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Tim Burt. Sports HS Reporter.

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Corona del Mar’s girls lacrosse team pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Lacrosse playoffs Thursday.

The No. 7 seeded Sea Kings knocked off No. 2 Foothill, 11-6, at Foothill to move into the semifinals Saturday at 3 p.m. at Aliso Niguel against No. 3 seed Beckman.

Top-seeded Los Alamitos defeated Aliso Niguel, 15-4, and will meet Santa Margarita, which defeated Mater Dei, 13-11, in overtime.

Los Alamitos Coach Liz Connelly said Aliso Niguel was the “toughest team we’ve played all season regardless of the score.”

Los Alamitos (15-2) will face Santa Margarita in a rematch of last year’s county final.

In other action Thursday, Foothill’s boys team held off a challenge from upset-minded Newport Harbor to win, 6-4, and No. 10 Santa Margarita upset No. 2 Tesoro, 7-6, in overtime.

Foothill moves on to face top-seeded Corona del Mar, which defeated Huntington Beach, 10-6, on Thursday.

Top-seeded Corona del Mar (21-0) defeated Huntington Beach, 10-6.

Michael Keasey had three goals and three assists, Jack Ortlieb had three goals and two assists, Hunter Molnar had two goals and one assist and Chris Von Der Ahe and Jack Gorab one goal each for the Sea Kings.

Casey Mix had one assist.

Michael Ortlieb had seven saves for Corona del Mar.

The semifinals are Saturday at Aliso Niguel. The girls semifinals are at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. and the boys semifinals at 5 and 7:15 p.m.

THURSDAY’S FINAL SCORES

GIRLS

Corona del Mar, 11, Foothill 6

Santa Margarita 13, Mater Dei 11 (overtime)

Beckman 20, El Dorado 6

Los Alamitos 15, Aliso Niguel 4

BOYS

Foothill 6, Newport Harbor 4

Corona del Mar 10, Huntington Beach 6

Santa Margarita 7, Tesoro 6 (overtime)

San Clemente 13, Los Alamitos 6

SATURDAY’ SEMIFINAL SCHEDULE

All games at Aliso Niguel

GIRLS

Los Alamitos vs. Santa Margarita, 1 p.m.

Corona del Mar vs. Beckman, 3 p.m.

BOYS

Corona del Mar vs. Foothill, 5 p.m.

Santa Margarita vs. San Clemente, 7 p.m.

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