ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The one-seeded St. Pius X Sartans defeated the five-seeded Albuquerque Academy Chargers, 2-0, in the Boys Class 4A State Semi-finals.
With the win, the Sartans now advance to the State Championship game for the fourth straight year. They will be going for their second straight state title and their third in the last four years.
It was a scoreless first half until the 41st minute when senior Nico Reyes scored a goal to take the lead 1-0. Sartans added another goal late into the game when Nico Certain headed it in.
St. Pius X (19-3-1) will face off against two-seeded Gadsden (18-3-2) in the state championship game on Friday Nov. 5 at 3:30 p.m. with the game being played at the UNM Soccer Complex.
