By Mitch Chortkoff

Sports Editor

This week in Westside high school sports...

Santa Monica High won its first round game in the CIF football playoffs by defeating Channel Islands, 27-0.

It was the Vikings' third consecutive shutout. Santa Monica will play Lompoc in the second round Friday night.

Santa Monica finished second behind Culver City in the Ocean League...

St. Monica was eliminated in the first round by Rio Hondo Prep, 62-28. Rio Hondo Prep is the division's defending champion and knocked St. Monica out of the playoffs in the first round last season also...

Venice, the No. 3 seed, routed Locke, 62-0 in its first round game in the LA City Section playoffs.

Venice will host San Pedro Friday night in the second round. The top two seeds, Narbonne and Crenshaw, also won their first round games...

The Crossroads girls volleyball team won every league match and is ranked fourth in its division by the CIF...