Green Valley's girls soccer team scored a second-half go-ahead goal Monday, Oct. 26, to beat Desert Oasis 2-1 and advance to the Class 4A Southern Region semifinals.
The Gators (17-1-2), the No. 1 Desert League seed, hosted the match against the Diamondbacks (14-8), according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal's playoff roundup. The Gators trailed early.
Green Valley travels to Palo Verde for a semifinal Wednesday, Oct. 28. A win would send the Gators to the region final Saturday, Oct. 31, at noon.
Coronado volleyball wins five-set battle
Henderson's Coronado Cougars rallied from a 1-2 set deficit to beat Palo Verde in five sets in the Class 5A Southern Region girls volleyball quarterfinals.
Jamie Beckham finished with 19 digs and 18 kills to lead the No. 3 seed Cougars (20-10) past the Panthers: 20-25, 25-20, 18-25, 25-16, 15-13. Savanna Gavrilov added 15 digs and 12 kills, and Tru Halvorsen contributed 28 assists and nine digs, according to the Review-Journal.
Coronado faces top-seeded Bishop Gorman (30-6) at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Legacy High School.
Coronado boys soccer falls; Foothill volleyball eliminated
Coronado's boys soccer season ended in a quarterfinal upset. Western (5-10-3) jumped to a 3-0 lead and controlled the match from there. The Review-Journal's roundup reported the final score as 4-1, while the paper's schedule page listed it as 4-0. Calvin Kirkpatrick and Ethan Romo each scored for Western. The Cougars finished 16-2-3.
Foothill's girls volleyball season also ended Monday. Centennial's I'Yanna Riley recorded 14 kills as the Bulldogs beat the Falcons 3-1 in sets of 25-20, 25-21, 18-25 and 25-22. Foothill finished 22-11.
What's next
Wednesday's semifinal slate for local teams:
- Green Valley girls soccer at Palo Verde, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 5 p.m.
- Coronado girls volleyball vs. Bishop Gorman, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Legacy High School
