With starting quarterback and leading touchdown producer Haden Mann out due to injury, the Liberty High football team went into its Central Section Division 1 quarterfinal against Clovis West looking for ways to score points.
As it turned out, Patriots senior Dylan Tooker had the perfect the solution, tallying touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams to lead third-seeded Liberty to a 38-14 victory over the visiting Golden Eagles on Friday night.
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SHAFTER—There were a lot of reasons to believe the Arvin football team didn’t have much of a chance to win its Central Section Division 5 first round playoff game against Shafter.



However, they all quickly dissipated into the brisk autumn air after a stellar first-half performance by underdog Bears.
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Liberty coach Amy Parker isn’t sure how many girls she played in the Patriots Central Section Division 1 semifinal against Arroyo Grande on Thursday night.
Blessed with a deep and talented roster, Parker just kept subbing in and out of the match one quality player for another.
It was all too much for the visiting Eagles to handle
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Leading two games to none, the Mira Monte volleyball team fell behind 20-10 in Game 3 of its Central Section Division 4 quarterfinal volleyball match against Porterville on Tuesday night.



For a lot of teams, it would have been time to pack it in, conserve energy, and regroup for the next set.



Not the Lions with their championship pedigree.
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The CIF Central Section Football Playoff brackets were released Saturday afternoon with 15 Kern High School District teams receiving seeding.
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In dominating fashion the Highland High School football team defeat East High School 35-6 to win the Southeast Yosemite League title outright on Friday night and finish the regular season undefeated in the SEYL.

  “Our guys played well,” said Highland head coach Michael Gutierrez. “We told them before the game if you make plays on offense, defense and special teams we felt we could win this game...our offense played really well and our defense had one heck of a game.”
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