Southern California Regional playoff schedule and results

All championship final results

DIVISION I

Santa Monica 2, Poway 1 (OT)

Santa Monica showed what a Southern Section Division IV team is made of.

The Vikings have been nationally ranked in various polls all season long, but some in California have questioned their legitimacy because of the division they play in.

Santa Monica, likely, quieted some its doubters Saturday when it won the inaugural Division I Southern California Regional title. Juan Magana scored the game-winning, and game-ending, goal as the Vikings beat Poway, the San Diego Section Division I champion, 2-1, in sudden-death overtime at Warren High. The goal went in five minutes before the match would have gone to penalty kicks.

Magana, a junior, hurt his shoulder during the postgame celebration, but didn't seem too concerned.

"It's worth it," Magana said of the pain. "This makes my top three list."

Santa Monica (29-0-1), which scored 110 goals and allowed only 16 this season, is in contention to win two mythical national championships. Coming into Saturday's game the Vikings were ranked No. 2 by StudentSportsSoccer.com and No. 4 by the National Soccer Coaches Assn. of America.

This season has been "a dream come true for all of us," said Loyola Marymount-bound Artur Jozkowicz, who got his 24th assist of the season during the game.

Jozkowicz, who also has 14 goals, set up junior Ricky Martinez in the 47th minute to give Santa Monica the early lead. The Titans (27-3-2) came right back, though, and tied the score two minutes later.

The game stayed that way until 10 minutes into overtime when Magana, after a Poway defender failed to clear the ball, took a shot on goal. Poway goalkeeper Eric Weinberg began to go to his right, but the ball hit a Poway defender, changed directions and went into the net.

"Unlucky deflection," Weinberg, a senior, said of the play. "I think we could have won this game. They were a great team, but we were step-for-step with them."

Santa Monica Coach Jimmy Chapman said Poway was, by far, the toughest team they faced all season long.

"Hats off to Poway, but it really came down to heart," said Chapman, who got doused with Gatorade by the players. "I don't doubt Poway has heart, but our boys have been consistent and played as one all season long."

Santa Monica Soccer Director Frank Gatell, who shares coaching duties with Chapman, said the movie industry should give him a call.

"There's so many stories with this team that, honestly, Hollywood should call me up just to buy the rights," he said.

DIVISION II