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Evrett Rycroft and Grady Wright combined to allow no earned runs and just three hits for Foothill in a 3-1 win over Yucaipa in the CIF-SS Division 2 quarterfinals Friday at Foothill High.<\/p>\n

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Rycroft was the winning pitcher for Foothill (20-11) and allowed one unearned run in five innings with three hits allowed. Wright pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout to get the save.<\/p>\n

Evan Kim went 2 for 4 with a double and Jason Gugino had two hits. Presley Gaborno and Jaxon Foshay each drove in a run and Foshay added two hits.<\/p>\n

The Knights will play Loyola in the semifinals Tuesday. Loyola beat Alemany 3-0 in its quarterfinal game on Friday.<\/p>\n

Foothill most recently reached a CIF-SS championship game in 2018 and most recently won a championship in 2006.<\/p>\n

In other playoff games Friday:<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Division 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Harvard-Westlake 2, Cypress 1:<\/strong> Cypress scored in the first inning but failed to score again in a loss to Harvard-Westlake.<\/p>\n

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After back-to-back singles by Ivan Ortiz and Tyler Vladic, Cal State Fullerton signee Noah Johnson hit a run-scoring single to give the Centurions a 1-0 lead in the first inning.<\/p>\n

TCU commit Tate Belfanti allowed two runs in six innings with six strikeouts for Cypress. Jake De LaQuil and Vladic each had two hits for Cypress and De LaQuil stole a base.<\/p>\n

Cypress (23-9) beat Oaks Christian in pool play and beat Sierra Canyon 8-0 on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

In Division 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Agoura 4, Fullerton 1:<\/strong> Fullerton\u2019s offense could only muster three hits in a loss to Agoura on the road.<\/p>\n

Declan Fitzgerald allowed three earned runs in 5\u2154 innings for Fullerton (17-13) and had seven strikeouts. Calin Williams drove in Fullerton\u2019s lone run of the game in the seventh inning on a RBI groundout.<\/p>\n

Fullerton tied for second place in the Empire League this season and beat San Juan Hills and Corona del Mar in the first two rounds of the playoffs.<\/p>\n

In Division 4:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Glendora 4, Canyon 3:<\/strong> Canyon stranded the bases loaded in the sixth inning and stranded 10 runners on base in the game in a close loss to Glendora.<\/p>\n

Ethan Smith, John Somerndike and Blake Lau drove in runs for Canyon (16-15). Matt Simons and Spencer Mayfield combined for four innings of scoreless relief with just one hit allowed and four strikeouts.<\/p>\n

Grand Terrace 4, Marina 1:<\/strong> Marina couldn\u2019t overcome four errors by its defense in a loss to Grand Terrace.<\/p>\n

All four runs Marina (15-16) allowed were unearned and the Vikings failed to score after scoring in the first inning.<\/p>\n

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Max Conde went 2 for 3 with a RBI for Marina. Elijah Herald and Dylan Dibenedetto had hits for the Vikings.<\/p>\n

Laguna Beach 6, Moorpark 4:<\/strong> Eight players had hits for Laguna Beach in a road win over Moorpark.<\/p>\n

Parker Moore went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and Jackson Arrasin drove in two runs. Dylan Yencho and Jacob Wicker each doubled and drove in a run. Aaron Crosby allowed one earned fun in four innings with five strikeouts and Yencho had three strikeouts in three scoreless innings.<\/p>\n

Laguna Beach (19-11) will host Grand Terrace in the semifinals on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

In Division 5:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Irvine 2, Cathedral 1:<\/strong> Roshan Patel and Jason Alderson were excellent on the mound for Irvine in a road win over Cathedral.<\/p>\n

Patel had seven strikeouts and allowed one run in five innings for Irvine (17-13) and Alderson pitched two perfect innings of relief.<\/p>\n

Owen Song went 2 for 2 with a triple, a stolen base and a RBI for the Vaqueros. Smith Spivey had a double with a RBI.<\/p>\n

Irvine will play at Kaiser in the semifinals on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

In Division 8:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rancho Alamitos 4, Chadwick 2:<\/strong> Ethan Shepherd had two hits and pitched three innings of scoreless relief to get the save for Rancho Alamitos in a home win over Chadwick.<\/p>\n

Henry Garcia went 2 for 3 with a double and a RBI. Aidan Martinez went 2 for 2 with a stolen base and two RBIs. Jacob Neri allowed one earned run in four innings with three strikeouts to get the win.<\/p>\n

Rancho Alamitos (14-11) will host Oxford Academy in the semifinals Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Oxford Academy 7, Cornerstone Christian 6:<\/strong> Oxford Academy withstood a late rally by Cornerstone Christian to advance to the semifinals.<\/p>\n

Cornerstone Christian had the tying run on second base with one out after already scoring two runs in the seventh inning. Logan Lavoie drew a ground out and struck out the last batter of the game to finish the game for Oxford Academy (12-18).<\/p>\n

Sora Suzuki went 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs. Lavoie, Adrian Mejia and Brendan Lee each singled and drove in runs for the Patriots.<\/p>\n

In Division 9:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Temecula Prep 6, Santiago 3:<\/strong> Benjamin Barreto had two hits with a triple and a RBI for Santiago in a home loss to Temecula Prep.<\/p>\n

Matthew Rubin had two hits for Santiago. Jairo Camino and Kingston Loera each had a hit and scored a run.<\/p>\n

Santiago (10-17) beat Gorman Charger and St. Pius X-St. Matthias in the first two rounds.<\/p>\n

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