BURBANK -- After a scoreless first half in its Ralph Brandt Tournament semifinal game against El Camino Real, the Crescenta Valley High soccer team dialed up two long-distance goals to seize control of the match Saturday evening at Memorial Stadium.
“Great strikes, those were world-class shots,” Crescenta Valley Coach Grant Clark said.
Those scores held up, thanks to three equally stellar second-half saves by goalie Josh Cook, and the Falcons defeated the previously unbeaten Conquistadors, 2-0, to advance to the tournament final Monday night at St. Francis.
In the game’s 48th minute, Falcon Erick Trejo was briefly left alone in space in the middle of the field some 30 yards away from the goal. The senior collected himself with his dribble and uncorked a wicked shot that dipped just underneath the crossbar, leaving El Camino Real goalie Luka Joncich helpless to stop it.