INLAND FIELDHOUSE

To revisit some of FOMB’s earlier predictions from this year’s Inland Area football playoffs…

The Eastern Division is the only in which FOMB’s final four teams are still playing. Everyone’s pick, Kaiser (12-0), plays Elsinore (10-2) in one semifinal, while Summit (9-2-1) and Serrano (11-1) play in the other. Can Kaiser’s defense stifle Elsinore’s stout running game? Can Summit’s dynamic offense do more than dent Serrano’s shield? A Cats v. ‘Backs matchup in the final could be a defensive epic.

FIRST ROUND
No. 1 Fontana Kaiser (10-0) defeats Apple Valley (5-5) , 35-0
Beaumont (7-3) defeats Apple Valley Granite Hills (5-5), 26-17
Riverside Norte Vista (5-5) defeats Victorville Victor Valley (7-3), 32-25
No. 4 Elsinore (8-2) defeats Hesperia Oak Hills (7-3), 28-23
No. 3 Menifee Heritage (10-0) defeats Victorville Silverado (5-4-1), 17-12
Fontana Summit (7-2-1) defeats Hemet West Valley (5-5), 24-16
Ridgecrest Burroughs (6-4) defeats Perris Citrus Hill (7-3), 17-16
No. 2 Phelan Serrano (9-1) defeats Lake Elsinore Temescal Canyon (6-4), 14-3
QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Kaiser (11-0) defeats Beaumont (8-3) , 24-13
No. 4 Elsinore (9-2) defeats Riverside Norte Vista (6-5), 13-7
Fontana Summit (8-2-1) defeats No. 3 Menifee Heritage (11-0), 38-31
No. 2 Phelan Serrano (10-1) defeats Ridgecrest Burroughs (7-4), 21-7
SEMIFINALS
No. 1 Kaiser (12-0) defeats No. 4 Elsinore (10-2), 17-14
No. 2 Phelan Serrano (11-1) defeats Fontana Summit (9-2-1), 16-14
FINAL
No. 1 Kaiser (13-0) defeats No. 2 Phelan Serrano (12-1), 14-7