Capital's goalkeeper Van Soderberg watches the ball enter his goal for Tyee's first score of the game.
It's been a season of firsts for the Tyee High School boys soccer team.
The Totems made their first state playoff appearance since 1982 when they hosted Capital this past Tuesday, and they posted their first state victory ever when they won that game by a 4-1 score.
Now Tyee goes on to the state quarterfinals Saturday, May 18 for the first time when the Totems pay a 7 p.m. visit to Franklin Pierce High School of Tacoma.
The Totems are aiming to win that loser-out game and earn a berth into the May 24 state Class 2A semifinals to be played at Sunset Chevrolet Stadium in Sumner. The championship game follows for the winner the next day and the loser plays for the third place state trophy.
Tyee would love to add those firsts to its history, but first they had to win Tuesday's game against Capital played at Highline Memorial.
It was the Cougars who scored first in that game to put the pressure on the Totems, with Kellen O'Neill striking on a Riccio assist in the 20th minute of play.
Tyee tied it up again in the 39th minute. Osvaldo Lopez found the back of the net on an Aguiniga assist.
Liam Maginnas put Tyee on top in the 52nd minute of action, knocking in a penalty kick.
Hamidou Kante added to the lead on a Maginnas assist in the 53rd minute and Lopez scored another insurance goal in the 75th minute on an assist from Kante.
Bainbridge 1, Kennedy 0
Bainbridge Island dealt the Lancers of Kennedy out of the state 3A playoffs by shutting them out in the first game of a soccer double-header at Highline Memorial on Tuesday.
Frederickson earned the shutout on goal for Bainbridge and Fawley scored the game's only goal in the 77th minute -- with three minutes remaining. Hoonan recorded the assist.
Ferris 4, Mt. Rainier 2
Mount Rainier of Des Moines travelled all the way to Spokane for its state opener Tuesday and came back with only a 4-2 loss to show for it.
The Rams had been hoping for a win to give them a return trip to Eastern Washington on Saturday, when they would have visited Union or Davis in the Yakima area.
