Author: Tim Burt OC Sports Zone

Orange County teams earn high seeds for CIF football playoffs this week (brackets)

(PHOTO: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone). Mater Dei (Division 1), Huntington Beach (Division 5) and Beckman (Division 8) earned top seeds for the CIF Southern Section football playoffs that begin this week, CIF officials said Sunday. The playoffs include 218 teams in 14 divisional brackets, according to CIF Read More

Saddleback shuts out Magnolia in Zeta League finale and clinches outright crown

Saddleback football players and coaches celebrate an outright league title Friday night. (Photo courtesy Saddleback Athletics). Saddleback High School’s football team, which had already clinched a share of the Zeta League title, won the outright crown Friday night defeating Magnolia 23-0 at Saddleback. It’s the first league title for Saddleback Read More

PHOTOS: Pacifica captures inaugural Omicron League title with shutout against Portola

Pacifica players, coaches and cheerleaders celebrate after Thursday’s win. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Pacifica High School’s football team earned the inaugural Omicron League championship with a decisive 28-0 victory over Portola Thursday night in a meeting of two teams who entered the game undefeated in league. Then the Read More

Northwood stuns fourth-seeded Woodbridge in CIF Division 2 quarterfinal playoff game

Northwood quarterback Natalie Keith waits for the snap in Tuesday’s CIF playoff game against Woodbridge. (PHOTOS: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone). Northwood High School’s girls flag football team avenged two losses to Pacific Coast League rival Woodbridge to stun the No. 4-seeded Warriors 20-7 in the quarterfinal round of the Read More