Prep Football Update : The Second Round

A look at the Southern Section divisions in which Orange County football teams compete:

Foothill’s reward for outlasting El Dorado, 50-49, in a three-overtime game in the Division V playoffs was a home game for the second round. Unfortunately for the Knights, who play their home games at Tustin High School, their second-round opponent is . . . Tustin.

The pairings and sites for Friday’s second-round games involving county teams (all starting times are 7:30 p.m., pending possible changes):

Division I

* Los Alamitos vs. Mater Dei, Santa Ana Stadium

* Los Angeles Loyola vs. Esperanza, Valencia HS

Division V

* Kennedy at Newport Harbor

* Santa Margarita vs. Servite, Cal State Fullerton

* Tustin vs. Foothill, Tustin HS

* Woodbridge at Brea Olinda

Division VIII

* Covina vs. Costa Mesa, TBA

* Laguna Hills vs. Pacifica, Bolsa Grande HS

* Rancho Alamitos vs. Covina Northview, Covina District Field

Division X

* Santa Barbara Bishop Diego vs. Orange Lutheran, TBA

Week in Review

The Sea View League, winner of all three championships since Division V became an All-Orange County division, was the biggest winner among local leagues; the Freeway and Sunset leagues took their lumps in the first round of the Southern Section playoffs.

All three Sea View League teams--top-seeded Santa Margarita, Woodbridge and Newport Harbor--won their playoff openers. The Freeway League was the lone county league to be knocked out in the first round, with Sunny Hills, Buena Park and Troy all falling in Division VIII.

The South Coast League led Division I with four teams qualifying for the playoffs, but three of them--Mission Viejo, Dana Hills and San Clemente--fell Friday, with only top-seeded Mater Dei surviving.