If there's any football program ready to capitalize on the new Southern Section playoff divisions based on competitive equity, it should be Golden Valley. Golden Valley has scheduled nonleague games against Antelop Valley, Royal, Rio Mesa, Crescenta Valley and Agoura. The school has never made the football playoffs in 11 years with a varsity program playing in the tough Foothill League. See the most-read stories in Sports this hour >>Golden Valley certainly has taken care of business when it comes to forming a top coaching staff. Golden Valley returns close to 10 starters from a team that went 6-4, finished in fourth place in the Foothill and took Hart into double overtime.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 03, 2016 18:33 UTC