The boys soccer team after their loss to No. 2 La Salle on Nov. 9.
Contributed photoLa Salle Prep outshot Hood River Valley 4-2 in a penalty kick shootout Nov. 9, eliminating the Eagles from the quarterfinals of the 2024 Class 5A boys state soccer playoffs.
The two teams played to a 2-2 tie in regulation and through two 10-minute overtime periods. They were tied 2-2 in penalty kicks before the Eagles had their third kick blocked and their fourth sail high over the goal. La Salle converted on each of its four PK attempts.
Hood River was led by senior Julian Lara, who scored a goal and assisted on another by senior Andro Mendez.
The Falcons scored first, with 15 minutes left in the first half. A Falcon free kick from near midfield was angled to the left where it came down about 20 yards from the Eagle goal. The ball was redirected back to the right by a La Salle header where Vance Sheffield had anticipated things nicely. He got a step on the HRV defense, ran onto the ball and hit a low, hard shot to the left of the oncoming HRV keeper.
Lara countered for HRV with 27 minutes on the clock in the second half. Aran Garcia’s throw-in from the right sideline was redirected by Mendez toward a teammate, who redirected it again to the left center of the field, where Lara calmly ran onto the pass and one-touched it into the back left side of the goal.
La Salle went ahead again on a Conor Garvey header off a corner kick with 22 minutes remaining. Once again, HRV responded, this time about 10 minutes later. La Salle failed to clear a long through-ball and a Falcon header went to the right side where Lara was lingering about 25 yards out. He booted a low pass which got through a couple of defenders to an onrushing Mendez. He one-touched the ball but didn’t get it cleanly. He kept with the play, ran onto the ball again and high stepped it past the La Salle goalie to tie the match at 2-2.
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