Local scholastic soccer teams have hopes of netting league titles in the next month as the season moves along. On the girls side, The Bishop’s School came into play this week for head coach Brian Quinn with a record of 5-4-3, fresh off a 3-0 win over rival La Jolla Country Day (LJCD) School. The Lady Knights have lost to second-ranked Westview High, third-ranked Rancho Bernardo High (twice) and La Costa Canyon, while tying Torrey Pines, the top-ranked team in the county. “I believe we have one of the toughest schedules this year, and the girls at Bishop’s have competed superbly,” Quinn commented. “Our goal is to three-peat in Coastal South and then see what happens in the playoffs. The kids have enjoyed playing against the ‘big guns’ and are feeling good about being ranked in the Top 10 — last week number 6.” Key players to date have included Stevie Griglak, Lindsey Holman-Kelly and Laura Wyatt. “Along with this group, we have three freshmen starters, which is pretty exciting for the future — Maya Theur, Jennifer Akin and Amanda Martin,” Quinn added. Francis Harvey has also played well, scoring a hat trick against Horizon last week. Elsewhere, LJCD dropped a pair of games in action last week. The Lady Torreys fell to Canyon Crest by a 1-0 score to open the week, then lost to Bishop’s School by a 3-0 score on Friday. In the loss to Bishop’s, LJCD head coach Dave Jenkins noted the play of Allie Hieb, Aleen Young, Jodi Morris, Kelly Mondente, Sierra Ferreira and Erika Shepard. On the boys side, The Bishop’s School and LJCD met last Friday in a battle of Coastal South rivals, with Bishop’s posting a 2-0 win. Bishop’s head boys coach Malcolm Tovey noted the contributions from a number of players in the team’s win over LJCD last week (Stefano Vidali goal/Tyler Evans assist; Adam Malkiewicz goal/Tucker Hughes assist), highlighting the play of goalkeeper Justin Peabody and the defensive efforts of Zach Ostrup, Evans, Max Greenspan and Alex Thiele. “Both teams played their part in a fiercely competitive game,” Tovey said. “The pace of Tucker Hughes and Kyle Jesters and the hard work and tenacity of midfielders Zach Negroni, Adam Malkiewicz and Tommy Hummer were the reasons that Bishop’s deservedly managed to win this close game.” According to Tovey, Hoagie Hoagland, Brent Thomas, Bennet Sexton, Alp Tutuncu, Bobby Pousti and Nick Magnusson are all making outstanding contributions and raising the level of the team’s performance. Despite the loss, LJCD head coach Jerry Fleischhacker noted the play of goalie Zach Wolfenzon along with that of defenseman Danny Rogers and midfielder Alex Poyhonen. Bishop’s leads Coastal South with a 2-0-1 record, while LJCDS is a close second at 2-1-1. In a 3-1 win for Bishop’s over Horizon last week, Ostrup scored two goals, with Hughes scoring the third on an assist from Tutuncu. In other recent action, LJCD (11-3-2) scored a 1-0 win over CCA (Poyhonen goal), a 4-2 victory over Horizon (Wolfenzon two goals, Rodrigo Cuenca and Alistar Dobke) and tied Santa Fe Christian at 1-1 (Colin Young goal on a Dillon DuBois pass). In the tie with Santa Fe Christian, Fleischhacker noted the play of Alistair Dobke, Alex Fleischhacker, Young, Kees Thompson and Lee Klitzner. — Editor’s Note: La Jolla High did not respond prior to press time for an update on its teams.