Colony girls and boys, Palmer boys win during the first round of the state soccer tournaments

It took extra time, but the Colony Knights girls soccer squad is moving forward.

Sophomore Avrie Giegerich scored during the final minutes of the second overtime frame to push Colony to a 2-1 win over Service during the quarterfinal round of the ASAA/First National Bank Division I State Soccer Championships Thursday at Colony High School.

Giegerich scored both goals in the Colony win to help the fifth-seeded Knights get past the fourth-seeded Cougars. The Knights now face top-seeded South Anchorage Friday at 5 p.m. in the semifinals. The Wolverines blasted West Anchorage 9-0 in the quarters.

The Colony boys, the defending state champions, also moved forward with a 4-1 over Chugiak. Isaac Villa led the Knights with two goals and an assist. Johnny Figgins added a goal and an assist. Matthew Crawford also scored.

The Knights are the No. 2 seed in the 2024 tournament. Colony will now play Dimond Friday at 7 p.m, in the semifinals at Colony High. The Lynx edged West Valley 1-0.

In the Division II tournament, the Palmer boys also scored a win in the first round. The Moose beat Kenai 2-1. Johnny Doland put Palmer on the scoreboard, with a goal off a header from a corner kick. Aiden Kent scored the game-winner for PHS.

Fourth-seeded Palmer will face top-seeded Soldotna Friday at 3 p.m. in the Division II semis at Wasilla High. SoHi beat Kodiak 11-0.

In the Division II girls tournament, top-seeded Juneau-Douglas beat Palmer 5-0.

Palmer now faces Monroe Catholic in an elimination game Friday at 9 a.m. at Palmer High.

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