Soccer Playoff Roundup : Torrey Pines Girls Turn Tables to Defeat Mira Mesa

Deirdra Brandes scored 10 minutes into the second half on a free kick, and Christy Peters added another goal to lead visiting Torrey Pines (15-4-2) to a 2-0 victory over Mira Mesa in a San Diego Section 3-A girls’ soccer playoff quarterfinal Saturday.

Peters scored after taking the ball at the halfway line, beating a couple of Mira Mesa players downfield and then beating the goalie.

Jen Rogin had an assist for Torrey Pines.

“Anytime you win an away game, it’s a good result,” Torrey Pines Coach Dennis Costello said. “The girls did an excellent job.”

Fourth-seeded Mira Mesa defeated Torrey Pines, 2-0, earlier this year.

Torrey Pines advanced to Wednesday’s semifinal against top-seeded Bonita Vista, a 4-0 winner over Mt. Carmel. Torrey Pines defeated Bonita Vista earlier this year, 2-0.

“It’ll be a good game,” Costello said. “It’s always a good game when we play.”

For the first time all season, Torrey Pines is suiting up its full roster of 16 players.

“We haven’t played well due to injuries and sickness, but at least everyone was there (against Mira Mesa),” Costello said. “It was something to see. I had forgotten some of the girls’ first names.”

In other 3-A girls’ quarterfinals:

Poway 3, Monte Vista 0--Erin-Mary Barrett, Kyle Clark and Kirby Seale each scored a goal for visiting Poway, which shut out Monte Vista behind goalie Wendy Kevan. “Our defense played very, very well,” said Poway Coach Gary Bradshaw. Poway is 15-4-5.

San Dieguito 1, Serra 0--Kathy Conklin scored from the right corner midway through the second period on a pass from Stefanie Case to give No. 2-seeded San Dieguito a victory at home. The Mustangs (20-2-4) recorded their 18th shutout for the season. Serra dropped to 9-10-4.

Boys

3-A quarterfinals

Bonita Vista 2, Mira Mesa 0--Justin May and Jeff Yakubic each scored on a header off of a corner kick for visiting Bonita Vista.

Sweetwater 2, Hilltop 1--Charles Adair scored for No. 2 Hilltop (14-3-1).

Poway 3, Torrey Pines 2 (2 OT)--Poway outscored Torrey Pines, 4-3, on penalty kicks after the second overtime.