Foothills Sentry June 2023

Foothills Sentry Page 14 June 2023 COMMUNITY SPORTS BY CLIFF ROBBINS AND CHAD CLINE Orange boys golf team enters CIF competition New Orange High School head coach Victor Esparza welcomed seven freshmen, one sophomore and two seniors to start the boys golf season. The first team meet- ing raised some surprises, as no one had played golf before. One golfer raised his hand to say he Foothill wins Boys and Girls Lacrosse Championships Foothill Boys Lacrosse cap- tured the Division 1 title over Loyola High School, 9-8. Luke Fox led Foothill with four goals, and Bode Jellerson added three. Alex Craig and Sean Sanchez had one goal each. Foothill and Loyola played to a The National Football Foundation-OC Chapter presented four top scholars from El Modena High with certificates. Left to right, are May- son Hitchens, Elishah Jackett, head coach Matt Mitchell, Sam Astor and Owen Smith. Orange High School qualified for post-season play. Orange sent six golfers to represent the Panthers. They were, left to right, Marcus Har- ris (Fr), Omar Loaiza (Fr), Fernando Garcia (Fr), Danny Martinez (Fr), Isaac Guerra (Sr), and Jonathan Reynoso (Sr). Luke Fox scored a game high of four goals to lead Foothill High to a CIF-SS Division 1 Boys La- crosse Championship. Foothill Girls Lacrosse team celebrates after capturing the third straight Division 1 Championship title. had played a round of miniature golf. Esparza’s vision was to en- sure some golf discipline, and have the team play their best. Orange posted three wins and eight losses. Their record was enough to qualify as an at-large team in the CIF-Southern Sec- Bode Jellerson (3) from Foot- hill High scored his third goal, winning the game, 9-8, against Loyola in the finals. John Fox, boys lacrosse head coach, accepts the Division 1 trophy from CIF Asst. Commis- sioner Thom Simmons. Alexa Lemerise (white) from Foothill High controls the ball against a Marlborough High de- fender in the Division 1 final. Brynn Perkins from Foothill High turns the corner against Marlborough High in the CIF-SS Division 1 final. 4-4 halftime. Fox scored two back-to-back goals to take the lead, 6-4. Loyola scored four unanswered goals in the last six minutes to tie the game, 8-8. Jellerson scored the winning goal with 1:51 remain- ing. Luke Sewell advanced the ball up field to run the clock out. The chant of the three-peat was in the air as Foothill Girls Lacrosse totally dominated Marl- borough High School to a 12-5 victory, securing a third Division 1 Girls Lacrosse Championship. Foothill jumped out to a 9-2 lead and never looked back. Mia Marchetti contributed four goals, Brynn Perkins added three goals to lead Foothill to the win. Tatum Walshe and Kayla Agarie scored two goals, with Elle Vick- ers and Courtney Copeland con- tributing one goal. Foothill Boys Lacrosse team celebrates after capturing the Division 1 Championship trophy. tion Division 6 Golf Tournament held May 15 at Meadowlark Golf Course in Huntington Beach. Es- parza sent six players, and fin- ished 16th. The Orange season then came to an end. Esparza said that he will continue to groom these players with a summer tour- nament and camp in preparation for next year. Christine Johnson, head girls la- crosse coach, accepts the Divi- sion 1 Championship trophy from Assistant Principal Troy Fresch.