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Two Imperial Valley high school football teams remain in action.

The Holtville Vikings and the Central Spartans advanced to the semi-finals of their respective divisions. The Vikings , the #4 seed in the Division 5 bracket will travel to Escondido to meet the #1 seeded Orange Glen Patriots. Orange Glen beat Maranatha Christian 48 - 7 to advance while the Vikings clipped the Mountain Empire Red Hawks 37 - 6 last Friday night.

The Central Spartans dominated the second half in Friday nights win over the Imperial Tigers to move on to the Division 3 semi-finals. The Spartans led 7 - 0 at the half and won the game 34 - 7. The Spartans , the #2 seed , will host Santa Fe Christian Friday night at Cal Jones Field. The Eagles topped #3 seed Monte Vista to move on. Last year Santa Fe Christian travelled to the Imperial Valley to meet the Southwest Eagles in the CIF-SDS Division 3 Finals and went home with a 35 - 28 loss to the Southwest team.

The Central Spartans game will be broadcast live on KXO AM1230 and simulcast on the web at kxoradio.com. Jon Driffill and Carroll Buckley will be on the air at 6:30 p.m. with kickoff at 7:00p.m.