Girls Soccer Marches On
The Palisades High women’s soccer team advanced to the City Section finals on Tuesday with a 1-0 victory at Granada Hills. The Dolphins will play defending champion El Camino Real for the championship Saturday at 7 p.m. at East Los Angeles College. Impressive victories over Reseda Cleveland, Fairfax and Granada Hills Kennedy advanced Palisades to Tuesday’s semifinals. The Dolphins (11-7-1) got a measure of revenge against seventh-seeded Fairfax in the second round February 22 with a 3-0 win. Pali’s shutout victory avenged a 2-1 defeat at the hands of the Lions two weeks earlier in league play. Palisades scored two goals in the first 10 minutes against Kennedy in the quarterfinals last Thursday en route to a 7-0 victory. Lucy Miller had two goals and an assist and Jennifer Wong scored the last goal on a penalty kick against the 18th-seeded Cougars. El Camino Real, which has won four consecutive City titles, defeated Western league champion Hamilton, 2-0, in the other semifinal Tuesday. Boys Soccer After its 1-0 upset of Los Angeles to open the City playoffs four days earlier, Palisades was hoping to keep its momentum going in the second round. Instead, the Dolphins’ season came to an abrupt end with a 2-0 loss at second-seeded San Fernando on February 23. Luis Hernandez scored in the 19th minute to give the host Tigers a 1-0 lead. Palisades (6-3-2), seeded 18th out of 32 teams, appeared to tie the score at the 59 minute mark but the goal was nullified by an offsides penalty. Two minutes later Moses Alvarez added an insurance goal for the Tigers. Rudy Marea of San Fernando and Pali’s Francesco Coco were each red carded in the 55th minute.
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