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The girls soccer team from Highland Park capped an unbeaten, untied season with a 5-3 victory over Aledo to capture the UIL Class 5A state title Saturday at Georgetown's Birkelbach Field.
The state title is a record-equalizing sixth for the Scots' girls soccer program and fourth since 2000. Plano West girls and Plano boys also have six UIL state titles.
Two other girls teams and three boys teams also earned state titles in the four-day event.
Stephenville and Hendrickson became first-time girls champions in Class 4A and 6A, respectively.
Jesuit and Wakeland earned the boys Class 6A and 5A crowns, repeating a double that happened in 2010. It is the second UIL title for both. Including competition before entering the UIL, Jesuit's state title count is 19.
Kilgore, making its third consecutive state final four, broke through to capture its first state title in boys 4A.
Here is a recap of the championship matches and the all-tournament teams from each of the six divisions:
GIRLS
Class 4A
Stephenville 2, Boerne 1: Savannah Alford converted a first-half goal on
Haleigh Beam's corner and
Madison Carter snapped a 1-1 tie with the game-winner for Stephenville (25-4). The state title was the first for the Honeybees, making their first state final four.
Paige Marcell, with an assist by
Cassie Naiser, accounted for the goal by Boerne (21-5-1).
All tourney: MVP-Savannah Alford, Stephenville, Sr., D;
Beatris Chavarria, Stephenville, Fr., D; Haleigh Beam, Stephenville, Fr., M;
Ciara Johnston, Stephenville, Fr., F; Paige Marcel, Boerne, Sr., F;
Halle Hurt, Boerne, Sr., D;
Melissa Fernandez, Boerne, Sr., M;
Julie Carter,
Jasper, Jr., F;
Ezra Lovett, Jasper, Jr., M;
Ryagan Young,
Athens, Sr., D;
Kyra Robison, Athens, Sr., F.
Class 5A
Highland Park (Dallas) 5, Aledo 3: Freshman
Presley Echols scored twice to help complete a dream season for Highland Park (27-0).
Rachel Wasserman,
Frances Ann Matise and
Sarah O'Neal also made the scoring sheet.
Grace Bass had an assist.
Cameron Huddleston,
Peyton Laughley and
Eden Wise scored for Aledo (22-4-3) with assists going to
Brooke Jones and
Kristen Burns.
All tourney: MVP-Presley Echols, Highland Park (Dallas), Fr., F; Rachel Wasserman, Highland Park, Jr., F;
Sierra Jones, Highland Park, Jr., D; Sarah O'Neal, Highland Park, Jr., M; Peyton Laughley, Aledo, Sr. F; Cameron Huddleston, Aledo, Sr., M;
Cheney Huddleston, Aledo, Fr., M;
Sarah Schlemmer,
Boerne-Champion, Jr., K;
Ashlyn Fulgham, Champion, Fr., D;
Celise Phillips,
Rouse (Leander), Jr., K;
Sydney Sheehan, Rouse, So., D.
Class 6A
Hendrickson (Pflugerville) 2, Tompkins (Katy) 0: Hendrickson keeper
Makenna Garcia turned away seven shots to earn the shutout for first-time state champion Hendrickson (19-4-4).
Kensley Martin and
Kayla Geren scored goals.
Barbara Olivieri and
Leanne Veary were top attackers for Tompkins (19-5-3).
All tourney: MVP-Mckenna Garcia, Hendrickson (Pflugerville), Fr., K;
Christina Arteaga, Hendrickson, Sr., M;
Jayme Woodfill, Hendrickson, Sr., F;
Bryana Hunter, Hendrickson, Jr., M;
Cailey Croson, Tompkins (Katy) Sr., K;
Joannie Ramos, Tompkins, Sr., M; Barbara Oliveri, Tompkins, Fr., F;
Afrah Khan,
Vandegrift (Austin), Sr., D;
Kelly Flynn, Vandegrift, Sr., D;
Samantha Dominguez,
Keller, Jr., D;
Berklee Peters, Keller, Sr., F.
Anna Robertson, Highland Park
Photo by Kyle Dantzler
Class 4A
Kilgore 3, Bridgeport 2 (4-2 shootout): Sophomore midfielder
Raul Cedillo's shootout goal clinched victory and the state title for Kilgore (21-5-2). Kilgore converted on all four shootout attempts. Bridgeport (19-4-5) hit its first two and missed on its final two. Kilgore, making its third consecutive final-four appearance, received goals from freshman
Wanya McIntyre and sophomore
Elian Torres in regulation.
Jovany Gonzalez had an assist. Bridgeport equalized on goals by
Miguel Olmos and
Juan Amador.
Rigoberto Alvarez had an assist. All of the scoring in regulation came in the first half.
All-tourney: MVP-
Kaleb Jett, Kilgore, Jr., K; M; Elian Torres, Kilgore, So., F;
Yonatan Contreras, Kilgore, Sr., M;
Mateo Meraz, Kilgore, Sr., D; Juan Amador, Bridgeport, Jr., F;
Eric Aguilar, Bridgeport, Jr., M; Miguel Olmos, Bridgeport, Jr., M;
Nelvin Bonilla,
Washington (Houston), So., D;
Lester Valeriano, Washington, Jr., F;
Fabrizzio Gonzalez,
Progreso, Jr., M;
Anthony Vasquez, Progreso, Jr., D.
Class 5A
Wakeland (Frisco) 2, Waller 0: Cody Sedatole and
Manny Diaz DeLeon converted on second-half shots, sending Wakeland (22-4-1) to its second state title.
Bryce Wilson and
David Esch recorded assists and keepers
Noah Samadian and
Brady Smith combined on the shutout.
Eric Oregon was the main scoring threat for Waller (22-6-3) and keeper
Raul Rodriguez had five saves. Wakeland avenged a shootout defeat in the 2016 state final.
All tourney: MVP-Cody Sedatole, Wakeland (Frisco), Sr., F;
Matt Thomas, Wakeland, Sr., D;
Jacob Miller, Wakeland, Jr., M;
Matt Ribble, Wakeland, Sr., M;
David Jara, Waller, Jr., M;
Ricardo Castillo, Waller, Jr., D; Raul Rodriguez, Waller, Sr., K;
Jose Castaneda,
Wichita Falls, Sr., D;
Alex Ramirez, Wichita Falls, Sr., M;
Sebastian Benavides,
Lopez (Brownsville) Jr., F;
Jose Echavarria, Lopez, Jr., M.
Class 6A
Dallas Jesuit 2, Sam Houston (Arlington) 1: An overtime goal by
Christian Lerma propelled Jesuit (22-3-1) to the title.
Tommy Flaim staked the Rangers to a quick 1-0 lead on a 33-yard free kick.
Jason Ramirez tied it for Sam Houston (22-3-2) on a 25-yard free kick 18 minutes into the second half. A busy Jesuit keeper
Luke Ostrander recorded nine saves.
All tourney: MVP-Luke Ostrander, Jesuit (Dallas), Sr., K;
Alex Garcia, Jesuit, Jr., D; Christian Lerma, Jesuit; Jr., F;
James LaRoe, Jesuit, Sr., D;
Sergio Martinez, Sam Houston (Arlington), Sr., F;
Nate Kopetsky, Sam Houston, So., M;
Mario Trevizo, Sam Houston, Jr., D;
Sabino Lozano,
Dobie (Houston), Sr., F;
Edwin Salvidar, Dobie, Sr., M;
Gerardo Reyes,
Juarez-Lincoln (La Joya, Texas), Jr., F;
Manuel Castrejon, Juarez-Lincoln, Jr., M.
