Second-seeded Redondo had little trouble advancing to the quarterfinals of the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 playoffs throttling visiting Hillcrest 16-3 on Wednesday.
“I thought my team performed very well against Hillcrest,” Redondo coach Shelby Haroldson said. “We came out with lots of intensity and ready to start the playoff season. I think the team as a whole really stood out and all my players worked as a team to come away with a win.”
Redondo (27-3) will play at La Serna (18-12) at 5 p.m. on Saturday. The winner will face the Santiago/Corona-Warren winner in the semifinals on Wednesday.
In Division 4, Peninsula (18-7) defeated La Quinta and will host Laguna Hills (13-9) in the quarterfinals with the victor taking on the Oxnard-South Pasadena winner on Wednesday.
Mira Costa (15-14) suffered a heartbreaking 10-9 loss at Troy in its Division 2 opening-round game.and in Division 5, El Segundo (15-12) lost at Alemany 16-12.
For brackets, results and times, visit cifss.org.
