BECKMAN (0-0) VS. SANTA ANA VALLEY (1-0)
Where, when: Santa Ana Stadium, Thursday, 7 p.m.
Outlook: This could be the best Valley team in a few years. Last year’s Falcons tied with Anaheim for the Orange League championship but, like the league’s other playoff teams, were eliminated in the first round.
Mater Dei receiver Thomas Duarte, left, this week received a scholarship offer from Oregon this week, his father reported. Duarte already had offers from Utah, Oregon State, Arizona State, UCLA, Washington and Colorado.
Duarte, 6-2 and 225 pounds and a senior this fall, was All-County second team in 2011.
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TUSTIN – Foothill had one of the best groups of defenders in the county last season, starting off play in the Century League with five consecutive shutouts and giving up a total of three goals in 12 league games.
Here is the 2012 football schedule for Santa Ana.
Schedules are subject to change. All games are scheduled for 7 p.m. unless noted.
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(Home games at Santa Ana Stadium; *league game)
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LA VERNE – Three teams from the Trinity League had to play their CIF-SS team regional at a new course this season, and the qualifying event proved to be a bit more nerve racking than in the past.
The top two teams are so closely matched in the Trinity League that it took the sixth man score to decide Wednesday’s match between No. 2 Santa Margarita and No. 3 Mater Dei at Willowick Golf Course.
The match of the today happens in the Trinity League tonight.
Who: Top-ranked Servite against No. 5 Mater Dei
Where: Servite HS
When: Varsity should start approximately 6:15 or 6:30 p.m.
Orange Lutheran went on the road and scored a big upset.
The Lancers (12-12, 1-2) dropped the first two games against fifth-ranked Mater Dei (6-3, 2-1), but rallied back in grand style, winning the final three games to win the Trinity League match 20-25, 16-25, 25-16, 25-18, 15-11.
Mater Dei must now try and regroup for Thursday’s showdown with top-ranked Servite.
Both the Orange Lutheran and Mater Dei baseball teams will compete in the first USA Baseball National High School Invitational, starting Wednesday through Saturday in Cary, North Carolina.
The tournament will feature 16 teams in a single-elimination format. All teams are guaranteed four games.
Marcus Delarosa
MARCUS DELAROSA, MATER DEI
He won the Diamondback Tournament, shooting an even-par 72 at Spring Valley Lake Country Club in Victorville. He then posted a 1-over-par 37 at Rancho San Joaquin Golf Course to help the Monarchs beat Woodbridge. He also carded an even-par 36 at Santa Ana Country Club during in the Monarchs’ 180-211 victory against St. John Bosco. The freshman finished the week at 1-over-par for the Monarchs.
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In an early season showdown featuring two of the top four teams in the county, No. 4 Mater Dei pulled out a big win against the team widely considered to be its’ biggest hurdle to a successful league title defense.
The defending Trinity, Orange County, and CIF-SS Division 2 champion Monarchs edged No. 2 Santa Margarita 71-65 in dual meet action Thursday at Mater Dei High.
Sophomore Ashlyn Rambo (5:17.02) edged out Santa Margarita senior Sarah Porter (5:17.14) to win the 1600. She also took home first place honors in the 800 in a time of 2:20.31.
Mater Dei held on to a 61-58 victory over Loyola in the CIF Division 1AA semifinals. Stanley Johnson had 16 points while Xavier Johnson scored 23 points, including a monster facial dunk (1:10 mark of the video).
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