Boys soccer
After playing to a 1-1 overtime draw on Monday, Cimarron-Memorial outscored Foothill 6-5 in a penalty-kick shootout, notching a road victory in the Class 4A boys soccer state quarterfinals.
Nathan Lopez scored the go-ahead penalty kick, and goalkeeper Angel Alvarenga blocked the Falcons’ final attempt, giving the Spartans (12-9-1) the win. Teammate Jordan Mendoza scored the regulation goal for Cimarron, the Sky League’s fourth seed. The Spartans play Sunrise Mountain in the semifinals at 5 p.m. Thursday at Spring Valley.
Foothill, the No. 2 seed from the Desert League, finished at 17-3-3.
1L Sunrise Mountain 4, 2S Shadow Ridge 0: At Sunrise Mountain, Antonio Beltran scored two goals to lead the Miners (11-2-3) past the Mustangs (11-7-2). Henry Jimenez and Dylan Acosta also scored goals for Sunrise Mountain, which won its fifth consecutive game.
No. 3D Green Valley 5, No. 1S Centennial 2: At Green Valley, Amilcar Cipili had two goals and an assist as the Gators (12-4-4) rolled to a quarterfinal victory over the Bulldogs (18-3-3) and advanced. Christian Zuniga, Eric Reynaga and Pedro Alves-Rodrigues also scored goals for Green Valley, which plays Chaparral in the semifinals at 6:45 p.m. Thursday at Spring Valley.
No. 4L Chaparral 2, No. 2M Spring Valley 1: At Spring Valley, Skander Herrera had a goal and an assist to help the Cowboys (13-5-10) edge the Grizzlies (14-1-3). Joshua Munoz scored Chaparral’s other goal as Spring Valley’s unbeaten season came to an end.
Girls
Class 4A volleyball state quarterfinals
No. 1M Sierra Vista 3, No. 2Sun Mater East 0: At Sierra Vista, Jream Santos had 11 assists, eight service aces and seven kills to help the Mountain Lions (24-12) advance with a 25-16, 25-13, 25-22 victory over the Knights (19-12). They will play Sky Pointe in the semifinals at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Sierra Vista.
No. 1D Sky Pointe 3, No. 1L Green Valley 2: At Green Valley, the Eagles (17-7) jumped ahead early and outlasted the Gators (27-10) to advance with a 25-23, 16-25, 28-26, 16-25, 15-11 victory.
No. 2L Silverado 3, No. 1Sky Rancho 0: At Rancho, the Skyhawks (20-15) cruised to a 25-21, 26-24, 25-15 win over the Rams (16-4) and will play Desert Oasis in the semifinals at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Sierra Vista.
No. 2M Desert Oasis 3, No. 1Sun Legacy 1: At Legacy, Charli Quinto logged a career-high 24 kills and added 22 digs to lead the Diamondbacks past the Longhorns 27-29, 25-20, 25-19, 25-21. Emerson Moore helped Desert Oasis (22-15) with 49 assists and six kills, and teammate Madalynn Tobiasson had 20 digs and two aces. Legacy finished at 21-12.
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