Four of five local teams that qualified for the CIF Southern Section football playoffs survived to advance to the second round.
Unbeaten and top-seeded Garden Grove (11-0) beat Bellflower 41-13 in Southern Division first round play Friday. The Argos were led by Sean Young, who passed for 130 yards and two scores, and who also ran for 134 yards and a scored.
Santiago improved to 9-2 with a 24-6 win over Costa Mesa. The Cavaliers were led by Brian Perez, who ran for 202 yards two touchdowns.
Rancho Alamitos ended its season with a 63-8 loss to Norwalk, the Southern Division’s second-ranked team. Mike Frank threw for 206 yards and the lone Vaquero score.
Westminster scored with seconds to play to defeat Irvine 20-16. The Lions (7-4) trailed 13-0 at one point, but rallied, the winning score coming on a 23-yard pass to Tarik Rayford from Robert Camacho.
In the Southwest Division, Pacifica (6-4-1) advanced to the second round with a 27-20 win over Fullerton. Mario Nava threw three touchdowns and Cody Johnson scored on a late 65-yard TD run as the Mariners held off a late rally by the Indians.
