The Chaminade Eagles topped the Oaks Christian Lions 21-14 in a hard fought battle between perennial powers Thursday night in Westlake Village. Miami 2014 commit and Elite 11 QB Brad Kaaya scored the game-winning touchdown on a 1-yard plunge to secure the big road victory for the Eagles.

After a slow start for both teams, the score was 8-8 at halftime. Chaminade got on the board first with a touchdown run by senior Donovan Lee. The Eagles converted the 2-point try and made the score 8-0.

Chaminade vs Oaks Christian: Full Game Highlights

The St. Francis Golden Knights took care of business Thursday night with an impressive 49-20 home victory over the La Mirada Matadores. The star of the game was senior running back Joe Mudie who scored four touchdowns.

St. Francis jumped out to an early 6-0 lead with a short touchdown run by Mudie. La Mirada responded with a touchdown drive of their own that featured several nice catches from talented wide receiver Dallis Todd. Matadores junior quarterback Kevin Dillman linked up with Todd on a sweet pitch and catch to give La Mirada a 7-6 lead late in the first quarter.

The game of football is usually won in the trenches. Controlling the line of scrimmage is critical to a team's offensive success. Great quarterbacks are made to look mediocre without protection and time to sling the rock. That's why the left tackle is generally the second highest paid player on an NFL team after the quarterback.

The Gardena Serra Cavaliers pulled out a double overtime 20-13 victory over Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) in a wild contest that featured late game heroics from Adoree' Jackson and Jalen Greene.

Notre Dame controlled the game in the first half and jumped out to a 6-0 advantage with two field goals by senior kicker Lucas Alfonso. The Knights defense played great. Koa Farmer and Mike Little locked down the secondary and the Cavaliers were unable to mount much of an offensive attack for three quarters.

The Gardena Serra Cavaliers host the Notre Dame Knights (Sherman Oaks) Friday night in a rematch of last season's classic opener that Serra won 26-23 on a late touchdown by Marques Rodgers. Serra went on to win the state title and is a favorite to repeat again this season.

The Chaminade Eagles defeated the Valencia Vikings 56-34 Thursday night in a high scoring battle of quality teams that featured many explosive plays from both sides.

The offensive barrage began with Miami commit and Chaminade quarterback Brad Kaaya linking up with Brandyn Lee on a long touchdown strike to give the Eagles a 7-0 lead.

The Vikings responded with an incredible touchdown catch by playmaking receiver Nick Jones between two defenders on a deep pass from quarterback Jake Wallace to tie the game.

Chaminade vs Valencia: Full Game Highlights

CLA spoke with recent UCLA commit Adarius Pickett (DB/2014) from El Cerrito High School (CA). During March, Pickett attended the UCLA Spring Game and we had the chance to watch him take part in the activities held at the Rose Bowl.

"I was just figuring it out. In March I only had 12 offers, then I came up to 21. I took my official to UCLA and I liked it a lot," Pickett told CLA.

So far this season, Pickett has two interceptions and plays on a stout El Cerrito defense alongside USC 2014 LB commit D.J. Calhoun.