High School Football Spotlight

A look at selected City and Southern Section games

INTERSECTIONAL

SCORE

* Birmingham: 41

* Taft: 14

SYNOPSIS

Kevin McCleary rushed for 186 yards and scored a touchdown and the Patriots (7-0, 2-0) intercepted four passes in the West Valley League game at Birmingham.

SCORE

* Sylmar: 28

* Kennedy: 26

SYNOPSIS

Tight Josh Martin caught two touchdown passes and also passed for a touchdown to lead the Spartans (7-0, 2-0) to the Valley Mission League victory at Sylmar.

SCORE

* Westchester: 29

* Los Angeles: 0

SYNOPSIS

Jason Benson rushed for 145 yards and scored a touchdown and Devyn McDonald scored on a 25-yard run for the Comets (6-1, 3-0) in the Western League victory.

SCORE

* San Pedro: 29

* Gardena: 19

SYNOPSIS

Alex Teems rushed for 117 yards and scored on a five-yard run with about two minutes left to lead the Pirates (5-2, 2-0) to a Marine League victory at Gardena.

SCORE

* Palisades: 39

* Fairfax: 6

SYNOPSIS

David Koral completed 33 of 49 passes for 423 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Dolphins (6-1, 4-0) to the Western League victory at Palisades.

SCORE

* South Gate: 20

* Roosevelt: 7

SYNOPSIS

Miguel Castaneda rushed for 146 yards and scored on a 49-yard run and Eric Torres gained 133 yards for the Rams (2-4-1, 2-0) in the Eastern League victory.

SCORE

* Jefferson: 28

* Manual Arts: 34

SYNOPSIS

Quarterback John Brown passed for three touchdowns and also scored on a 70-yard run to lead the Democrats (5-2, 2-0) to the Coliseum League victory at home.

SCORE

* Fremont: 21

* Locke: 30

SYNOPSIS

Andre Smith’s 15-yard touchdown pass to James Finley with 55 seconds left capped a big comeback by the Toilers (4-3, 1-1) in the Coliseum League victory.

SCORE

* Bell: 22

* Jordan: 6

SYNOPSIS

Melvin Wattree rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown and Adrian Vazquez caught a touchdown pass as the Eagles (1-6, 1-1) won the Eastern League game at Bell.

SCORE

* Belmont: 38

* Wilson: 18

SYNOPSIS

Secel Montgomery rushed for 208 yards and scored two touchdowns to lead the Sentinels (4-3, 1-1) to the Northern League victory at Wilson.

SCORE

* Huntington Park: 28

* Garfield: 21

SYNOPSIS

Emmanuel Quinonez returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter to lead the Spartans (1-6, 1-1) to the Eastern League victory at home.

SOUTHERN SECTION

SCORE:

* Long Beach Poly: 48

* Long Beach Wilson: 7

SYNOPSIS:

Hershel Dennis gained 170 yards in 12 carries and scored two touchdowns as the Jackrabbits (7-0, 2-0) won a Moore League game at Veterans Stadium.

SCORE:

* Hart: 21

* Valencia: 7

SYNOPSIS:

The Indians (5-2, 2-0) extended their Foothill League winning streak to 45 games with the victory at College of the Canyons.

SCORE:

* Bell Gardens: 31

* Montebello: 14

SYNOPSIS:

Tovia Sala gained 214 yards in 12 carries and scored on runs of 72 and 74 yards to lead the Lancers (5-2, 2-0) to the Almont League victory at Montebello.

SCORE:

* Mira Costa: 28

* Beverly Hills: 24

SYNOPSIS:

Michael Okwo rushed for 163 yards and scored on a one-yard run with about two minutes left to give the Mustangs (6-1, 3-0) a Bay League victory at home.