CIF officials announced Saturday there will be nine divisional champions will be determined out of 263 entrants into the CIF Southern Section-Ford Girls Soccer Championship Playoffs, scheduled to open with first-round contests scheduled in all divisions for Wednesday, Feb. 12.
The single-elimination tournaments will conclude with championship finals matches at Veterans Stadium at Long Beach City College Saturday, March 1 or Fred Kelly Stadium in Orange Friday, Feb. 28 and Saturday, March 1.
Among the Orange County teams seeded in the top four of their divisions are Trinity League champion Santa Margarita which is third in the open division. The open division will use a pool play format.
In Division 1, the top four seeds are JSerra, Orange Lutheran, Newport Harbor and Los Alamitos. El Dorado is third in Division 2, Valencia No. 1 in Division 3, Katella is second and Costa Mesa fourth in Division 4 and Anaheim is second in Division 6.
Key match-ups:
Wednesday, Feb. 12, 3 p.m.
OPEN DIVISION
Santa Margarita at Notre Dame Sherman Oaks
DIVISION 1
Westlake at JSerra
Torrance at Edison
Capistrano Valley at Troy
Aliso Niguel at Los Alamitos
Corona del Mar at St. Joseph/Lakewood
El Segundo at Newport Harbor
Flintridge Prep at Canyon
Mater Dei at La Canada
Rosary Academy at South Torrance
El Toro at Moorpark
Arcadia at Huntington Beach
Murrieta Valley at Orange Lutheran
DIVISION 2
San Dimas at Sunny Hills
Mission Viejo at LB Millikan
El Rancho at Sonora
Laguna Beach at El Dorado
Alta Loma at Yorba Linda
Fairmont Prep at Ayala
DIVISION 3
San Jacinto at Crean Lutheran
Grand Terrace at Valencia Placentia
La Habra at South Hills
Fountain Valley at Trabuco Hills
Portola at Valencia of Valencia
Beckman at Crescenta Valley
Woodbridge at Downey
Kennedy at Valley View
Pacifica at Western Christian
Fullerton at LB Poly
DIVISION 4
Linfield Christian at Sage Hill
Garden Grove at San Marcos
Burroughs at Costa Mesa
Pacifica Christian at Immaculate Heart
Beaumont at Katella
DIVISION 5
Santa Ana at Viewpoint
Sultana at Estancia
Century at Pasadena
Tustin at Fillmore
DIVISION 6
Malibu at Segerstrom
Capo Valley Christian at Los Amigos
Beverly Hills at Godinez
Amino Leadership at Anaheim
DIVISION 7
Santiago at Gabrielino
DIVISION 8
St. Paul at Orange
Coast Union at Tarbut V’ Torah
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