Corona del Mar and Sage Hill advanced to the CIF Southern Section Division 1 girls flag football quarterfinals Saturday, Oct. 24, while Newport Harbor remained in contention in Open Division pool play.
Corona del Mar beat Etiwanda in a Division 1 second-round game at Los Osos, according to MaxPreps. The Sea Kings opened the playoffs Oct. 20 with a 24-14 win over Cajon and now head to Yorba Linda for a quarterfinal Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 5 p.m.
Sage Hill rolled past Western Christian of Upland 19-7 at home in Division 1's second round, per MaxPreps. The Lightning improved to 17-3 on the season. In the first round Oct. 21, freshman quarterback Brynn Uchida threw for 322 yards and four touchdowns in a 28-12 win over Linfield Christian, as the Orange County Register reported. That victory was Sage Hill's first postseason game in school history.
Sage Hill's quarterfinal is Tuesday, Oct. 27, against El Toro, which edged Beaumont 21-20 in its own second-round game Saturday.
Newport Harbor, the No. 2 seed in the Open Division, sat out Saturday's round on a bye. The Sailors opened pool play Oct. 20 with a 19-6 win over No. 11 Dos Pueblos, according to the Orange County Register's playoff scoreboard. Newport Harbor led the Sunset League during the regular season, finishing ahead of Huntington Beach and Edison, according to the Register. The Sailors' next Open Division pool game is Wednesday, Oct. 28, against Westlake.
CdM and Sage Hill continue Division 1 quarterfinal play Tuesday, and Newport Harbor resumes Open Division pool play Wednesday.
