Western (10-2) vs. La Mirada (12-0) 7:30 P.M. FRIDAY LA MIRADA HIGH

This is a battle between a hot playoff team and Division IX’s top-seeded team. Western, the Orange League runner-up, has defeated its playoff opponents, Sunny Hills and Pacifica, by a combined 67-51. Pioneer tailback Trevell Jackson has run wild, gaining 454 yards and scoring five touchdowns in the two games. La Mirada, which lost last year’s Division VIII final to Laguna Hills, has been pushed by only Lakewood Mayfair this season. The Matadors won, 21-18. La Mirada, which has been led by junior tailback Mike Lemon, has won its games by an average of 33 points.

KEY PLAYERS

Western

QB Jason Baughman

1,447 yds., 44.9%, 17 TDs

RB Trevell Jackson

1,765 yds., 7.1 avg., 22 TDs

RB Jamiah Williamson

792 yds. rush, 317 yds. rec.

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La Mirada

QB Chris Cox

1,756 yds., 57%, 20 TDs

WR Vaughn Garrett

43 rec., 891 yds., 9 TDs

RB Mike Lemon

2,290 yds., 32 TDs