Orange Coast: Girls notes, players to watch

Orange Coast League notebook
 
•Last season's standings: 1. Costa Mesa (8-1, 20-11); 2. Calvary Chapel (7-2, 24-7); 3. Estancia (3-6, 7-13); 4. Laguna Beach (0-9, 0-25). ...

•Costa Mesa reached the Division IV-AA championship last season before losing to St. Mary's Academy, 64-38. Calvary Chapel reached the semifinals before also being eliminated by St. Mary's Academy, 59-34. ...

•The Orange Coast League is grouped in Division IV-AA with the Santa Cruz, Coast Valley, Academy, San Joaquin, Garden Grove, Victory, Harbor and Christian Leagues for the playoffs this season. ...

•Costa Mesa's Michelle Figueroa averaged 10 points and 4.2 assists per game and made first team all-league and All-CIF last season. Amy Gentling and Jasmine Werdel were second-team all-league selections for the Mustangs last season. ...

•Costa Mesa's Olivia Scheidt and Kelsi Bauermeister were co-MVPs of the junior varsity squad last season. ...

•Costa Mesa swept Calvary Chapel, 41-37, 52-47 and 38-29, last season. ...

•Calvary Chapel's Amanda Souder averaged 11.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 3.1 steals per game and made first-team all-league last season. Ashley Rambo and Kathryn Karkut made second-team all-league for Calvary Chapel last season.

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