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Flower Mound Edges LEE In Penalty Kicks; Grabs 1st Boys Soccer State Title
Apr 21, 2019
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The 2019 UIL soccer season ended with a bang. Flower Mound (21-3-1) and San Antonio LEE (26-3-1) battled for 100 minutes in the 6A boys final at Georgetown ISD's Birkelbach Field before the Jaguars won 1-0 after a 4-1 penalty kick advantage.
"We knew it was going to be a tight game," said Flower Mound coach David Doyle. "Both defenses are very good [and] both goalkeepers are very good. When it goes to penalties, just go out there and make sure you score yours, and put the pressure on them."
LEE looked to have an early edge, with its 5-2 shot advantage in the first half, but couldn't drive the ball past VYPE Player of the Game Landon Leach. The Jaguars' goalkeeper ended up being the difference because he had three saves in 100 minutes of action, and was a barrier for LEE's penalty kick attempts.
"Honestly, you always hope it never goes to PKs because it's just so much pressure, but I felt pretty confident because I had saved one before," said Leach. "As we went in, the team played really well and they converted the PKs, and it just takes the loaded pressure off of me."
Flower Mound's offense was as stagnant as LEE's throughout regulation and overtime, but attacked Volunteer goalkeeper Joseph Batrouni in the final session. Joe Perryman, Peyton Weeter, Brandon Pozos and Brock Clayton found the net for the Jaguars, while Theo Gunter was the only Volunteer to make one for LEE, so the Jaguars won their first UIL 6A boys soccer state championship.
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Late Goal Gives Bel Air 1st Soccer State Title; El Paso County 2nd Crown Of Weekend
Apr 20, 2019
El Paso County programs may have lost an hour when they traveled from the Mountain Time Zone to Central Time Zone for this weekend's UIL state soccer final four, but it didn't affect them one bit. Like San Elizario's win in the UIL 4A boys final on Friday, El Paso Bel Air (28-1-0) did the same in Saturday's UIL 5A boys final. The Highlanders scored in both halves against Frisco Wakeland (21-3-5) to prevail 2-1 at Georgetown ISD's Birkelbach Field.
"It's putting us on the map in Texas," said VYPE Player of the Game Ivar Arroyo. "We usually don't arrive to the finals for anything in the El Paso area, but finally two teams won. I hope in the future we can win again."
Most of the action occurred in the first half. El Paso Bel Air got on the board with Omar Zamora's goal at 11:02, and Frisco Wakeland answered with an Alex Wing goal at 17:44. The second half was also a battle, but between the defenses instead.
The next goal was the game-winner, which was scored by Arroyo. It arrived at the 62:50 mark of the match.
"I think we adjusted to what they were doing," Bel Air coach Sergio Delgado said of bouncing back in the second half. "We had more shots, and, in the end, that should pay off for any team that wants to win."
While Bel Air won a state championship in its first ever trip to UIL state, Wakeland fell short of a three-peat and a fourth-ever title in its sixth state appearance since 2010.
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Overtime Goal Clinches San Elizario's 3rd State Title In 5 Seasons
Apr 19, 2019
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San Elizario (17-4-3) and Midlothian Heritage (25-7-1) played a defensive battle in Friday's UIL 4A boys soccer final at Georgetown ISD's Birkelbach Field, but San Elizario ultimately prevailed 1-0.
"What a great opponent for us today," said San Elizario coach Max Sappenfield. "I feel for those kids because I know this is not easy."
San Elizario attempted seven shots in the first half and Midlothian Heritage had three, but neither could punch the ball past respective goalkeepers Konnor Koethe and Steve Salais.
Koethe finished regulation with seven saves, but couldn't continue his dominance in the first overtime period. He saved Jonathan Carrillo's attempt, but VYPE Player of the Game Victor Unzueta immediately answered with a goal at the 86:38 mark of the match.
"We have to keep calm," Unzueta said of the pre-overtime plan. "We just took it in and we made it possible."
The first overtime score set up San Elizario's second straight UIL 4A state title and third state championship since 2015. The Eagles are now a perfect 6-0 all-time in state matches (semifinal and final).
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