Boys First Round (Feb. 9)

Div. III:

#1 Valley (21-4-4, 9-1-2) 2, #16 Manteca 0

Div. II:

#2 Elk Grove (9-4-7, 4-2-6) 4, #15 Kennedy 0

Herd's Angad Singh scored twice in the first five minutes of the Sac-Joaquin Section playoff opener Friday and Elk Grove went on to its first playoff win in boys soccer in 19 seasons. Goals were also scored by Angelo Ghio and Ty DeLarosa.

#1 Del Oro 2, #16 Armijo 1

#5 Bella Vista 5, #12 El Capitan 0

Div I:

#8 Central Valley 3, #9 Franklin (9-9-5, 4-5-3) 1

#5 Pleasant Grove (11-5-3, 5-4-3) 2, #12 Enochs 0

#3 Whitney 1, #14 Monterey Trail (10-8-4, 6-3-3) 1

Whitney wins on penalty kicks, 4-3

#4 Oak Ridge 2, #13 Edison 1

#1 Jesuit 2 #16 Pitman 0

#6 Inderkum 2, #11 St. Mary’s 0

#7 McClatchy 4, #10 Gregori 3

#2 Davis 2, #15 Lincoln 0

Div. VI:

Bradshaw Chr. 2, Ben Holt 2

Pride wins on penalty kicks, 3-1.

2nd round of the boys soccer playoffs on 2/13

Local teams:

Div. I:

#5 Pleasant Grove vs. #4 Oak Ridge

Div. II:

#7 Vacaville vs. #2 Elk Grove

Div. III:

East Union/Roseville winner vs. Valley

Div. VI:

#3 Bradshaw Christian vs. #2 Esparto

Photo by John Hull

This shot went in the net to give Elk Grove a 2-0 lead early in the first half. The Thundering Herd finished off Kennedy, 4-0, in the opening round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II soccer championships.