Lady Titans win girls field hockey championship

Rain or shine, the San Diego Section held its girls field hockey championships on Saturday, Nov. 15, at La Jolla High School.Also taking place that day are section finals in cross county (Balboa Park’s Morley Field) and boys water polo (Coggan Family Aquatic Complex).

Inclement weather was forecast throughout the day from an approaching Pacific storm. Wet weather might have provided a hinderance, but it was difficult to dampen championship game spirits.

The second-seeded Eastlake Lady Titans were making their first CIF finals appearance since winning the Division II title in 2018 under coach Robert Blas, 2-1 over Mt. Carmel.

This year’s opponent was the top-seeded Del Norte Lady Nighhawks, who had shut out their ;opening two playoff opponents — 2-0 over eighth-seeded Bonita Vista (10-11) and 1-0 in overtime over fifth-seeded Mira Mesa (15-7).

Saturday’s championship game remained scoreless through 60 minutes of regulation play, and there as still no score through 20 minutes of overtime, which necessitated a shootout to determine a winner.

Eastlake (18-1-2) won the tiebreaker 5-4 over Del Norte (15-5).

Lady Titan junior goaltender Emma Brown registered five saves in the shutout victory.

Brown appeared in 20 games with three goals allowed, 30 saves (0.909 save percentage), 10 wins, two ties and eight shutouts.

Eastlake’s field hockey championship built on the school’s Division II girls team tennis championship on Nov. 1. That game also went to a tiebreaker with the second-seeded Lady Titans out-scoring fifth-seeded San Marcos 73-68 after the teams were knotted up 9-9 on the scoreboard.

EHS athletic director D.J, Mancillas said the two teams were comparable to ne another.

“They’re two teams that were solid overall with a few standouts on them,” Mancillas said. “They had a great season and winning attitude.”

“We did end up winning it all this season!” EHS coach Birdie Burgon said. “It was an amazing ride.”

Saturday’s championship tripleheader also included the Division I and Open Division finals.

Second-seeded Bishop’s (23-2) defeated fourth-seeded Canyon Hills (19-6) by a score of 3-0 while top-seeded Mt. Carmel (16-8-1) defeated sixth-seeded La Costa Canyon (10-15-2) in an overtime shootout for the Division I title.

LCC eliminated third-seeded San Dieguito Academy (12-7) in the quarterfinals while eighth-seeded Canyon Crest (12-10-1) dispatched top-seeded Torrey Pines (20-4) by a 2-1 score in a shootout in the Open Division quarterfinals.

Sophomore Lola Conway led the Lady Knights with two goals in the Open final.

Both Mt. Carmel and LCC battled to a 2-2 overtime draw before the Lady Sundevils emerged with a 3-2 shootout win

Road to the finals
Four Metro Conference teams gained entry into this year’s girls postseason tournament, all in Division II: Eastlake (second seed), Olympian (third seed), Bonita Vista (eighth seed) and Otay Ranch (10th seed).

Eastlake and Olympian received byes to the quarterfinals while Bonita Vista and Otay Ranch both jump-started the playoffs with first-round games. Bonita Vista defeated ninth-seeded Westview (9-10) by a 1-0 score to advance to the quarterfinals against No. 1 Del Norte while Otay Ranch (8-11) dropped a 7-0 decision at seventh-seeded Point Loma.

Del Norte eliminated Bonita Vista to advance to the semifinals. Olympian (11-7) lost, 2-1, in two overtimes to sixth-seeded Rancho Buena Vista while Eastlake topped Point Loma (10-7) by a score of 3-0 to meet RBV in the division semifinals.

Eastlake won 2-0 over the Lady Longhorns (13-8) to meet Del Norte (15-4) in Saturday’s final.Senior Samara Maldonado and sophomore Emily Burgon each scored goals for Eastlake in the semifinals with Burgon and sophomore Kareli Rascon collected assists in the game.

Maldonado scored all three goals for the Lady Titans in the quarterfinal win while Burgon and sophomore Sydney Weevie each had one assist.

On the season, Burgon paced Eastlake with 19 goals and 15 assists, followed by Maldonado with 15 goals and six assists.

Senior Almira Daplas keyed Olympian in season scoring with 11 goals and one assist while junior Mikaela Stainaker ranked second on the team with four goals and two assists. Senior goaltender Chloe Diaz allowed three goals in 14 game appearances while making 41 saves to go with seven wins and two shutouts.

Eastlake finished 8-0 in league play while the Lady Eagles were 6-2. Granite Hills and Hilltop shared the Metro-South Bay title.

Girls Field Hockey/San Diego Section Playoffs

Division I
Seeds: 1. Mt. Carmel, 2. Rancho Bernardo, 3. San Dieguito Academy, 4. Cathedral Catholic, 5. Fallbrook, 6. La Costa Canyon, 7. Clairemont, 8. Poway, 9. University City, 10. La Jolla Country Day, 11. Mission Vista, 12. Valley Center
First-round winners: Mt. Carmel, University City, Fallbrook, Cathedral Catholic, La Costa Canyon, San Dieguito Academ y,Clairemont, Rancho Bernardo
Quarterfinal winners: Mt. Carmel, Fallbrook, La Costa Canyon, Rancho Bernardo
Semifinals winners: Mt. Carmel, La Costa Canyon
Championship game: Mt. Carmel def. La Cota Canyon, 3-2, OT shootout.

Division II
Seeds: 1. Del Norte, 2. Eastlake, 3. Olympian, 4. San Pasqual, 5. Mira Mesa, 6. Rancho Buena Vista, 7. Pt. Loma, 8. Bonita Vista, 9. Westview, 10. Otay Ranch, 11. Helix (won play-in 3-1 over Granite Hills), 12. Mission Hills
First-round winners: Del Norte, Bonita Vista, Mira Mesa, San Pasqual, Rancho Buena Vista, Olympian, Pt. Loma, Eastlake
Quarterfinal winners: Del Norte, Mira Mesa, Rancho Buena Vista, Eastlake
Semifinals winners: Del Norte, Eastlake
Championship game: Eastlake def. Del Norte, 5-4, OT shootout

Open Division
Seeds: 1. Torrey Pines, 2. Bishop’s, 3. Scripps Ranch, 4. Canyon Hills, 5. La Jolla, 6. San Marcos, 7. Mission Bay, 8. Canyon Crest Academy
Quarterfinal winners: Canyon Crest Academy, Canyon Hills, Scripps Ranch, Bishop’s
Semifinal winners: Canyon Hills, Bishop’s
Championship game: Bishop’s 3, Canyon Hills 0

Girls Volleyball/San Diego Section Playoffs

Division I
Seeds: 1. Scripps Ranch, 2. Carlsbad, 3. Our Lady of Peace, 4. Mission Vista, 5. Francis Parker, 6. Point Loma, 7. Otay Ranch, 8. Del Norte, 9. Eastlake, 10. Pacific Ridge, 11. Rancho Bernardo, 12. University City, 13. San Dieguito Academy, 14. Sage Creek, 15. El Capitan, 16. Rancho Buena Vista
First round winners: Scripps Ranch, Del Norte, Francis Parker, Mission Vista, Point Loma, Our Lady of Peace, Pacific Ridge, Carlsbad
Quarterfinal winners: Scripps Ranch, Mission Vista, Our Lady of Peace, Carlsbad
Semifinal winners: Scripps Ranch, Carlsbad
Championship game: Scripps Ranch def. Carlsbad 3-0

Division II
Seeds: 1. Santa Fe Christian, 2. Patrick Henry, 3. Mt. Carmel, 4. Santana, 5. La Costa Canyon, 6. Classical Academy, 7. Mission Hills, 8. Granite Hills, 9. Mission Bay, 10. La Jolla, 11. Mater Dei Catholic, 12. Brawley, 13. Fallbrook, 14. Maranatha Christian, 15. Poway, 16. Helix Charter
First round winners: Santa Fe Christian, Granite Hills, La Costa Canyon, Santana, Classical Academy, Mt. Carmel, La Jolla, Patrick Henry
Quarterfinal winners: Santa Fe Christian, La Costa Canyon, Mt. Carmel, Patrick Henry
Semifinal winners: Santa Fe Christian, Patrick Henry
Championship game: Santa Fe Christian def. Patrick Henry

Division III
Seeds: 1. El Camino, 2. Mira Mesa, 3. Bonita Vista, 4. Canyon Crest Academy, 5. CVLCC, 6. Foothills Christian, 7. Olympian, 8. Steele Canyon, 9. Lincoln, 10. Central Union, 11. Hilltop, 12. Grossmont, 13. Escondido, 14. Holtville, 15. Oceanside, 16. High Tech Mesa
First-round winners: El Camino, Lincoln, Grossmont, Canyon Crest Academy, Foothills Christian, Bonita Vista, Olympian, Mira Mesa
Quarterfinal winners: El Camino, Grossmont, Foothills Christian, Olympian
Semifinal winners: El Camino, Olympian
Championship game: Olympian def. El Camino 3-1

Division IV
Seeds: 1. Canyon Hills, 2. Rock Academy, 3. Clairemont, 4. Del Lago Academy, 5. Escondido Charter, 6. Montgomery, 7. San Ysidro, 8. Southwest, 9. Orange Glen, 10. Sweetwater, 11. Tri-City Christian, 12. Victory Christian Academy, 13. Calexico, 14. Escondido Adventist Academy, 15. Mar Vista, 16. Liberty Charter
First-round winners: Canyon Hills, Southwest, Victory Christian Academy, Del Lago Academy, Montgomery, Clairemont, San Ysidro, Rock Academy
Quarterfinal winners: Canyon Hills, Del Lago Academy, Montgomery, Rock Academy
Semifinal winners: Canyon Hills, Rock Academy
Championship game: Rock Academy def. Canyon Hills 3-0

Division V
Seeds: 1. O’Farrell Charter, 2. Mountain Empire, 3. Castle Park, 4. High Tech Chula Vista, 5. Morse, 6. Preuss/UCSD, 7. Gompers Prep, 8. Mt. Miguel, 9. Coastal Academy, 10. Monte Vista, 11. Hoover, 12. Chula Vista
First-round winners: O’Farrell Charter, Mt. Miguel, Morse, High Tech Chula Vista, Preuss/UCSD, Castle Park, Mountain Empire
Quarterfinal winners: O’Farrell Charter, Morse, Preuss/ICSD, Mountain Empire
Semifinal winners: O’Farrell Charter, Mountain Empire
Championship game: O’Farrell Charter def. Mountain Empire 3-2

Division V-AA
Championship game: St. Joseph def. Cambridge 3-1