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Whenever Clark’s boys soccer team needed a boost during the second half of the season, it needed only to look to senior Ivan Lopez.
Clark and Tech went to double overtime when they met in last week’s Division I-A boys soccer Southern Region final.
They’ll have a chance to recreate an epic match Saturday.
Here are the latest boys and girls soccer polls, compiled by Tech coach Josh Jones.
Clark boys soccer coach Juan Chavez doesn’t miss a chance to talk about how much Ivan Lopez has meant to his team’s success this year.
And the Chargers’ senior forward is giving his coach more and more reasons to offer high praise.
Tech’s boys soccer team struggled this season, needing to win its last two regular season matches just to qualify for the playoffs.
Despite those early struggles, the Roadrunners punched a ticket to the Division I-A state tournament with a 2-1 victory over Sunrise Mountain in the Southern Region semifinals Thursday at Bettye Wilson Park.
Clark boys soccer coach Juan Chavez said his team’s good fortune this season started when senior Ivan Lopez became a leader.
The Chargers’ good fortune on Tuesday came largely because of Lopez.
Edgar Donate’s goal with 12 minutes left in the match broke a 2-2 tie and allowed Canyon Springs’ boys soccer team to clinch the Northeast League title with a 3-2 win at Las Vegas High on Thursday.
Ricardo Gonzalez, Isaac Arellano and Nathaniel Reyes each scored a first-half goal Friday to help Western’s boys soccer team hold off visiting Clark, 3-2.
Eduardo Quintero-Rodriguez scored his second goal of the match with 23 minutes left to break a 1-1 tie and lift Canyon Springs’ boys soccer team to a 2-1 victory over visiting Liberty on Wednesday.
Ivan Lopez had two goals and two assists Monday to help Clark’s boys soccer team to a 6-2 victory over visiting Mojave.
Manuel Ponce scored four goals, including the match-winner on a penalty kick with less than 10 minutes remaining, to help Bonanza’s boys soccer team to a 5-4 win over visiting Arbor View on Tuesday.
Ariana Reyes scored three goals, including the game-winner with five minutes remaining, to help Clark’s girls soccer team rally for a 4-3 win over host Cheyenne on Friday.
Randy Casas’ goal in the final 20 seconds of the match Wednesday lifted Las Vegas’ boys soccer team to a 2-1 win over visiting Liberty.