GIRLS: Top storylines
On Saturday, San Ramon Valley won the NCS Division I title in miraculous fashion as the Wolves beat Carondelet in double overtime. San Ramon Valley’s playoff magic continued Tuesday, capturing another win with a late second-half goal to defeat No. 6 seed Leigh 2-1. It was a tightly contested match with the teams tied at 1-1 with 10 minutes left in regulation. That was until SRV senior Julia Bogdan found Mia Zuehlsdorf in the 70th minute for the go-ahead goal. Sammy Schulze scored SRV’s other goal and was assisted by Ella Beardslee. Piper Bertani scored Leigh’s lone goal in the 46th minute. SRV moved onto the regional semifinals, where it will travel to Sacramento area powerhouse Del Oro. The Wolves will be looking to play in their first CIF Division I championship game. … Kamryn Rosa continued her playoff goal streak to four matches as she scored a goal in No. 1 seed St. Francis’ 2-0 win over No. 8 Carondelet. It was a rematch of the CIF NorCal regional championship from last season and St. Francis got it done again. Charlotte Kohler was the Lancers’ other goal scorer. St. Francis will play No. 4 Archbishop Mitty in the semifinals on Thursday. The two teams played each other as recently as Saturday when St. Francis captured the CCS Division I crown over the Monarchs. St. Francis is 2-0-1 in three matches this season against Mitty. – Nathan Canilao
BOYS: Top storylines
No. 8 seed Monte Vista boys toppled Division I’s No. 1 seed Jesuit-Carmichael in convincing fashion, taking out the 21-2-2 Marauders 3-0 on the road. According to MaxPreps, Jesuit was ranked 11th nationally entering the game, and had only conceded 11 goals in 24 matches. The Mustangs will take on No. 5 St. Francis in the semifinals after the Lancers pulled off the mild upset of their own when they beat the No. 4 Berkeley 4-3 in penalty kicks… Dougherty Valley avoided the upset as Division II’s top seed by outlasting Valley-Sacremento 3-2, with the Wildcats getting goals from Jameson Raby, Ayooluwa Ipadeola and Michael Xiong. … No. 2 seed Burlingame stayed alive in the knockout tournament when Dylan Rossen and Jordan Dean both scored to beat No. 7 Maria Carrillo 2-1. … Sean Rante scored twice for No. 1 seed Newark Memorial as the Cougars advanced 2-0 past Everett Alvarez in the Division III bracket. … In Division V, Skyline, the Oakland Athletic League’s lone representative, moved on to the second round after the No. 3 Titans slipped past No. 6 Williams by a score of 2-1. … Archbishop Mitty’s boys advanced past McClatchy-Sacramento 3-2 after Manuel Portillo scored twice. – Joseph Dycus
BOYS: Surprises
Sixth-seeded Las Lomas boys stayed calm under pressure to pull out the upset of No. 3 Golden Valley-Merced in the Division II playoffs. Mason Lisi scored the goal that helped end regulation and overtime tied 1-1. Then keeper Miki Derer had three saves in penalty kicks as Las Lomas won the shootout 3-1 to advance to a matchup with No. 2 Burlingame. … . In Division IV, No. 5 Archie Williams won a 7-4 barnburner at No. 4 Galt. … As mentioned before, the No. 8 Monte Vista boys routed national power Jesuit-Carmichael 3-0 to advance to the second round. – Joseph Dycus
GIRLS: Surprises
Las Lomas, the No. 6 seed in Division II, defeated No. 3 Sequoia on the road. The Knights scored a goal within the first ten minutes of each half and didn’t allow Sequoia to tie the game after the Ravens scored late in the second half. Las Lomas will play host to No. 7 Granite Bay, another upset team in Division II. … No. 5 Homestead defeated No. 4 Chico 4-0 to advance to the Division II semifinals. Homestead will play No. 1 St. Francis (Sacramento) at American River College on Thursday. – Nathan Canilao
On tap for the Thursday
No. 5 St. Francis boys plays host to No. 8 Monte Vista after both programs upset higher seeds in the first round, and No. 2 Archbishop Mitty will play host to No. 3 Clovis East in Division I. … No. 1 Dougherty Valley will play host to No. 5 Del Oro and No. 2 Burlingame will welcome No. 6 Las Lomas in Division II. … On the girls side, No. 2 seed Los Gatos will host No. 6 Rio Americano in the Division III semifinals. The Wildcats beat No. 7 Cardinal Newman 4-1.
