The Snowflake Lobo soccer team is headed to the state playoffs as the fifth overall seed and will face fourth seeded Willcox at 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28, at the Benedict Sports Complex in Tempe. If the Lobos (7-4) can get past the Cowboys (9-1), they would face either top ranked Blue Ridge or eighth seeded Chino Valley at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29. Both of those teams are unbeaten on the season.
Snowflake won its final two matches of the season with an 8-2 victory at St. Johns on Oct. 12 followed by an 11-1 home field win over St. Michael in the regular season finale last Saturday.
In the St. Johns match, Mason Willis scored three goals, Ryan Neff and Jake Hall each had two, and Bryce Brubaker added one.
Bryce Palmer led the way in assists with three. Jesus Juarez played the complete game in goal, allowing just the two goals with seven saves.
In the St. Michael game, the Lobos were led by Palmer, who scored four goals. Drake Stratton, Willis and David Krouse each had 2, and Austin Rogers and Siji Rodriguez both had one. Willis also had three assists.
The Lady Lobos soccer team finished their season with a pair of losses to wrap things up with a 2-8-1 overall mark. They finished the campaign ranked eighth in the standings, but did not make the state playoffs.
Last Tuesday’s match at Blue Ridge resulted in a tough loss to the fourth ranked Lady Yellowjackets, who will be in the state playoffs.
Snowflake trailed just 2-1 at the half, but gave up two unanswered second half goals in the loss. Camry Hatch scored Snowflake’s goal off an assist from Karlie Ramage. Emily Rolow played well in goal with 16 saves.
Snowflake’s final match of the season was a 6-0 road loss to Show Low.
