Lakewood Varsity Football vs Alemany - First Round CIF Playoffs

Lakewood made it to the first round of CIF playoffs and was matched against Alemany in Mission Hills.  I left work early so I can avoid traffic during the drive to the valley, which is normally a terrible drive.  Got there a few hours early so I decided to grab a bite and relax since I had plenty of time.

Lakewood took 3rd in our league while Alemany took first in theirs.  To be honest I didn't expect this game to go well at all and expected Alemany to just destroy us.  Not that I didn't think our team had the ability to win, but based on the way they've played this season I didn't have high hopes.

Needless to say Lakewood probably played their best game against Alemany and although we lost 48-23, the score doesn't reflect how both the offense and defense played, and they played hard.  I'm sure Alemany didn't expect Lakewood to put up the fight they did.

Although we all went home knowing our football season was over, it was a great game and Lakewood should keep their heads up high knowing they gave it their all on the field.

Here are some of my favorite shots from the game.

First Round CIF Pac-5 Playoffs Lakewood Varsity vs Mater Dei

Not sure how to start this post, other than this isn't the way I wanted to end my football season.

Lakewood has had a rough time this year getting things together.  They have gone from doing everything wrong to playing some of the best football I've seen.

I knew this was going to be a tough game for Lakewood, but man I didn't think it would go in the direction it did.  Final score was 71-10 Mater Dei.  So with that my football season has come to an end

With the game going like it did I had a rough time capturing Lakewood in action, so my goal and something I will try to work on is capturing other non-action shots better.

Let's start off with the cheerleaders - You all ROCK! 

Lakewood Varsity Football vs San Clemente - 1st Round CIF PAC-5 Playoffs

The first round of CIF PAC-5 Playoffs found Lakewood matched against San Clemente at home. This had the makings of a rough game for Lakewood and to be honest I wasn't feeling to confident that Lakewood would bring home the victory.

It turned out to be a hard fought game for both teams, but I have to say that Lakewood played probably what was the best game thus far this season. Both offense and defense executed their plays with drive and determination.

Congratulations on your win Lakewood and I look forward to seeing you this coming Friday at home against Alemany.

Here are some shots from the game.

The below shot is not technically correct, but none the less I like it.