High School Soccer Playoffs : La Canada Stuns Agoura in Semifinal
Sweeper Ross Allen scored from three yards on a header off a throw-in by Gavin Mealiffe with 12 minutes remaining in overtime to give La Canada High a 2-1 upset of top-seeded Agoura in a Southern Section 1-A Division boys’ soccer semifinal Tuesday at La Canada.
The Spartans (18-2-2) tied the score, 1-1, with less than a minute to play in the first half when midfielder David Quesada directed a header past Agoura goalkeeper Jason Metzger on a Mealiffe throw-in.
Agoura (22-3-1) scored 14 minutes into the match on a goal by midfielder Nelson Townes.
La Canada will meet Hemet, a 2-0 victor over Arroyo, in the final Saturday at Gahr High.
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