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For the first time in Orange County history, there will be play-in games to determine who makes the field of 16 in the U.S. Lacrosse Orange County playoffs.
Great Oak and Murrieta Mesa tied for the Southwest League championship. Both teams have wins against each other this season and Murrieta Mesa won the last matchup 8-7 in overtime on April 17. The winner will be the No. 15 seed in the playoffs and play Foothill.
The more controversial play-in game will involve Pacific Coast League champion Beckman and Edison, which is ranked No. 16 in the coaches’ poll, but finished in fourth place in the Sunset League.
According to the US Lacrosse rules, winning a league championship earns an automatic bid into the playoffs. However, this is the first time that a team who has won its league has not been in the top 16 in the coaches’ poll. Since Beckman is ranked below Edison in the poll, the two teams will play Monday to determine who will play defending Orange County champion St. Margaret’s in the first round on Tuesday.
Beckman (11-6, 10-0) blew through the Pacific Coast League and has one win over a playoff team, a 7-6 victory over Aliso Niguel on April 20.
Edison (10-7, 3-3) has no impressive wins, but did have close losses to teams in the playoffs – Los Alamitos, Aliso Niguel and Newport Harbor. The Chargers’ best wins were blowouts against Huntington Beach and Dana Hills, neither of whom qualified for the playoffs.
A closer look at the playoff field
• The committee clearly valued strength of schedule when determining seeding. Foothill (12-6) earned the second seed despite having six losses, but most of those were against some of the top teams in the state. Trabuco Hills (16-2, 8-1) was ranked No. 2 in the coaches’ poll all season, but lost to Foothill 12-6 on March 18.
• Sunset League champion Newport Harbor will host its first playoff game in school history when it faces Santiago of Corona on Tuesday. The Sailors ended the regular season by beating Servite 11-10 in overtime Saturday with a game-winning goal by Michael Morrison. Newport Harbor lost to Santiago 7-6 on March 2.
• The Sunset League has the most teams in the playoffs with three teams in the field and one in a play-in game. The Trinity League and South Coast League each have three teams in the playoffs.
• On the girls side, Foothill was awarded the No. 1 seed despite losing to St. Margaret’s on Thursday. The Knights finished the season with that one loss.
• Five of the top seven seeds in the girls bracket are from the Trinity and South Coast Leagues. Mater Dei received the No. 3 seed and shared the Trinity League championship with Santa Margarita, which is the No. 4 seed. Trabuco Hills, led by Hennessey Evans, won the South Coast League and earned the fifth seed. Aliso Niguel and San Clemente were the other top teams from the South Coast League and were seeded No. 6 and No. 7, respectively. San Juan Hills finished fourth in the South Coast League and is seeded 14th.
US LACROSSE PLAYOFFS
Orange County Championships
Boys Lacrosse
Play-in games, Monday, April 29
Murrieta Mesa at Great Oak, TBA.
Edison at Beckman, 4 p.m.
First round, Tuesday, April 30.
(All times TBA)
(16) Beckman-Edison winner at (1) St. Margaret’s
(15) Murrieta Mesa-Great Oak winner at (2) Foothill
(14) Aliso Niguel at (3) Trabuco Hills
(13) Mater Dei at (4) Corona del Mar
(12) Servite at (5) Yorba Linda
(11) Tesoro at (6) Santa Margarita
(10) Los Alamitos at (7) San Clemente
(9) Santiago of Corona at (8) Newport Harbor
Girls Lacrosse
First round, Tuesday, April 30
(All times TBA)
(16) Yorba Linda at (1) Foothill
(15) Santiago of Corona at (2) St. Margaret’s
(14) San Juan Hills at (3) Mater Dei
(13) Beckman at (4) Santa Margarita
(12) Corona del Mar at (5) Trabuco Hills
(11) University at (6) Aliso Niguel
(10) El Dorado at (7) San Clemente
(9) Los Alamitos at (8) Newport Harbor
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