This is easy to say after the fact, but Redwood, at No. 10, was underseeded in Division II. The Rangers hammered No. 7 Hoover 28-0 in Fresno. The seeding was a slap to the West Yosemite League, where Redwood placed second at 5-1. Hoover tied for fourth in the County/Metro Athletic Conference at 2-3. But here's the key: Redwood's five losses this season have come to teams with a combined 43-9 record -- Buchanan (10-0), Tulare (10-0), El Diamante (9-1), Centennial (7-4) and Atascadero (7-4). The Rangers will play at No. 2 El Diamante Friday.

** No. 8 Sanger rolls up No. 9 West 20-3, setting up a D-II challenge at No. 1 Tulare. The burning question: Are there two outs in the ninth for Apaches coach Chuck Shidan? He's in his 20th year, and he could go another 20. He's untouchable. This is his call, and I suspect he's going to call it quits -- a huge loss for Sanger, the community and all of us in the Valley associated with high school football.

** No. 4 Memorial was overpowering against No. 13 Mt. Whitney in the 47-7 D-II scrimmage. What a quarterfinal final beauty at home against No. 5 Edison.