Coronado beats Bishop Gorman to open Class 5A boys soccer playoffs

Vicente Ayala scored 2 goals, and fourth-seeded Coronado edged No. 5 Bishop Gorman 2-1 successful the archetypal circular of the Class 5A Southern Region boys shot playoffs Monday astatine Bettye Wilson Park.

Ayala recovered the nett disconnected a country footwear from Chase Ciobanu successful the archetypal half, past broke a 1-1 necktie with an unassisted extremity with astir 15 minutes left.

The Cougars (11-2-3) started the play 2-2-3 but person since won 9 straight. They volition look No. 1 effect Las Vegas astatine 6 p.m. Wednesday successful the determination semifinals. Bishop Gorman finished 10-3-3.

Las Vegas 2, Cimarron-Memorial 0 — Julian Hernandez and Christian Valencia scored second-half goals, and the top-seeded Wildcats blanked the No. 8 Spartans.

Daryan Colonel and Keaton McCoy had assists for Las Vegas (17-2), portion Angel Galindo earned the shutout successful goal. Cimarron-Memorial finishes 7-11-5.

Palo Verde 4, Tech 1 — Matthew Vogel scored 2 goals, and the second-seeded Panthers ousted the No. 7 Roadrunners.

Quentin Gomez and Richard Antonucci added a extremity apiece for Palo Verde (17-2-2), which received 3 assists from Yuval Cohen and 1 from Marcus Ragin. The Panthers led 3-1 astatine halftime.

Palo Verde advances to conscionable No. 3 Eldorado astatine 6 p.m. successful the determination semifinals. Tech finishes 13-8-1.

Eldorado 3, Canyon Springs 0 — Adrian Figueroa-Corrales had 2 goals and 1 assist, and the third-seeded Sundevils unopen retired the No. 6 Pioneers.

Eldorado (14-6-1) besides got a extremity from Lous Martinez and 2 assists from Rafa Lucio to interruption unfastened a scoreless necktie astatine halftime. Jonathan Hernandez earned the shutout successful goal. Canyon Springs finishes 8-7.

Girls volleyball

Centennial 3, Palo Verde 1 — At Palo Verde, the Bulldogs, the No. 4 effect from the Mountain League, stunned the Desert League champion Panthers, 22-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-16 successful the Class 5A Southern Region quarterfinals.

Centennial (12-20) volition play astatine Silverado successful the determination semifinals astatine 6 p.m. Wednesday. Palo Verde finishes 18-14.

Silverado 3, Foothill 0 — At Silverado, the Skyhawks took a adjacent opening acceptable and past cruised to a 26-24, 25-14, 25-15 victory.

Silverado (19-7), the No. 2 squad from the Mountain League, advances to the determination semifinals. Foothill, the Desert League’s No. 3, finishes 13-12.

Bishop Gorman 3, Faith Lutheran 2 — At Bishop Gorman, Sophia Ewalefo had 22 kills and 21 assists, and the two-time defending authorities champion Gaels rallied from 2 sets down for the 23-25, 22-25, 25-17, 25-18, 15-8 win.

Caroline Edgeworth had 58 assists and Tatum Thompson 23 digs for the Gaels (26-7). Bianca Richardson led Faith Lutheran (17-20) with 16 kills and 16 digs.

Gorman volition big Shadow Ridge successful the determination semifinals astatine 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Shadow Ridge 3, Coronado 1 — At Coronado, the Mustangs went connected the roadworthy and held connected for a 25-21, 26-24, 20-25, 25-21 triumph implicit the Cougars.

Shadow Ridge (22-9), the No. 3 squad from the Mountain League, advances to the determination semifinals. Coronado, the Desert League’s No. 2, finishes 20-14.