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Even after the Pleasant Valley football team suffered a lopsided 35-7 loss to Ramona of Torrance in the CIF Division 5-AA state championship game Friday night, Coach Mark Cooley’s sentiment stayed the same: "It's still a great day to be a Viking."
The Pleasant Valley football team traveled south to Torrance to compete in its third CIF state championship game Friday, but the Vikings fell short in a 35-7 loss to Ramona.
The Pleasant Valley High football team headed out to Southern California on Thursday morning for a trip the Vikings hope will culminate in a state championship.
PV (10-3), the winners of the NorCal Regional final, will travel to El Camino College to face the winner of the SoCal Regional final Ramona (10-5) at 8 p.m. Friday night in Torrance. Follow reporters Justin Couchot and Sharon Martin on Twitter — @JCouchot_Sports and @SharonBMartin — for live updates on the Pleasant Valley game on Friday at El Camino College.
The Pleasant Valley football team defeated cross-town rival Chico High 28-19 Saturday in the Northern Section Division II championship game, giving the Vikings their second straight NSCIF championship. The PV win came five weeks after the Panthers defeated the Vikings 35-0 in Almond Bowl 52.