High School Roundup:

CORONA DEL MAR — For most of the first half, Wilson High of Hacienda Heights had two or more soccer players swarm to guard Corona del Mar senior standout Reed Williams, Sea Kings Coach George Larsen said.

But the CdM first-year coach moved junior Brian Ford as an attacking midfielder to offset the Wildcats’ plans to stuff Williams. Ford made Wilson pay. He scored two goals to help lead the top-seeded Sea Kings to a 4-1 win in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division IV playoffs Thursday at CdM.

Freshman Jack McBean scored, as did senior Chris Burke for CdM (20-1-1), which won its eighth straight match. The Sea Kings, co-champions of the Pacific Coast League, have outscored opponents, 26-2, during that stretch.

The UCLA-bound Williams has scored 27 goals this season. He also has 10 assists. But with the Wildcats pressuring him and the Sea Kings overly excited to compete as the top seed in the playoffs, CdM started a bit slow.

“We looked like we had a bit of the nerves,” Larsen said. “[Wilson] was scrappy and they defended well. They were hard to put away. Once we talked at halftime we wore them down and opened the game up.

“They knew about Reed. They were keying on stopping him ... They effectively stopped Reed, but in doing so they let Brian break open the game and he did so.”

McBean scored in the ninth minute off an assist from Williams to give CdM a 1-0 lead. But Wilson responded to tie the score.

Ford scored in the 37th minute and again in the 66th minute. Sophomore Mason Case assisted on Ford’s first goal and McBean had the assist on the other.

Senior Ryan Kontra assisted on Burke’s goal in the 79th minute. CdM goalkeeper Connor Gaal had three saves.

CdM will face Carpinteria in the second round Tuesday at a site to be determined by a coin flip today. Carpinteria defeated Inglewood, 2-1.

— From staff reports

BOYS’ SOCCER

Sage Hill 11,

Cornerstone Christian 2

CAMARILLO — Taylor Ross scored five goals for the Lightning in the CIF Southern Section Division VII first-round match Thursday.

Ross has 21 goals this season, which is the school’s single-season scoring record. His brother, Braden, had the former record at 16.

Colton Gyulay, Lion Wintemute, Alex Till, Skye Stearns, Erik Cheng and Mattias Russo-Larsen scored one goal each for Sage Hill (19-8-2). Goalkeeper Mason Weinstein had four saves.

The Lightning will play host to Saddleback Valley Christian in the second round Tuesday, scheduled for 3 p.m. SVC beat visiting Calvary Chapel of Downey, 1-0.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

La Cañada 43,

Corona del Mar 33

LA CAÑADA — Caroline van der Velde had 18 points, 16 rebounds and three blocks for the Sea Kings in the CIF Southern Section Division IV-AA first-round game Thursday.

Karleh Wilson had eight points (one three-pointer), while Kate Bergsma had five points and eight rebounds for CdM (14-13).

North Torrance 58,

Newport Harbor 41

TORRANCE — Casey Thompson had 22 points, 15 rebounds and two steals for the Sailors in the CIF Southern Section Division III-AA first-round game Thursday.

Alex Morton had nine points and eight rebounds for Newport Harbor (9-18). She sustained a right knee injury late in the second quarter and did not return.