Southern Section results

Saturday, March 1, 2008

DIVISION I

Long Beach Wilson 1, San Clemente 1

Had it not been for the quick reflexes of San Clemente goalkeeper Hanna Turpen, the final outcome would have been decidedly different.

Turpen, a senior, used her quick reflexes to make a diving stop on a low shot that looked destined to end up in the back of net. San Clemente, seeded No. 3 in the playoffs, in turn used Turpen's save to get a 1-1 draw with No. 1 Long Beach Wilson in the Division I Southern Section championship game at Warren High on Saturday.

"It would have been a different game, for sure," Turpen said of her save, one of seven on the day. The Tritons (24-3-7), due to a coin flip, played as the home team and walked away with the plaque and the championship T-Shirts. The Bruins (25-1-5) took home the CIF patches, but both teams will get their own copies of everything. Still, the feeling of unsatisfied fulfillment was obvious.

Wilson played from behind most of the match. San Clemente sophomore Shelby Garcia gave the Tritons the early lead in the first half. A flicking header by the Bruins' Krosby Pabst beat Turpen in the 59th minute to knot things up.

This is the first CIF title for Wilson and the fourth for San Clemente.

-- Jaime Cardenas

DIVISION II

Thousand Oaks 2, Moorpark 1

DIVISION III

Mayfair 1, La Mirada 1

DIVISION IV

La Serna 4, Granite Hills 0

DIVISION V

Oaks Christian 3, Downey 1

DIVISION VI