Lone Star dominates in first playoff win; Timber Creek upsets L.D. Bell

PLANO – Frisco Lone Star dominated its first-ever boys soccer playoff victory everywhere but on the scoreboard with a 1-0 victory over stubborn Lovejoy in a Class 5A Region II bi-district playoff Friday night at John Clark Stadium.

“A match like that is always worrisome,’’ Lone Star coach Clinton Hollingworth said. “Possession doesn’t win games and one silly mistake can be the difference in this type of game.’’

Lone Star (18-1-3), a first-time champion of District 9-5A, is No. 2 in SportsDay’s 5A area ranking and No. 30 nationally by MaxPreps.

Lovejoy (9-12-1), the fourth seed from District 10-5A making its sixth consecutive playoff appearance, stayed close to the finish despite playing the final 10 minutes with nine players due to red cards.

It was a combined shutout for Lone Star’s two junior keepers with Matt Trouy playing the first half and John Stottlemire the second.

Lone Star advances to the area playoff round to face the winner of Friday’s bi-district match between Adamson and Carrollton Creekview.

In both possession time and scoring chances, Lone Star enjoyed a big advantage but had nothing to show for the dominance until senior forward J.J. Hernandez’s sizzling shot from 25 yards evaded diving Lovejoy keeper Noah Nguyen on its way to the left corner of the net 5:44 before intermission.

Hernandez moving left to right took an assisting pass from Aubry Eason.

“I didn’t know that would be the only goal,’’ Hernandez said . “I thought we would score more. We have to finish better in the future.’’

Prior to the goal, Lone Star failed to convert on a pair of free kicks from just outside the penalty area.

Lone Star’s back line set the tone for the possession advantage with accurate passing to steadily move upfield.

It took an acrobatic save from Nguyen to deny Lone Star a second goal 10 minutes into the second half. A crossing pass from Aubry Eason found the forehead of freshman Tucker Eason eight yards from goal. Nguyen had little time to react to the shot labeled for the top corner, but managed to bat it away.

In the waning moments and down two players, Lovejoy junior defender George Salcedo-Garcia made a desperation stop on his goal line.

“Lovejoy was like a wall and it wasn’t our prettiest game, but we found a way to win,’’ Hollingworth said.

BOYS

Keller 3, North Crowley 2: Nate Johnson scored a goal in extra time of the second half as Keller avoided North Crowley’s upset bid in a 6A playoff at Saginaw Boswell. Connor Geary and Jake Musgrave had a goal each while Maddox Mallory had an assist apiece for Keller (20-2-0), the top-ranked team in The Dallas Morning News’ Class 6A area poll.

North Mesquite 2, Rowlett 0: Josue Turrubiartes and Jonathan Zuniga scored a goal apiece as North Mesquite upset Rowlett in a Class 6A playoff at Homer B. Johnson Stadium in Garland. Victor Lujan added an assist for North Mesquite. Rowlett – ranked No. 4 in The News’ Class 6A area poll, ends its season at 17-3-4.

Rockwall-Heath 4, Sachse 0: Drew Cooley scored two goals as Rockwall-Heath rolled past Sachse in a 6A playoff at Mesquite Memorial Stadium. Corey Kossowski and Fletcher Fierro added a goal apiece.

Allen 2, Coppell 0: Diego Morales and Evan Pustejovsky had a goal apiece as Allen downed Coppell in a 6A playoff at McKinney. Dylan Berry and Ayden Mendoza had an assist apiece for Allen (15-4-2)

Irving 4, Grand Prairie 1: Milton Lopez scored two goals to propel Irving past Grand Prairie in a 6A playoff at the Gopher-Warrior Bowl in Grand Prairie. Jorge Rivera and Caleb Centeno added a goal each for Irving while Sebastian Gonzalez and Jose Chicas had an assist apiece for Irving.

Grapevine 5, Aledo 2: Grapevine (24-0-2), the top-ranked team in The News’ Class 5A/Others poll, remained undefeated with a 5A playoff win at River Oaks Castleberry.

Lewisville 5, Prosper 4: Lewisville upset Prosper in a 6A playoff at The Colony. Prosper (14-6-1) was ranked No. 3 in The News’ 6A area poll.

Plano 3, Denton Guyer 1: Plano pulled away from Guyer for in a 6A playoff in Frisco.

Arlington Bowie 2, Richardson J.J. Pearce 1: Bowie (12-7-1) knocked off J.J. Pearce (14-4-6) in a 6A playoff at Bowie.

Waxahachie 1, Temple 0: Waxahachie edged Temple in a 6A playoff at Mexia.

Tyler Legacy 4, Garland 0: Garland (10-12-2) fell in a 6A playoff at Corsicana.

Mansfield 3, Copperas Cove 1: Mansfield (14-6-3) held off Copperas Cove for a 6A playoff win at Waco.

Wichita Falls Rider 3, Birdville 1: Birdville fell in a 5A playoff at Wichita Falls.

North Dallas 7, Irving North Hills 1: North Dallas rolled to an easy win in a 4A playoff at Franklin Field.

GIRLS

Keller Timber Creek 1, Hurst L.D. Bell 0: Ainslee Douglass made 13 saves for a shutout as Timber Creek upset L.D. Bell in a Class 6A playoff at North Richland Hills. Bella Alfaro scored the game’s lone goal in the 35th minute off an Allison Justice assist.

It was the lone defeat this season for L.D. Bell (19-1-3), ranked No. 4 in The Dallas Morning News’ Class 6A area poll. Timber Creek will face Odessa Permian in the area round.

Allen 3, Coppell 1: Taylor Spitzer scored two goals as Allen downed Coppell in a Class 6A playoff at McKinney ISD Stadium. Ava McDonald also scored a goal for Allen (19-2-3), ranked No. 5 in The News’ 6A area poll.

Sutton Markee, Melania Fullerton and Jessica Spitzer had an assist apiece for Allen, which will face South Grand Prairie in the area round.Southlake Carroll 7, Saginaw Chisholm Trail 0: Hanna Khan had two goals and two assists while Zoe Matthews had a goal and two assists as Carroll romped in a Class 6A playoff at Northwest ISD Stadium in Justin. Katie Burlingame got the shutout in goal for Carroll (16-1-4).

Maddie Khan had two goals and an assist for while Kenzi Tufts had a goal and an assist for Carroll, which will face Wolfforth Frenship in the area round.

Northwest Eaton 5, FW Paschal 1: Alexis Miller had two goals and two assists to anchor Eaton’s 6A bi-district win at Aledo. Kieley Aranda, Mia Thaxton and Presleigh Huber added a goal apiece for Eaton (10-7-5).

Kassandra Ruelas had two assists while Madison Blue had one for Eaton, which will play San Angelo Central in the area round Tuesday in Abilene.

Arlington 3, Irving MacArthur 0: Summer Brown, Alexa Alvarez and Elizabeth Chupp scored a goal apiece as Arlington knocked off MacArthur in a 6A playoff in Southlake.

Highland Park 8, Cleburne 1: Kylie Bell had a hat trick to lead on offensive charge as Highland Park rolled at the Gopher-Warrior Bowl in Grand Prairie. Parker Hart and Hattie Speicher added a goal and two assists apiece for Highland Park (20-0-2), the top-ranked team in The Dallas Morning News’ Class 5A/Others area poll.

Morgan Williams, Elise Borders and Atty Meyer added a goal apiece while Elle Jones had two assists for Highland Park, which will face Longview Pine Tree in the area round.

Midlothian 3, Royse City 0: Landry Combs made seven saves in goal for a shutout as Midlothian blanked Royse City at Hanby Stadium in Mesquite. Nevaeh Higgins scored the only goal Midlothian needed in the third minute off a Kennedy Husbands assist.

Natalie Wagner added two first-half goals while Emma Best and Alexis Morris had an assist apiece. Midlothain (16-6-1) will face Longview in the area round.

Lovejoy 2, Frisco Reedy 2 (Lovejoy advances on PK 4-3): Mia Reaugh scored a goal off a Tatum Chester assist in extra time in the second half and went on to advance on penalty kicks 4-3 in a thrilling Class 5A playoff at Frisco Emerson. Emma Smith, Chester, Kate Carlson and Maggie Manders converted penalty kicks for Lovejoy and Nicole Young made a save in goal to clinch the win for Lovejoy (18-2-2).

Lovejoy’s first goal was on a free kick by Mary Mueth. Zaara Jacobs and Grayson Fox had a goal apiece for Reedy while Reganne Morris and Maddie Farrugia had an assist each.

Anna 1, Mabank 0: Payton Wicklisse made five saves for a shutout as Anna edged Mabank in a Class 4A playoff at Royse City. Keely McGrath scored the game’s lone goal off a rebound of a Katelynn Ardiles shot. Anna (15-5-3) will face Carter in the area round Monday at Wylie.

Mansfield Lake Ridge 3, Harker Heights 1: Lakyn Purcell, Samara Sanders and Sydney Lewis had a goal each as Lake Ridge pulled away in a 6A playoff at Robinson. Karsen Koehler had two assists while Jozie Allen added an assist for Lake Ridge.

Woodrow Wilson 5, Adamson 0: Natalie Ipina had two goals to lead Woodrow Wilson past Adamson in a 5A playoff at Sprague Stadium.

Molina 2, Carrollton R.L. Turner 1 (OT): Vanessa Lopez scored the game-winning goal in the second overtime period as Molina rallied for a 5A playoff win at Loos Stadium in Addison. Catherine Olvera provided the assist on the game winner. Molina came back from a 1-0 halftime deficit with Eryianna Ortega scoring a second-half goal and Karime Fuentes providing the assist.

Joshua 5, North Forney 0: Maddy Bourzikas had a hat trick to lead Joshua past North Forney in a 5A playoff at Hanby Stadium in Mesquite. Graycen Rasmussen and Bella Cook added a goal apiece.

Red Oak 4, Forney 0: Red Oak had a surprisingly one-side 5A playoff win over Forney. Red Oak (15-2-3) is ranked No. 9 in The News’ Class 5A/Others area poll while Forney (20-3-2) is No. 5.

McKinney Boyd 1, Hebron 0: Boyd held off Hebron in a 6A playoff at Celina.

Sachse 2, Rockwall-Heath 1: Sachse edged Rockwall-Heath in a 6A playoff at Mesquite Memorial Stadium.

Mansfield 7, Temple 0: Mansfield (20-2-0) overwhelmed Temple in a 6A playoff at Waco.

Rockwall 4, Garland Lakeview Centennial 1: Rockwall was too much for Lakeview Centennial in a 6A playoff at Homer B. Johnson Stadium in Garland.

Keller 5 Weatherford 0: Keller rolled in a 6A playoff at Saginaw Boswell.

Carrollton Creekview 3, Sunset 0: Creekview blanked Sunset in a 5A playoff at Standridge Stadium in Carrollton.

Wichita Falls Rider 3, Birdville 2: Birdville dropped a 5A playoff at Wichita Falls.

Kennedale 5, FW Carter-Riverside 1: Kennedale coasted in a 4A playoff at Burleson.

1/15Allen crowd cheers against Coppell during the second half of a soccer game at McKinney ISD Stadium at McKinney, TX on Friday, March 25, 2022. Allen won 3-1. (Shafkat Anowar / Staff Photographer)