PREP SOCCER ROUNDUP : Overtime Goal Gives Edison Victory

Craig Harrigan scored in overtime to give Edison High School a 1-0 Sunset League boys’ soccer victory over host Fountain Valley Wednesday.

Harrigan scored one minute into the second 10-minute overtime period after Fountain Valley goalkeeper Joe Penaflor knocked down a hard shot by Tim Mann.

“We knew (Penaflor) was going to be tough to beat,” Edison Coach Mike DiGiovanni said. “He’s won some games for them. He got his head on the first one and luckily enough we were there for the follow up.”

The Chargers (10-4-2 overall, 2-1 in league) kept the ball in Fountain Valley territory most of the second half but couldn’t break through against Penaflor or the Fountain Valley defense, which hadn’t allowed a goal in Sunset League play. Penaflor, who has nine shutouts this season, finished with 10 saves for the Barons (12-2-3, 1-1-1).

In the first half, Fountain Valley outshot Edison, 6-1, to set the pace. In the final 15 minutes of the half, the Barons had a number of good scoring opportunities, including a Bryan Kojima head shot off a corner kick that barely missed.

But Fountain Valley’s offense wilted in the second half.

“We’re asking too much from our defense,” Fountain Valley Coach Cameron Beaulac said. “That’s the first goal we’ve given up in the past four games. Our forwards have only scored one goal for me in the past six games.

“I think we have the best defense in the league, but if you don’t score goals, you don’t win games.”

In other Sunset League games:

Ocean View 4, Westminster 1--Jed Smith scored two goals, both in the first half, to lead the Seahawks (10-3-3, 2-0-1) at Westminster. Todd Johnson and Jason Merkel also scored for Ocean View, which plays first-place Marina on Friday.

In the Century League:

Foothill 2, Canyon 2--Brian Rice and Eric Sukuda scored for Foothill (15-2-2, 2-0-1) and Randy Campbell and Danny Thomas scored for visiting Canyon.

El Modena 2, Santa Ana Valley 1--Marc Gonzales and Mike Glaspey scored for El Modena (6-2-3, 1-1-1).

In the Empire League:

Katella 2, Esperanza 2--Armando Orizaba and Brian Schenk scored for Katella (8-5-4) and Jason Wheeler and Jason De Lucca scored for host Esperanza (11-2-4, 3-0-1).

In the Garden Grove League:

Kennedy 4, Garden Grove 1--Joe Rodriguez, Kyong Kim, Tony Lidayer and Jeremy Weber scored for host Kennedy (6-3-2, 3-2-1).

Pacifica 3, Rancho Alamitos 2--Blaine Wilkins scored two goals and Phil Noetzel scored one as visiting Pacifica rallied from a 2-1 deficit.

In the Orange League:

Valenica 3, Magnolia 2--Mario Torrez had two goals and Gary Thompson had one to lead visiting Valencia.

In the Pacific Coast League:

Orange 7, Costa Mesa 0--Ricky Heimer had three goals to lead host Orange (11-0-2, 8-0). Juan Viveros, Marcelo Sandoval, Greg Folsom and Sal Anaya also scored for Orange. Goalie Tres Martin had his sixth shutout for Orange.

Laguna Hills 2, Trabuco Hills 1--rian Slayback and Scott Clark each scored for host Laguna Hills (14-3, 7-1).

In the Sea View League:

Saddleback 3, University 0--Lewis Guerrero scored two goals and Jose Escutero had one to lead host Saddleback (8-4-1, 1-2). Randy Keller had 15 saves for University.

Corona del Mar 2, Tustin 0--Alfredo Sandoval and Justin Pierce each scored on assists from Chris Smith for host Corona del Mar (9-8, 2-1).

Newport Harbor 2, Estancia 0--Tristan Leyva scored 32 seconds into the game and Alex Opoulos scored another in the first half for host Newport Harbor (15-3-1, 3-0).

In the South Coast League:

Dana Hills 1, Capistrano Valley 0--Brian Rogers scored in second half for host Dana Hills (9-3-1). Goalkeeper Brent Lacher had 10 saves in the shutout.

El Toro 4, San Clemente 1--Kevin Collins and Ian Doleman each scored two goals to lead host El Toro (6-3, 3-1).

Mission Viejo 1, Irvine 0--Richard Fiore scored for host Mission Viejo (8-5-4, 2-1-1).

In Freeway League girls’ soccer:

Sunny Hills 5, Fullerton 0--Heidi Gugler and Stacy Thurber each scored two goals for Sunny Hills (11-1-2, 3-0) at home.