High school roundup: Defending CIF champion Laguna Beach girls’ water polo upset in quarterfinals

Lili Akin scored with a second to go in overtime and the Santa Barbara San Marcos High girls’ water polo team stunned defending champion Laguna Beach 8-7 in a CIF Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinal game Thursday at Newport Harbor High.

Second-seeded Laguna Beach (21-3) was going for its fourth Division 1 title in five years and had beaten San Marcos 10-3 in a nonleague match Feb. 9 at Goleta Dos Pueblos High.

“They really came to play,” Laguna Beach coach Ethan Damato said of San Marcos after Thursday’s game. “They were really physical, and they had a lot of energy today. They played really well on the defensive end, and they shot the ball well. You need to shoot the ball well against [goalkeeper] Thea [Walsh] and our defense, and hat’s off to them, they did that today.”

Sophia Lucas and Evan Tingler each scored two goals for the Breakers, who got one goal each from Alex Peros, Rachael Carver and Isabel Riches. Walsh made 10 saves.

Laguna Beach fell behind 7-5 in the second overtime period before Peros scored with 56 seconds left. Lucas drew a penalty shot with 13 seconds left, and Tingler converted it to tie the score before Akin’s game-winner for San Marcos (17-11).

The Breakers will play host to Los Alamitos in a Division 1 fifth-place semifinal game Tuesday.

Newport Harbor 15, El Toro 13: Annie Rankin scored four goals for the host Sailors in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 2 playoffs on Thursday.

Jessica Lynch, Sarah Barker and Kili Skibby all added three goals for the No. 2-seeded Sailors (15-9), who got eight saves from Erin Ross and won their first playoff game in coach Brian Melstrom’s three-year tenure.

Newport Harbor will host Rancho Cucamonga Los Osos in a Division 2 quarterfinal game on Saturday.

Los Amigos 10, Bell Gardens 3: The No. 2-seeded Lobos won the CIF Southern Section Division 7 first-round match Thursday at home.

Los Amigos (20-6) plays at Godinez in a Division 7 quarterfinal game on Saturday.

Long Beach Poly 19, Ocean View 7: The Seahawks fell at the top-seeded Jackrabbits in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 4 playoffs on Thursday.

Ocean View finished the season 17-14.

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BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Perris Orange Vista 73, Pacifica Christian Orange County 61: Sophomore guard Dominick Harris finished with 28 points for the visiting Tritons in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 5AAA playoffs on Thursday.

Pacifica Christian (10-17) had little time to prepare for Warrior League champion Orange Vista (19-5), finding out Wednesday that it made the postseason. The Tritons qualified for the playoffs for the second time in as many seasons.

Timmy Bahadoor had 14 points for Pacifica Christian.

Orange Vista hosts Bloomington (18-12) in the second round on Friday.

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GIRLS’ SOCCER

Huntington Beach 1, San Juan Hills 1 (Huntington Beach wins 3-1 in PKs): Delaney Brennan scored in regulation for the visiting Oilers in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs on Thursday.

Anna Carleton assisted the goal for Huntington Beach (15-9-4), which got two penalty-kick blocks by goalkeeper Chloe Romney in the shootout.

The Oilers play at No. 2-seeded Upland (17-0-3) in the second round on Tuesday.

Corona del Mar 2, Santa Monica 0: Elizabeth Lamie and Ava McKenzie scored for the host Sea Kings in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 2 playoffs on Thursday.

Megan Chelf had an assist for the Sea Kings (13-4-5), who play at Temecula Valley (17-6-2) in the second round Tuesday. Temecula Valley beat Marina 3-1 on Thursday in another first-round game.

Rancho Cucamonga Los Osos 2, Edison 2 (Los Osos wins 5-4 in PKs): Cecelia Roghair and Rachelle Elve scored for the Chargers in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs at home Thursday.

Michael Guptill and Madison Macias had assists for Edison (10-6-7).

Laguna Beach 4, Crean Lutheran 0: The host Breakers eased to the win Thursday in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 4 playoffs

Laguna Beach (11-8-2) plays at Lancaster Eastside (18-4-0) in the second round on Tuesday.

Phelan Serrano 5, Estancia 0: The Eagles were blanked in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoffs on the road Thursday.

Estancia finished the season 6-9-4.

Garden Grove 3, Pacifica Christian Orange County 0: The Tritons (16-5) fell on the road Thursday in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 6 playoffs.

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GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Edison 48, Tustin 33: Senior forward Finley Garnett had 23 points, 19 rebounds and six assists to lead the host Chargers in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 2A playoffs on Thursday.

Ashley Niemand finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Chargers (17-10). Sophomore forward Lainey Johnson added nine points.

Edison plays at San Andreas League champion San Bernardino Arroyo Valley (24-2) in the second round on Saturday.

Corona del Mar 51, Trabuco Hills 48: Junior center Tatiana Bruening had 15 points and 15 rebounds to lead the visiting Sea Kings in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 3AA playoffs on Thursday.

CdM junior guards Malia Halafuka and Samantha Uehara had 12 points and 11 points, respectively.

CdM plays host to Downey Warren, the third seed from the San Gabriel Valley League, on Saturday at 7 p.m.

San Clemente 57, Ocean View 52: The host Seahawks (18-9) fell in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 3AA playoffs on Thursday.

Riverside King 47, Huntington Beach 31: Freshman guard Meghan McIntyre led the visiting Oilers with 10 points in their first round game of the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs on Thursday.

Sophomore guard Shelby Schuesler had a pair of three-pointers for six points for Huntington Beach (16-11), and junior forward Bella Serrano added five points.

Riverside Ramona 55, Estancia 21: Senior guard Cielo Cruz led the visiting Eagles (10-15) with 13 points in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 4AA playoffs on Thursday.

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