COLORADO SPRINGS | The Vista PEAK Prep boys soccer team scored first in its inaugural Class 5A state playoff game Wednesday evening, but Rampart scored the next three on its way to a 3-1 victory.
The 30th-seeded Bison broke a scoreless tie at District 20 Stadium with a goal by sophomore Angel Flores in the 29th minute and went into halftime tied after the third-seeded and undefeated Rams responded with a goal with less than four minutes left before the break.
Rampart (12-0-4) got the go-ahead goal just over five minutes into the second half on a breakaway and another off a corner kick set piece four minutes later for some breathing room as the Rams advanced to the second round. Rampart will play host to another Aurora team, 14th-seeded Cherokee Trail, which defeated No. 19 Valor Christian 1-0 in overtime.
Coach Federico Gomez’s Vista PEAK Prep team finished the season 7-7-2.
Full results from the opening round of the 5A boys soccer state playoffs — which saw Aurora Central, Cherokee Trail and Regis Jesuit prevail among Aurora teams in action — can be found here.
Courtney Oakes is Aurora Sentinel Sports Editor. Reach him at sports@aurorasentinel.com. Twitter: @aurorasports. IG: Sentinel Prep Sports
(3) RAMPART 3, (30) VISTA PEAK PREP 1
Score by halves:
Vista PEAK Prep 1 0 — 1
Rampart 1 2 — 3
SCORING
First half
Vista PEAK Prep — Angel Flores, 29th minute
Rampart — Ethan Shay (Wyatt Brizic), 36th minute
Second half
Rampart — Maddox Madrid (Aiden Casperson), 45th minute
Rampart — Sebi Collela (Madrid), 49th minute
