The Breakdown: East Valley Division

Seeded teams: No.1 St. Margaret’s (9-1), Academy League champion; No. 2 Maranatha (8-2), Alpha League champion; No. 3 Kern Valley (9-1), High Desert League champion; No. 4 Fillmore (7-3), Frontier League champion.

At-large teams: Santa Paula, Frontier League; Sierra Canyon, Alpha League; Oak Hills, Freelance; and Frazier Mountain, High Desert League.

Darkhorse: Sierra Canyon (8-2). The Trailblazers finished second to second-seeded Maranatha in the Alpha League. Sierra Canyon gave Maranatha a good battles, losing 19-12 when they met in league.

Players to watch: Sage Hill DE Adam Donchess (82 tackles); St. Margaret’s RB Matt Duenas (44 car., 501 yds, 10 TDs); Kern Valley RB Mark Eisenhauer (161 car., 1,198 yds, 12 TDs); Fillmore RB Zach Golson (120 car., 814 yds, 7 TDs); Maranatha RB Erik Johnson (123 car., 1,000, 7 TDs); Maranatha QB Cody Keith (86 of 173, 1,183 yds, 9 TDs, 6 ints); Fillmore LB Derek Luna (95 tackles); St. Margaret’s RB/DB John Murayama (145 car., 1,135 yds, 21 TDs); Sage Hill RB Dusty Orrantia (79 car., 406 yds, 5 TDs); Kern Valley LB Warren Pappas (88 tackles); Fillmore RB/DB Nick Paz (131 car., 856 yds, 10 TDs, 4 ints); and St. Margaret’s QB/S Brennan Smith (69 of 124, 1,425 yds, 16 TDs, 5 ints, 100 car., 612 yds, 12 TDs).

Best first-round matchup: Ontario Christian at Twentynine Palms

Click here to see the East Valley Division bracket.

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