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The Black & Gold kick off the campaign after an offseason of transition by taking on the defending MLS champion Saturday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Nine games were decided by one-goal margins.

Down by 14 points at halftime, the Titans take their first lead of the night when Nunn drains a 3-pointer with 19 seconds left for a 93-92 win. Landon Seaman scores a team-best 26 points.

The schedule for the Orange County girls soccer teams in the CIF-SS playoffs on Saturday.

Mathurin scores a career-high 38 points in his Clippers home debut, Kawhi Leonard scores 23, and they hang on for a 115-114 win to move within one game of a .500 record.

Dan Albano selects five outstanding players in girls basketball for the opening week of the CIF-SS playoffs.

The schedule for the Orange County teams in the CIF Southern Section girls basketball playoffs Saturday.

The Anteaters turn the ball over early and often (22 times), but they make up for it on the defensive end in a 69-58 win at the Pyramid. Kyle Evans has 14 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks.

Joseph Paintsil scores a second-half equalizer to give the Galaxy a 1-1 draw in Panama and an away-goal advantage when the first-round series heads to Carson for the second leg next week.