Thursday’s high school boys soccer, girls volleyball playoff roundup
Michael DiOrio scored three goals Thursday to help Mountain League top seed Liberty defeat Mojave (3-13-2), the eighth seed from the Desert League, 8-0 in the first round of the Class 4A state boys soccer playoffs at Liberty.
Joseph Gonzalez added two goals and three assists for the Patriots (20-2), while goalkeeper Oliver Hill had two saves to earn the shutout.
Liberty hosts Desert Pines in the quarterfinals at 6 p.m. Monday.
■ No. 4D Desert Pines 4, No. 5M Shadow Ridge 1: At Desert Pines, Enrique Sosa had a goal and assist in the Jaguars’ victory over the Mustangs (6-8-2).
Julian Garcia and Dilan Guzman also scored goals for Desert Pines (11-3-1).
■ No. 2D Sierra Vista 8, No. 7M Valley 3: At Sierra Vista, Lazzar Ramos had three goals and two assists in the Mountain Lions’ victory over the Vikings (5-10-1).
Camden Galloway also scored three goals for Sierra Vista (15-4-2), which hosts Faith Lutheran in the quarterfinals at 4:30 p.m. Monday.
■ No. 3M Faith Lutheran 1, No. 6D Foothill 0: At Faith Lutheran, Jayden Serrano scored a first-half goal and the Crusaders (11-10-2) held on for a win over the Falcons (8-6-2).
Logan Hesselgesser had five saves to record the shutout for Faith Lutheran.
■ No. 1D Desert Oasis 4, No. 8M Rancho 1: At Desert Oasis, Javier Aldana De Leon scored three goals to lead the Diamondbacks (17-1-1) past the Rams (8-6-1).
Desert Oasis hosts Cheyenne in the quarterfinals at 6 p.m. Monday.
■ No. 4M Cheyenne 3, No. 5D Clark 1: At Cheyenne, Luis Quiroz scored two goals to lead the Desert Shields (15-6-1) past the Chargers (8-7-1).
Isaiah Viescas added a goal for Cheyenne.
■ No. 2M Canyon Springs 4, No. 7D Centennial 1: At Canyon Springs, Alonso Gutierrez-Chavez and Osbrayan Verdugo Leon each scored two goals to lead the Pioneers (16-2-2) past the Bulldogs (7-8-4).
Canyon Springs hosts Chaparral in the quarterfinals at 4:30 p.m. Monday.
■ No. 6M Chaparral 1, No. 3D Tech 0: At Tech, Skander Herrera scored the game’s only goal to help the Cowboys (16-8-4) defeat the Roadrunners (12-8-2).
Goalkeeper Andre Argaez had four saves for Chaparral to get the shutout.
3A Southern Region boys soccer semifinals
■ No. 1M SLAM Academy 1, No. 3M Doral Academy 0 (OT): At Cristo Rey, the Bulls (18-2) scored a goal in overtime to beat the Dragons (8-12-1).
SLAM will face Del Sol in the championship game at 1 p.m. Saturday.
■ No. 1D Del Sol 1, No. 2M Mater East 0: At Del Sol, Jafried Cornejo scored on a penalty kick in overtime in the Dragons’ victory over the Knights (10-6-2).
Johnny Magellon logged the shutout and made a key save on a penalty kick to help Del Sol (12-4).
Class 3A Southern Region girls volleyball semifinals
■ No. 1M The Meadows 3, No. 2D Virgin Valley 0: At The Meadows, the Mustangs needed just three sets to defeat the Bulldogs 25-23, 25-19, 28-26.
The Meadows hosts Moapa Valley in the title match at noon Saturday.
■ No. 1D Moapa Valley 3, No. 2M Boulder City 2: At Moapa Valley, the Pirates outlasted the Eagles for a 21-25, 25-18, 25-14, 18-25, 17-15 victory in a match that went the distance.
Contact Jeff Wollard at jwollard@reviewjournal.com.