Top-seeded Otay Ranch (19-2) will meet second-seeded Eastlake (18-2) in Saturday’s San Diego Section Division II girls lacrosse championship game at San Dieguito Academy. Start time is noon.
Both teams, which finished first and second, respectively, in the Metro Conference standings, each came out victorious in Thursday’s semifinals. Otay Ranch, which finished with a 13-1 league record, defeated fourth-seeded Grossmont, 10-4, in a game played at Olympian High School, while host Eastlake, which finished with a 12-2 league record, defeated sixth-seeded Patrick Henry by a score of 10-5.
Payton Olson was on fire in Thursday’s game for Eastlake, as she scored three times as the Lady Titans assumed a commanding 8-1 lead in the game.Abby Mina, Julia Masias, Tiva Krahelbuhl, Janelle Fortuno and Sasha Thrower also scored in the outburst that saw the hosts zoom out to a 5-0 lead.
Olson earned honors as her team’s player of the game.
This will be the third meeting between the league rivals this season. Both league games ended in overtime decision in favor of the Lady Mustangs.
Admission to Saturday’s championship game is $10 for adults and $6 for seniors/students.
There are two other championship games that will follow the Eastlake-Otay Ranch title clash. The Division I game pitting top-seeded Scripps Ranch (12-6) and sixth-seeded Carlsbad (13-10) is scheduled for a 2:30 p.m. start. The Open Division final between top-seeded Torrey Pines (19-2) and second-seeded La Costa Canyon (14-6) is scheduled to start at 5 p.m.
San Diego Section
Girls Lacrosse Playoffs
Open Division
Quarterfinals
Saturday, May 7
(1) Torrey Pines 15, (8) Poway 6
(5) Cathedral Catholic 14, (5) Bishop’s 9
(3) Canyon Crest Academy 7, (6) San Marcos 6
(2) La Costa Canyon 6, (7) La Jolla 5
Semifinals
Wednesday, May 11
(1) Torrey PInes 12, (5) Cathedral Catholic 6
(2) La Costa Canyon 6, (3) Canyon Crest Academy 5
Championship game
Saturday, May 14 at San Dieguito Academy
(1) Torrey Pines vs. (2) La Costa Canyon, 5 p.m.
Division I
First round
Friday, May 6
(8) Hilltop 12, (9) Santa Fe Christian 8
(5) Mission Hills 15, (12) Valley Center
(6) Carlsbad 15, (11) Mt. Carmel 4
(7) Del Dorte 17, (10) Serra 1
Quarterfinals
Monday, May 9
(1) Scripps Ranch 16, (8) Hilltop 4
(4) Westview 11, (5) Mission Hills 7
(6) Carlsbad 12, (3) Rancho Bernardo 8
(7) Del Norte 12, (2) Coronado 10
Semifinals
Wednesday, May 11/Thursday, May 12
(1) Scripps Ranch 10, (4) Westview 4
(6) Carlsbad 6, (7) Del Norte 5
Championship game
Saturday, May 14 at San Dieguito Academy
(1) Scripps Ranch vs. (6) Carlsbad, 2:30 p.m.
Division II
First round
Saturday, May 7
(8) Mission Bay 11, (9) Mar Vista 6
(5) Pacific Ridge 10, (12) San Diego 3
(6) Patrick Henry 7, (11) Ramona 6
(10) El Camino 6, (7) Helix 5
Quarterfinals
Monday, May 9/Tuesday, May 10
(1) Otay Ranch 13, (8) Mission Bay 3
(4) Grossmont 9, (5) Pacific Ridge 8
(6) Patrick Henry 9, (3) Granite Hills 7
(2) Eastlake 10, (10) El Camino 5
Semifinals
Thursday, May 12
(1) Otay Ranch 10, (4) Grossmont 4
(2) Eastlake 10, (6) Patrick Henry 5
Championship game
Saturday, May 14 at San Dieguito Academy
(1) Otay Ranch vs. (2) Eastlake, noon
