Regional quarterfinal soccer roundup: Which Fort Worth-area teams are advancing?

The UIL regional quarterfinals concluded on Tuesday, and several Fort Worth-area high school soccer programs competed to continue their quests for a state championship.

See stats, results and more in the high school soccer roundup.

Diamond Hill-Jarvis boys take early lead, outlast Bridgeport

Fort Worth Diamond Hill-Jarvis scored two first-half goals then had to hold off a Bridgeport rally to down the Bulls 3-1 in a boys Class 4A soccer regional quarterfinal on Tuesday at Kangaroo Stadium in Weatherford.

Diamond Hill-Jarvis (20-5-0) will move on to the 4A Region I tournament to face El Paso Riverside (20-5-2) at 3 p.m. on Friday at Northwest ISD Stadium in Justin. Riverside defeated El Paso Bowie 1-0 on Tuesday.

This is the first time the Eagles have reached the regional tournament in back-to-back seasons. DH-J lost in the regional final last season, but only made it to the regional quarterfinals in 2022.

“We’ve been here before, but we graduated 14 last year, including 10 starters, so it’s a whole new team,” said Diamond Hill-Jarvis coach Kyle Reopelle. “We thought we were rebuilding, but we were just reloading this year.”

The Eagles lost in the 4A state title game in 2021.

Diamond Hill controlled the ball most of the first half and got on the board in the 18th minute when Edgar Resendiz gathered a loose ball and blasted it past the keeper from 20 yards out. Resendiz had taken a couple of shots four minutes earlier, but both missed its mark.

Reyes Medina was stellar in goal for the Eagles all night. Medina stopped a flurry of shots from Bridgeport (19-4-1) during a seven minuted stretch of the first half.

The biggest save came on a shot from Bridgeport’s Jared Contreras who spun a launched a shot to the top shelf that Medina just tipped enough to hit the cross bar and bounce high off to the left.

DH-J made it 2-0 in the 34th minute when Josue Paredes picked up a loose ball and drove it to the left post from 24 yards out.

“I’m really proud of our guys. We came out and played our game, especially in the first half,” said Reopelle. “I thought we did a really good job of controlling the tempo and creating some opportunities and continuing to push and press. They have some some very talented, skilled and hard-working guys and I felt like our guys did a very good job of shutting them down playing solid defense and staying composed.”

After the half Bridgeport applied tremendous pressure to try to make up the two-goal deficit, but Paredes, playing on the back line, and Median were stellar in keeping the ball out of the Eagle’s net.

“He’s one of the hardest working kids on our team leading by example,” said Reopelle of Paredes, a senior. “He understood what needed to be done today. He needed to be aggressive, defensively when the ball’s in the air.

“Then the ball pops to him at their end at the right time, he keeps a cool head and puts his foot through it and puts it on target.”

The Bulls finally got on the board in the 66th minute when another loose ball was punched in by Contreras to cut the lead to 2-1. But Bridgeport was never able to get another shot off the rest of the way.

Alejandro Ibarra, who Reopelle calls “electric”, capped the game with a 40-yard rocket to the top right corner of the goal to put the game out of reach in the 74th minute.

“It was really physical today, but scoring that goal brought everybody up,”said Ibarra, who was fouled eight times, often hard, in the game. “Our team just has a love for the game and I feel like that really helps us because not every team has that.

“I’m just really proud of this team. We go at it 100 percent no matter the time or how tired we are.”

Saginaw boys lose to Midlothian in heart breaker

Saginaw boys soccer made history in the area round, defeating Lake Dallas 3-1 to advance to a quarterfinal for the first time in program history.

The Rough Rider’s playoff success, however, came to a sudden end. Midlothian’s Caden Nazier, with just over 30 seconds left in regulation, fired a shot nearly 20 yards from the net that was good for the game winning goal.

Saginaw led 2-0 but allowed three unanswered goals to Midlothian. Mathy Tampwo gave the Rough Riders an early lead and Sal Ruiz provided some insurance with 10 minutes to go in the first half.

From that point on, it was all Panthers. Dawson Lopez got Midlothian (20-2-3) on the board and the Panthers got the equalizer with time to spare in the second half.

As time expired, Midlothian fans cheered and a couple of Saginaw players sprawled out on the field due to the shock and disappointment of their season abruptly ending.

Colleyville Heritage girls best Midlothian

Colleyville Heritage girls soccer has yet to suffer a loss this season, and the Panther’s brilliance continued on Tuesday at Mustang Panther Stadium.

Colleyville Heritage (21-0-2) defeated Midlothian 3-2, advancing to the regional quarterfinals to face Amarillo. X

Midlothian struck first with a goal in the 14th minute, but Heritage’s Allie Love secured the equalizer in the 32nd minute. At the half, both teams had one goal.

Colleyville Heritage’s Olivia Belcher gave her team an advantage just over 10 minutes into the second half. Midlothian’s Zayla Reagan erased Heritage’s lead with a goal, and 13 minutes remained in the contest.

Disaster struck for Midlothian, and Heritage regained its lead just two minutes after it was lost. An own goal gave Heritage an advantage that was held for the rest of the game.

Castleberry boys shock Salado

River Oaks Castleberry got a second-half goal from Johan Castaneda and the Lions made it hold up in a 1-0 win over perennial power Salado in a Class 4A regional quarterfinal on Tuesday at Head Stadium in Alvarado.

Castleberry (26-3-0) advances to the 4A Region I tournament where the Lions will have another tough draw in San Elizario (20-3-0) in the semifinals at 5:30 p.m. on Friday at Northwest ISD Stadium in Justin. San Elizario defeated El Paso Austin 5-0 on Monday.

Castaneda’s score came on a free kick that went across the face of the net and in. Salado (23-2-1) had some chances in the final 15 minutes, but couldn’t find the back of the net.

The game was scoreless at the half, but the Lions missed an golden opportunity to take a 1-0 lead. Salado keeper Hughston Taggart made a huge save on a penalty kick to keep the game even.

Benbrook girls fall to Salado

Salado girls soccer (28-1) has been a force leading up to the regional quarterfinals, taking Alvarado in the bi-district round and Decatur in the area round.

In the regional quarterfinals at Head Stadium in Alvarado on Tuesday, Salado continued its dominance with a 5-1 victory over Benbrook.

Benbrook (16-7-1) finished its season as area champions and also finished first in district 7-4A with a perfect 12-0 record in district play.

“While the result may not reflect it, I am incredibly proud of the effort and determination our players displayed throughout the match,” Benbrook head coach Luz Castillo said.

Campbell Cox, in her final UIL high school soccer match, scored Benbrook’s goal.

Southlake Carroll girls steamroll Keller Timber Creek

The Lady Dragons have been a force in the UIL soccer playoffs, winning each game by five goals or more.

Southlake Carroll (24-0-1) continued its dominance in the regional quarterfinals with a 6-1 victory over Keller Timber Creek. Once again, head coach Matt Colvin and Co. have shown they are a top contender for the Class 6A state championship.

Hannah Jordan led the way with two goals and two assists. Kamdyn Fuller was also a key contributor with a goal and an assist.

Audrey Anderson was everywhere on the field, tallying three assists and a goal. Parker Wilkerson and Ava Sexton also scored goals for the Lady Dragons.

Timber Creek(14-8-3) secured the last playoff spot in district 4-6A, finishing fourth. The Falcons, however, turned things around in the playoffs and secured an area championship by scoring two overtime goals against San Angelo Central.

Byron Nelson defeated by Wolfforth Frenship in defensive affair

Byron Nelson girls soccer’s strong season came to an end on Tuesday at Shotwell Stadium.

The game was competitive, but both Wolfforth Frenship (18-0-5) and Byron Nelson couldn’t find the back of the goal. With a 0-0 score, the game went into penalty kicks and Wolfforth secured a 4-3 victory.

Byron Nelson (17-3-3) was a force out of district 4-6A, losing only one game in district play and securing a second place finish. The Bobcats even managed to tie Southlake Carroll, staining a near perfect regular season record.

Despite the loss, Byron Nelson did not allow a goal in regulation in its last four games. The Bobcats defeated El Paso Eastlake 4-0 to secure an area championship.

Joshua girls can’t hold late lead, drop heart breaker to Rider

Joshua led 2-1 with 24 minutes left, but Wichita Falls Rider rallied to escape with a 3-2 win over the Owls in a Class 5A Region I quarterfinal on Tuesday at Northwest ISD Stadium in Justin.

Rider (22-1-4), No. 8 in the state in Class 5A according to the Texas Girls Coaches Association, moves on to the 5A Region I tournament and will face Lubbock Coronado (21-2-4) at 12:30 p.m. on Friday at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls in the semifinals.

Joshua (18-6-1) led for much of the game with Kynli Miller scoring in the 30th minute to give the Owls a 1-0 lead.

Rider responded to make it a 1-1 tie at the half. Avery Gortney gave Joshua a 2-1 lead in the 56th minute, but the Raiders rallied again to tie it.

Rider’s Mariah Thompson score the game-winner for the Raiders in the 79th minute.

Joshua finished third out of a tough District 8-5A, but the Owls were in their third regional quarterfinal in four years.