The Breakdown: East Valley Division
Seeded teams: 1. St. Margaret’s (10-0), Academy League champion; 2. Brentwood, Alpha League champion 3. Aquinas, Christian League champion; 4. Santa Paula, Frontier League champion
At-large: Campbell Hall, Big Bear, Kern Valley and Arrowhead Chr.
Darkhorse: Brentwood is the No. 2 seed, but every team in this division is a darkhouse when it comes to facing St. Margaret’s for the title. Brentwood made the finals last year and got beat by the Tartans, 37-6.
Players to watch: Fillmore WR/DB Noah Aguirre; Brentwood QB/DB Josh Amster; Twentynine Palms QB Aaron Anderson; Brethren Chr. FB/LB Matthew Bodziak; St. Margaret’s WR Alex Brolic; Maranatha WR Terell Cornell; Campbell Hall RB/OLB Bernard Dillard; Bishop Union DB/QB Chance Erwin; Brethren Chr. RB/DB Drew Fabrigas; Aquinas WR Jim Jones; Santa Paula QB Max Moreno; St. Margaret’s QB David Mothander; St. Margaret’s RB John Murayama; Maranatha QB Matt Schilz; Big Bear DB/RB Brennan Sharp; Aquinas QB Tyler Stirewalt; Desert QB/DB Terrence Wells;
Best first-round matchups: Arrowhead Chr. vs. Brentwood and Big Bear vs. Santa Paula
