On the girls’ soccer fields, sixteen local teams began their postseason journey this week, and after first-round action, less than half are moving on. The big surprise was Mira Costa, the No. 2 seed out of the Bay League, taking down local powerhouse Temecula Valley, 2-1.
The Mira Costa Mustangs, despite only having 2 losses this season, had 7 draws on the year, 5 of which came from league opponents. Temecula Valley (20-4-2) claimed their sixth-straight Southwestern League title this year, but a repeat trip to the finals would be thwarted by Mya Clarke and Taylor Southey, who scored first-half goals to lead the Mustangs to a big Division 1 upset on the road over the fourth-seeded Golden Bears.
Two other Southwestern League teams did mange to make the first-round work to their advantage as Murrieta Valley dominated St. Margaret’s, 4-0, in Division 3 action, while Vista Murrieta’s Destiny Cabrera scored a golden goal near the 100th minute of play as the Broncos managed a 1-0 victory over Citrus Valley in their Division 2 first round playoff match Wednesday night.
The rest of the scores and schedules are reported as follows:
CIF-SS GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFFS
(Matches at 3 p.m. or 5 p.m. Dates, sites and time subject to change.)
- DIVISION 1
First-round
Mira Costa – 2, Temecula Valley – 1
- DIVISION 2
First-round
Vista Murrieta – 1, Citrus Valley – 0 (OT)
Second-round
Vista Murrieta – 1, West Torrance – 0
Quarterfinal-round
Vista vs. Harvard-Westlake (2/14)
- DIVISION 3
First-round
Murrieta Valley – 4, St. Margaret’s – 0
Second-round
El Dorado – 2, Murrieta Valley – 2 (El Dorado won 7-6 on PKs)
- DIVISION 4
Wild-card matches
Bloomington – 1, Linfield Christian – 0
Paloma Valley – 3, Yucaipa – 2
First-round
El Rancho – 3, Tahquitz – 0
Temescal Canyon – 3, Santa Clara – 1
Paloma Valley – 5, Coachella Valley – 1
Second-round
Western Christian – 2, Paloma Valley – 0
Cerritos Valley Christian – 2, Temescal Canyon – 1
- DIVISION 5
First-round
Hemet – 5, A.B. Miller – 0
Monrovia – 5, Rancho Verde – 0
Crean Lutheran – 2, Nuview Bridge – 0
Second-round
Hemet – 6, Cate – 0
Quarterfinal-round
Hemet vs. Rialto (2/14)
- DIVISION 6
Wild-card matches
Chino – 6, Temecula Prep – 0
First-round
Xavier Prep – 5, Santa Rosa Academy – 0
Citrus Hill – 1, Elsinore- 1 (Citrus Hill wins in PKs)
San Jacinto – 4, Garden Grove – 2
Second-round
Xavier Prep – 3, Citrus Hill – 2
Sierra Vista – 3, San Jacinto – 1
- DIVISION 7
Wild-card matches
San Jacinto Valley Academy – 2, Silver Valley – 1
First-round
CIF-SS BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS
(Matches at 3 p.m. or 5 p.m. Dates, sites and times subject to change.)
- DIVISION 1
First-round
– Citrus Hill – 1, Cathedral – 1 (Citrus Hill wins in PKs)
Quarterfinal-round
Citrus Hill vs. Arlington (2/15)
- DIVISION 2
No local teams
- DIVISION 3
No local teams
- DIVISION 4
First-round
– El Toro – 6, Chaparral – 3
– Great Oak – 4, Nuview Bridge – 2
Second-round
Great Oak – 1, Santa Ana – 0
Quarterfinal-round
Great Oak at Orange Lutheran (2/15)
- DIVISION 5
Wild-card matches
– Elsinore – 2, Schurr – 1
First-round
– Orange Vista – 4, Jurupa Valley – 1
– Norco – 2, Vista Murrieta – 1
– Linfield Christian – 2, Rubidoux – 1
– University Christian – 3, Elsinore – 2
Second-round
Diamond Ranch – 3, Orange Vista – 2
Brea Olinda – 2, Linfield Christian – 1
- DIVISION 6
First-round
– San Jacinto – 3, Indio – 0
– Temescal Canyon – 4, Arcadia – 0
Second-round
Temescal Canyon – 1, San Jacinto – 0
Quarterfinal-round
Temescal Canyon at Victor Valley (2/15)
- DIVISION 7
Wild-card matches
– Tahquitz – 10, Gorman Charter – 0
– Environmental Charter – 9, Hamilton – 0
– Rancho Verde – 4, Yeshiva – 0
– Temecula Prep – 3, Cantwell-Sacred Heart – 0
– Heritage – 3, Don Bosco Tech – 2
– Gladstone -1, San Jacinto Valley Academy – 0
First-round
– Tahquitz – 4, California Military Institute – 2
– Lennox Academy – 3, Rancho Verde – 2
– Oxford Academy -1, Heritage – 0
– Temecula Prep – 2, Academy Career Exp. – 0
Second-round
Tahquitz – 3, St. Paul – 2
St. Genevieve – 2, Temecula Prep – 1
Quarterfinal-round
Tahquitz vs. Lennox Academy (2/15)
