Page 4 November 5, 2015 Lawndale Clinches at Least Title Tie by Routing Eagles touchdowns and scored one. Murray scored the Cardinals’ first TD on a five-yard keeper. He threw scoring passes of 20 yards to Perkinson and eight yards to Erick Williams. The latter climaxed a 99-yard, 11-play drive in the third period. It gave Lawndale (8-1 overall and 4-0 in league) a 27-0 lead. Touchdown runs from Cooper finished the scoring for the Cardinals. “We have five shutouts in the last six games,” Lawndale head coach Travis Clark said. “I’m just proud of the kids. The kids are playing hard. We had a lot of these kids for four years. Those guys are amazing.” The Cardinals will look to clinch the league title outright when they visit Centinela Unified School District rival Hawthorne Friday at 7 p.m. The Cougars are coming off a 35-26 loss to host Culver City last Friday but have a 3-1 record, their best league record since 2004, last Friday. Among the Cougars’ wins was their 23-14 upset of the host Eagles on October 23. Hawthorne Falls Short After upsetting El Segundo on October 23, Hawthorne High’s football team traveled to Culver City last Friday looking to get a shot at playing Ocean League rival Lawndale for the league title. Things were not quite as successful for the Cougars who fell on the short end of a 35-26 score. The Centaurs, who improved to 3-1 in league and 6-3 overall, led most of the way as they move into a tie for second place By Joe Snyder Photos by Joe Snyder Lawndale High’s football team clinched at least a tie for the Ocean League championship by routing defending league champion El Segundo 41-0 last Friday at Lawndale. It was expected to be a league showdown but the Eagles, who fell to 3-2 in Ocean play and 7-2 overall, were hampered with key injuries that including starting quarterback Jason Kehl with a season ending shoulder injury he suffered two weeks earlier in El Segundo’s 41-31 in over Culver City. It is already the Cardinals’ first league crown since tying with El Segundo for the Pioneer League crown in 1975. Lawndale also won league championships in 1965, 1966 and 1969. The Cardinals won the CIF-Southern Section 2A title in 1966. Top players -- quarterback Chris Murray, wide receiver Bryant Perkinson and running back Zach Cooper -- continued to shine for Lawndale, which won its eighth consecutive game after opening the season at home with a loss to South Torrance on September 4. Five of those wins were by shutouts and the Cardinals blanked their last three opponents that also included Santa Monica and Beverly Hills, by a combined score of 164-0. Cooper carried the ball the most; 23 times for 166 yards and three touchdowns. He scored on runs of five, 35 and one yards. Fourth-year starting quarterback Chris Murray threw for two with Hawthorne (3-6 overall, 3-1 in league). Quarterback Marte Mapu continued to shine, passing for two touchdowns and rushing for another. Carlos Jacobo, Jaylen Morgan and Johnal Ray also each scored TDs for the Cougars. Hawthorne will face a giant task of hosting front running Lawndale, which is on a hot streak with eight straight victories that include a 4-0 league mark. The Cardinals made it look easy in their 41-0 win over El Segundo, which lost a few key players to injuries, last Friday at Lawndale. The Cardinals are currently ranked fifth in the CIF-Southern Section Western Division. The Cougars are seeking to make the Western Division playoffs for the first time in 11 years when they won the Ocean League title. Leuzinger Plays North Tough Leuzinger High’s defense had a strong game in holding down North Torrance High’s premiere all-around player Mique Juarez in a Pioneer League football game last Friday at North. Juarez, though, had 225 total yards that included throwing for 98 yards and one touchdown and running for 127 yards and two TD’s on 15 carries as the Saxons downed the Olympians 28-14. Leuzinger quarterback Malik Jackson threw for 138 yards and one touchdown. Running back Adrian Galera rushed for 123 yards on 17 carries. Tariq Culpepper had 111 yards The Olympians, who are 3-6 overall and Wiseburn-DaVinci’s Roberta Banks serves in last week’s Mullholland League girls’ volleyball match against Ambassador Christian. The Wolves defeated the Lions in four games. Lawndale High’s Zach Cooper is caught by El Segundo defender Taj Balogan in last Friday’s Ocean League football game. The Cardinals clinched at least a share for the league championship with a 41-0 win over the Eagles. Lawndale visits Hawthorne in their league finale Friday at 7 p.m. Brianna Willis of Wiseburn-DaVinci hits ball toward the Ambassador Christian side in last week’s Mullholland League girls’ volleyball match. 2-2 in Pioneer play, will close out league at Centennial High in Compton Friday at 7 p.m. The Apaches fell to last place in league after a 25-20 loss to Torrance, which won its first game of the season, last Friday at Torrance. Leuzinger hopes that it can finish third in league and get a shot at a spot in the Western Division playoffs. Morningside Falls to Mira Costa; Wiseburn- DaVinci Seeks League Title Morningside High’s football team lost its third consecutive Bay League game to Mira Costa 53-12 last Friday at Coleman Stadium in Inglewood. The Monarchs, who won their first six games, close league at Coleman Stadium against cross town rival Inglewood, which won by forfeit against Peninsula last Friday, this Friday at 7 p.m. The Wiseburn-DaVinci girls’ volleyball team from Hawthorne is in position of winning the Mulholland League title after topping Ambassador Christian from Torrance 25-19, 25-8, 19-25, 25-20, on October 28 at Del Aire Park. Junior outside hitter Brianna Willis sparked the Wolves with 10 kills. Sophomore middle blocker Titiana Kalish had a strong game, according to head coach Korey Hlaudy. According to Hlaudy, Wiseburn-DaVinci has a shot at winning league, since league leader Gardena Pacific Lutheran is on probation for reported ineligible players. The Wolves lost a five-game match to Pacific Lutheran earlier in league. Wiseburn-DaVinci closed league at Pacific Lutheran on Wednesday. •
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