Esperanza Boys Upset Bakersfield Centennial

Ryan Deschenes scored the winning goal with eight minutes left to play as eighth-ranked Esperanza upset Bakersfield Centennial, 3-2, Friday in the second round of the Marina boys’ soccer tournament.

Centennial is the defending Central Section Sequoia Division champion.

The Aztecs (10-1-1) led at halftime, 2-1, on goals by Josh Deits and Aaron Colcacin.

Centennial tied the score with 20 minutes left in the second half on a goal by Jason Jasper.

In other tournament games:

Fountain Valley 1, Palos Verdes Peninsula 0--Ryan Schmalz scored a second-half goal for Fountain Valley (7-1-2).

In a first-round game, Fountain Valley tied Servite, 1-1, but advanced on penalty kicks, with Ryan Futagaki scoring the winner.

San Clemente 6, Huntington Beach 0--Marty Sullivan scored three goals in a consolation victory for fifth-ranked San Clemente (8-0-2), which tied Lawndale Leuzinger, 2-2, in a first-round game, but Leuzinger advanced on penalty kicks, 5-3.

In the quarterfinals of the Trabuco Hills tournament:

Santa Ana 2, El Toro 2 (Santa Ana advanced on penalty kicks, 6-5)--The Saints, ranked seventh in the county, advanced to the semifinals by narrowly edging second-ranked El Toro in the shootout.

In other quarterfinal games, third-ranked Capistrano Valley and sixth-ranked Woodbridge tied, 2-2, but Capistrano Valley advanced on penalty kicks. Top-ranked Orange defeated Santa Margarita, 4-1.

In the quarterfinals of the Excalibur girls’ soccer tournament:

Esperanza 0, Marina 0 (Esperanza advances on penalty kicks, 3-1)--Niki Rime, Melissa Nevin and Shannon Moore accounted for the three penalty goals.

Esperanza (9-2-1) will play Dana Hills, which advanced on penalty kicks against Los Alamitos, in the semifinals next Friday. Tournament officials announced that today’s games will be postponed due to wet field conditions.

In the Ocean View girls’ soccer tournament:

Mater Dei 3, Laguna Beach 0--Alison Fennell scored two goals for Mater Dei (6-2) in pool play. Kelly Kersch had three saves for the shutout.

The Monarchs recorded another shutout in the first round, beating Ocean View, 4-0.