Junior middie John Duddridge and senior attackman Elliott Domanic each registered a co-game-high six points to lead top-seeded Foothill-Orange County to a thrilling, 10-9 victory over fourth-seeded Corona del Mar in a CIF-Southern Section Orange County semifinal game Monday.
Duddridge scored a game-high five goals and added an assist, and Domanic finished with four goals and two assists, to lead No. 9 Foothill-OC into the Orange County championship game. The Knights will next face No. 24 El Toro, the second seed, which routed third-seeded St. Margaret's Episcopal, 13-5, in Monday's other semifinal.
The Orange County championship game is tentatively scheduled to be played Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at Mission Viejo High School.
Junior attackman Trent Jones added three points on a goal and two assists for Foothill, which improved to 17-2.
In a losing effort, freshman attackman Ryan Mix and sophomore middie Noah Molnar each had a co-team-high four points on three goals and an assist for Corona del Mar (12-7), which lost to Foothill for the third time this season.
But the Sea Kings didn't go down without a fight. Corona del Mar led 8-7 after Michael Kidushim scored with 2:45 remaining in the third quarter. Foothill answered with a three-goal run and pulled ahead, 10-8, after Domanic scored his fourth goal with 6:07 remaining in regulation.
In a thrilling final minute, Corona del Mar cut it to one when Molnar scored with 57 seconds remaining. On the goal, Foothill was penalized for unnecessary roughness, giving the Sea Kings a man-up opportunity for the remainder of regulation.
Corona del Mar got off two shots in the first 30 seconds before turning the ball over. Foothill cleared its defensive end, but turned the ball back over to Corona del Mar with about 12 seconds left. On Corona del Mar's last-gasp possession, the clock expired before it could get off a shot.
"Our team showed a lot of heart," Foothill Coach Jon Fox said. "We kept battling back from whatever the situation was. We dug our heels in, and the defense really got it done."
From Westsidelax.com http://www.westsidelax.com/index.php?id=34,2871,0,0,1,0
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