GAMES OF THE WEEK

Mike Sciacca

Ocean View High earned itself a berth in the CIF Southern Section

Division VI playoffs by winning its regular season finale Friday, and the

Seahawks have been rewarded a first-round date Friday with Seaview League

champion Irvine.

Also on opening night of the Division I playoffs, Sunset League

runner-up Edison (8-2) will host Servite (7-3) at Huntington Beach High

in the second meeting between the two teams this season, while Fountain

Valley High (5-5), which received an at-large berth, will travel to

Veterans Stadium to challenge defending Division I co-champion Long Beach

Poly (10-0).

The task awaiting Ocean View (6-4), an at-large selection, won’t be

easy. Irvine cruised to the Seaview League title and capped a 10-0

regular season Friday with a 48-13 thrashing of Woodbridge, the Seaview’s

third playoff entry.

The Vaqueros have the size and talent to make another strong bid for a

title in a highly competitive division. Just last year, Irvine was edged

by Seaview League rival Newport Harbor in the division’s championship

game, 19-18.

“Obviously, they are a very, very good football team,” Ocean View

Coach Harold Eggers said. “We definitely have our work cut out for us.”

Ocean View will be making consecutive playoff appearances for the

first time in school history. Last year, the Seahawks were upended by

Kennedy, 35-15, in first-round play.

“We just feel good about making the playoffs,” Eggers said. “I’m just

happy that the kids get another chance to play.”

As for second chances, Servite of the Serra League, recipient of a

wild card berth, will get another crack at Edison. Back on Oct. 7 at Cal

State Fullerton, the Chargers edged the Friars in a wild one, 35-33.

Like Ocean View and Servite, Fountain Valley High got into the

playoffs via an at-large bid and, for the second consecutive season, the

Barons take on Long Beach Poly in the opening round. And, like Ocean

View, the Barons face the daunting task of facing an unbeaten Jackrabbits

team that is considered a favorite, once again, for the Division I crown.