Boys soccer playoff roundup: Sierra Vista advances in 4A
By Jeff Wollard Las Vegas Review-Journal
Sierra Vista forward Lazzar Ramos (10) celebrates scoring a goal against Faith Lutheran in the first half of their Class 4A NIAA Boys Soccer quarterfinal game at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sierra Vista forward Lazzar Ramos (10) celebrates a goal against Faith Lutheran in the second half of their Class 4A NIAA Boys Soccer quarterfinal game at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sierra Vista forward Lazzar Ramos (10) celebrates a goal against Faith Lutheran in the second half of their Class 4A NIAA Boys Soccer quarterfinal game at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sierra Vista forward Lazzar Ramos (10) shoots a goal against Faith Lutheran in the second half of their Class 4A NIAA Boys Soccer quarterfinal game at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sierra Vista forward Lazzar Ramos (10) looks to pass in front of Faith Lutheran forward Jayden Serrano (20) in the second half of their Class 4A NIAA Boys Soccer quarterfinal game at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sierra Vista forward Lazzar Ramos MF, FORW (10) controls the ball in front of Faith Lutheran defender Aaron Bertone (18) in the second half of their Class 4A NIAA Boys Soccer quarterfinal game at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sierra Vista forward Lazzar Ramos (10) celebrates scoring a goal against Faith Lutheran in the first half of their Class 4A NIAA Boys Soccer quarterfinal game at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sierra Vista forward Lazzar Ramos (10) celebrates scoring a goal against Faith Lutheran with teammate Camden Galloway (14) in the first half of their Class 4A NIAA Boys Soccer quarterfinal game at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sierra Vista forward Lazzar Ramos (10) celebrates scoring a goal against Faith Lutheran with teammate Camden Galloway (14) in the first half of their Class 4A NIAA Boys Soccer quarterfinal game at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sierra Vista forward Lazzar Ramos (10) dribbles the ball against Faith Lutheran in the second half of their Class 4A NIAA Boys Soccer quarterfinal game at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sierra Vista forward Lazzar Ramos (10) passes the ball against Faith Lutheran in the first half of their Class 4A NIAA Boys Soccer quarterfinal game at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sierra Vista forward Lazzar Ramos (10) kicks the ball past Faith Lutheran defender Aaron Bertone (18) in the first half of their Class 4A NIAA Boys Soccer quarterfinal game at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sierra Vista midfielder Leon Mesic (7) heads the ball against Faith Lutheran in the first half of their Class 4A NIAA Boys Soccer quarterfinal game at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sierra Vista midfielder Jacob Perez (4) passes the ball in front of Faith Lutheran forward Tohotom Hajdu (17) in the first half of against Faith Lutheran in their Class 4A NIAA Boys Soccer quarterfinal game at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sierra Vista forward Lazzar Ramos (10) moves the ball past Faith Lutheran defender Nicholas Fitzgerald (2) in the first half of their Class 4A NIAA Boys Soccer quarterfinal game at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sierra Vista forward Lazzar Ramos (10) dribbles the ball past Faith Lutheran forward Jesse Taylor (27) in the first half of their Class 4A NIAA Boys Soccer quarterfinal game at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Faith Lutheran midfielder Troy DosSantos (30) dribbles the ball past Sierra Vista defender Camden Galloway (14) in the first half of their Class 4A NIAA Boys Soccer quarterfinal game at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sierra Vista midfielder Jacob Perez (4) heads the ball in front of Faith Lutheran forward Tohotom Hajdu (17) in the first half of against Faith Lutheran in their Class 4A NIAA Boys Soccer quarterfinal game at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sierra Vista midfielder Jacob Perez (4) heads the ball in the first half of against Faith Lutheran in their Class 4A NIAA Boys Soccer quarterfinal game at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sierra Vista’s boys soccer team needed a win Monday to advance in the postseason. Lazzar Ramos, as he has done many times before, came through in a do-or-die game.
The senior forward scored two goals to lead the Desert League’s second seed to a 3-0 home victory over Faith Lutheran (11-11-2), the third seed in the Mountain League, in a Class 4A state boys soccer quarterfinal.
Mountain Lions goalkeeper Nick Durazzo made four saves to earn the shutout.
Sierra Vista (16-4-2) will play Liberty in a semifinal game at 3 p.m. Friday at Cimarron-Memorial.
■ No. 1M Liberty 7, No. 4D Desert Pines 1: At Liberty, Joseph Gonzalez and Justin Gilliland each scored two goals as the Patriots (21-2) cruised to a victory over the Jaguars (11-4-1).
Gilliland added two assists for Liberty, and Gonzalez had one. Five players scored for the Patriots, who led 5-0 at halftime.
■ No. 2M Canyon Springs 2, No. 6M Chaparral 0: At Canyon Springs, Lalo Gomez and David Gonzales each scored a goal to lead the Pioneers (17-2-2) past the Cowboys (16-9-4).
Canyon Springs will play Desert Oasis in a semifinal game at 2 p.m. Friday at Coronado.
■ No. 1D Desert Oasis 2, No. 4M Cheyenne 1 (2OT): At Desert Oasis, Chad Endozo scored the game-winner in double overtime to lift the Diamondbacks (18-1-1) over the Desert Shields (15-7-1).
Javier Aldana De Leon scored Desert Oasis’ first goal. The game was tied 1-1 at the half.
Contact Jeff Wollard at jwollard@reviewjournal.com.
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