Palisades dominates in quarterfinal victory over North Hollywood

Palisades has never won a City Section football championship but the Dolphins are confident this could be their year. They looked like title contenders Friday night, with Jack Thomas throwing for five touchdowns and running for another in a 56-21 rout of previously undefeated North Hollywood in the Division I quarterfinals. The fifth-seeded Dolphins (10-2)…

Newbury Park rallies to beat San Clemente in Division 2 quarterfinal

Joe Smigiel bear-hugged every player and coach in sight after breaking his team’s postgame huddle. He grinned from cheek to cheek, looking like a kid on a sugar high. He called for his wife, Dionne, to share the excitement of the Panthers’ big win, grasping her in his arms tight. The former NFL offensive lineman…

Centennial’s defense comes through in defeat of Mission Viejo

On a frigid Friday night for high school playoff football in Southern California, defensive end Elijah Riley of Corona Centennial made a play to assert how much he and his teammates wanted to defeat unbeaten Mission Viejo. Using all-out pursuit and with no concern for his body, he went airborne at the 30-yard line like…

High school football: City and Southern Section quarterfinal playoff scores

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS FRIDAY’S RESULTS CITY SECTION Quarterfinals Open Division Narbonne 47, Dorsey 13 Birmingham 42, Gardena 19 San Pedro 37, Banning 26 Carson 27, Garfield 17 Division I Eagle Rock 27, Cleveland 20 Palisades 56, North Hollywood 21 King/Drew 35, Franklin 6 Kennedy 49, Westchester 21 Division II Arleta 39, Angelou 28 South…

De’Aaron Fox won’t ‘let go’ of franchise-record 60-point game despite Kings’ loss to Timberwolves

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – When De’Aaron Fox saw that he had 48 points in the fourth quarter in Friday’s 130-126 overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, teammate Malik Monk told him, “You might as well go get 60.” The Kings’ guard had 26 points in the fourth quarter and overtime to finish with a franchise-record 60…

Team, week-by-week schedules for Georgia teams

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The high school football regular season is off and running in Georgia. Here’s a look at the team-by-team and week-by-week schedules for our Georgia programs. All games are 7:30 p.m. unless indicated. Looking for Florida team schedules? Find our week-by-week ones here and our team-by-team schedules here. Week 1 Friday, Aug. 16…

Edwards, Timberwolves beat Kings 130-126 in OT despite franchise-record 60 points from De’Aaron Fox

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Anthony Edwards had 36 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the short-handed Sacramento Kings 130-126 in overtime on Friday night despite a franchise-record 60 points from De’Aaron Fox. Fox had 26 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, but it wasn’t enough for a Kings team without DeMar DeRozan (lower back tightness)…

Netflix experiences streaming delays leading up to Tyson-Paul fight

LOS ANGELES – Netflix’s first attempt at handling a live sports event did not receive a passing grade. The fight Friday night between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul experienced streaming problems according to many viewers on social media. Many viewers took to Twitter/X and Bluesky to experience their frustrations with streaming and buffering problems before…

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