Overtime decided the soccer match between Reedley and Clovis North; plus other scores
No. 8 seed Reedley High is in the Central Section Division I boys soccer championship.
Gustavo Ledeszma scored on a free kick in the 99th minute when the ball crossed into the box in front of his teammates from 35 yards to give the Pirates a 2-1 victory over No. 4 Clovis North in a semifinal on Tuesday.
“We’ve been playing well and these boys deserved it,” Reedley coach Eric Velarde said. “They stepped up over the last month and really came together as a team to get us into the finals.”
Esteban Baca gave Reedley a 1-0 lead before the Broncos tied the match in the second half.
Reedley’s road to the final included a 3-0 victory over top-seed Central.
“We knew that we can compete with anybody and we wanted to prove that,” Velarde said. “I think the boys understood that. It doesn’t matter if we’re a small school. We believe in ourselves and that’s been the mentality for the last few years.”
Boys soccer
Division I
No. 8 Reedley 2, No. 4 Clovis North 0
No. 2 Sanger 3, No. 3 Clovis East 3 (Sanger wins on PKs)
Friday’s championship
No. 8 Reedley at No. 2 Sanger, 6 p.m.
Division II
No. 1 Stockdale 2, No. 5 Redwood 2 (Redwood wins on PKs)
No. 11 Golden Valley 2, No. 15 Paso Robles 1
Friday’s championship
No. 11 Golden Valley at No. 5 Redwood, 6 p.m.
Division III
No. 1 Garces 9, No. 4 Mission Oak 2
Wednesday
No. 2 Lindsay 4, No. 3 Kerman 1
Friday’s championship
No. 2 Lindsay at No. 1 Garces, 6 p.m.
Division IV
No. 9 McLane 4, No. 5 Selma 1
No. 3 Fowler 1, No. 10 Mendota 0
Friday’s championship
No. 9 McLane at No. 3 Fowler, 6 p.m.
Division V
No. 1 Granite Hills 3, No. 13 Orosi 0
No. 2 Sierra Pacific 4, No. 11 Delano 2
Friday’s championship
No. 2 Sierra Pacific at No. 1 Granite Hills, 6 p.m.
Division VI
No. 1 Mammoth 1, No. 5 Strathmore 0
No. 7 Parlier 3, No. 11 Taft 1
Friday’s championship
No. 7 Parlier at No. 1 Mammoth, 6 p.m.
Girls soccer
Division I
No. 1 Buchanan 3, No. 5 Arroyo Grande 1
No. 3 Clovis North 1, No. 2 Liberty-Bakersfield 0
Saturday’s championship
No. 3 Clovis North at No. 1 Buchanan, 11 a.m.
Division II
Tuesday
No. 2 San Luis Obispo 3, No. 3 Bullard 1
Wednesday
No. 1 Sanger 3, No. 5 Centennial 2
Saturday’s championship
No. 2 San Luis Obispo at No. 1 Sanger, 4 p.m.
Division III
No. 5 Bakersfield Christian 1, No. 8 Madera South 0
No. 2 Nipomo 2, No. 3 Highland 1
Friday’s championship
No. 5 Bakersfield Christian at No. 2 Nipomo, 6 p.m.
Division IV
No. 1 Kerman 5, No. 12 Yosemite 0
No. 2 Santa Maria 3, No. 14 Morro Bay 1
Friday’s championship
No. 2 Santa Maria at No. 1 Kerman, 6 p.m.
Division V
No. 1 Mammoth 1, No. 5 Dinuba 0
No. 2 Fresno Christian 4, No. 3 Bishop Union 1
Championship
No. 2 Fresno Christian at No. 1 Mammoth
Division VI
No. 1 Granite Hills 3, No. 4 Minarets 1
No. 11 North 0, No. 2 Lindsay 0 (North wins on PKs)
Friday’s championship
No. 11 North at No. 1 Granite Hills, 6 p.m.
This story was originally published February 22, 2022 at 9:44 PM.
