Pairings have been announced for CIF-SS championships in boys’ and girls’ soccer and 14 local teams are involved.
The sole local squad seeded is the Pacifica High girls’ team, ranked second in Division 2. The Mariners are Empire League champs and concluded their regular season with a 15-4-2 mark.
In boys’ play, local teams will start with first round action on Thursday, Feb. 9. They include:
- Division 3: Edison at La Mirada
- Division 4: Tesoro at Santiago; Garey at Garden Grove
- Division 5 Wild card Tuesday, Feb. 7: Pacifica at Buena Park
- Division 7 Wild card Tuesday, Feb. 7: Rancho Alamitos at Waldforf.
- In girls’ play, local teams will start with first round action on Wednesday, Feb. 8. They include:
- Division 1: Huntington Beach at Redondo Union
- Division 2: ML King at Pacifica
- Division 3: Crescenta Valley at Marina
- Division 4: University Prep at Ocean View
- Division 4 Wild card Monday, Feb. 6: Westminster at Temple City
- Division 6: Santiago at San Jacinto
- Division 6 Wild card Monday, Feb. 6: Estancia at Los Amigos
- Division 7: Magnolia will host winner of wild card game between Norwalk and Edgewood; La Quinta will host winner of San Jacinto Valley vs. Silver Valley.
The final boys’ soccer poll shows Santiago ranked eighth in Division 4. In the final girls’ poll, Huntington Beach is sixth in Division 1, with Pacifica second in Division 2 and Marina is fifth in Division 5.
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