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The Lakewood football roadshow continues Friday as they travel to Tustin to take on Foothill in the quarterfinal of the CIF Southern Section Division 5 playoffs.
The Lancers (7-4) are riding high after coming away with a dominant win against Valencia where Lakewood controlled every facet of the game and put their prolific offense on display.
Quarterback Kade Casillas accounted for three touchdowns and the Lancers spread the ball around as Jojo Apisala, Nytrell Miller and Caleb Tafua found the end zone.
Foothill, an at-large qualifier from the Delta League, defeated Moorpark 30-28 winning the game late after Moorpark had taken the lead.
Gino Marchetti leads the Foothill offense and threw for 1400 yards and 15 touchdowns this season. Running back Nathan Gouvion has been a workhorse for the Knights averaging 110 yards a game.
Lakewood is trying to reach its second semifinal game in the last three years.
