Coronado girls, Palo Verde boys win 5A regional soccer titles

Coronado’s girls shot teams had 2 chances successful the regular play to beryllium it had the precocious manus connected Faith Lutheran.

Both of those games ended successful 1-1 ties, but the top-seeded Cougars took vantage of a 3rd effort successful Saturday’s Class 5A Southern Region title crippled with a 2-0 triumph implicit the No. 2 Crusaders astatine Bettye Wilson Park.

Faith Lutheran bushed Coronado 1-0 successful the 2019 authorities title game, but the Cougars look similar the squad to bushed heading into adjacent week’s authorities tournament.

Coronado volition look Galena astatine 2 p.m. Friday, with Faith Lutheran to travel astatine 4 p.m. against McQueen. Both games volition beryllium played astatine Spanish Springs High successful Sparks.

“It’s bully momentum going into state, but we cognize wherever the absorption needs to be,” Coronado manager Dana Neel said. “This is simply a portion title, and that’s important to us, but astatine the aforesaid time, a authorities rubric is what we’re seeking. This is simply a large measurement and gives america a large squad morale boost.”

Second-seeded Palo Verde won the boys 5A Southern Region title, beating No. 4 Coronado 4-2.

Alexis Pashales scored a header disconnected a country footwear successful the archetypal fractional for the Coronado girls (18-1-2), portion Trinity Buchanan added the clincher precocious successful the 2nd by putting successful a rebound aft her archetypal changeable was blocked. Both goals came disconnected of assists from Milan Cordone, and Megan Kingman earned the shutout successful goal.

Palo Verde got down 1-0 aboriginal but answered close backmost and roared to a 3-1 halftime pb earlier the teams traded goals successful the 2nd half.

Yuval Cohen had 2 goals and 1 assistance for Palo Verde (20-2-1), which besides received 1 extremity and 1 assistance from Matthew Vogel. Sheridan Rodrigues had 1 goal, and Elad Cohen had 1 assist. Chase Ciobanu scored some goals for Coronado (12-2-3) connected punishment kicks.

“Staying unneurotic arsenic a squad successful a crippled similar that (was the key),” Palo Verde manager Scott Hunt said. “You spell down a extremity and travel backmost beardown and get 1 close away, that was immense to power that momentum. These guys person been a squad the full year. They’re ever moving hard and striving for each other.”

Palo Verde volition conscionable Reed astatine 10 a.m. Friday, with Coronado to look Hug astatine noon. Both games volition beryllium astatine Spanish Springs High.

Class 4A girls authorities quarterfinals

Cimarron-Memorial 6, Rancho 0 — The top-seeded Spartans cruised into the authorities semifinals with an casual triumph implicit No. 8 Rancho. The Spartans (17-1-1) volition conscionable Legacy astatine 2 p.m. Friday astatine Foothill. Rancho finishes 9-6-4.

Legacy 3, Spring Valley 2 — The fourth-seeded Longhorns (12-6-1) edged the No. 5 Grizzlies (14-6-3) to beforehand to the authorities semifinals.

Bonanza 4, Eldorado 0 — The second-seeded Bengals ran past the No. 7 Sundevils and into the authorities semifinals. The Bengals (15-1) volition conscionable Silverado astatine 4 p.m. Friday astatine Foothill. Eldorado finishes 8-7-3.

Silverado 3, Clark 2 — The third-seeded Skyhawks (16-4-3) held disconnected the No. 6 Chargers (9-7-2) to scope the authorities semifinals.

Class 3A Southern Region championship

Boys

SLAM Nevada 4, Equipo Academy 1 — Kellin Aguiar had 3 goals and 1 assist, Alberto Perez had 2 assists and the Bulls dominated the 2nd fractional aft a 1-1 necktie astatine intermission. SLAM Nevada (15-3) volition instrumentality connected Elko astatine noon Friday, with Equipo Academy (16-5-2) to conscionable McQueen. Both games volition beryllium played astatine Pahrump Valley.

Girls

Pahrump Valley 2, Boulder City 1 (OT) — Kiara Ramos scored a aureate extremity successful overtime, and the Trojans won the determination title. Adryanna Avena-Caraballo tied the crippled with a second-half extremity for Pahrump Valley (17-1) aft Boulder City (14-3-1) took a 1-0 pb into halftime. Pahrump Valley volition big the authorities tournament, starting with a semifinal gathering against Truckee portion Boulder City meets South Tahoe. The games are acceptable for 4 and 6 p.m. Friday. The matchups person yet to beryllium assigned clip slots.