Santa Clarita High School Playoff Football on KHTS-AM 1220 November 11, 2016. Five teams compete across five divisions. Valencia and SCCS dominate in opening round playoff games, Saugus knocks off Crescenta Valley and Golden Valley wins first-ever playoff game on the road at Ayala.

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Final

Notre Dame 3

Valencia 34

Aaron Thomas (12/19 216 yards and four touchdowns) and the Vikings dominated Notre Dame from start to finish by being efficient on offense and dominant on defense, holding Notre Dame to under 250 total yards of offense.

Next week, Valencia will have another home game in their quarterfinal matchup with Arroyo Grande.

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Hart 17

Cathedral 34

Cathedral went up 28-10 at half time and cruised in the second half to defeat Hart, 34-17. Hart finishes its season with an 8-3 record.

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Saugus 38

Crescenta Valley 29

Quinn Sheaffer scored a pair of rushing touchdowns, and Saugus continued to score points off of three forced turnovers in the second half to maintain its lead throughout the second half after  being down 15-14 at the break.

Next week, Saugus will head to Woodrow Wilson High School to face the Bruins in the D6 Quarterfinals

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Golden Valley 14

Ayala 10

G0lden Valley’s halftime adjustments worked and the offense started clicking in the third quarter with two touchdowns, one Josh Valano to Ray Ibrahim and the other a KJ Maduike run to put the Grizzlies up.

Golden Valley hangs on in its first-ever playoff game for its first-ever playoff victory, on the road no less, and the Grizzlies move on to the D7 Quarterfinals.

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Santa Clarita Christian 35

Sierra Vista 10

The Cardinals ran away from Sierra Vista in the second half thanks in part to three Jacob Moss touchdowns and some timely turnovers. SCCS started the season 0-4 and have since won six of seven games. It’s the Cardinals first first round playoff victory in 11-man football.

Next week, Santa Clarita Christian will host South El Monte in the D13 Quarterfinals

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