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    Laguna Beach's Taylor Sokolovich, left, fist bumps with doubles teammate Mason Lebby during the CIF-SS Division 4 championship match at the Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday.

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    Laguna Beach's Sterling Dudley Bowen returns a serve during the CIF-SS Division 4 championship match at the Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday.

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    Laguna Beach's Sterling Dudley Bowen finds a moment to smile while playing with doubles teammate Nick Besso during the CIF-SS Division 4 championship match at the Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday.

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    Laguna Beach's Nick Besso reaches down low to return a ball during the CIF-SS Division 4 championship match at the Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday. .

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    Laguna Beach's Ethan Gee prepares for a hit during the CIF-SS Division 4 championship match at the Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday.

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    Laguna Beach's Hayden Seitz gets into a ready stance between serves during the CIF-SS Division 4 championship match at the Claremont Club in Claremont on Friday.

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    Laguna Beach players celebrate with the runner-up award they earned at the CIF-SS Division 4 championships on Friday.

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    Ryan Gee won two of his three singles matches against Claremont in the Division 4 finals Friday.

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Associate mug of Kenny Connolly, Anaheim reporter.

Date shot: 12/31/2012 . Photo by KATE LUCAS /  ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

CLAREMONT – If it came down to showmanship, Laguna Beach and Redlands realistically could have shared the crown.

The Breakers dominated the hair game, each member of the team spray painting their locks to a shade of purple, blue or green. The Terriers had the edge in pre-match handshakes, however, each rehearsed greeting more elaborate than the next.

Top-seeded Redlands eventually proved it was much more than just flash, overwhelming Laguna Beach, 13-5, on Friday afternoon in the CIF-Southern Section Division 4 championship match at the Claremont Club.

It was the second straight year the Terriers (24-1) topped the Breakers (20-4) in the finale.

“We were a little outclassed today, but the guys had a great season and we’re proud of them,” Laguna Beach coach Don Davis said. “It was a great season. Our quarterfinal and semifinal matches were real tough. The guys came together in some tough circumstances, so we’re proud to have been here.”

In returning to the finals, the Breakers survived a pair of 10-8 matches earlier this week. Redlands, on the other hand, throttled the competition, never playing a match closer than 15-3 in the preceding four rounds.

The Terriers swiftly swept the opening round, 6-0, and captured their 10th point with matches still in play during the second.

Senior Patrick Cachapero dropped only one singles game on the afternoon, leading the Redlands charge.

Laguna Beach senior Ryan Gee won his final two singles sets, and the Sterling Dudley-Bowen-Nick Besso tandem did the same on the doubles side. Ethan Gee and partner Hayden Seitz collected the other Breaker point with a third round win.

Contact the writer: kconnolly@ocregister.com