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Organ Mountain girls draw No. 2 seed
Organ Mountain High School enters the Class 5A girls state soccer tournament with an undefeated record and hopes of bringing home a state championship. The Knights (19-0-1) earned the No. 2 seed in the 16-team bracket and will host No. 15 Cibola at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at the Field of Dreams Soccer Complex in Las Cruces.
Organ Mountain is one of three Las Cruces Public Schools teams competing in the Class 5A tournament, while two Gadsden Independent School District teams will meet in the opening round of the Class 4A playoffs. Organ Mountain would face the winner of the matchup between No. 7 Albuquerque High and No. 10 Sandia if it advances.
Mayfield earned the No. 9 seed in Class 5A and will travel to Farmington to face No. 8 Piedra Vista at 3 p.m. Thursday. Centennial, seeded 13th, also heads to Farmington for a 2 p.m. matchup against fourth-seeded Farmington.
In Class 4A, No. 7 Gadsden will host No. 10 Santa Teresa at 2 p.m. Thursday in a first-round matchup between district rivals. The winner advances to face either second-seeded St. Pius X or No. 15 Lovington.
The girls quarterfinals are scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 31, with semifinals Tuesday, Nov. 3, at the higher-seeded teams' home sites. The championship matches will be played Friday, Nov. 6, at the University of New Mexico Soccer Complex in Albuquerque.
Gadsden boys among 4A favorites
Gadsden Independent School District has three of the top four seeds in the Class 4A boys state soccer tournament as postseason play begins Wednesday, Oct. 28. Gadsden earned the No. 2 seed and hosts No. 15 Highland. Santa Teresa is seeded third and hosts No. 14 Goddard, while fourth-seeded Chaparral hosts No. 13 Bloomfield.
St. Pius X earned the top seed in the Class 4A tournament.
In Class 5A, two Las Cruces Public Schools teams qualified for the 16-team bracket, with both opening on the road. Las Cruces High School, seeded 13th, travels to face No. 4 Hobbs at 5 p.m. Wednesday. No. 15 Centennial visits second-seeded Roswell for a 6 p.m. match.
The boys quarterfinals are scheduled for Friday, Oct. 30, followed by semifinals Monday, Nov. 2. The higher-seeded teams will host those matches, with the championship games scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 5, at the University of New Mexico Soccer Complex in Albuquerque.
