High School Roundup: Estancia girls’ water polo wins again

GIRLS’ WATER POLO

Estancia 9, Fontana 7

The Eagles, coming off their first postseason win in program history, edged out a victory in the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division 7 playoffs Thursday at Estancia High.

Katelyn Chesemore had four goals to lead the Eagles. Goalie Hannah Smith made 12 saves.

Estancia (13-6) plays at top-seeded Santa Ynez in a quarterfinal match Saturday.

Costa Mesa 5, Arcadia 1

The Mustangs earned a victory in the CIF Southern Section Division 6 first-round match Thursday at Costa Mesa High.

Senior goalie Michelle Vu had 14 saves and five steals. Kendra Ferguson scored twice, while Brenna Alvis, Sofia Rice and Kaylie Tickenoff had one goal each.

Mesa (16-11) plays at Redlands East Valley in a quarterfinal match Saturday.

GIRLS’ SOCCER

Huntington Beach 3, Harvard-Westlake 0

STUDIO CITY — Freshman Xolani Hodel had two goals and an assist for the Oilers in Thursday’s first-round CIF Southern Section Division 1 road game.

Aliyah Oliver also scored for Huntington Beach (19-7-4), which plays at San Clemente in the second round Tuesday.

Warren 1, Newport Harbor 1 (Warren wins, 5-4, on PKs)

DOWNEY — Freshman Makenzie Trigo scored late in the second half for the Sailors in Thursday’s CIF Southern Section Division 2 first-round game on the road.

Newport Harbor finished the season 14-6-3.

Tesoro 1, Edison 0

The Chargers gave up a goal late in the second half of Thursday’s CIF Southern Section Division 1 first-round playoff match at Edison High.

Edison finishes the season 12-8-3.

Alemany 2, Ocean View 0

The Seahawks were blanked in their CIF Southern Section Division 4 opener Thursday at home.

Ocean View finished the season 10-13-1.

Pacifica Christian 2, St. Bernard 1

Sophomore Alyssa Smith scored two second-half goals to help the Mariners rally in the CIF Southern Section Division 7 first-round game Thursday.

Junior Isabel Hadley and sophomore Maddie Alaluf had assists for Pacifica Christian (17-2), which will play Division 7 top seed San Gabriel Mission in the second round Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Vanguard University.

West Valley 4, Los Amigos 3

The No. 3-seeded Lobos were upset in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 6 playoffs Thursday at home.

Los Amigos finished the season 19-3-1.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS
First Round
Division 1A
Mira Costa 61, Edison 33: Allie Navarette had 16 points, and Kelli Toyooka added 13 points as the Mustangs (19-9) stampeded the Chargers (15-12).

Mira Costa had the game under control at halftime, as it had doubled up Edison, 36-18.

Finley Garnett had 15 points to pace the Chargers.

Division 2A
South Pasadena 52, Ocean View 45: Helen Reynolds had 17 points and 13 rebounds, but the short-handed Seahawks (21-6) fell to the Tigers (15-9).

Ocean View played the game without Jackie Moss. The senior guard played through a groin strain in the Golden West League title game against Segerstrom on Feb. 9, but the injury did not allow her to give it a go on Thursday night.

Erica Almiranez stepped up at point guard, providing 15 points with four 3-pointers.

Division 4A
Sage Hill 64, Rancho Mirage 30: Sophomore shooting guard Heather Park led all scorers with 19 points as the Lightning (16-10) stormed past the Rattlers (12-13).

Sage Hill coach Kerwin Walters said that good ball movement led to solid scoring nights for several of his players. It showed up in the stat sheet, as four players reached double figures.

Nadia Akbari scored 17 points. Kenna Knollenberg had 12 points with two 3-pointers, and Emily Hublitz added 10 points.