Yahoo Sports High school soccer rewind: Charlotte Catholic, Marvin Ridge advance to 4A semifinals
Charlotte Catholic and Marvin Ridge will square off Tuesday for the right to play in North Carolina’s 4A state championship boys’ soccer match next weekend.
The Cougars and Mavericks advanced to the state semifinals with quarterfinal victories Saturday night.
Charlotte Catholic ended South Mecklenburg’s bid for a second straight 4A title with a come-from-behind, 2-1 victory.
And Marvin Ridge scored with 1:58 remaining in the second overtime for a 4-3 victory over previously unbeaten Myers Park.
The Cougars and Mavericks will meet at Marvin Ridge, with the match time to be announced.
Two other area teams advanced to Tuesday’s regional finals. Bradford Prep, under first-year coach Christian Thomas, won its 1A West quarterfinal, and Lincolnton won its 2A match.
South Mecklenburg (17-7-4) won five matches on the road a year ago before capturing the state title on a neutral field at the Matthews Sportsplex. This season, the 23rd-seeded Sabres were at it again, winning three in a row away from home.
And they got off to a good start Saturday night at Charlotte Catholic, as Patrick Dugan scored for the Sabres in the first half. But the 16th-seeded Cougars battled back, scoring twice in the second half. And Charlotte Catholic goalkeeper Henry Thompson made two big saves to help preserve the victory.
At Myers Park, the second-seeded Mustangs (19-1-2) fell behind 3-1 early in the second half but battled back, getting goals from Nelson Wauple and Vlad Grigoryan.
In overtime, neither team got a good scoring chance until Marvin Ridge launched a breakaway and got the winning goal with 1:58 remaining.
The Mavericks (17-4-2), seeded sixth, will be trying to even the score with Charlotte Catholic on Tuesday. The Cougars beat Marvin Ridge 3-0 on Aug. 27.
Saturday’s area games
CLASS 1A
Bradford Prep 3, Bishop McGuinness 0: The second-seeded Bears (20-3) rolled to their fifth straight victory. They will host 13th-seeded Mount Airy in the 1A West regional finals Tuesday.
CLASS 2A
Lincolnton 3, Patton 1 (OT): The Wolves scored once in each of the 10-minute overtime and periods and advanced to the 2A West regional finals. Lincolnton (19-5-1), the 14th seed, will travel to No. 1 seed Southwestern Randolph on Tuesday.
CLASS 3A
AC Reynolds 3, South Point 1: South Point’s season ended at 22-3-3 with the loss. The Red Raiders had gone 14-0 in league play and won three home playoffs matches, including Thursday’s 4-3 double-overtime win over Hickory. Isaac Chomney, Logan Ernst and Alex Golochuk scored for the victorious Rockets.
Reynolds, the No. 2 overall seed in the West 3A bracket, will face top-seeded Asheboro Friday.
Asheboro 3, East Lincoln 0: Top-seeded Asheboro (26-2) won its 22nd straight game to advance to the 3A state semifinals. East Lincoln, which was the No. 5 seed and finished 22-3-2, was tied with Asheboro 0-0 at halftime.
Boys’ soccer
CLASS 4A
Saturday’s quarterfinals
West
Charlotte Catholic 2, South Mecklenburg 1
Marvin Ridge 4, Myers Park 3 (OT)
East
Green Hope 2, Holly Springs 1
Wakefield 1, Broughton 0
Tuesday’s regional championship
West
Charlotte Catholic (20-4) at Marvin Ridge (17-4-2)
East
Green Hope (23-4) at Wakefield (22-4)
CLASS 3A
Saturday’s quarterfinals
West
AC Reynolds 3, South Point 1
Asheboro 3, East Lincoln 0
East
Southern Durham 1, First Flight 0
Western Alamance 3, Southern Nash 0
Tuesday’s regional championships
West
AC Reynolds (21-1-1) at Asheboro (26-2)
East
Southern Durham (21-2-2) at Western Alamance (23-1)
CLASS 2A
Saturday’s quarterfinals
West
Lincolnton 3, Patton 1 (OT)
Southwestern Randolph 5, Newton-Conover 4
East
Clinton 2, James Kenan 1
Greene Central 4, Southern Alamance 2
Tuesday’s regional championship
West
Lincolnton (20-5-1) at Southwestern Randolph (24-2)
East
Greene Central (21-5) at Clinton (26-2)
CLASS 1A
Saturday’s quarterfinals
West
Bradford Prep 3, Bishop McGuinness 0
Mount Airy 3, Highland Tech 0
East
Hobbton 5, Pender 1
Voyager Academy 3, Wake Prep 1
Tuesday’s regional championships
West
Mount Airy (22-3) at Bradford Prep (20-3)
East
Voyager Academy (18-2-2) at Hobbton (22-5-1)
