Los Angeles City Football

On the Legs of Jr running back DJ Morgan the Taft Toreadors were able to defeat the Patriots of Birmingham and become West Valley League Champs for the first time since the 2005 Season when they lost to Crenshaw in the finals 20-14. Taft will now face Locke in the first round of the playoffs.

All playoff games will be played on Thursday this week to allow a five day break before games are played next Wednesday, due to the holiday.

"The question is, which two teams will be" the last men standing ?

Crenshaw beat Manual 55-0

Will they be flat in first round

Usually a team likes to carry momentum into the first round of the playoffs. The Crenshaw Cougars will not have that option. Last Friday they were able to decide the outcome of their game against Manual Arts in the first quarter. In a game that started with Hayes Pullard casually tossing the kickoff to De Anthony Thomas for an 80 yard touchdown. The momentum never changed.

The Cougars will need to be motivated when they play a well coached Banning team that slipped into the fourth playoff spot on the Sundown rule last Friday.

Narbonne is back on the Top

Friday night The Gauchos went into Carson with one thing on their minds. If they beat Carson it would mean a #1 seed and the League title. A loss would crown San Pedro and change everything.

With a complete team effort, the kids from Narbonne started fast and never looked back. In the end, Josh Moten would throw 18 of 30 for 293 yards and 2 touchdowns, Byron Moore would catch 5 passes for 159 yards, Narbonne would win 26-0 and the King of the Marine League would be decided.

Narbonne will host the Generals of Washington on Thursday in the first round.

2008 TOP PLAYERS

THERE ARE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR CERTAIN PLAYERS IN THE CITY.....

WATCH OUT FOR

1. NOEL GRISBY (CRENSHAW)

2.JAMES BOYD (JORDAN)

3. SENEAN CARSON (SOUTH EAST)

4. D.J. MORGAN (TAFT)

5. THOMAS GRAY (NARBONNE)

6. MORRELL PRESLEY (CARSON)

7. MELVIN DAVIS (NARBONNE)

8. LAVAIL LITTLETON (WASH PREP)

9. CHAD FOSTER (HAMILTON)

10. CHRIS JACOBS (WESTCHESTER)

11. SENEAN CARSON (SOUTHEAST)

12. ALBERT SANDOBAL (ARLETA)

13. JESSE DIAZ (ROOSEVELT)

THE BOYS WILL BE PLAYING FOR THAT TROPHY AGAIN. THIS YEAR SHOULD BE SPECIAL. FOR THERE ARE LOTS OF NEW STARS, READY TO SHINE!

The Los Angeles City Top Ten 1.Narbonne Gauchos- cant be stopped (Marine)9-1 2.Taft Toreadors- League Champs (West Valley)9-1 3.San Pedro Pirates-need Car. to beat Nar. (Marine) 9-1 4.Arleta Mustangs- Wow look at this (East Valley)10-0 5.Crenshaw Cougars- League Champs (Coliseum) 6-3 6.Jordan Bulldogs- League Champs (Eastern) 6-4 7.Franklin Panthers-League Champs (Northern) 8-2 8.San Fernando Tigers-League Champs (Valley Mission) 7-3 9.West Adams- League Champs (Southern) 7-3 10.Venice Gondoliers- League champs (Western) 5-5
LOS ANGELES CITY SECTION Football Season is back. The Road to City

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Coach of the Week

All the Coaches

For successfully making a winner out of all the athletes in the city. When we say winner we mean winning at a higher level than 10-0 or 0-10. Winning is the process that keeps a kid from going astray from April in the spring, to passing league, to Hell week on through the season. This is a task that it takes a very special person to accomplish. Those of us who coach, know, there is much more to coaching than just wins and losses.

First and goal meets Eric Dickerson

HOW LONG WILL WE ALLOW THE SELECTION COMMITTEE TO SCORN OUR CHILDREN ON WHAT WAS A VALID TECHNICALITY? BY NOT HAVING A POST SEASON PLAYOFF BRACKETING SYSTEM THAT ENDS AT THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, SIMILAR TO TEXAS AND LOUISIANA. HOW CAN WE CALL THIS A CHAMPIONSHIP, THIS SHOULD BE CALLED THE HIGH SCHOOL BCS SYSTEM. IS A CHAMPIONSHIP REALLY A CHAMPIONSHIP WHEN IT'S PICKED AND NOT PLAYED FOR. I GUESS WE WILL FIND OUT ONE DAY.