Birmingham routs Garfield for fourth straight City Section Open Division crown

Why are we not surprised? Yet again, Birmingham Charter proves to be the team to beat in the LA City Section — and it’s not even close. Birmingham defeated Garfield 49-7 in the Open Division final at LA Valley College Saturday night to win its fourth straight City crown. The Patriots beat Garfield in the Open final last year, 49-13, and have out scored its opponents in the last four finals, 142-54, including wins over San Pedro and Banning in 2021 and 2019, respectively. There was no final in 2020 due to COVID-19. Birmingham ran all over the Garfield defense.…