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Longtime rivals Sylmar and San Fernando are set to meet on Saturday at the Coliseum in a tripleheader for high school football.

The junior varsity teams will play at 2:30 p.m., followed by a girls flag football game at 5 p.m. and the varsity 11-man game at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 and available for purchase at each school this week, with $12 going back to the schools. Tickets also will be available at the Coliseum on Saturday.

San Fernando is an eight-time City Section champion with a rich history that includes its wishbone teams of the 1970s featuring the late Charles White, who won the Heisman Trophy at USC. Sylmar won City titles in 1992 and 1994 under coach Jeff Engilman.

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our student-athletes, families, alumni and the broader community to come together and celebrate the legacy and rivalry of two proud programs in a truly iconic venue,” Sylmar athletic director Wilquin Garcia said.

It will be a Valley Mission League game, with Sylmar 4-3 and 1-2 in league and San Fernando 5-2 and 2-1. In flag football, San Fernando is 7-6 and Sylmar is 4-5.

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WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS

CITY SECTION

Annenberg 20, Rise Kohyang 6

Crenshaw 18, Bernstein 13

New Designs University Park 26, Locke 0

Orthopaedic 12, Collins Family 6

South East 34, Maywood Academy 6

South East 33, Marquez 0

South Gate 18, LA Jordan 0

Sotomayor 6, Huntington Park 0

Stern 38, Camino Nuevo 0

Sun Valley Magnet 32, Chatsworth 0

USC Hybrid 22, Simon Tech 0

Verdugo Hills 46, Chavez 0

SOUTHERN SECTION

Antelope Valley 7, Bakersfield Christian 0

Aquinas 14, Ontario Christian 6

Arroyo 33, Mountain View 0

Banning 35, Rancho Mirage 12

Beckman 32, Dana Hills 25

Bonita 27, Glendora 6

California 44, El Rancho 0

Castaic 26, Canyon Country Canyon 13

Channel Islands 31, Santa Paula 18

Compton 32, Lakewood 0

Corona Santiago 20, El Modena 20

Costa Mesa 15, Ocean View 7

Cypress 21, Crean Lutheran 12

Desert Hot Springs 22, Cathedral City 0

Downey 67, La Mirada 0

Eastside 53, Littlerock 7

Eastvale Roosevelt 38, Victor Valley 0

Edison 21, Los Alamitos 20

El Dorado 13, Troy 6

Esperanza 20, Sonora 6

Fairmont Prep 12, Whittier 7

Garden Serra 13, St. Anthony 6

Golden Valley 19, West Ranch 12

Hart 33, Vasquez 8

Huntington Beach 47, Fountain Valley 0

JSerra 26, Corona del Mar 7

Kaiser 7, Rialto 0

Laguna Beach 31, Irvine 14

Laguna Hills 19, La Palma Kennedy 18

La Serna 19, Santa Fe 7

Long Beach Jordan 34, Long Beach Wilson 8

Los Amigos 6, Saddleback 0

Montclair 14, Chaffey 0

Montebello 36, Alhambra 13

Newport Harbor 27, Marina 7

Northview 13, Hacienda Heights Wilson 0

Orange 24, Bolsa Grande 6

Portola 26, Irvine University 20

San Gabriel 30, Bell Gardens 6

Santa Monica 31, Leuzinger 0

Saugus 6, Valencia 0

St. Mary’s Academy 28, Bishop Montgomery 0

Valley View 27, Vista del Lago 8

Warren 20, Dominguez 0

Western 18, Magnolia 8

Westminster 13, Segerstrom 12

Westridge 27, Monrovia 20

Woodbridge 27, Sage Hill 6

Yorba Linda 19, Villa Park 6

THURSDAY’S RESULTS

CITY SECTION

Franklin 45, Elizabeth 0

Jefferson 35, Elizabeth 0

Jefferson 27, Franklin 6

Narbonne 26, El Camino Real 0

Panorama 12, San Fernando 6

Panorama 31, Sylmar 25

San Fernando 27, Sylmar 19

West Adams 6, Stella 0

SOUTHERN SECTION

Agoura 60, Calabasas 0

Aliso Niguel 18, Mission Viejo 12

Antelope Valley 34, Knight 0

Artesia 38, Glenn 6

Beverly Hills 18, Compton Centennial 0

Camarillo 47, Oak Park 14

Chaminade 26, Bishop Alemany 12

Culver City 19, Hawthorne 13

El Toro 26, Trabuco Hills 19

Inglewood 19, Lawndale 6

La Serna 12, St. Paul 0

Los Alamitos 50, Loara 0

Newbury Park 26, Thousand Oaks 7

North Torrance 27, West Torrance 19

Oxnard 41, Buena 12

Palos Verdes 32, Mira Costa 0

Placentia Valencia 20, Bolsa Grande 12

Quartz Hill 19, Highland 14

San Marcos 40, Oxnard Pacifica 0

Schurr 35, Sacred Heart of Jesus 0

Shalhevet 6, Providence 0

Ventura 40, Rio Mesa 13

Westlake 33, Oaks Christian 12

INTERSECTIONAL

Eagle Rock 7, Corona 6

Players from six Valley League football schools came to Granada Hills Kennedy High on Monday for a media day, and you can say without any doubts that Van Nuys senior quarterback Carlos Herrera has been changed by his experiences.

When he decided to try football for the first time as a freshman, he said he knew little about the sport such as putting on shoulder pads. By last season, he was the City Section Division III offensive player of the year after passing for 2,158 yards and 23 touchdowns and running for 807 yards and 12 touchdowns.

“It never crossed my mind,” he said of his football success. “It’s changed my life physically and mentally. It helps me mentally. When I go into the real world, nothing will be as tough a challenge.”

Cousins Diego Montes (left) and James Montes of Kennedy.

(Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times)

Defending league champion Kennedy has the Montes cousins, quarterback Diego Montes and defensive lineman James Montes. Diego has a 4.6 grade point-average, made All-City and is known for his versatility.

“Every time I try to sack him, he runs away,” James said.

Kennedy lineman Lazara Barajas has made big changes physically.

Last season he weighed 298 pounds. Now he’s 262 pounds after he stopped eating chips and used better cardio techniques to drop weight.

First-year Reseda coach Ed Breceda is a Reseda grad and former Regent assistant.

(Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times)

First-year Reseda coach Ed Breceda, who graduated from the school in 2006 and was an assistant coach under former head coach Alonso Arreola, is going back even further, bringing back smash-mouth football from the days of coach Joel Schaeffer. He brought three running backs to the media day — Innis Marquez, Erick Figueroa and Jonathan Orantes.

Many of Reseda’s players are enrolled in the school’s police magnet program. Orantes also is part of the school’s cheer team.

Canoga Park coach Lucius Mills has spent months trying to convince one of his school’s top soccer players, Gabriel Trigueros Estrada, to join the football team. He finally arrived this summer and is showing promise as a senior safety with no football experience. Mills is hoping if Estrada has a good experience, other soccer players will follow in future years.

San Fernando coach Charles Burnley played for the Tigers and is always reminding his players about their strong football tradition. San Fernando produced a Heisman Trophy winner, Charles White.

The Tigers have been strengthened by two transfers from Heritage Christian, quarterback Julian Zarzo and running back Brandon Marshall. But the player to watch could be 6-foot-4, 290-pound junior tackle Paul Villegas.

San Fernando 6-4, 290-pound junior Paul Villegas.

(Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times)

Only 16 years old and part Samoan, he’s gaining physicality and adding strength. And what about his eating skills?

“What didn’t I eat,” he said.

San Fernando plays Sylmar at the Coliseum on Oct. 17.

Brothers Rayleo (left) and Elizeo Reyes of Sylmar might be small in stature but they play with heart and toughness.

(Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times)

Brothers Rayleo and Elizeo Reyes are key players for Sylmar as defensive backs. Never doubt their toughness, for Rayleo is a 5-6, 150-pound senior and Elizeo is a 5-5, 149-pound junior.

“We like to fly around and hit people,” Rayleo said.

Both can’t wait to play at the Coliseum. “I’ve always been a USC fan,” Elizeo said. “It’s a dream come true.”

Panorama is excited about sophomore safety Brandon Hernandez, who ended up starting as a 14-year-old freshman last season.

Asked how do you get someone so young ready to play on varsity, coach Adrian Beltran said, “You make them be best friends with the linemen. He hung out with them at lunch, after school.”

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS

CITY SECTION

OPEN DIVISION

Quarterfinals

Wednesday, 3 p.m.

No. 8 Chatsworth at No. 1 Venice

No. 5 Sylmar at No. 4 Cleveland

No. 6 Poly at No. 3 Birmingham

No. 7 Granada Hills at No. 2 El Camino Real

Note: Semifinals, Saturday; Final, May 24.

DIVISION I

First round

Tuesday, 3 p.m.

No. 17 Los Angeles CES at No. 16 Franklin

No. 21 North Hollywood at No. 12 Legacy

No. 20 Hamilton at No. 13 Southeast

No. 15 Marshall at No. 14 Roosevelt

No. 18 Wilson at No. 16 South Gate

Second round

Thursday, 3 p.m.

No. 16/17 winner at No. 1 Banning

No. 9 San Fernando at No. 8 Garfield

No. 12/21 winner at No. 5 Verdugo Hills

No. 13/20 winner at No. 4 San Pedro

No. 14/19 winner at No. 3 Narbonne

No. 11 Taft at No. 6 Bell

No. 10 Kennedy at No. 7 Palisades

No. 15/18 winner at No. 2 Carson

Note: Quarterfinals, Saturday; Semifinals, May 21; Final, May 24.

DIVISION II

First round

Tuesday, 3 p.m.

No. 17 Eagle Rock at No. 16 Fremont

No. 20 Sun Valley Magnet at No. 13 Reseda

No. 19 Stella Charter at No. 14 Harbor Teacher

No. 18 Arleta at No. 15 Sherman Oaks CES

Second round

Thursday, 3 p.m.

No. 16/17 winner at No. 1 Maywood CES

No. 9 Torres at No. 8 Monroe

No. 12 Marquez at No. 5 Bravo

No. 13/20 winner at No. 4 Chavez

No. 14/19 winner at No. 3 Van Nuys

No. 10 Grant at No. 7 Port of Los Angeles

No. 15/18 winner at No. 2 King Drew

DIVISION III

First round

Tuesday, 3 p.m.

No. 17 Rise Kohyang at No. 16 Lakeview Charter

No. 20 Lincoln at No. 13 Jordan

No. 19 Fulton at No. 14 Locke

No. 18 Middle College at No. 15 Downtown Magnets

Note: Quarterfinals, Saturday; Semifinals, May 20; Final, May 23.

Second round

Thursday, 3 p.m.

No. 16/17 winner at No. 1 Jefferson

No. 9 University Prep Value at No. 8 East Valley

No. 12 Collins Family at No. 5 Huntington Park

No. 13/20 winner at No. 4 WISH Academy

No. 14/19 winner at No. 3 Triumph Charter

No. 11 L.A. Leadership Academy at No. 6 Diego Rivera

No. 16 CALS Early College at No. 7 Kennedy Community

No. 15/18 winner at No. 2 University

Note: Quarterfinals, Saturday; Semifinals, May 20; Final, May 23.

Friday’s Results

BASEBALL

City Section

Bravo 4, Eagle Rock 2

Canoga Park 14, Northridge Academy 3

Carson 7, Bell 6

Cleveland 9, Sylmar 5

Collins Family 20, Central City Value 6

Downtown Magnets 22, Animo Bunche 8

Franklin 8, Marshall 4

Garfield 3, Kennedy 1

Granada Hills 6, Taft 1

LA Leadership Academy d. Animo De La Hoya, forfeit

Palisades 12, Fairfax 1

Poly 7, San Fernando 3

Reseda 12, Fulton 2

Santee 24, West Adams 7

SOCES d. East Valley, forfeit

University 3, LACES 2

Van Nuys 2, Monroe 0

Vaughn 6, Grant 3

Wilson 13, Lincoln 0

WISH Academy 18, Middle College 13

SOFTBALL

City Section

Animo Watts 29, AHSA 13

Bravo 7, Marshall 0

Chavez 14, Poly 4

Diego Rivera 6, Santee 2

Discovery 15, Locke 4

Eagle Rock 11, Wilson 1

El Camino Real 9, Cleveland 2

Garfield 9, South East 5

Granada Hills 8, Taft 2

Harbor Teacher 15, Fremont 5

Kennedy 11, San Fernando 8

LA Leadership Academy 16, Alliance Bloomfield 11

Lincoln 4, Franklin 3

Marquez 20, Maywood CES 0

Maywood Academy 28, Elizabeth 2

Monroe 20, Canoga Park 12

Narbonne 20, Jefferson 7

Northridge Academy 22, East Valley 1

Sotomayor 20, Torres 14

South Gate 15, Huntington Park 5

Sun Valley Magnet 17, Bert Corona 1

Sylmar 18, Van Nuys 2