No. 1 Torrey Pines staves off LCC upset bid in CIF soccer opener

Post date: Feb 15, 2019 8:45:11 PM

The top-seeded Torrey Pines boys soccer team escaped a treacherous first round scenario Tuesday night, surviving a late upset bid to defeat visiting eighth-seed La Costa Canyon in penalty kicks, 1-1 (5-3) in the CIF Open Division quarterfinals. Torrey Pines (13-2-7) now hosts No. 4-seed Scripps Ranch in a Tuesday night semi-final clash with the winner advancing to the CIF Championship game, Saturday, Feb. 23, at Mission Bay High School. La Costa Canyon finishes its season 9-6-8.

Tuesday marked the third meeting of the season between these longtime rivals and when regulation and overtime were concluded, the two had put in a combined total of 255 minutes that resulted in three ties—meaning the game, season series and post-season survival would come down to penalty kicks. That was like putting icing on the cake for Torrey Pines senior Michael Mines who launched the PK session by burying his kick in the back of the net. (more)