(Photo courtesy of Cheyenne Mountain)
Not even a lightning delay was going to slow down the Class 4A defending state champions as they came away with a 4-1 win over Discovery Canyon in the quarterfinals. Two and a half minutes in, Sarah Thilenius found the net to give the Indians a quick 1-0 lead.
But the weather that has plagued the spring postseason so much briefly returned to Colorado Springs and the game was forced into a lightning delay.
When play finally resumed, the third-seeded Indians wasted no time in building their lead. They scored two quick goals, effectively putting the game out of reach.
The No. 22 Thunder eventually got on the board to make it a 3-1 game, but it was too little, too late and the Indians would find the net one more time to win the game 4-1.
(5) Windsor 1, (4) Battle Mountain 0
At Battle Mountain: The Windsor Wizards were not afraid of hitting the road in their pursuit of a state championship. They took a 1-0 lead over Battle Mountain in the first half which would hold up for the final 40 minutes.
With the 1-0 win, the Wizards have advanced to Saturday’s 4A state semifinals.
(8) Lewis-Palmer 1, (1) Evergreen 0
At Evergreen: The No. 1 seed in the 4A bracket fell as the Lewis-Palmer Rangers topped Evergreen 1-0. Brianna Alger got the Rangers on the board early and the Rangers were able to hang on for the win.
(10) Ponderosa 3, (18) Standley Lake 2
At Sports Authority Stadium: The Mustangs jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the first half.
Standley Lake was able to get one back, but Ponderosa got one back off a corner kick to make it 3-1.
The game was delayed for lightning, and once play resumed, the Gators were able to strike and make it a one-goal game.
But they wouldn’t be able to tie the game and the Mustangs were able to come away with the 3-2 win and advance to the 4A semifinals.
Semifinal matchups
May 16. Sports Authority Stadium (Bracket)
- Lewis-Palmer vs. Windsor
- Cheyenne Mountain vs. Ponderosa