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  • Hallie Rohr rides the tip en route to second place...

    Hallie Rohr rides the tip en route to second place in her six-girl heat Friday. San Clemente placed 1-2 in the heat, with Emmy Lombard winning.

  • San Clemente High's Colton Overin produces an odd-shaped funnel on...

    San Clemente High's Colton Overin produces an odd-shaped funnel on a small wave en route to winning his heat Friday vs. Edison High.///ADDITIONAL INFO: 01.spn.0226.surfing.fs 02/25/2011 Fred Swegles, The Orange County Register

  • Emmy Merrill of San Clemente High manages a big spray...

    Emmy Merrill of San Clemente High manages a big spray on a small, weak section at T-Street. She won the heat.

  • San Clemente High sophomore Trevor Thornton is a member of...

    San Clemente High sophomore Trevor Thornton is a member of the USA Surf Team, competing in internatuional meets. Here he meets one of the rare clean down-the-line sections that appeared on a funky surf day at T-Street. He won the heat.

  • Edison High's Jordan Robinson carves a tricky backside section Friday...

    Edison High's Jordan Robinson carves a tricky backside section Friday at T-Street vs. San Clemente.

  • San Clemente High's Jeremy Carter managed to avoid getting his...

    San Clemente High's Jeremy Carter managed to avoid getting his hair wet on the first wave of his six-man heat Friday. He eventually did get it wet. He took second.

  • A jogger heads toward the San Clemente Pier, avoiding traffic.

    A jogger heads toward the San Clemente Pier, avoiding traffic.

  • Not everyone was focused on the surf action Friday at...

    Not everyone was focused on the surf action Friday at San Clemente's T-Street Beach.

  • Chase Stratton of San Clemente slots into a section Friday...

    Chase Stratton of San Clemente slots into a section Friday at T-Street Beach.

  • Tommy Dolkas won the bodyboard heat Friday as San Clemente...

    Tommy Dolkas won the bodyboard heat Friday as San Clemente High went 1-2 in that division.

  • Collin Goddard of San Clemente High attacks a foamy section...

    Collin Goddard of San Clemente High attacks a foamy section Friday at the Tritons' home break, T-Street Beach.

  • San Clemente's T-Street Overpas, a bridge over railroad tracks to...

    San Clemente's T-Street Overpas, a bridge over railroad tracks to the beach, is being renovated after 30 years. Most of the work is done. The rusted chain-link enclosure will be one of the last things to be replaced.

  • Anise Guzman of Edison High does a little head-dip as...

    Anise Guzman of Edison High does a little head-dip as she rail-grabes through a sectiion at T-Street.

  • Edison High's Shawn Thompson is versatile, excelling both on a...

    Edison High's Shawn Thompson is versatile, excelling both on a shortboard and a longboard. Friday at T-Street Beach, he won his six-man shortboard heat and took third in longboarding.

  • San Clemente's Karina Rozunko waves hi as she negotiates a...

    San Clemente's Karina Rozunko waves hi as she negotiates a small wave.

  • Emmy Lombard of San Clemente High manages a carve on...

    Emmy Lombard of San Clemente High manages a carve on a nearly flat surface. The waves were stop and go Friday due to a funky swell and a churned-up ocean floor, making conditions unpredictable.

  • Edison High and San Clemente High met Friday at San...

    Edison High and San Clemente High met Friday at San Clemente's T-Street Beach hoping to get in their surf contest before the rains arrived. They did, as storm clouds gathered.

  • 'How about those waves?' might be a caption for this...

    'How about those waves?' might be a caption for this photo. Spectators peer from the 30-year-old T-Street Overpass, which is undergoing a $458,000 renovation. The rusted railings are soon to go.

  • Emmy Lombard of San Clemente gets encouragement as she heads...

    Emmy Lombard of San Clemente gets encouragement as she heads for the water Friday during a match between Edison High and the Tritons.

  • Looks like someone caught Hallie Rohr, left, and Karina Rozunko's...

    Looks like someone caught Hallie Rohr, left, and Karina Rozunko's attention as they were about to paddle out for their longboard heat Friday at San Clemente's T-Street Beach.

  • San Clemente High's Casey Rutherford negotiates a soft section, managing...

    San Clemente High's Casey Rutherford negotiates a soft section, managing a clean carve at T-Street,where the sand on the ocean bottom is churned up, producing an irregular-breaking wave.

  • Edison's Shawn Thompson looks back toward shore to see teammate...

    Edison's Shawn Thompson looks back toward shore to see teammate Dylan Aragon hit a section on the inside Friday at T-Street Beach.

  • Levi Gregory of San Clemente High finds a backhand section...

    Levi Gregory of San Clemente High finds a backhand section to smack vs. Edison High at T-Street.

  • San Clemente High coach John Dowell, right, consults with the...

    San Clemente High coach John Dowell, right, consults with the contest judges while wearing the school's colors, red and black.

  • Exison High's Anise Guzman prepares to hit the water for...

    Exison High's Anise Guzman prepares to hit the water for her shortboard heat at T-Street.

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Fred Swegles. San Clemente Reporter. 

// MORE INFORMATION: Associate Mug Shot taken August 26, 2010 : by KATE LUCAS, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

A Pacific storm is producing messy surf along the Orange County coast, making San Clemente High School and Edison High of Huntington Beach glad they got their surf contest in Friday before the storm.

Dark clouds were gathering at San Clemente’s T-Street Beach on Friday as the teams met in a match postponed once before for lack of surf.

San Clemente’s defending National Scholastic Surfing Association champs won, 100-68, improving to 10-0 on the season heading into the NSSA State Championships on March 12-13 at Huntington Beach Pier.

Surfline.com says to expect sloppy knee- to chest-high surf Saturday with gusty winds and rain as the storm passes through the area. Look for similar size on Sunday as skies clear.

For some beach scenes and surf action from Friday’s surf match, click on the photo.

Contact the writer: fswegles@ocregister.com or 949-492-5127