A rundown of Saturday’s boys soccer quarterfinal matches:
6A
No. 1 Jesuit 3, No. 8 McMinnville 2: Senior Vala Saghafi is still on a heater as he netted two goals and an assist in the Crusaders 3-2 win over McMinnville. The third goal was an own goal by the Grizzlies in the rematch of the 2024 6A state final.
No. 4 Lakeridge 1, No. 12 Lake Oswego 0: The Battle of the Lake rivalry was renewed in the quarterfinals and like its regular season ending, the Pacers walked away with the win. The lone goal came from Liam Kutella off an assist from Leo Van Driesche. Collin Cernitz had the clean sheet in net.
No. 6 Grant 2, No. 3 Lincoln 1: After falling 2-1 in the regular season to PIL champion Lincoln, Grant got its revenge in the postseason with a 2-1 win. Yannick Lucas and Evan Hamilton had the two goals for the Generals, who were 6A runnerups last season, to send them to the semifinals
No. 2 Cleveland 1, No. 7 South Eugene (5-3 PKs): In a battle between two undefeated teams, Cleveland emerged the winner in penalty kicks thanks to goalkeeper Kylar Paxton making a couple saves to pair with his clean sheet from regulation and overtime.
5A
No. 1 Summit 2, No. 9 Silverton 0: Will Newton and Trevor Salari each netted a goal to lift the Storm to a 2-0 win over visiting Silverton.
No. 5 Centennial 1, No. 4 Corvallis 0: The reigning 5A Player of the Year in Alex Fulgencio did it again for Centennial in a 1-0 road win over Corvallis. The senior netted the match’s only goal to push the Eagles into the semifinals.
No. 3 Bend 3, No. 6 Canby 0: The Lava Bears are heading to the semifinals thanks to group effort in the 3-0 win over Canby. Rowan Levy scored a goal off an assist from David Hernandez, Ben Costa scored unassisted and Cruz Guzman scored on a pass from Dylan Douglass.
No. 7 La Salle Prep 2, No. 2 Ashland 1: The two-time defending champions are still alive as La Salle Prep went on the road to take down Ashland 2-1. Hugo Cortes got the Falcons on the board in the 27th minute with a goal off a pass from Neil Kress. La Salle Prep made it 2-0 in the 59th minute with a second goal from Cortes. Peter McKenzie Billett scored in the 76th minute for Ashland, but the Falcons closed it out from there. Lucas Hawkins made five saves for La Salle who heads to its 10th consecutive semifinals appearance.
4A
No. 1 Stayton 4, No. 9 North Marion 0: Defending champion Stayton took out a former league rival in North Marion to return to the semifinals. The goals came from Jose Navarro, Edwyn Perez, Cesar Perez and Ruben Bell off assists from Miguel Ceballos, Antony Renteria and Noah Klampe. The shutout was the Eagles’ 11th of the season as Navarro and Omar Villazana Gonzalez stood tall on the back line, along with Bryan Navarro.
No. 4 Klamath Union 2, No. 5 Henley 1 (OT): Henley scored first, but Camden Garrett got the equalizer a few minutes later in the 34th with a goal, and that score held through regulation. In the 86th minute, it was Skyler Dinger scoring for the Pelicans to lead them to the 2-1 win over their league rivals, who they split two league games with this season.
No. 14 Newport 3, No. 11 Phoenix 1: No. 14 Newport pulled off another upset to reach the semifinals. Xavi Lopez scored in the first half off an assist from Avery Chandler to go up 1-0 at halftime. Ian Ruiz assisted a goal by Jairo Velazquez to make it 2-0 before Phoenix cut into the lead at 2-1. But a goal from Chandler off an assist from Diego Garcia was the final blow for the Cubs to advance.
No. 10 Marist Catholic 1, No. 2 Valley Catholic 0 (OT): The No. 10 Spartans won another road playoff game, this time coming to Beaverton to knock off Valley Catholic. Coen Rushton had the assist and Luca Rushton scored the goal in overtime to lift Marist into the semis.
3A
No. 1 Catlin Gabel 4, No. 9 McLoughlin 0: Catlin Gabel cruised and stayed unbeaten with the 4-0 win over McLoughlin. Sebastian Borjas scored unassisted, followed by a goal from Liam Travers off an assist from Giancarlo Rendon-Benitez. Ben Sirtori scored the next two for the Eagles off an assist from Rendon-Benitez and one from Mason Campbell.
No. 4 Westside Christian 4, No. 5 Oregon Episcopal 2: The defending champions are still kicking after Westside Christian took out league foe Oregon Episcopal 4-2. Maddox Ayala and Esra Leontescu each had two goals for the Eagles.
No. 3 Dayton 3, No. 6 Riverside 1: Riverside scored to open the match, but Dayton had the next three to take the 3-1 win. Riley Corona scored in the 14th minute to tie the match then Alex Garcia took a penalty kick in the 52nd and converted to push the Pirates ahead 2-1. Three minutes later, Jesus Cuevas found the net to provide the final score.
No. 2 St. Mary’s Medford 2, No. 7 Blanchet Catholic 1: St. Mary’s Medford is heading to the semifinals following a 2-1 win over visiting Blanchet Catholic. Angelo Sanchez scored the first goal off an assist from Sawyer Baker and Riccardo Gigi scored the second off a pass from Gabe Miller.
2A/1A
No. 1 Grand View Christian 5, No. 8 Southwest Christian 0: The top-seeded Eagles took care of business in a 5-0 blanking of league foe Southwest Christian. Matviy Palamarchuk scored the first goal, followed by one from Leo Nam. Then it was all Luke Zagaryuk who scored the next two goals and put home a third off a penalty kick.
No. 4 Pacific 4, No. 5 Faith Bible/Life Christian 3: Pacific survived to pick up the program’s first-ever playoff win. Fynn Lau, Santiago Hernandez, Moctezuma Aguas and Damon Steers all had a goal in the effort.
No. 3 Crosshill Christian 2, No. 6 East Linn Christian 1: Crosshill Christian trailed 1-0 at halftime, but scored twice in the second half to survive and advance. Johan Phillips and Grady Lytle each had goals to send the Eagles to the semis.
No. 2 CS Lewis Academy 4, No. 7 Portland Christian 2: CS Lewis is on to the semifinals thanks in part to a hat trick from Isaac Owen. The Watchmen also got a goal from Kenn Williams to create some separation in the win over the Royals.


