Sophomore quarterback Isaiah Palomino of Van Nuys suffered an injury last August in in his team’s opening football game. He missed the next nine games, with the Wolves going 5-5 and being seeded No. 3 in the City Section Division III playoffs.
Last week, Palomino returned and guided the Wolves to a 20-15 win over Maya Angelou in the playoff opener.
Now Van Nuys gets to face Westchester at home in the quarterfinals on Friday night. Westchester went 0-10 in the regular season and won its playoff opener over Rancho Dominguez 18-12.
So it’s a new start both for Palomino and his opponent, Westchester.
Van Nuys coach Ken Osorio said Palomino’s return should be beneficial for the Wolves.
The City Section Open Division playoffs begin Friday with No. 8 Palisades at No. 1 Carson; No. 5 King/Drew at No. 4 Birmingham; No. 6 Crenshaw at No. 3 Cleveland; and No. 7 Dorsey at No. 2 San Pedro.
So far, there have been few top seeds losing in the City playoffs.
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