This Central Section soccer team won on penalty kicks to advance in CIF state playoffs
The Sanger High boys soccer team won on penalty kicks over Central Valley-Ceres in the California Interscholastic Federation state playoffs Tuesday.
The third-seeded Apaches, winners of the County/Metro Athletic Conference and the Central Section Division II title, edged Central Valley 8-7 in the Northern California Division II regionals.
Sanger will next play at 4 p.m. Thursday on the road against No. 2 Las Lomas-Walnut Creek in the regional semifinals.
A penalty kick by Sanger’s Ezequiel Chavez and a save by Eddie Cuevas made the difference Tuesday.
The Apaches led 1-0 in the second half before the Hawks tied the match at the 71st minute.
Also advancing were the Clovis and Kingsburg girls soccer teams.
The No. 2 seed Cougars rolled to a 4-0 victory over No. 7 Folsom in Division II action.
Clovis will host No. 6 Maria Carillo-Santa Rosa at 4 p.m. Thursday at Lamonica Stadium
No. 4 Kingsburg blanked No. 5 Ripon 2-0 to move on to face top-seed No. 1 Branson-Ross in Division IV.
In a stunner, the top-seeded Clovis North girls, who beat Clovis for the section Division I championship, lost 3-2 in overtime to No. 8 Carondelet-Concord in D-I.
CIF REGIONAL SOCCER SCORES
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Tuesday
Quarterfinal games involving Fresno-area teams
Boys
Division I
No. 5 Sacred Heart Prep-San Francisco 2, No. 4 Central 1
Division II
No. 3 Sanger d. No. 6 Central Valley-Ceres PKs
Thursday
No. 3 Sanger at No. 2 Las Lomas-Walnut Creek, 4 p.m.
Division IV
No. 7 Natomas-Sacramento 3, No. 2 Mendota 2
Division V
No. 1 Oakland Tech 4, No. 8 Dos Palos 0
Girls
Division I
No. 8 Carondelet-Concord 3, No. 1 Clovis North 2 (OT)
Division II
No. 2 Clovis 4, No. 7 Folsom 0
Thursday
No. 6 Maria Carillo-Santa Rosa at No. 2 Clovis, 4 p.m.
Division IV
No. 4 Kingsburg 2, No. 5 Ripon 0
No. 2 El Camino-Sacramento 2, No. 7 Orosi 0
Thursday
No. 4 Kingsburg at No. 1 Branson-Ross, 4 p.m.
Division V
No. 2 Oakland Tech 7, No. 7 Fresno Christian 0
This story was originally published March 3, 2020 at 8:59 PM.
