First published in the Feb. 23 print issue of the Pasadena Outlook.
The Polytechnic varsity boys’ soccer team recently lost to visiting Cate High of Carpinteria, 4-1, in a shootout after ending its CIF-Southern Section Division V first-round game in a 2-2 draw.
Senior James Gomez and junior Parker Gooden each scored once while junior Jessie Benitez was credited with an assist.
The Panthers finished the campaign as Prep League champions with a stellar 8-1 record (12-6 overall).
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The Maranatha High School varsity boys’ soccer team includes Jaden Brainard (front, from left), Luca Youssefian, Kurtis Kwon, Jay Lee, Lorenzo Rodriguez, Josiah Topalian, Anthony Hernandez, Sean Yamashita and Martik Arakelyan. Back: Sam Yakteen, Jacob Brantingham, Aren Tatevossian, Tomas Schodorf, Daniel Imasdounian, George Peterson, Sawyer Throop, Miles Romero, James Wang and Owen Sabado. -
The La Salle College Preparatory varsity boys’ soccer team includes Eldred Hou (front, from left), Peter Herb, Jake Uriarte, Jeffrey Donaldson, Noah An, Lucas Lopreiato, Ruei-Long Wu, Ian Hall, Elias Alvarado and Daniel Alvarez. Back: assistant coach Alberto Rodriguez, Christopher Bahou, Christian Serrano, Joven Dagdagan, Mak Hadziomanovic, Myles Pryor-Gainey, Julian Gomez, Lance Pearson, Mario Cassina, Cabral Corvelo, Thomas Espinoza, Clive Reeves and head coach Jimmy Castillo. Not pictured: Caden Brown, Conner Brucker, Marcus Chin, Rodrigo Torres and Tomas Posada-Awad. -
The St. Francis High School varsity boys’ soccer team includes Alex Hartley (front, from left), Cristian Correa, Giuliano Lampasona, Mark Macias, Peter Symons-Galassi, Mikey McCarthy, Evan Barber, Julian Jimenez, Alex Lopez and Colin Gibbs. Back: Joseph Bird, Charlie Elachi, Matthew Martellino, Quinnten Guzman, Giovanni Nieves, Tim Murphy, Rome Strongin, Aaron Pereira, Juan Izaguirre, Nick Ferry, Bobby Layman, Jake Wyatt and Luke Wyatt.
MARANATHA
The Minutemen were recently shut out by visiting Bishop Montgomery of Torrance, 1-0, in their CIF-Southern Section Division VI first-round matchup.
Maranatha finished the campaign as unbeaten Olympic League champions with a 7-0-1 record (15-8-2 overall).
LA SALLE
The Lancers recently lost at Bishop Montgomery High in Torrance, 1-0, in their CIF-Southern Section Division VI second-round game as goalie Julian Gomez made a pair of saves.
La Salle previously blanked visiting Ontario Christian, 1-0, in their first-round matchup as Cabral Corvelo scored the winning goal. Tomas Posada-Awad was credited with an assist while Gomez had one save to preserve the shutout.
The Lancers finished the campaign as Camino Real League co-champions with a 6-2-2 record (16-6-2 overall).
ST. FRANCIS
The Golden Knights recently lost at Fontana, 3-2, in their CIF-Southern Section Division III wildcard game. Senior Giovanni Nieves and junior Giuliano Lampasona each scored once while freshman goalie Rome Strongin racked up nine saves.
SFHS concluded the campaign fourth in the Mission League standings with a 7-7 record (9-13-1 overall).
