Playoff preview: Southwest Division

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Defending champion: El Dorado
Seeded teams: 1. El Dorado (9-1), 2. Charter Oak (8-1-1), 3. Trabuco Hills (9-1), 4. South Hills (8-2)
How it shakes out: It’s hard not to like El Dorado. They Golden Hawks have won back-to-back section titles, have a defense worthy of a Pac-5 Division team and a balanced offense that averages 151 yards rushing, 163 yards passing. Quarterback Kane Wilson (13 TDs, 3 int.) is emerging as one of the promising junior quarterbacks in the area. Really, the only knock against El Dorado is its uninspired schedule; it will be interesting to see how it handles a pressure situation if a team can hang with the Golden Hawks into the fourth quarter.

SOUTHWEST DIVISION (VI)
First round 7:30 p.m. unless noted

Rowland (San Antonio 3, 3-7) vs. El Dorado (Century 1, 9-1) at Placentia Valencia, 7 p.m.
El Toro (Sea View 3, 5-5) at Bellflower (Suburban 2, 7-3), Saturday

Bonita (Miramonte 2, 6-4) vs. Foothill (Sea View 2, 8-2) at Tustin, 7
La Mirada (Suburban T3, 4-6) vs. South Hills (San Antonio 1, 8-2) at Covina District Stadium, 7 p.m.

Brea Olinda (Century T2, 5-5) at Trabuco Hills (Sea View 1, 9-1), 7 p.m.
Hacienda Heights Wilson (Miramonte T3, 5-5) vs. Mayfair (Suburban 1, 7-3) at Bellflower

West Covina (San Antonio 2, 5-5) vs. Anaheim Canyon (Century T2, 8-2) at El Modena
Norwalk (Suburban T3, 5-5) at Charter Oak (Miramonte 1, 8-1-1)

-- Martin Henderson