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Foothill’s Melanie Salazar and Crean Lutheran’s Mia Johnson battle for the ball Tuesday. (Photos courtesy Crean Lutheran Shutterbugs, John Luciano, Ted Rigoni and Howard Lyon).
Foothill High School’s girls soccer team, coached by Steve Patterson, has advanced into the semifinals of the CIF Division 3 playoffs to face Portola Saturday at 5 p.m. at Portola.
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It’s the second time in program history the team has advanced to the semifinals, according to Lehua Werdel, Foothill soccer booster club president.
In Tuesday’s match at Crean Lutheran, Foothill and Crean Lutheran battled to a 1-1 tie in regulation. About three minutes into the first overtime, Arllene Vite scored the game winner for the Knights.
Foothill (11-7-4) was down 1-0 until Brady Campbell scored on a penalty kick, midway through the first half to tie the match.
The teams battled through a scoreless second half.
Crean Lutheran, coached by Stephen Jennings, had victories over San Jacinto and La Habra to reach the quarterfinals. Foothill advanced by defeating Walnut and Grand Terrace.
Portola (11-1-2) advanced to the semifinals with a 1-0 victory over Trabuco Hills Tuesday. The Bulldogs also defeated Valencia and Crescenta Valley.
Portola was the Pacific Hills League champion.