The Lady Pointers soccer team had been successful in its attempt to repeat as CIF champions until they played No. 2-seeded Scripps Ranch in a semifinal round game March 1 and lost 2-1 on the Falcons’ field.
Seeded No. 3 in Div. I, the Pointer girls were flying high after a first round bye and a 1-0 victory over No. 11 La Jolla in the quarterfinals last Friday. In the semifinal game, sophomore Abigail Bates’ goal in the 37th minute proved the game-winner. She was assisted by senior Jordan Patane, who led her team with four shots.
Goalkeeper Taylor Washington, also a sophomore, recorded her 15th win and 14th shutout of the season as the team’s record moved to 20-2-2.
Patane, who has accepted a scholarship offer to play at Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) next year, leads the team with 27 goals and 23 assists for 77 points.
Sophomore Trinity Watson follows with a line of 17, 15 and 49 points, while classmate Iyana Zimmerman follows at 8, 17 and 33. Junior Riley O’Toole, who joined the team in the second half, has nine goals in only 10 games.
Team captains are Patane, O’Toole, Jaquelyn Neves and Natasha Camacho-Bier, who has accepted a scholarship offer from Mercy College of New York.
The Pointers, under head coach John Murphy, have won two CIF titles, including the CIF Div. II title last year in a 1-0 battle with Valhalla that was decided by a penalty kick. In 2009, his girls defeated Mt. Carmel 2-1 in a shootout after both teams played to a 1-1 tie followed by a scoreless overtime period. Boys soccer
The Pointer boys soccer team has quietly been adding victories to its resumé and is also still in the hunt for a CIF title.
After receiving a No. 4 seed and first-round bye in the Div. II tournament, the Dogs inflicted a no-doubt 5-1 bite on No. 12 seed Bishops. At press time, they were awaiting a trip north for a semi-final tussle with No. 1 seed Oceanside, set for yesterday (March 2) at 5 p.m.
The Pointers compiled an overall record of 9-5-6 this year (4-1-3, second place to Cathedral Catholic in Western League). They will have their work cut out for them, as Oceanside registered a 17-1-5 record (8-0-2 for first place in the Valley League).
The winner is set to play for the championship at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 5 at Olympian High School. 
Head coach Elliott Savitz’ team is led in scoring by senior Luke Raley, who has 20 goals and four assists on the season. Junior Townsend Meyer (5, 5) and senior Jase Souza (5, 3) are next.
In goal, sophomore Marley Mascarenas and senior Trevor Eide have split time.
In 11 games, Mascarenas has been credited with one win, eight shutouts, and two ties. His goals-against average is a stingy 0.8.
Appearing in 13 games, Eide’s statistics show four wins, six shutouts, four losses and three ties.
Prior to this season, the Pointers last won a CIF playoff match in 2013 with a 3-0 win over Steele Canyon.