First for Trojans boys
BY IVAN OROZCO, SPECIAL TO THE UNION-TRIBUNESUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2010
The last time Castle Park had a boys soccer team play in a section championship match Gerald Ford was in the White House. Bell-bottom jeans and disco music were popular.
So, the Trojans were not going to waste a shot at a title last night.
They didn’t.
Castle Park used a 79th-minute goal to upset defending champion Cathedral Catholic 2-1 in the Division III title match at Valhalla High.Jose Figueroa sent in the game-winning goal with a low rolling shot off the inside of the right post, shooting from left to right on a breakaway.
Angel Pinal fed Figueroa with the assist.
“I knew if I took the shot it would have to go in,” Figueroa said.
The strategy worked just in time to avoid overtime and it gave Castle Park (13-6-1), the No. 9 seed, its first section title.
The Trojans were in the finals in 1974 and ’76.
“This means everything to our school,” said Trojans goalkeeper Ramon Torres, who made a spectacular diving save to stop a blast by Cathedral’s Mike Semenza in the 62nd minute to keep a 1-0 lead. “We are loving it right now.”
Cathedral’s Jacob Holt tied the match 1-1 in the 67th minute. Castle Park took the lead with an Alfredo Rodriguez score in the 26th minute.
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