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BURBANK VS. HART WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Thursday. WHERE: College of the Canyons in Valencia. RECORDS: The Bulldogs are 3-5, 0-3 in league; the Indians are 5-3, 2-1. LAST WEEK: Burbank lost to Saugus, 34-7; Hart lost to Valencia, 29-10. OUTLOOK:Burbank gets the unlucky draw to have to face Hart after the Indians had their worst Foothill League outing in 13 seasons last week. The loss to Valencia gave Hart its first league loss since 1990, snapped the team's 65-game league win streak and likely knocked the Indians out of winning their 14th straight league championship.

BURBANK VS. SAUGUS WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Thursday. WHERE: College of the Canyons in Valencia. RECORDS: The Bulldogs are 3-4, 0-2 in league; the Centurions are 4-3, 0-2 LAST WEEK: Burbank lost to Valencia, 35-7; Saugus lost to Canyon, 28-26. OUTLOOK: Time is running out for Burbank if it hopes to secure one of three guaranteed CIF Southern Section Division II playoff spots from the Foothill League. In fact, to do so, the Bulldogs would have to run the table the rest of the season, beating not only the Centurions, but powerhouse Hart, Nov. 4, and cross-town rival Burroughs, Nov. 12. However, there is a chance the fourth-place team from league could get an at-large berth into the postseason.

GIRLS' GOLF Foothill League Match No. 2: It got a little crowded at the top of the Foothill League standings after Tuesday's contest at Vista Valencia Golf Course. With a second-place effort in the event, Burbank is tied with three other teams -- Hart, Saugus and Valencia -- for first place in league. All the teams have nine points. The Bulldogs will have a chance to take sole possession of first place Tuesday at the third league match at El Cariso Golf Course in Sylmar.

GIRLS' CROSS-COUNTRY Foothill League Meet No. 1: Indian senior Katie Vahoviak turned in a fine effort Thursday in the league meet at the three-mile Central Park course in Saugus. Vahoviak finished second in 18 minutes 38 seconds, just a few steps behind winner Shannon Murakami of Saugus, who clocked 18:35 -- which is a new course record. In the dual-meet scoring, Canyon (5-0) won the event, followed by Saugus (4-1), Burbank (3-2), Burroughs (2-3)

Jim Riggio Burbank High girls' soccer Coach Savio Silveria tried an experiment, and for most of the first half, it worked. Silveria changed his tactical set up in hopes of keeping visiting Saugus further away from the goal during Friday's Foothill League match. Saugus did stay further away from the goal, but the Centurions showed they can score from longer distances and held on for a 3-2 victory against the Bulldogs. "We played them before and I changed a few things," Silveria said.

Erik Boal During his 11-year tenure as Burroughs High girls' basketball coach, Doug Nicol has come to expect strong performances from his teams during the second half of the season. But after enduring four losses during an eight-day stretch in mid-January, even the usually optimistic Nicol might have had his reservations about whether or not this year's Indian squad could duplicate the late-season success of past teams. But if Friday night's 62-31 Foothill League drubbing of visiting Saugus is any indication of the direction in which Burroughs is headed, Nicol's questions might have been answered.

Jim Riggio It isn't clicking on all cylinders yet, but the Burroughs High boys' soccer team is continuing to make the strides necessary to get into the CIF Southern Section playoffs. Friday afternoon, the Indians scored two impressive goals in a 2-1 Foothill League victory against visiting Saugus at Luther Burbank Middle School. "Right now, we're worried about results," Burroughs Coach Mike Kodama said. "The last three games have been the results we've needed."

GIRLS' WATER POLO Bell Gardens 22, Burbank 12: The Bulldogs received four goals from Jessica Ullo on Thursday in an Almont League match at Burroughs High. "They were just better than we were," said Burbank Coach John Abdou, whose team is playing in the Oxnard Tournament today. Burbank (7-4, 2-2 in league) remains in third place in league. Bell Gardens is ranked 10th in CIF Southern Section Division I. GIRLS' BASKETBALL Saugus 62, Burroughs 30: The Centurions prevented the Indians from posting their first Foothill League win of the season Tuesday by defeating Burroughs at home.

BOYS' SOCCER Burroughs 0, Saugus 0: The Indians played well but could only manage a tie Friday in a Foothill League match at Saugus. Burroughs has yet to score in three league matches to start the season. Hart 4, Burbank 0: The Bulldogs were left still looking for their first goal in Foothill League play Tuesday with a loss at Burbank. Canyon 2, Burroughs 0: Despite playing well, the Indians were defeated Tuesday in a Foothill League match at Luther Burbank Middle School.