Rematches are on the schedule today for some of the Orange County boys soccer teams that have reached the quarterfinals round of the CIF Southern Section playoffs.

Edison and Canyon play each other in a CIF-SS Division 2 quarterfinal at El Modena High at 6 p.m. Canyon beat Edison 2-0 on Dec. 6.

Among the top players for Canyon (13-6-3) are senior forward Luke Ward, junior center midfielder Trevor Ray, junior center midfielder RJ Grimm and junior Karan Shingre.

Canyon coach Billy Higuera’s keys to another Canyon win over Edison: “We need to be effective in our defensive transitions, challenge for the long balls in the air, and work hard to win the second ball. If we do that and our offense finishes our chances, then we will win.”

Edison (13-4-1) beat Eastside 1-0 in the first round of the playoffs and Moorpark 4-1 in the second round.

Edison coach Charlie Breneman hopes the Chargers will play today with the same enthusiasm displayed when they beat Moorpark on Saturday.

“We need to bring the same energy and commitment we had in the second round to be successful in the quarterfinals,” Breneman said.

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It’s an all-Anaheim matchup in the Division 3 quarterfinals today as Katella (11-2-6) plays Anaheim (8-3-6) at Anaheim High at 5 p.m. The teams played to a 1-1 tie in a nonleague game on Dec. 9.

Anaheim coach Louis Espindola said the Colonists, led by senior forward Rodrigo Estrada, senior midfielder Antonio Villafana and junior midfielder Manuel Melena, need to focus on playing to their abilities.

“They understand that there is added pressure because of the rivalry itself,” he said, “but my team knows what they are capable of.” …

La Quinta (8-4-4) plays Temple City (10-7-2) in a Division 7 quarterfinal today at 5 p.m. at Bolsa Grande High. La Quinta has been led by senior forwards Gabriel Bernal Alham Attaee, senior midfielder Johnny Ovando and sophomore goalkeeper Keoki Chinchilla as they have reached the quarterfinals for the second year in a row. La Quinta coach Bento Pires said the keys to an Aztecs win will be “focusing on our solid defense, creative attacks, and the importance of our group unity.” …

The semifinals are Saturday. The CIF-SS finals are Feb. 28 and March 1. CIF Southern California Regional playoff dates are March 4, 6 and 8. …

Teams that reach the CIF-SS Open Division and Division 1 semifinals automatically qualify for the Southern California Regional. In CIF-SS divisions 2-6 championship finalists automatically qualify for the SoCal Regional. In CIF-SS divisions 7 and 8 only the division champions automatically qualify for the SoCal Regional.