PAC-5 DIVISION
LONG BEACH WILSON (5-5) VS. SERVITE (9-1)
Where, when: Cerritos College, Friday, 7:30 p.m.

Outlook: Long Beach Wilson finished fourth in the seven-team Moore League, with a 3-3 league record. Bruins junior running back Tonny Lindsey is averaging 74 yards a game and 6 yards a carry.

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PAC-5 DIVISION
TESORO (6-4) VS. EDISON (8-2)
Where, when: Orange Coast College, Friday, 7 p.m.

Outlook: This is the first Tesoro-Edison varsity football game. Tesoro finished third in the South Coast League with a 2-2 record. The Titans go into the playoffs after back-to-back league losses to Mission Viejo and San Clemente, which finished 1-2, respectively, in the league.

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PAC-5 DIVISION
LAKEWOOD (7-3) VS. SAN CLEMENTE (9-1)
Where, when: San Clemente High, Friday, 7:30 p.m.
TV: Fox Sports West

Outlook: Lakewood finished tied for second place, with Cabrillo of Long Beach, in the seven-team Moore League with a 4-2 league record. Lakewood’s Lancers beat Cabrillo, so Lakewood is the league’s No. 2 playoff representative and Cabrillo is No. 3.

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PAC-5 DIVISION
NEWPORT HARBOR (5-5) VS. LONG BEACH POLY (9-1)
Where, when: Veterans Stadium (Long Beach), Friday, 7 p.m.

Outlook: Newport Harbor plays the division’s third-seeded team for the second year in a row; the Sailors lost in the 2010 Pac-5 first round to third-seeded Alemany of Mission Hills, 27-7.

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PAC-5 DIVISION
BISHOP AMAT OF LA PUENTE (6-4) VS. SANTA MARGARITA (8-2)
Where, when: Saddleback College, Friday, 7 p.m.
TV: Cox3 (tape, 11:30 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m., 9 p.m. Saturday

Outlook: Bishop Amat finished in a three-way tie, with Crespi of Encino and Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks, for third place the five-team Serra League. All three were 1-3 in league, and head-to-head results could not resolve the tie. So a three-way coin flip took place, and Bishop Amat won the flips.

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PAC-5 DIVISION
HUNTINGTON BEACH (8-2) VS. LOYOLA OF LOS ANGELES (8-2)
Where, when: Los Angeles Valley College (Van Nuys), Friday, 7 p.m.

Outlook: Huntington Beach is in the CIF-Southern Section’s major-division playoffs for the first time in a long time. The Oilers finished second in the Sunset League with a 4-1 league record, and were No. 7 in the final Orange County poll.

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PAC-5 DIVISION
CABRILLO OF LONG BEACH (7-3) VS. MISSION VIEJO (8-2)
Where, when: Mission Viejo High, Friday, 7:30 p.m.

Outlook: Cabrillo tied for second place, with Lakewood, in the Moore League. Because Cabrillo lost to Lakewood in a league game, Cabrillo is the league’s No. 3 playoff representative and Lakewood is No. 2.

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