High school sports

League football champs crowned in final week

HIGH SCHOOL football champs were crowned (Shutterstock).

Football championships and playoff berths started emerging Thursday night for teams from our West Orange County area.

Pacifica (7-3 overall) won the Omicron League crown with a 20-7 win over the Portola Bulldogs of Irvine.
Rancho Alamitos (6-4) grabbed second place in the Sigma League and a CIF-SS bid with a 28-7 win over Ocean View (7-3).

Both teams finished with 3-2 marks in Sigma action, but the Vaqueros will be the second place team on the basis of having defeated the Seahawks.

Western (6-4) jumped out to a 25-0 first quarter lead and coasted to a 46-17 win over the Trabuco Hills Mustangs. The Pioneers have a 2-4 mark in the Delta League.

Finishing fourth in the Sigma are the Los Amigos Lobos (5-5), who lost 35-26 to the Calvary Chapel/Santa Ana (10-0) team.

Garden Grove (2-8) lost 26-6 to the Kappa League champion Segerstom Jaguars.

The Argonauts finished last and lost their last seven games. It was their third consecutive losing season.

On Friday night, Edison lost 10-9 to San Clemente and finished an uncharacteristic 5-5 and last place in Alpha League.

The Chargers were 4-1 before losing four of their last five games. Mission Viejo is the league champ.

In the Epsilon League, Huntington Beach bested El Dorado 27-14 to finish 8-2 overall and second place (4-1) in league play.

Orange bested Laguna Beach 24-9 to finish in a tie with Aliso Niguel (both 3-2) for third place in the Foxtrot League. The Panthers are 6-4 overall while the Wolverines are 7-3.

In the Lambda League, Marina fell 21-14 to Beckman. The Vikings (6-4 overall and 2-3 in league) finished in a three-way tie with Kennedy and Sunny Hills for third.

In a clash of old Garden Grove League rivals, Bolsa Grande edged Santiago 10-7. The Matadors are 5-5 overall and 3-2 in Tango League play, good for third and a likely playoff berth. The Cavaliers are 3-7 and 2-3.

In the Zeta League, Saddleback blanked Magnolia 36-0. Roadrunners are league champs and the Sentinels finished 3-7 overall, 2-2 in conference.

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