Goal Disallowed in Division I Tie

Santa Margarita senior midfielder Andrew Sinderhoff got a commemorative patch for his efforts in Santa Margarita’s scoreless tie with La Verne Damien in the Southern Section Division I boys’ soccer final Saturday at Downey Warren. He would rather have had a goal.

Sinderhoff took a corner kick with 20 seconds left that was headed into the net by senior midfielder Casey Isaac, but the goal was disallowed by officials because of a pushing foul committed by the Eagles against Damien goalkeeper Lou Moran.

Damien (21-3-6) finished with a share of its second title in a row and Santa Margarita (26-4-1) a share of its first championship since it won consecutive Division III titles from 1997 to 2000.

Temecula Valley 2, Los Angeles Loyola 0 -- Senior goalkeeper David Russen made nine saves as the third-seeded Golden Bears recorded their 23rd shutout of the season and won their first section title since 2000 in the Division II final at Warren.

Junior defender Tim Soltysiak scored the only goal Temecula Valley (24-2-4) needed in the final seconds of the first half.

Loyola, making its third consecutive appearance in the division final game, finished 25-6-4.

Anaheim Katella 2, Arcadia 0 -- Sophomore forward Osvaldo Bastida scored in the first half and senior midfielder Jose Preddiado scored in the second as the Knights won a matchup of unseeded teams making their first appearance in the Division III title game at Warren.

Katella (16-5-3), which upset top-seeded Santa Ana Saddleback, 3-1, in the second round, outshot Arcadia (19-7-4), 12-5.

-- Lauren Peterson

Palos Verdes 1, Santa Ana Valley 1 -- Senior midfielder Michael Petow scored his first goal of the season in the 32nd minute to lift top-seeded Palos Verdes (24-1-6) into a tie in the Division IV final at Downey.

Third-seeded Santa Ana Valley (21-7-2) had taken a 1-0 lead on senior forward Juan Tolento’s goal in the 11th minute.

Fountain Valley Los Amigos 1, Garden Grove 0 -- Senior Jesus Montiel scored with 15 seconds left in the first half and senior goalkeeper Sergio Cortez twice stopped penalty kicks in the second half for the top-seeded Lobos (20-2-2) in the Division V final at Downey.

-- Steven Herbert