NCS soccer playoffs: Concord neighbors De La Salle, Carondelet claim Division I titles

Boys

In entrance of its home group Saturday night time, De La Salle defeated Montgomery 2-1 to get the North Coast Section Division I championship.

With 5 minutes still left in the to start with half, Juan Pablo Hernandez scored to give the Spartans the lead. Cooper Kennedy extra some insurance policies with a 2nd-fifty percent aim.

De La Salle endured a scarce 4-activity dropping slump early in the year. The Spartans bounced back again with a 12-recreation unbeaten streak, which bundled 3 shutouts in the playoffs.

The Spartans have received 5 NCS titles beneath the helm of mentor Derricke Brown.

“Each time you’re in a placement to compete for a championship, you have to actually appreciate it,” Brown said. “It really suggests a whole lot and to in fact acquire it is just a truly exclusive sensation.”

De La Salle enhanced to 19-6-1 and will contend in the California Interscholastic Federation regional match, which starts future 7 days.

Women

Carondelet shut out East Bay Athletic League rival California 3- in the Division I remaining.

Lizzie Vranesh scored 2 times in the victory at De La Salle.

Pleasure Casselman recorded a second-half target assisted by Cal-sure Annaliese Giusto. Goalkeeper Maddie Buckley earned the thoroughly clean sheet.

The Cougars claimed a next NCS title in 3 many years. They are now 20-1-2.

“It’s normally a massive compliment and just wonderful for our young children to take pleasure in the hard do the job that they set in,” Carondelet coach Amy Apodaca mentioned.

California drops to 8-9-4.

Both of those groups will await seeding for the NorCal tournament, which will be declared Sunday.

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