CIF Southern Section playoff updates, Temecula Valley girls’ soccer advance to Div. 1 finals

Local high school soccer, basketball and wrestling programs still battling it out

— The high school winter sports season is in the final week of the playoffs, and quite a few programs from boys’ and girls’ soccer, boys’ and girls’ basketball and individual wrestling are still finding a way to stay in the hunt for that elusive CIF Southern Section title.

CIF-SS BOYS/GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFFS

(All games start at 3 p.m. or 5 p.m.)

On the soccer fields, only two teams remained in the postseason battle as Great Oak fell in the quarterfinal round of the CIF Southern Section Division 5 playoffs this past weekend. After 80 minutes of scoreless play, the game went into two 10-minute overtimes, where no score brought both teams to penalty kicks. Unfortunately, in what was a hard loss for their Great Oak seniors, the Wolfpack fell to Crossroads 3-1.

Citrus Hill, out of Perris, and Santa Rosa Academy, out of Menifee, were the only two local teams left representing the area through the semifinals. Both teams will now await their CIF State fate after falling in the final four earlier this week.

DIVISION 4

First round, Friday, Feb. 11

Centennial – 1, Citrus Hill – 5

Second round, Tuesday, Feb. 15

Citrus Hill – 3, Carter – 2

Quarterfinal round, Friday, Feb. 18

Citrus Hill – 1, Saugus – 0

Semifinal round, Tuesday, Feb. 22

Montclair – 6, Citrus Hill – 2

DIVISION 7

First round, Friday, Feb. 11

Santa Rosa Academy – 9, United Christian – 0

Second round, Tuesday, Feb. 15

Milken Community – 1, Santa Rosa Academy – 3

Quarterfinal round, Friday, Feb. 18

Santa Rosa Academy – 2, Cathedral City – 0

Semifinal round, Tuesday, Feb. 22

Grace Brethren – 0, Santa Rosa Academy – 0

*Double OT PK 1 Grace Brethren, Santa Rosa Academy 0

Upcoming schedule: Championships, Feb. 26. *No local teams

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For the girls’ soccer teams, Temecula Valley continues to dominate the competition in the Division 1 brackets allowing only two goals in four games, while scoring 17 goals in the process. The Lady Golden Bears take their talents to the limits when they face Corona Santiago at their home in the Division 1 title match Saturday, February 26, at 5 p.m.

Hemet also remains in the mix in the Division 5 brackets, taking on Marshall at their home field, and Santa Rosa Academy was still in action in the Division 7 playoffs, but fell to Thacher 2-0 in the semifinals.

Here are what the local brackets look like for the remaining teams still playing:

DIVISION 2, 3, 4 & 6 – No local teams

DIVISION 1

First round, Saturday, Feb. 12

Sunny Hills – 1, Temecula Valley – 8

Second round, Wednesday, Feb. 16

Temecula Valley – 4, Mira Costa – 1

Quarterfinal round, Saturday, Feb. 19

Temecula Valley – 4, San Clemente – 0

Semifinal round, Wednesday, Feb. 23

Los Alamitos – 0, Temecula Valley – 1

DIVISION 5 

First round, Saturday, Feb. 12

Glendale – 0, Hemet – 3

Second round, Wednesday, Feb. 16

Hemet – 3, Katella – 0

Quarterfinal round, Saturday, Feb. 19

Hemet – 2, Arlington – 0

Semifinal round, Wednesday, Feb. 23

Hemet – 1, Walnut – 0

DIVISION 7

First round, Saturday, Feb. 12

Le Lycee – 0, Santa Rosa Academy – 7

Second round, Wednesday, Feb. 16

Santa Rosa Academy – 1, Bishop Conaty-Loretto – 1

*Santa Rosa Academy won on penalty kicks, 4-2

Quarterfinal round, Saturday, Feb. 19

Capo Valley Christian – 0, Santa Rosa Academy – 2

Semifinal round, Wednesday, Feb. 23

Santa Rosa Academy – 0, Thacher – 2

Upcoming schedule: Championships, Feb. 26.

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CIF-SS BOYS/GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS

(All tip offs are 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Any team reaching a final will play at a venue of the host team’s choosing. Finals are scheduled for Feb. 25-26.)

On the boys’ basketball courts, Vista Murrieta and Chaparral made their way to the quarterfinal round of the Division 3AA brackets, but the Broncos fell to Viewpoint, 65-57, and Chaparral took on a tough Rancho Verde squad, but fell 48-46. Also making it to the quarterfinal round of their brackets were Hemet and Temecula Prep, but both teams fell as well, knocking out all local teams except Rancho Verde, who fall just outside the Valley News coverage area, but did advance to the title game of the D3AA playoffs.

Boys’ Quarterfinal Round

D3AA: Vista Murrieta (No. 10) – 57, Viewpoint – 65

Chaparral (No. 2) – 46, Rancho Verde – 48

D4A: Hemet (No. 8) – 58, Dos Pueblos – 59

D5A: Temecula Prep (No. 3) – 48, Riverside Prep – 72

Upcoming schedule: Championships, Feb. 26. *No local teams

For the girls’ teams, Heritage was on a collision course with a title game, but they could not power their way through this week’s Division 4AA semifinal matchup against Lawndale. Despite the loss, they now await the release of the CIF State brackets to see where they land.

Also, extending their season in the Division 5AA brackets was Cal. Lutheran, who took on Capo Valley Christian this week in the semifinals, but found themselves on the wrong side of a lopsided score. They also will await the release of the State brackets as they wrap up their winning season. Vista Murrieta and San Jacinto Valley Academy were the only other local teams to make it to the quarterfinals, but both teams fell in their respective divisions.

Girls’ Quarterfinal Round

D2AA: Santa Monica – 46, Vista Murrieta (No. 12) – 40

D4A: San Jacinto Valley – 39, Shalhevet – 42

D4AA: Pilibos – 35, Heritage (No. 4) – 51

D5AA: Fontana – 18, California Lutheran (No. 4) – 33

Girls’ Semifinal Round

D4AA: Heritage (No. 4) – 56, Lawndale – 65

D5AA: California Lutheran (No. 4) – 28, Capo Valley Christian – 53

Upcoming schedule: Championships, Feb. 26.

JP Raineri can be reached by email at sports@reedermedia.com.