Lacrosse: Palos Verdes has a big night ahead of it

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Palos Verdes will be well-represented Friday at the ‘unofficial’ Southern Section lacrosse championships.

PV will have teams in both the boys’ and girls’ title games at Trabuco Hills High.

The North Division champion boys will play Orange County champion Foothill at 7 p.m., in a rematch of last year’s game won by Foothill.

Palos Verdes reached the final on the strength of Nolan Semel’s goal with 1:23 left in an 8-7 victory over Oak Park. Foothill had a much easier time as it scored five times in the game’s first 6:32 to beat St. Margaret’s, 11-4, in the OC Division final.

The Palos Verdes girls outscored Mira Costa, 17-13, to reach the final. They will play St. Margaret’s, which defeated Los Alamitos, 12-7, on the strength of eight consecutive goals. Face-off is set for 5 p.m.

-- Martin Henderson