


Orange County will be represented in the CIF-SS girls soccer finals by six schools for the second time in three years.
Santa Margarita, Mater Dei, Troy, Foothill, Sage Hill and Whittier Christian will compete for titles Friday and Saturday. The latter three schools have each reached the finals for the first time.
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On Friday at El Modena High at 7:15 p.m., Santa Margarita (16-1-3) will face Corona Santiago (21-2-2) in the Open Division final for the second consecutive year.
Santa Margarita features sophomore forward Felicity Nguyen, who leads the squad with 21 goals and four assists.
Mater Dei (13-6-4) and Troy (15-2-2) face off in a somewhat surprising Division 1 final Saturday at El Modena at 6 p.m. The Monarchs finished fourth in the four-team Trinity League while Troy has reached its first final since 2009.
The match will spotlight two strong goalies in Kennedy Briseno of Mater Dei (Chico State commit) and Ava de Leest of Troy (Boise State).
In Division 3, Foothill (12-7-4) will take on Long Beach Poly (14-3-1) on Saturday at Veterans Stadium at 3:30 p.m.
Sage Hill (12-3) will play La Mirada (13-8-3) in the Division 4 final Saturday at El Modena at 10:30 a.m.
Whittier Christian (14-5-3) faces Thacher of Ojai (13-1-4) in the Division 6 final on Friday at La Habra High at 7 p.m.
SCHEDULE
OPEN DIVISION
Santa Margarita (16-1-3) vs. Corona Santiago (21-2-2) at El Modena High, Friday, 7:15 p.m.
DIVISION 1
Mater Dei (13-6-4) vs Troy (15-2-2) at El Modena High, Saturday, 6 p.m.
DIVISION 3
Foothill (12-7-4) vs. Long Beach Poly (14-3-1) at Veterans Stadium, Saturday, 3:30 p.m.
DIVISION 4
Sage Hill (12-3) vs. La Mirada (13-8-3) at El Modena High, Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
DIVISION 6
Whittier Christian (14-5-3) vs. Thacher (13-1-4) at La Habra High, Friday, 7 p.m.
— Dan Albano