Boys soccer: Local trio in boys soccer playoffs

Barry Faulkner

CERRITOS - Estancia High, making its seventh straight postseason

appearance, will open the CIF Southern Section Division IV boys soccer

playoffs Friday as the No. 2 seed.

The Pacific Coast League champion Eagles (15-1-1), who have outscored

opponents, 93-9, will host the winner of Wednesday’s wild-card game

between Northview (15-7-1) and Pomona (11-7-1).

The Eagles will be joined in the Division IV draw by Corona del Mar,

while Newport Harbor earned a berth in Division II, with pairings

announced Monday at the section office.

CdM (10-6-1) embarks on its first postseason since 1994 when it hosts

Diamond Ranch (11-8-3) Friday.

Harbor (7-7-5), which finished third in the Sea View League, hosts

Anaheim (7-10-4) Wednesday at 3:15 p.m. in the wild-card round.

If victorious, the Tars, playing their first playoff game since 1997,

would visit No. 2-seeded El Dorado (25-4) Friday.

Estancia, keyed by high-scoring senior forwards Esaul Mendoza (33 goals)

and Cesar Terrones (29), is bidding for its second section crown. It won

the 2-A title in 1985.

“We’re going all the way this time,” Coach Steve Crenshaw said.