Photos: Sunnyside blanks Salpointe 3-0, state open division playoffs
The Blue Devils upset the Lancers with a 3-0 road win in the second round of the state open division soccer playoffs, February 14, 2025, Tucson, Ariz.
Sunnyside's Angel Bracamontes Pulido (19) celebrates after his long range shot snuck in under the bar for a 1-0 lead in the first half against Salpointe during their state open division second round playoff game at Salpointe High School, Tucson, Ariz., February 14, 2025. The Blue Devils would strike twice more for a 3-0 upset of the Lancers
Sunnyside's Ruben Arballo (11) and Salpointe's Boden Lewis (12) get their heads on the ball in the first half of their state open division second round playoff game at Salpointe High School, Tucson, Ariz., February 14, 2025.
Sunnyside's Dieggo Resendiz (9) comes up short to Salpointe's Boden Lewis (12) in trying to get to the ball in the first half of their state open division second round playoff game at Salpointe High School, Tucson, Ariz., February 14, 2025.
Sunnyside's Angel Bracamontes Pulido (19) undercuts Salpointe's Jose Gutierrez-Pena (10) in the attempt to control a high ball into the Lancer box in the first half of their state open division second round playoff game at Salpointe High School, Tucson, Ariz., February 14, 2025.
Sunnyside's Angel Bracamontes Pulido (19) drags down Salpointe's Ty Catino (8) during a tackle along the touchline in the first half of their state open division second round playoff game at Salpointe High School, Tucson, Ariz., February 14, 2025.
Sunnyside's Aaron Abarca (10) heads the ball off the foot of Salpointe's Diegoctavio Garcia Yanez (14) near midfield in the first half of their state open division second round playoff game at Salpointe High School, Tucson, Ariz., February 14, 2025.
Sunnyside's Ruben Arballo (11) hoofs the ball back over Salpointe's Boden Lewis (12) in the second half of their state open division second round playoff game at Salpointe High School, Tucson, Ariz., February 14, 2025.
Salpointe's Emiliano Castro (3) gets above Sunnyside's Brian Bacahui (2), left, and Elias Clark (8) in the first half of their state open division second round playoff game at Salpointe High School, Tucson, Ariz., February 14, 2025.
Salpointe’s Leo Gutierrez (9) fights off Sunnyside’s Javier Gonzalez (33) in the race for the ball at midfield in the first half of their state open division second round playoff game at Salpointe High School in Tucson on Feb. 14, 2025.
Salpointe's Jose Gutierrez-Pena (10) loses control trying to dribble between Sunnyside's Aaron Abarca (10), left, and Sunnyside's Elias Clark (8) in the second half of their state open division second round playoff game at Salpointe High School, Tucson, Ariz., February 14, 2025.
Sunnyside's Aaron Abarca (10) pokes the ball away from Salpointe's Andrew Kisso (6) in the second half of their state open division second round playoff game at Salpointe High School, Tucson, Ariz., February 14, 2025.
Salpointe's Jose Gutierrez-Pena (10) goes flying on the tackle from Sunnyside's Adrian Jimenez-Vasquez (31) in the second half of their state open division second round playoff game at Salpointe High School, Tucson, Ariz., February 14, 2025.
Sunnyside's Angel Bracamontes Pulido (19) leaps in to keep the ball from getting to Salpointe's Aidan Borboa (7) in the first half of their state open division second round playoff game at Salpointe High School, Tucson, Ariz., February 14, 2025.
Sunnyside's Angel Bracamontes Pulido (19) makes the sliding stab to poke the ball out of reach of Salpointe's Jose Gutierrez-Pena (10) in the first half of their state open division second round playoff game at Salpointe, Feb. 14, 2025.
Salpointe’s Leo Gutierrez signals a teammate after a give-and-go went awry in the first half against Sunnyside in the state’s Open Division second-round playoff game at Salpointe High School on Feb. 14.
Salpointe's Leo Gutierrez (9) goes down in the Blue Devil box between Sunnyside's Adrian Gutierrez (22), left, and Sunnyside's Elias Clark (8) in the first half of their state open division second round playoff game at Salpointe High School, Tucson, Ariz., February 14, 2025. No foul was called.
Sunnyside's goalkeeper Miguel Lugo snares the cross just in front of Salpointe's Marco Torres (4) late in the second half of their state open division second round playoff game at Salpointe High School, Tucson, Ariz., February 14, 2025.
Sunnyside's Dieggo Resendiz (9) goes down under pressure from multiple Blue Devils in the first half of the state open division second round playoff game against Sunnyside at Salpointe High School, Tucson, Ariz., February 14, 2025.
Sunnyside's Fernando Jimenez-Vasquez (4) clatters into Salpointe's Jose Gutierrez-Pena (10), giving the Lancers a penalty kick attempt in the second half of their state open division second round playoff game at Salpointe High School, Tucson, Ariz., February 14, 2025.
Sunnyside's goalkeeper Miguel Lugo lets out a yell after a Salpointe penalty kick went well high and wide in the second half of their state open division second round playoff game at Salpointe High School, Tucson, Ariz., February 14, 2025.
Salpointe's Leo Gutierrez (9) goes down in the penalty area between Sunnyside's Javier Gonzalez (33), left, and Elias Clark (8) in the second half of their state open division second round playoff game at Salpointe High School, Tucson, Ariz., February 14, 2025. No penalty was awarded.
Sunnyside's Javier Gonzalez (33), left, and Angel Bracamontes Pulido (19) celebrate in the pack of joyful Blue Devils after their 3-0 upset of Salpointe in their state open division second round playoff game at Salpointe, Feb. 14, 2025.
Salpointe's players gather for a pre-game huddle just before kick off of their state open division second round playoff game against Sunnyside at Salpointe High School, Tucson, Ariz., February 14, 2025.
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