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Fryer’s top 10

November 19th, 2012, 1:49 pm by

The Register/ocvarsity media poll concluded at the end of the regular season. If the polling continued through the playoffs, here is how I would have voted for the county top 10 …

1. Mater Dei (10-2) … Moved them up from No. 2. Right now, the Monarchs are playing so well they would beat Mission Viejo.

2. Mission Viejo (11-1) … Diablos lost to a confident Poly team.

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Football: Southwest semifinals sites, times update

November 17th, 2012, 10:51 am by

That Villa Park vs. Tustin game, a Southwest Division semifinal Friday, is Tustin’s home game. It likely will be played at Tustin’s on-campus stadium.

The stadium is not one of the county’s better high school football facilities, and is scheduled for a makeover soon. A chart I have has seating capacity at Tustin’s Northrup Field as 3,700.

So we can expect Villa Park to make a motion to have the game moved.

Edison already has Orange Coast College locked in for its Southwest semifinal against Foothill on Friday.

What is available? Santa Ana Stadium, capacity 10,000, is the best of what is available and of what makes geographic sense.

But one could not blame Tustin and Tillers coach Myron Miller for wanting the game to remain at Tustin High. Visiting team winning streaks and championship aspirations die at Northrup.

If Tustin would not go along with a venue change, Villa Park would have the option of requesting that the CIF-Southern Section invoke a venue change, citing the need for a larger-capacity venue.

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Football: Mater Dei semifinals site, time update

November 17th, 2012, 10:32 am by

Mater Dei vs. St. Bonaventure of Ventura, a Pac-5 Division semifinal Friday, is at Ventura High School. The game has a 7 p.m. kickoff.

Keep an eye on that starting time. A 6 p.m. kickoff time would be helpful to Mater Dei’s travel needs. As the game is on the day after Thanksgiving traffic will not be an issue. St. Bonventure’s local following probably would not be hindered by a 6 p.m. kickoff.

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Starting times for playoff games

November 15th, 2012, 11:00 am by

Some of Friday’s second-round playoff games start at 7 p.m., others at 7:30 p.m.

Here is the up-to-date schedule for games involving Orange County teams:

Pac-5 Division — St. Bonaventure vs. Santa Margarita at Trabuco Hills High, 7 p.m.; Alemany vs. Mater Dei at Santa Ana Stadium, 7:30 p.m.; Long Beach Poly at Mission Viejo, 7 p.m.

Southwest Division — Edison at Valencia, 7 p.m.; La Habra vs. Foothill at Tustin High, 7 p.m.; Newport Harbor vs. Villa Park at El Modena High, 7 p.m.; Tustin at Huntington Beach, 7 p.m.

Southern Division — Corona del Mar vs. Los Amigos at Bolsa Grande High, 7 p.m.; Katella vs. Woodbridge at Irvine High, 7 p.m.; Segerstrom at Garden Grove, 7:30 p.m.; Northwood at Laguna Beach, 7 p.m.

Northwest Division — Whittier Christian at Nordhoff, 7 p.m.

East Valley Division — St. Margaret’s at Rim of the World, 7 p.m.

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St. Bonaventure-Santa Margarita at THHS

November 13th, 2012, 12:10 pm by

St. Bonaventure of Ventura vs. Santa Margarita, a Pac-5 Division second-round playoff game, is at Trabuco Hills High on Friday at 7 p.m.

The venue at Trabuco Hills is superior to Santa Margarita’s usual home field, Saddleback College, in many ways, including sight lines for spectators. Trabuco has artificial turf, and Saddleback’s is natural grass.

If you park in the parking structure at Trabuco Hills, download on your cell phone a bright-flashlight app. The lights were turned off in that structure late Friday night, and it was very dark. I would have walked into a concrete pillar without my mega-duty cell phone light.

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St. Bonaventure-Santa Margarita site

November 12th, 2012, 4:50 pm by

The St. Bonaventure-Santa Margarita game, a Pac-5 second-round game, probably will be played at Trabuco Hills High on Friday. Look for finalization on that Tuesday morning.

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Football: Second round schedule

November 10th, 2012, 10:34 am by

All games Friday at 7:30 p.m. But expect several of the games to be moved to 7 p.m. starting times.

Pac -5 — St. Bonaventure (10-1) vs. Santa Margarita (9-2) at Saddleback College; Alemany (9-2) vs. Mater Dei (9-2) at Santa Ana Stadium; Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks (8-3) at St. John Bosco (7-4); Long Beach Poly (8-3) at Mission Viejo (11-0).

Southwest — Edison (10-1) at Valencia (8-3); La Habra (8-3) vs. Foothill (9-2) at Tustin High; Newport Harbor (7-4) vs. Villa Park (10-1) at El Modena High; Tustin (11-0) at Huntington Beach (6-5).

Southern — Corona del Mar (9-2) vs. Los Amigos (8-3) at Bolsa Grande High; Katella (9-2) vs. Woodbridge (7-4) at Irvine High; Segerstrom (9-2) at Garden Grove (9-2); Northwood (5-6) at Laguna Beach (10-0-1).

Northwest — Whittier Christian (8-3) at Nordhoff (10-1).

East Valley — St. Margaret’s (9-1) at Rim of the World (9-2).

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Football: Coin-flip results for second-round games

November 7th, 2012, 3:48 pm by

When two teams meet after the first round of the playoffs, the team with the fewest number of playoff home games at that point of the playoffs is the home team. If the teams have had the same number of playoff home games, a coin flip determines the home team.

Coin flips have been completed for potential second-round matchups that would require coin flips to determine home teams.

You can find the coin-flip results here.

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Football: Southern Division O.C. team analysis

November 4th, 2012, 3:54 pm by

Southern Division O.C. team analysis

Here are the Orange County teams in the Southern Division:

Anaheim (5-5): The Colonists are in the playoffs for the seventh consecutive year. Anaheim beat Magnolia, 35-26, in the regular-season finale to clinch third place. Rinning back Josh Tafoya closed out the season with three consecutive 100-yard rushing games, including 292 yards and two TDs in the victory over Magnolia.

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Football: Southern Division Breakdown

November 4th, 2012, 2:23 pm by

The Breakdown: Southern Division

Seeded teams: 1. Corona del Mar (8-2), Pacific Coast League champion; 2. Laguna Beach (9-0-1), Orange Coast League champion; 3. Garden Grove (8-2), Garden Grove League champion; and No. 4 Katella (8-2), Orange League champion.

At-large teams: Beckman, Pacific Coast League.

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Two Thursday games

November 4th, 2012, 1:20 pm by

Because of home-field conflicts, two first-round playoff games will be played Thursday.

Southwest Division — Laguna Hills vs. Foothill at Tustin High (Tustin is home at its on-campus stadium Friday against El Dorado).

Southern — Anaheim vs. Corona del Mar at Newport Harbor High (Newport Harbor is home at its on-campus stadium Friday against Troy).

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Pac-5 Division O.C. teams analysis

November 4th, 2012, 12:28 pm by

Mission Viejo (10-0) The South Coast League champion Diablos are the No. 1 team in the Orange County and they played like it Friday in a 49-7 victory over El Toro. Mission Viejo was the recipient of some excellent offseason transfers who made major contributions to the Diablos this season – quarterback Ian Fieber, who transferred from Orange Lutheran; and running back Alex Suchesk and receiver Sean Modster, both from Santa Margarita. Wide receiver/defensive back Max Redfield might be Orange County’s best player. Defensive end Garrett Marino is a key part of an excellent defense. Mission Viejo has not won a Pac-5 Division championship. The Diablos lost to Servite in the 2010 Pac-5 final. They open the 2012 playoffs with a home game against Westlake, the No. 4 team from the Marmonte League.

Mater Dei (8-2) The Monarchs finished second in the Trinity League, behind St. John Bosco which beat them, 31-20., and are seeded No. 4 in the division. Their other loss was by one point to Narbonne of Harbor City. Narbonne is No. 2 in the state rankings, in which Bosco is No. 5. Monarchs senior receiver/linebacker Thomas Duarte is one of the county’s top players. Mater Dei, which finished 4-1 in league, has been rotating Ryan McMahon and Chase Forrest at quarterback, usually starting McMahon and moving in Forrest in certain situations. The Monarchs have scored 68 points over their past two games, victories over Orange Lutheran and Servite. Mater Dei’s best unit, though, might be its defense. That defense will get tested in Mater Dei’s first-round home game against Lakewood, which is averaging 30 points a game, scored 67 against Millikan two weeks ago and goes into the playoffs coming off of its bye week.

El Toro (9-1) The Chargers have to recover from a very difficult loss. They got hammered, 49-7, by Mission Viejo on Friday. Conner Manning, last year’s Orange County offensive player of the year, had thrown only three interceptions through nine games but threw six against Mission Viejo. El Toro, and Manning in particular, must put that nightmarish game in the past because the Chargers have quite a challenge in the first round, Santa Margarita. The Chargers, who finished 3-1 in the South Coast League, had not scored fewer than 30 points in any game this season until Friday, and put 77 points on the scoreboard in a nonleague victory over Valhalla of El Cajon. El Toro running back Jacob Furnari injured an elbow early in the Mission Viejo game, and did not play after that. His value to the Chargers is large, and El Toro will need him against Santa Margarita.

Santa Margarita (8-2) What a year it’s been for the Eagles. They lost two 2011 All-Trinity League players, receiver Sean Modster and running back Alex Suchesk, in the summer when they transferred to Mission Viejo. A starting tackle, Eric Bunte, later transferred to Mission, too, All-County quarterback Johnny Stanton suffered a season-ending knee injury in September, and All-County running back Ryan Wolpin has a fractured ankle. Still, Santa Margarita beat some good teams and finished third in the Trinity League behind St. John Bosco and Mater Dei, which beat the Eagles. Santa Margarita is the only team to beat the division’s top-seeded team, St. Bonaventure of Ventura. The Eagles play a first-round away game against El Toro.

Tesoro (7-3) What a week it’s been for Tesoro. The team’s head coach, Brian Barnes, was fired Tuesday. The team traveled to Chula Vista for a nonleague, season-closer Friday and won big, 56-17. When Trabuco Hills beat San Clemente on Friday, a three-way tie for the South Coast League’s No. 3 position was created. With head-to-head results unable to separate the trio, it had to go to coin flips to determine that Tesoro is the league’s No. 3 team. So Tesoro applied for one of the Pac-5 Division’s two at-large berths, and Tesoro got one. The Titans play at Trinity League champion St. John Bosco in the first round. Tesoro running back Nate Tago is averaging 168 rushing yards a game and 7 yards a carry.

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