Santa Fe Teams in State Soccer Quarterfinals

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Santa Fe Prep girls and boys and St. Michael’s girls in Wednesday’s quarterfinals of the state soccer tournament at Bernalillo Soccer Complex

Griffin girls lone undefeated team in state, Griffin boys defending champion, Lady Horsemen tournament-tough

By ARNIE LESHIN, Santa Fe Today

With all due respect to top-seeded, undefeated Santa Fe Prep’s girls, beware of 5^th-seeded Albuquerque Hope Christian.

Because of their recent accomplishments of three state soccer championships and a loss in last year’s semifinals of A-4A, the Huskies could manage only a 10-10 record over the regular-season (6-0 in winning district), but still earned a worthy seed as the quarterfinals are played Wednesday at the Bernalillo Soccer Complex.

It routed 12^th-seeded Navajo Prep, 10-0, in the first round at home, and now meets up with 4^th-seeded Socorro, which is 14-4 and gained an opening-round bye. The Huskies have a rather young roster, but have gained enough experience to come on strong down the stretch. Plus, they are tournament-tough.

As for the Griffins, the lone unbeaten team in the state, they finally ended St. Michael’s hold on District 2-4A by turning back the Lady Horsemen, 5-3 and 2-1. Following a first-round bye, they take on 8^th seeded Moriarty (14-7) which edged 9^th seeded Portales, 1-0, at home.

St. Michael’s is the 6^th seeded, is 15-6 and has played a tough schedule. It goes against 3^rd seeded Albuquerque Sandia Prep, which is 13-7 and turned back the Lady Horsemen, 2-0, during the campaign. It comes off a first-round bye.

In the other 4A quarters, another 2-4A team is 10^th seeded Robertson (10-11), which avenged two earlier losses to 7^th seeded Taos by taming the Tigers, 2-0, on the road.

All these 4A marches at scheduled for 2 p.m. starts. The 5A girls all begin play at 9:30 a.m., and the 6A matches are slated for noon.

. . . In the boy’s 4A where all of its matches begin at 3:30, the defending champion is Santa Fe Prep, which is the 5^th seed and opened with a 6-0 rout over visiting Santa Fe’s Tierra Encantada. The Griffins own a 12-5-1 record and meet up with No. 4 Moriarty (13-6-1), which had an opening-round bye.

Prep finished second in 2-4A to Robertson (14-6), which comes off a first-round bye and takes on No. 6 Hatch Valley (10-6-3).

The top seed is Hope Christian (18-2) and its first tournament match is against No. 8 NMMI (8-10-1).

The second seed, Sandia Prep is at 10-7-3 and opens versus No. 10 Albuquerque Bosque School (7-11-3), which went on the road and surprised 7^th seeded Socorro, 1-0.

Boy’s 5A is course to start at 1 p.m., the 6A at 3 p.m.

All four fields will be in use for each match.