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SPORTS THE OKLAHOMAN NEWSOK.COM SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2016 9B CLASS 5A BOYS SOCCER CLASS 4A GIRLS SOCCER Heritage Hall tops McGuinness to win third title in four years HERITAGE HALL 4, MCGUINNESS 1 McGuinness Batista 2 (Rahmanzcdch), McLaughlin (McDanicI), McDanicI (Rahmanzcdch). SOG BM Heritage Hall 9. Saves -Raczkowski HH: Gordon 5. Heritage Hall's Lamar Batista holds the 5A championship trophy as the Chargers celebrate after defeating McGuinness on Saturday, photo by doug hoke, the oklahoman: Harrah's Maria Maple scored both goals in the Panthers' 2-0 win over Verdigris on Saturday, ephoto by jackie dobson THE OKLAHOMAN Not that Heritage Hall was confident or anything, but parents of the Chargers came to Taft Stadium on Saturday afternoon with state championship T-shirts for the players, ready to hand out once the Class 5A boys soccer championship game ended. They had reason for that confidence, as the Chargers rolled to a 4-1 win over Bishop McGuinness behind two goals by senior Lamar Batista.

The win capped a four -year run during which the Chargers went 66-2 with three state championships the first in boys soccer in Heritage Hall history. Heritage Hall posted its third 17-0 season in four years, with the Chargers' only losses during that span coming to Class 6A Norman and Deer Creek last season, the latter in the 5A title game in a shootout. The Chargers are ranked No. 6 nationally in the USA TodayNSCAA Super 25 coaches' poll and No. 9 in the SIMA Fab 50 produced by Top Drawer Soccer.

"There aren't many teams around the high school scene that can say they've gone 66-2," Heritage Hall coach Tommy Riley said. "It's a fantastic group of seniors. Amazing attitude. Good role models It was his 13th goal of the season. He nearly made it a hat trick before half time, but Raczkowski made a diving save of another header that appeared destined for the goal.

"The header was amazing, and the free kick was almost as good," Riley said. Senior forward Garrett McLaughlin, the Southern Methodist -bound two-time Gatorade state player of the year, scored 29 seconds into the second half, taking a pass from Tevin McDaniel and beating Raczkowski for his 37th goal of the season. Twenty-two seconds later, Jackson Goetzinger headed home a pass from Brennan Mullins to pull McGuinness within 3-1, and the Irish had a brief flurry that produced a couple of other scoring chances, but couldn't get another shot past Heritage Hall goalkeeper Gavin Gordon, who had five saves. Raczkowski also had five saves for the Irish. McDaniel who's headed to Air Force to play football ended all doubt in the 65th minute, taking a pass from Rahmanzadeh and putting a left -footed shot from about 10 yards into the goal.

Maple scores twice as Harrah tops Verdigris HARRAH 2 VERDIGRIS 0 verdigriZIIIZIIIIIIIIo 0-Goals Harrah: Malia Maple (Angela Trot- the season. Batista, who's signed with California-Santa Barbara, mostly plays a defensive position for the Chargers, but he was an offensive focal point on Saturday. His first goal came in the 14th minute, a header off a long pass from Kian Rahmanzadeh that beat McGuinness goalkeeper Trevor Raczkowski. "Kian's had a great season," Batista said. "Every ball has been perfect this year.

I can't thank him enough." Raczkowski was called for a handball outside the penalty box in the 24th minute and Batista made the Irish pay, curling a free kick from 24 yards out into the upper right corner of the goal to make it 2-0. for our younger kids, and fighters. They are amazing. It's a dream come true for any coach." Batista said the family atmosphere around the program played a key role in the Chargers' success. "We all do many activities together, other than soccer," he said.

"It's a great atmosphere, great environment. We all love each other. These (state titles) do not get old." Except for a brief stretch early in the second half, Heritage Hall controlled the action against McGuinness (14-5), out-shooting the Fighting Irish 21-11 and limiting their explosive forward, Matteo Hernandez, to only two shots. Hernandez entered the game with 47 goals on CLASS 4A BOYS SOCCER Verdigris beats Dove Science in OT DOVE SCIENCE 2 (OT) Goals DS: Pineda (Enciso), Pineda (En- BY MURRAY EVANS For The Oklahoman Moments after Harrah freshman forward Malia Maple received her state championship medal, the Panthers' strength coach, former Oklahoma football player J.D. Runnels, asked her, "You still nervous Maple and Runnels both laughed, because Maple certainly didn't look the least bit flustered on Saturday night, scoring both her team's goals as Harrah beat longtime girls soccer power Verdigris 2-0 in the Class 4A title game at Taft Stadium.

Harrah (16-2) won a soccer title for the first time in school history. Verdigris (11-8) had won six of the past seven 4A titles (although two later were vacated) and rebounded from a 0-5 start to the season to reach the final, but lost despite outshooting the Panthers 15-9. Being the hero for Harrah "is pretty cool, I've got to admit," Maple said. "It's pretty cool. I'm excited." Verdigris dominated the game's first 30 minutes but couldn't break through.

The game seemed destined for a scoreless tie at halftime before Maple took a long pass from Angela Trotter and beat Verdigris goalkeeper Jessica Williams from about 12 yards out nine seconds before the horn. "Verdigris is a good team," Harrah coach Daniel Hill said. "I was proud of the girls for sticking with it and keeping their focus and finishing the game. "Last year, the state championship came down to the last 14 seconds. We preached all week about staying with it and playing 80 minutes, not 79, and they did a good job staying with it." Maple said she was nervous taking the shot left-footed, as she'd misfired on a similar attempt earlier in the game.

"I wasn't sure I was going to make it with the left foot, but I stuck with it and it went in and it was worth it," Maple said. Buoyed by Maple's first goal, the Panthers played Verdigris on more even terms in the second half and broke through again in the 55th minute. Aubrey Robins passed to Maple in the penalty box, and Maple turned with the ball to beat one defender before shooting past Williams to make it 2-0. The Cardinals' only chances after that came on long shots from outside the box, which were easily corralled by Harrah goalkeeper Morgan Smith. Smith finished with five saves, while Williams had three.

Dove Science's Rustam Iskandarov reacts to a foul call during Saturday's game against Verdigris, ephoto by jackie DOBSON, FOR THE OKLAHOMAN The storybook ending in the Class 4A boys soccer final on Saturday came for Koleson Freeman and Verdigris, not for scrappy Dove Science Academy. Dove Science sprinted to a quick two-goal lead, but Verdigris' Diego Lopez scored twice to force overtime and Freeman ended it there with a golden goal on a 15 -yard volley, giving the Cardinals a 3 -2 win at Taft Stadium. Verdigris (17-2) won its first state title, while Dove Science (14-3) saw its unanticipated run through the playoffs end in agonizing fashion. The Rockets, who practice in a city park and play their home games on another school's field, had been the public charter school's first team in any sport to play in a state final. "We jumped out to an early lead, but we just couldn't hold defensively," Dove Science coach Cam Case said.

"We let them get back in the ballgame real slow. They just started chipping away at us and it didn't seem like we had the answer today that we needed up front to end the game and stay on the lead." Case said the Rockets' run was "one of those Lopez scored in the 24th minute for the Cardinals on a one-timer from 20 yards out after a failed clearance attempt by Dove Science. He tied the game in the 56th minute on a play that started when Laef Payne crossed the ball from left to right to Jordan McMillan, who flicked it to Lopez for a header. Dove Science almost won in regulation, but Verdigris defender Jax Robinson blocked a shot by the Rockets' Rafael Ulloa on the goal line in the final minutes. Verdigris controlled the overtime action and finally broke through in the final minute of the first scheduled extra period.

McMillan sent a crossing pass into the box, where Freeman connected with it for the game -winner. "You know when you have that shot that's just going in? That's what it was," Freeman said. Dove Science freshman goalkeeper Luis Fuentes made seven saves, while his Verdigris counterpart, freshman Preston Platten, also had seven stops. CLASS 5A GIRLS SOCCER Brown scores winner inOTforClaremore the Rockets' postseason magic carpet ride looked like it would continue. Elian Pineda scored two goals in the first 14 minutes each off an assist from Caleb Enciso and each on a counterattack to give Dove Science a 2-0 lead.

But after that, the Rockets struggled to put together good scoring chances and they obviously tired in the latter stages of the game, with several players suffering cramps and moving slowly. Verdigris ended up outshooting Dove Science 20-17. dream things that you never think about that could happen, and it happened this year. Who knows when we'll be able to get back here again? I just want to thank the kids. They did all the work to get here.

It was just one of those days when you wish more of (those shots) would have fallen like that and made it a little easier in the end for us." Dove Science beat Oklahoma Christian School 4-0, Weatherford 5-1 and Miami 3-1 to advance to the final. In the early minutes of Saturday's game, CLASS 6A GIRLS SOCCER Tulsa Union claims 2nd straight title BY JOHN TRANCHINA Tulsa World Correspondent BROKEN ARROW For Jenna Brown, it was the stuff of which dreams are made. The freshman forward scored six minutes and 40 seconds into overtime to lift Claremore to a 1-0 victory over Bishop Kelley in the Class 5A girls soccer state championship game Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium. Brown chased down a lead pass from Taryn Kedzior and popped an 8 -yard shot past Kelley goalkeeper Mackenzie Lewis for the "golden goal," giving the Zebras their first state championship. "When Taryn crossed the ball, I knew I needed to get there and I got my foot on the ball and I was just hoping it went in," said Brown, whose goal was her team-leading 19th of the season.

"All the girls came TULSA UNION 4 OWASSO 1 T.Union 2 2 Owasso 0 1- Goals Union: Amos (Lieb), Goins (Lieb), Goins, Malham (Goins); Owasso: McGowan. Saves I up to me it was just a really exciting moment for all of us. It was very honoring to score the winning goal for state." Zebras coach Zach Nidiffer had nothing but praise for his top sniper, who also scored both goals in their 2-1 semifinal win over Piedmont on Tuesday night. "She's our top scorer and she's come through over and over again in those tight spots when we really needed her," Nidiffer said of Brown. "She really did a good job tonight.

In the end, she did what was necessary, she's a great player. She really came through." Claremore (17-2) won its 13th straight game, a stretch in which it surrendered just three goals. BY JOHN TRANCHINA Tulsa World Correspondent BROKEN ARROW Parker Goins missed about half the season, but she made an impact when it counted the most. The Union forward scored two goals and added an assist to help the Redskins claim a convincing 4-1 victory over Owasso for their second consecutive Class 6A state championship, and fourth overall, Saturday at Memorial Stadium. The victory capped off the Redskins' second straight undefeated season, their 36th in a row, as they outscored opponents by a combined margin of 64-5 this season, including a defensive effort that surrendered just two goals over their last 13 contests.

I finally get to talk about the streak," said Union coach Brian Elliott, getting very emotional. "I haven't been able to talk about it, it's just a privilege to be in my position with these young ladies. Very blessed. We just go game-to-game, and practice-to-practice. We've been through a lot of adversity.

Two of our best players hurt ACLs, so to graduate five starters (from last year's championship squad) and to lose two starters (during the year), the team's resilient. Yeah, we're very talented but you can have talent and not have unity, and not have good attitudes, and be arrogant, but these girls are humble and hard-working and they respond to coaching." Bri Amos and Taylor Malham also scored for Union (19-0), while Pay-ton Lieb contributed two assists. Goalkeeper Paige Hobart made five saves. The Union juggernaut dominated all season, even earning a national No. ranking by Top Drawer Soccer, and it didn't let up when the stakes were highest..