The local Moore League and Hub City Leage teams got off to a great start in the CIF Southern Section playoffs on Tuesday, with five teams coming away with wins.
Division 1: Long Beach Poly 25, Mission Viejo-20
Long Beach Poly went on the road in the first round and picked up a big come-from-behind win over Mission Viejo. The Jackrabbits found themselves down 20-13 in the fourth quarter before a touchdown from Sophia Hernandez made it 20-19 following a missed point-after attempt.
Both teams traded defensive stops back and forth before Poly eventually got the ball back with 2:20 remaining in the game. From there, the Jackrabbits completed the perfect two-minute drill, ending in a touchdown from running back Amai’a Johnson to give the Jackrabbits a 25-20 win.
Poly clinched the victory with a defensive stop on Mission Viejo’s final throw to the end zone as time expired, and the Jackrabbits will return home on Saturday to host Redondo Union in the second round.
Division 2: Millikan 26, Alta Loma 6
Millikan found a first-round win led by senior quarterback Holly Ibarra, who threw touchdowns to four different receivers in the Rams’ win over Alta Loma. The Rams will hit the road to face Villa Park on Saturday in the second round.
The562 will have full coverage tonight of Millikan’s win over Alta Loma.
Division 3: Wilson 6, Chino Hills 0
The Wilson Bruins made their program playoff debut and pulled off a low-scoring win over Chino Hills to advance to the second round. The Bruins will host Quartz Hill on Saturday with a trip to the quarterfinals on the line.
Division 3: Compton 12, Los Altos 0
Compton pulled out a gutsy win over Los Altos on Tuesday, receiving touchdowns from junior quarterback Shamiah Gibson to Saniyah Coleman and Audrey Baker. Ariel Willard finished with six catches for 83 yards along with an interception. Destin’ee Kelley had three sacks, while Paityne Chandler had nine flag pulls and Laila Williams with seven flag pulls
The Tarbabes advance to the second round and will host Patriot on Saturday.
Division 3: Quartz Hill 20, Lakewood 0
Division 5: Cabrillo 14, La Quinta 6
Cabrillo pulled out a first-round win over La Quinta behind a full performance on all three phases. Parris Toliver caught a 15-yard touchdown from quarterback NiNi Castro, while athlete Kamora Byther found the game-winning touchdown on a 70-yard punt return for a touchdown before getting the 2-pt conversion.
Cabrillo will be on the road in the second round to face Ontario on Saturday.
