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<p>The girls talent south of Los Angeles and Orange County is rich, indeed. Choosing a Best XI from this area proved to be a challenge, considering eight of the 11 are college bound, and the three that are not yet committed are underclassmen. These players here are very special talents and worth of all their honors.</p>
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<p><strong>KEEPER:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='19242' first='Caroline' last='Dysart'] is a standout keeper and was excellent for Canyon Crest Academy. The senior is heading to Duke after an outstanding varsity career with the Ravens. </p>
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<p><strong>DEFENDERS:</strong> Two defenders make the list, both committed to play after high school, as [player_tooltip player_id='33281' first='Annie' last='DeHaan'], a very important player for La Costa Canyon's defense and is committed to Virginia Tech. She joins Temecula Valley's Juliet Thrapp who is committed to play at Point Loma Nazarene. DeHaan is a senior and Thrapp is a junior.</p>
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<p><strong>MIDFIELDERS:</strong> Two midfielders on this list are college commits as Southwestern League MVP [player_tooltip player_id='19101' first='Annika' last='Jost'], a senior from Temecula Valley, is heading to the Air Force Academy after a season that saw her total 11 goals and 11 assists. [player_tooltip player_id='19482' first='Hannah' last='Eftekhari'] of La Jolla Country Day, a junior, had 42 goals and will be playing at Harvard. [player_tooltip player_id='79760' first='Kaitlyn' last='Arciaga'] was a key player for Westview down the stretch and the junior came up big to help her team win the Division II SoCal title. Briahna Gieger had a very nice season for Patrick Henry, finishing with 14 goals and 14 assists. [player_tooltip player_id='86221' first='Sofia' last='Nunez'], just a sophomore for Bonita Vista, is one of the most talented players in the area, had 13 goals and 10 assists.</p>
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<p><strong>FORWARDS:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='19935' first='Mia' last='Lane'] is the only senior of the three forwards as she is heading to San Diego State after scoring 32 goals this season for Eastlake. Junior [player_tooltip player_id='19248' first='Cassidy' last='Drago'] of Temecula Valley had 14 goals and nine assists and is already committed to BYU, and another junior in [player_tooltip player_id='33312' first='Amanda' last='Anders'] from Mission Hills, who is committed to TCU, as she scored 31 goals this past season.</p>
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The girls talent south of Los Angeles and Orange County is rich, indeed. Choosing a Best XI from this area proved to be a challenge, considering eight of the 11 are college bound, and the three that are not yet committed are underclassmen. These players here are very special talents and worth of all their honors.
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