Snowflake’s boys’ team has moved into the top spot in the fall soccer rankings thanks to their unbeaten regular season record, which now stands at 10-0. They added two close wins last week.
Playing in St. Johns against the eighth-ranked Redskins on Tuesday, they came away with a hard-fought 5-4 win. Hosting Blue Ridge two days later, they took care of the seventh-ranked Yellowjackets by a final score of 5-2.
The Lobos have one final regular-season game left this week when they host Show Low on Tuesday night.
The playoffs will begin on Oct. 28, with the high seeds hosting the quarter-final rounds as well as the semifinal rounds on the 30th. The state championship game will be played on Nov. 1, at Coronado High School in Scottsdale. The top eight teams in the final rankings on the boys’ side qualify for the playoffs.
In girls fall soccer, only the top six teams qualify for the state playoffs. Snowflake enters its final week of the regular season ranked second in power points. They played just once last week, defeating sixth-ranked Blue Ridge 3-2 on Tuesday night.
This week, Snowflake will host Chino Valley on Monday, then travel to Payson on Wednesday for their final regular-season game. Snowflake is 9-1-1 entering this week.
For the Ladies, the semi-final round will be played at high-seed sites on Oct. 30. The championship game will be played on Nov. 1, at Coronado High School.
