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Highlights of No. 10 Grace Brethren's 42-38 first-round playoff win over Westlake.
The first round of the playoffs tend to feature a lot blowouts and not much drama.
That couldn't be further from the truth last week — especially around the CIF's Southern Section, where five different ranked teams had games decided by a combined 23 points.
On a night when the top six teams in California were idle, four ranked teams survived first-round scares while previous No. 20 Norco lost a a 46-44 Southern Section Division 2 game to un-ranked Chaminade.
Jaylen Henderson tossed a 20-yard touchdown pass to
William Camacho with 13 seconds left lifting Chaminade (6-5) to the win. It was Camacho's sixth touchdown of the game. He rushed for the other five scores and accounted for nearly 200 yards from scrimmage, helping to offset a big performance from Oklahoma State-bound quarterback Shane
Shane Illingworth, who threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns.
"I just knew I had to catch," Camacho told the
Los Angeles Times of the game-winning catch. "I always have hope for my team, even if we're down."
The rest of the
ranked teams survived, but barely, including No. 19 Rancho Verde
(Moreno Valley) needing overtime to beat Serra (Gardena) 26-20, also in D2
play.
In D3, 10th-ranked Grace Brethren pulled out a 42-38 win over Westlake and in D4, No. 25 Camarillo edged Damien, 34-28.
In Northern California's biggest game, previous No. 17 Serra dropped a 14-13 game to St. Ignatius (8-2) that caused a three-way tie for the West Catholic Athletic League championship.
In that game, Serra's
Dominique Lampkin completed a 7-yard touchdown to
Terence Loville in the final minute to close to 14-13. Serra made the extra point to tie it at 14-14, but the kicker was roughed, so the Padres opted to take the point off the board, went for the win, but
Nate Sanchez was tackled inches short.
No. 22 Serra, No. 23 Valley Christian and St Ignatius are the top three seeds in the Central Coast Section's Division 1 playoffs.
The nation's top two teams Mater Dei and St. John Bosco had a week off and begin the Southern Section's vaunted Division I playoff bracket gets underway this week.
Chayden Peery, Sierra Canyon
File photo by Samuel Mawanda
Record: 10-0
Last week: Idle
Next game: Nov. 15 vs. Bishop Amat
Record: 9-1
Last week: Idle
Next game: Nov. 15 vs. Calabasas
4. (4). Centennial (Corona)Record: 8-2
Last week: Beat Roosevelt (Eastvale) 77-20
Next game: Nov. 15 vs. JSerra Catholic
5. (5) Mission ViejoRecord: 10-0
Last week: Idle
Next game: Nov. 15 vs. Servite (Anaheim)
6. (6) FolsomRecord: 9-1
Last week: Idle
Next game: Nov. 15 vs. Edison (Stockton)
8. (8) Servite (Anaheim)Record: 7-3
Last week: Idle
Next game: Nov. 15 at Mission Viejo
9. (9) Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth)Record: 10-1
Last week: Beat Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) 35-21
Next game: Nov. 15 vs. Vista Murrieta (Murrieta)
11. (11) CalabasasRecord: 7-2
Last week: Idle
Next game: Nov. 15 vs. St. John Bosco (Bellflower)
12. (12) La HabraRecord: 9-2
Last week: Beat Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo) 42-3
Next game: Nov. 15 vs. Edison (Huntington Beach)
Record: 10-0
Last week: Idle
Next game: Nov. 15 vs. Ridgeview (Bakersfield)
15. (15) Helix (La Mesa) Record: 9-1
Last week: Idle
Next game: Nov. 15 vs. St. Augustine (San Diego)
Record: 9-1
Last week: Idle
Next game: Nov. 15 vs. Mater Dei (Santa Ana)
Record: 8-2
Last week: Idle
Next game: Nov. 15 vs. Carlsbad
Record: 10-1
Last week: Beat Serra (Gardena) 26-20
Next game: Nov. 15 vs. San Clemente
19. (21) Alemany (Mission Hills)
Record: 8-2
Last week: Beat Paraclete (Lancaster) 39-34
Next game: Nov. 15 vs. Tesoro
20. (24) Rancho CucamongaRecord: 8-3
Last week: Beat Murrieta Valley (Murrieta) 49-14
Next game: Nov. 15 vs. Long Beach Poly
21. (25) Camarillo
Record: 10-1
Last week: Beat Damien (La Verne) 34-28
Next week: Nov. 15 vs. Downey
22. (17) Serra (San Mateo)
Record: 9-1
Last week: Lost to St. Ignatius 14-13
Next game: Nov. 16 vs. Half Moon Bay
23. (22) PittsburgRecord: 9-1
Last week: Idle
Next game: Nov. 15 vs. James Logan (Union City)
24. (23) Valley Christian (San Jose)Record: 9-1
Last week: Beat Archbishop MItty (San Jose) 28-0
Next game: Nov. 15 vs. Saint Francis (Mountain View)
25. (NR) San Clemente
Record: 9-2
Last week: Beat Valencia 17-7
Next game: Nov. 15 vs. Rancho Verde (Moreno Valley)
