No. 6 Silverton raced to a two-goal lead, then leaned on its defense to hold off No. 11 Mountain View 2-1 in the first round of the 5A girls soccer playoffs Wednesday.
The host Foxes led 2-0 in the first 20 minutes on goals by junior Allie Mansur and sophomore Marley Wertz, both assisted by junior Maddie Walter.
"Our coach told us to come out strong and we came out strong, set the pace, and that's exactly what we did," Mansur said. "We had some slow parts in the second half, but thankfully with that first half we were able to have some leisure with the second half."
Silverton (14-0-1) advances to play at No. 3 Caldera (12-2-2) in a Saturday quarterfinal.
"Caldera is hard, but the better the teams, the better we play," Mansur said. "Our coaches are good at preparing us, and there is no way someone's getting by our defense."
Mountain View (6-6-3) made it 2-1 in the 70th minute on a goal by senior Carmen Roberts, only the fourth goal allowed this season by Silverton.
"We know how much potential our team has, and at that point when they scored, we knew we had to come in and clutch up and lock in and get it out of there,” Foxes senior defender Simone Busch said.
“No matter what, we had to clear it out and do anything at this point because we know we can make it to the state championship. We want to prove how good Silverton soccer is and break some more records at our school.”
Silverton survived some tense moments down the stretch to seal the win.
"We've always known that the defense was back there, but this game really showed and highlighted their skills and showed what they can do," senior goalkeeper Ella Lulich said.
-- Jeremy McDonald
Highlights from Wednesday's round of 16:
6A
West Linn turned back North Medford 1-0 on the strength of Brystol Leslie's goal with eight minutes left in the first half. … Paige Nakada scored inside the far post in the 22nd minute to lift reigning state champion Grant over Lake Oswego 1-0. … No. 14 seed Beaverton stunned No. 3 Central Catholic 2-1, getting goals from Kate Parker and Olivia Hays. After giving up an early goal, Parker tied it within minutes and Hays got the go-ahead score just before the half. …Grace Alderton converted a penalty kick in the 72nd minute, and Evelyn Hollingsworth made a last-minute save with a dive to the left corner, to propel David Douglas past St. Mary's Academy 3-2. Lucy Kimball scored off an Alderton corner kick and Ariya Abdullah had a goal for the Scots, who have a school-record 11 wins. They had never won a playoff game before this season. ...
Sheldon blanked Oregon City 3-0. Kendall Quinney scored two goals, both assisted by Jaida Easter. Dani Haverland produced the third goal off an assist by Ashlynn Yancey. … Jesuit came through with four second-half goals to defeat Barlow 4-0. Aaliyah Johnson, Lane Lee, Estelle Lee and Eva Stiles scored goals and Jo Frischknecht had two assists. … Westview outscored West Salem 4-1 in a penalty-kick shootout to win 1-0. Wildcats goalkeeper Annika Null made two saves the shootout. … David Douglas outlasted visiting St. Mary's Academy 3-2. … Lincoln moved on with a 3-0 home win over Mountainside. Juliet Azizi scored twice and Chloe Horton once for the Cardinals.
5A
Down 2-1 in the second half, three-time reigning state champion Wilsonville rallied past Crescent Valley 3-2. Justine Sheets made it 2-2 in the 62nd minute and Tegan Waters put the Wildcats ahead in the 64th minute. Wilsonville's other goal came on a penalty kick by Camryn Schaan in the 19th minute. … Top-seeded Canby rolled past West Albany 4-0. Kendel Johnson had two goals and Madisen Stephans and Megan Gingerich had one goal each. … Charly Martin scored two goals, including the game-winner in the second overtime period, to give Bend a 3-2 home win over La Salle Prep. Martin and Cassidy Connor had first-half goals for the Lava Bears. … Summit eliminated Ashland 1-0 behind a goal from Adeline Mitchell in the 45th minute. …
Caldera cruised past Hood River Valley 6-0. Kylee Jerome had a hat trick and Kyla Findlater, Timmery Waldron and Katrin Garrity added single goals. … Kolbi Priaulx had two goals as North Eugene defeated McKay 6-0. Makennah Hobbs and Payton Buschelman scored to make it 2-0 at half. Priaulx struck for goals in the 50th and 52nd minutes, and Lauren Efraimson made it 5-0 in the 53rd minute. Luci Tait added a goal in the 79th minute. … Keira Ensley got the game-winner for Putnam in a 3-2 road victory over Thurston. Ailynn Padilla and Ruby Senfner also scored for Putnam.
4A
Freshman Kya Bolton's goal in the third minute held up for Philomath, which defeated visiting Klamath Union 1-0. … Astoria earned its first quarterfinal berth by beating Crook County 1-0 at home. Eva Espelien scored in the 46th minute. … The Dalles routed Pendleton 5-0 as Natalia Elias, Willow Ziegenhagen, Jaki Negrete, Lily Gonzalez and Bryce Newby found the net. … La Grande got two early goals and defeated North Bend 2-0. Rowan Evans scored in the second minute, converting a pass from Paige Allen, and Payton Daggett made it 2-0 about 15 minutes later. Lyndie Isaacson needed one save to record the shutout. … Scappoose downed Hidden Valley 1-0, getting an own-goal off a cross in the first minute of the second half. It was the Indians' seventh shutout in 11 games. …
Henley dispatched Molalla 4-1. Prestyn Schade, Brisi Flores and Allie Janney scored in the first half and Berniece Clifford had a second-half goal. Molalla's Yasmin Montiel made a penalty kick. … Doris Rios Valencia scored twice for Eva Coulombe had a goal for North Marion, which dropped Gladstone 3-1. Chloe Miller found the net for Gladstone to tie 1-1 in the 16th minute, but Rios Valencia and Coulombe struck to make it 3-1 in the first half. … Marist Catholic scored three goals in the second half to defeat Newport 3-1. Cruz Donawa and Libby McLaughlin converted 25-yard shots in the 60th and 66th minutes, respectively, for a 2-0 lead. After a Newport goal, Piper Pasley headed in a corner kick from McLaughlin in the 77th minute.
3A/2A/1A
Top-seeded Central Linn got first-half goals from Avery Runyon and Josie Grunerud to turn back Salem Academy 2-0. … Leah Benson scored her state-leading 38th goal of the season with 4:30 left in the second overtime period to give Four Rivers a 1-0 win over visiting Creswell. … Oregon Episcopal led 4-1 with 15 minutes left and held on for a 4-3 road win over Amity. The Aardvarks took a 2-0 lead in the first half on a 20-yard free kick by Mischa Aginsky and a penalty kick by Mia Robertson. Cassidy Paulson and Nina Kaiser added second-half goals. … Blanchet Catholic scraped out a 2-1 win at Brookings-Harbor, getting goals from Yaretzy Jacobo in the 15th minute and Thalia Lazarus in the 50th minute. …
Second-seeded Catlin Gabel scored six goals in the second half to knock out Lakeview 8-0. Addi Dauler had five goals for Catlin Gabel, which also got two goals from Annika Sirtori and one from Ella Bulkley. … Haven Zaw-Tun, McKenzie McColister, Calista Everson and Fabiola Quesada each had a goal in Valley Catholic's 4-0 win over Yamhill-Carlton. … Banks narrowly escaped Sisters 1-0 despite having a 35-5 edge in shots. Nylah Vanthom scored the game's only goal in the 35th minute. … St. Mary's outscored Pleasant Hill 5-3 in a penalty-kick shootout to win 1-0. The Crusaders went 5 for 5 on their penalty kicks and Pleasant Hill sent one shot over the bar.
