The Quarterfinal rounds of the Red Bull Riders Cup, the nation’s premiere high school surfing competition, took place today at Upper Trestles at San Onofre Beach. The event brought together eight of the best high school surfing teams in the nation to compete for bragging rights and the title of Red Bull Riders Cup National Champion. All eight teams had previously won Regional Championships to earn their spot in the National Championship. The victors will be back tomorrow for the Semi-Finals and Finals.

TOMORROW’S SCHEDULE:
8:00am-10:00am Semi-Final #1 Mira Costa High vs. Newport Harbor High
10:30am-12:30pm Semi-Final #2 Malibu High vs. San Dieguito Academy
2:00pm-3:45pm Final
4:00pm- 4:30pm Awards ceremony

RESULTS:

Mira Costa High vs. Aptos High
Winner: Mira Costa High

In the biggest blowout of the quarterfinals, Mira Costa High School, led by MVP Dayton Silva (who scored 7.5 in both first and second periods) simply overwhelmed Aptos High School.

Most Valuable Player – Dayton Silva (MC)
Most Radical Maneuver – Dayton Silva (MC) – Blow Tail of Disaster

Newport Harbor High vs. Satellite High
Winner: Newport Harbor High

This game of East vs. West was a real nail bitter, where victory was up for grabs until the final seconds. Newport Harbor started out with an early lead in the first period, and Chase Wilson’s perfect 10.0 score in the second period widened that lead, putting them ahead 5 points headed into the third period. But Newport Harbor failed to solidify their victory, posting low scores and giving Satellite High a chance to steal the win. Satellite High made a valiant attempt, and were well on their way when the waves decided to no longer cooperate. The team desperately waited for a wave that would give them the mere 2 points they needed for the win, but the wave simply did not come.

Most Valuable Player – Chase Wilson (NP)
Most Radical Maneuver – Chris Tucker (S) – Air Reverse to Floater

Ocean City High School vs. Malibu High School
Winner: Malibu High School

Led by strong performances by Conrad Carr (8.5 in third period) and Chance Lawson (8.0 in both first and third periods) Malibu High School was able to defeat Ocean City High.

Game Scores:

Most Valuable Player – Chance Lawson (M)
Most Radical Maneuver – Conrad Carr (M) – Big Backside Air

San Dieguito Academy vs. New Smyrna High School
Winner – San Dieguito Academy

Since New Smyrna High was unable to make it to California to compete, San Dieguito Academy won by default.

To ensure the most competitive Games possible through the final, the NSL forms a special committee to make the championships match-ups.  The committee is made up of professional surfer judges, administrators and observers who have attended the regional events throughout the year.  Factors determining the match-ups include performance in regional events as well as past years results and performance.
 

FINAL MATCH-UPS (CLICK TO ENLARGE)

San Dieguito Academy will now battle Carlsbad High School in a rematch of last years epic regional final that ended in overtime with Carlsbad High taking the win and eventually the national title.

Game Time today is 5 PM to allow for the tide to push in for better quality of surf at Seaside Reef.

Semi-Final #2 Scores (click to enlarge)

Carlsbad will now surf in the regional championship on Thursday against the winner of Wednesday’s Game between San Dieguito Academy and Torrey Pines High School.

SCHEDULE AND MATCH-UPS

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Tuesday, May 26th – 4pm
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Carlsbad High School
DEF>
Point Loma High School

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Wednesday, May 27th – 4pm
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San Dieguito Academy
vs.
Torrey Pines High School

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Thursday, May 28th – 4pm
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FINAL

The Red Bull Riders Cup moves to Seaside Reef for the San Diego Regional Championship.  Teams will be competing for the 8th and final slot into the National Championships at Upper Trestles June 6/7.  Defending national champs Carlsbad High School will be back hungry to repeat, along with a host of determined schools looking to win their first title.

SCHEDULE AND MATCH-UPS

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Tuesday, May 26th – 4pm
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Carlsbad High School
vs.
Point Loma High School

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Wednesday, May 27th – 4pm
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San Dieguito Academy
vs.
Torrey Pines High School

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Thursday, May 28th – 4pm
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FINAL

Both teams survived close games yesterday in the small surf at the pier and are fired up for the regional title and a slot in the national championships at Upper Trestles June 6/7.

Come down and check it out, Game time is under two hours.

Results and Schedule:
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Wednesday, May 20th
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Semi #1
Newport Harbor High School
def.
Edison High School

Semi #2
Huntington Beach High School
def.
San Clemente High School

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FINAL – Thursday, May 21 @ 4pm
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Newport Harbor High School
vs.
Huntington Beach High School

Looking forward to a great final tomorrow!  See you there.

We’ll be set up between tower 1 and the pier. Don’t be scared when you show up and see the mega AVP volleyball set-up, we are on the other side…

UPDATED SCHEDULE:

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Wednesday, May 20th
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- GAME ONE @ 3:30 pm
Newport Harbor High
Vs.
Edison High

- GAME TWO @ 5:15 pm
San Clemente High
Vs.
Huntington Beach High

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Thursday, May 21st
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- FINAL @ 4pm
Game one winner
vs.
Game two winner

The 2009 Red Bull Riders Cup hits Huntington Beach for the Orange County Regional. The seventh stop will feature some of the past powerhouses of the past couple seasons and some hungry schools looking to make their first appearance in the National Championships.

Schedule and Match-Ups:
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Tuesday, May 19 @ 4pm:
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San Clemente High
Vs.
Huntington Beach High

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Wednesday, May 20 @ 4pm:
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Newport Harbor High
Vs.
Edison High

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Thursday, May 21 @ 4pm:
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FINAL

The winner of the Orange County Regional will compete in the Red Bull Riders Cup National Championships at Upper Trestles June 6/7

Come on out and watch your local high school surf team! Games last under 2 hours.

By Jon Coen

Ocean City High School’s surf team rose to the occasion to keep its perfect record alive.

In what was arguably the best game yet in the three-year history of the Red Bull Riders Cup New Jersey qualifier, Ocean City beat Middle Township 60.8-58.6 at the First Street beach Friday. The Red Raiders advanced to the Riders Cup national championships, to be held next month in California, for the third year in a row.

"The pressure was on from the beginning," said Chris Kelly, Ocean City’s standout senior who was named MVP of the final. "Every other game the last three years we kind of walked through. This win was the most satisfying because it wasn’t so easy."

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