With the success of the Portland Interscholastic League boys soccer teams over the years, it’s been no surprise to see two of the matched up come playoff time.
And that was the case again Wednesday, Nov. 5 with No. 10 Cleveland on the road to play No. 7 Lincoln.
The Cardinals won the regular season meeting 1-0 on Sept. 30, and they took the match again with a 2-1 win, advancing to the state quarterfinals.
Lincoln wasted no time taking command of the match, scoring in the second minute when Hersom Regalado got a wide open look on the near side that he tucked into the top corner.
“The most important thing was to start with a lot of energy, because that’s what we were missing in some parts of the season,” Lincoln senior Merlin Danzmayr said. “We started off with a bunch of energy and we got the result.”
Danzmayr, the Co-Player of the Year in the PIL, didn’t let up and pushed the tempo with Regalado down the near side constantly in the first half.
That pressure led to another chance that wasn’t fully cleared by Cleveland, and landed at the feet of senior Jack Muirhead at the top of the box.
The senior unloaded from there and beat the keeper to make it 2-0 Cardinals only 12 minutes into the match.
“I love playing with them,” Danzmayr said. “I feel I can just pass them the ball and I know it’s going to be a goal.”
Cleveland wasn’t going out without a fight as it started to find some runs toward the end of the first half.
The Warriors had a deep run to open the second half and kept that momentum going as Lincoln dropped back more to settle in defensively.
Finally, in the 65th minute, Oscar Johnson sent in a corner kick that got by the Lincoln goalkeeper and into the middle of the box. There, Cole Christensen hammered it into the back of the net to cut the Lincoln lead to 2-1.
But the Cardinals held firm from there, only allowing one deep shot from Johnson the rest of the way to hang on for the 2-1 win.
“We changed our formation, I’m playing more inside now,” Danzmayr said of the adjustments from the first match. “We have other people on the wings, and it worked out well.”
Up next for the Cardinals is another rematch, this one against No. 2 West Linn who survived a scare from No. 18 Barlow on Wednesday. The quarterfinals matchup is set for Saturday, Nov. 8.
The Cardinals and Lions played to a scoreless draw back on Sept. 18 at West Linn. This time around, someone will have to win, and the Cardinals plan on it being them.
“Whoever it is, it doesn't matter,” Danzmayr said. “We’re going to bring our best and that’s hopefully enough.”
Highlights from Wednesday's round of 16:
6A
No. 16 Westview led 1-0 at halftime against No. 1 Lakeridge thanks to a goal from Liam De Leon, but the Pacers came back to win 2-1 and advance. Dominic Lemuz scored in the 47th minute for the Pacers to tie the match, and Liam Kutella scored the game-winner with just over a minute left in the match. … Defending champion No. 9 Jesuit cruised to a 7-1 win over No. 25 Willamette, who upset No. 8 McNary in round one. The Crusaders were led by Henry Vanderhoof who scored two of the seven goals. Vala Saghafi and Luc Schmidt each had an assist and a goal to aid the effort.
No. 5 Grant rolled in a 5-0 win over No. 12 South Salem. Five different Generals scored with Henry Wines getting the party started, followed by Tommy Roberts, Rowan Spain, Evan Hamilton and finally Arly Hindery. Travis Lobdell also had two big saves to hold on for the shutout. … Jamaury Axley got a ball in the box from Thomas Taylor, turned to his left and fired for the lone goal in No. 4 Central Catholic’s 1-0 win over No. 13 Sherwood. The goal came in the 63rd minute as the Rams defended the rest of the way to knock out the Bowmen.
No. 3 Beaverton got a couple goals from Brandon Jimenez and Tyler Johnson to take care of No. 14 South Eugene 2-0. … No. 11 Ida B. Wells scored with exactly one minute left in the match to take down the reigning state runnerups in No. 6 McMinnville 1-0. Lucas Motsko sent in a corner kick that bounced around in the box and was eventually cleaned up by Crey Wieber. With 25 seconds left, the Grizzlies had an open look on the goal after they got around Guardians goalkeeper Luke Davis, but Davis came diving back into the play and made the save with his chest to preserve the victory.
Hersom Regalado scored in the second minute on a wide open look on the near side to get No. 7 Lincoln started in a 2-1 win over PIL foe No. 10 Cleveland. The second goal for the Cardinals came 10 minutes later from Jack Muirhead at the top of the box. The Warriors made some runs in the second half, including a goal from Oscar Johnson to Cole Christensen, but the comeback fell short. … Isaac Babalai scored twice to power No. 2 West Linn by No. 18 Barlow. The senior had the first goal of the match to put the Lions up 1-0, but the Bruins' Gabriel Flores Sanchez tied the match in the 75th minute to force overtime. In the first half of OT, Babalai scored again and this time the Lions held on for the win.
5A
No. 1 Summit outshot No. 16 Canby 16-4, leading to a dominant 5-0 win for the Storm. Evan Kapsa scored in the 12th minute on an assist from Jude Jarrett, followed by a goal in the 34th from Nash Orton, assisted by Will Newton. Zach Bradley got in the book in the second half in the 52nd minute on an unassisted goal. Then Bradley passed to Jarrett for the fourth goal in the 56th minute and Landen Barlow put home the fifth goal in the 73rd minute off a pass from Owen Gassner. … Freshman Colt Lorentz hit the biggest shot of his life to give No. 8 Silverton a 7-6 win in penalty kicks over No. 9 Hood River Valley, and ultimately the 2-1 win. Foxes goalkeeper Henry Briggs had the massive save before to help set the stage for Lorentz.
No. 5 Corvallis got the job done in overtime to take down No. 12 Wilsonville 2-1. Sam Lopez scored the first Spartans goal off an assist from Talon Ridling. In the first half of OT, Mish Almazan Santos had an unassisted goal to go ahead 2-1. With about 20 seconds left, the Wildcats had a point-blank look at the equalizer, but Corvallis goalkeeper Walker Carroll came up with the clutch save to hang on for the win. … No. 4 Crescent Valley defended its home field with a 2-0 win over No. 13 Bend.
No. 3 La Salle Prep started its title defense with a wet and wild 5-4 win over No. 14 Springfield. Luka Skoro got the scoring started for the Falcons in the fifth minute on a header from the corner kick from River Nichols. The Millers tied it up in the ninth minute on a breakaway goal from Easton Sankey. Springfield took the lead in the 26th minute off a free kick goal from Bradley Velasquez Roblero. In the second half, the Millers went up 3-1 on another breakaway goal from Sankey. La Salle started its comeback in the 50th minute with a Nichols goal on a PK, followed by a header from Ryder Korvola in the 60th minute to tie the match at three. Nicholas Hawkins scored less than a minute later for the Falcons to push ahead 4-3. But the Millers found the equalizer in the 70th minute on a free kick from the goalkeeper. But the decisive goal came in the 76th minute when Irie Buttler had a deep throw in to Nichols who scored his second goal of the night.
No. 6 Ashland held on for a 4-3 win over No. 11 West Albany. The Bulldogs got on the board first in the 11th minute, but the Grizzlies scored the next three goals, starting with Escher Paz scoring in the 13th off a corner kick from Quillian Tourzan. Leo Caballero Uhtoff scored next in the 47th minute, followed by Tourzan in the 50th. West Albany got one back on a PK in the 64th minute, but the Grizzlies got it back in the 73rd when Peter McKenzie-Billet assisted Paz to go up 4-2. The Bulldogs scored another goal in the 78th to keep it tight, but couldn’t find the equalizer.
Edwin Miranda scored the lone goal in a 1-0 No. 10 McKay victory over No. 7 Redmond/Culver. Juan Abundis had the clean sheet in goal for the Scots. … Three different Eagles scored to help No. 2 Centennial take down No. 15 Churchill. Juan Gomez found Alex Fulgencio for the first goal, Manny Gatica scored on a PK for the second goal and Fulgencio scored again off an assist from Max Ursaki.
4A
Three different players scored two goals to power No. 1 Stayton to an 8-0 win over No. 16 Baker/Powder Valley/Pine Eagle. Nick Pelayo, Josiah Dessieux and Johnny Garcia all had two scores while Logan Bratton added one and an own goal was the eighth and final of the night. … Anton Voigt had a night for No. 9 Tillamook to help knock off No. 8 Marist Catholic 3-2 in overtime. The senior had an unassisted goal in the 38th minute, then scored again off an assist from Juan Deniz in the 48th. In the second period of OT tied at two, Voigt had the assist this time to Deniz who scored the game-winner in the 95th minute.
No. 5 Ontario held on for a 2-1 win over No. 12 Phoenix after scoring its first goal on a PK in the first half. … No. 4 Klamath Union was scoring all night in a 7-0 win over No. 13 Marshfield.
No. 3 Henley had the attack flowing with a 4-1 win over No. 14 Scappoose. … The attack for No. 6 Newport/Waldport worked well in a 5-2 win over No. 11 Gladstone. Jaden Romero scored two goals and had an assist for the Cubs and Avery Chandler had a goal and assist. The two other goals came from Becker Wills off a David Albavera assist and Juan Pablo Nieves scored the fifth and final goal. Oliver Peralta also had an assist.
Christian Delgado and Isaac Trujillo scored to help No. 10 North Marion pull off the upset of No. 7 Seaside 2-0. … No. 2 The Dalles got a hat trick from both Ivan Santana and Juan Camarillo to take out No. 15 Cottage Grove 7-0.
3A/2A/1A
No. 1 Catlin Gabel got what it needed in a 2-0 win over No. 16 Sisters. August Walrod scored a goal off an assist from Nolan Swaim, and the second goal came from Whalen Stewart who was assisted by Giancarlo Rendon Benitez. … Christian Gonzalez had a goal and an assist to help No. 9 Blanchet Catholic defeat No. 8 South Umpqua 3-0. Julian Kaya had a goal and Tate Francisco had an assist to help the Cavaliers. Christian Orozco also found the back of the net, and combined with Ethan Seing in their own goal to preserve the shutout.
No. 3 Creswell advanced with a 3-1 win over No. 12 Valley Catholic. Matthew Jenkins scored the first goal on an assist from Braidyn Morse, and the two connected once more for the second Bulldogs goal. The third and final goal was a direct kick from Brady Pratt who curved the ball into the net. Freshman goalkeeper Diego Bocanegra made nine saves in net. … No. 4 Dayton scored twice in the first half to take care of No. 13 Siuslaw/Mapleton 2-0. Alexander Garcia was the assist man on both scores, the first one going to Jesus Cuevas and the second to Gerardo Garcia. Mason Perez was the Pirates goalkeeper and made two big saves in the second half to help maintain the 2-0 edge.
Maddox Ayala and Adam Wachsmuth each scored twice as No. 3 Westside Christian took out No. 14 Crosshill Christian/Jefferson 6-2. Luke Ziekle assisted both Wachsmuth goals and one Ayala goal while Esra Leontescu had the other Ayala score. Levi VanderGeissen and Alexis Gonzalez each had unassisted goals to round out the scoring. … No. 6 St. Mary’s Medford rolled to a 5-0 win over No. 11 Corbett.
No. 7 Riverside controlled the match with Eastern Oregon foe No. 10 McLoughlin en route to a 5-1 Pirates victory. Rodrigo Claustro scored twice, one on a free kick and the other an assist from Hugo Ceron. Ceron also scored an unassisted goal while the others came from Wilson Rodriguez on a rebound and Francisco Jimenez off an assist from Rodriguez. … Ryder Sendecke hit Lincoln Weiler for a goal in the second minute to start the fun in a No. 2 Oregon Episcopal win over No. 15 Delphian. Sendecke scored the next goal from nearly sideways with the net, then Weiler scored again on a pass from Eric Zou. Sendecke scored again to make it 4-0 at the half.
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