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O.C. scoreboard: We've got the final scores

STEVE FRYER, ocvarsity.com — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:00:12 +0000

Let the O.C. Scoreboard help you keep track of tonight's games while they're in progress.

And stick around after the games end to check out all of OCVarsity.com's game coverage -- game stories, analysis, slide shows, videos and more.

Friday's scores
(Updated at 10:30 p.m.)

Servite 45 (F)
Orange Lutheran 26

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Edison 24 (F)
Fountain Valley 0

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Mission Viejo 55 (F)
San Clemente 7

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Tustin 30 (F)
El Dorado 0

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El Modena 28 (F)
Brea Olinda 14

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Mater Dei 41 (F)
Santa Margarita 24

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JSerra 28 (F)
St. John Bosco 49

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Sonora 14 (F)
Fullerton 36

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Sunny Hills 14 (F)
La Habra 41

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Buena Park 7 (F)
Troy 43

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Irvine 14 (F)
Laguna Hills 42

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San Juan Hills 49 (F)
Corona del Mar 42

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Segerstrom 42 (F)
Westminster 28

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Orange 38 (F)
Ocean View 21

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Marina 0 (F)
Newport Harbor 49

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Dana Hills 50 (F)
Aliso Niguel 0

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Tesoro 35 (F)
Capo Valley 17

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El Toro 31 (F)
Huntington Beach 22

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Woodbridge 14 (F)
Trabuco Hills 51

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Northwood 15 (F)
Foothill 39

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Valencia 35 (F)
Loara 7

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Katella 12 (F)
Kennedy 37

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Laguna Beach 27 (F)
Estancia 17

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Magnolia 6 (F)
Anaheim 23

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Los Amigos 7 (F)
Garden Grove 60

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Rancho Alamitos 49 (F)
Bolsa Grande 15

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Crean Lutheran 0 (F)
Sage Hill 41

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St. Margaret's 62 (F)
Brethren Christian 14

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Eastside Chr. 72 (F)
St. Michael's Prep 50

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Liberty Chr. 18 (F)
CVC 56

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Boys water polo: Pacifica claims third place in Empire

DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:42:22 +0000

Pacifica's boys water polo team defeated Cypress, 8-7, and Kennedy, 6-4, to win a third-place playoff in the Empire League at Savanna.

Boys water polo: University captures third in Pacific Coast

DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:20:30 +0000

University's boys water polo team defeated Beckman, 6-2, and Laguna Hills, 8-6, on Friday to capture a playoff for third place in the Pacific Coast League.

Girls volleyball: Playoff pairings release times

Chris Tobolski, OCVarsity.com — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:03:19 +0000

The CIF girls volleyball postseason begins Tuesday.

The playoff brackets are released Sunday, and we'll have all the information and more right here at OCVarsity.com.

Here are the release times:

Division I-AA and I-A: Noon - 12:15

Division II-AA and II-A: 12:15 - 12:30

Division III-AA and III-A: 12:30 - 12:45

Division IV-AA and IV-A: 12:45 - 1

Division V-AA and V-A: 1 - 1:15

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Girls volleyball: Newport Harbor-CdM preview

Chris Tobolski, OCVarsity.com — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:56:18 +0000

Unlike the "Battle of the Bell" football game between Edison and Fountain Valley, tonight's showdown between No. 2 Newport Harbor and No. 5 Corona del Mar didn't need to switch venues or deal with a ticket uproar.

The teams meet in the "Battle of the Bay" girls volleyball style tonight at 6 p.m. at Newport Harbor High. Corona del Mar is seeking its first victory in the series since beating the Sailors in five games in 2004.

Newport Harbor wrapped up a share of the Sunset League title last night by sweeping Edison. CdM defeated Beckman to finish the Pacific Coast League undefeated.

Newport Harbor

Record: 23-6, 9-1

County ranking: No. 2

CIF-SS Division I-AA: No. 2

Notable victories: Long Beach Poly, Santa Margarita, Assumption (Kentucky), Los Alamitos, Torrey Pines

Notable losses: Arichbishop Mitty, Los Alamitos, La Costa Canyon, Dos Pueblos

Corona del Mar

Record: 22-4, 8-0

County ranking: No. 5

CIF-SS Division II-AA ranking: No. 2

Notable victories: Santa Margarita, Santa Barbara, Harvard-Westlake

Notable loses: Mira Costa, Los Alamitos, Archbishop Mitty

Outlook: Corona del Mar has nothing to lose in this one, and it should allow the Sea Kings to play loose and free. On the flip side, it would seem a Newport Harbor loss could hurt the Sailors' playoff seeding. Currently ranked No. 2 in their Division, a Sailors victory would presumably wrap up the second seed. CdM, evidenced by a big victory over Santa Barbara last weekend, is playing great volleyball heading into tonight's match and the playoffs. The Sea Kings need to turn in a spectacular defensive effort if they hope to beat Newport Harbor. The Sailors height and versatility make slowing the Sailors a difficult task.

Prediction: Newport Harbor in four.

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Football: Postgame with Los Al's Nick Richardson

DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:09:51 +0000

After flashing his moves to help Los Alamitos rally past Esperanza, junior running back Nick Richardson flashes his smile in a postgame interview on the field at Veterans Stadium on Thursday night

Click here to view the embedded video.

LOS ALAMITOS RB NICK RICHARDSON, 223 yards, 1 TD vs, Esperanza

O.C. scoreboard: We've got Thursday's final scores

CARLOS ARIAS — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:20:11 +0000

Check out the final scores from Thursday night's football games.

And don't miss OCVarsity.com's game coverage -- stories, photo slide shows, videos and more.

Thursday's final scores
(Updated at 10:45 p.m.)

Cypress 33 (F)
Pacifica 20

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Los Alamitos 21 (F)
Esperanza 19

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Canyon 7 (F)
Villa Park 14

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Santiago 33 (F)
La Quinta 14

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Calvary Chapel 20 (F-OT)
Godinez 14

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Savanna 55 (F)
Century 8

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Santa Ana 38 (F)
Saddleback 21

Football video: Akeelie Muhammad scores 5 TD vs. Pacifica

Jonathan Khamis — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:43:43 +0000

Cypress defeated Pacifica, 33-20, on Thursday night to earned at least a share of the Empire League title. Running back Akeelie Muhammad scored five touchdowns while rushing for 247 yards. With this victory, the Centurions have clinched back-to-back league titles. Video by Jonathan Khamis, OCVarsity.com

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O.C. football playoff picture coming into focus

CARLOS ARIAS — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:26:35 +0000

With only two weeks left in the regular season, it's time to examine the playoff implications of the remaining games and the playoff possibilities for Orange County teams.

First thing you need to know about the playoffs is who gets the guaranteed playoff berths. Four-team leagues are guaranteed two entries, five- or six-team leagues are guaranteed three entries and seven- or eight-team leagues are guaranteed four entries.

If your team isn't one of those lucky squads with a guaranteed ticket punched to the playoffs, you can still get into the postseason with an at-large berth. At-large teams must have a .500 record or better for their complete schedules to be considered. If there are no .500 teams entered as at-large entries, the next best record as submitted by leagues will be taken. However, no team under .500 will be placed until all .500 at-large entries have been placed.

Here are the criteria for at-large entries: 1. Head-to-head competition of teams under consideration (4 points); 2. Overall strength of the league from which the team is entered (1 point); 3. Overall win-loss record (1 point); 4. Strength against common opponents (1 point); 5. Strength of schedule (2 points, using overall win-loss record of opponents).

At-large entry forms must be in the CIF-SS office by 9 a.m. on Nov. 14. Every few years a team forgets to get its at-large entry form in on time. It's tragic. Don't be that team that doesn't take care of its paperwork.

The Football At-Large Selection Committee for 11-Man football divisions will meet on Nov. 14 at the CIF-SS office to determine the at-large berths.

Pairings will be announced on Nov. 15, and we'll have them as soon as they're available on ocvarsity.com.

I shoved all relevant data into the OCVarsity Super Computer and here is what it spit out. Click on the links to go to each league's information:

Playoff picture: Academy League
Playoff picture: Century League
Playoff picture: Empire League
Playoff picture: Freeway League
Playoff picture: Garden Grove League
Playoff picture: Golden West League
Playoff picture: Orange League
Playoff picture: Orange Coast League
Playoff picture: Pacific Coast League
Playoff picture: San Joaquin League
Playoff picture: Sea View League
Playoff picture: South Coast League
Playoff picture: Sunset League
Playoff picture: Trinity League

Playoff picture: Academy League

CARLOS ARIAS — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:20:52 +0000

Here is a look at the playoff picture for Academy League teams from Orange County:

ACADEMY LEAGUE

St. Margaret's (7-1, 1-0): Even if the Tartans, ranked No. 1 in the East Valley, slipped on a banana peel and lost their final two games they would still get one of the four-at-large berths in the East Valley. The more likely scenario is St. Margaret's pounds Brethren Christian and Sage Hill to take the league championship, the top seed and begin another run at East Valley championship.

Sage Hill (6-2, 1-0): The Lightning, ranked No. 5 in the East Valley, are a virtual playoff lock even in the event of the slip-on-a-banana-peel theory. The more likely outcome is Sage Hill beats Crean Lutheran South to clinch second place and an automatic playoff berth.

Brethren Christian (4-4, 0-1): Asking the Warriors to pull off an upset against top-ranked St. Margaret's on Friday is nearly an impossible task unless they are able to implement the slip-on-a-banana-peel theory. Brethren Christian will probably lose to St. Margaret's, but they will be a great at-large candidate if they close out the regular season with a victory over Crean Lutheran South. Remember, the Warriors played Sage Hill tough, losing only by a touchdown.

Crean Lutheran South (0-6, 0-1): The only way CLS gets in the playoffs is if it pulls off the most stunning two-week stretch in county football history and it upsets Sage Hill and Brethren Christian. The only problem is CLS has lost all six of its games and has failed to score a single point all season.