Santa Barbara High boys soccer remained undefeated on the yr with a 4-0 victory over Foothill Tech on Wednesday at Peabody Stadium.
After nearly all of the primary half was tied at 0-0, the Dons broke by way of with a objective off the foot of Pietro Nascente following a powerful nook go by Pablo Desales to take a 1-0 lead into halftime.
“We came out a bit flat in the first half and we needed a little bit of energy, and we found that with our substitutes tonight,” Santa Barbara High head coach Ricardo Alcaraz mentioned.
The Dons doubled their lead early within the second half when Desales delivered one other nook go to Irving Garcia, who completed off the shot for the 2-0 benefit.
After the lead grew to 3-0 on a Foothill Tech personal objective, Santa Barbara High rounded out the scoring late within the second half on Garcia’s second objective of the night time off an help from Keoni Garcia.
“Saul Lopez and Keoni were on tonight—they provided the energy we needed in the game,” Alcaraz mentioned.
The Dons (3-0-1) will likely be on the street in opposition to Newbury Park on Friday night time.
Girls Soccer
Carpinteria High ladies soccer pulled out a 1-0 victory over Fillmore within the Citrus Coast League opener on Wednesday.
“It is always very difficult to get a result at Fillmore but our young team was determined to get the upset,” Warrior head coach Freddy Martinez mentioned. “Carpinteria put the pressure from the opening whistle and played some outstanding high-press soccer and collected turnovers in the attacking half to put the Flashes on their heels.”
After a defensive battle all through, Carpinteria High lastly broke the tie within the 62nd minute. Michelle Cornejo crossed a ball into the field, and Caroline Cooney got here out of the pack to volley the shot into the again of the online for the lead.
The Warrior protection, led by goalkeeper Charlotte Cooney and centerbacks Vivian Huskins and Kaydance Gardner, held Foothill to only two pictures on objective within the clean-sheet effort.
Caprinteria (2-0-0) will host St. Bonaventure for a non-league match on Wednesday.
Del Sol 3, San Marcos 2
The Royals couldn’t sustain with Del Sol in a non-league loss on Wednesday at Warkentin Stadium.
“We played a good game where we generated several chances and kept Del Sol in their half for large parts of the game, but we just couldn’t close out the game,” San Marcos head coach Miguel Vences mentioned.
“Our girls did a great job in the build-up, fighting for loose balls, and combining in the final third; they did everything we asked them to do, we just didn’t get the result we wanted. We’ll learn from it and get better from it.”
Both of the Royals’ objectives got here courtesy of Zeina Matni, who scored off a corner-kick help from Riley Miller and on a penalty shot.
Lompoc 2, Santa Barbara High 1
The Dons fell on the street to the Braves in a non-league match on Wednesday in Lompoc.
Lompoc was aggressive within the early levels of the sport, taking a 1-0 lead and holding it till halftime.
The Braves continued to carry the momentum early within the second half, doubling its lead with one other objective earlier than the Dons might get on the board.
Santa Barbara High minimize the deficit in half with a penalty objective by Ginger Winkler after Carolyn Gifford drew the penalty. However, Lompoc held onto the lead from there to earn the win.
“Carolyn Gifford’s relentless effort on defense and offense needs to be acknowledged,” Dons’ coach Willie Sims mentioned. “She is playing with a lot of confidence and making positive contributions in our games. We can technically give her the assist for earning the PK tonight.”
Santa Barbara High (1-1-1) will host Del Sol on Friday at 5 p.m.
Cabrillo 6, Bishop Diego 0
The Cardinals dropped their residence opener to Cabrillo of Lompoc on Wednesday in Santa Barbara.
“Much of the thinking behind our season went into playing as many quality opponents as we could to prepare for league play,” Bishop Diego head coach Dillan Bennett mentioned. “Cabrillo is a skilled team and showed it today. We also have players stepping up and showing their leadership.”
The Cardinals (0-3) have been led on the defensive finish by Kaitlyn Garcia, whereas Mia Desales performed a key function within the offensive effort.
“Kaitlyn Garcia was a phenom for us today, solidifying our defense and giving us great opportunities to transition into offense,” Bennett mentioned. “Mia Desales additionally did a very nice job pushing the ball upfield.
“These are all aspects of the game we’ve been working on, and I can’t wait to see what gets better by Friday when we travel to Carpinteria.”
The Cardinals and Warriors will conflict on Friday at 5:30 p.m. at Carpinteria High.