It was nearly a clean sweep for the higher seeded home teams in a busy day of GSL versus MCC action with Walla Walla posting the lone upset with a 4-3 victory against GSL runner-up Ferris.
The results left Lewis & Clark as the lone GSL team remaining in the winners portion of the bracket vying for the 4A regional title. In the 3A bracket the league runners-up both advanced to square off against the opposing leagues' top 3A sides for a spot in the regional final.
Chiawana 0-2 Lewis & Clark
The Riverhawks kept the game close for most of the affair, but a pair of balls put Will Hoefer and Gabe Keller behind the back line for finishes on the two goals. John Zylak and Nicholas Davis shared the clean sheet. The Tigers advanced to host Richland in the next round. It is the third consecutive year they will face the Bombers in the postseason, having won the last two 2-1 and 2-0. SWX Highlights [+]
LC: Will Hoefer (Jared Mehaffey) 25
LC: Gabriel Keller (Eli Armstrong) 61
Walla Walla 4-3 Ferris
In a wild back-and-forth affair the Saxons held the initial lead after just one minute, but the Blue Devils scored back-to-back goals in the 32nd and 36th with Juan Montero setting up both. Nathan Owen, though, would level things right before the break. Julio Tapia, who netted the equalizer, would strike twice in three minutes early in the second half to complete a hat-trick. Ferris made things interesting when a scramble in the six off a corner in the 79th tightened things for stoppage time. SWX Highlights [+]
F: Evan Giem (Caden Martin) 1
WW: Julio Tapia (Juan Montero) 32
WW: Edwin Romero (Montero) 36
F: Nathan Owen (Alex Holmes) 39
WW: Tapia (Erick Perez) 53
WW: Tapia (Perez) 55
F: Ty Spink (Owen) 79
Gonzaga Prep 0-1 Richland
R: Drew Fulton (pen) 43
Shutout: Jake VoordePoorte
Central Valley 0-4 Pasco
The MCC champs scored early via Kevin Meraz-Rodriguez, who tallied twice, and held control the rest of the contest, pulling away in the final 18 minutes of the match for the big win, the first decisive victory for the Bulldogs in their recent postseason series. The two sides had squared off six times in the playoffs the last four years with the Bears winning all but one, a state tournament match that went to a shootout last year after a 2-2 draw. Francisco Moreno and Danny Puga combined for the shutout and Isaac Ponce had a pair of assists.
P: Kevin Meraz-Rodriguez 13
P: Oscar Cortez 62
P: Meraz-Rodriguez 67
P: Jorge Magana-Carillo 76
HIGHLIGHTS: @KamiakinBraves⚽️ dominated possession all game, coming in waves. 4-1 win to stay in the district winners bracket. @CadenEgli @MiguelVargas11_ score beautiful goals in the 2nd half. @RUNKANO vs North Central Saturday, 11 am pic.twitter.com/Pkqz2e3NxY— Alan Hoshida (@AHoshidaSports) May 3, 2018
Rogers 1-4 Kamiakin
A goal just before the break put the Braves in front, but a narrow-angled near post goal two minutes into the second half evened things up. Kamiakin, though, had too much firepower and pulled away over the next 20 minutes.
K: Kaden Shymanski 39
R: Taki Al-Tamimi 42
K: Caden Egli (Miguel Vargas) 50
K: Vargas (Chace Jenkins) 55
K: Jenkins 62
HIGHLIGHTS: @pascoathletics⚽️ advance to the district semifinals after thumping their GSL rival Bears. No one can stop @oscarhc_9 speed. Kevin Meraz-Rodriguez with another 2 goal game. The 2nd was from deep #BarDown @IAmPurplePride @PascoDogpound pic.twitter.com/AoPznJOAo1— Alan Hoshida (@AHoshidaSports) May 3, 2018
Shadle Park 1-6 Mt Spokane
Three goals in the first quarter-hour decided the match. Cody McDonald set up two of them and went on to score one of his own before the intermission. SWX Highlights [+]
MS: Brad Campbell (Cody McDonald) 5
MS: Santos Oxlaj-Pastor 10
MS: Kinkade McMurray (McDonald) 15
MS: McDonald 39
MS: McMurray 42
SP: Pablo Garcia Vega (Devin McGowan) 49
MS: Peter Stewart 73
Upcoming GSL-MCC Playoff Games
Friday, May 4
3A - Mt Spokane @ Kennewick 4:00
Saturday, May 5
3A - Kamiakin @ North Central (SFCC) 11:00
4A - Central Valley @ Ferris 12:00
4A - Chiawana @ Gonzaga Prep 12:00
4A - Richland @ Lewis & Clark (SFCC) 1:30
4A - Walla Walla @ Pasco 2:30
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