugus and a 4-5 record. Some of the Valencia football players tested positive for COVID-19 and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health did not allow the team to play its season finale.
Valencia ended with a 2-3 record in the Foothill League. The Vikings enter the playoffs with an at-large berth. It has yet to be determined if Valencia will be allowed to play in the playoffs.
Rio Mesa is the second-place team from the Channel League, has a 7-3 record, and has won seven of its past eight games.
Rio Mesa was 4-1 in the Channel League and beat Santa Barbara, 17-14, in the season finale. Rio Mesa beat Golden Valley, 20-19, in Week 2 on Sept. 10.
Golden Valley plays La Mirada in the first round of the Division 7 playoffs at Excelsior High School in Norwalk on Friday. Golden Valley went 4-5-1, finished in the third place in the Foothill League with a 2-3 record, and shut out Canyon 42-0 in the Foothill League finale to snap a three-game losing streak.
La Mirada is the second-place team from the Suburban League with a 6-4 record and went 3-1 in league play. La Mirada won its season finale by forfeit over Firebaugh for its third win in a row. La Mirada beat Bellflower 33-12 the week before in its last game played on the field.
Trinity Classical Academy plays Anaheim in the first round of the Division 13 playoffs in Anaheim on Friday. Trinity is 7-3. Anaheim is 6-4 and the second place team from the Orange League.
Santa Clarita Christian School is also going to the CIF playoffs!
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