’Rocks easily take out Chandler Prep
The Yuma Catholic boys soccer team is senior-heavy this year.
The Shamrocks have 14 seniors listed on their roster, and nine of their 11 starters are seniors.
Those seniors — more than half of whom have been with the varsity team for three or four years — played their final game at Ricky Gwynn Stadium on Saturday, and the result was the same as every other time they’ve stepped on their home field.
A Yuma Catholic victory, and an easy one at that.
The No. 1-ranked and four-time defending state champion Shamrocks cruised to an 8-0 win over No. 8 Chandler Prep in the 3A state tournament quarterfinals to set up a meeting with No. 4 Northwest Christian in the semifinals Tuesday at Williams Field High School in Gilbert.
With the win, YC’s fouryear varsity members improved to 28-0 overall at home in their careers — including 6-0 in the postseason. The last two senior classes could actually say the same, as you have to go back six seasons to find the Shamrocks’ last home defeat.
“This last game on this field, it’s really memora-