Prep talk: City Section football teams thrive in the mud
People discovered who were true mudders on a rainy Friday night in the City Section football playoffs.
Crenshaw routed No. 3-seeded San Pedro 30-0 to advance to the Open Division semifinals next week at Birmingham. The Cougars received a punt return for a touchdown and an interception return for a touchdown from Kyron Rattler. Deance’ Lewis had a long touchdown on the opening possession and De’Andre Kirkpatrick contributed double digits in tackles.
Crenshaw is 9-1 under interim coach Terrence Whitehead. That means Robert Garrett, on administrative leave, has 299 career victories. Birmingham defeated Granada Hills Kennedy 49-20.
Garfield received 440 yards rushing from Zastice Jauregui to end Palisades’ unbeaten season, 42-21. Garfield will play at No. 1 Carson, which defeated King/Drew 27-2.
Venice was unstoppable on its grass field, beating Franklin 35-8 in the Division I playoffs.
The Dorsey at Eagle Rock game was postponed until Monday because of a power failure at Eagle Rock.