Paloma Valley High Rallies Around Girls Soccer Team

Members of the Paloma Valley High School girls soccer team were honored during a pep rally on campus this morning.

School spirit is running high on campus these days as the Paloma Valley High School girls soccer team prepares to face Temescal Canyon High in the CIF Division 6 championship game Saturday night.

Students, faculty and staff joined cheerleaders and members of the school band in celebrating the success of the team during a pep rally on campus this morning. Tickets are on sale today and rooter buses are scheduled to take fans to Saturday's game, which begins at 7:30 p.m. at Corona High School.

This will be the third meeting of the season between the Sunbelt League rivals. Their first meeting Jan. 22 at Temescal ended in a scoreless tie. Then in the regular-season finale on Feb. 10 at Paloma Valley, the Wildcats scored a 2-1 victory to break a tie for first place and hand Paloma the league title over the Titans.

Since then, Paloma Valley (14-7-4) has advanced through the playoffs with victories over Katella (5-0), La Sierra (2-0), Bloomington (1-0) and Maranatha (1-0).

Temescal Canyon (20-4-2) advanced to the finals with wins over Santa Rosa Academy (8-0), Whittier Christian (3-0), Summit (1-0) and Sierra Vista (2-1).

Follow Menifee 24/7 for coverage of the championship game Saturday night. Meanwhile, here's a video interview from today with Wildcat seniors Jada Brown, Bailey Calhoun and Christina Rodriguez: