Sidewinders log third straight undefeated season

In a dominant conclusion to their third straight undefeated regular season, the San Luis Sidewinders crushed Gila Ridge on the road, 7-0.

Junior midfielder Misael Meza had his way with the Hawks scoring a hat trick on Thursday night to earn player of the game honors. Four Sidewinders scored one goal each. Senior striker Luis Mario Medina had an outstanding performance, scoring a goal with three assists. Senior fullback Oscar Mejia had one goal and one assist.

Thursday’s win marks several incredible milestones for the Sidewinders. San Luis has won 39 straight regular season games, while also logging its 21st consecutive win over local Yuma County opponents. In seven games against Yuma County schools this season, San Luis scored 32 goals. Against those four local opponents, they did not concede a single goal.

Overall the Sidewinders scored 58 goals across 13 games, but the outstanding stats begin looking at their defense. The Sidewinders set a school record with 10 clean sheets. Last season, San Luis scored 65 goals and allowed 16 for a goal differential of +49. This season, they allowed four goals total on the year, their best mark since allowing just two in 2016-17. However, 2022-23’s differential far surpasses that at +54, one of the best in program history.

At No. 2 in the state, San Luis will begin its charge for a state championship on Feb. 14. The Sidewinders were the only 6A school to finish undefeated.

Shamrocks earn play-in spot with heroic OT finish

Down 1-0 at halftime against No. 15 Veritas Prep, No. 18 Yuma Catholic had some serious digging to do to earn a spot in the 3A State Tournament.

With just under 10 minutes to play, the Shamrocks began their epic comeback, as junior midfielder Ruben Perez found the back of the net with an assist from sophomore midfielder Gean Lagarde.

Three minutes into overtime, the roles reversed, as

Perez found Lagarde for the go-ahead goal which YC held on to, winning 2-1.

With the play-in win, YC has earned itself a spot in the 3A State Tournament. More details are set to come in the coming days with seeding, but it is confirmed YC will play on the road.

GIRLS SOCCER YC lose play-in in Scottsdale

Things weren’t as pretty for the girls soccer team at Yuma Catholic, as Scottsdale Prep paced past the Shamrocks in a 6-1 win on Thursday night in Scotts