After a 1-1 tie in regulation and sudden death, the No.11-seeded University City High School (UCHS) Centurion mens soccer team outscored the No. 1-seeded St. Augustine Saints 3-2 in a shootout to win the CIF Division III title 4-3 in a game played at Westview High School on March 5. Junior midfielder Takuya Okada scored with just under 33 minutes remaining in the second half and junior goalkeeper Juan Gonzalez had nine saves for the Centurions. Meanwhile, St. Augustine senior goalkeeper and captain Zach Sheppard, who has 15 shutouts this season, had six saves of his own for the Saints. UCHS upset the No.3-seeded Cathedral Catholic Dons 2-0 and La Jolla Vikings 3-0 on the road in the playoffs before beating St. Augustine, a team that had allowed eight goals all year. The Centurions lost twice to the Saints in the regular season. With the win, the Centurions improve their record to 14-8-0. With the loss, the Saints fall to 14-4-5. In other CIF Division III soccer playoff action at Westview High School March 5, the No.2-seeded La Jolla Lady Vikings also found themselves in a 1-1 tie with the No.1-seeded Cathedral Catholic Lady Dons following regulation and overtime. Much like the UCHS mens team, La Jolla outscored Cathedral Catholic 3-1 on penalty kicks in clinching the championship by a score of 4-2. Lady Dons senior Kendall Kraus scored off of an assist from fellow senior Jamie Schnieders to give Cathedral Catholic an early 1-0 cushion in the first half. However, Lady Viking senior captain. Callan Parra came right back less than a minute later, with her 18th goal this year. The second half and sudden death were scoreless until Parra, junior Itzel Caro and sophomore Karly Zlatic all scored goals in the shootout for La Jolla. The teams tied in two meetings during the regular season. With the win, the Lady Vikings improve their record to 14-4-3. With the loss, the Lady Dons fall to 15-7-4. In women’s CIF Division IV soccer playoff action, The No.1-seeded Bishop’s School Lady Knights suffered a tough 1-0 shutout loss to the No. 2-seeded Coronado Lady Islanders at Cathedral Catholic High School in a game played last Saturday afternoon, March 5. Bishop’s was bidding for its second title in three years. With the win, Coronado improves its record to 12-6-4. With the loss, the Lady Knights fall to 13-4-0.







