INSIDE INFO

BURROUGHS VS.

VERDUGO HILLS

* WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday.

* WHERE: Verdugo Hills High in Tujunga.

* RECORDS: The Indians are 1-0; the Dons are 0-1.

* LAST WEEK: Burroughs defeated Schurr, 30-14; Verdugo Hills lost

to Granada Hills Kennedy, 37-6.

* OUTLOOK: Burroughs has made it a habit the past few years of

starting out well in the nonleague portion of its schedule. That was

the case again in this season’s opener last week against a ranked

Schurr team. The Indians will take on a Verdugo Hills’ team from the

L.A. City Section that plays in the Sunset Six League. The only

points the Dons were able to score in their opener was on a

fourth-quarter kickoff return by Bryce Freemon. Burroughs had its

offense working last week behind senior quarterback Tony Banuelos Jr.

and senior running back Thomas Kyle.

* SOMETHING INTERESTING: The Indians play six CIF ranked teams in

the last nine weeks of the season.

-- Jeff Tully

BURBANK VS. CHAMINADE

* WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday.

* WHERE: Memorial Field.

* RECORDS: The Bulldogs are 1-0; the Eagles are 0-1.

* LAST WEEK: Burbank defeated Golden Valley, 66-0; Chaminade lost

to Royal, 17-12.

* OUTLOOK: The Bulldogs have given Chaminade a tough time the last

few seasons, losing to the Eagles, 31-24, last season and , 24-18, in

2003. Chaminade was led last week by senior running back Derron

Juarez who had 10 carries for 89 yards and a touchdown. The team’s

quarterback is Kyle Thompson, who was seven of 17 for 77 yards last

week. Burbank has a fine pair of running backs in Jason McNeil (107

yards last week) and Marcus Hood (93 yards). The defense also came up

big last week, pitching the shutout against Golden Valley.

* SOMETHING INTERESTING: Bulldog kicker Robert Linda tied a school

record set in 1989 by Adam Saldana by booting a 50-yard field goal

last week. Saldana was an All-CIF boys’ soccer player for Burbank.

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