QUARTET OF SOCCER TEAMS STILL GETTING THEIR PLAYOFF KICKS

FIVE AREA boys and girls soccer teams opened the week in area round matchups as the state playoffs continued on Tuesday.
Dickinson’s boys met North Shore at Galena Park ISD Stadium in a Class 6A, Region III contest. The Gators advanced by topping Alief Taylor via a 4-3 edge in penalty kicks in their bi-district round match last Thursday.  The winners of Dickinson-North Shore could face Friendswood, which took on Dobie at the Rig in Pearland. The Mustangs shocked heavily favored Brazoswood in a 2-1 overtime victory last Thursday at Challenger/Columbia Stadium.  One of three girls teams still remaining, Clear Springs faced off against Atascosita in
a game that was played at LaPorte High School Stadium. A 1-0 win over Dawson in the bi-district round extended their undefeated streak to 15 matches and a victory would send Springs to a regional quarterfinal contest against the winners of the Brazoswood-North Shore match.
Santa Fe faced nemsis Kingwood Park in a 5A, Region III clash that was playedat Houston’s Delmar Stadium. The Indians blanked Houston Wisdom in a 2-0 victory which pushed them into the area round and a chance to face the winners of the Nederland-Texas City contest.  The potential third Santa Fe-Texas City match was possible by the Stingarees’ 7-0 rout of Houston Furr at Stingaree Stadium. However, for that to happen, Texas City had to topple Nederland in a match that was played in Channelview.