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Sam Thomson threw a go-ahead, 29-yard touchdown pass to Brennan Vares midway through the fourth quarter to lead Edison to a 29-25 win over Oak Hills in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoffs Friday at Oak Hills High.
The loss snapped a two-game losing streak for Edison (4-7), which finished in fifth place in the Alpha League and was an at-large entrant into the playoffs.
Edison will play Long Beach Poly on the road in the quarterfinals Friday, Nov. 13.
Sam Edmisten had three touchdowns for Edison, two receiving and a rushing. Vares had an interception for the Chargers and Edison’s defense forced a safety early in the fourth quarter.
In other playoff games Friday:
In Division 2:
Chaparral 56, Orange 35: Star Thomas III threw four touchdown passes and ran for a touchdown in Orange’s road loss to top-seeded Chapparal.
Orange (10-1) had an undefeated regular season for the first time in the school’s 123 year history and was awarded the No. 16 seed in Division 2.
Thomas III threw touchdown passes to Kaleb Fisher, KJ Woodbury, Dylan Stone and Malahki Allen. The junior quarterback left the game in the third quarter with an injury and finished the season with 46 touchdown passes, one interception and 11 rushing touchdowns.
Chaparral (7-4) will play Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks in the quarterfinals next week.
Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) 20, Capistrano Valley 19: Capistrano Valley led in the fourth quarter but Notre Dame scored a game-winning touchdown with 15 seconds remaining to beat the Cougars.
Capo Valley (8-3) was playing without its star quarterback Talon Spencer, who suffered an injury to his spleen two weeks ago.
Sophomore quarterback Matt Paikoff ran for a touchdown and threw a touchdown pass to Izaiah Bennett. Zadyn Hall added a rushing touchdown for the Cougars to give them a 19-7 lead in the third quarter. The extra point was blocked after Hall’s touchdown run. Capo Valley also failed to convert a 2-point attempt in the first half.
Cade Epstein had a fumble recovery for the Cougars.
Rancho Cucamonga 33, Crean Lutheran 24: Crean Lutheran pulled within three points of Rancho Cucamonga twice in the second half, but lost at home.
Caden Jones threw for 170 yards with a pair of touchdowns for Crean Lutheran (8-3) and ran for 66 yards. Caleb Bey Jr. ran for 67 yards with a touchdown. Ty Johnson had a touchdown reception in his first game back from injury since Week 1 and Troy Roberts added a touchdown reception.
In Division 4:
Cathedral 41, Cypress 21: Justin Hall threw two touchdown passes for Cypress in a road loss to Cathedral.
Ian Do and Alijah Ashcraft had touchdown receptions for Cypress (9-2) and Jaiden Anthony had a touchdown run.
Cathedral (9-2) will play at La Habra in the quarterfinals.
In Division 5:
Moorpark 38, Trabuco Hills 21: Jackson Verplancke threw for 255 yards with two touchdowns for Trabuco Hills in a road loss to Moorpark.
Luke Hoffman ran for 109 yards with a touchdown and added a receiving touchdown for Trabuco Hills (7-4). Nate Davis added a touchdown reception for the Mustangs and Beckham Nolan had 100 yards receiving. Andrew Davis III had two sacks and Thomas Luce added a sack.
Simi Valley 42, El Dorado 23: Darius Selway had two rushing touchdowns for El Dorado in a loss to Simi Valley at Valencia High.
El Dorado (8-3) led 20-14 at halftime but allowed 21 unanswered points in the second half. Ryan Lema made a field goal for the Golden Hawks.
In Division 6:
Laguna Beach 45, Lancaster 30: Laguna Beach snapped a four-game losing streak with a home win.
Will Kimball returned an interception for a touchdown for the Breakers. Jack Hurst threw touchdown passes to Brady Stringham and Bob Gardner. Stringham threw a touchdown pass to Dean Smith.
Laguna Beach (5-6) will play Foothill in the quarterfinals next week.
Foothill 26, Hesperia 20: Foothill jumped to a 19-6 lead in a road win over Hesperia.
Fysher Jamieson threw for 212 yards with a touchdown for Foothill (6-5) and ran for 58 yards with a touchdown. Guy Fenton ran for 51 yards with a touchdown and Aidan Feraj ran for 77 yards. Ford Wooton led the Knights in receiving with 80 yards and a touchdown. David Maillet had two sacks for Foothill and Gio Zepeda had a team-high 14 tackles.
In Division 8:
Segerstrom 34, South Pasadena 17: Adrian Cervantes had two touchdown runs and a receiving touchdown for top-seeded Segerstrom.
Damion Cruz threw the touchdown pass to Cervantes to give the Jaguars a 28-10 lead in the third quarter and Noah Martinez threw a touchdown pass.
Segerstrom (6-5) will play Fillmore on the road in the quarterfinals next Friday.
El Rancho 21, Canyon 14: Kayden Phillips threw a touchdown pass and ran for a touchdown for Canyon (6-5).
Bo Booher had a touchdown reception for Canyon.
In Division 9:
Ocean View 34, Lawndale 28: Trevor Vaivao ran for 268 yards with four touchdowns for Ocean VIew in a win over top-seeded Lawndale on the road.
Gregory Gates added a rushing touchdown for the Seahawks, including the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Ocean View (10-1) will host West Covina in the quarterfinals next Friday.
Northwood 16, Liberty 15: Dillan Low made a game-winning field goal for Northwood on the last play of the game.
Northwood scored with 1:04 left in the game but missed a 2-point attempt. The Timberwolves recovered an onside kick which set up Low’s field goal.
Caden Jacobs had two rushing touchdowns for Northwood (6-5). It was the first road win of the season for Northwood, who will host Moreno Valley in the quarterfinals next Friday.
Fountain Valley 41, La Salle 21: Drake Robinson had three rushing touchdowns for Fountain Valley (8-3).
Isaac Combs threw for 136 yards and threw a touchdown pass to Raymond Dillon Jr. Trenton Farr added a rushing touchdown for the Barons, who will play JW North on the road in the quarterfinals.
In Division 11:
Los Amigos 54, Nordhoff 50: Trell Smith ran for a game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter for Los Amigos.
Smith also threw touchdown passes to Von Miller and Alexis Marcelo. Los Amigos (10-1) will play South Torrance on the road in the quarterfinals.
In Division 12:
Costa Mesa 28, Rancho Alamitos 10: Jack Shafiyoon had three touchdown receptions for Costa Mesa (6-5).
Gavin Garza ran for over 150 yards with a touchdown for the Mustangs. Aidan Quintos threw two touchdown passes and Matthew Barrientes threw one.
Ozvaldo Ramos ran for a touchdown for Rancho Alamitos (9-2). Rancho Alamitos beat Costa Mesa 14-13 in a Sigma League game in the regular season.
Costa Mesa will host Arroyo Valley in the quarterfinals.
Loara 23, Rubidoux 20: Chavonte Carter ran for 132 yards with three touchdowns for Loara in a road win over Rubidoux.
Loara (10-1) will host Artesia in the quarterfinals.
In Division 13:
University 50, Twentynine Palms 33: University won its first playoff game since 2007 in a home win over Twentynine Palms.
Deandre Miller ran for 110 yards with two rushing touchdowns for University (7-4). Dylan Elmer threw for 175 yards with touchdown passes to Charlie Carmichael and Trevor Pattock. Moises Keith-Chavez had an interception for the Trojans and Carmichael returned a kick for a touchdown.
University will play Montebello on the road in the quarterfinals.
Anaheim 42, Garden Grove 7: Luis Sonora, Adrian Romero and Daelan Garcia had touchdowns for Anaheim in a home win over Garden Grove.
Anaheim (7-4) will play Fontana on the road in the quarterfinals.
In Division 14:
Santa Ana Valley 24, La Quinta 21: Robert Torres made a late game-winning field goal for Santa Ana Valley in a home win.
Fern Dircio had multiple rushing touchdowns for Santa Ana Valley (8-3). The Falcons will host Hoover of Glendale in the quarterfinals.