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Boys soccer: Boca Raton falls in state semifinals
Friday, February 08, 2013
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Post Staff
Boca Raton's bid for a state boys soccer championship came up short at the hands of Weston-Cypress Bay for a second consecutive year as the Lightning shut down the Bobcats 2-0 in the Class 5A state semifinal Friday night in Weston.
Two-time defending state champ and reigning national champion Cypress Bay defeated Boca Raton 3-1 in last year's state semifinal in Boca Raton.
On Friday, Cypress Bay (19-2-4) scored just two-and-a-half minutes into the match when Nicolas Guevara beat Boca Raton goalkeeper Brian Kilgallon. Miguel Perez scored the final goal with six minutes remaining in the match.
Boca Raton (25-3), which entered the match ranked No. 4 by National Soccer Coaches Association of American and hadn't lost to a team from Florida before Friday, had several scoring opportunities, but couldn't convert. Bobcat standout Hunter Bandy had a prime opportunity to score early in the match after Cypress Bay goalkeeper Hector Fernandez overcommitted, but Cypress Bay's Dylan Sharpe recovered and kicked Bandy's shot away.
SOFTBALL
No. 1 American Heritage 15, Royal Palm Beach 0 (3): Whitney Faris had two RBI and three runs scored and Madison Hir struck out six as the Stallions (2-0) routed the Wildcats in Delray Beach.
No. 3 Palm Beach Gardens 17, Palm Beach Lakes 0 (3): Syd Jones was 3-for-3 with a home run, a triple, and five RBIs and Montana Rogers went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs as the Gators routed the Rams in West Palm Beach.
Pope John Paul II 14, Oxbridge 0 (5): Baillie Jorth was 2-for-3 with a double, a triple and two RBIs as the Eagles (2-1) routed the Thunderwolves in West Palm Beach.
Okeechobee 8, Centennial 2: Jaryaca Baker hit a grand slam and Sarah Davis also homered and drove in two runs as the Brahmans (1-1) handled the Eagles in Okeechobee.
Immokalee 7, Clewiston 4: Rachel Morrell was one1-for-2 with an RBI triple, but the Tigers (1-1) fell to the Indians in Clewiston.
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User Comments:
Weston commented on February 8, 2013 at 10:40 p.m.: report abuse
Oh, too bad the boys Boca soccer team lost, better luck next year. lol
Good commented on February 9, 2013 at 8:13 a.m.: report abuse
Even though I usually pull for the Palm Beach teams, I'm glad this Boca squad won't win a state championship. Classless coach and a classless team.
Agree commented on February 9, 2013 at 11:39 a.m.: report abuse
I agree with you!
Same thing with the girls basketball team and their parents. Its unfortunate.
Bobcats commented on February 10, 2013 at 12:34 p.m.: report abuse
Boca Highs sports teams are arrogant and entitled kids that have no class. School recruits from girls/boys volleyball to soccer to lacrosse - and no one does anything about it. So sad!!
Rob commented on February 11, 2013 at 8:30 a.m.: report abuse
So many haters out there who probably are just jealous of the great sports programs at Boca High. My kids do not go there and I clearly admit that I admire the number of teams they have with successful records. Kudos to them. Excellent season for the boys soocer team and their coaches. Great all around school with high ranking academics, sports and ROTC program.
TB3 commented on February 13, 2013 at 4:41 p.m.: report abuse
@Good This years seniors already won a state championship as freshman. While this season ended in disappointed your attempt at a snide remark is for the birds. Very classy being "glad" someone lost.
It's funny the amount of naysayers there are who want to comment on the classlessness of the Boca sports teams and their parents. I guess class is bowing and blowing kisses to the opposing teams fans like the Cypress Bay boys did against Boca the other night? Or maybe class is feeling the need to comment that Boca recruits all their athletes. It seems the majority of these comments come from Weston people who tend to have a chip on their shoulder and not a single nice thing to say about their neighbors.
Boca has rules against attending their high school that restricts anyone outside of the allotted zoning district from attending. There is no recruiting going on. Maybe at private schools where if you pay you can play, but not in this system.
How about you clowns step off your self-serving pedestals for a second and give credit where its due. The Bobcats won 25 games this year and lost only once to an in-state team. To discount their season is ridiculous. Congrats to Cypress Bay who got the better of them for the second year in a row. Hope they take it all.
Stay "classy".
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